Žilina ranks 1,579th in number of biographies on Pantheon, behind Kursk, Lafayette, Indiana, and Tórshavn. Memorable people born in Žilina include Peter Sagan, Stanislav Griga, and Marek Mintál. Žilina has been the birth place of many soccer players and cyclists. Žilina is located in Slovakia.
Žilina is a city in north-western Slovakia, around 200 kilometres (120 mi) from the capital Bratislava, close to both the Czech and Polish borders. It is the fourth largest city of Slovakia with a population of approximately 80,000, an important industrial center, the largest city on the Váh river, and the seat of a kraj and of an okres. It belongs to the Upper Váh region of tourism. Read more on Wikipedia
Between 1961 and 1990, Žilina was the birth place of 8 globally memorable people, including Peter Sagan, Stanislav Griga, and Marek Mintál.
1990 - Present
HPI: 47.70
Rank: 1
1961 - Present
HPI: 40.16
Rank: 2
1977 - Present
HPI: 38.81
Rank: 3
1986 - Present
HPI: 37.78
Rank: 4
1985 - Present
HPI: 35.23
Rank: 5
1988 - Present
HPI: 34.95
Rank: 6
1989 - Present
HPI: 34.22
Rank: 7
1985 - Present
HPI: 31.54
Rank: 8
Most individuals born in present day Žilina were soccer players (6) and cyclists (2), while most who died were .