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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Krzysztof Komeda
1931 - 1969
Janusz Głowacki
1938 - 2017
Roman Wilhelmi
1936 - 1991
Halszka Osmólska
1930 - 2008
Barbara Sobotta
1936 - 2000
Juliusz Paetz
1935 - 2019
Marcin Libicki
Born 1939
Jerzy Milian
1935 - 2018
Witold Woyda
1939 - 2008
Lech Trzeciakowski
1931 - 2017
Jarosława Jóźwiakowska
Born 1937
Zdzisława Donat
Born 1936
Józef Robakowski
Born 1939
Wojciech Skalmowski
1933 - 2008
Krystyna Kersten
1931 - 2008
Piotr Kołodziejczyk
1939 - 2019
Hanna Stankówna
Born 1938
Włodzimierz Odojewski
1930 - 2016
Andrzej Dłużniewski
1939 - 2012
Zbigniew Doda
1931 - 2013
Rosław Szaybo
1933 - 2019
Tadeusz Czesław Malinowski
1932 - 2018
Wanda Warska
1932 - 2019
Wiesław Gąsiorek
1936 - 2002
Zenon Jankowski
Born 1937
Zofia Hilczer-Kurnatowska
1932 - 2013
Jerzy Twardokens
Born 1931
Olga Sawicka
1932 - 2015
Christfried Berger
1938 - 2003
Kiejstut Bereźnicki
Born 1935
Andrzej Hulanicki
1933 - 2008
Aleksandra Dunin-Wąsowicz
1932 - 2015
Maria Paradowska
1932 - 2011
Barbara Nawratowicz
Born 1932
Klaus Mlynek
Born 1936
Benedykt Augustyniak
1932 - 2017
Halina Beyer
1934 - 2014
Andrzej Nowaczyk
Born 1939
Eugeniusz Kubiak
Born 1939
Aleksandra Kapałczyńska
1934 - 1997
Jan Lutomski
1937 - 2016
Roman Budzyński
1933 - 1999
Wolfgang Wendland
Born 1936
Andre de Krayewski
1933 - 2018
Jerzy Kowalski
Born 1937
Walther Burchard
Born 1930
Jan Jarzembowski
1933 - 1961
Kazimierz Paszkiewicz
1935 - 1980
Maria Zuchowicz
1930 - 2020
Helena Łazarska
Born 1934
Harald Rost
Born 1933
Janusz Kulas
1936 - 1972
Ernst Guenter Erich Kaschik
1932 - 2000
Friedrich Wilhelm Gerber
1932 - 2014