The Most Famous
Explorers from Poland
This page contains a list of the greatest Polish Explorers. The pantheon dataset contains 498 Explorers, 7 of which were born in Poland. This makes Poland the birth place of the 12th most number of Explorers behind Netherlands and Ireland.
Top 7
The following people are considered by Pantheon to be the most legendary Polish Explorers of all time. This list of famous Polish Explorers is sorted by HPI (Historical Popularity Index), a metric that aggregates information on a biography's online popularity.
1. Emin Pasha (1840 - 1892)
With an HPI of 64.21, Emin Pasha is the most famous Polish Explorer. biography has been translated into 28 different languages on wikipedia.
2. Otto Finsch (1839 - 1917)
With an HPI of 61.95, Otto Finsch is the 2nd most famous Polish Explorer. biography has been translated into 23 different languages.
3. Gustav Adolf von Götzen (1866 - 1910)
With an HPI of 59.66, Gustav Adolf von Götzen is the 3rd most famous Polish Explorer. biography has been translated into 20 different languages.
4. Theodor Kotschy (1813 - 1866)
With an HPI of 58.97, Theodor Kotschy is the 4th most famous Polish Explorer. biography has been translated into 19 different languages.
5. Paweł Strzelecki (1797 - 1873)
With an HPI of 58.22, Paweł Strzelecki is the 5th most famous Polish Explorer. biography has been translated into 20 different languages.
6. Krystyna Chojnowska-Liskiewicz (1936 - 2021)
With an HPI of 54.21, Krystyna Chojnowska-Liskiewicz is the 6th most famous Polish Explorer. biography has been translated into 16 different languages.
7. Marek Kamiński (b. 1964)
With an HPI of 46.72, Marek Kamiński is the 7th most famous Polish Explorer. biography has been translated into 16 different languages.
People
Pantheon has 7 people classified as Polish explorers born between 1797 and 1964. Of these 7, 1 (14.29%) of them are still alive today. The most famous living Polish explorers include Marek Kamiński. The most famous deceased Polish explorers include Emin Pasha, Otto Finsch, and Gustav Adolf von Götzen.
Living Polish Explorers
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Emin Pasha
1840 - 1892
HPI: 64.21
Otto Finsch
1839 - 1917
HPI: 61.95
Gustav Adolf von Götzen
1866 - 1910
HPI: 59.66
Theodor Kotschy
1813 - 1866
HPI: 58.97
Paweł Strzelecki
1797 - 1873
HPI: 58.22
Krystyna Chojnowska-Liskiewicz
1936 - 2021
HPI: 54.21
Overlapping Lives
Which Explorers were alive at the same time? This visualization shows the lifespans of the 6 most globally memorable Explorers since 1700.
