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Kraków ranks 115th in number of biographies on Pantheon, behind Havana, Shanghai, and Brussels. The most famous people from Kraków are Adam Mickiewicz, Sigismund II Augustus, and Vladislaus II of Hungary. The most famous people who died in Kraków are Wisława Szymborska, Stanisław Lem, and Jadwiga of Poland. Kraków has been the birth place of many politicians, and soccer players and the death place of many politicians, and writers. Kraków is located in Poland.

People

Between 1016 and 1999, Kraków was the birth place of 114 globally memorable people, including Adam Mickiewicz, Sigismund II Augustus, and Vladislaus II of Hungary. Additionaly, 84 globally memorable people have passed away in Kraków including Wisława Szymborska, Stanisław Lem, and Jadwiga of Poland.

People Born in Kraków

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Occupations

Most individuals born in present day Krakówwere politicians (26), soccer players (12), writers (10), actors (9), and film directors (7),  while most who died were politicians (18), writers (12), religious figures (11), painters (11), and composers (4).

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Over the past 100 years, soccer players have been the top profession of globally memorable people born in Kraków, including Robert Gadocha, Adam Nawałka, and Marcin Wasilewski. Whereas, throughout history, politicians have been the profession with the most memorable people born in present day Kraków, including Sigismund II Augustus, Vladislaus II of Hungary, and Władysław III of Poland.

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Overlapping Lives

Below is a visual represetation of the lifespans of the top 25 globally memorable people born in Kraków since 1700.

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