List of Famous people born in Poland
Maria Naryshkina
Maria Antonovna Naryshkina, born Princess Maria Czetwertyńska-Światopełk, was a Polish noblewoman who was the mistress of Tsar Alexander I of Russia for 19 years.
Gustav Kalixt von Biron
Dagmar Nick
Jan Kreczmar
Jan Kreczmar was a Polish theatre and film actor.
Władysław of Legnica
Władysław of Legnica, was a Duke of Legnica during 1296–1312, of Brzeg and Wrocław during 1296–1311.
Catherine Opalińska
Countess Catherine Opalińska, known as Catherine Opalinska in the French and English languages, was by birth member of House of Opaliński, Queen consort of the Polish–Lithuanian Commonwealth twice and Duchess consort of Lorraine through her marriage with Stanisław I of Poland.
Aleksander Krupa
Aleksander Krupa, often credited as Olek Krupa, is a Polish character actor, active in film and television roles and best known for playing villains and/or criminals, such as in Eraser, Blue Streak, Home Alone 3 as Petr Beaupre and The Italian Job as Mashkov. He also notably portrayed a Bosnian Serb general engaged in genocide against Bosnian Muslims in 2001's Behind Enemy Lines and portrayed the President of Russia in 2010's action thriller film Salt. Krupa continued to have minor roles in many Hollywood movies, such as X-Men: First Class, Hidden Figures, and The Fate of the Furious.
Elizabeth Richeza of Poland
Elizabeth Richeza of Poland, was a Polish princess member of the House of Piast and by her two marriages Queen consort of Bohemia, Poland and Duchess consort of Austria and Styria.
Henry XI of Legnica
Henry XI of Legnica, was a thrice Duke of Legnica: 1551-1556, 1559–1576 and 1580-1581.
Constantine, Prince of Hohenzollern-Hechingen
Constantin, Prince of Hohenzollern-Hechingen, was the last Prince of Hohenzollern-Hechingen. Constantine was the only child of Frederick, Prince of Hohenzollern-Hechingen and his wife, Princess Pauline of Courland, the daughter of the last Duke of Courland, Peter von Biron.