54.3504° N, 18.6660° E
GDANSK
Most Famous People Born in Gdansk, Poland
- Notable people
- 1,102
- Peak decade
- 1920s
- Median birth year
- 1910
- Most distinctive
- Fencer 6.2×
German Danzig for most of its history — a Hanseatic and later Prussian seaport whose Lutheran and scientific footprint still dominates the roster. The disproportionate Theologian and Academic counts point to the Gymnasium Academicum tradition, while an outsized Fencer bench and a thick Rower count come from the interwar student corps and the Baltic rowing clubs. Most of this panel belongs to the German-speaking city that vanished in 1945.
One face per century — the most globally famous figure born in Gdansk during each.
Notable Births by Decade
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What Gdansk Is Known For
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Politician is Gdansk's biggest profession — 10% of all notables (114).
Gdansk over-indexes on fencer — 6.2× the global rate.
Gdansk under-produces football — only 0.3× the global rate.
Profession Mix Over Time
Each band shows a profession family's share of Gdansk's notable births by decade. Hover the chart for the breakdown at any decade.
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- Filtered to 1870s Clear ×
Max Abraham
1875 - 1922
Alfred Stock
1876 - 1946
Max Adalbert
1874 - 1933
Max Friedrich Meyer
1873 - 1967
Marie Baum
1874 - 1964
Gertrud de Lalsky
1878 - 1958
Curt Thesing
1879 - 1956
Johann Vincenz Cissarz
1873 - 1942
Emmy Wyda
1876 - 1942
Walther Kabel
1878 - 1935
Paul Scharfe
1876 - 1942
Theodor Zlocisti
1874 - 1943
Hans Schwarzkopf
1874 - 1921
Gustav Lindemann
1872 - 1960
Reinhold Kiehl
1874 - 1913
Max Reimann (Schauspieler, 1875)
1875 - 1943
Skel Roach
1871 - 1958
Arthur Bendrat
1872 - 1914
Johannes Paul Aeltermann
1876 - 1939
Oskar Fischel
1870 - 1939
Otto Budnowski
1874 - 1956
Ernst Wendt (Regisseur, 1876)
1876 - 1946
Walter Turszinsky
1874 - 1915
Otto von Bronk
1872 - 1951
Paul Sakolowski
1872 - 1913
Margarete Zabe
1877 - 1963
Hans Altmann (Architekt)
1871 - 1965
Walter Reek
1878 - 1933
Rose von Mangoldt
1877 - 1967
Franz Schroeder (Staatssekretär)
1874 - 1948
Agnes Schultheiß
1873 - 1959
Werner Kämmerer
Born 1873
Walter Mentz
1875 - 1923