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Wrocław (pol)

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Wrocław ranks 134th in number of biographies on Pantheon, behind Sarajevo, Johannesburg, and Düsseldorf. Memorable people born in Wrocław include Manfred von Richthofen, Fritz Haber, and Ernst Cassirer. Memorable people who died in Wrocław include Carl von Clausewitz, Alois Alzheimer, and Angelus Silesius. Wrocław has been the birth place of many writers, and mathematicians and the death place of many religious figures, and biologists. Wrocław is located in Poland.

Wrocław is a city in southwestern Poland and the largest city and historical capital of the region of Silesia. It lies on the banks of the Oder River in the Silesian Lowlands of Central Europe, roughly 40 kilometres (25 mi) from the Sudeten Mountains to the south. As of 2023, the official population of Wrocław is 674,132 making it the third largest city in Poland. The population of the Wrocław metropolitan area is around 1.25 million. Read more on Wikipedia

People

Between 1140 and 2000, Wrocław was the birth place of 86 globally memorable people, including Manfred von Richthofen, Fritz Haber, and Ernst Cassirer. 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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People Deceased in Wrocław

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Occupations

Most individuals born in present day Wrocław were writers (9), mathematicians (8), military personnels (6), politicians (5), and actors (5),  while most who died were religious figures (5), biologists (5), writers (4), physicians (3), and athletes (3).

Over the past 100 years, athletes have been the top profession of globally memorable people born in Wrocław, including Filip Adamski, Joanna Linkiewicz, and Robert Sobera. Whereas, throughout history, writers have been the profession with the most memorable people born in present day Wrocław, including Emil Ludwig, Alfred Kerr, and Anita Lasker-Wallfisch.

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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.