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Kraków ranks 119th in number of biographies on Pantheon, behind Hanover, Sofia, and Shanghai. Memorable people born in Kraków include Adam Mickiewicz, Bronisław Malinowski, and Vladislaus II of Hungary. Memorable people who died in Kraków include Stanisław Lem, Jadwiga of Poland, and Wisława Szymborska. 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.

Kraków, also seen spelled Cracow or absent Polish diacritics as Krakow, is the second-largest and one of the oldest cities in Poland. Situated on the Vistula River in Lesser Poland Voivodeship, the city dates back to the seventh century. Kraków was the official capital of Poland until 1596, and has traditionally been one of the leading centres of Polish academic, economic, cultural and artistic life. Cited as one of Europe's most beautiful cities, its Old Town with Wawel Royal Castle was declared a UNESCO World Heritage Site in 1978, one of the world's first sites granted the status. Read more on Wikipedia

Between 1016 and 1987, Kraków was the birth place of 82 globally memorable people, including Adam Mickiewicz, Bronisław Malinowski, and Vladislaus II of Hungary. Additionaly, 77 globally memorable people have passed away in Kraków including Stanisław Lem, Jadwiga of Poland, and Wisława Szymborska.

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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 Vladislaus II of Hungary, Sigismund II Augustus, and Władysław III of Poland.

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