Bydgoszcz
Bydgoszcz ranks 691st in number of biographies on Pantheon, behind Nagano Prefecture, Chambéry, and Pristina. Memorable people born in Bydgoszcz include Marian Rejewski, Eberhard von Mackensen, and Kurt Tank. Memorable people who died in Bydgoszcz include Teresa Ciepły and Adam Papée. Bydgoszcz has been the birth place of many soccer players and politicians and the death place of many athletes and fencers. Bydgoszcz is located in Poland.
Bydgoszcz is a city in northern Poland, straddling the confluence of the Vistula River and its left-bank tributary, the Brda. With a city population of 339,053 as of December 2021 and an urban agglomeration with more than 470,000 inhabitants, Bydgoszcz is the eighth-largest city in Poland. It is the seat of Bydgoszcz County and the co-capital, with Toruń, of the Kuyavian-Pomeranian Voivodeship. Read more on Wikipedia
Between 1865 and 1992, Bydgoszcz was the birth place of 18 globally memorable people, including Marian Rejewski, Eberhard von Mackensen, and Kurt Tank. Additionaly, 2 globally memorable people have passed away in Bydgoszcz including Teresa Ciepły and Adam Papée.
People Born in Bydgoszcz
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Marian Rejewski
1905 - 1980
HPI: 62.68
Rank: 1
Eberhard von Mackensen
1889 - 1969
HPI: 59.94
Rank: 2
Kurt Tank
1898 - 1983
HPI: 59.75
Rank: 3
Zbigniew Boniek
1956 - Present
HPI: 59.40
Rank: 4
George Adamski
1891 - 1965
HPI: 55.67
Rank: 5
Wolfgang Schmieder
1901 - 1990
HPI: 53.66
Rank: 6
Radosław Sikorski
1963 - Present
HPI: 48.97
Rank: 7
Grażyna Szapołowska
1953 - Present
HPI: 47.04
Rank: 8
Walter Leistikow
1865 - 1908
HPI: 46.67
Rank: 9
Jan Krzysztof Bielecki
1951 - Present
HPI: 45.10
Rank: 10
Stefan Majewski
1956 - Present
HPI: 40.40
Rank: 11
Sylwester Szmyd
1978 - Present
HPI: 28.13
Rank: 12
Newly Added People Born in Bydgoszcz
Go to all RankingsGrażyna Szapołowska
1953 - Present
HPI: 47.04
Rank: 8
Walter Leistikow
1865 - 1908
HPI: 46.67
Rank: 9
Iga Baumgart-Witan
1989 - Present
HPI: 27.78
Rank: 13
Beata Mikołajczyk
1985 - Present
HPI: 21.79
Rank: 18
People Deceased in Bydgoszcz
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Newly Added People Deceased in Bydgoszcz
Go to all RankingsMost individuals born in present day Bydgoszcz were soccer players (4), politicians (2), athletes (2), mathematicians (1), and military personnels (1), while most who died were athletes (1) and fencers (1).
Over the past 100 years, soccer players have been the top profession of globally memorable people born in Bydgoszcz, including Zbigniew Boniek, Stefan Majewski, and Jacek Góralski. Whereas, throughout history, soccer players have been the profession with the most memorable people born in present day Bydgoszcz, including Zbigniew Boniek, Stefan Majewski, and Jacek Góralski.
Below is a visual represetation of the lifespans of the top 6 globally memorable people born in Bydgoszcz since 1700.
