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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.
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- Filtered to 1960s Clear ×
Milcho Manchevski
Born 1969
Boban Babunski
Born 1968
Darko Pančev
Born 1965
Čedomir Janevski
Born 1961
Vlado Bučkovski
Born 1962
Dejan Dukovski
Born 1969
Vlado Janevski
Born 1960
Oktay Mahmuti
Born 1968
Shaban Tërstena
Born 1965
Igor Džambazov
Born 1963
Zoran Boškovski
Born 1967
Stojna Vangelovska
Born 1965
Ibo (Schlagersänger)
1961 - 2000
Marjan Pejoski
Born 1968
Trajko Veljanovski
Born 1962
Borce Gjurev
Born 1969
Zare Markovski
Born 1960
Marin Dokuzovski
Born 1960
Veni Markovski
Born 1968
Aleksa Striković
Born 1961
Aline Apostolska
Born 1961
Robert Veljanovski
Born 1968
Miroslav Bojceski
Born 1968
Stevo Pendarovski
Born 1963
Elizabeta Jonuz
Born 1964
Nikola Mladenov
1964 - 2013
Antonio Filevski
Born 1966
Naum (metropolitan)
Born 1961
Sašo Mijalkov
Born 1965
Zoran T. Popovski
Born 1962
Panta Džambazoski
Born 1960
Agim Sopi
Born 1969
Siljan Avramovski
Born 1960
Katerina Kolozova
Born 1969
Dragan Pavlović Latas
Born 1960
Metodija Velichkovski
Born 1966
Andrej Žernovski
Born 1968
Dragi Setinov
Born 1961
Slobodan Goračinov
Born 1963
Imer Selmani
Born 1968
Ismail Mačev
1960 - 2019
Goran Nikolovski
Born 1967
Ivo Trajkov
Born 1965
Neždet Mustafa
Born 1962
Ljatif Mefaileskoro Demir
Born 1961
Goran Mitevski
Born 1966
Igor Džundev
Born 1963
Zoran Stratev
Born 1960
Nikola Eftimov
Born 1968
Ljupčo Markovski
Born 1968
Stojan Petruševski
Born 1964
Marjan Lazovski
Born 1962
Stojanče Zlatanovski
Born 1960
Usamedin Mehmed
Born 1960