Kranj
Kranj ranks 487th in number of biographies on Pantheon, behind Singapore, Yamanashi Prefecture, and Timișoara. Memorable people born in Kranj include Berta Ambrož, Bojan Križaj, and Rudolf Cvetko. Memorable people who died in Kranj include France Prešeren. Kranj has been the birth place of many skiers, and soccer players and the death place of many writers. Kranj is located in Slovenia.
Kranj is the fourth-largest city in Slovenia and the largest town and urban center of the traditional region of Upper Carniola and the Slovene Alps. It is located approximately 20 kilometres northwest of the national capital Ljubljana, acting as the seat of the City Municipality of Kranj. Read more on Wikipedia
People
Between 0 and 2001, Kranj was the birth place of 33 globally memorable people, including Berta Ambrož, Bojan Križaj, and Rudolf Cvetko. Additionaly, 1 globally memorable people have passed away in Kranj including France Prešeren.
People Born in Kranj
Go to all RankingsBerta Ambrož
SINGER
1944 - 2003
HPI: 50.71
Rank: 1
Bojan Križaj
SKIER
1957 - Present
HPI: 50.04
Rank: 2
Rudolf Cvetko
FENCER
1880 - 1977
HPI: 46.38
Rank: 3
Peter Prevc
SKIER
1992 - Present
HPI: 42.21
Rank: 4
Gregor Fučka
BASKETBALL PLAYER
1971 - Present
HPI: 42.05
Rank: 5
Miran Pavlin
SOCCER PLAYER
1971 - Present
HPI: 40.09
Rank: 6
Bojan Jokić
SOCCER PLAYER
1986 - Present
HPI: 39.55
Rank: 7
Matjaž Zupan
SKIER
1968 - Present
HPI: 38.51
Rank: 8
Matej Mohorič
CYCLIST
1994 - Present
HPI: 38.25
Rank: 9
Uroš Zorman
HANDBALL PLAYER
1980 - Present
HPI: 36.94
Rank: 10
Tadej Valjavec
CYCLIST
1977 - Present
HPI: 36.29
Rank: 11
Aleksandar Radosavljević
SOCCER PLAYER
1979 - Present
HPI: 36.15
Rank: 12
Newly Added People Born in Kranj
Go to all RankingsJure Dolenec
HANDBALL PLAYER
1988 - Present
HPI: 32.07
Rank: 15
Cene Prevc
SKIER
1996 - Present
HPI: 31.14
Rank: 17
Nejc Skubic
SOCCER PLAYER
1989 - Present
HPI: 26.35
Rank: 27
Katja Fain
SWIMMER
2001 - Present
HPI: 0.00
Rank: 29
Johannes Frey
ATHLETE
HPI: 0.00
Rank: 30
Sašo Bertoncelj
GYMNAST
1984 - Present
HPI: 0.00
Rank: 31
Mia Krampl
ATHLETE
2000 - Present
HPI: 0.00
Rank: 32
David Robertson
ATHLETE
HPI: 0.00
Rank: 33
People Deceased in Kranj
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Most individuals born in present day Kranj were skiers (8), soccer players (6), athletes (6), cyclists (5), and basketball players (2), while most who died were writers (1).
Occupational Trends
Over the past 100 years, skiers have been the top profession of globally memorable people born in Kranj, including Bojan Križaj, Peter Prevc, and Matjaž Zupan. Whereas, throughout history, skiers have been the profession with the most memorable people born in present day Kranj, including Bojan Križaj, Peter Prevc, and Matjaž Zupan.
Places
Overlapping Lives
Below is a visual represetation of the lifespans of the top 2 globally memorable people born in Kranj since 1700.