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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, Frédéric Chopin, and Marie Curie. 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, Łódź, Wrocław, Poznań, Gdańsk, and Szczecin. Read more on Wikipedia
Between 0 and 2005, present day Poland was the birth place of 1,231 globally memorable people, including Nicolaus Copernicus, Frédéric Chopin, and Marie Curie. Additionaly, 465 globally memorable people have passed away in present day Poland including Nicolaus Copernicus, Paul von Hindenburg, and L. L. Zamenhof.
1473 - 1543
HPI: 93.51
Rank: 1
1810 - 1849
HPI: 91.60
Rank: 2
1867 - 1934
HPI: 90.85
Rank: 3
1920 - 2005
HPI: 89.13
Rank: 4
1788 - 1860
HPI: 88.67
Rank: 5
1871 - 1919
HPI: 86.39
Rank: 6
1729 - 1796
HPI: 86.23
Rank: 7
1847 - 1934
HPI: 84.01
Rank: 8
1886 - 1973
HPI: 83.25
Rank: 9
1859 - 1917
HPI: 82.95
Rank: 10
1888 - 1954
HPI: 82.66
Rank: 11
1943 - Present
HPI: 82.46
Rank: 12
1886 - 1944
HPI: 67.58
Rank: 298
1766 - 1838
HPI: 67.07
Rank: 321
1903 - 1979
HPI: 66.96
Rank: 331
1693 - 1728
HPI: 66.94
Rank: 332
1935 - 2020
HPI: 66.84
Rank: 337
1898 - 1947
HPI: 66.47
Rank: 360
1905 - 1980
HPI: 66.17
Rank: 378
1906 - 1971
HPI: 66.01
Rank: 394
1672 - 1742
HPI: 65.83
Rank: 406
1464 - 1512
HPI: 65.73
Rank: 415
1944 - 2019
HPI: 65.70
Rank: 418
1591 - 1646
HPI: 65.64
Rank: 420
1473 - 1543
HPI: 93.51
Rank: 1
1847 - 1934
HPI: 84.01
Rank: 2
1859 - 1917
HPI: 82.95
Rank: 3
1910 - 2008
HPI: 80.97
Rank: 4
1780 - 1831
HPI: 80.92
Rank: 5
1566 - 1632
HPI: 80.52
Rank: 6
1878 - 1942
HPI: 80.41
Rank: 7
1629 - 1696
HPI: 80.07
Rank: 8
1901 - 1947
HPI: 79.63
Rank: 9
1670 - 1733
HPI: 79.13
Rank: 10
1921 - 2006
HPI: 79.03
Rank: 11
1864 - 1915
HPI: 79.03
Rank: 12
1704 - 1730
HPI: 67.03
Rank: 150
1917 - 1943
HPI: 66.53
Rank: 169
1886 - Present
HPI: 65.21
Rank: 210
1921 - 2005
HPI: 65.17
Rank: 212
1897 - 1952
HPI: 64.98
Rank: 217
1865 - 1939
HPI: 64.71
Rank: 230
1266 - 1339
HPI: 64.41
Rank: 240
1868 - 1945
HPI: 64.26
Rank: 245
1056 - 1086
HPI: 64.17
Rank: 249
1881 - 1967
HPI: 64.13
Rank: 252
1883 - 1940
HPI: 64.03
Rank: 256
1934 - 2019
HPI: 63.96
Rank: 258
Most individuals born in present day Poland were politicians (226), soccer players (161), writers (118), athletes (64), and military personnels (63), while most who died were politicians (141), writers (73), religious figures (25), military personnels (24), and painters (24).
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 Udo Lattek. Whereas, throughout history, politicians have been the profession with the most memorable people born in present day Poland, including Paul von Hindenburg, David Ben-Gurion, and Lech Wałęsa.
Below is a visual represetation of the lifespans of the top 25 globally memorable people born in present day Poland since 1700.