Košice
Košice ranks 512th in number of biographies on Pantheon, behind Gijón, Fujieda, Shizuoka, and A Coruña. Memorable people born in Košice include Ferenc Szálasi, Rudolf Schuster, and Andrej Kvašňák. Memorable people who died in Košice include Georg Joachim Rheticus, Stephen Bocskai, and Marko Krizin. Košice has been the birth place of many soccer players, and hockey players and the death place of many religious figures, and geographers. 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
People
Between 1884 and 2004, Košice was the birth place of 27 globally memorable people, including Ferenc Szálasi, Rudolf Schuster, and Andrej Kvašňák. Additionaly, 6 globally memorable people have passed away in Košice including Georg Joachim Rheticus, Stephen Bocskai, and Marko Krizin.
People Born in Košice
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Ferenc Szálasi
POLITICIAN
1897 - 1946
HPI: 67.51
Rank: 1
Rudolf Schuster
POLITICIAN
1934 - Present
HPI: 62.24
Rank: 2
Andrej Kvašňák
SOCCER PLAYER
1936 - 2007
HPI: 53.93
Rank: 3
Martina Hingis
TENNIS PLAYER
1980 - Present
HPI: 53.64
Rank: 4
Géza von Radványi
FILM DIRECTOR
1907 - 1986
HPI: 52.16
Rank: 5
Imre Németh
ATHLETE
1917 - 1989
HPI: 52.14
Rank: 6
Margit Slachta
POLITICIAN
1884 - 1974
HPI: 51.12
Rank: 7
Péter Bacsó
FILM DIRECTOR
1928 - 2009
HPI: 50.69
Rank: 8
Stanislav Seman
SOCCER PLAYER
1952 - Present
HPI: 47.50
Rank: 9
Béla Illés
WRITER
1895 - 1974
HPI: 47.23
Rank: 10
Ladislav Troják
HOCKEY PLAYER
1914 - 1948
HPI: 46.33
Rank: 11
Vincent Lukáč
POLITICIAN
1954 - Present
HPI: 41.93
Rank: 12
Newly Added People Born in Košice
Go to all RankingsLadislav Troják
HOCKEY PLAYER
1914 - 1948
HPI: 46.33
Rank: 11
Vincent Lukáč
POLITICIAN
1954 - Present
HPI: 41.93
Rank: 12
Marek Svatoš
HOCKEY PLAYER
1982 - 2016
HPI: 26.42
Rank: 22
Juraj Slafkovský
HOCKEY PLAYER
2004 - Present
HPI: 25.20
Rank: 23
Marek Rodák
SOCCER PLAYER
1996 - Present
HPI: 21.59
Rank: 27
People Deceased in Košice
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Georg Joachim Rheticus
GEOGRAPHER
1514 - 1574
HPI: 65.01
Rank: 1
Stephen Bocskai
POLITICIAN
1557 - 1606
HPI: 62.34
Rank: 2
Marko Krizin
RELIGIOUS FIGURE
1589 - 1619
HPI: 55.34
Rank: 3
Stephen Pongracz
RELIGIOUS FIGURE
1582 - 1619
HPI: 54.55
Rank: 4
Melchior Grodziecki
RELIGIOUS FIGURE
1584 - 1619
HPI: 53.84
Rank: 5
Jaroslav Pollák
SOCCER PLAYER
1947 - 2020
HPI: 50.49
Rank: 6
Occupations
Most individuals born in present day Košice were soccer players (7), hockey players (6), politicians (4), tennis players (4), and film directors (2), while most who died were religious figures (3), geographers (1), politicians (1), and soccer players (1).
Occupational Trends
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.
Places
Overlapping Lives
Below is a visual represetation of the lifespans of the top 9 globally memorable people born in Košice since 1700.
