Łódź ranks 253rd in number of biographies on Pantheon, behind Birmingham, Alabama, Kinshasa, and Hartford, Connecticut. Memorable people born in Łódź include Arthur Rubinstein, Andrzej Sapkowski, and Daniel Libeskind. Memorable people who died in Łódź include Bronislav Kaminski, Katarzyna Kobro, and Władysław Strzemiński. Łódź has been the birth place of many writers and film directors and the death place of many military personnels and sculptors. Łódź is located in Poland.
Łódź is a city in central Poland and a former industrial centre. It is the capital of Łódź Voivodeship, and is located 120 km (75 mi) south-west of Warsaw. As of 2023, Łódź has a population of 655,279, making it the country's fourth largest city. Read more on Wikipedia
Between 1871 and 1990, Łódź was the birth place of 43 globally memorable people, including Arthur Rubinstein, Andrzej Sapkowski, and Daniel Libeskind. Additionaly, 6 globally memorable people have passed away in Łódź including Bronislav Kaminski, Katarzyna Kobro, and Władysław Strzemiński.
1887 - 1982
HPI: 72.18
Rank: 1
1948 - Present
HPI: 68.72
Rank: 2
1946 - Present
HPI: 63.43
Rank: 3
1938 - Present
HPI: 60.76
Rank: 4
1933 - 1991
HPI: 59.19
Rank: 5
1914 - 2000
HPI: 58.50
Rank: 6
1909 - 1969
HPI: 56.94
Rank: 7
1899 - 1970
HPI: 56.79
Rank: 8
1897 - 1986
HPI: 56.09
Rank: 9
1894 - 1953
HPI: 55.13
Rank: 10
1925 - 2024
HPI: 54.81
Rank: 11
1886 - 1954
HPI: 54.22
Rank: 12
1884 - 1937
HPI: 47.28
Rank: 22
1935 - Present
HPI: 45.79
Rank: 24
1871 - 1935
HPI: 44.84
Rank: 25
1916 - 2000
HPI: 44.46
Rank: 26
1958 - Present
HPI: 42.33
Rank: 30
1903 - 1967
HPI: 40.96
Rank: 32
1959 - Present
HPI: 37.08
Rank: 36
1911 - 2012
HPI: 36.33
Rank: 37
1981 - Present
HPI: 35.76
Rank: 39
1899 - 1944
HPI: 61.81
Rank: 1
1898 - 1951
HPI: 57.05
Rank: 2
1893 - 1952
HPI: 54.09
Rank: 3
1930 - 2021
HPI: 53.61
Rank: 4
1925 - 2000
HPI: 51.83
Rank: 5
1872 - 1959
HPI: 49.74
Rank: 6
Most individuals born in present day Łódź were writers (6), film directors (4), politicians (4), actors (4), and soccer players (4), while most who died were military personnels (1), sculptors (1), painters (1), singers (1), and film directors (1).
Over the past 100 years, film directors have been the top profession of globally memorable people born in Łódź, including Jerzy Skolimowski, Zbigniew Rybczyński, and Paweł Edelman. Whereas, throughout history, writers have been the profession with the most memorable people born in present day Łódź, including Andrzej Sapkowski, Jerzy Kosiński, and Julian Tuwim.
Below is a visual represetation of the lifespans of the top 24 globally memorable people born in Łódź since 1700.