Szczecin
Szczecin ranks 413th in number of biographies on Pantheon, behind Bradford, Burbank, California, and Valladolid. The most famous people from Szczecin are Catherine the Great, Alfred Döblin, and Maria Feodorovna. The most famous people who died in Szczecin are Prince Karl Anton August of Schleswig-Holstein-Sonderburg-Beck, Elisabeth Christine of Brunswick-Wolfenbüttel, Crown Princess of Prussia, and Bogislaw XIV, Duke of Pomerania. Szczecin has been the birth place of many soccer players, and politicians and the death place of many noblemen, and politicians. 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 36 globally memorable people, including Catherine the Great, Alfred Döblin, and Maria Feodorovna. Additionaly, 7 globally memorable people have passed away in Szczecin including Prince Karl Anton August of Schleswig-Holstein-Sonderburg-Beck, Elisabeth Christine of Brunswick-Wolfenbüttel, Crown Princess of Prussia, and Bogislaw XIV, Duke of Pomerania.
People Born in Szczecin
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Catherine the Great
NOBLEMAN
1729 - 1796
HPI: 86.60
Rank: 1
Alfred Döblin
WRITER
1878 - 1957
HPI: 72.90
Rank: 2
Maria Feodorovna
COMPANION
1759 - 1828
HPI: 69.69
Rank: 3
Hermann Grassmann
MATHEMATICIAN
1809 - 1877
HPI: 66.71
Rank: 4
Hans Kammler
ENGINEER
1901 - 1945
HPI: 66.40
Rank: 5
Gunderic
POLITICIAN
379 - 428
HPI: 65.98
Rank: 6
Sophie of Pomerania
COMPANION
1498 - 1568
HPI: 65.70
Rank: 7
Dita Parlo
ACTOR
1906 - 1971
HPI: 62.79
Rank: 8
Wolfhart Pannenberg
PHILOSOPHER
1928 - 2014
HPI: 62.75
Rank: 9
Friedrich Graf von Wrangel
MILITARY PERSONNEL
1784 - 1877
HPI: 62.60
Rank: 10
Otto von Gierke
HISTORIAN
1841 - 1921
HPI: 62.59
Rank: 11
Frederick Augustus, Prince of Anhalt-Zerbst
POLITICIAN
1734 - 1793
HPI: 62.50
Rank: 12
Newly Added People Born in Szczecin
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Dariusz Adamczuk
SOCCER PLAYER
1969 - Present
HPI: 43.50
Rank: 28
Martyna Swatowska-Wenglarczyk
FENCER
1994 - Present
HPI: 32.76
Rank: 35
People Deceased in Szczecin
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Prince Karl Anton August of Schleswig-Holstein-Sonderburg-Beck
POLITICIAN
1727 - 1759
HPI: 66.99
Rank: 1
Elisabeth Christine of Brunswick-Wolfenbüttel, Crown Princess of Prussia
NOBLEMAN
1746 - 1840
HPI: 62.67
Rank: 2
Bogislaw XIV, Duke of Pomerania
NOBLEMAN
1580 - 1637
HPI: 61.72
Rank: 3
Bogislaw X, Duke of Pomerania
NOBLEMAN
1454 - 1523
HPI: 60.93
Rank: 4
George I, Duke of Pomerania
NOBLEMAN
1493 - 1531
HPI: 60.24
Rank: 5
Georg Gehring
WRESTLER
1903 - 1943
HPI: 55.80
Rank: 6
Philipp Christoph Zeller
BIOLOGIST
1808 - 1883
HPI: 54.57
Rank: 7
Occupations
Most individuals born in present day Szczecin were soccer players (5), politicians (4), actors (4), athletes (4), and singers (3), while most who died were noblemen (4), politicians (1), wrestlers (1), and biologists (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, soccer players have been the profession with the most memorable people born in present day Szczecin, including Kamil Grosicki, Radosław Majdan, and Grzegorz Rasiak.
Places
Overlapping Lives
Below is a visual represetation of the lifespans of the top 18 globally memorable people born in Szczecin since 1700.
