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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.

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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.