List of Famous people born in Masovian Voivodeship, Poland
Antoni Pacyfik Dydycz
Antoni Pacyfik Dydycz O.F.M. Cap. is a prelate of the Roman Catholic Church. He served as bishop of Drohiczyn from 1994 to 2014.
Jacek Pyl
Bishop Jacek Pyl, O.M.I. is a Polish-born Ukrainian Roman Catholic prelate, who serves as an Auxiliary bishop of the Roman Catholic Diocese of Odessa-Simferopol and the Titular Bishop of Nova Sinna since 21 October 2006.
Felicjan Sławoj Składkowski
Felicjan Sławoj Składkowski was a Polish physician, general, freemason and politician who served as Minister of Internal Affairs and as the 28th Prime Minister of Poland before and at the Outbreak of World War II.
Anna B. Sheppard
Anna Biedrzycka Sheppard is a Polish costume designer. She graduated with architecture from the Academy of Fine Arts in Warsaw and now lives in London. A sister to fellow costume designer Magdalena Biedrzycka, Sheppard made many films with directing masters like Steven Spielberg or Roman Polański. She has been nominated three times for the Academy Award for Best Costume Design, Schindler's List in 1993 and The Pianist in 2003, and a third nomination for Maleficent shared with Jane Clive. She was also nominated for a BAFTA Award for Schindler's List and César Award for The Pianist. Sheppard's work with Thomas Casterline on Dragonheart earned her a 1997 Saturn Award nomination as well.
Małgorzata Zajączkowska
Małgorzata Zajączkowska, aka Margaret Sophie Stein, is a Polish actress and writer. Beginning in 1979, she acted on stage in the Teatr Narodowy. In 1981, Zajączkowska moved to the United States and, adopting the stage name Margaret Sophie Stein, continued her acting career in television and film. In 1999, Zajączkowska returned to Poland and continued acting there in films and television. She has also lectured at the Warsaw Film School.
Jadwiga Smosarska
Jadwiga Smosarska was a Polish film actress. She appeared in more than 25 films between 1919 and 1937, as well as various stage productions.
Tadeusz Banachiewicz
Tadeusz Banachiewicz was a Polish astronomer, mathematician and geodesist.
Lena Żelichowska
Lena Żelichowska was a Polish stage and film actress. She appeared in fourteen films between 1933 and 1940.
Konrad Tom
Konrad Tom, born Konrad Runowiecki, a Polish Jewish actor, writer, singer and director, born in Warsaw. Wrote song lyrics in Polish and in Yiddish for stage, film and cabaret, including szmonces. His wife was actress Zula Pogorzelska.
"Yiddish talkies were not only comparable to those of the Polish mainstream but were produced by the same people. The most successful Yiddish talkies were directed by established industry figures including Waszyński, Ford, Henryk Szaro, Jan Nowina-Przybylski, Leon Trystan, and Konrad Tom."
Tadeusz Rybak
Tadeusz Rybak was a Polish Roman Catholic bishop,