- female, deceased (1942)
- Edith Stein (October 12, 1891 - August 9, 1942) was a philosopher, a Carmelite nun, martyr, and saint of the Catholic Church, who died at...
- male, 24 years old
- Lukas Podolski (born as on June 4, 1985 in Gliwice, Silesia, Poland, nicknamed "(Prinz) Poldi", is a German footballer of Polish origin. He plays...
- male, 31 years old
- Miroslav Klose is a German footballer who plays as a striker. He currently plays for Bayern Munich in the Bundesliga, as well as the German...
- male, deceased (1241)
- Henry II the Pious (Polish: "Henryk II Pobożny"; German "Heinrich II der Fromme"; 1196/1207 - April 9, 1241) of Silesia was the third son of H...
- male, deceased (1677)
- Angelus Silesius, a German mystic-poet, was born in Breslau, Silesia. His family name was Johann Scheffler, but he is generally known by the...
- male, deceased (1548)
- Sigismund I the Old of the Jagiellon dynasty reigned as King of Poland and Grand Duke of Lithuania from 1506 to his death at age 81 in 1548. Before...
- male, deceased (1639)
- Martin Opitz von Boberfeld was a German poet, regarded as the greatest of that nation during his lifetime. Opitz was born in Bunzlau (Bolesławiec) i...
- female, deceased (1972)
- Maria Goeppert-Mayer (June 28, 1906 - February 20, 1972) was a German-born American physicist. In 1963 she received the Nobel Prize in Physics for...
- male, 82 years old
- Kurt Masur (b. July 18, 1927) is a German conductor. He is particularly noted for his interpretation of German Romantic music. In 1982 he received...
- male, deceased (1975)
- Hans Bellmer (1902 Kattowitz, Silesia - 23 February 1975 Paris, France) was an artist, best known for the life-sized pubescent female dolls he...
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