Łódź
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.
People Born in Łódź
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Arthur Rubinstein
1887 - 1982
HPI: 72.18
Rank: 1
Andrzej Sapkowski
1948 - Present
HPI: 68.72
Rank: 2
Daniel Libeskind
1946 - Present
HPI: 63.43
Rank: 3
Jerzy Skolimowski
1938 - Present
HPI: 60.76
Rank: 4
Jerzy Kosiński
1933 - 1991
HPI: 59.19
Rank: 5
Jan Karski
1914 - 2000
HPI: 58.50
Rank: 6
Grażyna Bacewicz
1909 - 1969
HPI: 56.94
Rank: 7
Michał Kalecki
1899 - 1970
HPI: 56.79
Rank: 8
Alexandre Tansman
1897 - 1986
HPI: 56.09
Rank: 9
Julian Tuwim
1894 - 1953
HPI: 55.13
Rank: 10
Zvi Zamir
1925 - 2024
HPI: 54.81
Rank: 11
Yehuda Ashlag
1886 - 1954
HPI: 54.22
Rank: 12
Newly Added People Born in Łódź
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Sofiya Nalepinska-Boychuk
1884 - 1937
HPI: 47.28
Rank: 22
Jadwiga Barańska
1935 - Present
HPI: 45.79
Rank: 24
Nikodem Caro
1871 - 1935
HPI: 44.84
Rank: 25
Kazimierz Brandys
1916 - 2000
HPI: 44.46
Rank: 26
Paweł Edelman
1958 - Present
HPI: 42.33
Rank: 30
George E. Stone
1903 - 1967
HPI: 40.96
Rank: 32
Władysław Pasikowski
1959 - Present
HPI: 37.08
Rank: 36
Roman Totenberg
1911 - 2012
HPI: 36.33
Rank: 37
Izabella Miko
1981 - Present
HPI: 35.76
Rank: 39
People Deceased in Łódź
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Bronislav Kaminski
1899 - 1944
HPI: 61.81
Rank: 1
Katarzyna Kobro
1898 - 1951
HPI: 57.05
Rank: 2
Władysław Strzemiński
1893 - 1952
HPI: 54.09
Rank: 3
Teresa Żylis-Gara
1930 - 2021
HPI: 53.61
Rank: 4
Wojciech Has
1925 - 2000
HPI: 51.83
Rank: 5
Kazimierz Bein
1872 - 1959
HPI: 49.74
Rank: 6
Newly Added People Deceased in Łódź
Go to all RankingsMost 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.
