49.7414° N, 13.3824° E
PILSEN
Most Famous People Born in Pilsen, Czech Republic
- Notable people
- 346
- Peak decade
- 1980s
- Median birth year
- 1946
- Most distinctive
- Handball 12.9×
One face per decade — the most globally famous figure born in Pilsen during each.
Notable Births by Decade
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What Pilsen Is Known For
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Football is Pilsen's biggest profession — 14% of all notables (48).
Pilsen over-indexes on handball — 12.9× the global rate.
Pilsen under-produces politician — only 0.3× the global rate.
Profession Mix Over Time
Each band shows a profession family's share of Pilsen's notable births by decade. Hover the chart for the breakdown at any decade.
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- Science
- Art & Design
- Film & TV
- Writing
- Music
- Other
- Filtered to 1870s Clear ×
0037 HISTORIAN
Kamil Krofta
1876 - 1945
0047 WRITER
Václav Vydra (actor, born 1876)
1876 - 1953
0144 PAINTER
Karel Špillar
1871 - 1939
0205 ENTREPRENEUR
Karl von Škoda
1878 - 1929
0209 PHILANTHROPIST
Ludwig Vogelstein
1871 - 1934
0211 CARTOONIST
John F. Knott
1878 - 1963
0259 RABBI
Hermann Vogelstein
1870 - 1942
0268 PAINTER
Arthur Goldscheider
1874 - 1948
0287 GEIGE
Ladislaus Löwenthal
1879 - 1942
0302 CONDUCTOR
Franz Hoffmann (Komponist)
1872 - 1946
0325 OPHTHALMOLOGIST
Robert Salus
1877 - 1961
0344 MUSIC
Ludmilla Prochaska
Born 1875