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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- Field: Football Clear ×
Bartosz Salamon
Born 1991
Bartosz Bereszyński
Born 1992
Tomasz Radzinski
Born 1973
Maciej Żurawski
Born 1976
Arkadiusz Głowacki
Born 1979
Bartosz Bosacki
Born 1975
Artur Wichniarek
Born 1977
Mirosław Szymkowiak
Born 1976
Jakub Wilk
Born 1985
Piotr Reiss
Born 1972
Krzysztof Kotorowski
Born 1976
Filip Burkhardt
Born 1987
Friedrich Scherfke
1909 - 1983
Waldemar Kryger
Born 1968
Robert Gumny
Born 1998
Teodor Anioła
1925 - 1993
Szymon Drewniak
Born 1993
Adam Stachowiak
Born 1986
Marian Spoida
1901 - 1940
Zbigniew Zakrzewski (footballer)
Born 1981
Artur Marciniak
Born 1987
Jacek Dembiński
Born 1969
Krzysztof Ratajczyk
Born 1973
Michał Goliński
Born 1981
Paweł Tomczyk
Born 1998
Mateusz Siebert
Born 1989
Jakub Szmatuła
Born 1981
Michał Globisz
Born 1946
Robert Kolendowicz
Born 1980
Kazimierz Lis
1910 - 1998
Mariusz Mowlik
Born 1981
Damian Nawrocik
Born 1980
Edmund Białas
1919 - 1991
Krzysztof Strugarek
Born 1987
Arkadiusz Kaliszan
Born 1972
Paweł Linka
Born 1986
Paweł Wojtala
Born 1972
Dominik Sadzawicki
Born 1994
Marcin Klatt
Born 1985
Szymon Kaźmierowski
Born 1987
Marcin Drajer
Born 1976
Adrian Świątek
Born 1986
Błażej Jankowski
Born 1980
Tymoteusz Klupś
Born 2000
Tomasz Bekas
Born 1975
Wojciech Wąsikiewicz
1946 - 2015
Krzysztof Marcinkowski
1960 - 2013
Krzysztof Piskuła
Born 1973
Maciej Janiak
Born 1973
Hieronim Barczak
Born 1953
Damian Seweryn
Born 1979
Marcin Wasielewski
Born 1994
Henryk Czapczyk
1922 - 2010
Alain Ngamayama
Born 1984
Arkadiusz Miklosik
Born 1975
Marcin Dorna
Born 1979
Jakub Jesionkowski
Born 1989
Michał Ciarkowski
Born 1989
Tomasz Magdziarz
Born 1978
Adrian Bartkowiak
Born 1987
Dominik Solecki
Born 1990
Jacek Magdziński
Born 1986
Bartosz Łeszyk
Born 1980
Szymon Zgarda
Born 1994
Mirosław Goliński
Born 1986
Jerzy Karasiński
1942 - 2015
Marian Kustoń
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