List of Famous people born in Łódź, Poland
Andrzej Sapkowski
Andrzej Sapkowski is a Polish fantasy writer. He is best known for his book series The Witcher. His works have been translated into over 20 languages.
Karolina Kowalkiewicz
Karolina Kowalkiewicz is a Polish mixed martial artist. She currently fights for the Ultimate Fighting Championship (UFC). She is the former KSW Women's Flyweight Champion.
Stanisława Leszczyńska
Stanisława Leszczyńska was a Polish midwife who was incarcerated at the Auschwitz concentration camp during World War II, where she delivered over 3,000 children. She is an official candidate for canonization (sainthood) by the Catholic Church.
Marcin Gortat
Marcin Janusz Gortat is a Polish retired professional basketball player. The 6 ft 11 in (2.11 m), 240 pounds (110 kg) center is the son of boxer Janusz Gortat. He was drafted in the second round by the Phoenix Suns in the 2005 NBA draft and played for the Orlando Magic, Phoenix Suns, Washington Wizards, and Los Angeles Clippers.
Henry Morgentaler
Henekh "Henry" Morgentaler,, was a Jewish Polish-born Canadian physician and abortion rights advocate who fought numerous legal battles aimed at expanding abortion rights in Canada. As a youth during World War II, Morgentaler was imprisoned at the Łódź Ghetto and later at the Dachau concentration camp.
Jerzy Janowicz
Jerzy Filip Janowicz Jr. is a professional tennis player from Poland.
Roman Totenberg
Roman Totenberg was a Polish-American violinist and educator. A child prodigy, he lived in Poland, Moscow, Berlin, and Paris, before formally immigrating to the U.S. in 1938, at age 27. He performed and taught nationally and internationally throughout his life.
Max Webb
Max Webb was a Polish-born American real estate developer and philanthropist from Los Angeles, California. A Holocaust survivor, he was the co-founder of one of the largest real estate development companies in Southern California. He supported charitable causes in the United States and Israel.
Jadwiga Barańska
Jadwiga Barańska is a Polish actress and screenwriter. Jadwiga Barańska is married to Polish director Jerzy Antczak and the mother of Mikołaj Antczak, born in 1964.
Władysław Pasikowski
Władysław Pasikowski is a Polish film director and screenwriter.