Wadowice
Wadowice ranks 14,639th in number of biographies on Pantheon, behind Wilamowice, Ustroń, and Skoczów. The most famous people from Wadowice are Pope John Paul II, and Anna Plichta. The most famous people who died in Wadowice are Raphael Kalinowski, and Józef Mehoffer. Wadowice has been the birth place of many religious figures, and cyclists and the death place of many religious figures, and painters. Wadowice is located in Poland.
Wadowice is a town in southern Poland, 50 kilometres southwest of Kraków with 17,455 inhabitants (2022), situated on the Skawa river, confluence of Vistula, in the eastern part of Silesian Foothills. Wadowice is known for being the birthplace of Karol Wojtyła, later Pope John Paul II and Godwin von Brumowski, Austria-Hungary’s best flying ace with 35 credited and an additional 8 possible wins in the air. Read more on Wikipedia
People
Between 1920 and 1992, Wadowice was the birth place of 2 globally memorable people, including Pope John Paul II, and Anna Plichta. Additionaly, 2 globally memorable people have passed away in Wadowice including Raphael Kalinowski, and Józef Mehoffer.
People Born in Wadowice
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Pope John Paul II
RELIGIOUS FIGURE
1920 - 2005
HPI: 92.56
Rank: 1
Anna Plichta
CYCLIST
1992 - Present
HPI: 29.71
Rank: 2
People Deceased in Wadowice
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Raphael Kalinowski
RELIGIOUS FIGURE
1835 - 1907
HPI: 59.48
Rank: 1
Józef Mehoffer
PAINTER
1869 - 1946
HPI: 57.39
Rank: 2
Occupations
Most individuals born in present day Wadowice were religious figures (1), and cyclists (1), while most who died were religious figures (1), and painters (1).
Occupational Trends
Over the past 100 years, cyclists have been the top profession of globally memorable people born in Wadowice, including Anna Plichta. Whereas, throughout history, religious figures have been the profession with the most memorable people born in present day Wadowice, including Pope John Paul II.
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Overlapping Lives
Below is a visual represetation of the lifespans of the top 1 globally memorable people born in Wadowice since 1700.
