Šibenik
Šibenik ranks 483rd in number of biographies on Pantheon, behind Maribor, Aix-en-Provence, and Saratov. Memorable people born in Šibenik include Dražan Jerković, Dražen Petrović, and Roberto de Visiani. Memorable people who died in Šibenik include Giorgio da Sebenico. Šibenik has been the birth place of many soccer players, and basketball players and the death place of many sculptors. Šibenik is located in Croatia.
Šibenik, historically known as Sebenico, is a historic town in Croatia, located in central Dalmatia, where the river Krka flows into the Adriatic Sea. Šibenik is a political, educational, transport, industrial and tourist center of Šibenik-Knin County, and is also the third-largest town in the Dalmatian region. As of 2021, the town has 31,115 inhabitants, while the municipality has 42,599 inhabitants. Read more on Wikipedia
People
Between 1340 and 1996, Šibenik was the birth place of 28 globally memorable people, including Dražan Jerković, Dražen Petrović, and Roberto de Visiani. Additionaly, 1 globally memorable people have passed away in Šibenik including Giorgio da Sebenico.
People Born in Šibenik
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Dražan Jerković
SOCCER PLAYER
1936 - 2008
HPI: 61.36
Rank: 1
Dražen Petrović
BASKETBALL PLAYER
1964 - 1993
HPI: 60.46
Rank: 2
Roberto de Visiani
BIOLOGIST
1800 - 1878
HPI: 57.52
Rank: 3
Arsen Dedić
SINGER
1938 - 2015
HPI: 57.47
Rank: 4
Fausto Veranzio
INVENTOR
1551 - 1617
HPI: 57.04
Rank: 5
Roberto Ferruzzi
PAINTER
1853 - 1934
HPI: 56.27
Rank: 6
Petar Nadoveza
SOCCER PLAYER
1942 - 2023
HPI: 55.47
Rank: 7
Vice Vukov
SINGER
1936 - 2008
HPI: 55.00
Rank: 8
Niccolò Tommaseo
WRITER
1802 - 1874
HPI: 54.80
Rank: 9
Nicholas Tavelic
RELIGIOUS FIGURE
1340 - 1391
HPI: 53.98
Rank: 10
Antun Vrančić
WRITER
1504 - 1573
HPI: 52.00
Rank: 11
Goran Višnjić
ACTOR
1972 - Present
HPI: 50.76
Rank: 12
Newly Added People Born in Šibenik
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Krešimir Baranović
COMPOSER
1894 - 1975
HPI: 49.29
Rank: 15
Perica Bukić
POLITICIAN
1966 - Present
HPI: 36.26
Rank: 19
Antonijo Ježina
SOCCER PLAYER
1989 - Present
HPI: 22.42
Rank: 28
People Deceased in Šibenik
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Occupations
Most individuals born in present day Šibenik were soccer players (8), basketball players (4), singers (3), writers (3), and tennis players (2), while most who died were sculptors (1).
Occupational Trends
Over the past 100 years, soccer players have been the top profession of globally memorable people born in Šibenik, including Dražan Jerković, Petar Nadoveza, and Ivan Ergić. Whereas, throughout history, soccer players have been the profession with the most memorable people born in present day Šibenik, including Dražan Jerković, Petar Nadoveza, and Ivan Ergić.
Places
Overlapping Lives
Below is a visual represetation of the lifespans of the top 10 globally memorable people born in Šibenik since 1700.
