Łódź
Łódź ranks 230th in number of biographies on Pantheon, behind Busan, Kagoshima Prefecture, and Tunis. The most famous people from Łódź are Arthur Rubinstein, Andrzej Sapkowski, and Jerzy Kosiński. The most famous people who died in Łódź are Bronislav Kaminski, Stanisława Leszczyńska, and Władysław Strzemiński. Łódź has been the birth place of many athletes, and writers and the death place of many actors, and military personnels. Łódź is located in Poland.
People
Between 1871 and 1999, Łódź was the birth place of 64 globally memorable people, including Arthur Rubinstein, Andrzej Sapkowski, and Jerzy Kosiński. Additionaly, 9 globally memorable people have passed away in Łódź including Bronislav Kaminski, Stanisława Leszczyńska, and Władysław Strzemiński.
People Born in Łódź
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Arthur Rubinstein
MUSICIAN
1887 - 1982
HPI: 76.08
Rank: 1
Andrzej Sapkowski
WRITER
1948 - Present
HPI: 73.44
Rank: 2
Jerzy Kosiński
WRITER
1933 - 1991
HPI: 68.94
Rank: 3
Daniel Libeskind
ARCHITECT
1946 - Present
HPI: 68.69
Rank: 4
Jerzy Skolimowski
FILM DIRECTOR
1938 - Present
HPI: 66.63
Rank: 5
Grażyna Bacewicz
COMPOSER
1909 - 1969
HPI: 65.78
Rank: 6
Jan Karski
SOCIAL ACTIVIST
1914 - 2000
HPI: 65.62
Rank: 7
Zvi Zamir
POLITICIAN
1925 - 2024
HPI: 65.53
Rank: 8
Michał Kalecki
ECONOMIST
1899 - 1970
HPI: 63.53
Rank: 9
Alexandre Tansman
COMPOSER
1897 - 1986
HPI: 62.98
Rank: 10
Julian Tuwim
WRITER
1894 - 1953
HPI: 62.66
Rank: 11
Jack Tramiel
BUSINESSPERSON
1928 - 2012
HPI: 62.58
Rank: 12
Newly Added People Born in Łódź
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Jan Machulski
FILM DIRECTOR
1928 - 2008
HPI: 57.88
Rank: 22
Anna Lewandowska
MARTIAL ARTS
1988 - Present
HPI: 45.74
Rank: 47
Manuela Gretkowska
WRITER
1964 - Present
HPI: 44.85
Rank: 48
Radosław Matusiak
SOCCER PLAYER
1982 - Present
HPI: 36.21
Rank: 58
People Deceased in Łódź
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Bronislav Kaminski
MILITARY PERSONNEL
1899 - 1944
HPI: 67.00
Rank: 1
Stanisława Leszczyńska
RELIGIOUS FIGURE
1896 - 1974
HPI: 62.33
Rank: 2
Władysław Strzemiński
PAINTER
1893 - 1952
HPI: 61.97
Rank: 3
Kazimierz Bein
PHYSICIAN
1872 - 1959
HPI: 59.23
Rank: 4
Wojciech Has
FILM DIRECTOR
1925 - 2000
HPI: 59.03
Rank: 5
Katarzyna Kobro
SCULPTOR
1898 - 1951
HPI: 57.25
Rank: 6
Leon Niemczyk
ACTOR
1923 - 2006
HPI: 56.97
Rank: 7
Kazimierz Barburski
ATHLETE
1942 - 2016
HPI: 56.27
Rank: 8
Ira Aldridge
ACTOR
1807 - 1867
HPI: 52.95
Rank: 9
Occupations
Most individuals born in present day Łódźwere athletes (9), writers (7), politicians (6), film directors (5), and soccer players (5), while most who died were actors (2), military personnels (1), religious figures (1), painters (1), and physicians (1).
Occupational Trends
Over the past 100 years, athletes have been the top profession of globally memorable people born in Łódź, including Kazimierz Barburski, Wiesław Rudkowski, and Paweł Zatorski. Whereas, throughout history, athletes have been the profession with the most memorable people born in present day Łódź, including Kazimierz Barburski, Maria Kwaśniewska, and Wiesław Rudkowski.
Places
Overlapping Lives
Below is a visual represetation of the lifespans of the top 25 globally memorable people born in Łódź since 1700.
