List of Famous people born in Lesser Poland Voivodeship, Poland

Małgosia Bela is a Polish fashion model and actress. She made her debut as a runway model for Comme des Garçons, Givenchy, and Balenciaga in 1998, and appeared in various photoshoots for Vogue. In 2004, she made her film debut in the Polish film Ono, and in 2018 appeared in Luca Guadagnino's remake Suspiria.

Józef Adam Zygmunt Cyrankiewicz (listen) was a Polish Socialist (PPS) and after 1948 Communist politician. He served as premier of the People's Republic of Poland between 1947 and 1952, and again for 16 years between 1954 and 1970. He also served as Chairman of the Polish Council of State from 1970 to 1972.

Andrzej Trzaskowski was a Polish jazz composer and musicologist. From the mid-1950s onward, he was regarded as an authority on syncopated music.

Marek Kondrat is a former Polish TV, film and theatrical actor, director.

Sławomir Mrożek was a Polish dramatist, writer and cartoonist. In 1963 he emigrated to Italy and France, then further to Mexico. In 1996 he returned to Poland and settled in Kraków. In 2008 he moved back to France. He died in Nice at the age of 83.

Anita Lobel is a Polish-American illustrator of children's books, including On Market Street, written by her husband Arnold Lobel and a Caldecott Honor Book for illustration, A New Coat for Anna, Alison's Zinnia, and This Quiet Lady. One Lighthouse, One Moon, one of three books she created about her cat, Nini, is a New York Times Best Illustrated Book. Her childhood memoir, No Pretty Pictures, was a finalist for the National Book Award.

Anna Polony is a Polish stage, film and television actress, as well as the stage director and former Prorector of Cracow's Academy of Dramatic Arts. The media dubbed Polony 'the First Lady of Polish Theatre' or 'the Dame of the Polish Theatre".

Michal Hornstein, was a Polish-born Canadian businessman, art collector and philanthropist.

Emanuel Reicher was a German actor. He was father to actors Ernst Reicher and Frank Reicher and actress Hedwiga Reicher.

Jerzy Bińczycki was a Polish stage and film actor. He appeared in 50 films between 1962 and 1998. He starred in the 1975 film Nights and Days, which was entered into the 26th Berlin International Film Festival.