Contents 1 History 2 Science 2.1 Astronomy 2.2 Biology 2.3 Chemistry 2.4 Engineering 2.5 Economics 2.6 Invention 2.7 Computer Science 2.8 Linguistics 2.9 Mathematics 2.10 Physics 2.11 Social sciences 2.12 Other sciences 3 Music 4 Literature 4.1 Poetry 5 Philosophy 6 Fine arts 7 Entertainment 8 Business 9 Royalty 10 Nobility (szlachta) 11 Military 12 Politics 13 Diplomats 14 Spies 15 Holocaust resisters 16 Religion 17 Miscellaneous 18 Criminals 19 Legendary persons 19.1 Fictional characters 20 Sports 20.1 Athletics (track and field) 20.2 Boxing 20.3 Chess 20.4 Fencing 20.5 Ice hockey 20.6 Skiing 20.7 Football (Soccer) 20.8 Swimming 20.9 Weightlifting 20.10 Others 21 Notes

This is a partial list of famous Polish or Polish-speaking or -writing persons. The Polish people, or Poles, (Polacy) are a Western Slavic Ethnic group of Central Europe, living predominantly in Poland. Polish ( język polski, polszczyzna) is the Official language of Poland. In the interest of fairness and accuracy, a minority of persons of mixed heritage have their respective ancestries credited.

History

Gallus Anonymus, first Polish historian (12th century) Szymon Askenazy, historian and diplomat Michał Bobrzyński, historian of law Józef Borzyszkowski, Pomeranian history Jan Długosz, 15th-century chronicler of Poland Marian Kamil Dziewanowski, Poland, Russia, modern Europe Kazimierz Godłowski, historian and archeologist Oskar Halecki, Polish history Marceli Handelsman, Polish history Paweł Jasienica, Polish history Wincenty Kadłubek, 13th-century historian of Poland Józef Kasparek, constitutions; World War II era Hugo Kołłątaj, 18th-19th-century historian, philosopher and politician Feliks Koneczny, Polish history, social philosophy Władysław Kozaczuk, military history, military intelligence, World War II Marian Kukiel, military historian Joachim Lelewel, historian of Poland Tadeusz Manteuffel, medievalist Teodor Narbutt, Polish historian of Lithuania Adam Naruszewicz, 18th-century historian, participant in the Great Sejm Szymon Okolski, 17th-century historian Michael Alfred Peszke, Polish Armed Forces, World War II Richard Pipes, Polish-American historian of Russia and the Soviet Union Tadeusz Sulimirski, historian and archeologist Władysław Tatarkiewicz, philosophy and esthetics Piotr S. Wandycz, Polish-American historian of Central and Eastern Europe Richard Woytak, World War II Norbert Wójtowicz, historian of Polish political thought

Długosz Kołłątaj Lelewel Naruszewicz

Science

Astronomy

Franciszek Armiński Albert Brudzewski Tadeusz Banachiewicz Władysław Dziewulski Jan Gadomski Jan Heweliusz (Johannes Hevelius) Felicjan Kępiński Mikołaj Kopernik (Nicolaus Copernicus) Marian Albertovich Kowalski Kazimierz Kordylewski Stanisław Lubieniecki Bohdan Paczyński Marcin Poczobutt-Odlanicki Alexius Sylvius Polonus Adam Prazmowski Konrad Rudnicki Jan Śniadecki Wiesław Wiśniewski Aleksander Wolszczan (co-discoverer of first extrasolar planets)

Heweliusz Kopernik

Biology

Babiński Chałubiński Cybulski Joseph Babiński, physician (neurologist) Edmund Biernacki, physician Czesław Bieżanko, entomologist Jan Czekanowski, anthropologist Adam Gruca, surgeon Stanisław Burzyński, physician Tytus Chałubiński, physician Napoleon Cybulski, neurophysiologist Maria Antonina Czaplicka, anthropologist Wiktor Dega, revolutionary surgeon August Dehnel, biologist Jozef Dietl, physician Jan Dzierżon, zoologist Władysław Taczanowski, zoologist Marian Gieszczykiewicz, physician Ryszard Gryglewski, physician Emil Godlewski, embryologist Ludwik Hirszfeld, microbiologist Feliks Paweł Jarocki, zoologist Wojciech Jastrzębowski, biologist Walery Jaworski, physician Konstanty Jelski, ornithologist

Koprowski Schally Weigl Zbigniew Kabata, biologist Jerzy Konorski, microbiologist Stefan Kopec, biologist Hilary Koprowski, polio vaccine Marek Kotański, psychologist Tadeusz Krwawicz, medical pioneer Abraham Low, neuropsychiatrist Karol Marcinkowski, physician Ludwik Mlokosiewicz, botanist Ferdynand Antoni Ossendowski, biologist Andrew Paulukiewichz, biologist Zbigniew Religa, cardiologist Józef Rostafiński, biologist Albert Sabin, polio vaccine Andrzej Wiktor Schally, Nobel-laureate enrocrinologist. Gallus Anonymus (Gall Anonim – "the Anonymous Gaul " 11th-[[ 2th century|12th centuries]] was the author of Cronicae et gesta Szymon Askenazy ( December 28, 1866, Zawichost - June 22, 1935, Warsaw) was a Polish historian diplomat Michael Bobrzynski ( 30 September, 1849 – 3 July, 1935) was a Polish historian born at Kraków in Galicia. Józef Borzyszkowski is a historian and Kashubian activist He was the chairman of the Kashubian-Pomeranian Association from 1986 to 1992. Jan Długosz ( December 1 1415 - May 19, 1480) also known as Joannes Ioannes or Johannes Longinus or Dlugossius Marian Kamil Dziewanowski (1913-2005 was a historian of Poland Russia and modern Europe Kazimierz Godłowski (born December 9 1934 in Kraków, died there on July 9 1995 was a Polish archeologist and historian specializing in the prehistoric period Oskar Halecki (1891 in Vienna - 1973 White Plains New York) Polish historian social and Catholic activist Marceli Handelsman (1882-1945 was a Polish historian a Warsaw University professor medievalist, modern historian, and historical methodologist Paweł Jasienica was the Pen-name of Leon Lech Beynar ( November 10, 1909 – August 19, 1970) a Polish amateur Historian Blessed Wincenty Kadłubek (1161 &ndash March 8, 1223) also known as Vincent Kadlubek Vincent Kadlubo Vincent Kadlubko Vincent of Kraków, Master Józef Kasparek (1915–2002 was a Polish Lawyer, Historian and Political scientist. Life After studying at the Kraków Academy (the later Jagiellonian University) he took holy orders then spent time in Vienna and Italy where Feliks Karol Koneczny (November 1 1862 Kraków – February 10 1949 Kraków (Cracow was a Polish Historian and Social philosopher. Władysław Kozaczuk ( December 23, 1923 &ndash September 26, 2003) was a Polish Army colonel and a military and intelligence Marian Włodzimierz Kukiel pseudonym Marek Kąkol, Stach Zawierucha (b Joachim Lelewel ( Warsaw, March 22, 1786 – May 29, 1861, Paris) was a Polish Historian and Tadeusz Manteuffel or Tadeusz Manteuffel-Szoege (1902-1970 was a Polish Historian, specializing in the Medieval History of Europe Teodor Narbutt (1784 – 1864 was a Polish-Lithuanian writer Romanticist Historian and military engineer Awards Knight of the Order of the White Eagle The Great Sejm, also known as the Four-Year Sejm ( Polish: respectively Sejm Wielki or Sejm Czteroletni; Lithuanian Didysis Szymon Okolski (also known as Simon Okolski) (1580 - 1653 was a well-known Polish-Lithuanian historian theologian and specialist in Heraldry. Michael Alfred Peszke (born 1932 Dęblin, Poland) is a Polish-American psychiatrist and historian of the Polish Armed Forces in World War Richard Edgar Pipes (born July 11, 1923) is an American historian who specializes in Russian history, particularly with respect to the history of the Tadeusz Sulimirski (1898&ndash1983 was a Polish-born Historian and Archaeologist, who emigrated to the United Kingdom soon after the outbreak of World War II Władysław Tatarkiewicz tatarˈkʲevitʂ}} Warsaw, April 3, 1886 &ndash April 4, 1980, Warsaw) was a Polish Piotr Stefan Wandycz (born 1923 is a Polish-American historian President of the Polish Institute of Arts and Sciences of America, and Professor emeritus Richard Andrew Woytak ( Poland, December 18, 1940 — March 6, 1998, Monterey California, USA) was an American Norbert Wójtowicz (born 1 December 1972) – Polish historian and theologian from Wrocław. Jan Długosz ( December 1 1415 - May 19, 1480) also known as Joannes Ioannes or Johannes Longinus or Dlugossius Life After studying at the Kraków Academy (the later Jagiellonian University) he took holy orders then spent time in Vienna and Italy where Joachim Lelewel ( Warsaw, March 22, 1786 – May 29, 1861, Paris) was a Polish Historian and Awards Knight of the Order of the White Eagle Albert Brudzewski, also Albert of Brudzewo and Wojciech Brudzewski (in Latin, Albertus de Brudzewo; ca Władysław Dziewulski (1878 &ndash February 6, 1962) was a Polish Astronomer and Mathematician. Jan Gadomski (1889-1966 was a Polish Astronomer. At the Jagiellonian University Observatory he made systematic observations of Eclipsing binary Johannes Hevelius ( Latin) also called Johannes Hewel Johann Hewelke Johannes Höwelcke in German, or Jan Heweliusz (in Polish) Felicjan Kępiński (1885 - 1966 was a Polish Astronomer. Marian Albertovich Kowalski (Мариан Альбертович Ковальский ( August 15 1821 or October 15 1821 &ndash May 28 Kazimierz Kordylewski (b October 11, 1903 in Poznań - March 11, 1981 Stanisław Lubieniecki (Stanislaus de Lubienietz also Lubiniezky or Lubyenyetsky) (b Bohdan Paczyński or Bohdan Paczynski ( 8 February 1940 - 19 April 2007) was a Polish Astronomer, a leading scientist Marcin Odlanicki Poczobutt ( 30 October 1728 &ndash 7 February 1810) was a Polish - Lithuanian Astronomer, Alexius Sylvius Polonus (1593 - c 1653 was a Polish Jesuit Astronomer and maker of Astronomical instruments. Adam Józef Ignacy Prażmowski (1821-1885 was a Polish Astronomer and Astrophysicist of the 19th century Konrad Rudnicki (* 2 July 1926 in Warsaw) is a Polish Astronomer and professor of Jagiellonian University in Kraków Jan Śniadecki (archaic John Sniadecki August 29, 1756 November 9, 1830) was a Polish Mathematician, Philosopher Wiesław Z Wiśniewski (b 1931 in Poland - d 1994 in Tucson, Arizona, USA) was a Polish astronomer Aleksander Wolszczan (alɛk'sandɛr 'vɔlʂt͡ʂan) ( Apr 29 1946 in Szczecinek, Poland) is a Polish astronomer. An extrasolar planet, or exoplanet, is a Planet beyond the Solar System, orbiting around other Stars As of September 2008 312 Johannes Hevelius ( Latin) also called Johannes Hewel Johann Hewelke Johannes Höwelcke in German, or Jan Heweliusz (in Polish) Joseph Jules François Félix Babinski (born November 17, 1857, Paris; died October 29, 1932, Paris) was a French Tytus Chałubiński (b December 29, 1820 in Radom - November 4, 1889 in Zakopane) was a Polish physician who Napoleon Cybulski ( September 13, 1854 - April 26, 1919) - Polish physiologist, discoverer of Adrenaline, one Joseph Jules François Félix Babinski (born November 17, 1857, Paris; died October 29, 1932, Paris) was a French Edmund Faustyn Biernacki (b December 19, 1866 in Opoczno - December 29, 1911 in Lwów) was a Polish Physician Czesław Marian Bieżanko ( November 22, 1895 in Kielce &ndash 1986 was a Polish Entomologist and recognized authority on South Jan Czekanowski ( October 8, 1882 &ndash July 20, 1965) was a Polish Anthropologist, Statistician and linguist Adam Gruca (1893-1983 was a famous Polish orthopaedist, Inventor, and Surgeon. Stanislaw Rajmund Burzynski (born 1943 in Lublin, Poland) MD PhD is an American immigrant of Polish origin Tytus Chałubiński (b December 29, 1820 in Radom - November 4, 1889 in Zakopane) was a Polish physician who Napoleon Cybulski ( September 13, 1854 - April 26, 1919) - Polish physiologist, discoverer of Adrenaline, one Maria Antonina Czaplicka (sometimes referred to as Marie Antoinette Czaplicka, 1886-1921 was a Polish Cultural anthropologist who is best known for her ethnography Wiktor Dega (1896-1995 was a revolutionary Polish surgeon. He was an Orthopedist who was well known for his work on Polio. August Dehnel (1903 &ndash 1962 was a famous Polish Zoologist. Józef (Joseph Dietl (born 24 January 1804 in Podbuże near Sambor, died 18 January 1878 in Krakow) was a Polish Physician born to an Austrian Jan Dzierżon sometimes Germanised into Johann(es Dzierzon (Jan Dzierżon ( 16 January 1811 &ndash 26 October 1906) was a Władysław Taczanowski ( March 1, 1819, Jabłonna &ndash January 17, 1890, Warsaw) was a Polish Zoologist Marian Teodor Ludwik Gieszczykiewicz (b May 21, 1889 in Kraków, Austria-Hungary - July 30, 1942 in Auschwitz Ryszard Gryglewski (b August 4, 1932 in Wilno, Poland) is a Polish Physician. Ludwik Hirszfeld ( August 5[[ 884]] Warsaw &ndash March 7[[ 954]] Wroclaw) was a Polish microbiologist and a serologist Feliks Paweł Jarocki (b January 14, 1790 in Pacanów - March 25, 1865 in Warsaw) was a Polish Zoologist Walery Jaworski ( March 20, 1849 &ndash July 17, 1924) was one of the pioneers of Gastroenterology in Poland. Konstanty Jelski ( February 17, 1837 – November 26, 1896) was an acclaimed Polish Ornithologist and Zoologist Hilary Koprowski (born December 5, 1916, in Warsaw, Poland) is a Polish Virologist and Immunologist, and inventor Andrzej Viktor Schally (born November 30, 1926) is an Polish Endocrinologist and Nobel Prize laureate (1977 in medicine Professor Rudolf Stefan Weigl (1883 - 1957 was a famous Polish Biologist and inventor of the first effective Vaccine for Epidemic typhus. Professor Zbigniew 'Bob' Kabata CM (born 17 March 1924) is a highly respected parasitologist, veteran of the Polish Armia Krajowa Jerzy Konorski (born December 1, 1903 in Łódź, Poland - died November 14, 1973 in Warsaw, Poland) was a Stefan Kopec (1888-1941 was a famous Polish Biologist. Pioneer of insect endocrinology Hilary Koprowski (born December 5, 1916, in Warsaw, Poland) is a Polish Virologist and Immunologist, and inventor Two polio Vaccines are used throughout the world to combat Poliomyelitis (or polio Marek Kotański, ( March 11 1942 - August 19 2002) was a Polish charity worker and campaigner on behalf of disadvantaged people including Tadeusz Krwawicz ( January 15 1910 - August 17 1988) was a Polish pioneer in medicine Abraham Low (1891-1954 was a Jewish - American neuropsychiatrist noted for his work establishing self-help programs for the mentally ill and criticism Karol Marcinkowski ( 23 June 1800 in Poznań &ndash 6 November 1846) was a Polish physician social activist in the Greater Poland Ludwik Franciszek Mlokosiewicz ( August 25, 1831 - 1909 was a Polish Explorer, Zoologist and Botanist, who studied extensively Antoni Ferdynand Ossendowski (1876-1945 was a Polish Writer, Journalist, traveller Globetrotter, Explorer and University Andrew Paulukiewichz (born 5/7/1958 is a micro-biologist from Poland Zbigniew Eugeniusz Religa (ˈzbʲigɲɛf rɛˈlʲiga born December 16 1938 in Miedniewice Poland) is a prominent Cardiac surgeon and Politician. Józef Rostafiński (1850-1928 was one of Poland's most famous Botanists One of his books the Przewodnik do oznaczania roślin w Polsce dziko rosnących ( Albert Bruce Sabin (August 26 1906 – March 3 1993 was an American medical researcher best-known for having developed an oral Polio vaccine. Two polio Vaccines are used throughout the world to combat Poliomyelitis (or polio Andrzej Viktor Schally (born November 30, 1926) is an Polish Endocrinologist and Nobel Prize laureate (1977 in medicine This is a list of Nobel Prize Laureates awarded for their outstanding contributions to Humanitarian causes for Peace, work in Literature Bolesław Skarżyński, biologist Eduard Adolf Strasburger (born in Poland, of German descent), botanist Jan Sztolcman, ornithologist Andrzej K. Tarkowski, embryologist Zbylut Twardowski, physician Rudolf Weigl, biologist Marie Elizabeth Zakrzewska, physician

Chemistry

Skłodowska Józef Boguski Jan Czochralski Maria Skłodowska (Marie Curie), two Nobel Prizes. Bolesław Skarżyński (1901-1963 was a renowned Polish Biologist. Eduard Adolf Strasburger ( February 1, 1844, Warsaw &ndash May 19, 1912 Bonn) was a Polish - German The German people (Deutsche are an Ethnic group, in the sense of sharing a common German culture, descent and speaking the German language as Jan Sztolcman (Jean Stanislaus Stolzmann ( 1854 - April 28, 1928) was a Polish Ornithologist. Andrzej Krzysztof Tarkowski (born 1933 is a Polish embryologist and a professor at Warsaw University. Zbylut Twardowski is a Polish Physician, known for his pioneering work on Dialysis. Professor Rudolf Stefan Weigl (1883 - 1957 was a famous Polish Biologist and inventor of the first effective Vaccine for Epidemic typhus. Maria Elizabeth Zakrzewska ( 6 September, 1829 &ndash 12 May, 1902) was a German -born Physician of Polish descent Józef Jerzy Boguski (1853–1933 was a Polish Chemist and a professor at the Warsaw Polytechnic. Jan Czochralski (pronounced cho-HRAL-skee ( October 23, 1885 - April 22, 1953) was a Polish chemist who invented the The Nobel Prize (Nobelpriset (Nobelprisen is a Swedish prize established in the 1895 will of Swedish chemist Alfred Nobel; it was first awarded in Peace, Literature Tadeusz Estreicher Kazimierz Fajans Kazimierz Funk Antoni Grabowski Roald Safran (Nobel Prize, 1981) Adolf Joszt Sylwester Porowski Wiktor Kemula Stanisław Kostanecki Marek Gatty-Kostyal Ignacy Łukasiewicz, inventor of kerosene lamp. Tadeusz Estreicher ( 19 December 1871 - 8 April 1952) was an Austrian-born Polish Chemist, Historian Kazimierz Fajans (b May 27, 1887 in Warsaw Poland; d May 18, 1975 in Ann Arbor Michigan, USA was an American physical Kazimierz Funk ( February 23, 1884 – January 19, 1967) commonly anglicized as Casimir Funk, was a Polish biochemist Antoni Grabowski ( June 11, 1857 in Nowe Dobra, a village 10 km northeast of Chełmno – July 4, 1921 in Warsaw Roald Hoffmann (born July 18, 1937) is an American theoretical Chemist who won the 1981 Nobel Prize in Chemistry. The Nobel Prize (Nobelpriset (Nobelprisen is a Swedish prize established in the 1895 will of Swedish chemist Alfred Nobel; it was first awarded in Peace, Literature Adolf Joszt (1889 Lvov -1957 was a Polish Chemist, considered to be a significant precursor to the practices of Biotechnology and Sylwester Porowski (born April 7, 1938 in Bierzyn) a Polish Physicist specializing in solid-state and High pressure Wiktor Kemula (1902-1985 was a famous Polish Chemist, Electrochemist, and polarographist. Stanisław Kostanecki (born 1860 in Myszków, Poland &ndash 1910 was a Polish organic chemist who pioneered in vegetable dye chemistry Marek Gatty-Kostyal (1886-1965 was a famous Polish Chemist and Pharmacist, known for his many contributions to pharmaceutical science Jan Józef Ignacy Łukasiewicz (1822 - 1882 was a Polish Pharmacist of Armenian descent who devised the first method of distilling Kerosene

Śniadecki Świętosławski Leon Marchlewski Ignacy Mościcki Marceli Nencki Karol Olszewski Tadeusz Reichstein Michał Sędziwój Edward Sucharda Jędrzej Śniadecki Wojciech Świętosławski Bohdan Szyszkowski Włodzimierz Trzebiatowski Józef Zawadzki

Engineering

Adamiecki Gzowski Krzysztof Arciszewski Karol Adamiecki Mieczysław G. Bekker, first moon rover Stefan Bryła Romuald Cebertowicz, soil solidification Zdzisław Celiński Jerzy Dąbrowski, designer of PZL.37 Łoś bomber Walter Golaski Kazimierz Gzowski Edward Jan Habich Tytus Maksymilian Huber Jacek Jędruch Alfred Korzybski, mathematician, semanticist Józef Kosacki, inventor of Polish Mine Detector Janusz Liberkowski inventor Henryk Magnuski Ernest Malinowski

Siemienowicz Tsiolkovsky Henry Millicer, aviation Ralph Modjeski, bridge designer Jan Nagórski, first men to fly over the North Pole. Jędrzej Śniadecki (archaic Andrew Sniadecki November 30, 1768 1768 May 12, 1838) was a Polish Writer, Physician Leon Paweł Marchlewski (December 15 1869 in Włocławek &ndash January 16 1946 in Kraków, Poland) was a Polish Chemist. Ignacy Mościcki ( December 1, 1867 &ndash October 2, 1946) was a Polish Politician and Chemist, President Wilhelm Marceli Nencki (1847-1901 was a famous Polish Chemist and doctor Karol Stanisław Olszewski (b January 29, 1846 in Broniszów - March 24, 1915 in Krakau, Austrian-Hungarian Tadeusz Reichstein ( July 20, 1897 &ndash August 1, 1996) was a Polish-born Swiss Chemist and Nobel Michał Sędziwój ( Michael Sendivogius) (1566-1636 was a Polish alchemist, Philosopher, and medical doctor Edward Sucharda (1891-1947 was a renowned Polish Chemist and Engineer. Jędrzej Śniadecki (archaic Andrew Sniadecki November 30, 1768 1768 May 12, 1838) was a Polish Writer, Physician Bohdan Szyszkowski (b June 20 1873 in Trybuchy, Podolia, Russia &ndash August 13 1931 in Myślenice, Poland) was a Polish Włodzimierz Trzebiatowski ( February 25 1906 &ndash November 13 1982) was a Polish Chemist, Physicist and Józef Zawadzki may refer to Aleksander Zawadzki (naturalist, real name Józef Zawadzki (1798–1868 naturalist Józef Zawadzki (chemist Karol Adamiecki ( Dąbrowa Górnicza, March 18 1866 – May 16 1933 Warsaw, Poland) was a Polish Economist, Engineer and Management Sir Kazimierz Stanislaus Gzowski KCMG ( March 5, 1813 &ndash August 24, 1898) was an Engineer who served as acting Krzysztof Arciszewski (b December 9 1592 in Rogalin - d April 7 1656 near Gdańsk (Danzig Poland, was a Karol Adamiecki ( Dąbrowa Górnicza, March 18 1866 – May 16 1933 Warsaw, Poland) was a Polish Economist, Engineer and Management Mieczysław Gregory Bekker (1905 &ndash 1989 was a Polish Engineer and Scientist. Stefan Bryła (b August 17, 1886 in Kraków - December 3, 1943 in Warsaw, Poland) was a Polish construction Romuald Adam Cebertowicz (b February 7, 1897 in Głowno - January 14, 1981 in Łódź, Poland) was a Polish Zdzisław Celiński (1847-1929 was a Polish engineer Constructor of the railway Buenos Aires - Santa Fe and of the Port Gualeguaychu. Jerzy Dąbrowski ( September 8, 1899 - September 17, 1967) was a Polish Aeronautical engineer. WikipediaWikiProject Aircraft. Please see WikipediaWikiProject Aircraft/page content for recommended layout Walter Golaski (1913 in Torrington, Connecticut &ndash1996 was an American Mechanical-Bio-Medical Engineer best known for developing Dense Knit Dacron Sir Kazimierz Stanislaus Gzowski KCMG ( March 5, 1813 &ndash August 24, 1898) was an Engineer who served as acting Edward Jan Habich (Eduardo de Habich (b January 31, 1835 in Warsaw - October 31, 1909 in Lima, Peru) was a Tytus Maksymilian Huber (also known as Maksymilian Tytus Huber, 1872-01-04 in Krościenko nad Dunajcem &ndash 1950-12-09) was a world renowned Jacek Jędruch ( Warsaw, Poland, 1927 &ndash Athens, Greece, 1995 was a Polish-American Nuclear engineer and Historian Alfred Habdank Skarbek Korzybski (kɔ'ʐɨpski ( July 3, 1879 &ndash March 1, 1950) was a Polish-American Philosopher Semantics is the study of meaning in communication The word derives from Greek σημαντικός ( semantikos) "significant" from Józef Stanisław Kosacki (1909–1990 was a Polish engineer inventor and an officer in the Polish Army during World War II. The Mine detector (Polish Mark I was a Metal detector for landmines developed during World War II in the winter of 1941 / 1942 by Polish Janusz Liberkowski (born March 9, 1953 in Nowa Sól, Poland) is the winner of the first season of the show American Inventor Henryk Władysław Magnuski (1909-1978 was a Polish telecommunications engineer who worked for Motorola in Chicago. Ernest Adam Malinowski (b January 5, 1818 in Seweryny ( Podole) - March 2, 1899 in Lima) was a Polish Kazimierz Siemienowicz (Casimirus Siemienowicz Kazimieras Simonavičius Казімір Семяновіч born c Henry K Millicer, born Henryk Kazimierz Militzer (11 June 1915 - 28 August 28 1996 was a Polish - Australian aircraft designer and pilot Benjamin Franklin Bridge from DUKWjpg|thumb| Benjamin Franklin Bridge]] Ralph Modjeski' (born Rudolf Modrzejewski) ( January 27 1861 - June Jan Nagórski (1888–1976 also known by his Russified name of Ivan Nagurski ( Иван Нагурский) was a Polish engineer and pioneer Zygmunt Puławski, designer of PZL P.11 fighter Wojciech Rostafiński, NASA Kazimierz Siemienowicz, rocketry pioneer Igor Sikorsky, pioneer of aviation Avraham Stern Tadeusz Tański Konstantin Tsiolkovsky (Konstanty Ciołkowski), spaceflight pioneer Stanisław Wigura, aviation Piotr Wilniewczyc, weaponry Franciszek Żwirko, aviation

Economics

Balcerowicz Karol Adamiecki Leszek Balcerowicz, implementer of 1990s "shock therapy. Zygmunt Puławski ( October 24, 1901 - March 21, 1931) was a Polish aircraft designer and pilot The PZL P11 was a Polish Fighter aircraft, designed in the early 1930s by PZL in Warsaw. The National Aeronautics and Space Administration ( NASA, ˈnæsə is an agency of the United States government, responsible for the nation's public space program Kazimierz Siemienowicz (Casimirus Siemienowicz Kazimieras Simonavičius Казімір Семяновіч born c A rocket or rocket vehicle is a Missile, Aircraft or other Vehicle which obtains Thrust by the reaction of the Igor Sikorsky (25 May 1889 &ndash 26 October 1972 was born Igor Ivanovich Sikorsky (Игорь Иванович Сикорский Aviation refers to activities involving man-made flying devices ( Aircraft) including the people organizations and regulatory bodies involved with them Tadeusz Tański (1892 - 1941 was a Polish automobile engineer and the designer of among others the first Polish serially-built automobile the CWS T-1. Stanisław Wigura ( 9 April 1901 - 11 September 1932) was a Polish aircraft designer and aviator co-founder of the Piotr Wilniewczyc (1887-1960 was a Polish engineer and arms constructor Franciszek Żwirko ( 16 September, 1895 – 11 September, 1932) was a prominent Polish sport and military Aviator. Leszek Balcerowicz (pronounced ['lεʃεk balʦε'rɔviʧ]) (born January 19 1947 is a Polish Economist and the former chairman of Karol Adamiecki ( Dąbrowa Górnicza, March 18 1866 – May 16 1933 Warsaw, Poland) was a Polish Economist, Engineer and Management Leszek Balcerowicz (pronounced ['lεʃεk balʦε'rɔviʧ]) (born January 19 1947 is a Polish Economist and the former chairman of " Franciszek Ksawery Drucki-Lubecki Władysław Grabski

Hurwicz Leonid Hurwicz, 2007 Nobel Laureate Michał Kalecki Eugeniusz Kwiatkowski Oskar Lange, PRL economy Hilary Minc, PRL economy Sławomir Szwedowski

Invention

Abakanowicz Bruno Abakanowicz, mathematician, engineer Stefan Drzewiecki Rudolf Gundlach, tank periscope Jozef Kosacki, mine detector Stefan Kudelski, Nagra audio recorders

