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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- Filtered to 1890s Clear ×
Ernst Kantorowicz
1895 - 1963
Germaine Krull
1897 - 1985
Arkady Fiedler
1894 - 1985
Egon Freiherr von Eickstedt
1892 - 1965
Bernhard Zondek
1891 - 1966
Wolfgang Fürstner
1896 - 1936
Georg Wüst
1890 - 1977
Rudolf Lehmann (military judge)
1890 - 1955
Wolfgang Pickert
1897 - 1984
Antoni Szymański
1894 - 1973
Richard Honig
1890 - 1981
Katerina Wilczynski
1894 - 1978
Herbert-Ernst Vahl
1896 - 1944
Józef Stogowski
1899 - 1940
Wiktor Dega
1896 - 1995
Adolf Leschnitzer
1899 - 1980
Konrad Mellerowicz
1891 - 1984
Kurt Bialostotzky
1896 - 1985
Kurt Bode
1895 - 1979
Harry Rosenthal
1892 - 1966
Martin David
1898 - 1986
Ludwig Levy-Lenz
1892 - 1966
Martin Kremmer
1894 - 1945
Johannes Jahn
1892 - 1976
Ludwig Kasner
1896 - 1959
Joachim Coeler
1891 - 1955
Kurt Nehring
1898 - 1988
Gertrud Rünger
1899 - 1965
Martin Berger (Kapitän)
1897 - 1978
Lothar Witzke
1895 - 1962
Walter Girnatis
1894 - 1981
Walther Kühn
1892 - 1962
Bernhard Danckelmann (Jurist)
1895 - 1981
Horst von Petersdorff
1892 - 1962
Udo Rukser
1892 - 1971
Ruth Jacobi
1899 - 1995
Ludwig Rickert
1897 - 1963
Wilhelm von Massow (Archäologe)
1891 - 1949
Ernst Dobers
1892 - 1945
Michael Kazmierczak
1898 - 1933
Wolfgang Sachs (Manager)
1899 - 1974
Arthur Lisowsky
1895 - 1952
Joachim Stach
1896 - 1945
Hermann Schüler
1894 - 1964
Bruno Brodniewicz
1895 - 1945
Louis Krzyzkowski
1898 - 1944
Herbert Bührke
1891 - 1954
Walther Brühl
1894 - 1986
Paul Priem
1893 - 1943
Helmut Josef Schilhabel
1896 - 1972
Eberhard von Schuckmann
1899 - 1966
Hanns Streit
1896 - 1983
Jaro von Tucholka
1894 - 1978
Artur Wypochowicz
1893 - 1972
Max Ephraim
1898 - 1942
Max Treitel
1890 - 1942
Helmut Rebitzki
1896 - 1968
Walther Hillert
1893 - 1960
Walter Scheiwe
1892 - 1971