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SZCZECIN
Most Famous People Born in Szczecin, Poland
- Notable people
- 1,002
- Peak decade
- 1930s
- Median birth year
- 1906
- Most distinctive
- Soldier 6.2×
Prussian Stettin for nearly its entire recorded bench — a Pomeranian naval and garrison city whose officer class and Lutheran scholars overwhelmingly outnumber the postwar Polish Szczecin that inherited the empty buildings. The outsized Soldier and Officer counts come straight from the Wehrmacht and Imperial Navy cohort, while the thick Author, Theologian, and Academic clusters trace the German-speaking Gymnasium culture that disappeared in 1945.
One face per decade — the most globally famous figure born in Szczecin during each.
Notable Births by Decade
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What Szczecin Is Known For
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Politician is Szczecin's biggest profession — 12% of all notables (123).
Szczecin over-indexes on soldier — 6.2× the global rate.
Szczecin under-produces football — only 0.3× the global rate.
Profession Mix Over Time
Each band shows a profession family's share of Szczecin's notable births by decade. Hover the chart for the breakdown at any decade.
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Johannes Pinsk
1891 - 1957
Heinz Neuber
1906 - 1989
Anders Hultgård
Born 1936
Helge Bofinger
1940 - 2018
Kurt Sydow
1908 - 1981
Knut Amelung
1939 - 2016
Peter Heidrich
1929 - 2007
Christian Grawe
Born 1935
Carl Hermann Ule
1907 - 1999
Jürgen Schmidt-Radefeldt
Born 1939
Hans-Eberhard Zahn
1928 - 2013
Hartmut Hofrichter
Born 1939
Hugo Prinz
1883 - 1934
Harro Müller-Michaels
Born 1936
Gerhard Lehmann (Ingenieur)
1907 - 1986
Hellmut Ippen
1925 - 1998
Karl Heinz Taubert
1912 - 1990
Jürgen Wehrmann
Born 1917
Johannes Bökmann
1926 - 1998
Bruno Doer
1905 - 1966
Conrad Bergius
1592 - 1642
Christopherus Riccius
1590 - 1643
Otto Guttentag
1900 - 1992
Jochen Ziska
Born 1941
Karl Pietsch (Romanist)
1860 - 1930
Nikolaus Löwe
Died 1536
Gerd Staegemann
1927 - 1995
Ulrich Draugelates
1934 - 2008
Emil Dietrich (Bauingenieur)
1844 - 1912
Eckard Heintz
Born 1935
Johannes Otto
Died 1545
Otto Brussow
Died 1510