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Poland ranks 11th in number of biographies on Pantheon, behind Spain, Brazil, and Sweden. 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 located in Central Europe. It is divided into 16 administrative subdivisions, covering an area of 312,696 square kilometres (120,733 sq mi), and has a largely temperate seasonal climate. With a population of nearly 38.5 million people, Poland is the fifth most populous member state of the European Union. Poland's capital and largest metropolis is Warsaw. Other major cities include Kraków, Łódź, Wrocław, Poznań, Gdańsk, and Szczecin. Read more on Wikipedia
Between 0 and 2005, present day Poland was the birth place of 932 globally memorable people, including Nicolaus Copernicus, Marie Curie, and Frédéric Chopin. Additionaly, 354 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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Nicolaus Copernicus
1473 - 1543
HPI: 90.93
Rank: 1
Marie Curie
1867 - 1934
HPI: 89.32
Rank: 2
Frédéric Chopin
1810 - 1849
HPI: 89.31
Rank: 3
Pope John Paul II
1920 - 2005
HPI: 85.61
Rank: 4
Catherine the Great
1762 - 1796
HPI: 83.74
Rank: 5
Arthur Schopenhauer
1788 - 1860
HPI: 83.65
Rank: 6
Rosa Luxemburg
1871 - 1919
HPI: 82.33
Rank: 7
Paul von Hindenburg
1847 - 1934
HPI: 78.64
Rank: 8
Lech Wałęsa
1943 - Present
HPI: 77.77
Rank: 9
David Ben-Gurion
1886 - 1973
HPI: 77.46
Rank: 10
L. L. Zamenhof
1859 - 1917
HPI: 77.44
Rank: 11
Heinz Guderian
1888 - 1954
HPI: 75.77
Rank: 12
People Deceased in Present Day Poland
Go to all RankingsNicolaus Copernicus
1473 - 1543
HPI: 90.93
Rank: 1
Paul von Hindenburg
1847 - 1934
HPI: 78.64
Rank: 2
L. L. Zamenhof
1859 - 1917
HPI: 77.44
Rank: 3
Sigismund III Vasa
1566 - 1632
HPI: 74.22
Rank: 4
John III Sobieski
1629 - 1696
HPI: 74.16
Rank: 5
Carl von Clausewitz
1780 - 1831
HPI: 73.90
Rank: 6
Janusz Korczak
1878 - 1942
HPI: 73.60
Rank: 7
Henry the Fowler
876 - 936
HPI: 73.22
Rank: 8
Alois Alzheimer
1864 - 1915
HPI: 73.13
Rank: 9
Augustus II the Strong
1670 - 1733
HPI: 72.51
Rank: 10
Rudolf Höss
1901 - 1947
HPI: 72.05
Rank: 11
Stanisław Lem
1921 - 2006
HPI: 71.81
Rank: 12
Most individuals born in present day Poland were politicians (186), soccer players (117), writers (93), military personnels (53), and athletes (37), while most who died were politicians (118), writers (50), military personnels (20), religious figures (16), and mathematicians (13).
Over the past 100 years, soccer players have been the top profession of globally memorable people born in present day Poland, including Miroslav Klose, Grzegorz Lato, and Sepp Piontek. Whereas, throughout history, politicians have been the profession with the most memorable people born in present day Poland, including Paul von Hindenburg, Lech Wałęsa, and David Ben-Gurion.
Below is a visual represetation of the lifespans of the top 25 globally memorable people born in present day Poland since 1700.
