Szczecin
Szczecin ranks 413th in number of biographies on Pantheon, behind Bradford, Burbank, California, and Valladolid. Memorable people born in Szczecin include Catherine the Great, Alfred Döblin, and Maria Feodorovna. Memorable people who died in Szczecin include George I, Duke of Pomerania, Georg Gehring, and Bogislaw XIV, Duke of Pomerania. Szczecin has been the birth place of many politicians, and actors and the death place of many noblemen, and wrestlers. Szczecin is located in Poland.
Szczecin is the capital and largest city of the West Pomeranian Voivodeship in northwestern Poland. Located near the Baltic Sea and the German border, it is a major seaport, the largest city of northwestern Poland, and seventh-largest city of Poland. As of 31 December 2022, the population was 391,566. Read more on Wikipedia
People
Between 379 and 1999, Szczecin was the birth place of 34 globally memorable people, including Catherine the Great, Alfred Döblin, and Maria Feodorovna. Additionaly, 7 globally memorable people have passed away in Szczecin including George I, Duke of Pomerania, Georg Gehring, and Bogislaw XIV, Duke of Pomerania.
People Born in Szczecin
Go to all RankingsCatherine the Great
NOBLEMAN
1729 - 1796
HPI: 86.60
Rank: 17
Alfred Döblin
WRITER
1878 - 1957
HPI: 72.90
Rank: 28
Maria Feodorovna
COMPANION
1759 - 1828
HPI: 69.69
Rank: 18
Hermann Grassmann
MATHEMATICIAN
1809 - 1877
HPI: 66.71
Rank: 32
Hans Kammler
ENGINEER
1901 - 1945
HPI: 66.40
Rank: 22
Gunderic
POLITICIAN
379 - 428
HPI: 65.98
Rank: 11
Sophie of Pomerania
COMPANION
1498 - 1568
HPI: 65.70
Rank: 16
Dita Parlo
ACTOR
1906 - 1971
HPI: 62.79
Rank: 21
Wolfhart Pannenberg
PHILOSOPHER
1928 - 2014
HPI: 62.75
Rank: 26
Friedrich Graf von Wrangel
MILITARY PERSONNEL
1784 - 1877
HPI: 62.60
Rank: 20
Otto von Gierke
HISTORIAN
1841 - 1921
HPI: 62.59
Rank: 19
Frederick Augustus, Prince of Anhalt-Zerbst
POLITICIAN
1734 - 1793
HPI: 62.50
Rank: 31
People Deceased in Szczecin
Go to all RankingsGeorge I, Duke of Pomerania
NOBLEMAN
1493 - 1531
HPI: NaN
Rank: 1
Georg Gehring
WRESTLER
1903 - 1943
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Rank: 2
Bogislaw XIV, Duke of Pomerania
NOBLEMAN
1580 - 1637
HPI: NaN
Rank: 3
Philipp Christoph Zeller
BIOLOGIST
1808 - 1883
HPI: NaN
Rank: 4
Prince Karl Anton August of Schleswig-Holstein-Sonderburg-Beck
POLITICIAN
1727 - 1759
HPI: NaN
Rank: 5
Bogislaw X, Duke of Pomerania
NOBLEMAN
1454 - 1523
HPI: NaN
Rank: 6
Elisabeth Christine of Brunswick-Wolfenbüttel, Crown Princess of Prussia
NOBLEMAN
1746 - 1840
HPI: NaN
Rank: 7
Newly Added People Deceased in Szczecin
Go to all RankingsGeorge I, Duke of Pomerania
NOBLEMAN
1493 - 1531
HPI: NaN
Rank: 1
Georg Gehring
WRESTLER
1903 - 1943
HPI: NaN
Rank: 2
Bogislaw XIV, Duke of Pomerania
NOBLEMAN
1580 - 1637
HPI: NaN
Rank: 3
Philipp Christoph Zeller
BIOLOGIST
1808 - 1883
HPI: NaN
Rank: 4
Prince Karl Anton August of Schleswig-Holstein-Sonderburg-Beck
POLITICIAN
1727 - 1759
HPI: NaN
Rank: 5
Bogislaw X, Duke of Pomerania
NOBLEMAN
1454 - 1523
HPI: NaN
Rank: 6
Elisabeth Christine of Brunswick-Wolfenbüttel, Crown Princess of Prussia
NOBLEMAN
1746 - 1840
HPI: NaN
Rank: 7
Occupations
Most individuals born in present day Szczecin were politicians (4), actors (4), soccer players (4), athletes (4), and singers (3), while most who died were noblemen (4), wrestlers (1), biologists (1), and politicians (1).
Occupational Trends
Over the past 100 years, soccer players have been the top profession of globally memorable people born in Szczecin, including Kamil Grosicki, Radosław Majdan, and Grzegorz Rasiak. Whereas, throughout history, politicians have been the profession with the most memorable people born in present day Szczecin, including Gunderic, Frederick Augustus, Prince of Anhalt-Zerbst, and Duke William Frederick Philip of Württemberg.
Places
Overlapping Lives
Below is a visual represetation of the lifespans of the top 18 globally memorable people born in Szczecin since 1700.