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Poland ranks 12th in number of biographies on Pantheon, behind Brazil, Sweden, and India. Memorable people born in present day Poland include Marie Curie, Nicolaus Copernicus, and Pope John Paul II. Memorable people who died in Poland include Nicolaus Copernicus, Harald Bluetooth, and L. L. Zamenhof. Poland has been the birth place of many athletes, and politicians and the death place of many politicians, and writers. The top cities in Poland by number of biographies are Warsaw, Kraków, Wrocław, Łódź, and Gdańsk.
People
Between 0 and 2005, present day Poland was the birth place of 2,020 globally memorable people, including Marie Curie, Nicolaus Copernicus, and Pope John Paul II. Additionaly, 690 globally memorable people have passed away in present day Poland including Nicolaus Copernicus, Harald Bluetooth, and L. L. Zamenhof.
People Born in Present Day Poland
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Marie Curie
PHYSICIST
1867 - 1934
HPI: 94.30
Rank: 1
Nicolaus Copernicus
ASTRONOMER
1473 - 1543
HPI: 93.78
Rank: 2
Pope John Paul II
RELIGIOUS FIGURE
1920 - 2005
HPI: 92.56
Rank: 3
Frédéric Chopin
COMPOSER
1810 - 1849
HPI: 92.48
Rank: 4
Arthur Schopenhauer
PHILOSOPHER
1788 - 1860
HPI: 87.55
Rank: 5
Catherine the Great
NOBLEMAN
1729 - 1796
HPI: 86.60
Rank: 6
Rosa Luxemburg
SOCIAL ACTIVIST
1871 - 1919
HPI: 85.33
Rank: 7
Albert A. Michelson
PHYSICIST
1852 - 1931
HPI: 84.49
Rank: 8
Lech Wałęsa
POLITICIAN
1943 - Present
HPI: 82.76
Rank: 9
Maria Goeppert Mayer
PHYSICIST
1906 - 1972
HPI: 82.73
Rank: 10
L. L. Zamenhof
PHYSICIAN
1859 - 1917
HPI: 82.06
Rank: 11
Paul von Hindenburg
POLITICIAN
1847 - 1934
HPI: 81.91
Rank: 12
Newly Added People Born in Present Day Poland
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Karol Nawrocki
POLITICIAN
1983 - Present
HPI: 63.02
Rank: 453
Antoni Patek
INVENTOR
1812 - 1877
HPI: 62.48
Rank: 506
Wanda Klaff
MILITARY PERSONNEL
1922 - 1946
HPI: 62.35
Rank: 514
Larissa Reissner
WRITER
1895 - 1926
HPI: 60.97
Rank: 617
Simona Kossak
BIOLOGIST
1943 - 2007
HPI: 59.79
Rank: 703
Bożena Dykiel
ACTOR
1948 - 2026
HPI: 58.92
Rank: 779
Jan Żabiński
BIOLOGIST
1897 - 1974
HPI: 58.57
Rank: 806
Aleksander Doba
ATHLETE
1946 - 2021
HPI: 58.03
Rank: 857
Jan Machulski
FILM DIRECTOR
1928 - 2008
HPI: 57.88
Rank: 867
Ernest Pohl
SOCCER PLAYER
1932 - 1995
HPI: 57.84
Rank: 868
Adam Sandurski
WRESTLER
1953 - 2026
HPI: 56.80
Rank: 948
Sławomir Idziak
FILM DIRECTOR
1945 - Present
HPI: 56.54
Rank: 968
People Deceased in Present Day Poland
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ASTRONOMER
1473 - 1543
HPI: 93.78
Rank: 1
Harald Bluetooth
POLITICIAN
935 - 986
HPI: 83.17
Rank: 2
L. L. Zamenhof
PHYSICIAN
1859 - 1917
HPI: 82.06
Rank: 3
Paul von Hindenburg
POLITICIAN
1847 - 1934
HPI: 81.91
Rank: 4
Rudolf Höss
POLITICIAN
1901 - 1947
HPI: 80.26
Rank: 5
John III Sobieski
POLITICIAN
1629 - 1696
HPI: 80.05
Rank: 6
Sigismund III Vasa
POLITICIAN
1566 - 1632
HPI: 79.24
Rank: 7
Carl von Clausewitz
PHILOSOPHER
1780 - 1831
HPI: 79.09
Rank: 8
Józef Piłsudski
POLITICIAN
1867 - 1935
HPI: 78.96
Rank: 9
Wisława Szymborska
WRITER
1923 - 2012
HPI: 78.89
Rank: 10
Augustus II the Strong
POLITICIAN
1670 - 1733
HPI: 78.78
Rank: 11
Eric of Pomerania
PIRATE
1381 - 1459
HPI: 78.58
Rank: 12
Newly Added People Deceased in Present Day Poland
Go to all RankingsWanda Klaff
MILITARY PERSONNEL
1922 - 1946
HPI: 62.35
Rank: 264
Simona Kossak
BIOLOGIST
1943 - 2007
HPI: 59.79
Rank: 376
Jan Żabiński
BIOLOGIST
1897 - 1974
HPI: 58.57
Rank: 427
Jan Machulski
FILM DIRECTOR
1928 - 2008
HPI: 57.88
Rank: 458
Kalina Jędrusik
ACTOR
1931 - 1991
HPI: 56.42
Rank: 532
Jerzy Bińczycki
ACTOR
1937 - 1998
HPI: 56.14
Rank: 542
Marian Turski
HISTORIAN
1926 - 2025
HPI: 55.36
Rank: 569
Tadeusz Łomnicki
ACTOR
1927 - 1992
HPI: 55.05
Rank: 580
Tadeusz Rozwadowski
MILITARY PERSONNEL
1866 - 1928
HPI: 54.47
Rank: 595
Krzysztof Kowalewski
ACTOR
1937 - 2021
HPI: 53.82
Rank: 618
Jerzy Trela
ACTOR
1942 - 2022
HPI: 53.80
Rank: 620
Andrzej Kopiczyński
ACTOR
1934 - 2016
HPI: 53.70
Rank: 623
Occupations
Most individuals born in present day Poland were athletes (293), politicians (276), soccer players (237), writers (165), and actors (123), while most who died were politicians (167), writers (97), religious figures (41), military personnels (38), and painters (38).
Occupational Trends
Over the past 100 years, athletes have been the top profession of globally memorable people born in present day Poland, including Ewa Kłobukowska, Ursula Happe, and Józef Szmidt. Whereas, throughout history, athletes have been the profession with the most memorable people born in present day Poland, including Stanisława Walasiewicz, Gustav Flatow, and Myer Prinstein.
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Overlapping Lives
Below is a visual represetation of the lifespans of the top 25 globally memorable people born in present day Poland since 1700.
