Bielsko-Biała
Bielsko-Biała ranks 4,257th in number of biographies on Pantheon, behind El Mahalla El Kubra, Khon Kaen province, and Beaune. Memorable people born in Bielsko-Biała include Zbigniew Preisner, Hugo von Seeliger, and Piotr Fijas. Memorable people who died in Bielsko-Biała include Zbigniew Pietrzykowski, Peter Michal Bohúň, and Zofia Kossak-Szczucka. Bielsko-Biała has been the birth place of many skiers, and athletes and the death place of many athletes, and painters. Bielsko-Biała is located in Poland.
Bielsko-Biała is a city in southern Poland, with a population of approximately 166,765 as of December 2022, making it the 22nd largest city in Poland, and an area of 124.51 km2 (48.07 sq mi). It is the core of the broader metropolitan area with around 335,000 inhabitants. It serves as the seat of the Bielsko County, Euroregion Beskydy, Roman Catholic Diocese of Bielsko–Żywiec and the Evangelical Church Diocese of Cieszyn. Read more on Wikipedia
People
Between 0 and 1997, Bielsko-Biała was the birth place of 6 globally memorable people, including Zbigniew Preisner, Hugo von Seeliger, and Piotr Fijas. Additionaly, 4 globally memorable people have passed away in Bielsko-Biała including Zbigniew Pietrzykowski, Peter Michal Bohúň, and Zofia Kossak-Szczucka.
People Born in Bielsko-Biała
Go to all RankingsZbigniew Preisner
COMPOSER
1955 - Present
HPI: 61.46
Rank: 5
Hugo von Seeliger
ASTRONOMER
1849 - 1924
HPI: 59.25
Rank: 1
Piotr Fijas
SKIER
1958 - Present
HPI: 47.61
Rank: 4
Stefan Hula Jr.
SKIER
1986 - Present
HPI: 36.31
Rank: 6
Justyna Iskrzycka
ATHLETE
1997 - Present
HPI: 27.79
Rank: 2
Bartłomiej Wawak
ATHLETE
HPI: 18.99
Rank: 3
People Deceased in Bielsko-Biała
Go to all RankingsZbigniew Pietrzykowski
ATHLETE
1934 - 2014
HPI: NaN
Rank: 1
Peter Michal Bohúň
PAINTER
1822 - 1879
HPI: NaN
Rank: 2
Zofia Kossak-Szczucka
WRITER
1889 - 1968
HPI: NaN
Rank: 3
Philipp Johann Ferdinand Schur
BIOLOGIST
1799 - 1878
HPI: NaN
Rank: 4
Newly Added People Deceased in Bielsko-Biała
Go to all RankingsZbigniew Pietrzykowski
ATHLETE
1934 - 2014
HPI: NaN
Rank: 1
Peter Michal Bohúň
PAINTER
1822 - 1879
HPI: NaN
Rank: 2
Zofia Kossak-Szczucka
WRITER
1889 - 1968
HPI: NaN
Rank: 3
Philipp Johann Ferdinand Schur
BIOLOGIST
1799 - 1878
HPI: NaN
Rank: 4
Occupations
Most individuals born in present day Bielsko-Biała were skiers (2), athletes (2), composers (1), and astronomers (1), while most who died were athletes (1), painters (1), writers (1), and biologists (1).
Occupational Trends
Over the past 100 years, skiers have been the top profession of globally memorable people born in Bielsko-Biała, including Piotr Fijas, and Stefan Hula Jr.. Whereas, throughout history, skiers have been the profession with the most memorable people born in present day Bielsko-Biała, including Piotr Fijas, and Stefan Hula Jr..
Places
Overlapping Lives
Below is a visual represetation of the lifespans of the top 1 globally memorable people born in Bielsko-Biała since 1700.