List of Famous people born in Masovian Voivodeship, Poland

Michał Kazimierz Ogiński

First Name Michał
Last Name Ogiński
Died on May 31, 1800

Prince Michał Kazimierz Ogiński of Oginiec was a Polish nobleman, a political office holder and a military commander in the Grand Duchy of Lithuania, as well as a noted musician and composer.

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Agnieszka Holland

First Name Agnieszka
Born on November 28, 1948 (age 77)

Agnieszka Holland is a Polish film and television director and screenwriter, best known for her political contributions to Polish cinema. She began her career as assistant to directors Krzysztof Zanussi and Andrzej Wajda, and emigrated to France shortly before the 1981 imposition of the martial law in Poland.

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Samuel Goldwyn

First Name Samuel
Last Name Goldwyn
Died on January 31, 1974 (aged 4)

Samuel Goldwyn, also known as Samuel Goldfish, was a Polish-American film producer. He was best known for being the founding contributor and executive of several motion picture studios in Hollywood. His awards include the 1973 Golden Globe Cecil B. DeMille Award, the Irving G. Thalberg Memorial Award in 1947, and the Jean Hersholt Humanitarian Award in 1958.

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Cymburgis of Masovia

First Name Cymburgis
Died on October 7, 1429

Cymburgis of Masovia, also Zimburgis or Cimburga, a member of the Polish Piast dynasty, was Duchess of Austria from 1412 until 1424, by her marriage with the Habsburg duke Ernest the Iron. As the mother of later Emperor Frederick III, Cymburgis, after Gertrude of Hohenberg, became the second female ancestor of all later Habsburgs, as only her husband's Ernestine branch of the family survived in the male line.

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Ivan Kalyayev

Каляев, Иван Платонови
First Name Ivan
Last Name Kalyayev
Born on July 6, 1877
Died on May 23, 1905 (aged 27)

Ivan Platonovich Kalyayev was a Russian Empire poet, a member of the Socialist-Revolutionary Party. He is best known for his role in the assassination of Grand Duke Sergei Alexandrovich, which was an operation of the SR Combat Organization. Arrested at the scene, Kalyayev was convicted of murder and hanged.

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Szolem Mandelbrojt

First Name Szolem
Born on January 20, 1899
Died on September 23, 1983 (aged 84)

Szolem Mandelbrojt was a Polish-French mathematician who specialized in mathematical analysis. He was a Professor at the Collège de France from 1938 to 1972, where he held the Chair of Analytical Mechanics and Celestial Mechanics.

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Piotr Małachowski

First Name Piotr
Born on June 7, 1983 (age 42)
Height 192 cm | 6'4

Piotr Małachowski is a Polish discus thrower, two-time silver medalist at the 2008 Summer Olympics and 2016 Summer Olympics. His personal best throw is 71.84 metres, ranks him fifth in all-time longest discus throw distances, achieved on 8 June 2013 at Hengelo, the Netherlands.

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Agata Trzebuchowska

First Name Agata
Last Name Trzebuchowska

Agata Trzebuchowska is a Polish screenwriter and film director. She debuted in the film industry playing the title role in the 2013 film Ida for which she was nominated for many festival and industry awards. She works as a journalist for Przekrój.

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Karolina Gruszka

First Name Karolina
Born on July 13, 1980 (age 45)

Karolina Gruszka is a Polish film actress. She has appeared in more than 30 films and television shows since 1996. She was nominated for an award as Best Actress for her role in Kochankowie z Marony at the 2007 Polish Film Awards.

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Uri Orlev

First Name Uri
Died on July 26, 2022 (aged 52)

Uri Orlev is a Polish-born Israeli children's author and translator. He received the international Hans Christian Andersen Award in 1996 for his "lasting contribution to children's literature."

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