List of Famous people born in Lesser Poland Voivodeship, Poland

Zygmunt Berling

First Name Zygmunt
Last Name Berling
Born on April 27, 1896
Died on July 11, 1980 (aged 84)

Zygmunt Henryk Berling was a Polish general and politician. He fought for the independence of Poland in the early 20th century. Berling was a co-founder and commander of the First Polish Army, which fought on the Eastern Front of World War II.

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Andrzej Krzeptowski

First Name Andrzej
Born on July 29, 1903
Died on February 26, 1945 (aged 41)

Andrzej Krzeptowski was a Polish skier. He competed at the 1924 Winter Olympics and the 1928 Winter Olympics.

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Karol Domagalski

First Name Karol
Last Name Domagalski
Born on August 9, 1989 (age 36)
Height 192 cm | 6'4

Karol Andrzej Domagalski is a Polish racing cyclist, who currently rides for UCI Continental team Mazowsze–Serce Polski.

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Andrzej Alojzy Ankwicz

First Name Andrzej
Born on June 22, 1777
Died on March 26, 1838 (aged 60)

Andrzej Alojzy Ankwicz was the Roman Catholic archbishop of Prague from 1833 to 1838.

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Gilda Gray

First Name Gilda
Born on October 24, 1901
Died on December 22, 1959 (aged 58)

Gilda Gray was a Polish-American dancer and actress who popularized a dance called the "shimmy" which became fashionable in 1920s films and theater productions.

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Dorota Siudek

First Name Dorota
Born on September 9, 1975 (age 50)
Height 155 cm | 5'1

Dorota Siudek is a Polish retired pair skater who is now a coach. Her partner and husband is Mariusz Siudek. They are the 1999 World bronze medalists, two-time European silver medalists and two-time European bronze medalists. They were the first Polish pair to medal at the World Championships.

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Władysław Mazurkiewicz

First Name Władysław
Born on January 31, 1911
Died on January 31, 1957 (aged 46)

Władysław Mazurkiewicz was a Polish serial killer from the post–World War II Kraków, who also owned property in Warsaw. His economic standing and polite manners in Stalinist Poland earned him the nickname "the Gentleman Murderer", also "piękny Władek".

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Janusz Kaleta

First Name Janusz
Last Name Kaleta
Born on October 11, 1964 (age 61)

Janusz Wiesław Kaleta was a Catholic bishop who was laicized in 2016.

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Stanisław Nowak

First Name Stanisław
Born on July 11, 1935
Died on December 12, 2021 (aged 86)

Stanisław Nowak was a Polish Roman Catholic prelate. He was archbishop of Częstochowa from 1984 to 2011.

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Stanislaus of Szczepanów

First Name Stanislaus
Born on July 26, 1030
Died on April 11, 1079 (aged 48)

Stanislaus of Szczepanów, or Stanisław Szczepanowski, was a Bishop of Kraków known chiefly for having been martyred by the Polish king Bolesław II the Generous. Stanislaus is venerated in the Roman Catholic Church as Saint Stanislaus the Martyr.

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