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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 rower13.0× 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 32 of 334 notable people

0004 MATHEMATICIAN

Marian Rejewski

1905 - 1980

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0014 MUSIC

Wolfgang Schmieder

1901 - 1990

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0022 AUTHOR

Joachim Fernau

1909 - 1988

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0036 WRITER

Alfred Ingemar Berndt

1905 - 1945

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0059 WRITER

Alfred E. Johann

1901 - 1996

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0065 FILM

Lothar Wolff

1909 - 1988

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0069 FIGHTER

Walter Lehweß-Litzmann

1907 - 1986

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0071 PHYSICIAN

Hans Joachim Scherer

1906 - 1945

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0072 ROWER

Franciszek Bronikowski

1907 - 1964

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0076 ACTOR

Erwin Hartung

1901 - 1986

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0081 ZOOLOGIST

Hansjochem Autrum

1907 - 2003

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0095 MILITAR

Karl Kreutz

1909 - 1997

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0137 PHYSICIAN

Max Jacobson

1900 - 1979

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0153 BOXER

Eric Seelig

1909 - 1984

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0157 ACTOR

Kurt Fischer-Fehling

1904 - 1978

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0168 LAWYER

Karl-Heinz Rux

1907 - 1945

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0195 JOURNALIST

Wolfgang Höpker

1909 - 1989

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0200 THEOLOGIAN

Gerhard Kehnscherper

1903 - 1988

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0221 POLITICIAN

Hans Joachim Kohnert

1905 - 1972

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0250 POLITICIAN

Hans von Ploetz

1904 - 1993

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0257 POLITICIAN

Alfred Menger

1901 - 1979

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0269 POLITICIAN

Karl Wollenberg

Born 1903

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0290 CHEMIKER

Jürgen von Klenck

1909 - 1978

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0296 OFFICER

Johannes Arndt

1906 - 1944

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0311 POLITICIAN

Herbert Rutschke

1905 - 1978

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0312 AKTIVIST

Arno Pardun

1903 - 1943

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0313 WORKER

Marta Baranowska

1903 - 2009

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0316 ENGINEER

Gwidon Damazyn

1908 - 1972

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0319 ARCHITECT

Kurt Marohn

1902 - 1980

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0326 ACADEMIC

Ulrich Schmidt (Kfz-Techniker)

1902 - 1976

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0327 POLITICIAN

Alexander Starck

1909 - 1963

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0331 POLITICIAN

Willy Schramm

1900 - 1951

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