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.
- Sports
- Politics & Law
- Science
- Writing
- Music
- Art & Design
- Other
- Filtered to 1970s Clear ×
Tomasz Radzinski
Born 1973
Szymon Ziółkowski
Born 1976
Maciej Żurawski
Born 1976
Arkadiusz Głowacki
Born 1979
Bartosz Bosacki
Born 1975
Artur Wichniarek
Born 1977
Mirosław Szymkowiak
Born 1976
Piotr Reiss
Born 1972
Krzysztof Kotorowski
Born 1976
Katarzyna Bujakiewicz
Born 1972
Magdalena Grzybowska
Born 1978
Krzysztof Ratajczyk
Born 1973
Jan Filip Libicki
Born 1971
Rafał Szukała
Born 1971
Norbert Jaskot
Born 1971
Ryszard Pilarczyk
Born 1975
Aneta Michalak
Born 1977
Wojciech Bąkowski
Born 1979
Lidia Książkiewicz
Born 1977
Tomasz Górski (politician)
Born 1973
Dominika Kulczyk
Born 1977
Michał Kałwa
Born 1978
Tomasz Jankowski
Born 1972
Patrycja Durska
Born 1977
Arkadiusz Kaliszan
Born 1972
Paweł Wojtala
Born 1972
Marcin Drajer
Born 1976
Krzysztof Roszyk
Born 1978
Joanna Lisiak
Born 1971
Andrzej Głyda
Born 1979
Rafał Jakubowicz
Born 1974
Marcin Murawski
Born 1974
Tomasz Bekas
Born 1975
Jacek Tomczak
Born 1973
Ilona Mokronowska
Born 1972
Diana Orlow
1971 - 1997
Tomasz Szmidt
Born 1971
Krzysztof Piskuła
Born 1973
Maciej Janiak
Born 1973
Damian Seweryn
Born 1979
Alina Słabęcka
Born 1974
Barbara Hajcel
Born 1971
Przemysław Lewandowski
Born 1975
Łukasz Wybieralski
Born 1975
Arkadiusz Miklosik
Born 1975
Paweł Jakubiak
Born 1974
Michał Wojciechowski
Born 1974
Marcin Dorna
Born 1979
Radosław Babica
Born 1979
Krzysztof Wybieralski
Born 1972
Krzysztof Paszyk
Born 1979
Tomasz Magdziarz
Born 1978
Mariusz Walkowiak
Born 1970
Artur Kozłowski (speleologist)
1977 - 2011
Malina Ebert
Born 1975
Katarzyna Werner
Born 1976
Maciej Banaszak
Born 1975
Joanna Jesse
Born 1975
Radosław Rydlewski
Born 1971