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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.

Through the Decades

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

Notable Births by Decade

Click a decade to filter the list below. Peak: 1930s with 104 notable births.

What Szczecin Is Known For

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Politician is Szczecin's biggest profession — 12% of all notables (123).

Szczecin over-indexes on soldier6.2× the global rate.

Szczecin under-produces football — only 0.3× the global rate.

  1. Politician123
  2. Writer51
  3. Actor45
  4. Painter45
  5. Football38
  6. Lawyer36
  7. Author34
  8. Historian32
  1. Soldier116.2×
  2. Art Historian105.3×
  3. Author343.9×
  4. Officer263.9×
  5. Theologian143.9×
  6. Rower123.3×
  7. Judge153.2×
  8. Academic323.1×
  1. Football380.3×

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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  • Politics & Law
  • Writing
  • Science
  • Sports
  • Art & Design
  • Military
  • Other
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Showing 26 of 1,002 notable people

0105 OFFICER

Fritz Kraemer (Waffen-SS)

1900 - 1959

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0158 OFFICER

Hans-Heinrich Sixt von Armin

1890 - 1952

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0196 OFFICER

Hans Klein

1891 - 1944

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0222 OFFICER

Waldemar Skrzypczak

Born 1956

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0255 OFFICER

Hans Collani

1908 - 1944

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0290 OFFICER

Otto Karl Lorenz von Pirch

1765 - 1824

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0321 OFFICER

Wilhelm Heinrich Minter

1777 - 1832

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0435 OFFICER

Johann Georg Emil von Brause

1774 - 1836

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0440 OFFICER

Heinrich Adrian von Borcke

1715 - 1788

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0490 OFFICER

Karl Gustav von Sandrart

1817 - 1898

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0681 OFFICER

Paul von Leszczynski

1830 - 1918

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Hans von der Esch

1862 - 1934

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0825 OFFICER

Günter Oldenburg (General)

1931 - 2010

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0834 OFFICER

Martin Baltzer

1898 - 1971

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0836 OFFICER

Klaus Hilgemann

1918 - 1973

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0842 OFFICER

Karl Brüggemann

1915 - 1987

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0843 OFFICER

Heinz Beutler

1915 - 2010

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0848 OFFICER

Fritz Bliesener

1920 - 1942

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0854 OFFICER

Manfred Jonischkies (General)

Born 1942

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0857 OFFICER

Otto Wilhelm von Renz

1891 - 1968

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0861 OFFICER

Alfred Cramer (Offizier)

1863 - 1915

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0879 OFFICER

Joachim Rohleder

1892 - 1973

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Joseph von Fallois

1849 - 1912

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0914 OFFICER

Hans Joachim von Hagen

1646 - 1701

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0915 OFFICER

Gustav Brehmer

1905 - 1950

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Elimar von Cranach

1871 - 1950

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