Plungė
Plungė ranks 5,787th in number of biographies on Pantheon, behind Nevele, Wurzen, and Mullagh, County Cavan. Memorable people born in Plungė include Wanda Rutkiewicz, Bronislovas Lubys, and Aistė Smilgevičiūtė. Plungė has been the birth place of many mountaineers, and politicians. Plungė is located in Lithuania.
Plungė is a city in Lithuania with 17,252 inhabitants. Plungė is known for Plungė Manor and its park, where the Samogitian Art Museum is located. In the Oginskiai manor park stands the Perkūnas oak natural monument. The Lourdes of Plungė was created in 1905 and attracts visitors to this day. In the center of Plungė stands a monument for the 10th anniversary of regaining the independence of Lithuania and a sculpture of Saint Florian built by the Lithuanian book carrier Kazys Barzdys. Read more on Wikipedia
People
Between 1938 and 1977, Plungė was the birth place of 3 globally memorable people, including Wanda Rutkiewicz, Bronislovas Lubys, and Aistė Smilgevičiūtė.
People Born in Plungė
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Wanda Rutkiewicz
MOUNTAINEER
1943 - 1992
HPI: 59.21
Rank: 1
Bronislovas Lubys
POLITICIAN
1938 - 2011
HPI: 46.29
Rank: 2
Aistė Smilgevičiūtė
SINGER
1977 - Present
HPI: 30.00
Rank: 3
Occupations
Most individuals born in present day Plungė were mountaineers (1), politicians (1), and singers (1), while most who died were .
Occupational Trends
Over the past 100 years, mountaineers have been the top profession of globally memorable people born in Plungė, including Wanda Rutkiewicz. Whereas, throughout history, mountaineers have been the profession with the most memorable people born in present day Plungė, including Wanda Rutkiewicz.
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Overlapping Lives
Below is a visual represetation of the lifespans of the top 2 globally memorable people born in Plungė since 1700.
