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Poland

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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 Nicolaus Copernicus, Marie Curie, and Frédéric Chopin. Memorable people who died in Poland include Nicolaus Copernicus, Paul von Hindenburg, and L. L. Zamenhof. Poland has been the birth place of many politicians and soccer players and the death place of many politicians and writers.

Poland, officially the Republic of Poland, is a country in Central Europe. It is divided into 16 administrative provinces called voivodeships, covering an area of 312,696 km2 (120,733 sq mi). Poland has a population of over 38 million and is the fifth-most populous member state of the European Union. Warsaw is the nation's capital and largest metropolis. Other major cities include Kraków, Wrocław, Łódź, Poznań, Gdańsk, and Szczecin. Read more on Wikipedia

People

Between 0 and 2005, present day Poland was the birth place of 1,454 globally memorable people, including Nicolaus Copernicus, Marie Curie, and Frédéric Chopin. Additionaly, 559 globally memorable people have passed away in present day Poland including Nicolaus Copernicus, Paul von Hindenburg, and L. L. Zamenhof.

People Born in Present Day Poland

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People Deceased in Present Day Poland

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Occupations

Occupational Trends

Over the past 100 years, soccer players have been the top profession of globally memorable people born in present day Poland, including Udo Lattek, Miroslav Klose, and Robert Lewandowski. Whereas, throughout history, politicians have been the profession with the most memorable people born in present day Poland, including Lech Wałęsa, Paul von Hindenburg, and David Ben-Gurion.

Cities by Births

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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.

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