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: Politician Clear ×
Krzysztof Skubiszewski
1926 - 2010
Karol Libelt
1807 - 1875
Kuno von Westarp
1864 - 1945
Michał Boni
Born 1954
Andrzej Stelmachowski
1925 - 2009
Marcin Libicki
Born 1939
Wolfgang Heine
1861 - 1944
Margarete Wittkowski
1910 - 1974
Karol Marcinkowski
1800 - 1846
Filip Kaczmarek
Born 1966
Jan Filip Libicki
Born 1971
Aleksander Gawronik
Born 1948
Alfred Miodowicz
Born 1929
Marian Seyda
1879 - 1967
Tomasz Górski (politician)
Born 1973
Tomasz Latos
Born 1964
Leonard W. Schuetz
1887 - 1944
Julius Moses (Politiker)
1868 - 1942
Szymon Szynkowski vel Sęk
Born 1982
Andrzej Mikosz
Born 1965
Karol Rzepecki
1865 - 1931
Séverin Mielżyński
1804 - 1872
Michał Stuligrosz
Born 1950
Hans Reschke
1904 - 1995
Jakub Ignacy Łaszczyński
1791 - 1865
Berthold Heymann
1870 - 1939
Iwo Byczewski
Born 1948
Jacek Tomczak
Born 1973
Nathan Barnert
1838 - 1927
Waldemar Witkowski
Born 1953
Walther Kühn
1892 - 1962
Otto von Diest
1821 - 1901
Lech Dymarski
Born 1949
Paul Fuß
1844 - 1915
Pawel Bartoszek
Born 1980
Ludwig Rickert
1897 - 1963
Małgorzata Stryjska
Born 1953
Michael Kazmierczak
1898 - 1933
Maria Milczarek
1929 - 2011
Krzysztof Paszyk
Born 1979
Adolf Schmidtsdorff
1878 - 1945
Julius Aßmann
1868 - 1939
Max Lippmann
1906 - 1966
Alfons Fischer (Mediziner)
1873 - 1936
Paul Sommer (Politiker)
1864 - 1945
Max Kollenscher
1875 - 1937
Bożena Szydłowska
Born 1951
Julius Pilaski
1803 - 1883
Hektor von Kwilecki
1859 - 1912
Cajetan von Buchowski
1812 - 1900
Karl Kubicki
1824 - 1912
Gisela Praetorius
1902 - 1981
Martin Kohz
1902 - 1971
Ludwig Zietkiewicz
1831 - 1897
Karl Schultz (Politiker)
1902 - 1945
Leo von Skorzewski
1845 - 1903
Johann Friedrich Hohlfeld
1809 - 1861
Anton Calujek
1889 - 1962
Hans Mittwoch
1875 - 1924
Idzizlaw Czartoryski
1859 - 1909
Maciej Banaszak
Born 1975
Uta Titze-Stecher
Born 1942
Max Stich
Born 1940
Walther Brühl
1894 - 1986
Paul Dyllick
1908 - 1991
Edith Langner
1913 - 1986
Harald Rost
Born 1933
Konrad von Oppen
1904 - 1987
Napoleon Xaver von Mankowski
1836 - 1888
Samuel Shrimski
1828 - 1902
Marianne Gründer
1907 - 1972
Isidor Lissner
1832 - 1902
Hagen Müller
Born 1944
Artur Wypochowicz
1893 - 1972
Dietrich Besler
Born 1919
Horst Knechtel
Born 1943
Gerhard Lenski (Politiker)
1914 - 2006
Helmut Rebitzki
1896 - 1968
Maximilian Gerhardt
1861 - 1920
Anna Fiebig
1889 - 1964
Winfried Schoeller
Born 1941
Fritz Levermann
1920 - 1992