Zabrze
Zabrze ranks 1,611th in number of biographies on Pantheon, behind Nordhausen, Thuringia, Berchtesgaden, and Gdynia. Memorable people born in Zabrze include Krystian Zimerman, Joachim Kroll, and Henryk Kasperczak. Memorable people who died in Zabrze include Zbigniew Jaremski. Zabrze has been the birth place of many soccer players, and musicians and the death place of many athletes. Zabrze is located in Poland.
Zabrze is an industrial city in Silesia in southern Poland, near Katowice. It lies in the western part of the Metropolis GZM, a metropolis with a population of around 2 million. It is in the Silesian Highlands, on the Bytomka River, a tributary of the Oder. Read more on Wikipedia
People
Between 1925 and 1991, Zabrze was the birth place of 9 globally memorable people, including Krystian Zimerman, Joachim Kroll, and Henryk Kasperczak. Additionaly, 1 globally memorable people have passed away in Zabrze including Zbigniew Jaremski.
People Born in Zabrze
Go to all Rankings
Krystian Zimerman
MUSICIAN
1956 - Present
HPI: 56.91
Rank: 1
Joachim Kroll
EXTREMIST
1933 - 1991
HPI: 56.34
Rank: 2
Henryk Kasperczak
COACH
1946 - Present
HPI: 55.63
Rank: 3
Fritz Laband
SOCCER PLAYER
1925 - 1982
HPI: 50.43
Rank: 4
Jerzy Gorgoń
SOCCER PLAYER
1949 - Present
HPI: 48.29
Rank: 5
Andrzej Pałasz
SOCCER PLAYER
1960 - Present
HPI: 40.38
Rank: 6
Zbigniew Jaremski
ATHLETE
1949 - 2011
HPI: 40.11
Rank: 7
Łukasz Skorupski
SOCCER PLAYER
1991 - Present
HPI: 38.19
Rank: 8
Wojtek Wolski
HOCKEY PLAYER
1986 - Present
HPI: 27.74
Rank: 9
Newly Added People Born in Zabrze
Go to all RankingsPeople Deceased in Zabrze
Go to all RankingsNewly Added People Deceased in Zabrze
Go to all RankingsOccupations
Most individuals born in present day Zabrze were soccer players (4), musicians (1), extremists (1), coaches (1), and athletes (1), while most who died were athletes (1).
Occupational Trends
Over the past 100 years, soccer players have been the top profession of globally memorable people born in Zabrze, including Fritz Laband, Jerzy Gorgoń, and Andrzej Pałasz. Whereas, throughout history, soccer players have been the profession with the most memorable people born in present day Zabrze, including Fritz Laband, Jerzy Gorgoń, and Andrzej Pałasz.
Places
Overlapping Lives
Below is a visual represetation of the lifespans of the top 3 globally memorable people born in Zabrze since 1700.
