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 1900s Clear ×
Jean Gebser
1905 - 1973
Arthur Liebehenschel
1901 - 1948
Henryk Zygalski
1908 - 1978
Hans Krueger
1909 - 1988
Karl-Friedrich Merten
1905 - 1993
Kazimierz Kordylewski
1903 - 1981
Friedrich Scherfke
1909 - 1983
Theodore Roszak (artist)
1907 - 1981
Herbert Sandberg
1908 - 1991
Marian Spoida
1901 - 1940
Ernst von Klipstein
1908 - 1993
Erich Katz
1900 - 1973
Hans Rehberg
1901 - 1963
Gerhard Flesch
1909 - 1948
Oda Schottmüller
1905 - 1943
Friedrich Karl Kaul
1906 - 1981
Leo Hirsch
1903 - 1943
Günther Hoffmann-Schönborn
1905 - 1970
Zygmunt Heljasz
1908 - 1963
Marian Górecki
1903 - 1940
Martin Plessner
1900 - 1973
Horst Wagner (Diplomat)
1906 - 1977
Gerhard von Kamptz
1902 - 1998
Heinz Brandt (Widerstandskämpfer)
1909 - 1986
Jan Mikołajczak
1907 - 2002
Hans Reschke
1904 - 1995
Gerhard Fricke
1901 - 1980
Zygmunt A. Piotrowski
1904 - 1985
Adolf Schallamach
1905 - 1997
Bolesław Leitgeber
1900 - 1993
Hans-Jürgen Nierentz
1909 - 1995
Zygmunt Latoszewski
1902 - 1995
Georg Schulze-Büttger
1904 - 1944
Ingeborg Engelhardt
1904 - 1990
Bernhard Brilling
1906 - 1987
Franz Leschnitzer
1905 - 1967
Paul Bartsch (Pfarrer)
1901 - 1950
Bogdan Suchowiak
1905 - 1991
Witalis Leporowski
1907 - 1978
Jan Ertmański
1902 - 1968
Walter Wagner (Jurist)
1901 - 1991
Ruth Michaelis
1909 - 1989
Hanni Ullmann
1908 - 2002
Herbert Freeden
1909 - 2003
Konrad Friedrich Noetel
1903 - 1947
Max Lippmann
1906 - 1966
Antoni Gościński
1909 - 1986
Kurt Sachweh
1906 - 1961
Erich Jakowlewitsch Sternberg
1903 - 1980
Otfried Müller (Theologe)
1907 - 1986
Gisela Praetorius
1902 - 1981
Martin Kohz
1902 - 1971
Karl Schultz (Politiker)
1902 - 1945
Robert Kuhn (Künstler)
1905 - 1999
Paul Dyllick
1908 - 1991
Viktor von Loßberg
1904 - 1983
Konrad von Oppen
1904 - 1987
Heinz Schmid-Lossberg
1905 - 1977
Horst Hoffmeyer
1903 - 1944
Marianne Gründer
1907 - 1972
Joachim von Amsberg
1903 - 1981
Halina Nowacka-Durnaś
1909 - 2005
Günther Roll
Born 1905
Wanda Kallenbach
1902 - 1944
Gerhard Marquardt
1904 - 1983
Reinhard Günzel
1907 - 1970
Hans Friedenthal
1900 - 1987