Košice
Košice ranks 552nd in number of biographies on Pantheon, behind Valenciennes, Hangzhou, and Shkodër. Memorable people born in Košice include Ferenc Szálasi, Rudolf Schuster, and Martina Hingis. Memorable people who died in Košice include Stephen Bocskai, Georg Joachim Rheticus, and Marko Krizin. Košice has been the birth place of many soccer players and tennis players and the death place of many religious figures and politicians. Košice is located in Slovakia.
Košice is the largest city in eastern Slovakia. It is situated on the river Hornád at the eastern reaches of the Slovak Ore Mountains, near the border with Hungary. With a population of approximately 230,000, Košice is the second-largest city in Slovakia, after the capital Bratislava. Read more on Wikipedia
Between 1884 and 1998, Košice was the birth place of 22 globally memorable people, including Ferenc Szálasi, Rudolf Schuster, and Martina Hingis. Additionaly, 6 globally memorable people have passed away in Košice including Stephen Bocskai, Georg Joachim Rheticus, and Marko Krizin.
People Born in Košice
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Ferenc Szálasi
1897 - 1946
HPI: 67.01
Rank: 1
Rudolf Schuster
1934 - Present
HPI: 60.53
Rank: 2
Martina Hingis
1980 - Present
HPI: 53.68
Rank: 3
Géza von Radványi
1907 - 1986
HPI: 52.24
Rank: 4
Imre Németh
1917 - 1989
HPI: 51.02
Rank: 5
Andrej Kvašňák
1936 - 2007
HPI: 50.38
Rank: 6
Margit Slachta
1884 - 1974
HPI: 46.58
Rank: 7
Béla Illés
1895 - 1974
HPI: 46.22
Rank: 8
Péter Bacsó
1928 - 2009
HPI: 42.82
Rank: 9
Stanislav Seman
1952 - Present
HPI: 42.77
Rank: 10
Radoslav Zabavník
1980 - Present
HPI: 36.19
Rank: 11
Ján Kozák
1980 - Present
HPI: 34.12
Rank: 12
Newly Added People Born in Košice
Go to all RankingsPéter Bacsó
1928 - 2009
HPI: 42.82
Rank: 9
Alex Král
1998 - Present
HPI: 27.20
Rank: 16
Tomáš Jurčo
1992 - Present
HPI: 25.64
Rank: 17
Viktória Kužmová
1998 - Present
HPI: 24.62
Rank: 20
Jakub Hromada
1996 - Present
HPI: 21.38
Rank: 22
People Deceased in Košice
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Stephen Bocskai
1557 - 1606
HPI: 60.20
Rank: 1
Georg Joachim Rheticus
1514 - 1574
HPI: 60.01
Rank: 2
Marko Krizin
1589 - 1619
HPI: 54.77
Rank: 3
Stephen Pongracz
1582 - 1619
HPI: 53.42
Rank: 4
Melchior Grodziecki
1584 - 1619
HPI: 52.63
Rank: 5
Jaroslav Pollák
1947 - 2020
HPI: 46.05
Rank: 6
Newly Added People Deceased in Košice
Go to all RankingsMost individuals born in present day Košice were soccer players (6), tennis players (4), politicians (3), hockey players (3), and film directors (2), while most who died were religious figures (3), politicians (1), geographers (1), and soccer players (1).
Over the past 100 years, soccer players have been the top profession of globally memorable people born in Košice, including Andrej Kvašňák, Stanislav Seman, and Radoslav Zabavník. Whereas, throughout history, soccer players have been the profession with the most memorable people born in present day Košice, including Andrej Kvašňák, Stanislav Seman, and Radoslav Zabavník.
Below is a visual represetation of the lifespans of the top 7 globally memorable people born in Košice since 1700.
