Warsaw
Warsaw ranks 39th in number of biographies on Pantheon, behind Venice, Sydney, and Athens. The most famous people from Warsaw are Marie Curie, Janusz Korczak, and Lech Kaczyński. The most famous people who died in Warsaw are L. L. Zamenhof, John III Sobieski, and Sigismund III Vasa. Warsaw has been the birth place of many writers, and athletes and the death place of many politicians, and writers. Warsaw is located in Poland.
People
Between 0 and 2001, Warsaw was the birth place of 255 globally memorable people, including Marie Curie, Janusz Korczak, and Lech Kaczyński. Additionaly, 209 globally memorable people have passed away in Warsaw including L. L. Zamenhof, John III Sobieski, and Sigismund III Vasa.
People Born in Warsaw
Go to all RankingsMarie Curie
PHYSICIST
1867 - 1934
HPI: 94.30
Rank: 1
Janusz Korczak
WRITER
1878 - 1942
HPI: 77.74
Rank: 2
Lech Kaczyński
POLITICIAN
1949 - 2010
HPI: 77.12
Rank: 3
Krzysztof Kieślowski
FILM DIRECTOR
1941 - 1996
HPI: 75.06
Rank: 4
Irena Sendler
SOCIAL ACTIVIST
1910 - 2008
HPI: 74.81
Rank: 5
Konstantin Rokossovsky
MILITARY PERSONNEL
1896 - 1968
HPI: 74.73
Rank: 6
Zbigniew Brzezinski
POLITICIAN
1928 - 2017
HPI: 74.64
Rank: 7
Benoit Mandelbrot
MATHEMATICIAN
1924 - 2010
HPI: 73.71
Rank: 8
Tamara de Lempicka
PAINTER
1898 - 1980
HPI: 73.00
Rank: 9
Osip Mandelstam
WRITER
1891 - 1938
HPI: 72.25
Rank: 10
Casimir Funk
CHEMIST
1884 - 1967
HPI: 71.73
Rank: 11
Joseph Rotblat
PHYSICIST
1908 - 2005
HPI: 71.35
Rank: 12
Newly Added People Born in Warsaw
Go to all RankingsJan Żabiński
BIOLOGIST
1897 - 1974
HPI: 58.57
Rank: 93
Jan Englert
ACTOR
1943 - Present
HPI: 56.44
Rank: 124
Stanisław Bareja
FILM DIRECTOR
1929 - 1987
HPI: 53.88
Rank: 156
Zbigniew Zapasiewicz
ACTOR
1934 - 2009
HPI: 52.11
Rank: 167
Magdalena Środa
POLITICIAN
1957 - Present
HPI: 46.39
Rank: 195
Karolina Gruszka
ACTOR
1980 - Present
HPI: 45.80
Rank: 197
Agnieszka Wagner
ACTOR
1970 - Present
HPI: 45.33
Rank: 198
Adam Krzesiński
ATHLETE
1965 - Present
HPI: 43.36
Rank: 206
Richard Kowalski
ASTRONOMER
1963 - Present
HPI: 42.16
Rank: 213
Janusz Olech
ATHLETE
1964 - Present
HPI: 41.23
Rank: 216
Luna
SINGER
1999 - Present
HPI: 40.74
Rank: 217
Michalina Olszańska
ACTOR
1992 - Present
HPI: 40.16
Rank: 219
People Deceased in Warsaw
Go to all RankingsL. L. Zamenhof
PHYSICIAN
1859 - 1917
HPI: 82.06
Rank: 1
John III Sobieski
POLITICIAN
1629 - 1696
HPI: 80.05
Rank: 2
Sigismund III Vasa
POLITICIAN
1566 - 1632
HPI: 79.24
Rank: 3
Józef Piłsudski
POLITICIAN
1867 - 1935
HPI: 78.96
Rank: 4
Augustus II the Strong
POLITICIAN
1670 - 1733
HPI: 78.78
Rank: 5
Władysław Szpilman
MUSICIAN
1911 - 2000
HPI: 77.16
Rank: 6
Wojciech Jaruzelski
POLITICIAN
1923 - 2014
HPI: 76.03
Rank: 7
Krzysztof Kieślowski
FILM DIRECTOR
1941 - 1996
HPI: 75.06
Rank: 8
Irena Sendler
SOCIAL ACTIVIST
1910 - 2008
HPI: 74.81
Rank: 9
Andrzej Wajda
FILM DIRECTOR
1926 - 2016
HPI: 74.25
Rank: 10
Anna Jagiellon
POLITICIAN
1523 - 1596
HPI: 73.00
Rank: 11
Władysław Reymont
WRITER
1867 - 1925
HPI: 72.79
Rank: 12
Newly Added People Deceased in Warsaw
Go to all RankingsJan Machulski
FILM DIRECTOR
1928 - 2008
HPI: 57.88
Rank: 127
Kalina Jędrusik
ACTOR
1931 - 1991
HPI: 56.42
Rank: 150
Andrzej Kopiczyński
ACTOR
1934 - 2016
HPI: 53.70
Rank: 188
Janusz Olejniczak
MUSICIAN
1952 - 2024
HPI: 53.50
Rank: 190
Melchior Wańkowicz
WRITER
1892 - 1974
HPI: 53.14
Rank: 195
Andrzej Łapicki
ACTOR
1924 - 2012
HPI: 52.71
Rank: 201
Zbigniew Wodecki
SINGER
1950 - 2017
HPI: 52.37
Rank: 203
Zbigniew Zapasiewicz
ACTOR
1934 - 2009
HPI: 52.11
Rank: 204
Occupations
Most individuals born in present day Warsaw were writers (33), athletes (31), politicians (28), actors (21), and soccer players (12), while most who died were politicians (42), writers (39), actors (15), athletes (13), and film directors (10).
Occupational Trends
Over the past 100 years, athletes have been the top profession of globally memorable people born in Warsaw, including Ewa Kłobukowska, Elżbieta Krzesińska, and Andrzej Zieliński. Whereas, throughout history, writers have been the profession with the most memorable people born in present day Warsaw, including Janusz Korczak, Osip Mandelstam, and Albert Barillé.
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Overlapping Lives
Below is a visual represetation of the lifespans of the top 25 globally memorable people born in Warsaw since 1700.









































