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Prague ranks 18th in number of biographies on Pantheon, behind Philadelphia, Stockholm, and Buenos Aires. Memorable people born in Prague include Franz Kafka, Václav Havel, and Rainer Maria Rilke. Memorable people who died in Prague include Antonín Dvořák, Tycho Brahe, and Reinhard Heydrich. Prague has been the birth place of many soccer players, and politicians 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. Situated on the Vltava river, Prague is home to about 1.4 million people. Read more on Wikipedia

People

Between 0 and 2005, Prague was the birth place of 356 globally memorable people, including Franz Kafka, Václav Havel, and Rainer Maria Rilke. Additionaly, 263 globally memorable people have passed away in Prague including Antonín Dvořák, Tycho Brahe, and Reinhard Heydrich.

People Born in Prague

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Occupations

Most individuals born in present day Prague were soccer players (53), politicians (44), athletes (43), writers (33), and tennis players (19),  while most who died were politicians (58), writers (38), 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 Zdeněk Zeman. 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.