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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 voivodeship provinces, 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, and Gdańsk. Read more on Wikipedia
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, 565 globally memorable people have passed away in present day Poland including Nicolaus Copernicus, Paul von Hindenburg, and L. L. Zamenhof.
1473 - 1543
HPI: 91.59
Rank: 1
1867 - 1934
HPI: 90.71
Rank: 2
1810 - 1849
HPI: 88.83
Rank: 3
1920 - 2005
HPI: 85.38
Rank: 4
1788 - 1860
HPI: 84.74
Rank: 5
1729 - 1796
HPI: 83.49
Rank: 6
1871 - 1919
HPI: 80.96
Rank: 7
1943 - Present
HPI: 78.85
Rank: 8
1847 - 1934
HPI: 78.75
Rank: 9
1886 - 1973
HPI: 77.49
Rank: 10
1859 - 1917
HPI: 76.38
Rank: 11
1868 - 1934
HPI: 75.01
Rank: 12
1882 - 1969
HPI: 61.77
Rank: 181
1699 - 1717
HPI: 56.95
Rank: 341
1886 - 1941
HPI: 55.78
Rank: 399
1520 - 1572
HPI: 55.45
Rank: 417
1895 - 1963
HPI: 55.07
Rank: 448
1877 - 1938
HPI: 54.99
Rank: 453
1390 - 1473
HPI: 54.28
Rank: 489
1910 - 2012
HPI: 54.12
Rank: 496
1454 - 1523
HPI: 53.94
Rank: 507
1812 - 1887
HPI: 53.93
Rank: 508
1914 - 1989
HPI: 53.85
Rank: 513
1576 - 1620
HPI: 53.81
Rank: 516
1473 - 1543
HPI: 91.59
Rank: 1
1847 - 1934
HPI: 78.75
Rank: 2
1859 - 1917
HPI: 76.38
Rank: 3
1780 - 1831
HPI: 75.15
Rank: 4
1629 - 1696
HPI: 74.97
Rank: 5
1566 - 1632
HPI: 74.12
Rank: 6
1670 - 1733
HPI: 73.79
Rank: 7
1901 - 1947
HPI: 73.73
Rank: 8
1878 - 1942
HPI: 73.46
Rank: 9
1921 - 2006
HPI: 73.42
Rank: 10
1867 - 1935
HPI: 72.75
Rank: 11
1911 - 2000
HPI: 72.60
Rank: 12
1660 - 1707
HPI: 57.29
Rank: 157
1905 - 1947
HPI: 56.78
Rank: 173
1520 - 1572
HPI: 55.45
Rank: 203
1568 - 1625
HPI: 54.80
Rank: 226
1655 - 1737
HPI: 54.69
Rank: 231
1390 - 1473
HPI: 54.28
Rank: 243
1893 - 1952
HPI: 54.09
Rank: 252
1454 - 1523
HPI: 53.94
Rank: 260
1217 - 1278
HPI: 53.80
Rank: 267
1930 - 2021
HPI: 53.61
Rank: 270
1793 - 1861
HPI: 53.42
Rank: 280
1450 - 1494
HPI: 53.26
Rank: 284
Most individuals born in present day Poland were politicians (241), soccer players (181), writers (144), athletes (94), and actors (76), while most who died were politicians (154), writers (86), painters (33), religious figures (31), and military personnels (28).
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.
Below is a visual represetation of the lifespans of the top 25 globally memorable people born in present day Poland since 1700.