Bytom
Bytom ranks 2,595th in number of biographies on Pantheon, behind Fujinomiya, Shizuoka, Radom, and Kielce. Memorable people born in Bytom include Józef Szmidt, Leszek Engelking, and Harry Winter. Bytom has been the birth place of many athletes, and writers. Bytom is located in Poland.
Bytom is a city in Upper Silesia, in southern Poland. Located in the Silesian Voivodeship, the city is 7 km (4 mi) northwest of Katowice, the regional capital. Read more on Wikipedia
People
Between 1914 and 1979, Bytom was the birth place of 6 globally memorable people, including Józef Szmidt, Leszek Engelking, and Harry Winter.
People Born in Bytom
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Józef Szmidt
ATHLETE
1935 - 2024
HPI: 59.82
Rank: 5
Leszek Engelking
WRITER
1955 - 2022
HPI: 56.61
Rank: 1
Harry Winter
MUSICIAN
1914 - 2001
HPI: 54.31
Rank: 2
Lucjan Lis
ATHLETE
1950 - 2015
HPI: 48.41
Rank: 3
Waldemar Legień
MARTIAL ARTS
1963 - Present
HPI: 47.41
Rank: 4
Paul Freier
SOCCER PLAYER
1979 - Present
HPI: 41.75
Rank: 6
Occupations
Most individuals born in present day Bytom were athletes (2), writers (1), musicians (1), martial arts (1), and soccer players (1), while most who died were .
Occupational Trends
Over the past 100 years, athletes have been the top profession of globally memorable people born in Bytom, including Józef Szmidt, and Lucjan Lis. Whereas, throughout history, athletes have been the profession with the most memorable people born in present day Bytom, including Józef Szmidt, and Lucjan Lis.
Places
Overlapping Lives
Below is a visual represetation of the lifespans of the top 4 globally memorable people born in Bytom since 1700.
