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Prague ranks 18th in number of biographies on Pantheon, behind Philadelphia, Stockholm, and Buenos Aires. The most famous people from Prague are Franz Kafka, Charles IV, Holy Roman Emperor, and Václav Havel. The most famous people who died in Prague are Antonín Dvořák, Tycho Brahe, and Charles IV, Holy Roman Emperor. Prague has been the birth place of many soccer players, and athletes and the death place of many politicians, and writers. Prague is located in Czechia.

Prague is the capital and largest city of the Czech Republic and the historical capital of Bohemia. Prague, located on the Vltava River, has a population of about 1.4 million, while its metropolitan area is home to approximately 2.3 million people. Read more on Wikipedia

People

Between 0 and 2007, Prague was the birth place of 373 globally memorable people, including Franz Kafka, Charles IV, Holy Roman Emperor, and Václav Havel. Additionaly, 266 globally memorable people have passed away in Prague including Antonín Dvořák, Tycho Brahe, and Charles IV, Holy Roman Emperor.

People Born in Prague

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People Deceased in Prague

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Occupations

Most individuals born in present day Prague were soccer players (59), athletes (47), politicians (46), writers (33), and tennis players (20),  while most who died were politicians (58), writers (40), athletes (20), soccer players (19), and film directors (16).

Over the past 100 years, soccer players have been the top profession of globally memorable people born in Prague, including Antonín Panenka, Jan Koller, and Tomáš Rosický. Whereas, throughout history, soccer players have been the profession with the most memorable people born in present day Prague, including Antonín Panenka, František Plánička, and Jan Koller.

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Overlapping Lives

Below is a visual represetation of the lifespans of the top 25 globally memorable people born in Prague since 1700.