Szczepanik Józef Piotrowski Kazimierz Proszyński, first cinematic camera Jan Szczepanik Tadeusz Sendzimir Józef Tykociński, sound film

Computer Science

Piotr Anweiler, software Jacek Karpinski Marek Karpinski Marian Mazur Stanisław Radziszowski Wiesław Romanowski

Wozniak Marek Sell Andrzej Trybulec, Mizar system Jan Węglarz Steve Wozniak (Polish-American), of Apple Computer Michał Zalewski

Linguistics

Jan Niecisław Baudouin de Courtenay Jan Czekanowski Alfred Korzybski Jerzy Kuryłowicz Jan Miodek Jaroslav Rudnyckyj Antoni Józef Śmieszek Anna Wierzbicka Ludwik Zamenhof, inventor of Esperanto. Franciszek Ksawery Drucki-Lubecki (Франциск-Ксаверий Друцкий-Любецкий sometimes spelled Xawery 1778 - 1846 was an important politician of the first half Władysław Grabski ( 7 July 1874 - 1 March 1938) was a Polish politician economist and historian Leonid “Leo” Hurwicz ( August 21, 1917 June 24, 2008) was an American Economist and Mathematician. Leonid “Leo” Hurwicz ( August 21, 1917 June 24, 2008) was an American Economist and Mathematician. The Nobel Memorial Prize in Economic Sciences, officially named The Sveriges Riksbank Prize in Economic Sciences in Memory of Alfred Nobel (Sveriges riksbanks pris i ekonomisk Michał Kalecki ( June 22, 1899 – April 18, 1970) was a Polish economist who specialized in Macroeconomics Eugeniusz Kwiatkowski ( 30 December 1888 - 22 August 1974) was a Polish politician and economist Oskar Ryszard Lange ( July 27, 1904 in Tomaszów Mazowiecki, then Vistulan Country – October 2, 1965 in London Hilary Minc (1905 - 1974 was a Polish politician Marxist economist member of the Communist Party of Poland and the PWP/PUWP Politburo of the KC PPR Sławomir Szwedowski (1928-2000 is a Polish Economist, professor at theInstitute of Economic Sciences of the Polish Academy of Sciences. Bruno Abdank -Abakanowicz ( October 6, 1852 - August 29 1900) was a Mathematician, inventor and electrical engineer Bruno Abdank -Abakanowicz ( October 6, 1852 - August 29 1900) was a Mathematician, inventor and electrical engineer Stefan Drzewiecki ( July 26, 1844 in Kunka, Podolia, Russian Empire (today Ukraine) &ndash April 23, 1938 Rudolf Gundlach (1894-1957 was a Polish engineer inventor and Tank designer The Vickers Tank Periscope MKIV, invented by Polish engineer Rudolf Gundlach, was first patented in 1936 as Gundlach Peryskop obrotowy. Józef Stanisław Kosacki (1909–1990 was a Polish engineer inventor and an officer in the Polish Army during World War II. Demining is the process of removing Land mines or Naval mines from an area Stefan Kudelski ( Warsaw in February 27, 1929 -) is a Polish audio engineer famous for creating the Nagra series of professional audio Nagra is a generic term referring to any of the series of professional audio recorders produced by Kudelski SA, based in Cheseaux-sur-Lausanne, Switzerland Jan Szczepanik (born April 13, 1872 in Rudniki (near Mostyska) Ukraine - April 18, died 1926 in Tarnów, Józef Piotrowski (allegedly born September 7, 1887) claims to be the oldest living Pole. Kazimierz Prószyński (pronounce Casimir Prooshinsky ( April 4, 1875 - March 13, 1945) was a Polish inventor active in the Jan Szczepanik (born April 13, 1872 in Rudniki (near Mostyska) Ukraine - April 18, died 1926 in Tarnów, Tadeusz Sendzimir (originally Sędzimir ¹, July 15, 1894, Lwów, — September 1, 1989, Jupiter Florida[[ Joseph Tykociński-Tykociner ( October 5, 1877 – June 11, 1969) was a Polish Engineer and a pioneer of Sound-on-film Sound-on-film refers to a class of Sound film processes where the sound accompanying picture is physically recorded onto photographic film usually but not always the same Piotr Zbigniew Anweiler (born May 27 1961 in Warsaw, Poland) is the founder of AplusB Software Corporation where he is the CEO Jacek Karpiński (born 1927 in Turin is a pioneer in Computer engineering and Computer science, soldier of Batalion Zośka during the Warsaw Uprising Marek Karpinski is a Computer scientist and Mathematician known for his research in the theory of algorithms and their applications combinatorial Marian Mazur ( Radom, December 7, 1909 &ndash Warsaw, January 21, 1983) was an expert in Cybernetics, and Stanisław P Radziszowski (born June 7, 1953) is a Polish-American mathematician and computer scientist. is president of Integra Incorporated, a Japanese Software company producing visual computing systems which he founded in 1986 Marek Sell ( 1951 - June 13 2004) was a Polish Computer Programmer, best known as the creator of the first Polish Anti-virus Andrzej Trybulec, (born January 29, 1941) is a Polish mathematician and computer scientist noted for development of the Mizar system. The Mizar system consists of a language for writing strictly formalized mathematical definitions and proofs, a Computer program which is able to check proofs written Jan Węglarz (born 1947 in Poznań) is a Polish Computer scientist. Apple Inc, ( formerly Apple Computer Inc, is an American Multinational corporation with a focus on designing and manufacturing Consumer electronics Michał Zalewski (born 19 January, 1981) is a " White hat " hacker and Computer security expert from Poland. Jan Niecisław Ignacy Baudouin de Courtenay ( March 13, 1845 - November 3, 1929) was a Polish linguist and Slavist Jan Czekanowski ( October 8, 1882 &ndash July 20, 1965) was a Polish Anthropologist, Statistician and linguist Alfred Habdank Skarbek Korzybski (kɔ'ʐɨpski ( July 3, 1879 &ndash March 1, 1950) was a Polish-American Philosopher Jerzy Kuryłowicz (1895-1978 was a Polish linguist who studied Indo-European languages. Jan Miodek (born 1946 in Tarnowskie Góry, Poland) Professor of Wroclaw University, is a linguist in the normative tradition Jaroslav Bohdan Rudnyckyj OC ( November 18 1910 &ndash October 19, 1995) was a Ukrainian Canadian linguist, Antoni Józef Śmieszek (1881 &ndash 1943 was a Polish Egyptologist and linguist. Anna Wierzbicka (born 1938 was born in Poland and is a linguist at the Australian National University. Ludwig Lazarus Zamenhof (ˈzɑːmɨnhɒf in English born Eliezer Samenhof December 15 1859 &ndash April 14 1917 was an ophthalmologist, Philologist is by far the most widely spoken constructed International auxiliary language in the world

Zamenhof

Mathematics

Banach Banachiewicz Bartel Kuratowski Stefan Banach Tadeusz Banachiewicz Kazimierz Bartel Andrzej Białynicki-Birula Karol Borsuk Jacob Bronowski Jan Brożek Samuel Eilenberg Witold Hurewicz Henryk Iwaniec Zygmunt Janiszewski Stanisław Jaśkowski Mark Kac Stefan Kaczmarz Marek Karpinski, computer scientist Krystyna Kuperberg Kazimierz Kuratowski Bronisław Knaster Zdzisław Krygowski Kazimierz Kordylewski Robert Kowalski Kazimierz Kuratowski Franciszek Leja Stanisław Leśniewski Adolf Lindenbaum Stanisław Łojasiewicz Antoni Łomnicki Jerzy Łoś Jan Łukasiewicz Benoît Mandelbrot (born in Poland of Lithuanian-Jewish descent) Edward Marczewski Józef Marcinkiewicz

Mazurkiewicz Rejewski Śniadecki Stanisław Mazur Stefan Mazurkiewicz Jan Mikusinski Andrzej Mostowski Jerzy Spława-Neyman Otton M. Nikodym Andrew Odlyzko Władysław Orlicz Józef H. Przytycki Helena Rasiowa Marian Rejewski Jerzy Różycki Stanisław Ruziewicz Czesław Ryll-Nardzewski Stanisław Saks Juliusz Schauder Wacław Sierpiński Roman Sikorski Władysław Ślebodziński Jan Śniadecki Yulian Sokhotski Hugo Steinhaus Włodzimierz Stożek Alfred Tarski Stanisław Ulam, codesigner of hydrogen bomb with Edward Teller Tadeusz Ważewski Józef Hoene-Wroński Kazimierz Zarankiewicz Stanisław Zaremba Kazimierz Żorawski Henryk Zygalski Antoni Zygmund

Physics

Czesław Białobrzeski Georges Charpak (Nobel Prize, 1995) Maria Skłodowska (Marie Sklodowska-Curie; two Nobel Prizes) Jan Kazimierz Danysz Marian Danysz Leopold Infeld Aleksander Jabłoński Theodor Kaluza Sylwester Kaliski Stanisław Mrozowski Władysław Natanson Georges Nomarski Jerzy Pniewski Józef Rotblat (physicist; 1995 Nobel Peace Prize) Stefan Rozental Wojciech Rubinowicz Marian Smoluchowski (father of kinetics) Frank Wilczek (2004 Nobel laureate of Polish and Italian extraction) Witelo (medieval philosopher and scientist, specialist in optics) Mieczysław Wolfke (Polish scientist, partly of German descent) Stanisław Lech Woronowicz Zygmunt Wróblewski Wojciech H. Zurek

Skłodowska Smoluchowski Zurek

Social sciences

Zygmunt Bauman (sociologist, philosopher) Zygmunt Gloger (ethnographer, archeologist, historian) Ludwig Gumplowicz (a founder of sociology) Jan Kubary (naturalist, ethnographer) Bronisław Malinowski (anthropologist) Władysław Markiewicz (sociologist) Maria Ossowska (sociologist) Stanisław Ossowski (sociologist) Bronisław Piłsudski (cultural anthropologist) Paweł Śpiewak (sociologist) Jerzy Szacki (sociologist) Piotr Sztompka (sociologist) Edmund Wnuk-Lipiński (sociologist) Florian Znaniecki (sociologist)

Piłsudski Znaniecki

Other sciences

Henryk Arctowski, explorer Benedykt Polak (Benedict the Pole, Benedictus Polonus), explorer Piotr Ignacy Bieńkowski, scholar, archaeologist, professor Karol J. Bobko, NASA astronaut Gerard Ciołek, architect and historian of gardens Jan Czerski, paleontologist, geologist, geographer, and explorer of Siberia Kazimierz Dąbrowski, psychologist Ignacy Domeyko, Polish geologist Gaspar da Gama, traveller, interpreter, explorer Mirosław Hermaszewski, the first Polish astronaut Henryk Jordan, founding father of physical education Antoni Kępiński, psychiatrist Janusz Korczak, pedagogist Józef Kostrzewski, archeologist, museologist Henryk Lipszyc, specialist in Japanese culture, translator, embassador of Poland in Tokyo Rosa Luxemburg, Marxist political theorist, socialist philosopher, and revolutionary Kazimierz Michałowski, archaeologist Karol Myśliwiec, archaeologist Scott E. Parazynski, NASA astronaut James A. Pawelczyk, NASA astronaut Michael Alfred Peszke, psychiatrist Jan Potocki, linguist, Egyptologist, sociologist Antoni Józef Śmieszek, Egyptologist Stanisław of Skarbimierz, political scientist Paweł Edmund Strzelecki, explorer and geologist Tadeusz Sulimirski, archeologist Paweł Włodkowic, scholar and lawyer

Bobko Domeyko Hermaszewski

Music

see also: List of Polish composers

Chopin Kilar Komeda Landowska Lutosławski Moniuszko Niemen Grażyna Bacewicz, composer Edyta Bartosiewicz, singer Rafał Blechacz, pianist Grzegorz Ciechowski, composer, singer Fryderyk Chopin, (French father of distant Polish heritage, Polish mother), composer Krzysztof Czerwinski, conductor and organist Adam Darski, singer-songwriter Krzesimir Dębski, composer Andrzej Dobrowolski, composer Ignacy Feliks Dobrzyński, composer Urszula Dudziak, singer Józef Elsner, composer, Chopin's teacher Mikołaj Gomołka, composer Henryk Górecki, composer Edyta Górniak, singer Grzegorz Gerwazy Gorczycki, composer Mieczysław Horszowski, pianist Bronisław Huberman, violinist Alicja Janosz, singer Anna Jantar, singer Adam Jarzębski, composer Reni Jusis, singer Jan A. P. Kaczmarek, film composer (Oscar prize) Bronisław Kaper, film composer Mieczysław Karłowicz, composer Kayah, singer Stefan Kisielewski, composer, writer Wojciech Kilar, composer Krzysztof Komeda, jazz composer Zygmunt Konieczny, composer Kasia Kowalska, singer Gene Krupa, jazz drummer Theodor Kullak, composer Karol Kurpiński, composer Wanda Landowska, harpsichordist Teodor Leszetycki, pianist, pedagogue Franciszek Lilius, composer Karol Lipiński, composer Witold Lutosławski, composer Ray Manzarek,(Manczarek) Polish-descended American musician and co-founder and keyboardist of The Doors. Ludwig Lazarus Zamenhof (ˈzɑːmɨnhɒf in English born Eliezer Samenhof December 15 1859 &ndash April 14 1917 was an ophthalmologist, Philologist Stefan Banach ( Ukrainian: Степан Степанович Банах 1892–1945 was a Polish Mathematician who worked in interwar Poland and in Kazimierz Bartel ( 3 March 1882 &ndash 26 July 1941) was a Polish mathematician and politician who served as Prime Minister of Poland Kazimierz Kuratowski ( Warsaw, February 2, 1896 &ndash June 18, 1980) was a Polish Mathematician and Logician Stefan Banach ( Ukrainian: Степан Степанович Банах 1892–1945 was a Polish Mathematician who worked in interwar Poland and in Kazimierz Bartel ( 3 March 1882 &ndash 26 July 1941) was a Polish mathematician and politician who served as Prime Minister of Poland Andrzej Białynicki-Birula (born December 26, 1935) is a Polish mathematician best known for his work on Algebraic geometry. Karol Borsuk ( May 8, 1905, Warsaw &ndash January 24, 1982, Warsaw) was a Polish mathematician Jacob Bronowski ( January 18 1908 – August 22 1974) was a British mathematician and biologist of Polish-Jewish origin Jan Brożek ( Joannes Broscius) ( November 1, 1585 – November 21, 1652) was a Polish Polymath: a Mathematician Samuel Eilenberg ( September 30, 1913 — January 30, 1998) was a Polish and American Mathematician of Not to be confused with Adolf Hurwitz. Witold Hurewicz ( June 29 1904 - September 6 1956) was a Henryk Iwaniec (*October 9 1947 in Elblag) is a Polish - US-american Mathematician, and since 1987 a professor at Rutgers University. Zygmunt Janiszewski ( June 12, 1888 in Warsaw – January 3, 1920 in Lwów, Poland) was a Polish Stanisław Jaśkowski ( April 22, 1906 &ndash November 16, 1965) was a Polish Logician who made important contributions Mark Kac (pronounced kahts, Marek Kac Ukrainian: Марко Срулевич Кац b Stefan Kaczmarz (born 1895 in Lviv (Lemberg Galicia, Austria-Hungary (now Ukraine) - 1940 was a Polish Mathematician Marek Karpinski is a Computer scientist and Mathematician known for his research in the theory of algorithms and their applications combinatorial Krystyna M Kuperberg (born Krystyna M Trybulec, 17 July 1944 in Tarnów, Poland) is a Polish-American Mathematician who currently works at Kazimierz Kuratowski ( Warsaw, February 2, 1896 &ndash June 18, 1980) was a Polish Mathematician and Logician Bronisław Knaster (1893–1990 was a Polish Mathematician; from 1939 university professor at Lwów, from 1945 at Wrocław. Zdzisław Jan Ewangelii Antoni Krygowski ( Lwów, 1872 — 1955 Poznań) was a Polish mathematician Rector of the Lwów Polytechnic Kazimierz Kordylewski (b October 11, 1903 in Poznań - March 11, 1981 Robert "Bob" Anthony Kowalski (born May 15, 1941, in Bridgeport, Connecticut, U Kazimierz Kuratowski ( Warsaw, February 2, 1896 &ndash June 18, 1980) was a Polish Mathematician and Logician Franciszek Leja (b January 27 1885 in Grodzisko Górne near Przeworsk - October 11 1979 in Kraków, Poland) was a Polish mathematician Stanisław Leśniewski ( March 30 1886 – May 13 1939) was a Polish Mathematician, Philosopher and Logician Adolf Lindenbaum ( June 12, 1904 in Warsaw, Russian Empire (now Poland) – 1941 in Paneriai) was a Polish Logician Stanisław Łojasiewicz (born October 9 1926 in Warsaw - November 14, 2002) was a Polish mathematician Antoni Marian Łomnicki (b January 17, 1881 in Lwów (now Lviv - July 4, 1941 in Lemberg) (now Lviv was a Polish Jerzy Łoś ( March 22, 1920 - June 1, 1998) (jɛʐɨ wɔɕ was a Polish mathematician logician economist and philosopher Jan Łukasiewicz (ˈjan wukaˈɕɛvʲitʂ ( 21 December, 1878 &ndash 13 February, 1956) was a Polish Mathematician born Benoît B Mandelbrot (born 20 November 1924 is a French mathematician, best known as the father of fractal geometry. Edward Marczewski ( 15 November 1907 in Warsaw, Congress Poland, Russian Empire - 17 October 1976 in Wrocław Józef Marcinkiewicz (born on March 30, 1910 in Cimoszka, near Białystok, Russian Empire (now Poland) - died in 1940 in Stefan Mazurkiewicz (born September 25 1888 in Warsaw, then Russian Empire &ndash died June 19 1945, Grodzisk Marian Adam Rejewski ( 16 August 1905 &ndash 13 February 1980 was a Polish Mathematician and cryptologist who in 1932 solved the Enigma machine Jan Śniadecki (archaic John Sniadecki August 29, 1756 November 9, 1830) was a Polish Mathematician, Philosopher Stanisław Mazur (born 1 January 1905, Lvov - 5 November 1981, Warsaw) was a Polish Mathematician Stefan Mazurkiewicz (born September 25 1888 in Warsaw, then Russian Empire &ndash died June 19 1945, Grodzisk Prof Jan Mikusiński ( April 3, 1913 Stanisławów - July 27, 1987 Katowice) was a Polish mathematician known for his Andrzej Mostowski ( 1 November 1913 – 22 August 1975) was a Polish Mathematician. Jerzy Neyman (Юрий Чеславович Нейман April 16, 1894 &ndash August 5, 1981) born Otton Marcin Nikodym (1887 &ndash 1974 was a Polish mathematician Andrew Odlyzko is a mathematician who is the head of the University of Minnesota 's Digital Technology Center Władysław Orlicz ( May 24 1903 in Okocim, Austria-Hungary (now Poland – August 9, 1990 in Poznań, Józef Henryk Przytycki born 1953 in Warsaw Poland is a Mathematician specializing in the fields of Knot theory and Topology. Helena Rasiowa (1917-1994 was a Polish mathematician considered to be one of the greatest of her time Marian Adam Rejewski ( 16 August 1905 &ndash 13 February 1980 was a Polish Mathematician and cryptologist who in 1932 solved the Enigma machine Jerzy Witold Różycki (pronounced ['jεʒɨ ru'ʒɨʦki]; Olshana, near Kiev, Ukraine, July 24, 1909 — January Stanisław Ruziewicz (b August 29, 1889 in Podstaje - July 12, 1941 in Lviv, Ukraine, then Soviet Union Czesław Ryll-Nardzewski (b October 7, 1926 in Wilno, Poland (now Vilnius, Lithuania) is a Polish mathematician Stanisław Saks (1897 — 1942 was a Polish Mathematician and university tutor known primarily for his membership in the Scottish Café circle an extensive Juliusz Paweł Schauder (1899-1943 was a Polish mathematician of Jewish origin known for his work in Functional analysis, Partial differential Wacław Franciszek Sierpiński ( March 14 1882 — October 21 1969) (ˈvaʦwaf fraɲˈʨiʂɛk ɕɛrˈpʲiɲskʲi a Polish Mathematician Roman Sikorski ( July 11, 1920 in Mszczonów near Grodzisk Mazowiecki - September 12, 1983 in Warsaw, Władysław Ślebodziński (b February 6, 1884 in Pysznica - January 3, 1972 in Wrocław, Poland) was a Jan Śniadecki (archaic John Sniadecki August 29, 1756 November 9, 1830) was a Polish Mathematician, Philosopher Julian Karol Sochocki (Юлиан Карл Васильевич Сохоцкий ( February 2, 1842, Warsaw, Congress Poland, Russian Empire Władysław Hugo Dionizy Steinhaus ( January 14, 1887 &ndash February 25, 1972) was a Polish Mathematician and Włodzimierz Stożek (b July 23, 1883 in Żółkiew - 3 or July 4, 1941 in Lviv, now Ukraine) was a Polish Alfred Tarski ( January 14, 1901, Warsaw, Russian ruled Poland – October 26, 1983, Berkeley California Stanisław Marcin Ulam ( April 13, 1909 &ndash May 13, 1984) was a Polish Mathematician who participated in the Manhattan Edward Teller (original Hungarian name Teller Ede) (January 15 1908 &ndash September 9 2003 was a Hungarian -American theoretical Physicist Tadeusz Ważewski ( 24 september, 1896 &ndash 5 september, 1972) was a Polish Mathematician. Józef Maria Hoëne-Wroński ( August 23, 1778 – August 8, 1853) was a Polish Messianist philosopher who worked in many Kazimierz Zarankiewicz ( 2 May 1902 - 5 September 1959) was a Polish mathematician Stanisław Zaremba ( October 3, 1863 &ndash November 23, 1942) was a Polish Mathematician. Kazimierz Żorawski ( June 22, 1866 - January 23, 1953) was a prominent Polish Mathematician, often considered among the Henryk Zygalski ( 1906 - 1978 was a Polish Mathematician and Cryptologist who worked at breaking German Enigma ciphers before and during Antoni Zygmund ( December 25, 1900 – May 30 1992) was a Polish born American mathematician who exerted a major influence Czesław Białobrzeski (1878 &ndash 1953 was a Polish Physicist. Georges Charpak (born August 1, 1924) is a Polish - French Physicist and Nobel Prize in Physics winner The Nobel Prize (Nobelpriset (Nobelprisen is a Swedish prize established in the 1895 will of Swedish chemist Alfred Nobel; it was first awarded in Peace, Literature The Nobel Prize (Nobelpriset (Nobelprisen is a Swedish prize established in the 1895 will of Swedish chemist Alfred Nobel; it was first awarded in Peace, Literature Jan Kazimierz Danysz (1884 - 1914 was a Polish Physicist Danysz was an assistant of Maria Skłodowska-Curie and creator of the first Spectrometer beta Marian Danysz ( March 17 1909 &ndash February 9 1983) was a Polish Physicist. Leopold Infeld ( August 20, 1898, Cracow &ndash January 15, 1968, Warsaw) was a Polish Physicist. Aleksander Jabłoński (1898 &ndash 1980 was a Polish physicist Theodor Franz Eduard Kaluza ( November 9, 1885 &ndash January 19, 1954) was a German Mathematician and Physicist Sylwester Kaliski (b December 19, 1925 in Toruń - September 16, 1978 in Warsaw, Poland) was a Polish Stanisław Wojciech Mrozowski ( January 9, 1902 &ndash February 21, 1999) was a Polish born American Physicist. Władysław Natanson (1864–1937 was a Polish Physicist. In about 1900 as a Professor of Theoretical Physics in Kraków, he published a series of Georges (Jerzy Nomarski ( January 6, 1919 - 1997 was a Polish physicist and optics theoretician Jerzy Pniewski ( June 1 1913 - June 16 1989) was a Polish Physicist. Sir Joseph Rotblat, KCMG, CBE, FRS, ( 4 November, 1908 &ndash 31 August, 2005) was a Polish -born The Nobel Peace Prize ( Swedish, Danish and Nobels fredspris is one of five Nobel Prizes Bequeathed by the Swedish industrialist and inventor Stefan Rozental (born 1903 in Łódź, Poland, died 1994 in Copenhagen, Denmark) was a nuclear physicist, specialising in Quantum Marian Smoluchowski ( Marian Ritter von Smolan Smoluchowski, 28 may 1872 in Vorderbrühl near Vienna - 5 September Frank Anthony Wilczek (born May 15, 1951) is an American theoretical physicist and Nobel laureate. Witelo - also known as Erazmus Ciolek Witelo, Witelon, Vitellio, Vitello, Vitello Thuringopolonis, Vitulon, Erazm Philosophy is the study of general problems concerning matters such as existence knowledge truth beauty justice validity mind and language Mieczysław Wolfke (1883 &ndash 1947 was a Polish Physicist. Wolfke is known for his discovery of two types of liquid Helium, of which He II is still Stanisław Lech Woronowicz (born 22 July[[ 941]] is a Polish mathematician and physicist. Zygmunt Florenty Wróblewski ( October 28, 1845 – April 16, 1888) was a Polish chemist and physicist Marian Smoluchowski ( Marian Ritter von Smolan Smoluchowski, 28 may 1872 in Vorderbrühl near Vienna - 5 September Zygmunt Bauman (born 19 November 1925 in Poznań) is a Polish sociologist who since 1971 has resided in England after being Zygmunt Gloger entitled to Prus II coat of arms, ( 3 November 1845 in Kamionka Podolska - d Ludwig Gumplowicz, born March 9 1838 in Kraków, then a republic now part of Poland, died August 19 1909 in Graz John Stanislaw Kubary (born November 13, 1846 in Warsaw, Poland, died October 9, 1896, Pohnpei) also stated For the Olympic champion athlete see Bronisław Malinowski (athlete. Władysław Markiewicz (b 2 January, 1920 in Ostrów Wielkopolski) is a Polish Sociologist; professor of Adam Mickiewicz University Maria Ossowska ( née Maria Niedźwiecka b 16 January 1896, Warsaw, d Stanisław Ossowski (1897 – 1963 was one of Poland 's most important sociologists. Bronisław Piotr Piłsudski ( November 2, 1866 &ndash May 17, 1918) brother of Józef Piłsudski, was a Polish cultural Paweł Śpiewak (born April 17, 1951 in Warsaw) is a Polish politician Jerzy Ryszard Szacki (b 6 February 1929, Warsaw) is a Polish sociologist and historian of ideas, and emeritus professor Piotr Sztompka (born 1944 is Professor of Sociology at the Jagiellonian University in Kraków, Poland, and Visiting Professor at the University Edmund Wnuk-Lipiński (born in 1944 in Sucha, Poland) professor of Sociology, is the founder and first head of the Polish Academy of Sciences Florian Witold Znaniecki ( January 15 1882 – March 23 1958) was a Philosopher and a Sociologist. Bronisław Piotr Piłsudski ( November 2, 1866 &ndash May 17, 1918) brother of Józef Piłsudski, was a Polish cultural Florian Witold Znaniecki ( January 15 1882 – March 23 1958) was a Philosopher and a Sociologist. Henryk Arctowski (1871 - 1958 was a Polish Scientist, Oceanographer and Antarctica 's Explorer. Benedykt Polak ( Benedictus Polonus, ang Benedict the Pole or Benedict of Poland) (c Piotr Ignacy Bieńkowski (1865 &ndash 1925 was a Polish classical scholar and Archaeologist, Professor of Jagiellonian University. Karol Joseph "Bo" Bobko is a retired United States Air Force officer and a former USAF and NASA Astronaut. Gerard Ciołek ( 24 September 1909 &ndash February 15 1966) was a Polish Architect, as well as a historian of parks and gardens This article is about an explorer For the priest see Jan Czerski (priest. Kazimierz Dąbrowski ( September 1, 1902, Klarowo - December 26, 1980, Warsaw, Poland) was a Polish Ignacy Domeyko (Ignacio Domeyko Ігнат Дамейка Ignacy Domejko Ignotas Domeika born near Nesvizh, Belarus July 31, 1802 – January Mirosław Hermaszewski (born September 15, 1941) is a retired Polish Air Force officer Henryk Jordan ( July 23, 1842, Przemyśl – May 16, 1907, Kraków) was a Polish philanthropist Physician Antoni Kępiński (b November 16, 1918 in Dolina near Stanisławów - June 8, 1972 in Kraków) was a Janusz Korczak, the Pen name of Henryk Goldszmit ( July 22, 1877 &ndash August 1942) was a Polish-Jewish children's Józef Kostrzewski ( February 25 1885 &ndash October 19 1969) was a Polish archaeologist. Henryk Lipszyc (born 1941 is a Polish scientist specialist in Japanese culture theatre and a translator from Japanese Rosa Luxemburg (Róża Luksemburg 5 March 1870 or 1871 15 January 1919 was a Polish-born Jewish German Marxist theorist, socialist Kazimierz Michałowski (b November 11, 1901 in Tarnopol - January 1, 1981 in Warsaw, Poland) was a Polish Karol Myśliwiec is a Polish Egyptologist, celebrated for his ongoing efforts at Saqqara to discover the tomb of Imhotep. Scott Edward Parazynski MD (b July 28, 1961 in Little Rock Arkansas) is an American physician and a NASA Astronaut James Anthony "Jim" Pawelczyk ( September 20, 1960) is an American Astronaut, and Associate Professor of Physiology and Kinesiology Michael Alfred Peszke (born 1932 Dęblin, Poland) is a Polish-American psychiatrist and historian of the Polish Armed Forces in World War Biography Jan Potocki (pronounced 'Pototski' was born in 1761 into the great Potocki family an old aristocratic family which owned vast estates in Poland Antoni Józef Śmieszek (1881 &ndash 1943 was a Polish Egyptologist and linguist. Stanisław of Skarbimierz (1360–1431 was from 1400 rector of the Academy in Kraków, Poland. Tadeusz Sulimirski (1898&ndash1983 was a Polish-born Historian and Archaeologist, who emigrated to the United Kingdom soon after the outbreak of World War II Karol Joseph "Bo" Bobko is a retired United States Air Force officer and a former USAF and NASA Astronaut. Ignacy Domeyko (Ignacio Domeyko Ігнат Дамейка Ignacy Domejko Ignotas Domeika born near Nesvizh, Belarus July 31, 1802 – January Mirosław Hermaszewski (born September 15, 1941) is a retired Polish Air Force officer This is a list of notable and representative Polish Composers Note This list should contain notable composers best with an existing article on Wikipedia Krzysztof Komeda (born Krzysztof Trzciński 8 April, 1931 in Poznań &ndash 23 April 1969 in Warsaw Wanda Landowska ( Warsaw, July 5, 1879 &ndash Lakeville, Connecticut, August 16, 1959) was a Polish Witold Lutosławski ( January 25 1913 &ndash February 7 1994 was one of the major European Composers Stanisław Moniuszko (born May 5, 1819 in Ubiel near Minsk - June 4, 1872 in Warsaw, Congress Poland) was a Czesław Niemen (real name Czesław Juliusz Wydrzycki) ( February 16, 1939 - January 17, 2004) was one of the most important and original Grażyna Bacewicz ( February 5, 1909 in Łódź &ndash January 17, 1969 in Warsaw, Poland) was a Polish Edyta Bartosiewicz (born January 11, 1966 in Warsaw) is a Polish rock singer composer and songwriter Rafał Blechacz (born June 30 1985 Nakło n Notecią, Poland) is a Polish classical Pianist. Grzegorz Ciechowski (b August 29 1957 Tczew - d Dec 22 2001 Warsaw) was a Polish rock musician and Film music composer This article is about the country For a topic outline on this subject see List of basic France topics. Krzysztof Czerwinski (b January 13, 1980) is a Polish conductor, Organist and voice Teacher. Adam Michał Darski (born June 10, 1977) stage name Nergal, is a Polish metal musician for the Blackened death metal band Krzesimir Dębski (born 26 October 1953 in Wałbrzych) is a Polish Jazz violinist Composer and conductor. Andrzej Dobrowolski ( September 9 1921 in Lwów, Poland [[Lviv] Ignacy Feliks Dobrzyński ( February 15, 1807 &ndash October 9, 1867) was a Polish Pianist and Composer Urszula Dudziak (born October 22 1943) is a leading Polish Jazz Vocalist. Józef Antoni Franciszek Elsner (often also Józef Ksawery Elsner or Joseph Xaver Elsner) June 1, 1769 – April 18, Mikołaj Gomółka (born c 1535 in Sandomierz, died after April 30, 1591, most probably March 5, 1609) was a Polish Renaissance Henryk Mikołaj Górecki (ˈxɛnrɨk mʲiˈkɔwaj guˈrɛ͡tski (born December 6 1933 in Czernica, Silesia, Poland) is a Polish Composer Grzegorz Gerwazy Gorczycki (ca 1665– April 30, 1734) was a Polish Baroque composer Mieczysław Horszowski ( June 23, 1892 - May 22, 1993) was a Polish pianist Bronisław Huberman ( 19 December 1882 &ndash 16 June 1947) was a Jewish Polish Violinist He was known Alicja Janosz (born June 4, 1985 in Pszczyna, Poland) was the winner of Polish Idol in 2002 Anna Jantar-Kukulska (b Anna Maria Szmeterling June 10, 1950, Poznań &ndash d Adam Jarzębski (b Warka, c 1590 d Warsaw, c 1648 was an early Baroque Polish composer violinist poet and writer Reni Jusis (born March 29, 1974 in Konin, raised in Mielno) is a female Polish pop singer songwriter and producer Jan Andrzej Paweł Kaczmarek (born April 29, 1953 in Konin, Poland) is a Polish Academy Award-winning Composer. Bronisław Kaper ( February 5, 1902, Warsaw - April 26, 1983, Beverly Hills, California) was a Polish Mieczysław Karłowicz ( December 11, 1876 &ndash February 8, 1909) was one of most talented Polish Composers and Katarzyna Szczot (Kayah (born 5 November 1967 in Warsaw) is one of the most successful female Polish Singer-songwriters She has released several albums and Stefan Kisielewski ( March 7, 1911 Warsaw - September 27, 1991 Warsaw, Poland) nicknames Kisiel Julia Krzysztof Komeda (born Krzysztof Trzciński 8 April, 1931 in Poznań &ndash 23 April 1969 in Warsaw Zygmunt Konieczny ( 3 January 1937) — Polish Composer of theatre music and Film music. Kasia Kowalska (b June 13 1973 in Sulejówek, Poland) is a Polish Pop rock Singer / Songwriter Gene Krupa ( January 15, 1909 &ndash October 16, 1973) was an influential American Jazz and Big band Drummer Theodor Kullak ( September 12, 1818 - March 1, 1882) was a German Pianist, Composer, and Teacher. Karol Kazimierz Kurpiński ( March 6, 1785) &ndash ( September 18, 1857, Warsaw) was a Polish composer conductor and pedagogue Wanda Landowska ( Warsaw, July 5, 1879 &ndash Lakeville, Connecticut, August 16, 1959) was a Polish Teodor Leszetycki (mostly referred to by the germanised name used by himself Theodor Leschetizky, 22 June 1830 &ndash 14 November 1915 was a Polish Franciszek Lilius (c 1600 - 1657 was a Polish composer a descendant of the Italian Giglis family Karol Józef Lipiński ( October 30, 1790 &ndash December 16, 1861) was a Polish virtuoso Violinist and Composer Witold Lutosławski ( January 25 1913 &ndash February 7 1994 was one of the major European Composers Raymond Daniel Manzarek Jr or Manczarek (b 12 February 1939 Illinois) is an American Musician, Singer, producer Krzysztof Meyer, composer Carl Mikuli, composer Maciek Miernik, producer Marcin Mielczewski, composer Moritz Moszkowski, composer Stanisław Moniuszko, composer Leszek Możdżer, pianist and composer Czesław Niemen, composer, singer-songwriter Feliks Nowowiejski, composer Zygmunt Noskowski, composer

