Katowice
Katowice ranks 870th in number of biographies on Pantheon, behind Nara Prefecture, Buda, and Hofburg. The most famous people from Katowice are Maria Goeppert Mayer, Jerzy Kukuczka, and Ernst Wilimowski. The most famous people who died in Katowice are Henryk Górecki, Wojciech Kilar, and Grzegorz Fitelberg. Katowice has been the birth place of many soccer players, and actors and the death place of many composers, and conductors. Katowice is located in Poland.
People
Between 1878 and 1989, Katowice was the birth place of 17 globally memorable people, including Maria Goeppert Mayer, Jerzy Kukuczka, and Ernst Wilimowski. Additionaly, 6 globally memorable people have passed away in Katowice including Henryk Górecki, Wojciech Kilar, and Grzegorz Fitelberg.
People Born in Katowice
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Maria Goeppert Mayer
PHYSICIST
1906 - 1972
HPI: 82.73
Rank: 1
Jerzy Kukuczka
MOUNTAINEER
1948 - 1989
HPI: 66.89
Rank: 2
Ernst Wilimowski
SOCCER PLAYER
1916 - 1997
HPI: 64.55
Rank: 3
Hans Bellmer
PAINTER
1902 - 1975
HPI: 63.34
Rank: 4
Franz Neumann
PHILOSOPHER
1900 - 1954
HPI: 63.11
Rank: 5
Kurt Goldstein
PSYCHOLOGIST
1878 - 1965
HPI: 61.39
Rank: 6
Richard Herrmann
SOCCER PLAYER
1923 - 1962
HPI: 60.12
Rank: 7
Willy Fritsch
ACTOR
1901 - 1973
HPI: 58.16
Rank: 8
Janusz Sidło
ATHLETE
1933 - 1993
HPI: 54.93
Rank: 9
Krzysztof Warzycha
SOCCER PLAYER
1964 - Present
HPI: 53.58
Rank: 10
Bogumił Kobiela
ACTOR
1931 - 1969
HPI: 52.33
Rank: 11
Jan Furtok
SOCCER PLAYER
1962 - 2024
HPI: 52.01
Rank: 12
Newly Added People Born in Katowice
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People Deceased in Katowice
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Henryk Górecki
COMPOSER
1933 - 2010
HPI: 67.88
Rank: 1
Wojciech Kilar
COMPOSER
1932 - 2013
HPI: 66.04
Rank: 2
Grzegorz Fitelberg
CONDUCTOR
1879 - 1953
HPI: 58.03
Rank: 3
Ludomir Różycki
COMPOSER
1883 - 1953
HPI: 56.21
Rank: 4
Jadwiga Jędrzejowska
TENNIS PLAYER
1912 - 1980
HPI: 55.74
Rank: 5
Jan Furtok
SOCCER PLAYER
1962 - 2024
HPI: 52.01
Rank: 6
Occupations
Most individuals born in present day Katowice were soccer players (5), actors (2), politicians (2), physicists (1), and mountaineers (1), while most who died were composers (3), conductors (1), tennis players (1), and soccer players (1).
Occupational Trends
Over the past 100 years, soccer players have been the top profession of globally memorable people born in Katowice, including Krzysztof Warzycha, Jan Furtok, and Wojciech Rudy. Whereas, throughout history, soccer players have been the profession with the most memorable people born in present day Katowice, including Ernst Wilimowski, Richard Herrmann, and Krzysztof Warzycha.
Places
Overlapping Lives
Below is a visual represetation of the lifespans of the top 13 globally memorable people born in Katowice since 1700.
