Szczecin
Szczecin ranks #461 by number of biographies on Pantheon, behind Siena, Guatemala City, and Odense. The most famous people from Szczecin are Catherine the Great, Alfred Döblin, and Maria Feodorovna. The most famous people who died in Szczecin are Prince Karl Anton August of Schleswig-Holstein-Sonderburg-Beck, Elisabeth Christine of Brunswick-Wolfenbüttel, Crown Princess of Prussia, and Bogislaw XIV, Duke of Pomerania. Szczecin has been the birthplace of many soccer players, and politicians and the death place of many noblemen, and politicians. Szczecin is located in Poland.
People
Between 379 and 1999, present-day Szczecin was the birthplace of 36 globally memorable people, including Catherine the Great, Alfred Döblin, and Maria Feodorovna. Additionally, 7 globally memorable people died in present-day Szczecin, including Prince Karl Anton August of Schleswig-Holstein-Sonderburg-Beck, Elisabeth Christine of Brunswick-Wolfenbüttel, Crown Princess of Prussia, and Bogislaw XIV, Duke of Pomerania.
People Born in Present-Day Szczecin
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Catherine the Great
Nobleman
1729 - 1796
HPI: 86.60
Rank: 1
Alfred Döblin
Writer
1878 - 1957
HPI: 72.90
Rank: 2
Maria Feodorovna
Companion
1759 - 1828
HPI: 69.69
Rank: 3
Hermann Grassmann
Mathematician
1809 - 1877
HPI: 66.71
Rank: 4
Hans Kammler
Engineer
1901 - 1945
HPI: 66.40
Rank: 5
Gunderic
Politician
379 - 428
HPI: 65.98
Rank: 6
Sophie of Pomerania
Companion
1498 - 1568
HPI: 65.70
Rank: 7
Dita Parlo
Actor
1906 - 1971
HPI: 62.79
Rank: 8
Wolfhart Pannenberg
Philosopher
1928 - 2014
HPI: 62.75
Rank: 9
Friedrich Graf von Wrangel
Military Personnel
1784 - 1877
HPI: 62.60
Rank: 10
Otto von Gierke
Historian
1841 - 1921
HPI: 62.59
Rank: 11
Frederick Augustus, Prince of Anhalt-Zerbst
Politician
1734 - 1793
HPI: 62.50
Rank: 12
Newly Added People Born in Present-Day Szczecin
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Dariusz Adamczuk
Soccer Player
1969 - Present
HPI: 43.50
Rank: 28
Martyna Swatowska-Wenglarczyk
Fencer
1994 - Present
HPI: 32.76
Rank: 35
People Deceased in Present-Day Szczecin
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Prince Karl Anton August of Schleswig-Holstein-Sonderburg-Beck
Politician
1727 - 1759
HPI: 66.99
Rank: 1
Elisabeth Christine of Brunswick-Wolfenbüttel, Crown Princess of Prussia
Nobleman
1746 - 1840
HPI: 62.67
Rank: 2
Bogislaw XIV, Duke of Pomerania
Nobleman
1580 - 1637
HPI: 61.72
Rank: 3
Bogislaw X, Duke of Pomerania
Nobleman
1454 - 1523
HPI: 60.93
Rank: 4
George I, Duke of Pomerania
Nobleman
1493 - 1531
HPI: 60.24
Rank: 5
Georg Gehring
Wrestler
1903 - 1943
HPI: 55.80
Rank: 6
Philipp Christoph Zeller
Biologist
1808 - 1883
HPI: 54.57
Rank: 7
Occupations
Most people born in present-day Szczecin were soccer players (5), politicians (4), actors (4), athletes (4), and singers (3), while most who died were noblemen (4), politicians (1), wrestlers (1), and biologists (1).
Places
Overlapping Lives
Below is a visualization of the lifespans of the top 18 globally memorable people born in present-day Szczecin since 1700.