Ogiński Paderewski Penderecki Rostropovich Stojowski Szymanowski Wieniawski Michał Kleofas Ogiński, composer Ignacy Jan Paderewski, pianist, composer Andrzej Panufnik, composer Krzysztof Penderecki, composer Jerzy Petersburski, pianist, composer Bartłomiej Pękiel, composer Piotr Półtorak, guitarist Wacław Kiełtyka, guitarist Zbigniew Preisner, composer Zbigniew Robert Promiński, drummer and percussionist Krzysztof Raczkowski, drummer and percussionist Mikołaj z Radomia, Middle Ages composer Ryszard Riedel, singer Maryla Rodowicz, singer Mstislav Rostropovich, Russian cellist and conductor of Polish father from szlachta Piotr Rubik, composer Arthur Rubinstein, pianist Bogusław Schaeffer, composer Xaver Scharwenka, composer Kazimierz Serocki, composer Tomasz Stańko, jazz trumpeter Kazik Staszewski, singer, songwriter Zygmunt Stojowski, composer Leopold Stokowski, conductor Wacław z Szamotuł, composer Władysław Szpilman, pianist Patryk Dominik Sztyber, guitarist and vocalist Karol Szymanowski, composer (Polish father, Swedish mother) Paweł Szymański, composer Barbara Trzetrzelewska, singer Grzegorz Turnau, singer Chris Urbanowicz, English guitarist of Polish descent in Editors Andrzej Wasowski, pianist Henryk Wieniawski, composer Brad Wilk, American rock drummer of Polish descent Wanda Wiłkomirska, violinist Piotr Wiwczarek, guitarist and vocalist D'arcy Wretzky, Polish-American former bassist of The Smashing Pumpkins Tomasz Wróblewski, bassist, guitarist, and vocalist Michael Zabrocki, Catholic recording artist, composer, and vocalist Mikołaj Zieleński, composer Krystian Zimerman, pianist Wojciech Żywny, composer, teacher of Chopin

Literature

See also: List of Polish writers and List of Polish novelists

Agnieszka Baranowska, author Karol Olgierd Borchardt, maritime author Joseph Conrad (Józef Teodor Konrad Korzeniowski), English-language novelist. Krzysztof Meyer (born August 11, 1943 in Cracow, Poland) is a Polish Composer. Maciek Miernik (born Maciej Stanislaw Miernik) is a bass guitar playing rock musician composer sound editor and producer Marcin Mielczewski (c 1600–September 1651 was together with his tutor Franciszek Lilius and Bartłomiej Pękiel, among the most notable Polish Moritz (Maurice Moszkowski ( 23 August 1854, Breslau, Prussia (now Wroclaw, Poland) - 4 March 1925 Stanisław Moniuszko (born May 5, 1819 in Ubiel near Minsk - June 4, 1872 in Warsaw, Congress Poland) was a Leszek Możdżer (b March 3 1971, Gdańsk) is a leading Polish Jazz Pianist. Czesław Niemen (real name Czesław Juliusz Wydrzycki) ( February 16, 1939 - January 17, 2004) was one of the most important and original Feliks Nowowiejski ( February 7, 1877 &ndash January 18, 1946) was a Polish Composer, conductor, concert Zygmunt Noskowski born ( May 2 1846 in Warsaw, died July 23 1909 in Warsaw) Polish Composer, Conductor Michał Kleofas Ogiński (Mykolas Kleopas Oginskis ( Guzów, near Warsaw, October 7 1765 - October 10 1833 Florence, Italy was a Polish-Lithuanian Ignacy Jan Paderewski GBE (November 18 1860 - June 29 1941 was a Polish Pianist, Composer, Diplomat, and politician and the Krzysztof Penderecki (ˈkʂɨʂtɔf pɛndɛrˈɛ͡tski born November 23 1933 in Dębica) is a Polish Composer and conductor of classical WikipediaWikiProject Classical music#Biographical_infoboxes --> Mstislav Leopoldovich Rostropovich KBE ( Russian: Мстисла́в Zygmunt Denis Antoni Jordan de Stojowski ( May 4, 1870 &ndash November 5, 1946) was a Polish Romantic Pianist Karol Maciej Szymanowski (3 October 1882 in Tymoszówka (present-day Ukraine) – 28 March 1937 was a Polish Composer and Pianist Henryk Wieniawski ( July 10, 1835 Lublin, Congress Poland, Russian Empire - March 31, 1880 Moscow) Michał Kleofas Ogiński (Mykolas Kleopas Oginskis ( Guzów, near Warsaw, October 7 1765 - October 10 1833 Florence, Italy was a Polish-Lithuanian Ignacy Jan Paderewski GBE (November 18 1860 - June 29 1941 was a Polish Pianist, Composer, Diplomat, and politician and the Sir Andrzej Panufnik ( September 24, 1914 &ndash October 27, 1991) was a Polish Composer, Pianist, conductor Krzysztof Penderecki (ˈkʂɨʂtɔf pɛndɛrˈɛ͡tski born November 23 1933 in Dębica) is a Polish Composer and conductor of classical Jerzy Petersburski (1895 – 1979 was a Polish pianist and composer of popular music renowned mostly for his Tangos some of which (such as Ta ostatnia Bartłomiej Pękiel (d c 1670 was a notable Polish composer in the 17th century Piotr Półtorak, also known as Rudy ( Polish for redhead) is a current Guitarist of Polish Streetpunk Wacław "Vogg" Kiełtyka, born 17 December 1981, is a Polish Musician and Composer. Zbigniew Preisner (ˈzbigɲɛf ˈpɾajsnɛɾ (born May 20, 1955 in Bielsko-Biała as Zbigniew Antoni Kowalski) is one of Poland 's Zbigniew Robert Promiński (b 30th December 1978 in Tczew) stage name Inferno, is a Polish Death metal Krzysztof Raczkowski ( October 29, 1970 &ndash August 20, 2005) also known as Docent or Doc, was a Polish drummer Mikołaj Radomski, also called Mikołaj z Radomia and Nicholas of Radom, was an early 15th century Polish composer Ryszard Henryk Riedel ( September 7, 1956 in Chorzów - July 30, 1994 in Chorzów) – lead singer of the Blues Maryla Rodowicz (born as Maria Antonina Rodowicz, 8 December 1945 in Zielona Góra) is one of the most popular Polish singers WikipediaWikiProject Classical music#Biographical_infoboxes --> Mstislav Leopoldovich Rostropovich KBE ( Russian: Мстисла́в Szlachta ( refers to the noble class in the Kingdom of Poland, the Grand Duchy of Lithuania (since 1569 semi-federal semi-confederal Piotr Rubik (born 3 September 1968 in Warsaw) is a Polish composer of symphonic pop music for Orchestra, films and theatre Arthur Rubinstein KBE ( January 28 1887 &ndash December 20 1982) was a Polish - American pianist who is widely Bogusław Julien Schaeffer (also Schäffer) (b June 6, 1929 in Lwów) (now Lviv, Ukraine) is a Polish Franz Xaver Scharwenka ( 6 January, 1850, Samter, Prussia (now Szamotuły, Poland) - 8 December, 1924 Kazimierz Serocki ( 3 March 1922, Toruń - 9 January 1981, Warsaw) was a Polish Tomasz Stańko (b July 11 1942) is a Polish Trumpeter, Composer and Improviser. Kazik Staszewski (born March 12, 1963) is a Polish Singer, Songwriter, and leader of the band Kult Zygmunt Denis Antoni Jordan de Stojowski ( May 4, 1870 &ndash November 5, 1946) was a Polish Romantic Pianist WikipediaWikiProject Classical music#Biographical_infoboxes --> Leopold Stokowski (born Leopold Anthony Stokowski though on occasion Wacław z Szamotuł (b c 1520 in Szamotuły near Poznań - c 1560 in Pińczów) also called Wacław Szamotulski or Venceslaus Samotulinus Władysław “Władek” Szpilman ( 5 December 1911 &ndash 6 July 2000) was a Polish Pianist, Composer Patryk Dominik Sztyber (b 4th August 1979 in Opoczno) stage name Seth, is a Polish Heavy metal musician Karol Maciej Szymanowski (3 October 1882 in Tymoszówka (present-day Ukraine) – 28 March 1937 was a Polish Composer and Pianist Paweł Szymański (born March 27, 1954 in Warsaw, Poland) is a Polish composer Basia Trzetrzelewska, known professionally as Basia, born September 30, 1954 in Jaworzno in Poland, is a Polish singer Grzegorz Turnau is a Polish composer pianist poet and singer He was born on July 31 1967 in Kraków, Poland. Christopher Dominic Urbanowicz (born 22 June 1981 in Aslockton, Nottingham) is the Lead guitarist of the British Indie rock band Editors Editors are a British Indie rock band from Birmingham who formed in 2002 Andrzej Wasowski (b January 24 1919 in Ukraine; d May 27 1993 in Washington DC) was a Polish classical Henryk Wieniawski ( July 10, 1835 Lublin, Congress Poland, Russian Empire - March 31, 1880 Moscow) Brad Wilk (born September 5, 1968 in Portland Oregon) is an American drummer famous for being the drummer in Rage Against the Machine Piotr Wiwczarek (born 22 October 1965 in Poland) also known as Peter, is a Polish Guitarist and Vocalist, member D'arcy Elizabeth Wretzky (born May 1, 1968 in South Haven, Michigan) is a rock musician best known for her work as a bass player with Tomasz Wróblewski (b June 2, 1980 in Warsaw, Poland) stage name Orion, is a Polish Heavy metal musician Michael Zabrocki is a Catholic, Christian Musician. Michael Zabrocki (b Mikołaj Zieleński (birth and death dates unknown was a Polish composer Krystian Zimerman (born December 5, 1956) is a Polish classical pianist. This is a list of novelists from Poland. Novelists in this list should be notable in some way and ideally have Wikipedia articles on them Agnieszka Lipska Baranowska (1819 - 1890 was a Polish playwright and poet Karol Olgierd Borchardt (1905-1986 was a Polish writer and Captain of the Polish Merchant Navy. Joseph Conrad (born Józef Teodor Konrad Korzeniowski, 3 December 1857 – 3 August 1924 was a Polish-born English novelist Lucyna Ćwierczakiewiczowa, the first Polish cook book author Maria Dąbrowska, novelist Johannes Dantiscus (Jan Dantyszek), Latin poet and Prince-Bishop of Warmia Tadeusz Dołęga-Mostowicz, novelist Jacek Dukaj, science-fiction writer Adolf Dygasiński, novelist Aleksander Fredro, poet, playwright Janusz Głowacki, playwright, non-fiction author Witold Gombrowicz, novelist, drama writer Rene Goscinny, cartoonist Stefan Grabiński, horror writer Marek Hłasko, writer Paweł Huelle, essayist Wincenty Kadłubek political scientist, writer Ryszard Kapuściński, writer and journalist Tadeusz Konwicki Jerzy Kosiński Zofia Kossak-Szczucka, novelist and World War II resistance fighter Ignacy Krasicki, author of Fables and Parables and of the first Polish novel Józef Ignacy Kraszewski, writer Stanisław Lem, science-fiction writer, essayist, philosopher Stanisław Lubieniecki writer, astronomer Józef Mackiewicz, writer, journalist Andrzej Majewski, aphorist, writer, poet Eliza Orzeszkowa, Positivist writer Ferdynand Antoni Ossendowski, writer Jan Chryzostom Pasek (memoirist) Sergiusz Piasecki, writer Krzysztof Piesiewicz, screenwriter and politician Jan Potocki (author of The Manuscript Found in Saragossa). Lucyna Ćwierczakiewiczowa (luˌtsɨna tɕfʲertʃakʲeviˌtʃova commonly known as Lucyna Ćwierciakiewiczowa) (1829— February 26, 1901) was a Polish Maria Dąbrowska ( 6 October 1889 in Russów &ndash 19 May 1965 in Warsaw) was a Polish writer Johannes Dantiscus, (Johann(es von Höfen or Johann(es Flachsbinder (Jan Dantyszek ( 1 October 1485 in Danzig Gdańsk in Poland Latin ( lingua Latīna, laˈtiːna is an Italic language, historically spoken in Latium and Ancient Rome. Warmia (Warmia Latin: Varmia) or Erm(eland ( is a region between Pomerania and Masuria in northeastern Poland Tadeusz Dołęga-Mostowicz (1898 &ndash 1939 was a Polish journalist and author of over a dozen popular Novels The best known which in Poland became a byword for Jacek Dukaj (born July 30, 1974 in Tarnów, Poland) is a Polish Science fiction writer Adolf Dygasiński (1839-1902 was a Polish novelist publicist and educator Aleksander Fredro ( June 20, 1793 – July 15, 1876) was a Polish poet, Playwright and author. Janusz Głowacki (b September 13 1938, Poznań, Poland) is a Polish-American author and screenwriter Witold Marian Gombrowicz ( August 4, 1904 in Małoszyce, near Kielce, Congress Poland, Russian Empire – July 24 René Goscinny ( August 14, 1926 &ndash November 5, 1977) was a French author editor and humorist who is best known for the Stefan Grabiński ( February 26 1887 - November 12 1936) was a Polish writer Marek Hłasko (born 14 January 1934 in Warsaw – died 14 June 1969 in Wiesbaden Germany – a writer and a famous figure of Polish post-war Paweł Huelle (b September 10, 1957 in Gdańsk, Poland) is a Polish Prose writer Blessed Wincenty Kadłubek (1161 &ndash March 8, 1223) also known as Vincent Kadlubek Vincent Kadlubo Vincent Kadlubko Vincent of Kraków, Master Ryszard Kapuściński ( IPA: kapuɕ'ʨiɲski; March 4 1932 - January 23, 2007) was a popular Polish Journalist Tadeusz Konwicki (born June 22, 1926) is a Polish Writer and Film director, a member of the Polish Language Council Jerzy Kosinski ( June 14, 1933 &ndash May 3, 1991) was a Polish-American Novelist, best known for the novels Zofia Kossak-Szczucka ( 10 August, 1889 – 9 April, 1968) was a Polish writer and World War II resistance fighter Ignacy Krasicki (February 3 1735 March 14 1801 from 1795 Archbishop of Gniezno (thus Primate of Poland) was Poland 's leading Enlightenment Fables and Parables ( Bajki i przypowieści, 1779 by Ignacy Krasicki, is a noted work in a long international tradition of fable-writing that Józef Ignacy Kraszewski ( Warsaw, July 28, 1812 – March 19, 1887, Geneva) was a Polish novelist Stanisław Lem ( sta'ɲiswaf lɛm 12 September 1921 – 27 March 2006 was a Polish Science fiction, philosophical and satirical writer Stanisław Lubieniecki (Stanislaus de Lubienietz also Lubiniezky or Lubyenyetsky) (b Józef Mackiewicz ( April 1, 1902 &ndash January 31, 1985) was a prominent Polish language writer and publicist Andrzej Majewski, (born in 1966 in Wrocław) is a Polish Aphorist, Writer, columnist and photographer Eliza Orzeszkowa (1842-1910 Polish Novelist, was born near Hrodna (now Belarus) to the noble Pawłowski family Positivism in Poland defined progressive thought in Literature and other walks of life following the disastrous January 1863 Uprising until the turn of Antoni Ferdynand Ossendowski (1876-1945 was a Polish Writer, Journalist, traveller Globetrotter, Explorer and University See also Albrycht Stanisław Radziwiłł Wacław Potocki for other uses see Memoir (disambiguation As a literary Genre, a memoir (from the French: mémoire Sergiusz Piasecki (1901&ndash1964 was one of the most renowned Polish language writers of the 20th century Krzysztof Marek Piesiewicz (born on October 25, 1945 in Warsaw, Poland) is a Polish Lawyer, Screenwriter Biography Jan Potocki (pronounced 'Pototski' was born in 1761 into the great Potocki family an old aristocratic family which owned vast estates in Poland The Manuscript Found in Saragossa (original French title Manuscrit trouvé à Saragosse; also known in English as The Saragossa Manuscript Bolesław Prus, journalist, novelist, author of The Doll and Pharaoh. Bolesław Prus (pronounced [bɔ'lεswaf 'prus]; Hrubieszów, August 20 1847 &ndash May 19 1912 Warsaw) whose actual name was The Doll ( Polish title Lalka) is the second of four major Novels by the Polish writer Bolesław Prus. Pharaoh (Faraon is the fourth and last major Novel by the Polish writer Bolesław Prus. Władysław Reymont, writer, Nobel Prize in Literature (1924) Maria Rodziewiczówna, novelist Andrzej Sapkowski, fantasy writer Bruno Schulz, novelist and painter Joanna Siedlecka, non-fiction writer Lucjan Siemieński Henryk Sienkiewicz, writer, Nobel Prize in Literature (1905) Isaac Bashevis Singer, writer, Nobel Prize in Literature (1966). Władysław Stanisław Reymont (May 7 1868 &ndash December 5 1925 was a Polish author and Nobel laureate. The Nobel Prize in Literature (Nobelpriset i litteratur is awarded annually since 1901 to an author from any country who has in the words from the will of Alfred Maria Rodziewiczówna (1863-1944 was a Polish writer among the most famous of the interwar years Andrzej Sapkowski, born June 21, 1948 in Łódź, is a Polish Fantasy writer Bruno Schulz ( July 12, 1892 &ndash November 19, 1942) was a Polish Writer, graphic artist and literary Joanna Siedlecka – born February 24 1949 in Białystok, Poland - is a Writer and Reporter, a member of Polish Writers Association ( Stowarzyszenie Lucjan Siemieński (1807–1877 was a Polish Romantic poet prose writer and literary critic The Nobel Prize in Literature (Nobelpriset i litteratur is awarded annually since 1901 to an author from any country who has in the words from the will of Alfred Isaac Bashevis Singer (יצחק באַשעװיס זינגער (November 21 1902 (see notes below – July 24 1991 was a Nobel Prize -winning Polish -born The Nobel Prize in Literature (Nobelpriset i litteratur is awarded annually since 1901 to an author from any country who has in the words from the will of Alfred Piotr Skarga, poet, writer, humanist Robert Stiller, polyglot, writer, poet, translator, editor Jędrzej Śniadecki, terminologist, writer Olga Tokarczuk, Polish-Ukrainian writer Lucjan Wolanowski, writer, journalist, and traveller Stanisław Wyspiański, painter and writer Rafał A. Ziemkiewicz, writer Franciszek Zabłocki, comic dramatist and satirist Janusz A. Zajdel, science-fiction writer Gabriela Zapolska, novelist Roger Zelazny (Żelazny), American writer of fantasy and science fiction, son of a Pole Stefan Żeromski, novelist Eugeniusz Żytomirski, novelist

Conrad Aleksander Fredro Kraszewski Lem Potocki Prus Reymont Śniadecki Żeromski

Poetry

See also: List of Polish poets. Piotr Skarga (February 2 1536 – September 27 1612; actual name Piotr Powęski; referred to in some English sources as Peter Skarga) was a Polish Robert Reuven Stiller (born Warsaw, Poland, January 25 1928) is a Polish Polyglot, writer poet translator and editor Jędrzej Śniadecki (archaic Andrew Sniadecki November 30, 1768 1768 May 12, 1838) was a Polish Writer, Physician Olga Tokarczuk (born 29 January 1962 in Sulechów near Zielona Góra, Poland) is one of the most critically acclaimed and commercially Lucjan Wilhelm Wolanowski (born Lucjan Kon on February 26, 1920, Warsaw, Poland, died February 20, 2006 Stanisław Wyspiański was born on the 15th of January 1869 and died on the 28th of November 1907 in Kraków. Rafał Aleksander Ziemkiewicz (born September 13 1964) is a Polish Political fiction and Science fiction author and journalist Franciszek Zabłocki Coat of arms Łada (1754&ndash1821 Końskowola) is considered the most distinguished Polish comic Dramatist and Janusz Andrzej Zajdel ( August 15, 1938 in Warsaw &ndash July 19, 1985 in Warsaw was a prominent Polish science fiction Maria Gabriela Stefania Korwin-Piotrowska (1857–1921 known as Gabriela Zapolska, was a Polish Novelist, Playwright, naturalist Roger Joseph Zelazny ( May 13, 1937 – June 14, 1995) was an American writer of Fantasy and Science fiction Stefan Żeromski (; Strawczyn near Kielce October 14, 1864 – November 20, 1925, Warsaw) was a Polish Eugeniusz Żytomirski (1911&ndash1975 a Polish poet playwright novelist Joseph Conrad (born Józef Teodor Konrad Korzeniowski, 3 December 1857 – 3 August 1924 was a Polish-born English novelist Aleksander Fredro ( June 20, 1793 – July 15, 1876) was a Polish poet, Playwright and author. Józef Ignacy Kraszewski ( Warsaw, July 28, 1812 – March 19, 1887, Geneva) was a Polish novelist Stanisław Lem ( sta'ɲiswaf lɛm 12 September 1921 – 27 March 2006 was a Polish Science fiction, philosophical and satirical writer Biography Jan Potocki (pronounced 'Pototski' was born in 1761 into the great Potocki family an old aristocratic family which owned vast estates in Poland Bolesław Prus (pronounced [bɔ'lεswaf 'prus]; Hrubieszów, August 20 1847 &ndash May 19 1912 Warsaw) whose actual name was Władysław Stanisław Reymont (May 7 1868 &ndash December 5 1925 was a Polish author and Nobel laureate. Jędrzej Śniadecki (archaic Andrew Sniadecki November 30, 1768 1768 May 12, 1838) was a Polish Writer, Physician Stefan Żeromski (; Strawczyn near Kielce October 14, 1864 – November 20, 1925, Warsaw) was a Polish

Gałczyński Kochanowski Krasicki Mickiewicz Adam Asnyk, Positivism Krzysztof Kamil Baczyński Miron Białoszewski Władysław Broniewski Jan Brzechwa Andrzej Bursa Piotr Czerniawski Konstanty Ildefons Gałczyński Marian Hemar Zbigniew Herbert Jarosław Iwaszkiewicz Tymoteusz Karpowicz Jan Kasprowicz, translation Jan Kochanowski Ignacy Krasicki, Fables and Parables Zygmunt Krasiński Stanisław Jerzy Lec Jan Lechoń Bolesław Leśmian Ewa Lipska Adam Mickiewicz Grazyna Miller, translation Czesław Miłosz, Nobel Prize in Literature (1980) Andrzej Frycz Modrzewski, humanism Adam Naruszewicz, translation, history

