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PILSEN

Most Famous People Born in Pilsen, Czech Republic

Notable people
346
Peak decade
1980s
Median birth year
1946
Most distinctive
Handball 12.9×
Through the Decades

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.

  1. Football48
  2. Hockey43
  3. Sport17
  4. Actor17
  5. Politician14
  6. Handball14
  7. Player13
  8. Painter13
  1. Handball1412.9×
  2. Hockey4310.5×
  3. Skier55.7×
  4. Athlete55.0×
  5. Sport173.0×
  6. Player131.9×
  7. Composer81.8×
  1. Politician140.3×

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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0009 WRITER

Emil František Burian

1904 - 1959

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0035 ACTOR

Wolfgang Heinz (actor)

1900 - 1984

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0065 PHOTOGRAPHER

Claire Beck Loos

1904 - 1942

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0089 COMPOSER

Václav Trojan

1907 - 1983

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0157 HISTORIAN

Václav Mencl

1905 - 1978

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0162 PRIEST

Ladislav Hlad

1908 - 1979

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0198 SOCIOLOGIST

Eugen Lemberg

1903 - 1976

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0216 PAINTER

Jaroslav Černý (painter)

1904 - 1984

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0242 FOOTBALL

Jaroslav Vlček (calciatore)

1900 - 1967

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0264 HISTORIAN

Alfred Neumann (Archäologe)

1905 - 1988

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0276 FOOTBALL

Jaroslav Poláček

1905 - 1927

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0342 TEACHER

Laurentius Hora

1900 - 1977

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