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Poland ranks 12th in number of biographies on Pantheon, behind Brazil, Sweden, and India. Memorable people born in present day Poland include Marie Curie, Nicolaus Copernicus, and Pope John Paul II. Memorable people who died in Poland include Nicolaus Copernicus, Harald Bluetooth, and L. L. Zamenhof. Poland has been the birth place of many politicians, and athletes and the death place of many politicians, and writers.

Poland, officially the Republic of Poland, is a country in Central Europe. It extends from the Baltic Sea in the north to the Sudetes and Carpathian Mountains in the south, and borders Lithuania and Russia to the northeast; Belarus and Ukraine to the east; Slovakia and the Czech Republic to the south; and Germany to the west. The territory has a varied landscape, diverse ecosystems, and a temperate climate. Poland is composed of sixteen voivodeships and is the fifth most populous member state of the European Union (EU), with over 38 million people, and the fifth largest EU country by land area, covering 312,696 km2 (120,733 sq mi). The capital and largest city is Warsaw; other major cities include Kraków, Wrocław, Łódź, Poznań, and Gdańsk. Read more on Wikipedia

People

Between 0 and 2005, present day Poland was the birth place of 1,892 globally memorable people, including Marie Curie, Nicolaus Copernicus, and Pope John Paul II. Additionaly, 668 globally memorable people have passed away in present day Poland including Nicolaus Copernicus, Harald Bluetooth, and L. L. Zamenhof.

People Born in Present Day Poland

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People Deceased in Present Day Poland

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Occupations

Most individuals born in present day Poland were politicians (272), athletes (269), soccer players (222), writers (156), and actors (97),  while most who died were politicians (167), writers (95), religious figures (40), painters (37), and military personnels (36).

Over the past 100 years, athletes have been the top profession of globally memorable people born in present day Poland, including Ewa Kłobukowska, Ursula Happe, and Józef Szmidt. Whereas, throughout history, politicians have been the profession with the most memorable people born in present day Poland, including Lech Wałęsa, Paul von Hindenburg, and David Ben-Gurion.

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Overlapping Lives

Below is a visual represetation of the lifespans of the top 25 globally memorable people born in present day Poland since 1700.