Niemcewicz Norwid Rej Słowacki Julian Ursyn Niemcewicz, independence activist Cyprian Kamil Norwid Antoni Edward Odyniec Agnieszka Osiecka Maria Pawlikowska-Jasnorzewska Wincenty Pol Halina Poświatowska Kazimierz Przerwa-Tetmajer Jeremi Przybora, songs Mikołaj Rej Tadeusz Różewicz Antoni Słonimski Juliusz Słowacki Edward Stachura Anatol Stern Leopold Staff Wisława Szymborska, Nobel Prize in Literature (1996) Julian Tuwim Jan Twardowski Richard (Ryszard) Tylman Kornel Ujejski Aleksander Wat Kazimierz Wierzyński Stefan Witwicki Rafał Wojaczek Józef Bohdan Zaleski Piotr Zbylitowski

Philosophy

Kazimierz Ajdukiewicz Staszic Zygmunt Bauman Józef Maria Bocheński Leon Chwistek August Cieszkowski Wawrzyniec Grzymała Goślicki Józef Maria Hoene-Wroński Roman Ingarden Stanisław Jaśkowski Leszek Kołakowski

Hugo Kołłątaj Tatarkiewicz Tadeusz Kotarbiński Karol Libelt Andrzej Frycz Modrzewski Stanisław Staszic Maria Szyszkowska Alfred Tarski Władysław Tatarkiewicz Józef Tischner Kazimierz Twardowski

Fine arts

see also: List of Polish artists and painters

Chełmoński Fałat Gerson Grottger Kantor Kobro Magdalena Abakanowicz, sculptor Paweł Althamer Tomasz Bagiński, painter, animator, computer graphics Mirosław Bałka Krzysztof Bednarski, sculptor Zdzisław Beksiński, painter Christian Boltanski Olga Boznańska, painter Józef Brandt, painter Józef Marian Chełmoński, painter Tytus Czyżewski, painter, poet, art critic Jacenty Dędek, photographer Zbigniew Dłubak, painter Andrzej Dłużniewski Xawery Dunikowski, sculptor Maksymilian Fajans, Jewish–Polish artist, lithographer, photographer Julian Fałat, painter Wojciech Fangor, painter Wojciech Gerson, painter Stefan Gierowski, painter Aleksander Gierymski, painter, brother of Maksymilian Gierymski Maksymilian Gierymski, painter Zygmunt Gorgolewski, architect Artur Grottger, painter, illustrator Władysław Hasior, sculptor, painter, stage designer Janosch, German illustrator and writer, born in what is now Zabrze Wladyslaw Kazmierczak, performance artist Tadeusz Kantor, (1915-1990) painter, theatre director Balthus, Polish-French painter Katarzyna Kobro, sculptor Jerzy Kossak, painter Juliusz Kossak, painter, illustrator Wojciech Kossak, painter Katarzyna Kozyra, video artist Nikifor Krynicki, painter Alexander Kucharsky, painter Zofia Kulik, performer Tamara de Lempicka, painter Zbigniew Lengren, cartoonist and illustrator. Konstanty Ildefons Gałczyński ( January 23, 1905 - December 6, 1953) was a Polish poet Life Kochanowski was born at Sycyna, near Radom, Poland. Little is known of his early education Ignacy Krasicki (February 3 1735 March 14 1801 from 1795 Archbishop of Gniezno (thus Primate of Poland) was Poland 's leading Enlightenment Adam Bernard Mickiewicz (pronounced ] in Belarusian, Адам Міцкевіч; in Lithuanian, Adomas Bernardas Mickevičius; December Adam Asnyk (1838-1897 was a Polish Poet and Dramatist. Born September 11, 1838 in Kalisz to a Szlachta family Krzysztof Kamil Baczyński, (code-name Jan Bugaj, 1921-1944 - Polish poet and Home Army soldier one of the most renowned authors of Generation of Miron Białoszewski ( June 30 1922 - 17 June 1983) born in Warsaw, Poland, was a Polish Poet, Novelist Władysław Broniewski ( December 17, 1897 - February 10, 1962) was a Polish poet and soldier Jan Brzechwa ('bʒɛxfa real name Jan Wiktor Lesman ( August 15, 1898 &ndash July 2, 1966) was a Polish poet and author Andrzej Bursa ( March 21 1932 - November 15 1957) was a Polish Poet and Writer. Piotr Czerniawski (b June 20, 1976 in Wrocław) is a Polish poet Konstanty Ildefons Gałczyński ( January 23, 1905 - December 6, 1953) was a Polish poet Marian Hemar (1901–1972 born Jan Maria Hescheles, was a Polish Jewish poet journalist playwright and comedy writer Zbigniew Herbert (29 October 1924 in Lvov – 28 July 1998 in Warsaw) was an influential Polish Poet, Essayist, Drama Jarosław Iwaszkiewicz, aka “Eleuter” ( February 20, 1894 &ndash March 2, 1980) was a Polish poet and writer Jan Kasprowicz (December 12 1860 &ndash August 1 1926 was a Poet, Playwright, Critic and Translator; a foremost representative of Young Life Kochanowski was born at Sycyna, near Radom, Poland. Little is known of his early education Ignacy Krasicki (February 3 1735 March 14 1801 from 1795 Archbishop of Gniezno (thus Primate of Poland) was Poland 's leading Enlightenment Fables and Parables ( Bajki i przypowieści, 1779 by Ignacy Krasicki, is a noted work in a long international tradition of fable-writing that Life and work Krasiński was the son of a general Count Wincenty Krasiński, of the aristocratic Krasiński family Stanisław Jerzy Lec ( 6 March, 1909 &ndash 7 May, 1966) (born Baron Stanisław Jerzy de Tusch-Letz) was a Polish Leszek Józef Serafinowicz (pen name Jan Lechoń) (b March 13, 1899 in Warsaw, Congress Poland, Russian Empire d Bolesław Leśmian (born Bolesław Lesman; 1878-1937 was a Polish poet artist and member of the Polish Academy of Literature. Ewa Lipska, born October 8 1945 in Kraków is a Polish poet from the generation of the Polish "New Wave Adam Bernard Mickiewicz (pronounced ] in Belarusian, Адам Міцкевіч; in Lithuanian, Adomas Bernardas Mickevičius; December Grażyna Miller (born January 29, 1957) is a poet born in Poland. Czesław Miłosz; ( June 30, 1911 — August 14, 2004) was a Polish Poet, prose writer and Translator The Nobel Prize in Literature (Nobelpriset i litteratur is awarded annually since 1901 to an author from any country who has in the words from the will of Alfred Andrzej Frycz Modrzewski (Andreas Fricius Modrevius (c September 20 1503 – 1572 was a Polish Renaissance scholar humanist Awards Knight of the Order of the White Eagle FourthAve 1253 24 July 2005 Cyprian Kamil Norwid, aka Cyprian Konstanty Norwid ( September 24, 1821 &ndash May 23, 1883) is a nationally esteemed Polish Mikołaj Re j or Mikołaj Re y (Nicholas Rey of Nagłowice, Poland ( February 4, 1505 – between September Juliusz Słowacki ( 4 September 1809 in Kremenets, Volhynia, Russian Empire now in Ukraine &ndash 3 April FourthAve 1253 24 July 2005 Cyprian Kamil Norwid, aka Cyprian Konstanty Norwid ( September 24, 1821 &ndash May 23, 1883) is a nationally esteemed Polish Antoni Edward Odyniec ( January 25, 1804 – January 15, 1885) was a Polish Romantic -era poet who penned the celebrated "Song Agnieszka Osiecka ( October 9 1936 in Warsaw, Poland – March 7 1997) was a Polish Poet, Journalist Maria Pawlikowska-Jasnorzewska, née Kossak ( 24 November 1891 – 9 July 1945) was a Polish poet known as the Polish Wincenty Pol (20 April 1807 - 2 December 1872 was a Polish Poet and Geographer. Halina Poświatowska ( May 9, 1935, Częstochowa, Poland - October 11, 1967, Warsaw, Poland - Polish Kazimierz Przerwa-Tetmajer ( February 12, 1865 – January 18, 1940) was a Polish poet, Novelist, Playwright, Jeremi Przybora ( December 12, 1915 in Warsaw - March 4, 2004) was a popular Polish poet writer actor and singer best Mikołaj Re j or Mikołaj Re y (Nicholas Rey of Nagłowice, Poland ( February 4, 1505 – between September Tadeusz Różewicz (b October 9, 1921 in Radomsko, Poland) is a Polish poet and writer Antoni Słonimski ( November 15, 1895 &ndash July 4, 1976) was a Polish Poet and Writer. Juliusz Słowacki ( 4 September 1809 in Kremenets, Volhynia, Russian Empire now in Ukraine &ndash 3 April Edward Stachura or Sted (born August 18, 1937 in Charvieu-Chavagneux, France; died July 24, 1979 in Anatol Stern (1899-1968 was a Polish poet writer and art critic Leopold Staff ( November 14, 1878 – May 31, 1957) was a Polish poet and one of the greatest artists of European modernism Wisława Szymborska (vʲisˈwava ʃɨmˈbɔrska born July 2, 1923 in Kórnik, Poland) is a Polish poet, Essayist The Nobel Prize in Literature (Nobelpriset i litteratur is awarded annually since 1901 to an author from any country who has in the words from the will of Alfred Julian Tuwim (the Surname comes from the Hebrew "טובים" " tovim," "good" September 13, 1894 This article is about the poet See also Pan Twardowski. Jan Jakub Twardowski ( June 1, 1915 – January 18 Richard Tylman (born January 30, 1952) is a Polish-Canadian Poet and painter. Kornel Ujejski ( September 12 1823 in Beremiany Podole - September 19 1897 near Lwów) Polish poet patriot Aleksander Wat, (born Aleksander Chwat; 1900-1967 was a Polish poet writer and art theoretician one of the precursors of Polish futurism movement in Kazimierz Wierzyński ( August 27, 1894 &ndash February 13, 1969) was a Polish Poet and Journalist. Stefan Witwicki (1801– 1847 was a Polish Poet of the Romantic period Life Rafał Wojaczek ( 1945 - 1971) was a Polish poet of the postwar generation Józef Bohdan Zaleski ( Bohatyrka, Kiev Guberniya, February 14, 1802 – March 31, 1886, Villepreux Piotr Zbylitowski (1569– November 19, 1649) was a Polish Poet. Kazimierz Ajdukiewicz ( December 12, 1890, Tarnopol, Galicia – April 12, 1963, Warsaw, Poland) was Stanisław Staszic ( November 6, 1755 - January 20, 1826) was a Polish Priest, Philosopher, Statesman Zygmunt Bauman (born 19 November 1925 in Poznań) is a Polish sociologist who since 1971 has resided in England after being Józef Maria Bocheński (born August 30 1902 in Czuszów, Congress Poland, Russian Empire - died February 8, 1995 Leon Chwistek ( Kraków, Austria-Hungary, June 13, 1884 - August 20, 1944, near Moscow, Russia) was Count August Cieszkowski (12 September 1814 - 12 March 1894 was a Polish philosopher economist and social and political activist Wawrzyniec Grzymała Goślicki ( Latin: Laurentius Grimaldius Gosliscius; born between 1530 and 1540 died on October 31, 1607) was a Polish Józef Maria Hoëne-Wroński ( August 23, 1778 – August 8, 1853) was a Polish Messianist philosopher who worked in many Roman Witold Ingarden (February 5 1893 – June 14 1970 a Polish philosopher working in the fields of phenomenology, Ontology, and Aesthetics Stanisław Jaśkowski ( April 22, 1906 &ndash November 16, 1965) was a Polish Logician who made important contributions Leszek Kołakowski (born 23 October, 1927 in Radom, Poland) is a distinguished Polish Philosopher and historian of Life After studying at the Kraków Academy (the later Jagiellonian University) he took holy orders then spent time in Vienna and Italy where Władysław Tatarkiewicz tatarˈkʲevitʂ}} Warsaw, April 3, 1886 &ndash April 4, 1980, Warsaw) was a Polish Tadeusz Kotarbiński ( Warsaw, Congress Poland, Russian Empire March 31, 1886 – October 3, 1981, Warsaw Karol Libelt (1807-1875 was a Polish philosopher, writer political and social activist social worker and liberal, nationalist politician Andrzej Frycz Modrzewski (Andreas Fricius Modrevius (c September 20 1503 – 1572 was a Polish Renaissance scholar humanist Stanisław Staszic ( November 6, 1755 - January 20, 1826) was a Polish Priest, Philosopher, Statesman Maria Szyszkowska (born October 7, 1937 in Warsaw) is a Polish Academic, Writer Alfred Tarski ( January 14, 1901, Warsaw, Russian ruled Poland – October 26, 1983, Berkeley California Władysław Tatarkiewicz tatarˈkʲevitʂ}} Warsaw, April 3, 1886 &ndash April 4, 1980, Warsaw) was a Polish Józef Stanisław Tischner ( March 12, 1931 – June 28, 2000) was an eminent Polish Priest and Philosopher. Kazimierz Jerzy Skrzypna-Twardowski, Ritter von Ogończyk ( October 20, 1866, Vienna, Austria – February 11, 1938 The following is a list of some important Polish artists and groups of artists Note: Józef Marian Chełmoński (November 7 1849 &ndash April 6 1914 was a Polish painter. Julian Fałat, (1853 &ndash 1929 was one of the most prolific Polish Painters of Watercolor and one of the country's foremost landscape painters as well Artur Grottger (1837-1867 was a Polish painter and Graphic designer, one of the most prominent artists of the early 1800s despite his brief life Tadeusz Kantor ( April 6, 1915 &ndash December 8, 1990) was a Polish painter, assemblage artist set designer Katarzyna Kobro (1898-1951 Łódź) was a Russian sculptor of Polish descent considered to be one of the greatest female Polish sculptors Magdalena Abakanowicz (b June 20 1930, Falenty, Poland) is a Polish Paweł Althamer (1967- is a contemporary Polish sculptor performance artist action artist and creator of installations and video art Tomasz Bagiński, Tomek Baginski (born January 10, 1976, Białystok) is a BAFTA Award -winning Polish artist and animator best known Mirosław Bałka ( 1958 - is a famous contemporary Polish painter and sculptor Krzysztof Bednarski ( 1953 - is a famous contemporary Polish sculptor. Zdzisław Beksiński ( 24 February 1929 – 21 February 2005) was a renowned Polish painter Christian Boltanski (born September 6, 1944) is a French photographer sculptor self-proclaimed painter and installation artist Olga Boznańska (b 15 April, 1865 in Kraków - d 26 October, 1940 in Paris) Polish woman painter Józef Brandt (b Szczebrzeszyn, 1841 - Radom, 1915 was a Polish painter, best known for his paintings of battles Józef Marian Chełmoński (November 7 1849 &ndash April 6 1914 was a Polish painter. Tytus Czyżewski (1880-1945 was a Polish painter art theoretician Futurist Poet, Playwright, member of the Polish Formists and Colorist Jacenty Dędek (born 2 July, 1966 in Częstochowa, Poland) is a Polish photographer Zbigniew Andrzej Dłubak (1921-2005 was a Polish painter photographer and art theoretician Andrzej Dluzniewski (born 1939 is considered one of the greatest contemporary Polish sculptors Xawery Dunikowski ( December 24 1875 &ndash January 26 1964) was a Polish sculptor and artist notable for surviving Auschwitz Maksymilian Fajans ( Sieradz, 1827–90 Warsaw) was a Jewish �� Polish artist Lithographer and Photographer. Julian Fałat, (1853 &ndash 1929 was one of the most prolific Polish Painters of Watercolor and one of the country's foremost landscape painters as well Stefan Gierowski (born 1925 is a Polish Abstractionist painter of great renown Ignacy Aleksander Gierymski (born 30 January, 1850 in Warsaw, died between 6 and 8 March, 1901 in Rome) - Polish Maksymilian Gierymski ( Warsaw 1846 - Reichenhall, Bavaria 1874 was a Polish painter specializing mainly in Watercolours. Maksymilian Gierymski ( Warsaw 1846 - Reichenhall, Bavaria 1874 was a Polish painter specializing mainly in Watercolours. Zygmunt Gorgolewski ( February 14, 1845 &ndash July 6, 1903) was a Polish architect renowned for his construction Artur Grottger (1837-1867 was a Polish painter and Graphic designer, one of the most prominent artists of the early 1800s despite his brief life Władysław Hasior (born May 14 1928 in Nowy Sącz; died July 14 1999 in Kraków) &ndash one of the leading Polish Janosch (real name Horst Eckert) (born March 11, 1931) is one of the best-known German artists and children's book authors Zabrze (Hindenburg OS (1915-1945 is a City in southern Poland with 194041 inhabitants (2004 Wladyslaw Kazmierczak is a Polish Performance artist and curator Tadeusz Kantor ( April 6, 1915 &ndash December 8, 1990) was a Polish painter, assemblage artist set designer Balthasar Kłossowski de Rola ( February 29, 1908 in Paris &ndash February 18, 2001 in Rossinière, Switzerland Katarzyna Kobro (1898-1951 Łódź) was a Russian sculptor of Polish descent considered to be one of the greatest female Polish sculptors Jerzy Kossak ( Kraków, 1886–1955 Kraków was a Polish painter son of Wojciech Kossak and grandson of Juliusz Kossak — a third-generation artist from Juliusz Fortunat Kossak ( December 15, 1824 - February 3, 1899) was a Polish painter Katarzyna Kozyra (born 1963 is a Polish Video artist She graduated in 1993 from the Warsaw Academy of Fine Art and received a Paszport Polityki Nikifor ( 1895 - October 10 1968) (also known as Nikifor Krynicki and Epifaniusz Drowniak 1) was a Polish Alexander Kucharsky ( 18 March 1741, Warsaw – 5 November 1819, Paris) also Alexandre Kucharsky, was a Zofia Kulik (b1947 is a Polish artist Her domain is performance and photography Tamara de Lempicka ( May 16, 1898 - March 18, 1980) born Maria Górska in Warsaw, Poland, was a Polish Zbigniew Lengren (1919&mdash2003 was a Polish Cartoonist, Caricaturist, and Illustrator, of Swedish descent Jan Lenica, graphic designer and cartoonist Daniel Libeskind, architect

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July 1879 &ndash 31 January 1974) was an Academy Award and Golden Globe Award -winning producer Jerzy Grotowski (11 August 1933 Rzeszów, Poland - 14 January 1999 Pontedera, Italy) was a Polish theatre director who developed Adam Hanuszkiewicz (b June 16, 1924 in Lwów, Poland) is a Polish actor and theatre director Jerzy Hoffman (born 1932 in Kraków, Poland) is a Polish Film director and Screenwriter. Agnieszka Holland (born November 28 1948 is an award-winning Polish film and TV director and screenwriter "The Oscar" redirects here for the film see The Oscar (film. The British Academy of Film and Television Arts (BAFTA is a British charity that hosts annual awards shows for film television television craft video games and forms of animation Gustaw Holoubek ( April 21 1923 &ndash March 6 2008) was a Polish Actor, director, member of the Polish Sławomir Idziak (born January 25, 1945 in Katowice, Poland) is a well-known Cinematographer, working on over forty Polish "The Oscar" redirects here for the film see The Oscar (film. Jan Andrzej Paweł Kaczmarek (born April 29, 1953 in Konin, Poland) is a Polish Academy Award-winning Composer. "The Oscar" redirects here for the film see The Oscar (film. The British Academy of Film and Television Arts (BAFTA is a British charity that hosts annual awards shows for film television television craft video games and forms of animation Jacek Kaczmarski ( March 22, 1957, Warsaw - April 10, 2004, Gdańsk) was a Polish Singer, songwriter Janusz Zygmunt Kamiński, ASC (born June 27 1959) is a two-time Academy Award -winning Polish Cinematographer and Film director "The Oscar" redirects here for the film see The Oscar (film. The British Academy of Film and Television Arts (BAFTA is a British charity that hosts annual awards shows for film television television craft video games and forms of animation Bronisław Kaper ( February 5, 1902, Warsaw - April 26, 1983, Beverly Hills, California) was a Polish "The Oscar" redirects here for the film see The Oscar (film. ( June 27, 1941 &ndash March 13, 1996) was an influential Oscar -nominated Polish Film director and "The Oscar" redirects here for the film see The Oscar (film. Biography Max Kolonko ( full name Mariusz Max Kolonko) is an international television personality producer writer and renowned U Kazimierz Julian Kutz (born 1929 is a Polish Film director, author journalist and politician one of the representatives of the Polish Film School Martin Kunert (Martin Stanislaw Kunert-Dziewanowski is a founding partner of Booya Studios and a feature film and television writer director and producer Irena Kwiatkowska (b 17 September, 1912, Warsaw) is a very popular Polish actress known in Poland for her many Cabaret roles and Bogusław Linda (b June 27, 1952 in Toruń, Poland) is a Polish actor known from films such as Psy and Tato Tadeusz Łomnicki ( 18 July, 1927 in Podhajce near Lwów – 22 February, 1992 in Poznań) was a Polish Rudolph Maté ( 21 January 1898 – 27 October 1964) born Rudolf Matheh or Mayer, was an accomplished Cinematographer Helena Modjeska (aka Helena Modrzejewska, "Mod-zhe- yev -ska" modrzew = "larch" born Helena Opid in the Free City Pola Negri ( Barbara Apolonia Chałupiec) ( 3 January, 1897 - August 1, 1987) was a Polish film actress who achieved Nijinsky redirects here For other uses of the name see Nijinsky (disambiguation. Karen Lee Orzolek (born November 22, 1978) better known by her stage name Karen O, is the Vocalist for the New York art Daniel Olbrychski (born 27 February 1945 in Łowicz, Poland) is a Polish actor Jerzy Owsiak (born October 6, 1953 in Gdańsk, Poland) is a Polish social campaigner journalist co-founder of The Great Orchestra Joanna Pacula (born January 2, 1957) is a Polish actress. Pacula was born Joanna Pacuła in Tomaszów Lubelski, Poland Born Ludwika Paleta Paciorek in Kraków, People's Republic of Poland (now Poland) on November 29, 1978, Ludwika Paleta is a Polish-born The United Mexican States ( or commonly Mexico (ˈmɛksɪkoʊ () is a federal constitutional Republic in North America. Cezary Pazura (born June 13 1962 in Niewiadów) is a popular Polish Actor known for his comedy roles in movies such as Kiler Jeremi Przybora ( December 12, 1915 in Warsaw - March 4, 2004) was a popular Polish poet writer actor and singer best Anna Przybylska (born December 26 1978 in Gdynia, Poland) - popular Polish actress and model The Comédie-Française or Théâtre-Français is one of the few State Theaters in France. Krzysztof Ptak (born April 3, 1954 in Sulejów in Poland) is a Polish Cinematographer and University lecturer Zbigniew Rybczyński (born January 27 1949) is an Academy Award winning Polish Filmmaker who has won numerous prestigious industry awards both "The Oscar" redirects here for the film see The Oscar (film. Lew Rywin, (born November 10, 1945 in a Siberian village is a Polish film producer associated with Heritage Films (est Leon Schiller de Schildenfeld ( April 14, 1887 - March 25, 1954) was a Polish theater and film director critic and theoretician Izabella Dorota Scorupco (born June 4 1970 in Białystok, Poland, original last name was Skorupko) is a Polish -born
• Andrzej Seweryn, actor of Comédie Française
• [[Casey Siemaszko)], actor
• [[Nina Siemaszko)], actor
• Jerzy Skolimowski, film director
• Przemysław Skwirczyński, cinematographer
• Adam Smoluk, director, screenwriter and actor
• Piotr Sobocinski, cinematographer
• Ladislas Starevich properly: Władysław Starewicz, film director, stop-motion animator
• Allan Starski, Oscar winning production designer, art director, set designer
• Leopold Stokowski, Academy Award winning composer
• Jerzy Stuhr, actor, film director
• Loretta Swit,Major Margaret "Hot Lips" Houlihan on M*A*S*H. Andrzej Seweryn (born 25 April 1946 in Heilbronn, Germany) is a Polish actor and director The Comédie-Française or Théâtre-Français is one of the few State Theaters in France. Jerzy Yurek Skolimowski (born May 5, 1938) is a Polish Film director, Scriptwriter, Dramatist and Actor. Filmography Marzenia do spełnienia 2002 Pokój na czarno 2001 Pułapka 1997 Deszczowy Adam Smoluk (born June 17, 1980) is a Canadian Screenwriter, director and Actor. Piotr Sobociński ( 1958-02-03, Łódź – 2001-03-26, Vancouver) was one of the most respected Cinematographers ever to come Vladislav Starevich ( August 8, 1882 - February 26, 1965) born Władysław Starewicz, was a Polish Stop-motion Allan Mieczysław Starski (born January 1, 1943 in Warsaw) is a Polish Academy Award winning production designer and set decorator "The Oscar" redirects here for the film see The Oscar (film. WikipediaWikiProject Classical music#Biographical_infoboxes --> Leopold Stokowski (born Leopold Anthony Stokowski though on occasion "The Oscar" redirects here for the film see The Oscar (film. Jerzy Stuhr (born April 18 1947 in Kraków) is one of the most popular and versatile Polish Actors He also works as a Screenplay Loretta Swit (born November 4 1937) is an American stage and television actress primarily known for her character-type roles
• Piotr Tokarski, actor
• Henryk Tomaszewski, mime
• Basia Trzetrzelewska, singer
• Andrzej Wajda, Academy Award, Golden Palm, BAFTA Award, Silver Berlin Bear, César Award and Golden Lion winning film director
• The Warner Brothers
• Jerzy Wasowski
• Samuel "Billy" Wilder, six Oscars winning film director, screenwriter and producer
• Lilliana Wilczkowsky, actress
• Roman Wilhelmi, actor
• Dariusz Wolski, cinematographer
• Zbigniew Zamachowski, actor
• Krzysztof Zanussi, film director
• Michał Żebrowski, actor
• Artur Żmijewski, actor
• Andrzej Żuławski, film director

Business

• Hipolit Cegielski
• André Citroën, founder of Citroën
• Franciszek Czapek, co-partner in Patek, Czapek & Co. Piotr Tokarski was born in 1971 Rudki, Poland. He studied photography and Filmmaking in Warsaw from 1985- 91 Henryk Tomaszewski aka Heinrich Karl Koenig (1919&ndash2001 was a Mime artist and theatre director born in Poznań, Poland. Basia Trzetrzelewska, known professionally as Basia, born September 30, 1954 in Jaworzno in Poland, is a Polish singer Andrzej Wajda (born 6 March 1926 in Suwałki) is an award-winning Polish Film director. "The Oscar" redirects here for the film see The Oscar (film. The Palme d'Or ( English: Golden Palm) is the highest prize awarded to competing films at the Cannes Film Festival. The British Academy of Film and Television Arts (BAFTA is a British charity that hosts annual awards shows for film television television craft video games and forms of animation The Berlin International Film Festival, also called the Berlinale, is one of the world's leading Film festivals and most reputable media events held in Berlin The César Award is the national film award of France, first given out in 1975. The Leone d’Oro ('Golden Lion' is the highest prize given to a film at the Biennale Venice Film Festival. Warner Bros Entertainment Inc (or Warner Bros, Warner Bros Pictures) is one of the world's largest producers of Film and Jerzy Wasowski &ndash Polish composer pianist actor and director creator of Kabaret Starszych Panów (Old Gentlemen's Cabaret with Jeremi Przybora. Billy Wilder ( June 22, 1906 – March 27, 2002) was an Austrian born Jewish - American Journalist "The Oscar" redirects here for the film see The Oscar (film. Chesty Morgan is a Polish-born artist best known for her very large natural breasts that were highlighted in two campy Sexploitation films of director Roman Wilhelmi ( 1936 - 1991) was a Polish theatre and film actor notable for his roles in two of the most popular Polish television series of the 1980s Dariusz Wolski ASC is a Polish Cinematographer who was born in Warsaw in 1956. Zbigniew Zamachowski (b July 17, 1961 in Brzeziny in the Łódź Voivodship, Poland) is a Polish actor Krzysztof Zanussi, (b June 17, 1939 in Warsaw, Poland) is a Polish producer and Film director. Michał Żebrowski (born 17 June 1972) is a Polish actor Filmography Discography Zakochany Pan Tadeusz Artur Żmijewski may refer to Artur Żmijewski (actor (1966- Polish actor Artur Żmijewski (movie maker (1966- Polish movie maker Andrzej Żuławski (born 22 November 1940) is a Polish Film director. Antoni Norbert Patek ( French: Antoine Norbert de Patek) ( June 14 1811 &ndash March 1 1877) Polish pioneer in Izrael Kalmanowicz Poznański (b 1833 in Aleksandrów - 1900 in Łódź, Poland) was a Philanthropist, Textile Magnate Hipolit Cegielski (1815–1868 was a Polish businessman and social and cultural activist André-Gustave Citroën (5 February 1878-3 July 1935 was a French entrepreneur of Dutch and Polish descent Franciszek Czapek ( Czech: František Čapek, French: François Czapek) (1811-? was a watchmaker the partner of Antoni Patek in Patek
• Max Factor, Sr., cosmetics entrepreneur
• Andrew Filipowski, technology entrepreneur
• Henryk Grohman, textile manufacturer and patron of the arts
• Nathan Handwerker
• Barbara Piasecka Johnson, humanitarian, philanthropist, widow of J. Seward Johnson, Sr.
• Ryszard Krauze, computer science entrepreneur
• Leopold Kronenberg, banker
• Jerzy Franciszek Kulczycki, legendary merchant, spy, diplomat; opened first café in Vienna (1683)
• Jan Kulczyk, one of the richest Poles
• Michael Marks, co-founder of Marks and Spencer retail chain
• Samuel Orgelbrand, editor
• Antoni Patek, co-founder of watchmakers Patek Philippe & Co.
• Izrael Poznański, textile magnate, philanthropist
• Helena Rubinstein, cosmetics entrepreneur
• Ziggy Switkowski, former chief executive officer of Telstra
• Steve Woźniak, co-founder of Apple Inc.
• Andrzej Artur Zamoyski

