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

Click a decade to filter the list below. Peak: 1900s with 32 notable births.

What Bydgoszcz Is Known For

Click any row to filter the list of people below.

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.

16501700175018001850190019502000
  • Sports
  • Politics & Law
  • Writing
  • Military
  • Science
  • Art & Design
  • Other
Search
Officer15
Sort By

Showing 15 of 334 notable people

0029 OFFICER

Max von Boehn (general)

1850 - 1921

Preview
0057 OFFICER

Alexander Schimmelfennig

1824 - 1865

Preview
0104 OFFICER

Friedrich von Erckert

1869 - 1908

Preview
0182 OFFICER

Friedrich Anton Serre

1789 - 1863

Preview
0222 OFFICER

Paul von Collas

1841 - 1910

Preview
0227 OFFICER

Heinz von Gyldenfeldt

1899 - 1971

Preview
0278 OFFICER

Hans-Ulrich Werner (Polizeioffizier)

1914 - 1989

Preview
0291 OFFICER

Fritz Breithaupt

1892 - 1944

Preview
0296 OFFICER

Johannes Arndt

1906 - 1944

Preview
0297 OFFICER

Carl von Wichmann

1860 - 1922

Preview
0298 OFFICER

Charles L. Matthies

1824 - 1868

Preview
0306 OFFICER

Erich Hassenstein

1894 - 1945

Preview
0307 OFFICER

Waldemar Klepke

1882 - 1945

Preview
0309 OFFICER

Ulrich von Germar

1876 - 1948

Preview
0317 OFFICER

Hermann Bayer (Offizier)

1843 - 1920

Preview