List of Famous people born in Masovian Voivodeship, Poland

Stanisław Tymiński

First Name Stanisław
Born on January 27, 1948 (age 78)

Stanisław "Stan" Tymiński is a Canadian businessman of Polish origin, dealing in electronics and computers, and a sometime-politician in both Poland and Canada. Although Tymiński was born in Pruszków, he was a completely unknown person in his native Poland until shortly before the 1990 presidential election, he emerged from the first ballot as the second strongest candidate; defeating liberal prime minister Tadeusz Mazowiecki and forcing Solidarity leader Lech Wałęsa to stand a second ballot. After Wałęsa defeated him by a wide margin, Tymiński was a leader of Party X in Poland (1990–1995) and then returned to Canada to resume his business activities. Tymiński also contested the 2005 Polish presidential election.

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Tadeusz Mazowiecki

First Name Tadeusz
Born on April 18, 1927
Died on October 28, 2013 (aged 86)

Tadeusz Mazowiecki was a Polish author, journalist, philanthropist and Christian-democratic politician, formerly one of the leaders of the Solidarity movement, and the first non-communist Polish prime minister since 1946.

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Witold Lutosławski

First Name Witold
Born on January 25, 1913
Died on February 7, 1994 (aged 81)

Witold Roman Lutosławski was a Polish composer and orchestral conductor. He was one of the major European composers of the 20th century, and one of the preeminent Polish musicians during his last three decades. He earned many international awards and prizes. His compositions include four symphonies, a Concerto for Orchestra, a string quartet, instrumental works, concertos, and orchestral song cycles.

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Sigismund I the Old

First Name Sigismund
Born on January 1, 1467
Died on April 1, 1548 (aged 81)

Sigismund I the Old was King of Poland and Grand Duke of Lithuania from 1506 until his death in 1548. Sigismund I was a member of the Jagiellonian dynasty, the son of Casimir IV and younger brother of kings John I Albert and Alexander I Jagiellon. He was nicknamed "the Old" in later historiography to distinguish him from his son and successor, Sigismund II Augustus.

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Simon Gutman

Szmul Gutman
First Name Simon
Last Name Gutman
Born on July 20, 1923
Died on October 5, 2020 (aged 97)

Simon Gutman was a Polish-born French Holocaust survivor.

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Agnieszka Grochowska

First Name Agnieszka
Born on December 31, 1979 (age 46)

Agnieszka Grochowska is a Polish film and theatre actress.

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Leon Zamenhof

First Name Leon
Last Name Zamenhof
Born on October 31, 1875
Died on February 7, 1934 (aged 58)
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Xavier Branicki

First Name Xavier
Last Name Branicki
Born on October 26, 1816
Died on November 20, 1879 (aged 63)

Count Xavier Branicki, born 26 October 1816 in Warsaw, Poland, died 20 November 1879 in Assiut, Khedivate of Egypt, was a Polish nobleman, political exile and landowner who took French nationality. He became a political writer, financier, art collector and philanthropist. He was the owner and restorer of the Château de Montrésor and estate in France. He was descended from a powerful magnate family with immense land holdings in the Duchy of Lithuania and in Ukraine, partly as a result, it is said, of a family connection with Catherine the Great. He was a member of the close circle of Napoleon III. He was a co-founder of the Crédit Foncier de France, a bank that continues to this day.

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Wojciech Fangor

First Name Wojciech
Born on November 15, 1922
Died on October 25, 2015 (aged 92)

Wojciech Fangor was a Polish painter, graphic artist, sculptor and a co-creator of the Polish School of Posters.

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Elisabeth Chojnacka

First Name Elisabeth
Born on September 10, 1939
Died on May 28, 2017 (aged 77)

Elisabeth Chojnacka was a Polish harpsichordist living in France. She was one of the world's foremost harpsichordists specializing in the performance of contemporary harpsichord music.

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