Royalty

• Mieszko I, first Duke of Poland. Max Factor Sr ( 1877 - August 30, 1938) born Factorowitz or Faktorowicz in Łódź, Poland (then Russian Andrew J "Flip" Filipowski a Polish American technology entrepreneur born in 1950 in Chicago IL. Henryk Grohman (1862 - 1939 was a Polish Industrialist of German origin Nathan Handwerker ( June 14, 1892 - March 25, 1974) was a Polish-American entrepreneur most connected to the Nathan's Famous brand Barbara Piasecka Johnson (born as Barbara Piasecka on February 25, 1937 in Poland) is a Humanitarian, Philanthropist, art John Seward Johnson I ( July 14, 1895 &ndash May 23, 1983) was the son of Robert Wood Johnson I, the founder of the company Johnson Baron Leopold Julian Kronenberg, or Leopold Kronenberg (1849 Warsaw - 1937 Warsaw was a Polish Banker. Jerzy Franciszek Kulczycki (1640– February 19, 1694) of the Sas coat of arms was a member of Polish Szlachta of Ukrainian Vienna ( in Wien; see also other names) is the Capital of Austria, and is also one of the nine States of Austria. Jan Kulczyk, born June 24, 1950, in Bydgoszcz, is a prominent Polish businessman Michael Marks, (June 1859 &ndash December 31 1907) was one of the two co-founders of the retail chain Marks and Spencer. Marks & Spencer Group plc (also M&S, Marks and Sparks, and Marks) is a British Retailer with 843 stores in more than 30 Samuel Orgelbrand (1810-1868 was one of the most prominent Polish-Jewish publishers of the 19th century Antoni Norbert Patek ( French: Antoine Norbert de Patek) ( June 14 1811 &ndash March 1 1877) Polish pioneer in Patek Philippe & Co is an upscale Swiss watch manufacturer It is currently owned by the Stern family and is led by Henri Stern and his son Izrael Kalmanowicz Poznański (b 1833 in Aleksandrów - 1900 in Łódź, Poland) was a Philanthropist, Textile Magnate Helena Rubinstein ( December 25, 1870 – April 1, 1965) was a Polish - American Cosmetics industrialist Dr Zygmunt (Ziggy Edward Switkowski (born 1948 Germany is the former Chief Executive Officer of Telstra, an Australian telecommunications company A chief executive officer ( CEO) or chief executive is typically the highest-ranking corporate officer ( executive) or administrator Telstra or Telstra Corporation (often abbreviated as Telstra Corp) () is an Australian Telecommunications and media company formerly Apple Inc, ( formerly Apple Computer Inc, is an American Multinational corporation with a focus on designing and manufacturing Consumer electronics Life Zamoyski organized meetings of landowners ( Klemensowczycy) at his Klemensów estate in the Polish Congress Kingdom. Life In 965 Mieszko married Dobrawa (Dobrava Dubrawka daughter of Boleslav I, Duke of Bohemia. Casimir III the Great (Kazimierz Wielki April 30 1310 – November 5 1370 last King of Poland from the Piast dynasty (1333–1370 was the son of King Władysław Casimir IV Jagiellon (Kazimierz IV Jagiellończyk; Kazimieras Jogailaitis Kazimir Jahajłavič 30 November 1427 &ndash This article is about the ruler of the Polish-Lithuanian Commonwealth in the 16th century John III Sobieski, (Jan III Sobieski (17 August 1629 - 17 June 1696 was one of the most notable monarchs of the Polish-Lithuanian Commonwealth Stanisław II August Poniatowski (born Count Stanisław Antoni Poniatowski; January 17 1732 – February 12 1798 was the last King Life In 965 Mieszko married Dobrawa (Dobrava Dubrawka daughter of Boleslav I, Duke of Bohemia.
• Dubrawka, first Duchess of Poland. Dubrawka of Bohemia ( Czech, Doubravka; Polish, Dobrawa or Dąbrówka; died 977 was the daughter of Duke Boleslav
• Świętosława (Gunhild), daughter of Mieszko I of Poland, mother of Canute the Great, King of England, Denmark and Norway. Sigrid the Haughty, also known as Sigrid Storråda, was a Nordic queen of contested historicity Life In 965 Mieszko married Dobrawa (Dobrava Dubrawka daughter of Boleslav I, Duke of Bohemia. } Canute the Great, also known as Cnut in the Anglo-Saxon Chronicles, or Knut ( Old Norse: Knútr inn ríki, Norwegian
• Bolesław I the Brave, first King of Poland.
• Mieszko II Lambert, second King of Poland. This article is about a Polish king See also Duke Mieszko II the Fat.
• Richeza of Lotharingia, Queen of Poland. Richeza of Lotharingia (also called Richenza and Rixa born between 995 and 1000 died March 21 1063 in Saalfeld, Germany was since 1013 the wife
• Casimir I the Restorer, Duke of Poland. This article is about the 11th century Polish king For other uses please see Casimir.
• Bolesław II the Bold, third King of Poland. Bolesław II the Bold ( Polish: Bolesław Śmiały, also known as Szczodry, "the Generous" and Okrutny, "the Cruel"
• Bolesław III Wrymouth, Duke of Poland. Bolesław III Wrymouth ( Bolesław III Krzywousty) 1085 – 1138) was Duke of Poland from
• Mieszko III the Old, Duke of Greater Poland, Senior Duke of Poland. Mieszko III the Old ( Polish: Mieszko III Stary; 1121? – March 13, 1202) of the Piast Dynasty, was Duke of Greater
• Casimir II the Just, Duke of Cracow, Senior Duke of Poland. This article is about the 12th century Polish king For other uses please see Casimir.
• Leszek I the White, Duke of Cracow, Senior Duke of Poland. Leszek I the White ( Polish: Leszek Biały; c 1186 &ndash 1227 also listed by some sources as Leszek II the White, was Prince of Sandomierz
• Henry I the Bearded, Duke of Silesia, Senior Duke of Poland. Henry I the Bearded (Henryk I Brodaty Heinrich I der Bärtige 1163 &ndash 19 March 1238) of the Silesian Dukes (since the 18th century referred to as
• Henryk II the Pious, Senior Duke of Poland, commander of Polish forces in the Battle of Legnica (1241). Henry II the Pious (Henryk II Pobożny Heinrich II der Fromme 1196/1207 &ndash April 9, 1241) of Silesia was the third son of Henry I the Bearded The Battle of Legnica (Bitwa pod Legnicą also known as the Battle of Liegnitz (Schlacht von Liegnitz or Battle of Wahlstatt (Schlacht bei Wahlstatt was
• Premislas II, King of Poland. Premislas II (also given in English and Latin as Premyslas or Premislaus, Przemysł or less properly pl Przemysław) (14 October 1257 – 8 February
• Władysław I the Elbow-high, King of Poland. Władysław the Short or Elbow-high (or Ladislaus I of Poland) ( Władysław I Łokietek) (1261 - March 2 1333 was a King of Poland.
• Casimir III the Great, Piast Dynasty last King of Poland. Casimir III the Great (Kazimierz Wielki April 30 1310 – November 5 1370 last King of Poland from the Piast dynasty (1333–1370 was the son of King Władysław
• Jadwiga Angevin, King and Queen of Poland. Jadwiga of Anjou (1373/4 – July 17 1399 was King of Poland from 1384 to her death
• Władysław II Jagiełło, Lithuanian, King of Poland, victor at the Battle of Grunwald (1410). Jogaila, later Władysław II Jagiełło (b about 1362 d 1 June 1434 was Grand Duke of Lithuania and King of Poland. The Battle of Grunwald (or 1st Battle of Tannenberg) took place on 15 July 1410 with the Kingdom of Poland and the Grand Duchy of Lithuania, led by
• Władysław III of Varna (Ulászló I), King of Poland and Hungary, killed at the Battle of Varna (1444). This article refers to the 15th century Jagiellon monarch For the 12th century Piast monarch see Władysław III Spindleshanks, and for other monarchs with similar This article refers to the 15th century Jagiellon monarch For the 12th century Piast monarch see Władysław III Spindleshanks, and for other monarchs with similar Hungary (Magyarország 'mɔɟɔrorsaːg) officially in English the Republic of Hungary ( Magyar Köztársaság, literally Magyar (Hungarian Republic The Battle of Varna took place on November 10, 1444 near Varna in eastern Bulgaria.
• Casimir IV Jagiellon, King of Poland and Grand Duke of Lithuania, victor in the Thirteen Years' War (1454-1466). Casimir IV Jagiellon (Kazimierz IV Jagiellończyk; Kazimieras Jogailaitis Kazimir Jahajłavič 30 November 1427 &ndash The Thirteen Years' War was also the name of an Austrian-Ottoman War Thirteen Years War in Hungary The Thirteen Years' War (Dreizehnjähriger Krieg Wojna trzynastoletnia
• John I Albert, King of Poland. For other monarchs with similar names please see John of Poland.
• Alexander Jagiellon, Grand Duke of Lithuania and King of Poland. Alexander Jagiellon ( Lithuanian: Aleksandras Jogailaitis; Polish: Aleksander Jagiellończyk; 5 August 1461 – 19 August
• Sigismund I the Old, King of Poland and Grand Duke of Lithuania. Sigismund I the Old (Zygmunt I Stary Žygimantas II Senasis 1 January 1467 – 1 April 1548) of the Jagiellon dynasty reigned as
• Roxelana (Khourrem, wife of Suleiman the Magnificent). Roxelana (c 1510 - April 18, 1558) was the only legal wife of Süleyman the Magnificent of the Ottoman Empire. Roxelana (c 1510 - April 18, 1558) was the only legal wife of Süleyman the Magnificent of the Ottoman Empire. Suleiman I (سليمان Sulaymān, Süleyman almost always Kanuni Sultan Süleyman) ( 6 November 1494 5/ 6 September 1566
• Barbara Radziwiłł, consort of Sigismund II August. Biography Barbara was the daughter of a powerful Magnate of the Radziwiłł family Castellan, Voivode and Hetman of the For other nobles of the same name please see Sigismund. Sigismund II Augustus I (Zygmunt II August
• Sigismund II Augustus, Jagiello Dynasty last King of the Polish-Lithuanian Commonwealth. For other nobles of the same name please see Sigismund. Sigismund II Augustus I (Zygmunt II August The Polish–Lithuanian Commonwealth, officially the Commonwealth of the Crown of the Polish Kingdom and the Grand Duchy of Lithuania also known as the Most Serene Republic
• Anna Jagiellon, reigned together with her husband Stephen Báthory
• Stephen Báthory, Hungarian-born King of the Polish-Lithuanian Commonwealth. This article is about the queen regnant of Poland for others with similar names see Anna of Poland (disambiguation. This article is about the ruler of the Polish-Lithuanian Commonwealth in the 16th century Hungary (Magyarország 'mɔɟɔrorsaːg) officially in English the Republic of Hungary ( Magyar Köztársaság, literally Magyar (Hungarian Republic The Polish–Lithuanian Commonwealth, officially the Commonwealth of the Crown of the Polish Kingdom and the Grand Duchy of Lithuania also known as the Most Serene Republic
• Sigismund III Vasa, King of the Polish-Lithuanian Commonwealth and King of Sweden. Sigismund III Vasa (Zygmunt III Waza ( 20 June 1566 The Polish–Lithuanian Commonwealth, officially the Commonwealth of the Crown of the Polish Kingdom and the Grand Duchy of Lithuania also known as the Most Serene Republic
• Władysław IV Vasa, elected Tsar of Russia, King of the Polish-Lithuanian Commonwealth. This article is about the 17th century king of Poland For another person sometimes mentioned as Wladislaw IV of Poland in works of reference see the 14th century Władysław The Polish–Lithuanian Commonwealth, officially the Commonwealth of the Crown of the Polish Kingdom and the Grand Duchy of Lithuania also known as the Most Serene Republic
• John II Casimir Vasa, King of the Polish-Lithuanian Commonwealth, victor at the Battle of Beresteczko (1651). For other monarchs with similar names please see John of Poland. The Polish–Lithuanian Commonwealth, officially the Commonwealth of the Crown of the Polish Kingdom and the Grand Duchy of Lithuania also known as the Most Serene Republic The Battle of Berestechko ( Polish: Beresteczko UkrainianБерестечко was fought between rebellious Zaporozhian Cossack, Ukrainian peasant forces and their
• John III Sobieski, King of the Polish-Lithuanian Commonwealth, victor at the Battle of Vienna (1683). John III Sobieski, (Jan III Sobieski (17 August 1629 - 17 June 1696 was one of the most notable monarchs of the Polish-Lithuanian Commonwealth The Polish–Lithuanian Commonwealth, officially the Commonwealth of the Crown of the Polish Kingdom and the Grand Duchy of Lithuania also known as the Most Serene Republic The Battle of Vienna ( German: Schlacht am Kahlenberg, Polish: Bitwa pod Wiedniem or Odsiecz Wiedeńska, Turkish: İkinci
• Catherine I (Marta Skowrońska), second wife of Russian Tsar Peter the Great, and Empress of Russia (1725-27). Yekaterina (Catherine I Alexeyevna (In Russian: Екатерина I Алексеевна (born Martha Elena Scowronska, Marta Elena Skavronska later Tsar csar and tzar redirect here For other uses see Tsar (disambiguation.
• Stanisław Leszczyński, King of the Polish-Lithuanian Commonwealth and Duke of Lorraine. Stanisław I Leszczyński (October 20 1677 – February 23 1766 was King of the Polish-Lithuanian Commonwealth, Duke The Polish–Lithuanian Commonwealth, officially the Commonwealth of the Crown of the Polish Kingdom and the Grand Duchy of Lithuania also known as the Most Serene Republic The rulers of Lorraine have held different posts under different governments over different regions
• Catherine Opalińska, Queen of the Polish-Lithuanian Commonwealth and Duchess of Lorraine. Biography Catherine was the daughter of Magnate Jan Karol Opaliński and his wife Zofia Czarnkowska.
• Maria Leszczyńska, consort of Louis XV, King of France. This is the correct spelling in modern Polish various other spellings are also used in English and French Louis XV (15 February 1710 &ndash 10 May 1774 ruled as King of France and of Navarre from 1 September 1715 until his death in 1774
• Stanisław August Poniatowski, last King of the Polish-Lithuanian Commonwealth, co-author of the Constitution of May 3, 1791. Stanisław II August Poniatowski (born Count Stanisław Antoni Poniatowski; January 17 1732 – February 12 1798 was the last King The Polish–Lithuanian Commonwealth, officially the Commonwealth of the Crown of the Polish Kingdom and the Grand Duchy of Lithuania also known as the Most Serene Republic The Constitution of May 3 1791 (Konstytucja Trzeciego Maja Gegužės trečiosios konstitucija Канстытуцыя трэцьега траўня is generally recognized as

Nobility (szlachta)

see: List of szlachta

Military

• Władysław Anders, general, military commander during the Battle of Monte Cassino (1944)
• Krzysztof Arciszewski, general of artillery of Holland (1639), and Poland (1646). The Polish-Lithuanian Commonwealth was a federal monarchic republic comprising the Kingdom of Poland and Grand Duchy of Lithuania, from 1569 until 1795 Jan Henryk Dąbrowski (b August 2 1755 in Pierzchowice, Poland &ndash d Andrzej Tadeusz Bonawentura Kościuszko (; 1746 &ndash 1817 was a Polish and American national hero and general Early Austrian years war with Turkey Prince Józef Antoni Poniatowski was born in Vienna, Austria in the Palais Kinsky (others say he was actually Władysław Eugeniusz Sikorski (May 20 1881 – July 4 1943 pronounced) was a Polish military and political leader Kazimierz Sosnkowski ( Warsaw, 1885 – 1969 Arundel, Canada) was a Polish independence fighter Józef Sowiński (1777&ndash1831 was a Polish artillery general and one of the heroes of Poland's November 1830 Uprising. Biography Early years the royal supporter He attended the University of Paris and University of Padua, where he converted from Calvinism Stanisław Żółkiewski (1547 &ndash 1620 was a Polish nobleman, Magnate and military commander Lieutenant-General Władysław Anders (August 11 1892 &ndashMay 12 1970 was a General in the Polish Monte Cassino has made it the repeated scene of battles and Sieges from antiquity. Krzysztof Arciszewski (b December 9 1592 in Rogalin - d April 7 1656 near Gdańsk (Danzig Poland, was a
• Józef Bem, military commander, commander-in-chief of Hungarian army (1849)
• Jan Karol Chodkiewicz, military commander, victor from Kircholm (1605)
• Michał Czajkowski (Sadyk Pasha), (1804-1886), Polish-Ukrainian commander-in-chief of an Ottoman Cossack Brigade during the Crimean War (1853-1856)
• Stefan Czarniecki, Field Crown Hetman of Poland (1665)
• Jan Henryk Dąbrowski, general, military commander during the Napoleonic Wars
• Jarosław Dąbrowski, military commander during the January Uprising (1863), and the Paris Commune (1871)
• Henryk Dembiński, military commander in the November Uprising and the Hungarian uprising of 1849
• Bolesław Wieniawa-Długoszowski, general, ambassador, nominated President of Poland (1939)
• Józef Dowbor-Muśnicki, general, military commander in the Greater Poland Uprising (1919)
• Jerzy Pajaczkowski-Dydynski (1894-2005), Polish soldier in World War I and in the 1920-21 Polish-Soviet War. Józef Zachariasz Bem, Bem József (March 14 1794 - December 10 1850 was a Polish general and a national hero of Poland and Hungary, and a figure intertwined Biography He was the son of Jan Hieronim (Hieronymus Chodkiewicz Ruthenian (or Lithuanian Ruthenian rooted Castellan of Vilnius (Vilna Salaspils ( (Kirchholm is a city 18 Kilometers to the south-east of Riga, Latvia that gained city rights in 1993 Michał Czajkowski ( Polish spelling or Mykhailo Chaikovsky ( Ukrainian spelling or Sadyk Pasha ( Turkish name was born The Crimean War, also known in Russia as the Eastern War (Восточная война Vostochnaya Vojna) (March 1854–February 1856 was fought Biography Stefan Czarniecki was born in 1599 in family estate of Czarnca by Włoszczowa in southern Poland in an impoverished Szlachta family Hetman was the title of the second highest military commander (after the Monarch) used in 15th to 18th century Poland, Ukraine and Grand Jan Henryk Dąbrowski (b August 2 1755 in Pierzchowice, Poland &ndash d The Napoleonic Wars (1803-1815 involved Napoleon's French Empire and a shifting set of European allies and opposing coalitions Jarosław Radwan Dąbrowski-Żądło ( November 13 1836 &ndash May 23 1871) was a Polish revolutionary Nationalist and general The January Uprising ( Polish: powstanie styczniowe, Lithuanian: 1863 m The Paris Commune (La Commune de Paris was a Government that briefly ruled Paris from 18 March (more formally from 26 March) to 28 May Henryk Dembiński ( January 16, 1791 – July 13, 1864) was a Polish engineer traveler and general The November Uprising (1830&ndash1831&mdashalso known as the Cadet Revolution &mdashwas an armed rebellion against the rule of the Russian Empire in Poland Bolesław Ignacy Florian Wieniawa-Długoszowski (1881 - 1942 was a President of Poland Polish general politician and diplomat Józef Dowbor-Muśnicki ( Iosif Romanovich while in the Russian military sometimes also Dowbór-Muśnicki; Jerzy Casimir Pajaczkowski-Dydynski (Lwów Austro-Hungary, which is now Lviv, Ukraine, July 19, 1894 - Boarbank Hall, World War I (abbreviated WWI; also known as the First World War, the Great War, and the War to End All At his death, he was the oldest man in the United Kingdom (111 years old). The United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland, commonly known as the United Kingdom, the UK or Britain,is a Sovereign state located [1]
• Józef Haller, politician, commander of the Polish Army in France during World War I
• Jan Nowak-Jezioranski (1913-2005), Polish journalist and World War II hero. Józef Haller de Hallenburg (August 13 1873 in Jurczyce - June 4 1960 in London was a Lieutenant General of the Polish Army, legionary in Polish This article is about the country For a topic outline on this subject see List of basic France topics. World War I (abbreviated WWI; also known as the First World War, the Great War, and the War to End All Jan Nowak-Jeziorański (October 3 1914 Berlin – January 20 2005 Warsaw) was a Polish Journalist, Writer, Politician
• Mikołaj Kamieniecki, first Grand Crown Hetman of Poland (1503-1515)
• Michał Karaszewicz-Tokarzewski, general, founder of the resistance movement "Polish Victory Service" (27 September 1939)
• Tadeusz Bór-Komorowski, general, commander of the Home Army during the Warsaw Uprising (1944)
• Stanisław Koniecpolski, Grand Crown Hetman (1632-1646)
• Tadeusz Kościuszko, Polish and American commander, general and revolutionist. See also Lublin Voivode Hetman was the title of the second highest military commander (after the Monarch) used in 15th to 18th century Poland, Ukraine and Grand Michał Tadeusz Karaszewicz-Tokarzewski, Coat of arms of Trąby pseudonym Doktor, Stolarski, Torwid (b General Count Tadeusz Komorowski ( Korczak Coat of Arms) (June 1 1895 - August 24 1966 better known by the name Bór-Komorowski (after one of his wartime code-names The Warsaw Uprising ( Powstanie Warszawskie) was a World War II struggle by the Polish Home Army ( Armia Krajowa) to liberate Warsaw Biography Childhood Stanisław Koniecpolski was born between 1590 and 1594 into the szlachta and magnate family of Koniecpolscy, likely in their seat of Hetman was the title of the second highest military commander (after the Monarch) used in 15th to 18th century Poland, Ukraine and Grand Andrzej Tadeusz Bonawentura Kościuszko (; 1746 &ndash 1817 was a Polish and American national hero and general
• Wladimir Krzyzanowski Polish general on the Union side during the American Civil War
• Marian Kukiel, general, military commander, historian
• Aleksander Lisowski, commander of 17th-century Lisowczycy. Włodzimierz Bonawentura Krzyżanowski (] (Wladimir Krzyzanowski (July 8 1824 &ndash January 31 1887 was a Polish military leader and a Brigade commander in Marian Włodzimierz Kukiel pseudonym Marek Kąkol, Stach Zawierucha (b Aleksander Józef Lisowski (c 1580 &ndash October 11 1616) was a Polish-Lithuanian noble ( Szlachcic) commander of a Mercenary Lisowczycy (also known as Straceńcy ('lost men' or ' Forlorn hope ' or Chorągiew elearska (company of elears or in singular form
• Stanisław Maczek, (1892-1994), commander of the Polish Armored Division, later commander-in-chief of Polish forces in exile after World War II
• Leopold Okulicki, general, last commander-in-chief of the Home Army
• Julian Konstanty Ordon, officer in the November Uprising (1830-31)
• Emilia Plater, Countess, hero of the November Uprising
• Józef Poniatowski, prince, Polish general and marshal of France
• Kazimierz Pułaski (Cassimir Pulaski), Polish and American military commander
• Hyman G. Rickover, U. General Stanisław Maczek ( March 31, 1892 &ndash December 11, 1994) was the most World War II, or the Second World War, (often abbreviated WWII) was a global military conflict which involved a majority of the world's nations, including General Leopold Okulicki ( noms de guerre Kobra, Niedźwiadek; 1898-1946 was a General of the Polish Army and the last commander of Julian Konstanty Ordon was a participant of the Polish November Uprising in 1830-1831 The November Uprising (1830&ndash1831&mdashalso known as the Cadet Revolution &mdashwas an armed rebellion against the rule of the Russian Empire in Poland Countess Emilia Plater ( 13 November, 1806 &ndash 23 December, 1831) was a revolutionary from the lands of the Polish-Lithuanian The November Uprising (1830&ndash1831&mdashalso known as the Cadet Revolution &mdashwas an armed rebellion against the rule of the Russian Empire in Poland Early Austrian years war with Turkey Prince Józef Antoni Poniatowski was born in Vienna, Austria in the Palais Kinsky (others say he was actually For things named to honor Kazimierz Pułaski see Pulaski. Kazimierz Pułaski of Clan Ślepowron ( often written Casimir Pulaski Admiral Hyman George Rickover, United States Navy, ( January 27, 1900 – July 8, 1986) was known as the "Father of S. Navy Admiral, Father of the Nuclear Navy
• Konstantin Rokossovsky, (born Konstanty Rokossowski) Marshall of the Soviet Union and Polish defense minister, communist
• Stefan Rowecki, general, military commander, commander-in-chief of the Home Army
• John Shalikashvili, retired United States Army general
• Władysław Sikorski, general, commander-in-chief of the Polish Armed Forces and Prime Minister of Poland (1939-1943)
• Piotr Skuratowicz, general of the Polish Army
• Stanisław Sosabowski, commander of the Polish 1st Independent Parachute Brigade, which saw action at Arnhem during Operation Market Garden (1944)
• Kazimierz Sosnkowski, general, Commander-in-Chief of Polish Armed Forces (1943-1944)
• Józef Sowiński, general, hero of the November Uprising (1830-31)
• Edward Rydz-Śmigły, marshal, military commander, successful in the Polish-Bolshevik war, C-i-C of the Polish Army in the September Campaign
• Jan Tarnowski, Grand Crown Hetman (1527-1561), victor of Obertyn (1531)
• Piotr Wysocki, led the November Uprising (1830)
• Kordian Józef Zamorski
• Jan Zamoyski, Great Chancellor of Poland (1578-1605) and Grand Crown Hetman (1581-1605)
• Stanisław Żółkiewski, chancellor of Poland, military commander, conqueror of Moscow (1610), Grand Crown Hetman (1613-1620)
• Janusz Żurakowski, World War II fighter pilot and Avro Arrow test pilot

