Skopje ranks 194th in number of biographies on Pantheon, behind Darmstadt, Adelaide, and Egypt. Memorable people born in Skopje include Mother Teresa, Esma Redžepova, and Ljubiša Samardžić. Memorable people who died in Skopje include Kiro Gligorov, Esma Redžepova, and Lazar Koliševski. Skopje has been the birth place of many soccer players and singers and the death place of many politicians and singers. Skopje is located in North Macedonia.
Skopje is the capital and largest city of North Macedonia. It is the country's political, cultural, economic, and academic centre. Skopje lies in the Skopje Basin. Read more on Wikipedia
Between 1240 and 2000, Skopje was the birth place of 55 globally memorable people, including Mother Teresa, Esma Redžepova, and Ljubiša Samardžić. Additionaly, 12 globally memorable people have passed away in Skopje including Kiro Gligorov, Esma Redžepova, and Lazar Koliševski.
1910 - 1997
HPI: 80.90
Rank: 1
1943 - 2016
HPI: 61.54
Rank: 2
1936 - 2017
HPI: 58.94
Rank: 3
1963 - Present
HPI: 57.76
Rank: 4
1240 - 1277
HPI: 57.74
Rank: 5
1965 - Present
HPI: 52.84
Rank: 6
1928 - 2020
HPI: 49.89
Rank: 7
1884 - 1958
HPI: 49.39
Rank: 8
1970 - Present
HPI: 48.51
Rank: 9
1968 - Present
HPI: 47.23
Rank: 10
1959 - Present
HPI: 45.12
Rank: 11
1962 - Present
HPI: 44.99
Rank: 12
1928 - 2020
HPI: 49.89
Rank: 7
1950 - 2020
HPI: 39.62
Rank: 17
1950 - 2022
HPI: 39.40
Rank: 18
1972 - Present
HPI: 34.24
Rank: 25
1976 - Present
HPI: 31.77
Rank: 32
1964 - Present
HPI: 31.75
Rank: 33
1965 - Present
HPI: 31.55
Rank: 35
2000 - Present
HPI: 24.13
Rank: 46
1995 - Present
HPI: 22.30
Rank: 48
1985 - Present
HPI: 21.66
Rank: 49
1995 - Present
HPI: 21.16
Rank: 50
1995 - Present
HPI: 19.52
Rank: 51
1917 - 2012
HPI: 62.64
Rank: 1
1943 - 2016
HPI: 61.54
Rank: 2
1914 - 2000
HPI: 57.89
Rank: 3
1856 - 1914
HPI: 54.41
Rank: 4
1921 - 1993
HPI: 51.61
Rank: 5
1919 - 2006
HPI: 51.33
Rank: 6
1927 - 2008
HPI: 49.00
Rank: 7
1910 - 1963
HPI: 46.59
Rank: 8
1929 - 2018
HPI: 44.04
Rank: 9
1950 - 2020
HPI: 39.62
Rank: 10
1950 - 2022
HPI: 39.40
Rank: 11
1985 - 2018
HPI: 31.01
Rank: 12
Most individuals born in present day Skopje were soccer players (20), singers (10), politicians (10), actors (3), and athletes (2), while most who died were politicians (6), singers (2), writers (2), composers (1), and basketball players (1).
Over the past 100 years, soccer players have been the top profession of globally memorable people born in Skopje, including Darko Pančev, Boban Babunski, and Kiril Dojčinovski. Whereas, throughout history, soccer players have been the profession with the most memorable people born in present day Skopje, including Darko Pančev, Boban Babunski, and Kiril Dojčinovski.
Below is a visual represetation of the lifespans of the top 9 globally memorable people born in Skopje since 1700.