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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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Showing 11 of 334 notable people

0011 PAINTER

Walter Leistikow

1865 - 1908

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0037 JOURNALIST

Julian Borchardt

1868 - 1932

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0052 NEUROLOGIST

Louis Jacobsohn-Lask

1863 - 1940

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0088 POLITICIAN

Julius Gehl

1869 - 1945

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0104 OFFICER

Friedrich von Erckert

1869 - 1908

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0170 ACTOR

Imro Fox

1862 - 1910

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0205 WRITER

Robert Misch

1860 - 1929

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0217 PAINTER

Franz Laskoff

1869 - 1921

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0248 MISSING

Walther Fiedler

1860 - 1926

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0297 OFFICER

Carl von Wichmann

1860 - 1922

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0303 WRITER

Hugo Ganske

1869 - 1939

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