List of Famous people born in Lower Silesian Voivodeship, Poland
Michael O. Rabin
Michael Oser Rabin is an Israeli mathematician and computer scientist and a recipient of the Turing Award.
Silvius II Frederick, Duke of Württemberg-Oels
Duke Silvius II Frederick of Wurttemberg-Oels was Duke of Württemberg-Oels from 1668 until his death.
Charles Frederick I, Duke of Münsterberg-Oels
Karl Friedrich I of Münsterberg-Oels was Duke of Oels from 1617 to 1647 and Duke of Bernstadt from 1639 to 1647. He also held the titles of Duke of Münsterberg and Count of Glatz.
Viktor Amadeus Henckel von Donnersmarck
Kurt Lischka
Kurt Werner Lischka was an SS official, Gestapo chief and commandant of the Security police (SiPo) and Security Service (SD) in Paris during the German occupation of France in World War II.
Bruno Cassirer
Bruno Cassirer was a publisher and gallery owner in Berlin who had a considerable influence on the cultural life of the city.
Bolko zu Stolberg-Wernigerode
Georg Michaelis
Georg Michaelis was Chancellor of Germany for a few months in 1917. He was the first chancellor not of noble birth to hold the office. With an economic background in business, Michaelis' main achievement was to encourage the ruling classes to open peace talks with Russia. Contemplating that the end of the war was near, he encouraged infrastructure development to facilitate recovery at war's end through the media of Mitteleuropa. A somewhat humourless character, known for process engineering, Michaelis was faced with insurmountable problems of logistics and supply in his brief period as chancellor.
George Rudolf of Liegnitz
George Rudolf of Liegnitz was duke of Liegnitz-Wohlau from 1602 to 1653. A humanist, patron of arts, composer and poet, he was also Upper Governor of Silesia during 1621-1628 and from 1641 onwards.
Julius Siegmund, Duke of Württemberg-Juliusburg
Duke Julius Siegmund of Württemberg-Juliusburg was Duke of Württemberg-Juliusburg.