Knin
Knin ranks 2,256th in number of biographies on Pantheon, behind Sinop, Turkey, Boden, Sweden, and Fulda. Memorable people born in Knin include Ilija Petković, Mirko Marjanović, and Milan Damjanović. Memorable people who died in Knin include Demetrius Zvonimir of Croatia, and Zdeslav of Croatia. Knin has been the birth place of many soccer players, and politicians and the death place of many noblemen, and politicians. Knin is located in Croatia.
Knin is a city in the Šibenik-Knin County of Croatia, located in the Dalmatian hinterland near the source of the river Krka, an important traffic junction on the rail and road routes between Zagreb and Split. Knin rose to prominence twice in history, as the capital of both the medieval Kingdom of Croatia and briefly of the self-proclaimed Republic of Serbian Krajina within the newly independent Republic of Croatia for the duration of Croatian War of Independence from 1991 to 1995. Read more on Wikipedia
People
Between 1937 and 1997, Knin was the birth place of 8 globally memorable people, including Ilija Petković, Mirko Marjanović, and Milan Damjanović. Additionaly, 2 globally memorable people have passed away in Knin including Demetrius Zvonimir of Croatia, and Zdeslav of Croatia.
People Born in Knin
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Ilija Petković
SOCCER PLAYER
1945 - 2020
HPI: 57.11
Rank: 1
Mirko Marjanović
POLITICIAN
1937 - 2006
HPI: 48.36
Rank: 2
Milan Damjanović
SOCCER PLAYER
1943 - 2006
HPI: 46.91
Rank: 3
Branko Miljuš
SOCCER PLAYER
1960 - Present
HPI: 41.84
Rank: 4
Milan Borjan
SOCCER PLAYER
1987 - Present
HPI: 41.44
Rank: 5
Miloš Degenek
SOCCER PLAYER
1994 - Present
HPI: 29.14
Rank: 6
Matea Jelić
POLITICIAN
1997 - Present
HPI: 23.60
Rank: 7
Marija Vuković
ATHLETE
1992 - Present
HPI: 0.00
Rank: 8
Newly Added People Born in Knin
Go to all RankingsMilan Damjanović
SOCCER PLAYER
1943 - 2006
HPI: 46.91
Rank: 3
Marija Vuković
ATHLETE
1992 - Present
HPI: 0.00
Rank: 8
People Deceased in Knin
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Demetrius Zvonimir of Croatia
NOBLEMAN
1064 - 1089
HPI: 57.74
Rank: 1
Zdeslav of Croatia
POLITICIAN
900 - 879
HPI: 51.94
Rank: 2
Occupations
Most individuals born in present day Knin were soccer players (5), politicians (2), and athletes (1), while most who died were noblemen (1), and politicians (1).
Occupational Trends
Over the past 100 years, soccer players have been the top profession of globally memorable people born in Knin, including Ilija Petković, Milan Damjanović, and Branko Miljuš. Whereas, throughout history, soccer players have been the profession with the most memorable people born in present day Knin, including Ilija Petković, Milan Damjanović, and Branko Miljuš.
Places
Overlapping Lives
Below is a visual represetation of the lifespans of the top 3 globally memorable people born in Knin since 1700.
