Legnica
Legnica ranks 1,951st in number of biographies on Pantheon, behind Giza, Conegliano, and Beverley. Memorable people born in Legnica include Leopold Kronecker, Heinrich Wilhelm Dove, and Paul Löbe. Memorable people who died in Legnica include Anne of Austria, Margravine of Brandenburg, Bolesław II the Horned, and Bolko I the Strict. Legnica has been the birth place of many politicians, and athletes and the death place of many noblemen, and politicians. Legnica is located in Poland.
Legnica is a city in southwestern Poland, in the central part of Lower Silesia, on the Kaczawa River and the Czarna Woda. As well as being the seat of the county, since 1992 the city has been the seat of the Diocese of Legnica. As of 2023, Legnica had a population of 97,300 inhabitants. Read more on Wikipedia
People
Between 1480 and 2001, Legnica was the birth place of 9 globally memorable people, including Leopold Kronecker, Heinrich Wilhelm Dove, and Paul Löbe. Additionaly, 4 globally memorable people have passed away in Legnica including Anne of Austria, Margravine of Brandenburg, Bolesław II the Horned, and Bolko I the Strict.
People Born in Legnica
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Leopold Kronecker
MATHEMATICIAN
1823 - 1891
HPI: 66.26
Rank: 1
Heinrich Wilhelm Dove
PHYSICIST
1803 - 1879
HPI: 55.45
Rank: 2
Paul Löbe
POLITICIAN
1875 - 1967
HPI: 54.65
Rank: 3
Frederick II of Legnica
POLITICIAN
1480 - 1547
HPI: 52.49
Rank: 4
Anna Dymna
ACTOR
1951 - Present
HPI: 50.01
Rank: 5
Mariusz Lewandowski
SOCCER PLAYER
1979 - Present
HPI: 47.80
Rank: 6
Klaus Beer
ATHLETE
1942 - 2023
HPI: 46.70
Rank: 7
Olena Pidhrushna
ATHLETE
1987 - Present
HPI: 34.55
Rank: 8
Kornelia Fiedkiewicz
SWIMMER
2001 - Present
HPI: 0.00
Rank: 9
Newly Added People Born in Legnica
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POLITICIAN
1480 - 1547
HPI: 52.49
Rank: 4
Anna Dymna
ACTOR
1951 - Present
HPI: 50.01
Rank: 5
Klaus Beer
ATHLETE
1942 - 2023
HPI: 46.70
Rank: 7
Kornelia Fiedkiewicz
SWIMMER
2001 - Present
HPI: 0.00
Rank: 9
People Deceased in Legnica
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Anne of Austria, Margravine of Brandenburg
NOBLEMAN
1280 - 1327
HPI: 55.81
Rank: 1
Bolesław II the Horned
POLITICIAN
1217 - 1278
HPI: 55.11
Rank: 2
Bolko I the Strict
NOBLEMAN
1253 - 1301
HPI: 52.83
Rank: 3
Frederick II of Legnica
POLITICIAN
1480 - 1547
HPI: 52.49
Rank: 4
Newly Added People Deceased in Legnica
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Most individuals born in present day Legnica were politicians (2), athletes (2), mathematicians (1), physicists (1), and actors (1), while most who died were noblemen (2), and politicians (2).
Occupational Trends
Over the past 100 years, athletes have been the top profession of globally memorable people born in Legnica, including Klaus Beer, and Olena Pidhrushna. Whereas, throughout history, politicians have been the profession with the most memorable people born in present day Legnica, including Paul Löbe, and Frederick II of Legnica.
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Overlapping Lives
Below is a visual represetation of the lifespans of the top 4 globally memorable people born in Legnica since 1700.
