53.1167° N, 18.0000° E

BYDGOSZCZ

Most Famous People Born in Bydgoszcz, Poland

Notable people
334
Peak decade
1900s
Median birth year
1928
Most distinctive
Rower 13.0×
Through the Decades

One face per decade — the most globally famous figure born in Bydgoszcz during each.

Notable Births by Decade

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What Bydgoszcz Is Known For

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Politician is Bydgoszcz's biggest profession — 15% of all notables (51).

Bydgoszcz over-indexes on rower — 13.0× the global rate.

Bydgoszcz under-produces football — only 0.5× the global rate.

  1. Politician51
  2. Football17
  3. Actor16
  4. Rower16
  5. Officer15
  6. Painter13
  7. Athletic12
  8. Writer10
  1. Rower1613.0×
  2. Officer156.8×
  3. Judge63.8×
  4. Athletic123.3×
  5. Author82.8×
  6. Music81.7×
  7. Basket71.7×
  8. Sport91.6×
  1. Football170.5×

Profession Mix Over Time

Each band shows a profession family's share of Bydgoszcz's notable births by decade. Hover the chart for the breakdown at any decade.

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0029 OFFICER

Max von Boehn (general)

1850 - 1921

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0035 THEATER

Adolf Rosenberg

1850 - 1906

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0038 GEOGRAPHER

Otto Krümmel

1854 - 1912

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0056 METEOROLOGIST

Hugo Hergesell

1859 - 1938

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0114 COMPOSER

Wilhelm Posse

1852 - 1925

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0138 ARCHITECT

Józef Święcicki

1859 - 1913

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0176 AUTHOR

Alfred Udo Holzt

1859 - 1945

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0197 SCULPTOR

Robert Baerwald

1858 - 1896

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0198 POLITICIAN

Bruno Borchardt

1859 - 1939

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0226 RESEARCH

Paul Graef

1855 - 1925

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0268 ARCHITECT

Hermann Weigand

1854 - 1926

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