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Wrocław ranks 134th in number of biographies on Pantheon, behind Sarajevo, Johannesburg, and Düsseldorf. Memorable people born in Wrocław include Fritz Haber, Manfred von Richthofen, and Friedrich Schleiermacher. Memorable people who died in Wrocław include Ernst Chladni, Hugo Steinhaus, and Agata Mróz-Olszewska. Wrocław has been the birth place of many writers, and mathematicians and the death place of many religious figures, and biologists. Wrocław is located in Poland.

Wrocław is a city in southwestern Poland, and the capital of the Lower Silesian Voivodeship. It is the largest city and historical capital of the region of Silesia. It lies on the banks of the Oder River in the Silesian Lowlands of Central Europe, roughly 40 kilometres (25 mi) to the north of the Sudetic Mountains. In 2023, the official population of Wrocław was 674,132, making it the third-largest city in Poland. The population of the Wrocław metropolitan area is around 1.25 million. Read more on Wikipedia

People

Between 1140 and 2000, Wrocław was the birth place of 86 globally memorable people, including Fritz Haber, Manfred von Richthofen, and Friedrich Schleiermacher. Additionaly, 33 globally memorable people have passed away in Wrocław including Ernst Chladni, Hugo Steinhaus, and Agata Mróz-Olszewska.

People Born in Wrocław

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People Deceased in Wrocław

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Occupations

Most individuals born in present day Wrocław were writers (9), mathematicians (8), military personnels (6), politicians (5), and actors (5),  while most who died were religious figures (5), biologists (5), writers (4), physicians (3), and athletes (3).

Over the past 100 years, athletes have been the top profession of globally memorable people born in Wrocław, including Filip Adamski, Robert Sobera, and Joanna Linkiewicz. Whereas, throughout history, writers have been the profession with the most memorable people born in present day Wrocław, including Emil Ludwig, Anita Lasker-Wallfisch, and Kurd Lasswitz.

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Overlapping Lives

Below is a visual represetation of the lifespans of the top 25 globally memorable people born in Wrocław since 1700.