Politics

• Tomasz Arciszewski, first Prime Minister of Poland in exile (1944-1947)
• Kazimierz Feliks Badeni, count, Minister-President of Austria (1895-1897)
• Marek Belka, former director of economic policy in the interim coalition administration of Iraq, Prime Minister of Poland (2004-2005)
• Bolesław Bierut, leader of communist Poland (1948-1956)
• Michał Bobrzyński, Governor of Galicia (1908-1913)
• Zbigniew Brzeziński , political scientist, advisor to US President Jimmy Carter. Admiral is the rank, or part of the name of the ranks of the highest Naval officers Admiral Hyman George Rickover, United States Navy, ( January 27, 1900 – July 8, 1986) was known as the "Father of Konstantin Konstantinovich Rokossovskiy (Рокоссо́вский Константи́н Константи́нович Konstanty Ksawerowicz Rokossowski ( &ndash August 3 1968 was Stefan Paweł Rowecki (pseudonym "Grot" hence the alternate name Stefan Grot-Rowecki, December 25 1895 - August 2 1944 was a Polish general journalist General John Malchase David Shalikashvili (ჯონ მალხაზ შალიკაშვილი (born June 27 1936 is a retired officer of the United States The United States Army is a military organization whose primary mission is to "provide necessary forces and capabilities. Władysław Eugeniusz Sikorski (May 20 1881 – July 4 1943 pronounced) was a Polish military and political leader Piotr Skuratowicz (1891-1940 was a Polish military commander and a General of the Polish Army. Genbryg Stanisław Franciszek Sosabowski ( 8 May 1892 - 25 September 1967) was a Arnhem ( ( South Guelderish: Èrnem) is a city and Municipality, situated in the eastern part of the Netherlands. Operation Market Garden ( September 17, 1944 – September 25, 1944) was an Allied military operation fought in the Netherlands Kazimierz Sosnkowski ( Warsaw, 1885 – 1969 Arundel, Canada) was a Polish independence fighter Józef Sowiński (1777&ndash1831 was a Polish artillery general and one of the heroes of Poland's November 1830 Uprising. The November Uprising (1830&ndash1831&mdashalso known as the Cadet Revolution &mdashwas an armed rebellion against the rule of the Russian Empire in Poland Edward Rydz-Śmigły ( pronounced rɨts ɕmigwɨ sometimes Edward Śmigły-Rydz ( March 11 1886 The Invasion of Poland (1939 precipitated World War II. It was carried out by Nazi Germany, the Soviet Union, and a small German-allied Hetman was the title of the second highest military commander (after the Monarch) used in 15th to 18th century Poland, Ukraine and Grand The Battle of Obertyn (September 22 1531) was fought between Moldavian Prince Petru Rareş and Polish King Zygmunt Stary, in the Piotr Wysocki (b 1797 in Warka -d 1875 there was a Polish lieutenant and leader of the Polish conspiracy against Russian Tsar Nicolas I. Kordian Józef Zamorski ( Rzepiennik, near Gorlice, April 1, 1890 – December 19, 1983, London) was a Polish Biography Early years the royal supporter He attended the University of Paris and University of Padua, where he converted from Calvinism Hetman was the title of the second highest military commander (after the Monarch) used in 15th to 18th century Poland, Ukraine and Grand Stanisław Żółkiewski (1547 &ndash 1620 was a Polish nobleman, Magnate and military commander Moscow (Москва́ romanised: Moskvá, IPA: see also other names) is the Capital and the largest city of Hetman was the title of the second highest military commander (after the Monarch) used in 15th to 18th century Poland, Ukraine and Grand Janusz Żurakowski ( 12 September 1914 - 9 February 2004) was a renowned Polish fighter and test pilot who at various WikipediaWikiProject Aircraft. Please see WikipediaWikiProject Aircraft/page content for recommended layout Zbigniew Kazimierz Brzezinski (Zbigniew Kazimierz Brzeziński ˈzbigɲev bʐɛˈʑiɲski: (born March 28 1928 Warsaw, Poland) is a Polish-American Prince Adam Jerzy Czartoryski (also known in English as Adam George Czartoryski; January 14 1770 – July 15 1861 was a Polish noble, Statesman Ignacy Daszyński (1866-1936 was a Polish politician In his youth a founder of the Polish Socialist Party, he suffered extremely impoverished circumstances as Roman Dmowski ( August 9, 1864, Warsaw – January 2, 1939, Drozdowo, Poland) was a Polish Wincenty Witos ( 22 January 1874 - 31 October 1945) was a prominent member of the Polish People's Party (PSL from 1895 and Tomasz Arciszewski ( 4 November 1877 - 20 November 1955) was a Polish socialist politician a member of the Polish Socialist Count Kasimir Felix Badeni (German Kasimir Felix Graf von Badeni, Polish Kazimierz Feliks hrabia Badeni) ( October 14, 1846 Surochów Marek Belka (pronounce ['marεk 'bεlka]) (b January 9, 1952 in Łódź) is a Polish professor For a topic outline on this subject see List of basic Iraq topics. Bolesław Bierut (real name Bolesław Biernacki, April 18, 1892 - March 12, 1956) was a Polish Communist Michael Bobrzynski ( 30 September, 1849 – 3 July, 1935) was a Polish historian born at Kraków in Galicia. Zbigniew Kazimierz Brzezinski (Zbigniew Kazimierz Brzeziński ˈzbigɲev bʐɛˈʑiɲski: (born March 28 1928 Warsaw, Poland) is a Polish-American James Earl "Jimmy" Carter Jr (born October 1 1924 was the thirty-ninth President of the United States, serving from 1977 to 1981 and the recipient of the 2002
• Józef Cyrankiewicz, Prime Minister of communistic Poland (1947-1952 and 1954-1970)
• Adam Jerzy Czartoryski, prince, statesman, Prime Minister (1830-1831)
• Ignacy Daszyński, Prime Minister of the Temporary People’s Government of the Republic of Poland (1918)
• Roman Dmowski, nationalist politician, statesman
• Feliks Dzierżyński, the founder of the Bolshevik secret police, the Cheka
• Jaś Gawroński, Italian politician
• Edward Gierek, leader of communist Poland (1970-1980)
• Władysław Gomułka, leader of communist Poland (1956-1970)
• Piotr Jaroszewicz, Prime Minister of communistic Poland (1970-1980)
• Wojciech Jaruzelski, last leader of communist Poland (1981-1989), first President of III RP (1989-1990)
• Ryszard Kaczorowski, sixth and last President of Poland in exile (1989-1990)
• Jarosław Kaczyński, identical twin brother of Lech, leader of the Law and Justice party, Prime Minister of Poland (2006-2007)
• Lech Kaczyński, fourth President of III RP (since 2005)
• Wojciech Korfanty, leader of Silesians during the Third Silesian Uprising
• Janusz Korwin-Mikke, free market activist
• Stanisław Kosior, Soviet politician
• Tadeusz Kościuszko
• Jan Kucharzewski first Prime Minister of Kingdom of Poland (1917-1918),
• Pedro Pablo Kuczynski - Prime Minister of Peru
• Aleksander Kwaśniewski, third President of III RP (1995-2005)
• Andrzej Lepper, leader of Samoobrona and former Vice-PM
• Julian Marchlewski, Soviet politician
• Kazimierz Marcinkiewicz, Prime Minister of Poland (2005-2006)
• Tadeusz Mazowiecki, politician, first Prime Minister of III RP (Poland)
• Stanislaw Mikołajczyk, Prime Minister of Poland (1943-1944), politician of the agrarian party
• Jędrzej Moraczewski, first Prime Minister of II RP (1918-1919)
• Ignacy Mościcki, third President of II RP (1926-1939)
• Lewis Bernstein Namier, British politician and historian
• Gabriel Narutowicz, first President of II RP (1922)
• Marian P. Opala, Justice of the Oklahoma Supreme Court
• Stanisław Ostrowski, third President of Poland in exile (1972-1979)
• Ignacy Paderewski, second Prime Minister of II RP (1919)
• Waldemar Pawlak, Prime Minister of Poland (1992 and 1993-1995)
• Józef Piłsudski, statesman, politician and Marshal of Poland
• Michel Poniatowski, prince, French politician
• Alfred Józef Potocki, count, Minister-President of Austria (1870-1871)
• Władysław Raczkiewicz, first President of Poland in exile (1939-1947)
• Edward Raczyński, fourth President of Poland in exile (1979-1986)
• Antoni Radziwiłł, prince, the Duke-Governor of Grand Duchy of Posen (Poznań) (1815-1831)
• Adam Ronikier, count, president of the Central Welfare Council (1916-1918) and (1940-1943)
• Dan Rostenkowski, American politician
• Kazimierz Sabbat, fifth President of Poland in exile (1986-1989)
• Jacek Saryusz-Wolski, vice-president of European Parliament (2004-2007)
• Władysław Sikorski, general, Prime Minister of Poland (1939-1943)
• Anatoly Sobczak, first post-Soviet mayor of St Petersburg
• Stefan Starzyński, President of Warsaw (1934-1939)
• Donald Tusk, chairman of the Civic Platform, Prime Minister of Poland (since 2007)
• Lech Wałęsa, trade unionist who started dismantling of the Soviet bloc, the Nobel Peace Prize in 1983, second President of III RP (1990-1995)
• Ludwik Waryński, socialist activist in 19th c. Józef Cyrankiewicz ( April 23, 1911 – January 20, 1989) was a Polish Socialist, after 1948 Communist Adam Czartoryski can refer to Adam Kazimierz Czartoryski (1734-1823 Polish nobility Adam Jerzy Czartoryski (1770-1861 Polish statesman Ignacy Daszyński (1866-1936 was a Polish politician In his youth a founder of the Polish Socialist Party, he suffered extremely impoverished circumstances as Roman Dmowski ( August 9, 1864, Warsaw – January 2, 1939, Drozdowo, Poland) was a Polish Felix Edmundovich Dzerzhinsky ( Polish: Feliks Edmundowicz Dzierżyński, Russian: Феликс Эдмундович Дзержинский Belarusian The Bolsheviks, originally also Bolshevists ( Большевик Большевист (singular, derived from bolshe, "more" were a faction Secret police (sometimes political police) are a Police agency which operates in Secrecy to maintain National security against internal The Cheka ( ЧК - чрезвычайная комиссия Chrezvychaynaya Komissiya,) was the first of a succession of Soviet State security Jas Gawronski (born on 7 February 1936) is an Italian journalist and Politician. Edward Gierek ( January 6 1913 - July 29 2001) was a Polish communist politician Władysław Gomułka ( February 6, 1905, Krosno - September 1, 1982) was a Polish Communist leader Gen Piotr Jaroszewicz (born October 9, 1909, in Nieśwież, Russian Empire, died September 1, 1992, in Ryszard Kaczorowski (b November 26, 1919 in Białystok, Poland) was the last émigré President of the Republic of Poland jaˈrɔswaf kaˈtʂɨɲski (born June 18, 1949) is a Polish politician who was Prime Minister Poland --> from July 2006 to November 2007 Law and Justice ( Prawo i Sprawiedliwość, PiS is a Polish political party. ˈlɛx alɛˈksandɛr kaˈtʂɨɲskʲi (born 18 June 1949 is the President of the Republic of Poland a politician of the conservative party Prawo i Sprawiedliwość The Silesian Uprisings (Aufstände in Oberschlesien Powstania śląskie were a series of three armed uprisings of the Poles and Polish Silesians Janusz Korwin-Mikke ('januʃ 'kɔrvʲin 'mʲikkɛ born October 27, 1942 in Warsaw, Poland) is a Polish conservative liberal Stanislav Kosior or Kossior (Станислав Викентьевич Косиор Станіслав Вікентійович Косіор Stanisław Kosior ( &ndash Andrzej Tadeusz Bonawentura Kościuszko (; 1746 &ndash 1817 was a Polish and American national hero and general Jan Kucharzewski ( May 27 1876, July 4 1952) was a Polish historian lawyer and politician prime minister of Poland (1917-1918 Pedro Pablo Kuczynski Goddard (born 1938 is a Peruvian economist and politician and a former Prime minister of the country Aleksander Kwaśniewski ( born November 15 1954 is a Polish politician who served as the President of Poland from 1995 to 2005 Andrzej Zbigniew Lepper (ˈandʒɛj ˈzbʲigɲɛf ˈlɛpɛr born 13 June 1954 is a Polish politician the leader of Samoobrona RP ( Self-Defense of the Republic of Poland Self-Defence of the Republic of Poland ( Samoobrona Rzeczpospolitej Polskiej, SRP is an Agrarian Political party and Trade union in Julian Balthasar Marchlewski ( May 17, 1866 - March 22, 1925) was a Polish Socialist and later Communist (kaˈʑimʲεʐ martɕinˈkʲevʲitʂ (born December 20, 1959 in Gorzów Wielkopolski) is a Polish politician who served as Prime Minister Tadeusz Mazowiecki (taˈdɛuʃ mazɔˈvʲɛʦkʲi born April 18 1927 in Płock) is a Polish author journalist social worker and politician formerly one of the Stanisław Mikołajczyk (1901 - 1966) Polish politician was Prime Minister of the Polish government in exile during World War II, and later Jędrzej Moraczewski ( 13 January 1870 - 5 August 1944) was a Polish socialist politician who served as first Prime Minister of Ignacy Mościcki ( December 1, 1867 &ndash October 2, 1946) was a Polish Politician and Chemist, President Sir Lewis Bernstein Namier ( June 27 1888 &ndash August 19 1960) was an English historian Gabriel Narutowicz ( March 17 1865 &ndash December 16 1922) was the first President of Poland. Marian P Opala (born January 20, 1921) is a Justice of the Oklahoma Supreme Court. Stanisław Ostrowski ( October 29, 1892 in Lvov &ndash November 22, 1982 in London) Ostrowski studied medicine in Ignacy Jan Paderewski GBE (November 18 1860 - June 29 1941 was a Polish Pianist, Composer, Diplomat, and politician and the Waldemar Pawlak (valˈdɛmar ˈpavlak born 5 September, 1959) is a Polish politician Michel Poniatowski (16 May 1922 in Paris France &ndash 16 January 2002 in Opio, France Awards Order of the Golden Fleece Order of the Steel Crown Order of St Władysław Raczkiewicz ( January 28 1885 &ndash June 6 1947) was a Polish Political figure and the first president of the Prince Antoni Henryk Radziwiłł ( 13 June 1775 &ndash 7 April 1833) was a Polish-Lithuanian Adam Feliks Ronikier (1 November 1881 Warsaw – 4 September 1952 Orchard Lake, Michigan was a Polish count and conservative politician Central Welfare Council (sometimes also translated as Main Social Services Council, Polish Rada Główna Opiekuńcza) was one of the very few Polish social Daniel David "Dan" Rostenkowski (born January 2, 1928 in Chicago, Illinois) is a former United States Representative from Kazimierz Sabbat ( February 27, 1913 - July 19, 1989) was a President of the Polish Government in Exile from the 8th of April 1986 Jacek Emil Saryusz-Wolski (born September 19, 1948 in Łódź) is a Polish diplomat politician and a MEP: member of the European The European Parliament ( Europarl or EP) is the only directly elected parliamentary institution of the European Union (EU Władysław Eugeniusz Sikorski (May 20 1881 – July 4 1943 pronounced) was a Polish military and political leader Anatoly Alexandrovich Sobchak (Анато́лий Алекса́ндрович Собча́к August 10, 1937 &mdash February 20, 2000) Stefan Starzyński ( January 19, 1893 - c October 17, 1943) was a Polish Politician, Economist, Writer Donald Franciszek Tusk (ˈdɔnalt franˈtɕiʃɛk ˈtusk born April 22 1957, Gdańsk) is a Center-right Polish politician co-founder Civic Platform ( Platforma Obywatelska, PO is a Christian-democratic and liberal-conservative Polish political party. The Nobel Peace Prize ( Swedish, Danish and Nobels fredspris is one of five Nobel Prizes Bequeathed by the Swedish industrialist and inventor Ludwik Tadeusz Waryński (born 24 September 1856 at Martynówka-- died 2 March 1889 in Shlisselburg) was an activist and theoretician
• Roy Welensky, Prime Minister of the Federation of Rhodesia and Nyasaland
• Edward Werner, (born in Poland to parents of German origin) vice-Minister of Finance, and Polish diplomat during World War II
• Alexander Wielopolski, count, Marquis of Gonzaga, statesman
• Wincenty Witos, politician of the agrarian party
• Stanisław Wojciechowski, second President of II RP (1922-1926)
• August Zaleski, second President of Poland in exile (1947-1972)
• Andrzej Artur Zamoyski

Diplomats

• Władysław Bartoszewski, foreign affairs minister of III RP (1995 and 2000-2001)
• Józef Beck, foreign affairs minister of II RP (1932-1939)
• Alois Friedrich von Brühl, Polish-Saxon diplomat, starost of Warsaw
• Włodzimierz Cimoszewicz, foreign affairs minister of III RP (2001-2005)
• Adam Jerzy Czartoryski, prince, foreign affairs minister of the Russian Empire (1804-1806)
• Władysław Czartoryski, prince, the main diplomatic agent of the National Government (1863-1864)
• Roman Dmowski, foreign affairs minister of II RP (1923)
• Bronisław Geremek, foreign affairs minister of III RP (1997-2000)
• Agenor Count Gołuchowski, foreign affairs minister of Austria-Hungary (1895-1906)
• Stanisław Janikowski, diplomat in Rome, to Holy See (1927-1954)
• Krzysztof Grzymułtowski, diplomat and voivod of Poznań, author of the Eternal Peace Treaty with Russia (1686)
• Julian Klaczko, Polish-Austrian diplomat
• Stanisław Kot, Polish ambassador to the Soviet Union (1941-1942) and to Italy (1945-1947)
• Józef Lipski, Polish ambassador to Germany (1933-1939)
• Ivan Maysky, Soviet diplomat
• Stefan Meller, foreign affairs minister of III RP (2005-2006)
• Lewis Bernstein Namier, British diplomat and historian
• Andrzej Olechowski, foreign affairs minister of III RP (1993-1995)
• Ignacy Paderewski, foreign affairs minister of II RP (1919) and third prime minister of Poland
• Stanisław Patek, foreign affairs minister of II RP (1919-1920)
• Edward Bernard Raczyński, count, Polish ambassador to the United Kingdom (1934-1945) and foreign affairs minister (1941-1943)
• Adam Rapacki, foreign affairs minister of communist Poland (1956-1968)
• Joseph Retinger, precursor of the European Union
• Dariusz Rosati, foreign affairs minister of III RP (1995-1997)
• Adam Daniel Rotfeld, foreign affairs minister of III RP (2005)
• Radosław Sikorski, foreign affairs minister of III RP (since 2007)
• Konstanty Skirmunt, foreign affairs minister of II RP (1921-1922)
• Aleksander Skrzyński, foreign affairs minister of II RP (1922-1923 and 1924-1926)
• Krzysztof Skubiszewski, first foreign affairs minister of III RP (1989-1993)
• Romuald Spasowski, Polish ambassador to the United States (1955-1961 and 1978-1981)
• Andrey Vyshinsky, Soviet jurist and diplomat
• Alexandre Joseph Count Colonna-Walewski, French foreign affairs minister
• Leon Wasilewski, foreign affairs minister of II RP (1918-1919)
• August Zaleski, foreign affairs minister of II RP (1926-1932)
• Maurycy Klemens Zamoyski, foreign affairs minister of II RP (1924)
• Josef Zieleniec, Czech foreign affairs minister
• Sergey Yastrzhembsky, Russian diplomat

Spies

• Roman Czerniawski, Polish Air Force captain and British Double Cross System agent
• Michael Goleniewski, Cold War Polish, Soviet and American CIA agent
• Jan Kowalewski, Polish Army intelligence officer and cryptologist
• Andrzej Kowerski, Polish Army officer and World War II British SOE agent
• Ryszard Kukliński, Polish Army colonel, Cold War CIA masterspy
• Jerzy Franciszek Kulczycki, Polish spy at Battle of Vienna (1683)
• Kazimierz Leski, Captain
• Jerzy Pawłowski, Major
• Marcel Reich-Ranicki, Polish General Consul in London (1948–49)
• Krystyna Skarbek, World War II British SOE agent
• Halina Szymańska, World War II British spy
• Marian Zacharski, Colonel

Holocaust resisters

• Mordechaj Anielewicz, Military Leader of Warsaw Ghetto Uprising (1943)
• Władysław Bartoszewski
• Adolf Berman
• Icchak Cukierman
• Marek Edelman
• Yitzhak Gitterman
• Haika Grossman
• Jan Karski
• Zofia Kossak-Szczucka, co-founder of Żegota
• Wanda Krahelska-Filipowicz, Provisional Committee for Aid to Jews
• Zivia Lubetkin
• Witold Pilecki
• Irena Sendler
• Henryk Sławik, Polish politician and diplomat in Hungary
• Henryk Woliński
• Lidia Zamenhof
• Szmul Zygielbojm

Religion

• Andrzej Alojzy Ankwicz (Roman-Catholic Archbishop of Lvov, 1815-33, and Archbishop of Prague 1833-38). Sir Raphael " Roy " Welensky, KCMG (January 20 1907 – December 5 1991 was a Northern Rhodesian politician and the second Dr Edward Henryk Werner (1878 – 1945 was an Economist, Judge, Industrialist, and Politician. Wincenty Witos ( 22 January 1874 - 31 October 1945) was a prominent member of the Polish People's Party (PSL from 1895 and Stanislaw Wojciechowski was born on March 15, 1869 in Kalisz, and died near Warsaw on August Zaleski ( September 13, 1883 &ndash April 7, 1972) was a Polish economist politician and diplomat Life Zamoyski organized meetings of landowners ( Klemensowczycy) at his Klemensów estate in the Polish Congress Kingdom. Władysław Bartoszewski (vwaˈdɨswaf bartɔˈʃɛfskʲi born February 19, 1922 in Warsaw) – Polish Politician, social Beck J expose 5051939jpg|200px|thumb|right|Józef Beck delivers a speech on May 5, 1939 in Polish Sejm rejecting Hitler's demands towards Poland]] Józef Beck ( Ignacy Jan Paderewski GBE (November 18 1860 - June 29 1941 was a Polish Pianist, Composer, Diplomat, and politician and the Edward Bernard Raczyński ( July 19, 1891 &ndash July 30, 1993) was a Polish aristocrat diplomat writer politician and President Adam Rapacki ( December 24, 1909 &ndash October 10, 1970) was a Polish politician and diplomat Władysław Bartoszewski (vwaˈdɨswaf bartɔˈʃɛfskʲi born February 19, 1922 in Warsaw) – Polish Politician, social Beck J expose 5051939jpg|200px|thumb|right|Józef Beck delivers a speech on May 5, 1939 in Polish Sejm rejecting Hitler's demands towards Poland]] Józef Beck ( Alois Friedrich von Brühl (Alojzy Fryderyk Bruhl 1739 &ndash 1793 was a Polish - Saxon diplomat politician freemason and military commander (general since (vwɔˈdʑimʲɛʃ tɕimɔˈʃɛvʲitʃ born September 13, 1950 in Warsaw, Poland) is a Polish politician Prince Adam Jerzy Czartoryski (also known in English as Adam George Czartoryski; January 14 1770 – July 15 1861 was a Polish noble, Statesman Roman Dmowski ( August 9, 1864, Warsaw – January 2, 1939, Drozdowo, Poland) was a Polish Professor Bronisław Geremek (brɔˈɲiswaf gɛˈrɛmɛk born Benjamin Lewertow on March 6, 1932 in Warsaw, died in a car crash on July Count Agenor Maria Adam Gołuchowski - Trzaska coat of arms - (March 25 1849 in Lviv (Lemberg at the time Ukraine; d Stanisław Leopold Janikowski (February 17 1891 - September 23 1965 was a Polish diplomat and an Etruscologist Krzysztof Grzymułtowski (1620-1687 was a Polish voivod of Poznań Voivodship, diplomat and member of Polish Sejm. A voivode or waywode is a Slavic title that originally denoted the principal commander of a military force Poznań Lublin Voivodeship This article is about the city in Poland The Eternal Peace Treaty of 1686 ( Polish: Pokój wieczysty or Pokój Grzymułtowskiego, Russian: Вечный мир Amžinoji taika was Russia (Россия Rossiya) or the Russian Federation ( Rossiyskaya Federatsiya) is a transcontinental Country extending Julian Klaczko ( 6 November 1825, Vilna (Wilno Vilnius &ndash 26 November 1906, Kraków) was a Polish author Stanisław Kot ( 22 October 1885 - 26 December 1975) was a Polish Historian and Politician, member of the Józef Lipski (1894-1958 Polish diplomat and Ambassador to Nazi Germany, 1934 to 1939 Ivan Mikhailovich Maisky (also spelled Maysky Ива́н Миха́йлович Ма́йский (1884&ndash1975 was a Soviet diplomat historian and politician notable Stefan Meller (born July 4, 1942, in Lyon, France, died February 4, 2008, in Warsaw, Poland) Sir Lewis Bernstein Namier ( June 27 1888 &ndash August 19 1960) was an English historian Andrzej Olechowski (ˈandʒɛj ɔlɛˈxɔfskʲi b September 9, 1947 in Kraków, Poland) is a Polish politician Ignacy Jan Paderewski GBE (November 18 1860 - June 29 1941 was a Polish Pianist, Composer, Diplomat, and politician and the Stanisław Patek ( May 1, 1866 - August 22, 1944) Polish lawyer and diplomat served as Polish Minister of Foreign Affairs from 1919 Edward Bernard Raczyński ( July 19, 1891 &ndash July 30, 1993) was a Polish aristocrat diplomat writer politician and President Adam Rapacki ( December 24, 1909 &ndash October 10, 1970) was a Polish politician and diplomat Joseph Retinger ( Józef Hieronim Retinger, 17 April 1888 &ndash 12 June 1960) was a Polish political adviser and a founder The European Union ( EU) is a political and economic union of twenty-seven member states, located primarily in Dariusz Rosati (born August 8 1946 in Radom) is a Polish professor of economics and a politician who is a member Adam Daniel Rotfeld (born March 4, 1938) is a Polish diplomat and researcher Radosław Tomasz "Radek" Sikorski (raˈdɔswaf ˈtɔmaʃ (ˈradɛk ɕiˈkɔrskʲi (born 23 February 1963 in Bydgoszcz) is a conservative Konstanty Skirmunt (1866-1949 was a Polish politician Member of the Russian government prior to 1914 Polish National Committee in Paris in 1917-1918 Polish ambassador in Aleksander Skrzynski ( 19 March 1882 in Zagórzany Galicia &ndash 25 September 1931 in Łąkociny ( Ostrów Wielkopolski Krzysztof Jan Skubiszewski (ˈkʃɨʃtɔf ˈjan skubʲiˈʃɛfskʲi born October 8, 1926) is a Polish politician former Minister of Foreign Affairs F Romuald Spasowski ( 1921-08-20 &ndash 1995-08-11) once an ardent Communist and Poland's Ambassador to the United States, is best Andrey Januaryevich Vyshinskiy (Андре́й Януа́рьевич Выши́нский Andrej Januar'evič Vyšinskij) ( Odessa &ndash November 22, 1954 Alexandre Florian Joseph Duke Colonna-Walewski ( May 4, 1810 - October 27, 1868) was a Polish and French Politician Leon Wasilewski (1870-1936 was an activist of the Polish Socialist Party (PPS a coworker of Józef Piłsudski, Polish Minister of Foreign Affairs, designer August Zaleski ( September 13, 1883 &ndash April 7, 1972) was a Polish economist politician and diplomat Doc[[Engineer 27s_degree#Individual_country_variants| Ing]] Josef Zieleniec CSc Sergey Vladimirovich Yastrzhembsky (Сергей Владимирович Ястржембский Siergiej Władimirowicz Jastrżembski born December 4 1953, Lt Col Jan Kowalewski (1892–1965 was a Polish cryptologist, intelligence officer, Engineer, Journalist, military commander and creator Krystyna Skarbek ( May 1, 1908 – June 15, 1952) George Medal, Order of the British Empire, Croix de guerre Roman Czerniawski ( 6 February 1910 - 26 April 1985 in London) was a Polish Air Force Captain and Allied See also Double agent The Double Cross System or XX System, was a World War II anti-espionage and deception operation of the British Michael Goleniewski ( August 16, 1922 - July 12, 1993) was an officer of Polish Military Intelligence and a Spy Cold War is the state of conflict tension and competition that existed between the United States and the Soviet Union (USSR and their respective allies from the Lt Col Jan Kowalewski (1892–1965 was a Polish cryptologist, intelligence officer, Engineer, Journalist, military commander and creator Andrzej Kowerski ( kɔvɛrski 1912-1988 was a Polish Army officer and SOE agent in World War II. The Special Operations Executive ( SOE) (sometimes referred to as "the Baker Street Irregulars " after Sherlock Holmes ' fictional group of helpers Ryszard Jerzy Kukliński ( June 13, 1930 &ndash February 11, 2004) was a Polish Colonel and Cold War spy Cold War is the state of conflict tension and competition that existed between the United States and the Soviet Union (USSR and their respective allies from the near as long as it used to be several months ago It has been actively summarized and split into sub-articles and there is a dynamic talk page discussion of all Jerzy Franciszek Kulczycki (1640– February 19, 1694) of the Sas coat of arms was a member of Polish Szlachta of Ukrainian The Battle of Vienna ( German: Schlacht am Kahlenberg, Polish: Bitwa pod Wiedniem or Odsiecz Wiedeńska, Turkish: İkinci Kazimierz Leski, nom de guerre Bradl ( June 21, 1912 &ndash May 27, 2000) was a Polish engineer Jerzy Pawłowski ( Warsaw, October 25, 1932 &ndash January 11, 2005, Warsaw) was a Polish fencer Marcel Reich-Ranicki (maʁˈsɛl ˌʁaɪ̯ç ʁaˈnɪtski (born 2 June 1920 is a German Literary critic, and a member of the literary group Gruppe 47 of German Krystyna Skarbek ( May 1, 1908 – June 15, 1952) George Medal, Order of the British Empire, Croix de guerre The Special Operations Executive ( SOE) (sometimes referred to as "the Baker Street Irregulars " after Sherlock Holmes ' fictional group of helpers Halina Szymańska Halina Szymańska was the wife of Colonel Antoni Szymański, the last prewar Polish Military attaché in Berlin. Marian Zacharski (born in Gdynia, Poland in 1951, raised in nearby Sopot) was a Polish Intelligence officer arrested in 1981 and Jan Karski ( 24 June, 1914 &ndash 13 July, 2000) was a Polish World War II resistance fighter and Witold Pilecki (May 13 1901 &ndash May 25 1948 ˈvitɔld piˈletski Codenames Roman Jezierski Tomasz Serafiński Druh Witold) was a Soldier Mordechaj (Mordecai Anielewicz (1919 – May 8, 1943) was the commander of the Żydowska Organizacja Bojowa ( English: Jewish Fighting Władysław Bartoszewski (vwaˈdɨswaf bartɔˈʃɛfskʲi born February 19, 1922 in Warsaw) – Polish Politician, social Adolf Abraham Berman (17 October 1906 Warsaw &ndash 3 February 1978, Tel-Aviv) was a Polish - Jewish psychologist member Icchak Cukierman (1915–1981 also known by his Nom de guerre " Antek " or by the anglicised spelling Yitzhak Zuckerman, was one of Marek Edelman (b December 31, 1922) is a Polish political and social activist Cardiologist, and last living leader of the Warsaw Ghetto Yitzhak Gitterman (1889-1943 was a director of the American Jewish Joint Distribution Committee (JDC in Poland and a member of the underground Jewish Combat Organization Haika Grossman (חייקה גרוסמן ( 20 November 1919 – 26 May 1996) was an Israeli politician and member of Knesset Jan Karski ( 24 June, 1914 &ndash 13 July, 2000) was a Polish World War II resistance fighter and Zofia Kossak-Szczucka ( 10 August, 1889 – 9 April, 1968) was a Polish writer and World War II resistance fighter " Żegota " ( also known as the " Konrad Żegota Committee," was a codename for the Council to Aid Jews ( Rada Pomocy Żydom) an underground Wanda Krahelska-Filipowicz (1886-1968 code name “Alinka"” or “Alicja” was a leading figure in Warsaw's underground resistance movement throughout the years of German Zivia Lubetkin (1914–1976 (in Polish: Cywia Lubetkin) (in Hebrew: צביה לובטקין) also known by her Nom de guerre Witold Pilecki (May 13 1901 &ndash May 25 1948 ˈvitɔld piˈletski Codenames Roman Jezierski Tomasz Serafiński Druh Witold) was a Soldier Irena Sendler (in Polish also Irena Sendlerowa; de domo Krzyżanowska; February 15, 1910 – May 12, 2008 Henryk Sławik (1894-1944 was a Polish politician Diplomat, and Social worker who during World War II helped save 5000 Hungarian Henryk Woliński (1901-1986 was a member of the Polish resistance movement in World War II, specifically the Armia Krajowa (AK where he reached the rank of Lidia Zamenhof (1904&ndash1942 (sometimes Lidja in Esperanto was the youngest daughter of Dr Szmul Zygielbojm, sometimes spelled Zygelbojm or Zigelboim ( Yiddish and Hebrew: שמואל זיגלבוים ( February 21, 1895 &ndash Jacob Frank (יעקב פרנק Ya'akov Frank, Jakob Frank; 1726 - 1791 was an 18th century Jewish religious leader who claimed to be the reincarnation of Jadwiga of Anjou (1373/4 – July 17 1399 was King of Poland from 1384 to her death Stanisław Kostka was the name of several Polish nobles Stanislaus Kostka (1550–1568 Polish saint Stanisław Kostka (1487–1555 Mary Faustina Kowalska, commonly known as Saint Faustina, born Helena Kowalska (August 25 1905 Glogowiec Poland then in the Russian Empire &ndash Died October Saint Stanisław Szczepanowski or Saint Stanislaus of Szczepanów (July 26 1030 &ndash April 11? 1079 was a Bishop of Kraków known chiefly for having been Pope Stefan Wyszyński (3 August 1901 - 28 May 1981 was a Polish Prelate of the Roman Catholic Church. Andrzej Alojzy Ankwicz ( Ondřej Alois Ankwicz ze Skarbek–Peslawice; Andreas Alois Ankwicz von Skarbek-Poslawice) ( 22 June 1777, Kraków
• Baal Shem Tov (Yisroel ben Eliezer (1698-1760), rabbi, the founder of Hasidic Judaism). Rabbi Yisroel (Israel ben Eliezer (רבי ישראל בן אליעזר August 27, 1698 (18 Elul &ndash May 22, 1760) often called
• St. Józef Bilczewski (Roman-Catholic Archbishop of Lvov, 1900-23). Jozef Bilczewski (1860&ndash1923 was a Catholic Archbishop of the city of Lviv, Ukraine, a professor of theology at the Lviv University and
• Szymon Budny (Polish-Belarusian humanist and Arian priest). Symon Budny (Сымон Будны Szymon Budny Симеон Будный (c
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• Edmund Dalbor (Primate of Poland, Cardinal, 1915-26). Edmund Cardinal Dalbor ( October 30, 1869 &mdash February 13, 1926) was a Polish Prelate of the Roman Catholic
• Albin Dunajewski (Bishop of Kraków, Cardinal, 1879-94). Albin Cardinal Dunajewski (b March 1, 1817 in Stanisławów - June 19, 1894 in Kraków) was a political activist and Bishop
• Stanisław Dziwisz (Archbishop of Kraków since 2005, Cardinal). Stanisław Cardinal Dziwisz (born April 27, 1939 in Raba Wyżna) is a Polish Cardinal of the Roman Catholic Church.
• Antoni Melchior Fijałkowski
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• Piotr z Goniądza (religious writer). Piotr of Goniądz ( Polish: Piotr z Goniądza, ˈpʲɔtr zgɔˈɲɔnd͡za Latin: Gonesius; c
• Piotr Gamrat (Primate of Poland, 1541-45). Piotr Gamrat of Sulima arms (1487- August 27 1545 was Archbishop of Gniezno and Primate of Poland.
• Józef Glemp (Primate of Poland since 1981, Cardinal). Józef Glemp (born December 18, 1929) is a Polish Cardinal of the Roman Catholic Church.
• St. Hedwig (Queen of Poland, 1384-99). Jadwiga of Anjou (1373/4 – July 17 1399 was King of Poland from 1384 to her death
• August Hlond (Primate of Poland, 1926-48, Cardinal). August Cardinal Hlond ( July 5, 1881 - October 22, 1948) was a Polish prelate
• Stanislaus Hosius (legate to Poland, Cardinal and Prince-Bishop of Warmia). Stanislaus Hosius (Stanisław Hozjusz ( 5 May 1504 in Kraków, Poland - 5 August, 1579 in Capranica Prenestina
• St. Hyacinth (Dominican). Saint Hyacinth, Święty Jacek, Jacek Odrowąż (b c 1185 in Kamień Śląski (Ger
• Henryk Jankowski (Prelate, Chaplain of "Solidarność")
• Marian Jaworski (Polish Roman-Catholic Archbishop of Lvov, since 1991, Cardinal). Henryk Jankowski (1936 in Starogard Gdański - is a Polish Catholic Priest. Marian Jaworski (Мар'ян Яворський born August 21, 1926) is a Cardinal Priest and Archbishop of Lviv of the Latins in the Roman
• Aleksander Kakowski (Archbishop of Warsaw, Cardinal). Cardinal Aleksander Kakowski (1862&ndash1938 was a Polish politician and Catholic priest member of the Regency Council, the archbishop of Warsaw
• St. Raphael Kalinowski (Carmelite). Saint Raphael Kalinowski, OCD (Rafał Kalinowski Rapolas Kalinauskas (September 1 1835 &ndash November 15 1907 was a Polish Discalced
• St. Jan Kanty (professor at Kraków University). Saint John Cantius ( Polish: Jan Kanty; 23 June 1390 &ndash 24 December 1473) was a renowned Polish
• Stanisław Karnkowski (Primate of Poland, 1581-1603; Interrex, 1586-87). Stanisław Karnkowski (1520-1603 from Junosza Coat of Arms, was the Great Referendary of the Crown (since 1558 the Great Secretary of the Crown (since
• St. Maksymilian Maria Kolbe (Franciscan martyr, Auschwitz 1941). Biography Maximilian Kolbe was born in January 1894 in Zduńska Wola, which was at that time part of the Russian Empire.
• Hugo Kołłątaj (priest, statesman). Life After studying at the Kraków Academy (the later Jagiellonian University) he took holy orders then spent time in Vienna and Italy where
• St. Stanisław Kostka (Jesuit). Stanisław Kostka, SJ ( 28 October 1550 – 15 August 1568) was a Polish Novice of the Society of Jesus
• St. Faustina Kowalska (Sisters of the Blessed Virgin Mary of Mercy). Mary Faustina Kowalska, commonly known as Saint Faustina, born Helena Kowalska (August 25 1905 Glogowiec Poland then in the Russian Empire &ndash Died October
• Ignacy Krasicki (Primate of Poland). Ignacy Krasicki (February 3 1735 March 14 1801 from 1795 Archbishop of Gniezno (thus Primate of Poland) was Poland 's leading Enlightenment
• Adam Stanisław Krasiński (Bishop of Kamieniec Podolski, 1757-98). This in an article about the 18th century bishop For the 19th century bishop see Adam Stanisław Krasiński (1810-1891.
• John Krol (Archbishop of Philadelphia, Cardinal, 1961-88). John Joseph Cardinal Krol, JCL ( October 26, 1910 &mdash March 3, 1996) was a Polish-American Prelate
• Mieczysław Halka Ledóchowski (Primate of Poland, 1866-86, Cardinal). Count Mieczysław Halka Ledóchowski, ( October 29, 1822 — July 22, 1902) cardinal of the Roman Catholic Church.
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Miscellaneous

