Lithuania
Lithuania ranks 2,089th in number of biographies on Pantheon, behind Townsville, Montauban, and Telavi. Memorable people born in Lithuania include Mindaugas, Treniota, and Vydūnas. Lithuania has been the birth place of many politicians, and religious figures. Lithuania is located in Lithuania.
Lithuania, officially the Republic of Lithuania, is a country in the Baltic region of Europe. It is one of three Baltic states and lies on the eastern shore of the Baltic Sea. It borders Latvia to the north, Belarus to the east and south, Poland to the south, and the Russian semi-exclave of Kaliningrad Oblast to the southwest, with a maritime border with Sweden to the west. Lithuania covers an area of 65,300 km2 (25,200 sq mi), with a population of 2.86 million. Its capital and largest city is Vilnius; other major cities are Kaunas, Klaipėda, Šiauliai and Panevėžys. Lithuanians belong to the ethnolinguistic group of the Balts and speak Lithuanian, one of only a few living members of the Baltic branch of the Indo-European language family, which is also the most widely spoken language of the branch. Read more on Wikipedia
People
Between 1203 and 1996, Lithuania was the birth place of 9 globally memorable people, including Mindaugas, Treniota, and Vydūnas.
People Born in Lithuania
Go to all RankingsMindaugas
POLITICIAN
1203 - 1263
HPI: 69.06
Rank: 1
Treniota
POLITICIAN
1210 - 1264
HPI: 60.30
Rank: 2
Vydūnas
WRITER
1868 - 1953
HPI: 52.85
Rank: 3
Sigitas Tamkevičius
RELIGIOUS FIGURE
1938 - Present
HPI: 50.22
Rank: 4
Algirdas Butkevičius
POLITICIAN
1958 - Present
HPI: 49.64
Rank: 5
Vincentas Sladkevičius
RELIGIOUS FIGURE
1920 - 2000
HPI: 47.62
Rank: 6
Aleksander Prystor
POLITICIAN
1874 - 1941
HPI: 45.89
Rank: 7
Deividas Margevičius
SWIMMER
1995 - Present
HPI: 0.00
Rank: 8
Edis Matusevičius
ATHLETE
1996 - Present
HPI: 0.00
Rank: 9
Newly Added People Born in Lithuania
Go to all RankingsAleksander Prystor
POLITICIAN
1874 - 1941
HPI: 45.89
Rank: 7
Deividas Margevičius
SWIMMER
1995 - Present
HPI: 0.00
Rank: 8
Edis Matusevičius
ATHLETE
1996 - Present
HPI: 0.00
Rank: 9
Occupations
Most individuals born in present day Lithuania were politicians (4), religious figures (2), writers (1), swimmers (1), and athletes (1), while most who died were .
Occupational Trends
Over the past 100 years, religious figures have been the top profession of globally memorable people born in Lithuania, including Sigitas Tamkevičius. Whereas, throughout history, politicians have been the profession with the most memorable people born in present day Lithuania, including Mindaugas, Treniota, and Algirdas Butkevičius.
Places
Overlapping Lives
Below is a visual represetation of the lifespans of the top 3 globally memorable people born in Lithuania since 1700.