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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 13 of 334 notable people

0013 SINGER

Hilde Zadek

1917 - 2019

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0061 ROWER

Jerzy Braun

1911 - 1968

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0125 ACTOR

Ola Obarska

1910 - 1994

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0133 NATIONALSOZIALISMUS

Czesław Jóźwiak

1919 - 1942

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0134 FILM

Hanns Anselm Perten

1917 - 1985

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0135 PHYSICIST

Heinz Maecker

1913 - 1999

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0174 SCREENWRITER

Horst Budjuhn

1910 - 1985

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0191 WRITER

Gerhard Hardel

1912 - 1984

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0213 POLITICIAN

Herwart Miessner

1911 - 2002

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0278 OFFICER

Hans-Ulrich Werner (Polizeioffizier)

1914 - 1989

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0284 POLITICIAN

Christa Schroeder (Politikerin)

1913 - 1988

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0304 MANAGER

Horst Bergemann

1917 - 1978

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0314 JUDGE

Wolfgang Reinholz

Born 1911

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