• George Adamski, controversial ufologist
• Florian Ceynowa, Kashubian activist
• Krystyna Chojnowska-Liskiewicz, the first woman to sail single-handed (i. Wilfrid Michael Voynich ( 31 October 1865 – 19 March 1930) born Michał Habdank-Wojnicz, was a Polish revolutionary George Adamski ( April 17, 1891 – April 23, 1965) was a Polish -born American citizen who became widely known in Ufology Florian Ceynowa ( Kashubian Florian Cenôwa, May 4 1817 — March 26 1881) was the pioneer of the nationalist movement among Krystyna Chojnowska-Liskiewicz (born 15 july 1936 - of Poland was the first woman to sail single-handed (ie e. solo) around the world
• Franciszek Czapek, watchmaker
• Michał Drzymała
• Piotr Gawryś, contract bridge champion
• Wincenty Gostkowski, watchmaker
• Piotr Iwanicki, wheelchair dancing world champion
• Marek Kamiński, adventure traveller
• Adam Michnik, journalist
• Piotr Naszarkowski, engraver
• Anthony Radziwill, U. Franciszek Czapek ( Czech: František Čapek, French: François Czapek) (1811-? was a watchmaker the partner of Antoni Patek in Patek Michał Drzymała ( 13 September 1857 in Zdrój near Grätz ( Grodzisk Wielkopolski) Kingdom of Prussia - 25 April Piotr Gawryś (born 1955) is a Polish bridge player Gawrys WBF Grand Master has won 3 world championships World Team Olympics in 1984, Transnational Wincenty Gostkowski ( March 29, 1807 - August 29, 1884) was a Lawyer and associate of Antoni Patek and Adrien Philippe Piotr Iwanicki (born May 15, 1984) is a multiple wheelchair World Latin Champion Marek Kamiński (born 24 March 1964 in Gdańsk) – Polish Polar explorer, author photographer entrepreneur Adam Michnik (born October 17 1946 Warsaw, Poland) is the editor-in-chief of Gazeta Wyborcza, where he sometimes writes under the pen-names of Piotr Naszarkowski is a Polish engraver. He has been living in Sweden since 1989 Anthony Stanislas Albert Radziwill (born Antoni Stanisław Albrecht Radziwiłł; August 4, 1959 &ndash August 10, 1999) S. news journalist/producer (nephew of John F. Kennedy)
• Włodzimierz Waloc Trubecki, prince
• Wilfrid Michael Voynich, bibliophile
• Arkadiusz Weremczuk a.k.a. Arkadius (Ukrainian-Polish) fashion designer
• Warren Winiarski, California winemaker
• Magdalena Wróbel, top model

Criminals

• Leon Frank Czolgosz, assassin of President William McKinley
• Ignacy Hryniewiecki, assassin of Tsar Alexander II of Russia
• Theodore Kaczynski, the Unabomber
• Severin Antoniovich Klosowski, Jack-the-Ripper suspect
• Julian Koltun, serial killer
• Zdzisław Marchwicki, serial killer
• Władysław Mazurkiewicz, serial killer
• Stanisław Modzelewski, serial killer
• Eligiusz Niewiadomski, assassin of Polish President Gabriel Narutowicz, modernist painter and art critic
• Leszek Pękalski, serial killer
• Piotr Shabelsky-Bork, assassin
• Łucjan Staniak, serial killer - dubbed "The Red Spider" and "The Red Ripper"
• Hymie Weiss (Wojciechowski), Chicago mobster and rival of Al Capone, born into a Polish family

Legendary persons

• John of Kolno (Jan z Kolna, Johannes Scolnus or Scolvus), semi-legendary explorer and discoverer of America before Columbus (1476). John Fitzgerald "Jack" Kennedy (May 29 1917&ndashNovember 22 1963 often referred to by his initials JFK, was the thirty-fifth President of Mother Maria Makeiewna Dobrzinska (August 1 1887 Orsza &ndash March 22 1974 Tallinn Father Wilfrid Michael Voynich ( 31 October 1865 – 19 March 1930) born Michał Habdank-Wojnicz, was a Polish revolutionary Arkadius ( Arkadiusz Weremczuk) is a Polish fashion designer that lives in London Warren Winiarski (born 1928 is California winemaker Winarski was born in a large Polish section of Chicago Illinois. Magdalena Wróbel (born in 1975 in Sopot, Poland) is a model, best known as the spokesmodel for Wonderbra 's Three Degrees of Wonder Leon Frank Czolgosz (Zol-gash (May 1873 Czolgosz was born in Alpena Michigan She later wrote a piece in defense of Czolgosz Ignacy Hryniewiecki Polish (Party name Kotik, Russian for "Kitten") 1856 – 13 March 1881) was a Polish student and Eligiusz Niewiadomski ( Warsaw, December 1, 1869 – January 31, 1923, Warsaw) was a Polish Modernist Leon Frank Czolgosz (Zol-gash (May 1873 Czolgosz was born in Alpena Michigan She later wrote a piece in defense of Czolgosz William McKinley Jr ( January 29, 1843 September 14, 1901) was the twenty-fifth President of the United States, and the last Ignacy Hryniewiecki Polish (Party name Kotik, Russian for "Kitten") 1856 – 13 March 1881) was a Polish student and Tsar csar and tzar redirect here For other uses see Tsar (disambiguation. Alexander (Aleksandr II Nikolaevich (Александр II Николаевич ( Moscow, 29 April 1818 – 13 March 1881 in St This article is about the Victorian poisoner for the English literary figure see George Chapman. Jack the Ripper is an alias given to an unidentified Serial killer active in the largely impoverished Whitechapel area and adjacent districts of London Julian Koltun (born in 1950 in Warsaw Poland) is a Polish Serial killer. Zdzisław Marchwicki,(b October 18 1927 in Dąbrowa Górnicza - April 29 1977 in Katowice, Poland) called Wladyslaw Mazurkiewicz ( 1911 - January 31, 1957) was a Polish Serial killer who lived in the city of Cracow (Kraków Stanislaw Modzelewski (b 1918 d 1970 was a Polish Serial killer active in Łódź, Poland during the 1960s Eligiusz Niewiadomski ( Warsaw, December 1, 1869 – January 31, 1923, Warsaw) was a Polish Modernist Gabriel Narutowicz ( March 17 1865 &ndash December 16 1922) was the first President of Poland. Leszek Pękalski, also known as the Vampire of Bytów (born 12 February 1966 in Osieki near Bytów, Poland) is a Polish Piotr Nikolaevich Shabelsky-Bork (1893-1952 was one of the two assassins responsible for the death of Vladimir Dmitrievich Nabokov. Lucian Staniak is a Polish Serial killer. He was convicted of Murdering six women from 1964 until his arrest in 1967 Earl "Hymie" Weiss ( January 25, 1897 - October 11, 1926) was a Polish-American mobster who became a leader of the Prohibition John Scolvus (also known as Ioannis Scolvenius, Iohannes Scolvus Polonus, Johannes Scolnus Jan z Kolna was a semi-legendary sailor c
• Pan Twardowski, semi-legendary Faust-like sorcerer; in Polish legend, the first man on the Moon. Pan Twardowski (pronounced tfar'dɔfski is a Polish Folklore character a sorcerer who entered a Pact with the Devil.
• Janek Wiśniewski, freedom fighter, hero of 1970 Gdynia riots. Janek Wiśniewski is a fictional name given to a real person in the poem Ballad of Janek Wiśniewski. Gdynia (Gdingen (until 1939 Gotenhafen (1939-1945 Gdiniô is a city in the Pomeranian Voivodeship of Poland and an important Seaport

Fictional characters

• Captain William Joseph "B. J. " Blazkowicz from Wolfenstein 3D
• Waldemar Daninsky, wolfman from La Marca del Hombre Lobo
• Nicodemus Dyzma (in Tadeusz Dołęga-Mostowicz's novel, The Career of Nicodemus Dyzma). Paul Naschy (born Jacinto Molina on September 6, 1934 in Madrid) is a Spanish movie Actor, Screenwriter, and Tadeusz Dołęga-Mostowicz (1898 &ndash 1939 was a Polish journalist and author of over a dozen popular Novels The best known which in Poland became a byword for The Career of Nicodemus Dyzma ( Polish title Kariera Nikodema Dyzmy) is a 1932 Polish bestselling Novel by Tadeusz Dołęga-Mostowicz
• Dr Judym (in Stefan Żeromski's novel, Homeless People). Stefan Żeromski (; Strawczyn near Kielce October 14, 1864 – November 20, 1925, Warsaw) was a Polish
• Florentyna Kane from The Prodigal Daughter and Shall We Tell the President?
• Commander Keen, grandson of B. The Prodigal Daughter is a Novel by Jeffrey Archer. It is the story of Florentyna Kane the daughter of the protagonist of Archer's Kane and Shall We Tell The President? is a 1977 book by English author Jeffrey Archer. J. Blazkowicz
• Hans Kloss (Captain Kloss), WW II secret agent from Polish TV serial More Than Life at Stake
• Funky Koval, space detective
• Stanley Kowalski of the play A Streetcar Named Desire
• Koziołek Matołek (Matołek the Billy-Goat) is a fictional character created by Kornel Makuszyński (story) and Marian Walentynowicz (art) in one of the first and most famous Polish comics back in 1933
• Magneto, mutant (Marvel Comics)
• Mike Nomad (with Steve Roper), an American adventure comic strip (1936 - 2004)
• Officer Eddie Pulaski from Grand Theft Auto: San Andreas
• Abel Rosnovski from Kane and Abel
• Pan Samochodzik, a fictional adventurer by Zbigniew Nienacki
• Sasquatch (Dr. The name Hans Kloss can refer to two persons An Austrian lawyer and bank director who eventually presided the World War II, or the Second World War, (often abbreviated WWII) was a global military conflict which involved a majority of the world's nations, including Funky Koval is a 3-part Polish Science fiction / Detective story / Political fiction Genre Comic book published in People's Republic Stanley Kowalski is a fictional character in Tennessee Williams ' play A Streetcar Named Desire. A Streetcar Named Desire is a 1947 play written by American playwright Tennessee Williams for which he received the Pulitzer Prize Koziołek Matołek (Matołek the Billy-Goat is a Fictional character created by Kornel Makuszyński (story and Marian Walentynowicz (art in one Magneto (alias Erik Magnus Lehnsherr, born Max Eisenhardt) is a Fictional character that appears in Comic books published by Marvel A mutant within the Marvel Comic books particularly those of the X-Men mythos is an individual who possesses a genetic trait called an Steve Roper and Mike Nomad was an American adventure Comic strip that ran under various earlier titles (proposed as The Great Gusto, published Note also that facts covered in this article is as of the release of San Andreas in 2004 and as such primarily discusses the characters based on information in San Andreas Grand Theft Auto San Andreas is a sandbox-style action-adventure computer and Video game developed by Rockstar North Kane and Abel is a 1979 Novel by British author Jeffrey Archer. Pan Samochodzik ( Polish for Mister Automobile, also known as Tomasz N Zbigniew Nienacki (born January 1, 1929 in Łódź - died September 23 1994 in Morąg) was a Polish writer This article is about the mainstream Earth-616 Marvel Comics Sasquatch Walter Langkowski), Marvel superhero
• Walter Sobchak, the "Polish Catholic" from the film The Big Lebowski
• Silk Spectre I & II, superheroines from Watchmen
• Stanislau from Blackhawk (comics), ace pilot
• Tytus, Romek i A'Tomek, Polish comic book heroes
• Walter Koskiusko Waldowski, the "Painless Pole" in MASH (film)
• Konrad Wallenrod (poem) by Adam Mickiewicz
• John Paul Wiggin (Jan Paweł Wieczorek) from Ender's Game series
• Stanisław Wokulski (in Bolesław Prus' novel, The Doll). The Big Lebowski is a 1998 American Comedy film / Film noir written and directed by Joel and Ethan Coen. The Big Lebowski is a 1998 American Comedy film / Film noir written and directed by Joel and Ethan Coen. Silk Spectre is the name shared by a mother and daughter fictional Superheroine pair who are central characters in the 1986-87 Comic book Limited Watchmen is a twelve-issue Comic book Limited series written by Alan Moore, and illustrated by Dave Gibbons and John Higgins Blackhawk, a long-running Comic book series was also a Film serial, a radio series and a Novel. Tytus Romek i A'Tomek ( eng Tytus Romek And A'Tomek) is the longest-published and one of the most popular A comic book (often shortened to simply comic and sometimes called a comic paper or comic magazine) is a Magazine or Book of narrative See also M*A*S*H (TV series, M*A*S*H MASH is a American satirical Dark comedy Film directed by Robert Altman see Konrad von Wallenrode for the historical Grandmaster of the Teutonic Knights Konrad Wallenrod is an 1828 Narrative Adam Bernard Mickiewicz (pronounced ] in Belarusian, Адам Міцкевіч; in Lithuanian, Adomas Bernardas Mickevičius; December John Paul Wiggin ( Jan Paweł Wieczorek) is a Fictional character from Orson Scott Card 's Ender's Game series. The Ender's Game series (sometimes called Ender series or Enderverse) is a series of Science fiction books by Orson Scott Card Bolesław Prus (pronounced [bɔ'lεswaf 'prus]; Hrubieszów, August 20 1847 &ndash May 19 1912 Warsaw) whose actual name was The Doll ( Polish title Lalka) is the second of four major Novels by the Polish writer Bolesław Prus.
• Piotr Zak, fictional composer from a spoof BBC documentary
• Sophie Zawistowski from Sophie's Choice, a novel by William Styron and a film by Alan J. Pakula. Piotr Zak is a fictional Polish composer who was the subject of a spoof BBC documentary The Strange Case of Piotr Zak Sophie's Choice is a Novel by William Styron published in 1979 William Clark Styron Jr ( June 11 1925 &ndash November 1 2006) was an American Novelist and Essayist. Alan Jay Pakula ( April 7 1928 &ndash November 19 1998) was an American film director writer and producer noted for his contributions
• The Witcher, fantasy hero by Sapkowski

Sports

see also: list of Polish sports players

Athletics (track and field)

Andrzej Badeński, sprinter Jerzy Chromik, athlete Teresa Ciepły, sprinter Marian Foik, sprinter Halina Górecka, sprinter Piotr Haczek, track athlete Barbara Janiszewska, sprinter Ewa Kłobukowska, sprinter Władysław Komar, shot putter Halina Konopacka, discus thrower Robert Korzeniowski, racewalker Władysław Kozakiewicz, pole vaulter Elżbieta Krzesińska, long jumper

Zdzisław Krzyszkowiak, athlete Wacław Kuchar, athlete Janusz Kusociński, athlete Maria Kwaśniewska, javelin thrower Wiesław Maniak, sprinter Bronisław Malinowski, athlete Wanda Panfil, athlete Artur Partyka, high jumper Edmund Piątkowski, discus thrower Marek Plawgo, athlete Monika Pyrek, pole vaulter Anna Rogowska, pole vaulter Tadeusz Rut, hammer thrower

Piotr Rysiukiewicz, sprinter Janusz Sidło, javelin thrower Kamila Skolimowska, hammer thrower Irena Szewińska, sprinter Józef Szmidt, triple jumper Tadeusz Ślusarski, pole vaulter Jadwiga Wajs, discus thrower Stanisława Walasiewicz, sprinter Jan Werner, sprinter Jacek Wszoła, high jumper Kazimierz Zimny, athlete Szymon Ziółkowski, hammer thrower

Boxing

Tomasz Adamek Aleksy Antkiewicz Zygmunt Chychła Leszek Drogosz Charley Goldman (International Boxing Hall of fame) Andrzej Gołota Janusz Gortat

Józef Grudzień Jerzy Kulej Dariusz Michalczewski Zbigniew Pietrzykowski Jerzy Rybicki Feliks Stamm, coach Jan Szczepański Janusz Zarenkiewicz

Chess

Agnieszka Brustman Josef Cukierman Hieronim Czarnowski Moshe Czerniak Dawid Daniuszewski Arthur Dunkelblum Hanna Ereńska Samuel Factor Alexander Flamberg Henryk Friedman Paulino Frydman Regina Gerlecka Róża Herman Krystyna Hołuj-Radzikowska Dawid Janowski Max Judd Henrijeta Konarkowska-Sokolov

Michał Krasenkow Adam Kuligowski Salo Landau Edward Lasker Paul Saladin Leonhardt Moishe Lowtzky Bartłomiej Macieja Kazimierz Makarczyk Stasch Mlotkowski Piotr Murdzia Miguel Najdorf Edmund Nash Menachem Oren Julius Perlis Jusefs Petkevich Kazimierz Plater Ignatz von Popiel Artur Popławski

Dawid Przepiórka Teodor Regedziński Samuel Reshevsky Samuel Rosenthal Gersz Rotlewi Akiba Rubinstein Gersz Salwe Włodzimierz Schmidt Stanislaus Sittenfeld Franciszek Sulik Bogdan Śliwa Savielly Tartakower Jean Taubenhaus Vitaly Tseshkovsky Szymon Winawer Aleksander Wojtkiewicz Daniel Yanofsky Johannes Zukertort

Fencing

Zbigniew Czajkowski Danuta Dmowska Egon Franke Sylwia Gruchała Roman Kantor

Edward Korfanty Ryszard Parulski Jerzy Pawłowski Witold Woyda Wojciech Zabłocki

Ice hockey

Wayne Gretzky, world's most famous hockey player of Polish descent Mariusz Czerkawski Mike Komisarek Ed Olczyk

Krzysztof Oliwa Peter Sidorkiewicz Pete Stemkowski Wojtek Wolski

Skiing

• Bronisław Czech
• Wojciech Fortuna, ski jumper
• Adam Małysz, ski jumper
• Stanisław Marusarz, ski jumper

Football (Soccer)

Zygmunt Anczok, defender Zbigniew Boniek, midfielder Artur Boruc, goalkeeper Gerard Cieślik, midfielder Lesław Ćmikiewicz, midfielder Kazimierz Deyna, midfielder Jerzy Dudek, goalkeeper Robert Gadocha, attacker Jerzy Gorgoń, defender Kazimierz Górski, coach Paweł Janas, defender, coach Józef Kałuża, attacker, coach Henryk Kasperczak, midfielder, coach Miroslav Klose, (Polish-German) attacker Józef Klotz, defender Tomasz Kuszczak, goalkeeper Grzegorz Lato, attacker Włodzimierz Lubański, attacker Stefan Majewski, defender, coach

Józef Młynarczyk, goalkeeper Ryszard Piec, midfielder Antoni Piechniczek, coach Lukas Podolski, (Polish-German) attacker Ernest Pohl, attacker Fryderyk Scherfke, midfielder Euzebiusz Smolarek, attacker Włodzimierz Smolarek, midfielder Grzegorz Szamotulski, goalkeeper Andrzej Szarmach, attacker Władysław Szczepaniak, defender Piotr Świerczewski, midfielder Jan Tomaszewski, goalkeeper Krzysztof Warzycha, attacker Gerard Wodarz, attacker Ernest Wilimowski, attacker Łukasz Załuska, goalkeeper Władysław Żmuda, defender

Swimming

Katarzyna Baranowska Otylia Jędrzejczak Bartosz Kizierowski Michael Klim Paweł Korzeniowski

Sławomir Kuczko Mariusz Podkościelny Mateusz Sawrymowicz Rafał Szukała Artur Wojdat

Weightlifting

• Waldemar Baszanowski
• Mieczysław Nowak
• Ireneusz Paliński
• Agata Wróbel
• Marian Zieliński

Others

Janusz Centka, soaring Wojciech Fibak, tennis Anni Friesinger, speed skater Tomasz Gollob, motorcycle speedway Andrzej Grubba, table tennis Sebastian Janikowski, American football Jadwiga Jędrzejowska, tennis Sebastian Kawa, soaring Rafał Kubacki, judo Robert Kubica, auto racing Mateusz Kusznierewicz, sailing Waldemar Legień, judo Jerzy Makula, glider aerobatics Dan Marino, American football Piotr Markiewicz, canoeing Bill Mazeroski, baseball Paweł Nastula, judo

Pudzianowski Aneta Pastuszka, canoeing Mariusz Pudzianowski, strongman Ivan Putski, professional wrestler Agnieszka Radwanska, tennis Urszula Radwanska, tennis Elwira Seroczyńska, speed skater Tomasz Sikora, biathlete Paul Slowinski, Muay Thai Roger Verey, rowing Piotr Wadecki, cycling Bogdan Wenta, handball Jerzy Wojnar, luge Sobiesław Zasada, auto racing

