Podgorica
Podgorica ranks 322nd in number of biographies on Pantheon, behind Guayaquil, San Jose, California, and Aarhus. Memorable people born in Podgorica include Stefan Nemanja, Dejan Savićević, and Predrag Mijatović. Memorable people who died in Podgorica include Isa Boletini, Amfilohije Radović, and Branko Kostić. Podgorica has been the birth place of many soccer players, and handball players and the death place of many politicians, and religious figures. Podgorica is located in Montenegro.
Podgorica is the capital and largest city of Montenegro. The city is just north of Lake Skadar and close to coastal destinations on the Adriatic Sea. Historically, it was Podgorica's position at the confluence of the Ribnica and Morača rivers and at the meeting-point of the fertile Zeta Plain and Bjelopavlići Valley that encouraged settlement. The surrounding landscape is predominantly mountainous terrain. Read more on Wikipedia
People
Between 1113 and 1997, Podgorica was the birth place of 43 globally memorable people, including Stefan Nemanja, Dejan Savićević, and Predrag Mijatović. Additionaly, 3 globally memorable people have passed away in Podgorica including Isa Boletini, Amfilohije Radović, and Branko Kostić.
People Born in Podgorica
Go to all RankingsStefan Nemanja
POLITICIAN
1113 - 1199
HPI: 68.17
Rank: 1
Dejan Savićević
SOCCER PLAYER
1966 - Present
HPI: 58.18
Rank: 2
Predrag Mijatović
SOCCER PLAYER
1969 - Present
HPI: 57.08
Rank: 3
Michael, Prince of Montenegro
NOBLEMAN
1908 - 1986
HPI: 55.18
Rank: 4
Pavle Đurišić
MILITARY PERSONNEL
1909 - 1945
HPI: 54.93
Rank: 5
Borislav Pekić
WRITER
1930 - 1992
HPI: 53.64
Rank: 6
Zoran Filipović
SOCCER PLAYER
1953 - Present
HPI: 49.22
Rank: 7
Stevan Jovetić
SOCCER PLAYER
1989 - Present
HPI: 49.11
Rank: 8
Budimir Vujačić
SOCCER PLAYER
1964 - Present
HPI: 46.42
Rank: 9
Jakov Milatović
POLITICIAN
1986 - Present
HPI: 46.30
Rank: 10
Nikola Radović
SOCCER PLAYER
1933 - 1991
HPI: 45.40
Rank: 11
Milos Raonic
TENNIS PLAYER
1990 - Present
HPI: 43.91
Rank: 12
Newly Added People Born in Podgorica
Go to all RankingsMichael, Prince of Montenegro
NOBLEMAN
1908 - 1986
HPI: 55.18
Rank: 4
Pavle Đurišić
MILITARY PERSONNEL
1909 - 1945
HPI: 54.93
Rank: 5
Jakov Milatović
POLITICIAN
1986 - Present
HPI: 46.30
Rank: 10
Nikola Radović
SOCCER PLAYER
1933 - 1991
HPI: 45.40
Rank: 11
Dragoljub Brnović
SOCCER PLAYER
1963 - Present
HPI: 36.81
Rank: 19
Vladana Vučinić
SINGER
1986 - Present
HPI: 31.46
Rank: 25
Marko Vešović
SOCCER PLAYER
1991 - Present
HPI: 30.28
Rank: 27
Stefan Mugoša
SOCCER PLAYER
1992 - Present
HPI: 30.08
Rank: 28
Nikola Vukčević
SOCCER PLAYER
1991 - Present
HPI: 24.00
Rank: 37
Andrea Klikovac
HANDBALL PLAYER
1991 - Present
HPI: 22.22
Rank: 38
Aleksandar Boljević
SOCCER PLAYER
1995 - Present
HPI: 19.99
Rank: 39
Jelena Despotović
HANDBALL PLAYER
1994 - Present
HPI: 0.00
Rank: 41
People Deceased in Podgorica
Go to all RankingsIsa Boletini
POLITICIAN
1864 - 1916
HPI: 57.12
Rank: 1
Amfilohije Radović
RELIGIOUS FIGURE
1938 - 2020
HPI: 55.94
Rank: 2
Branko Kostić
POLITICIAN
1939 - 2020
HPI: 53.66
Rank: 3
Occupations
Most individuals born in present day Podgorica were soccer players (18), handball players (9), singers (7), politicians (2), and basketball players (2), while most who died were politicians (2), and religious figures (1).
Occupational Trends
Over the past 100 years, soccer players have been the top profession of globally memorable people born in Podgorica, including Dejan Savićević, Predrag Mijatović, and Zoran Filipović. Whereas, throughout history, soccer players have been the profession with the most memorable people born in present day Podgorica, including Dejan Savićević, Predrag Mijatović, and Zoran Filipović.
Places
Overlapping Lives
Below is a visual represetation of the lifespans of the top 4 globally memorable people born in Podgorica since 1700.