Pécs
Pécs ranks 754th in number of biographies on Pantheon, behind Tegucigalpa, Addis Ababa, and Greece. Memorable people born in Pécs include Victor Vasarely, Marcel Breuer, and László Sólyom. Memorable people who died in Pécs include Ottokar III of Styria. Pécs has been the birth place of many soccer players and swimmers and the death place of many politicians. Pécs is located in Hungary.
Pécs is the fifth largest city in Hungary, on the slopes of the Mecsek mountains in the country's southwest, close to the border with Croatia. It is the administrative and economic centre of Baranya County, and the seat of the Roman Catholic Diocese of Pécs. Read more on Wikipedia
Between 1574 and 1990, Pécs was the birth place of 16 globally memorable people, including Victor Vasarely, Marcel Breuer, and László Sólyom. Additionaly, 1 globally memorable people have passed away in Pécs including Ottokar III of Styria.
People Born in Pécs
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Victor Vasarely
1906 - 1997
HPI: 70.72
Rank: 1
Marcel Breuer
1902 - 1981
HPI: 65.16
Rank: 2
László Sólyom
1942 - 2023
HPI: 58.94
Rank: 3
Béla Tarr
1955 - Present
HPI: 57.43
Rank: 4
Kató Lomb
1909 - 2003
HPI: 54.08
Rank: 5
Karl von Pflanzer-Baltin
1855 - 1925
HPI: 50.21
Rank: 6
İbrahim Peçevi
1574 - 1650
HPI: 49.50
Rank: 7
Jenő Jandó
1952 - 2023
HPI: 47.21
Rank: 8
Lipót Fejér
1880 - 1959
HPI: 47.06
Rank: 9
Lajos Asztalos
1889 - 1956
HPI: 44.89
Rank: 10
Olga Tass
1929 - 2020
HPI: 43.69
Rank: 11
Pál Dárdai
1976 - Present
HPI: 42.85
Rank: 12
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Most individuals born in present day Pécs were soccer players (3), swimmers (2), artists (1), architects (1), and politicians (1), 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 Pécs, including Pál Dárdai, Zoltán Gera, and Dénes Dibusz. Whereas, throughout history, soccer players have been the profession with the most memorable people born in present day Pécs, including Pál Dárdai, Zoltán Gera, and Dénes Dibusz.
Below is a visual represetation of the lifespans of the top 9 globally memorable people born in Pécs since 1700.