Notes

The Witcher or Wiedźmin (Wiedźmin by Polish writer Andrzej Sapkowski is a series of Fantasy Short stories (collected Note: Andrzej Badenski (born May 10, 1943) is a Polish athlete who won a bronze medal in 400 metres run in the 1964 Tokyo Olympics. Sprints are short running races in athletics. They are roughly classified as events in which top runners will not have to "pace themselves" but can run as fast as Jerzy Chromik (born June 15 1931 in Mysłowice &ndash died October 20 1987 in Katowice) was a foremost Long distance runner from Poland. Teresa Barbara Ciepły née Wieczorek (born October 19, 1937 &ndash died March 8, 2006) was a Polish sprinter Marian Foik (born 6 October, 1933 in Ruda Śląska &ndash died May 20, 2005 in Warszawa) was a Polish Halina Górecka née Richter (and after leaving Poland, Halina Herrmann) (born 4 February 1938) is a former Polish Piotr Haczek (born January 26, 1977 in Żywiec, Śląskie) is a Polish athlete who mainly competed in the 400 metres Barbara Janiszewska ( December 4 1936 in Poznań – November 20 2000 in Kraków) was a Polish athlete who Ewa Kłobukowska (born 1 October 1946 in Warsaw, Poland) is a former Polish sprinter. Władysław Komar ( April 11, 1940 &ndash August 17, 1998) was a Polish Shot put champion who was born in Kaunas The shot put is an Athletics (track and field event involving "putting" (throwing in a pushing motion a heavy Halina Konopacka (born November 11, 1900 in Rawa Mazowiecka — died January 28, 1989 in Daytona Beach, United Robert Korzeniowski (born July 30, 1968 in Lubaczów, Poland) is a former Polish racewalker. Racewalking is a long-distance athletic event Although it is a foot race it is different from Running in that one foot must appear to be in contact with the ground Władysław Kozakiewicz (born December 8, 1953) is a Polish Pole vault jumper Pole vaulting is an athletic field event in which a person uses a long flexible pole (which today is usually made either of Fiberglass or Carbon fiber) Elżbieta Krzesińska (born November 11 1934 in Warsaw) is a retired Track and field athlete from Poland, who competed in the The long jump is an Athletics (track and field event in which athletes combine speed strength and agility in an attempt to leap as far from the take-off point as possible Zdzisław Ludwik Krzyszkowiak ( August 3, 1929 &ndash March 23, 2003) was a Polish athlete, winner of 3000 m Wacław Michał Kuchar (born September 16, 1897 in Łańcut &mdash died February 13, 1981 in Warsaw) was a Polish Janusz Tadeusz Kusociński (born January 15, 1907 &ndash died June 21, 1940) was a Polish athlete, winner in the Maria Kwaśniewska ( August 15, 1913 &ndash October 17, 2007) was a Polish athlete who competed mainly in the Javelin The javelin throw is a Track and field athletics throwing event where the object to be thrown is the javelin, a Spear -like object made of metal fiberglass Wiesław Maniak ( 22 May, 1938 &ndash 28 June 1982) was a Polish athlete who mainly competed in the 100 metres Alternate use see Bronisław Malinowski for the anthropologist Wanda Marianna Panfil-Gonzales (born January 26, 1959 in Tomaszów Mazowiecki) is a former Long-distance runner from Poland Artur Jerzy Partyka (born July 25, 1969 in Stalowa Wola, Poland) is a former Polish High jumper and two-time Olympic The high jump is an Athletics (track and field event in which competitors must jump over a horizontal bar placed at measured heights without the aid of any devices Edmund Piątkowski (born January 31, 1936 in Florentynow, Pabianice, Łódzkie) is a former Polish Track and field athlete Marek Plawgo (born 25 February, 1981 in Ruda Śląska) is a Polish athlete Monika Pyrek (born August 11, 1980) is a Polish Pole vaulter Born in Gdynia, competing at the 2004 Olympics, she placed Anna Rogowska (born May 21, 1981) is a Polish Pole vaulter Born in Gdynia, she won the bronze medal at the 2004 Olympics Tadeusz Rut (born October 11 1931 in Przeworsk &ndash died March 27, 2002 in Warsaw) was a Polish athlete The modern or Olympic is an Athletic throwing event where the object is to throw a heavy metal ball attached to a wire and handle Piotr Grzegorz Rysiukiewicz (born July 14, 1974 in Świebodzin, Lubuskie) is a Polish sprinter who has won various medals Janusz Sidło (born June 19, 1933 in Katowice -Szopienice &ndash died August 2, 1993 in Warsaw) was a Polish athlete Kamila Skolimowska (born 4 November 1982 in Warsaw) is a Polish Hammer thrower Skolimowska first made herself known at age fifteen Irena Szewińska (born Irena Kirszenstein on May 24 1946 in Leningrad, USSR) is a retired Polish sprinter Józef Szmidt (born March 28, 1935 in Miechowice, Bytom, Silesia) is a former Polish athlete The triple jump (sometimes referred to as the hop step and jump or the hop skip and jump) is a Track and field sport similar to Tadeusz Ślusarski (born May 19, 1950 in Żary &ndash died August 17, 1998 on the E65 road near Ostromice Jadwiga Wajs-Marcinkiewicz (born January 30, 1912 in Pabianice, Łódzkie &ndash died February 1, 1990) was a Stanisława Walasiewicz (also known as Stanisława Walasiewiczówna and Stella Walsh) ( April 3, 1911 &ndash December 4, 1980 Jan Werner (born 25 July, 1946) was a Polish athlete who competed mainly in the 400 metres Jacek Wszoła (born December 30, 1956 in Warszawa, Poland) is a Polish gold and silver Olympic medalist in High jump Kazimierz Franciszek Zimny (born 4 June, 1935 in Tczew) was a Polish athlete who mainly competed in the 5 Szymon Ziółkowski (born 1 July 1976 in Poznań) is a Polish hammer thrower and an Olympic gold medal winner from Tomasz Adamek (born December 1, 1976 in Żywiec, Poland) is a professional boxer in the Cruiserweight division Aleksy Antkiewicz ( November 12, 1923 &ndash April 3, 2005) was a Polish boxer. Zygmunt Chychła (born November 6, 1926 in Danzig ( Polish Gdańsk) - a boxer who won the first after World War II an Olympic Leszek Drogosz (born January 6, 1933 in Kielce) is a retired Polish boxer and actor Charley Goldman ( December 22, 1887, in Warsaw, Poland – November 11, 1968) was a famed boxing trainer who trained five A hall of fame (sometimes HOF) is a type of Museum established for any a field of endeavor to honor individuals of noteworthy achievement in that field Andrzej Gołota (in the US often referred to as Andrew Golota; born January 5 1968) is a professional boxer from Poland Janusz Gortat (born November 5, 1948 in Rawa Mazowiecka) is a retired boxer from Poland, who represented his native country at Józef Grudzień (born 1 April 1939, Piaski Wielkie near Busko-Zdrój) is a retired boxer from Poland Jerzy Kulej (born October 19, 1940 in Częstochowa, Poland) is a retired boxer and politician Dariusz Michalczewski (born May 5, 1968, in Gdańsk) is a German - Polish seelight heavyweight boxer Zbigniew Pietrzykowski (born October 4 1934 in Bestwinka near Bielsko-Biała) is a Polish boxer Jerzy Rybicki (born June 6, 1953 in Warsaw) is a retired boxer from Poland, who represented his native country at the 1976 Felix Papa Stamm ( 14 December 1901, Kościan – 2 April 1976, Warsaw was a prominent Polish boxing coach Janusz Zarenkiewicz (born August 3, 1959 in Nowy Las, Opole Voivodeship) was a Bronze medalist in heavyweight Boxing Agnieszka Brustman (born 31 July 1962, Warsaw) is a female Polish Chess master. Josef (Józef Iosif Cukierman (Zukermann (born 1900 Poland – died 1941 France) was a Polish-born French chess master Hieronim Czarnowski (January 1834 – 28 December 1902 was a Polish chess master and activist Moshe Czerniak (משה צ'רניאק 3 February 1910 at Warsaw, Poland – 31 August 1984 at Tel Aviv, Dawid Daniuszewski (1885 – 1944 was a Polish Chess master. Biography In 1906 he finished 2nd behind Akiba Rubinstein, in Lodz Arthur Dunkelblum ( 23 April 1906 – 27 January 1979) a Belgian Chess master Hanna Ereńska (Ereńska-Radzewska, now Hanna Ereńska-Barlo (born 12 November 1946, Poznań) is a Polish Chess Woman Grandmaster Samuel ("S D" Factor (Faktor ( 22 September 1883, Lodz – 11 January 1949, Chicago) was a Polish-American Alexander Flamberg (1880 Warsaw – 24 January 1926, Warsaw) was a Polish Chess master Henryk Friedman (Friedmann (1903 – 1942 was a Polish chess master Paulino (Paulin Frydman ( 26 May 1905, in Warsaw - 2 February 1982, in Buenos Aires, Argentina) was a Polish Regina Gerlecka (1913 – 12 March 1983 was a Polish Chess master Róża Maria Herman (born 16 January 1902 - died 1995 - a Polish Chess master Krystyna Hołuj-Radzikowska (5 February 1931 Lvov – 29 November 2006 was a Polish chess Woman Grandmaster. Dawid Markelowicz Janowski (in English usually called David Janowski) ( 25 May, 1868, Wołkowysk, – 15 January, 1927, Max Judd (Maximilian Judkiewicz ( 27 December 1851, Tenczynek near Cracow, Poland – 7 May 1906, St Henryka (Henrijeta Konarkowska-Sokolov (born 14 December 1938 Inowrocław Poland) a Polish– Serbian Chess master Michał Krasenkow (born 14 November 1963) is Poland 's strongest Chess player after World War II, a chess trainer and writer Adam Kuligowski (born 24 December 1955 Warsaw a Polish chess master Salo (Salomon Landau (born 1 April 1903, Bochnia, Galicia, Austria-Hungary – died 15 November 1943, Edward Lasker ( December 3 1885 &ndash March 25 1981) was a leading American Chess and Go player Paul Saladin Leonhardt ( November 13, 1877 &ndash December 14, 1934) was a German Chess master Moishe (Mojżesz Lowtzky (Łowcki (born 1881 – died 1940 was a Ukrainian–Polish chess master Bartłomiej Macieja (born 4 October 1977 is a Chess Grandmaster from Poland. Kazimierz Makarczyk (born 1 January 1901 Warsaw – died 27 May 1972 Łódź) was a Polish chess master Stasch Mlotkowski (Staś Młotkowski ( 10 March 1881, Clifton Heights, New Jersey – 16 August 1943, Gloucester City Piotr Murdzia (born February 20, 1975 in Gdańsk) is a Chess International Master from Poland. Miguel Najdorf (born Mendel (Mieczysław Najdorf in Grodzisk Mazowiecki near Warsaw, Poland, April 15, 1910 &ndash Edmund Nash, originally Adam Edmund Nasierawski ( 24 December 1909, Montreal Canada – 4 June 2006, Chevy Chase Mieczysław Chwojnik, later known as Dr Menachem Oren (מנחם ארן 1901 Poland – December 1962 Tel Aviv Israel) was a Polish-born Julius Perlis (born 19 January 1880 Białystok – died 11 September 1913 Ennstal an Austrian Chess player Juzefs Petkēvičs (Jusefs Petkevich Josef Petkevitch Józef Pietkiewicz (born 19 December 1940 Riga a Latvian chess Grandmaster. Kazimierz Plater (Broel-Plater (3 March 1915 Vilna – 30 April 2004 Warsaw was a Polish Chess master Ignatz (Ignaz Ignacy von Popiel ( 27 July 1863 in Galicia, Austria-Hungary – 2 May 1941) was a Polish-Ukrainian Artur Popławski (born 1860 Warsaw – died 1918 Warsaw was a Polish chess master Dawid Przepiórka ( December 22, 1880, Warsaw &ndash 1940 was a prominent Polish Chess player of the early twentieth century Teodor (Theodor Theodore Regedziński (Regedzinski Reger ( 28 April 1894 &ndash 2 August 1954) a Polish Chess Master Samuel Herman (Sammy Reshevsky (born Szmul Rzeszewski, November 26, 1911, Ozorków near Lodz, (then Russian Empire Samuel Rosenthal ( 7 September, 1837, Suwałki, Poland – 12 September, 1902, Neuilly-sur-Seine, France Gersz (Georg George Gersh Rotlewi (Rotlevi Rotlevy (1889 – 1920 was a Polish chess master Akiba Kiwelowicz Rubinstein ( 12 December, 1882, in Stawiski, Poland – 15 March, 1961 in Antwerp, Gersz (Hersz Georg George Henryk Jerzy Salwe (Salve ( 12 December 1862, Warsaw – 15 December 1920, Łódź) was a Włodzimierz Schmidt (born 10 April, 1943 in Poznań) is a Polish Chess master Stanislaus Sittenfeld ( 11 July 1865 – 15 June 1902) was a Polish–French chess master Franciszek (Frank Sulik (1908 Lvov, Austria-Hungary (now Ukraine) – 2000 Adelaide, Australia) was a Polish-Australian Bogdan Śliwa ( 4 February, 1922, Krakow &mdash 16 May, 2003) was a Polish Chess master. Ksawery Tartakower (Russian Савелий Григорьевич Тартаковер generally known as Saviely or Savielly Tartakower in English less often Jean (Jan Taubenhaus (born 14 December, 1850, Warsaw – died 14 September 1919 Paris) was a Polish –born French Vitaly Valerianovich Tseshkovsky (born September 25, 1944 in Omsk) is a Russian Chess Grandmaster and a former champion Szymon Abramowicz Winawer ( March 6 1838 – January 12 1920) born in Warsaw, Poland, was a leading Chess player Aleksander Wojtkiewicz (Aleksandrs Voitkevičs ( January 15, 1963, Riga - July 14, 2006, Baltimore) was an International Daniel Abraham (Abe Yanofsky ( March 25, 1925 – March 5, 2000) was Canada 's first Chess grandmaster, an eight-time Johannes Hermann Zukertort ( 7 September 1842 &ndash 20 June 1888) was a leading Chess master of German - Polish Zbigniew Czajkowski (born 5 February 1921 in Lwów) - One of the most famous and accomplished Fencing coaches in the modern sport Czajkowski Danuta Dmowska (born 1 March 1982) is a Polish Fencer and World Épée Champion 2005 Sylwia Gruchała (born November 6, 1981 in Gdynia) is a Polish fencer. Roman Kantor ( March 20, 1912 - 1943 born in Łódź Poland, was an Polish Olympic Epee fencer. Edward Korfanty is a Polish -born American Fencing master, US Jerzy Pawłowski ( Warsaw, October 25, 1932 &ndash January 11, 2005, Warsaw) was a Polish fencer Witold Woyda ( May 10 1939  &ndash May 5 2008) was a Polish fencer who won four Olympic medals in the Wayne Douglas Gretzky, OC (born January 26 1961 is a retired Canadian professional Ice hockey player Mariusz Czerkawski (born April 13 1972 in Radomsko, Poland) is a Polish retired Ice hockey player Michael Komisarek (born January 19 1982 in West Islip, New York) is a professional Ice hockey player of Polish descent hailing from Long Edward Walter Olczyk (born August 16, 1966, Chicago Illinois, U Krzysztof Oliwa (born April 12, 1973 in Tychy, Poland) is a former professional Ice hockey player Peter Sidorkiewicz ( Polish: Piotr Sidorkiewicz) (born June 29, 1963 in Dąbrowa Białostocka, Poland and raised in Ontario Peter "Pete" Stemkowski ( August 25 1943 in Winnipeg, Manitoba) - is a former player in the National Hockey League. Bronisław Czech ( August 25, 1908 &ndash June 4, 1944) was a Polish skier Ski jumping is a Sport in which skiers go down an "inrun" with a take-off ramp (the jump attempting to go as far as possible Ski Jumping World Cup Competition Triumphs Oslo / Holmenkollen &ndash March 17 1996 Sapporo &ndash January 18 1997 Stanisław Marusarz (st̪aɲiswaf marusaʂ Zakopane, June 18, 1913 &ndash October 29, 1993, Zakopane) was a Polish Zygmunt Anczok (born March 14, 1946 in Lubliniec) is a former Polish footballer who played as a left-sided defender who was an Zbigniew Boniek ('zbigɲɛf 'bɔɲɛk (born 3 March 1956 in Bydgoszcz) is a former Polish footballer and coach Artur Boruc ( pron ˈartur ˈbɔruts born February 20, 1980 in Siedlce) is a Polish football player Gerard Cieślik (also known as Gienek, born April 27, 1927 in Hajduki) is a former football player of Ruch Wielkie Hajduki Lesław Ćmikiewicz (born August 25, 1948 in Wrocław) is a retired Polish football player and a football manager Kazimierz Deyna (born October 23, 1947 in Starogard Gdański &ndash died September 1, 1989 in San Diego California Jerzy Dudek (ˈjɛʒɨ ˈdudɛk born March 23, 1973 in Rybnik, Poland) is a Polish football player who plays for Robert Gadocha (born January 10, 1946 in Kraków) is a retired Polish footballer, most notable for playing for Legia Warszawa Jerzy Paweł Gorgoń (born July 18, 1949 in Zabrze) was a Polish football player who is remembered for his participation in Kazimierz Klaudiusz Górski ( March 2 1921 &ndash May 23 2006) was a legendary coach of Poland national football team and honorary Paweł Janas ( ˈjanas (born March 4, 1953 in Pabianice) is a football manager and former footballer of Polish nationality Józef Ignacy Kałuża (born February 11, 1896 in Przemyśl &ndash died October 11, 1944 in Kraków) was a Polish Henryk Wojciech Kasperczak (born July 10, 1946 in Zabrze) is a former Polish footballer and later a football manager Miroslav Klose ( born as Mirosław Marian Kloze on June 9, 1978) is a German footballer who plays as a Striker. Józef Klotz ( January 2 1900 - 1941 born in Kraków, was a Polish footballer of Jewish origin who scored the first ever goal for the Poland national Tomasz Kuszczak ( pron ˈtɔmaʂ ˈkuʂtʂak) (born 20 March 1982 in Krosno Odrzańskie, Poland) is a Polish football Grzegorz Lato (born April 8, 1950 in Malbork, Poland) is a former Polish football Striker, the all-time cap leader Włodzimierz 'Włodek' Leonard Lubański (born February 28, 1947 in Gliwice-Sośnica) is a former Polish Football (soccer Stefan Majewski (born January 31, 1956 in Bydgoszcz) is a retired Polish football player and later a football manager. Józef Młynarczyk (born September 20, 1953 in Nowa Sól) is a Polish former Goalkeeper. Ryszard Leon Piec - Polish Soccer player born on August 17, 1913 in Schwientochlowitz (Świętochłowice, Germanydied on January Antoni Piechniczek (born May 3, 1942 in Chorzów) is a retired Polish football player and a football manager Lukas Podolski ( (born as pl Łukasz Podolski on June 4, 1985 nicknamed (Prinz Poldi) is a German footballer who plays as a Friedrich Egon (Fritz Scherfke, (Fryderyk Egon "Fryc" Scherfke or Szerfke born on September 7, 1909 in Posen (Poznań Euzebiusz "Ebi" Smolarek ( pron ɛʊ̯ˈzɛbjuʂ smɔˈlarɛk born January 9, 1981 in Łódź, Poland) is a Polish Włodzimierz Smolarek (born July 16, 1957 in Aleksandrów Łódzki) is a retired Polish football player who played for clubs such Grzegorz Szamotulski ( pron ˈgʐɛgɔʂ ʂamɔˈtulski Shamotulski, born 13 May 1976 in Gdańsk) is a Polish footballer Andrzej Szarmach (born October 3, 1950 in Gdańsk, Poland) is a former Polish soccer player Władysław Szczepaniak ( May 19 1910 in Warsaw, Poland - May 6 1979 in Warsaw was a Polish Soccer Piotr Świerczewski (born April 8, 1972 in Nowy Sącz) is a Polish football player Jan Tomaszewski (born January 9, 1948) is a retired Polish footballer who was Nicknamed "Tomek" the "Clown" Krzysztof "Kristof" Warzycha ( pron ˈkʂɨʂtɔf vaˈʐɨxa (Κριστόφ Βαζέχα (born November 17, 1964 in Katowice Gerard Wodarz ( August 10, 1913 &ndash November 8, 1982) was one of the best Soccer players of interwar Poland. Ernst Willimowski (nicknamed "Ezi" in 1938 WC spelled Ernest WILIMOWSKI) ( June 23, 1916 &ndash August 30, 1997) was Łukasz Załuska ( pron ˈwukaʂ zaˈwuska born June 16, 1982) is a Polish goalkeeper who currently plays for Dundee United. Władysław Antoni Żmuda (born June 6 1954 in Lublin) is a retired Polish football defender who played for clubs such as Śląsk Wrocław, Katarzyna Baranowska (born 13 September 1987 in Szczecin) is a Polish swimmer who specializes in the individual medley Otylia Jędrzejczak ( (born December 13, 1983) is a Polish swimmer. Bartołomiej ("Bartosz" Kizierowski (born February 20, 1977 in Warsaw) is a freestyle Swimmer from Poland Michael Klim OAM (born August 13, 1977) is a Polish -born Australian swimmer Paweł Korzeniowski (born 9 July, 1985 in Oświęcim) is a Polish swimmer who won the 200 m butterfly at the 2005 World Sławomir Kuczko (born June 25, 1985 in Koszalin) is a Polish swimmer whose specialty is the breaststroke Mariusz Podkościelny (born April 29, 1968 in Gdańsk) is a former freestyle Swimmer from Poland, who twice competed Mateusz Sawrymowicz (born 22 April 1987 in Lublin) is a Polish swimmer who specializes in the 1500 m Freestyle and is the current World Rafał Marek Szukała (born April 9, 1971 in Poznań) is a former Butterfly Swimmer from Poland, who won the silver Artur Wojdat (born May 20, 1968 in Olsztyn) is a former international topswimmer from Poland, who won the bronze medal in the Men's Waldemar Romuald Baszanowski (born August 15, 1935 in Grudziądz) is a former Polish weightlifter. Mieczysław Nowak ( December 22, 1936 &ndash May 17, 2006) was a Polish weight lifter and a three-time olympian Agata Wróbel (born August 28, 1981 in Żywiec) is a Polish Weightlifter, and is a World record -breaker in the +75 kg category Marian Zieliński ( December 24, 1929 - October 13, 2005) was a Polish weightlifter. Janusz Centka is a Polish glider pilot who has won two European and three World Gliding Championships. Gliding is a Recreational activity and competitive Sport in which pilots fly un-powered aircraft known as Gliders or sailplanes Tennis is a sport played between two players ( singles) or between two teams of two players each ( doubles) Anna ("Anni" Christina Friesinger (born January 11, 1977 in Bad Reichenhall) is a German Speed skater. Speed skating or speedskating is a competitive form of Skating in which the competitors race each other in travelling a certain distance Tomasz Robert Gollob (born April 11 1971 in Bydgoszcz, Poland) is a Polish Motorcycle speedway rider who has appeared Motorcycle speedway, usually referred to as speedway, is a Motorcycle sport involving four and sometimes up to six riders competing over four anti-clockwise Andrzej Grubba ( May 14, 1958 in Brzeźno Wielkie &ndash July 21, 2005 in Sopot) was a Polish Table tennis player Sebastian Janikowski (born March 3, 1978 in Wałbrzych, Poland) is an American football Placekicker who currently plays American football, known in the United States and Canada simply as football, is a competitive Team sport known for mixing strategy with Jadwiga Jędrzejowska (born October 15 1912 in Kraków &ndash died February 28 1980 in Katowice) was a Polish Tennis is a sport played between two players ( singles) or between two teams of two players each ( doubles) Sebastian Kawa is a Polish glider pilot former number one in the world rankings of the IGC. Gliding is a Recreational activity and competitive Sport in which pilots fly un-powered aircraft known as Gliders or sailplanes Rafał Kubacki (born March 23, 1967 in Wrocław) is a Polish Judoka He is known from his role as Ursus (Lygia's huge bodyguard meaning "gentle way" is a modern Japanese martial art ( Gendai budō) and Combat sport, that originated in Japan in the late Robert Kubica ( /'rɔbɛrt ku'bitsa/ ("koo-bit-sa" born December 7, 1984 in Kraków, Poland) is the first Polish Auto racing (also known as automobile racing, motor racing or car racing) is a Motorsport involving Racing Cars It Mateusz Kusznierewicz (born April 29, 1975 in Warsaw) is a Polish Sailor, specialising in the Finn and Star Sailing is the art of controlling a Sailing vessel. By changing the Rigging, Rudder and dagger or centre board a Sailor manages the force Waldemar Legień (born August 28, 1963 in Bytom) is a retired Polish Judoka He won two Olympic gold medals in different weight meaning "gentle way" is a modern Japanese martial art ( Gendai budō) and Combat sport, that originated in Japan in the late Jerzy Makula (born 1952 in Żory) is a Polish pilot who won the FAI World Glider Aerobatic Championships six times Terminology A "glider" is an unpowered Aircraft. The most common types of glider are today used for sporting purposes Competition aerobatics is an air sport in which judges rate the skill of pilots performing aerobatic flying Daniel Constantine Marino Jr (born September 15, 1961 in Pittsburgh Pennsylvania) is a Polish - Italian American Hall of American football, known in the United States and Canada simply as football, is a competitive Team sport known for mixing strategy with Piotr Markiewicz (born September 23, 1973 in Sejny, Podlaskie) is a retired Polish flatwater canoer, winner of the Canoeing is the activity of paddling a Canoe for the purpose of recreation (also called a float trip Sport, or transportation. William Stanley Mazeroski (born September 5 1936 in Wheeling West Virginia) nicknamed "Maz" is a former Major League Baseball player who spent his entire Baseball is a Bat-and-ball Sport played between two teams of nine players each Paweł Marina Nastula (born June 26, 1970 in Warszawa) is a Polish heavyweight fighter in Mixed martial arts, who last competed meaning "gentle way" is a modern Japanese martial art ( Gendai budō) and Combat sport, that originated in Japan in the late Mariusz Pudzianowski (ˈmarjuʃ pudʑaˈnɔfski (born on February 7, 1977 in Biała Rawska, Poland) is a leading strongman competitor Canoeing is the activity of paddling a Canoe for the purpose of recreation (also called a float trip Sport, or transportation. Mariusz Pudzianowski (ˈmarjuʃ pudʑaˈnɔfski (born on February 7, 1977 in Biała Rawska, Poland) is a leading strongman competitor In the 19th century the term strongman referred to an exhibitor of strength (before strength sports were codified into Weightlifting, Powerlifting etc Josef Bednarski. Putski gained his remarkable leg strength by running up and down the stands at a football stadium near his home in Austin Texas. Professional wrestling, or pro wrestling, is a non-competitive professional Sport, where all matches are scripted by the promotion's booking staff Agnieszka Radwańska (born 6 March, 1989 in Kraków, full name Agnieszka Roma Radwańska is a WTA Tour top 10 Polish Tennis Tennis is a sport played between two players ( singles) or between two teams of two players each ( doubles) Urszula Radwańska ( born December 7, 1990 in Ahaus) is a Polish tennis player and a younger sister of Agnieszka Radwańska. Tennis is a sport played between two players ( singles) or between two teams of two players each ( doubles) Elwira Seroczyńska ( 1 May 1931 &ndash 24 December 2004) was a Polish speed skater. Speed skating or speedskating is a competitive form of Skating in which the competitors race each other in travelling a certain distance Not to be confused with Austrian Alpine skier and Olympic bronze medalist Thomas Sykora. Biathlon (not to be confused with Duathlon) is a term used to describe any sporting event made up of two disciplines Paul "The Sting" Slowinski (born September 24, 1980) is a professional Polish - Australian Martial artist and Kickboxer Muay Thai ( IPA: /muɑɪtʰɑɪ/ muāitʰāi มวยไทย lit Roger Roland Verey ( March 14, 1912 &ndash September 6, 2000) was a Polish rower who competed in the 1936 Summer Piotr Wadecki (born 11 February 1973 in Poland) is a professional road Cyclist. Cycling is the use of Bicycles or - less commonly - Unicycles Tricycles Quadricycles and other similar wheeled Human powered vehicles Bogdan Wenta (born 19 November 1961, Swarożyn, Poland) He was one of the best players in history of Polish handball and was also considered Handball (also known as team handball, European handball, or Olympic handball) is a Team sport in which two teams of seven players each (six Jerzy Wojnar ( October 7, 1930 &ndash February 2, 2005) was a Polish Luger who competed from the mid 1950s to the late A luge is a small one- or two-person Sled on which one sleds supine (face up and feet-first Sobiesław Zasada (born January 27, 1930 in Dąbrowa Górnicza, Poland) is a Polish former rally driver Auto racing (also known as automobile racing, motor racing or car racing) is a Motorsport involving Racing Cars It

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