Poznań ranks 282nd in number of biographies on Pantheon, behind Potsdam, Cambridge, and Cardiff. Memorable people born in Poznań include Paul von Hindenburg, Zygmunt Bauman, and Günther von Kluge. Memorable people who died in Poznań include Mieszko I of Poland, Reinhard Selten, and Casimir I the Restorer. Poznań has been the birth place of many politicians and soccer players and the death place of many politicians and economists. Poznań is located in Poland.
Poznań is a city on the River Warta in west-central Poland, within the Greater Poland region. The city is an important cultural and business centre, and one of Poland's most populous regions with many regional customs such as Saint John's Fair, traditional Saint Martin's croissants and a local dialect. Among its most important heritage sites are the Renaissance Old Town, Town Hall and Gothic Cathedral. Read more on Wikipedia
Between 967 and 1994, Poznań was the birth place of 40 globally memorable people, including Paul von Hindenburg, Zygmunt Bauman, and Günther von Kluge. Additionaly, 9 globally memorable people have passed away in Poznań including Mieszko I of Poland, Reinhard Selten, and Casimir I the Restorer.
1847 - 1934
HPI: 78.75
Rank: 1
1925 - 2017
HPI: 72.45
Rank: 2
1882 - 1944
HPI: 71.19
Rank: 3
967 - 1025
HPI: 69.55
Rank: 4
1512 - 1609
HPI: 66.40
Rank: 5
1901 - 1948
HPI: 64.42
Rank: 6
1680 - 1747
HPI: 62.28
Rank: 7
1257 - 1296
HPI: 59.92
Rank: 8
1286 - 1335
HPI: 58.13
Rank: 9
1513 - 1573
HPI: 55.84
Rank: 10
1886 - 1941
HPI: 55.78
Rank: 11
1895 - 1963
HPI: 55.07
Rank: 12
1886 - 1941
HPI: 55.78
Rank: 11
1895 - 1963
HPI: 55.07
Rank: 12
1950 - 1980
HPI: 45.79
Rank: 22
1837 - 1921
HPI: 45.29
Rank: 23
1936 - 2000
HPI: 45.00
Rank: 24
1930 - 2008
HPI: 44.95
Rank: 25
1949 - Present
HPI: 44.37
Rank: 26
1946 - 2014
HPI: 42.10
Rank: 27
1991 - Present
HPI: 23.54
Rank: 40
940 - 992
HPI: 64.86
Rank: 1
1930 - 2016
HPI: 62.69
Rank: 2
1016 - 1058
HPI: 62.12
Rank: 3
990 - 1034
HPI: 61.69
Rank: 4
1760 - 1831
HPI: 60.80
Rank: 5
1897 - 1946
HPI: 56.85
Rank: 6
1910 - 1945
HPI: 55.06
Rank: 7
1885 - 1953
HPI: 51.74
Rank: 8
1897 - 1937
HPI: 50.47
Rank: 9
Most individuals born in present day Poznań were politicians (8), soccer players (7), tennis players (3), athletes (3), and philosophers (2), while most who died were politicians (5), economists (1), military personnels (1), chemists (1), and journalists (1).
Over the past 100 years, soccer players have been the top profession of globally memorable people born in Poznań, including Maciej Żurawski, Tomasz Radzinski, and Bartosz Bereszyński. Whereas, throughout history, politicians have been the profession with the most memorable people born in present day Poznań, including Paul von Hindenburg, Bolesław I the Brave, and Arthur Liebehenschel.
Below is a visual represetation of the lifespans of the top 18 globally memorable people born in Poznań since 1700.