Sombor
Sombor ranks 2,417th in number of biographies on Pantheon, behind Toul, Vitória, Espírito Santo, and Zittau. Memorable people born in Sombor include Radivoj Korać, Josef von Báky, and Nikola Jokić. Sombor has been the birth place of many basketball players, and film directors. Sombor is located in Serbia.
Sombor is a city and the administrative center of the West Bačka District in the autonomous province of Vojvodina, Serbia. The city has a total population of 41,814, while its administrative area has 70,818 inhabitants. Read more on Wikipedia
People
Between 1895 and 1995, Sombor was the birth place of 7 globally memorable people, including Radivoj Korać, Josef von Báky, and Nikola Jokić.
People Born in Sombor
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Radivoj Korać
BASKETBALL PLAYER
1938 - 1969
HPI: 58.26
Rank: 1
Josef von Báky
FILM DIRECTOR
1902 - 1966
HPI: 48.04
Rank: 2
Nikola Jokić
BASKETBALL PLAYER
1995 - Present
HPI: 46.14
Rank: 3
Sándor Gombos
POLITICIAN
1895 - 1968
HPI: 45.99
Rank: 4
Zoltan Sabo
SOCCER PLAYER
1972 - 2020
HPI: 36.85
Rank: 5
Filip Krajinović
TENNIS PLAYER
1992 - Present
HPI: 33.76
Rank: 6
Nikola Rađen
ATHLETE
1985 - Present
HPI: 28.13
Rank: 7
Occupations
Most individuals born in present day Sombor were basketball players (2), film directors (1), politicians (1), soccer players (1), and tennis players (1), while most who died were .
Occupational Trends
Over the past 100 years, basketball players have been the top profession of globally memorable people born in Sombor, including Radivoj Korać, and Nikola Jokić. Whereas, throughout history, basketball players have been the profession with the most memorable people born in present day Sombor, including Radivoj Korać, and Nikola Jokić.
Places
Overlapping Lives
Below is a visual represetation of the lifespans of the top 4 globally memorable people born in Sombor since 1700.
