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Osijek ranks 493rd in number of biographies on Pantheon, behind Swansea, Algiers, and Bergamo. Memorable people born in Osijek include Davor Šuker, Josip Juraj Strossmayer, and Francis, Duke of Teck. Memorable people who died in Osijek include Ingenuus. Osijek has been the birth place of many soccer players, and politicians and the death place of many politicians. Osijek is located in Croatia.

Osijek is the fourth-largest city in Croatia, with a population of 96,848 in 2021. It is the largest city and the economic and cultural centre of the eastern Croatian region of Slavonia, as well as the administrative centre of Osijek-Baranja County. Osijek is on the right bank of the Drava River, 25 km (16 mi) upstream of its confluence with the Danube, at an elevation of 94 m (308 ft). Read more on Wikipedia

People

Between 1815 and 1996, Osijek was the birth place of 28 globally memorable people, including Davor Šuker, Josip Juraj Strossmayer, and Francis, Duke of Teck. Additionaly, 1 globally memorable people have passed away in Osijek including Ingenuus.

People Born in Osijek

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Occupations

Most individuals born in present day Osijek were soccer players (14), politicians (2), actors (2), singers (2), and tennis players (2),  while most who died were politicians (1).

Over the past 100 years, soccer players have been the top profession of globally memorable people born in Osijek, including Davor Šuker, Nenad Bjelica, and Igor Cvitanović. Whereas, throughout history, soccer players have been the profession with the most memorable people born in present day Osijek, including Davor Šuker, Nenad Bjelica, and Igor Cvitanović.

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Overlapping Lives

Below is a visual represetation of the lifespans of the top 8 globally memorable people born in Osijek since 1700.