Zvolen
Zvolen ranks 2,539th in number of biographies on Pantheon, behind City of London, Mérida, Yucatán, and Villeurbanne. Memorable people born in Zvolen include Vladimír Mečiar, Bálint Balassi, and Václav Ježek. Zvolen has been the birth place of many tennis players, and politicians. Zvolen is located in Slovakia.
Zvolen is a city in central Slovakia, situated on the confluence of Hron and Slatina rivers. It is famous for several historical and cultural attractions. It is surrounded by Poľana mountain from the East, by Kremnické vrchy from the West and by Javorie and Štiavnické vrchy from the South. Read more on Wikipedia
People
Between 1554 and 1985, Zvolen was the birth place of 6 globally memorable people, including Vladimír Mečiar, Bálint Balassi, and Václav Ježek.
People Born in Zvolen
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Vladimír Mečiar
POLITICIAN
1942 - Present
HPI: 63.69
Rank: 1
Bálint Balassi
WRITER
1554 - 1594
HPI: 55.20
Rank: 2
Václav Ježek
SOCCER PLAYER
1923 - 1995
HPI: 52.58
Rank: 3
Elena Kaliská
ATHLETE
1972 - Present
HPI: 35.66
Rank: 4
Filip Polášek
TENNIS PLAYER
1985 - Present
HPI: 32.93
Rank: 5
Karol Beck
TENNIS PLAYER
1982 - Present
HPI: 32.29
Rank: 6
Occupations
Most individuals born in present day Zvolen were tennis players (2), politicians (1), writers (1), soccer players (1), and athletes (1), while most who died were .
Occupational Trends
Over the past 100 years, tennis players have been the top profession of globally memorable people born in Zvolen, including Filip Polášek, and Karol Beck. Whereas, throughout history, tennis players have been the profession with the most memorable people born in present day Zvolen, including Filip Polášek, and Karol Beck.
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Overlapping Lives
Below is a visual represetation of the lifespans of the top 1 globally memorable people born in Zvolen since 1700.
