Warsaw
Warsaw ranks 39th in number of biographies on Pantheon, behind Venice, Sydney, and Athens. The most famous people from Warsaw are Marie Curie, Janusz Korczak, and Lech Kaczyński. The most famous people who died in Warsaw are L. L. Zamenhof, John III Sobieski, and Sigismund III Vasa. Warsaw has been the birth place of many writers, and politicians and the death place of many politicians, and writers. Warsaw is located in Poland.
Warsaw, officially the Capital City of Warsaw, is the capital and largest city of Poland. The metropolis stands on the River Vistula in east-central Poland. Its population is officially estimated at 1.86 million residents within a greater metropolitan area of 3.27 million residents, which makes Warsaw the 6th most-populous city in the European Union. The city area measures 517 km2 (200 sq mi) and comprises 18 districts, while the metropolitan area covers 6,100 km2 (2,355 sq mi). Warsaw is classified as an alpha global city, a major political, economic and cultural hub, and the country's seat of government. It is also the capital of the Masovian Voivodeship. Read more on Wikipedia
People
Between 0 and 2001, Warsaw was the birth place of 249 globally memorable people, including Marie Curie, Janusz Korczak, and Lech Kaczyński. Additionaly, 201 globally memorable people have passed away in Warsaw including L. L. Zamenhof, John III Sobieski, and Sigismund III Vasa.
People Born in Warsaw
Go to all RankingsMarie Curie
PHYSICIST
1867 - 1934
HPI: 94.30
Rank: 1
Janusz Korczak
WRITER
1878 - 1942
HPI: 77.74
Rank: 2
Lech Kaczyński
POLITICIAN
1949 - 2010
HPI: 77.12
Rank: 3
Krzysztof Kieślowski
FILM DIRECTOR
1941 - 1996
HPI: 75.06
Rank: 4
Irena Sendler
SOCIAL ACTIVIST
1910 - 2008
HPI: 74.81
Rank: 5
Konstantin Rokossovsky
MILITARY PERSONNEL
1896 - 1968
HPI: 74.73
Rank: 6
Zbigniew Brzezinski
POLITICIAN
1928 - 2017
HPI: 74.64
Rank: 7
Benoit Mandelbrot
MATHEMATICIAN
1924 - 2010
HPI: 73.71
Rank: 8
Tamara de Lempicka
PAINTER
1898 - 1980
HPI: 73.00
Rank: 9
Osip Mandelstam
WRITER
1891 - 1938
HPI: 72.25
Rank: 10
Casimir Funk
CHEMIST
1884 - 1967
HPI: 71.73
Rank: 11
Joseph Rotblat
PHYSICIST
1908 - 2005
HPI: 71.35
Rank: 12
Newly Added People Born in Warsaw
Go to all RankingsAgnieszka Wagner
ACTOR
1970 - Present
HPI: 45.33
Rank: 192
Adam Krzesiński
ATHLETE
1965 - Present
HPI: 43.36
Rank: 200
Richard Kowalski
ASTRONOMER
1963 - Present
HPI: 42.16
Rank: 207
Janusz Olech
ATHLETE
1964 - Present
HPI: 41.23
Rank: 210
Luna
SINGER
1999 - Present
HPI: 40.74
Rank: 211
Michalina Olszańska
ACTOR
1992 - Present
HPI: 40.16
Rank: 213
Maja Lidia Kossakowska
WRITER
1972 - 2022
HPI: 39.53
Rank: 216
Robert Sycz
ATHLETE
1973 - Present
HPI: 39.13
Rank: 217
Jan Zieliński
TENNIS PLAYER
1996 - Present
HPI: 38.39
Rank: 220
Sanah
MUSICIAN
1997 - Present
HPI: 38.04
Rank: 222
Bartłomiej Macieja
CHESS PLAYER
1977 - Present
HPI: 37.31
Rank: 224
Paweł Kieszek
SOCCER PLAYER
1984 - Present
HPI: 36.72
Rank: 227
People Deceased in Warsaw
Go to all RankingsL. L. Zamenhof
PHYSICIAN
1859 - 1917
HPI: 82.06
Rank: 1
John III Sobieski
POLITICIAN
1629 - 1696
HPI: 80.05
Rank: 2
Sigismund III Vasa
POLITICIAN
1566 - 1632
HPI: 79.24
Rank: 3
Józef Piłsudski
POLITICIAN
1867 - 1935
HPI: 78.96
Rank: 4
Augustus II the Strong
POLITICIAN
1670 - 1733
HPI: 78.78
Rank: 5
Władysław Szpilman
MUSICIAN
1911 - 2000
HPI: 77.16
Rank: 6
Wojciech Jaruzelski
POLITICIAN
1923 - 2014
HPI: 76.03
Rank: 7
Krzysztof Kieślowski
FILM DIRECTOR
1941 - 1996
HPI: 75.06
Rank: 8
Irena Sendler
SOCIAL ACTIVIST
1910 - 2008
HPI: 74.81
Rank: 9
Andrzej Wajda
FILM DIRECTOR
1926 - 2016
HPI: 74.25
Rank: 10
Anna Jagiellon
POLITICIAN
1523 - 1596
HPI: 73.00
Rank: 11
Władysław Reymont
WRITER
1867 - 1925
HPI: 72.79
Rank: 12
Occupations
Most individuals born in present day Warsaw were writers (33), politicians (29), athletes (29), actors (18), and soccer players (12), while most who died were politicians (42), writers (38), athletes (13), actors (11), and painters (10).
Occupational Trends
Over the past 100 years, athletes have been the top profession of globally memorable people born in Warsaw, including Ewa Kłobukowska, Elżbieta Krzesińska, and Andrzej Zieliński. Whereas, throughout history, writers have been the profession with the most memorable people born in present day Warsaw, including Janusz Korczak, Osip Mandelstam, and Albert Barillé.
Places
Overlapping Lives
Below is a visual represetation of the lifespans of the top 25 globally memorable people born in Warsaw since 1700.


































