Wrocław
Wrocław ranks 134th in number of biographies on Pantheon, behind Sarajevo, Johannesburg, and Düsseldorf. The most famous people from Wrocław are Fritz Haber, Manfred von Richthofen, and Friedrich Schleiermacher. The most famous people who died in Wrocław are Carl von Clausewitz, Alois Alzheimer, and Angelus Silesius. Wrocław has been the birth place of many writers, and athletes and the death place of many religious figures, and biologists. Wrocław is located in Poland.
People
Between 1140 and 2000, Wrocław was the birth place of 96 globally memorable people, including Fritz Haber, Manfred von Richthofen, and Friedrich Schleiermacher. Additionaly, 33 globally memorable people have passed away in Wrocław including Carl von Clausewitz, Alois Alzheimer, and Angelus Silesius.
People Born in Wrocław
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Fritz Haber
CHEMIST
1868 - 1934
HPI: 78.61
Rank: 1
Manfred von Richthofen
MILITARY PERSONNEL
1892 - 1918
HPI: 76.98
Rank: 2
Friedrich Schleiermacher
PHILOSOPHER
1768 - 1834
HPI: 75.81
Rank: 3
Ernst Cassirer
PHILOSOPHER
1874 - 1945
HPI: 75.36
Rank: 4
Ferdinand Lassalle
SOCIAL ACTIVIST
1825 - 1864
HPI: 74.84
Rank: 5
Friedrich Bergius
CHEMIST
1884 - 1949
HPI: 74.25
Rank: 6
Christian Wolff
PHILOSOPHER
1679 - 1754
HPI: 74.23
Rank: 7
Dietrich Bonhoeffer
RELIGIOUS FIGURE
1906 - 1945
HPI: 74.02
Rank: 8
Erwin von Witzleben
MILITARY PERSONNEL
1881 - 1944
HPI: 73.76
Rank: 9
Norbert Elias
SOCIOLOGIST
1897 - 1990
HPI: 72.31
Rank: 10
Angelus Silesius
RELIGIOUS FIGURE
1624 - 1677
HPI: 71.03
Rank: 11
Adolf Anderssen
CHESS PLAYER
1818 - 1879
HPI: 70.95
Rank: 12
Newly Added People Born in Wrocław
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Svika Pick
SINGER
1949 - 2022
HPI: 55.45
Rank: 64
Janusz Olejniczak
MUSICIAN
1952 - 2024
HPI: 53.50
Rank: 67
Robert Felisiak
ATHLETE
1962 - Present
HPI: 49.18
Rank: 76
Jan Jakub Kolski
FILM DIRECTOR
1956 - Present
HPI: 47.19
Rank: 78
Artur Ekert
PHYSICIST
1961 - Present
HPI: 46.30
Rank: 79
Ryszard Tarasiewicz
SOCCER PLAYER
1962 - Present
HPI: 45.09
Rank: 81
Robert Andrzejuk
ATHLETE
1975 - Present
HPI: 40.18
Rank: 86
Paweł Rańda
ATHLETE
1979 - Present
HPI: 35.73
Rank: 88
Damian Janikowski
WRESTLER
1989 - Present
HPI: 34.96
Rank: 89
Rafał Omelko
ATHLETE
1989 - Present
HPI: 33.66
Rank: 90
People Deceased in Wrocław
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Carl von Clausewitz
PHILOSOPHER
1780 - 1831
HPI: 79.09
Rank: 1
Alois Alzheimer
PHYSICIAN
1864 - 1915
HPI: 76.24
Rank: 2
Angelus Silesius
RELIGIOUS FIGURE
1624 - 1677
HPI: 71.03
Rank: 3
Werner Mölders
MILITARY PERSONNEL
1913 - 1941
HPI: 69.86
Rank: 4
Otto Mueller
PAINTER
1874 - 1930
HPI: 65.83
Rank: 5
Johann Gottlob Theaenus Schneider
BIOLOGIST
1750 - 1822
HPI: 65.00
Rank: 6
Hugo Steinhaus
MATHEMATICIAN
1887 - 1972
HPI: 64.86
Rank: 7
Henryk IV Probus
POLITICIAN
1256 - 1290
HPI: 63.71
Rank: 8
Christian Gottfried Daniel Nees von Esenbeck
BIOLOGIST
1776 - 1858
HPI: 63.23
Rank: 9
Walther von Lüttwitz
MILITARY PERSONNEL
1859 - 1942
HPI: 62.77
Rank: 10
Ernst Chladni
PHYSICIST
1756 - 1827
HPI: 62.46
Rank: 11
Zbigniew Cybulski
ACTOR
1927 - 1967
HPI: 62.27
Rank: 12
Occupations
Most individuals born in present day Wrocławwere writers (9), athletes (9), mathematicians (8), military personnels (6), and politicians (5), while most who died were religious figures (5), biologists (5), writers (4), physicians (3), and athletes (3).
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Overlapping Lives
Below is a visual represetation of the lifespans of the top 25 globally memorable people born in Wrocław since 1700.
