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SKOPJE
Most Famous People Born in Skopje, North Macedonia
- Notable people
- 530
- Peak decade
- 1980s
- Median birth year
- 1979
- Most distinctive
- Handball 18.7×
One face per decade — the most globally famous figure born in Skopje during each.
Notable Births by Decade
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What Skopje Is Known For
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Football is Skopje's biggest profession — 32% of all notables (168).
Skopje over-indexes on handball — 18.7× the global rate.
Skopje under-produces politician — only 0.5× the global rate.
Profession Mix Over Time
Each band shows a profession family's share of Skopje's notable births by decade. Hover the chart for the breakdown at any decade.
- Sports
- Music
- Politics & Law
- Writing
- Film & TV
- Science
- Other
- Filtered to 1920s Clear ×
Slavko Janevski
1920 - 2000
Gane Todorovski
1929 - 2010
Dragomir Felba
1921 - 2006
Vaska Ilieva
1923 - 2001
Predrag Laković
1929 - 1997
Milka Babović
Born 1928
Ljubica Adžović
1924 - 2006
Slobodan Marković (poète)
1928 - 1990
Petar Hadži Boškov
1928 - 2015
Ziya Taner
1924 - 2001
Bob Kap
1923 - 2010
Vojislav Nanović
1922 - 1983
Maurice Sion
1927 - 2018