Białystok
Białystok ranks 637th in number of biographies on Pantheon, behind Volgograd, Gwangju, and Santo Domingo. Memorable people born in Białystok include L. L. Zamenhof, Dziga Vertov, and Albert Sabin. Memorable people who died in Białystok include Michał Sopoćko, and Jan Klemens Branicki. Białystok has been the birth place of many soccer players, and politicians and the death place of many religious figures, and politicians. Białystok is located in Poland.
Białystok is the largest city in northeastern Poland and the capital of the Podlaskie Voivodeship. It is the tenth-largest city in Poland, second in terms of population density, and thirteenth in area. Read more on Wikipedia
People
Between 1689 and 1997, Białystok was the birth place of 22 globally memorable people, including L. L. Zamenhof, Dziga Vertov, and Albert Sabin. Additionaly, 2 globally memorable people have passed away in Białystok including Michał Sopoćko, and Jan Klemens Branicki.
People Born in Białystok
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L. L. Zamenhof
PHYSICIAN
1859 - 1917
HPI: 76.86
Rank: 1
Dziga Vertov
FILM DIRECTOR
1896 - 1954
HPI: 66.95
Rank: 2
Albert Sabin
PHYSICIAN
1906 - 1993
HPI: 65.50
Rank: 3
Maxim Litvinov
POLITICIAN
1876 - 1951
HPI: 63.72
Rank: 4
Aleksandra Ekster
PAINTER
1882 - 1949
HPI: 61.21
Rank: 5
Ryszard Kaczorowski
POLITICIAN
1919 - 2010
HPI: 59.78
Rank: 6
Izabella Scorupco
ACTOR
1970 - Present
HPI: 55.36
Rank: 7
Yakov Perelman
WRITER
1882 - 1942
HPI: 52.49
Rank: 8
Max Weber
PAINTER
1881 - 1961
HPI: 51.43
Rank: 9
Boris Kaufman
FILM DIRECTOR
1906 - 1980
HPI: 50.71
Rank: 10
Jan Klemens Branicki
POLITICIAN
1689 - 1771
HPI: 49.09
Rank: 11
Danas Pozniakas
ATHLETE
1939 - 2005
HPI: 46.68
Rank: 12
Newly Added People Born in Białystok
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Szymon Hołownia
POLITICIAN
1976 - Present
HPI: 44.10
Rank: 13
Hans Ziglarski
BOXER
1905 - 1975
HPI: 41.20
Rank: 14
People Deceased in Białystok
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Michał Sopoćko
RELIGIOUS FIGURE
1888 - 1975
HPI: 53.76
Rank: 1
Jan Klemens Branicki
POLITICIAN
1689 - 1771
HPI: 49.09
Rank: 2
Occupations
Most individuals born in present day Białystok were soccer players (7), politicians (4), physicians (2), film directors (2), and painters (2), while most who died were religious figures (1), and politicians (1).
Occupational Trends
Over the past 100 years, soccer players have been the top profession of globally memorable people born in Białystok, including Tomasz Frankowski, Radosław Sobolewski, and Wojciech Kowalewski. Whereas, throughout history, soccer players have been the profession with the most memorable people born in present day Białystok, including Tomasz Frankowski, Radosław Sobolewski, and Wojciech Kowalewski.
Places
Overlapping Lives
Below is a visual represetation of the lifespans of the top 11 globally memorable people born in Białystok since 1700.
