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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.

Through the Decades

One face per decade — the most globally famous figure born in Poznan during each.

Notable Births by Decade

Click a decade to filter the list below. Peak: 1940s with 99 notable births.

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.

  1. Politician82
  2. Football67
  3. Actor30
  4. Composer27
  5. Officer26
  6. Historian25
  7. Painter24
  8. Sport23
  1. Canoe127.4×
  2. Rower175.2×
  3. Officer264.4×
  4. Judge143.3×
  5. Historian252.6×
  6. Author202.6×
  7. Mathematician112.5×
  8. Composer272.3×
  1. Writer150.5×
  2. Actor300.6×
  3. Singer120.7×
  4. Football670.7×

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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Showing 27 of 892 notable people

0007 COMPOSER

Krzysztof Komeda

1931 - 1969

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0036 COMPOSER

Leopold Damrosch

1832 - 1885

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0054 COMPOSER

Philipp Scharwenka

1847 - 1917

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0077 COMPOSER

Hugo Leichtentritt

1874 - 1951

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0088 COMPOSER

Andrzej Koszewski

1922 - 2015

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0098 COMPOSER

Jerzy Milian

1935 - 2018

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0111 COMPOSER

Kurt Demmler

1943 - 2009

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0133 COMPOSER

Krzysztof Grabowski

Born 1965

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0182 COMPOSER

Erich Katz

1900 - 1973

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0195 COMPOSER

Richard Kleinmichel

1846 - 1901

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0202 COMPOSER

Clemens Schmalstich

1880 - 1960

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0242 COMPOSER

Jean Paul Ertel

1865 - 1933

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0244 COMPOSER

Lidia Zielińska

Born 1953

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0251 COMPOSER

Wojciech Dankowski

1760 - 1836

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0261 COMPOSER

Mateusz Zwierzchowski

1713 - 1768

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0276 COMPOSER

Leo Schulz

1865 - 1944

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0279 COMPOSER

Stefan Stuligrosz

1920 - 2012

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0327 COMPOSER

Joseph Kromolicki

1882 - 1961

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0329 COMPOSER

Bettina Skrzypczak

Born 1962

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0344 COMPOSER

Zbigniew Górny (Komponist)

Born 1948

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0364 COMPOSER

Bolesław Dembiński

1833 - 1914

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0540 COMPOSER

Walter Girnatis

1894 - 1981

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0594 COMPOSER

Barbara Zakrzewska

Born 1946

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0609 COMPOSER

Maksymilian Grecki

1841 - 1870

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0631 COMPOSER

Jan Nepomuk Wański

1805 - 1839

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0654 COMPOSER

Konrad Friedrich Noetel

1903 - 1947

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0739 COMPOSER

Jan Brandt (Theologe)

1554 - 1602

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