List of Famous people born in Poland
Spytek of Melsztyn
Spytek of Melsztyn was a Polish nobleman (szlachcic) of the Leliwa coat of arms.
Dariusz Rosati
Dariusz Kajetan Rosati (
listen) is a Polish professor of economics and a politician who was a member of the European Parliament.
Silvius II Frederick, Duke of Württemberg-Oels
Duke Silvius II Frederick of Wurttemberg-Oels was Duke of Württemberg-Oels from 1668 until his death.
Stanisław Dygat
Stanisław Dygat was a Polish writer. His most famous novel, "Jezioro Bodeńskie", was written during World War II and published in 1946. All of his works are partly autobiographical.
Wojciech Nowicki
Wojciech Nowicki is a Polish hammer thrower. He won the gold medal at the 2020 Summer Olympics and bronze medals at the 2016 Summer Olympics, 2015, 2017 and 2019 World Championships. His personal best in the event is 82.52 metres set in 2021 at the Olympic Games in Tokyo.
Julius Siegmund, Duke of Württemberg-Juliusburg
Duke Julius Siegmund of Württemberg-Juliusburg was Duke of Württemberg-Juliusburg.
Seweryn Krajewski
Seweryn Krajewski is a Polish singer and songwriter who rose to fame in the 1960s and 70s with the popular Polish band Czerwone Gitary. After leaving the group in 1997, he recorded several solo albums.
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.
Jacek Kurski
Jacek Olgierd Kurski is a Polish politician and journalist, and the current chairman of the Polish public broadcaster TVP. He was previously a Member of the Sejm (2005–2009), Member of the European Parliament (2009–2014), and State Undersecretary for the Ministry of Culture and National Heritage (2015–2016).
Andrzej Szpilman
Andrzej Szpilman is a dentist, composer, music producer, publisher, and son of the pianist and composer Władysław Szpilman.