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BRATISLAVA

Most Famous People Born in Bratislava, Slovakia

Notable people
943
Peak decade
1980s
Median birth year
1958
Most distinctive
Rabbi 8.5×

Old Pressburg has a character split between the Danube and the ice rink — a Canoe, Hockey and Skater bench all running several times the global baseline, fed by the river and the old Slovan arena. The outsized Composer signal is the quieter inheritance, from Hummel and the Esterházy court musicians who cycled through on their way between Vienna and Budapest.

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What Bratislava Is Known For

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Football is Bratislava's biggest profession — 15% of all notables (146).

Bratislava over-indexes on rabbi 8.5× the global rate.

Bratislava under-produces politician — only 0.7× the global rate.

  1. Football 146 1.4×
  2. Politician 77 0.7×
  3. Hockey 75 6.7×
  4. Player 58 3.1×
  5. Actor 47 0.9×
  6. Basket 30 2.5×
  7. Composer 26 2.1×
  8. Singer 24 1.2×
  1. Rabbi 9 8.5×
  2. Canoe 12 7.0×
  3. Hockey 75 6.7×
  4. Skater 15 6.6×
  5. Player 58 3.1×
  6. Swimmer 12 2.6×
  7. Basket 30 2.5×
  8. Composer 26 2.1×
  1. Politician 77 0.7×

Profession Mix Over Time

Each band shows a profession family's share of Bratislava's notable births by decade. Hover the chart for the breakdown at any decade.

1800 1850 1900 1950 2000
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  • Film & TV
  • Writing
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Showing 15 of 943 notable people

0017 ARCHDUKE

Archduke Joseph Karl of Austria

1833 - 1905

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0052 CHESS

Ignatz Kolisch

1837 - 1889

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0122 ART CRITIC

Gusztáv Kelety

1834 - 1902

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0212 ARCHITECT

Viktor Rumpelmayer

1830 - 1885

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0234 FIGHTER

Ödön Széchenyi

1839 - 1922

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0239 PAINTER

Josef Löwy

1834 - 1902

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0284 MUSIC

Ludwig Straus

1835 - 1899

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0386 RABBI

Akiva Yosef Schlesinger

1838 - 1922

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0411 STATISTICIAN

Károly Keleti

1833 - 1892

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0612 CONFECTIONER

Anton Rumpelmayer

1832 - 1914

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0644 PRIEST

Alexander III. Dessewffy

1834 - 1907

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0778 POLITICIAN

Sigmund Mayer

1831 - 1920

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0780 PAINTER

Julius Hamburger

1830 - 1909

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0815 ACTOR

Ludmilla Dietz

1836 - 1896

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0838 MANUFACTURER

Heinrich Klinger (Industrieller)

1832 - 1905

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