52.4081° N, 16.9331° E
POZNAN
Most Famous People Born in Poznan, Poland
- Notable people
- 892
- Peak decade
- 1940s
- Median birth year
- 1917
- Most distinctive
- Canoe 7.4×
Wielkopolska's old capital has bounced between Prussian Posen and Polish Poznań for centuries, which is why the file mixes Polish Officer names with a Historian and Author bench that reads like a provincial archive come to life. The Canoe and Rower counts are no accident either — the lakes and the Warta made this a quiet rowing powerhouse long before the Cold War medal tables noticed.
One face per decade — the most globally famous figure born in Poznan during each.
Notable Births by Decade
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What Poznan Is Known For
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Politician is Poznan's biggest profession — 9% of all notables (82).
Poznan over-indexes on canoe — 7.4× the global rate.
Poznan under-produces writer — only 0.5× the global rate.
Profession Mix Over Time
Each band shows a profession family's share of Poznan's notable births by decade. Hover the chart for the breakdown at any decade.
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Max Kretzer
1854 - 1941
Raphael Löwenfeld
1854 - 1910
Immanuel Munk
1852 - 1903
Franz Ewald Theodor Bachmann
1856 - 1937
Ignaz Zadek senior
1858 - 1931
Stephan Cegielski
1852 - 1921
Ernst Conrad
1858 - 1930
Arthur Kronthal
1859 - 1941
Benno Orenstein
1851 - 1926
Sally Liebling
1859 - 1909
Samuel Löwenfeld
1854 - 1891
Jenny Schweminski
1859 - 1930
Erich Brodmann
1855 - 1940
Georg Galland
1857 - 1915
Max Jaffé (Chirurg)
1858 - 1909
Hektor von Kwilecki
1859 - 1912
Stanislaus Klemme
1857 - 1935
Bert Reese
1851 - 1926
Idzizlaw Czartoryski
1859 - 1909
Siegfried Korach
1855 - 1943
Conrad von Rosenstiel
1851 - 1910
Oskar Samter
1858 - 1933