Prague ranks 22nd in number of biographies on Pantheon, behind Copenhagen, Barcelona, and Milan. Memorable people born in Prague include Rainer Maria Rilke, Václav Havel, and Charles IV, Holy Roman Emperor. Memorable people who died in Prague include Antonín Dvořák, Tycho Brahe, and Bedřich Smetana. Prague has been the birth place of many politicians and soccer players 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. On the Vltava river, Prague is home to about 1.4 million people. The city has a temperate oceanic climate, with relatively warm summers and chilly winters. Read more on Wikipedia
Between 932 and 1996, Prague was the birth place of 259 globally memorable people, including Rainer Maria Rilke, Václav Havel, and Charles IV, Holy Roman Emperor. Additionaly, 228 globally memorable people have passed away in Prague including Antonín Dvořák, Tycho Brahe, and Bedřich Smetana.
1875 - 1926
HPI: 76.78
Rank: 1
1936 - 2011
HPI: 75.84
Rank: 2
1316 - 1378
HPI: 75.19
Rank: 3
1836 - 1900
HPI: 72.18
Rank: 4
1843 - 1914
HPI: 71.07
Rank: 5
1881 - 1973
HPI: 71.03
Rank: 6
1883 - 1923
HPI: 70.68
Rank: 7
1854 - 1938
HPI: 69.60
Rank: 8
1884 - 1968
HPI: 68.74
Rank: 9
1948 - 1969
HPI: 68.53
Rank: 10
1289 - 1306
HPI: 67.82
Rank: 11
1271 - 1305
HPI: 67.63
Rank: 12
1064 - 1124
HPI: 55.84
Rank: 73
1840 - 1915
HPI: 54.91
Rank: 81
1358 - 1373
HPI: 54.42
Rank: 87
1942 - Present
HPI: 53.06
Rank: 99
1641 - 1689
HPI: 52.42
Rank: 103
1940 - Present
HPI: 52.25
Rank: 106
1932 - Present
HPI: 51.67
Rank: 110
1948 - Present
HPI: 51.52
Rank: 113
1814 - 1890
HPI: 51.00
Rank: 119
1525 - 1600
HPI: 49.73
Rank: 132
1926 - Present
HPI: 48.79
Rank: 140
1936 - 2021
HPI: 48.57
Rank: 144
1841 - 1904
HPI: 80.40
Rank: 1
1546 - 1601
HPI: 79.61
Rank: 2
1824 - 1884
HPI: 78.38
Rank: 3
1904 - 1942
HPI: 78.31
Rank: 4
1793 - 1875
HPI: 77.62
Rank: 5
1552 - 1612
HPI: 76.31
Rank: 6
1921 - 1992
HPI: 75.59
Rank: 7
1316 - 1378
HPI: 75.19
Rank: 8
1860 - 1939
HPI: 73.43
Rank: 9
1890 - 1938
HPI: 73.39
Rank: 10
1350 - 1393
HPI: 73.17
Rank: 11
1440 - 1457
HPI: 71.63
Rank: 12
1911 - 1947
HPI: 59.97
Rank: 50
1045 - 1062
HPI: 54.52
Rank: 94
1896 - 1976
HPI: 54.11
Rank: 99
1230 - 1296
HPI: 52.63
Rank: 113
1814 - 1890
HPI: 51.00
Rank: 137
1931 - 2021
HPI: 50.99
Rank: 138
1818 - 1889
HPI: 50.41
Rank: 143
1935 - 2001
HPI: 50.40
Rank: 144
1815 - 1871
HPI: 50.23
Rank: 150
1525 - 1600
HPI: 49.73
Rank: 156
1782 - 1843
HPI: 48.47
Rank: 172
1870 - 1956
HPI: 48.02
Rank: 179
Most individuals born in present day Prague were politicians (42), soccer players (40), writers (30), composers (16), and tennis players (14), while most who died were politicians (56), writers (35), soccer players (15), film directors (14), and painters (12).
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, politicians have been the profession with the most memorable people born in present day Prague, including Charles IV, Holy Roman Emperor, Wenceslaus III of Bohemia, and Wenceslaus II of Bohemia.
Below is a visual represetation of the lifespans of the top 25 globally memorable people born in Prague since 1700.