Tarnów
Tarnów ranks 1,816th in number of biographies on Pantheon, behind Pergamino, Hiratsuka, and Chorzów. Memorable people born in Tarnów include Józef Bem, Anny Ondra, and Jan Tarnowski. Memorable people who died in Tarnów include Jan Szczepanik. Tarnów has been the birth place of many politicians, and soccer players and the death place of many chemists. Tarnów is located in Poland.
Tarnów is a city in southeastern Poland with 105,922 inhabitants and a metropolitan area population of 269,000 inhabitants. The city is situated in the Lesser Poland Voivodeship since 1999. From 1975 to 1998, it was the capital of the Tarnów Voivodeship. It is a major rail junction, located on the strategic east–west connection from Lviv to Kraków, and two additional lines, one of which links the city with the Slovak border. Read more on Wikipedia
People
Between 1488 and 1996, Tarnów was the birth place of 9 globally memorable people, including Józef Bem, Anny Ondra, and Jan Tarnowski. Additionaly, 1 globally memorable people have passed away in Tarnów including Jan Szczepanik.
People Born in Tarnów
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Józef Bem
ENGINEER
1794 - 1850
HPI: 59.08
Rank: 1
Anny Ondra
ACTOR
1903 - 1987
HPI: 56.90
Rank: 2
Jan Tarnowski
POLITICIAN
1488 - 1561
HPI: 56.70
Rank: 3
Józef Cyrankiewicz
POLITICIAN
1911 - 1989
HPI: 56.30
Rank: 4
Michał Heller
PHILOSOPHER
1936 - Present
HPI: 48.35
Rank: 5
Krystyna Kuperberg
MATHEMATICIAN
1944 - Present
HPI: 39.36
Rank: 6
Jacek Dukaj
WRITER
1974 - Present
HPI: 36.93
Rank: 7
Mateusz Klich
SOCCER PLAYER
1990 - Present
HPI: 31.40
Rank: 8
Bartosz Kapustka
SOCCER PLAYER
1996 - Present
HPI: 28.97
Rank: 9
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Occupations
Most individuals born in present day Tarnów were politicians (2), soccer players (2), engineers (1), actors (1), and philosophers (1), while most who died were chemists (1).
Occupational Trends
Over the past 100 years, soccer players have been the top profession of globally memorable people born in Tarnów, including Mateusz Klich, and Bartosz Kapustka. Whereas, throughout history, politicians have been the profession with the most memorable people born in present day Tarnów, including Jan Tarnowski, and Józef Cyrankiewicz.
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Overlapping Lives
Below is a visual represetation of the lifespans of the top 3 globally memorable people born in Tarnów since 1700.
