List of Famous people born in Poland
Fritz Cassirer
Friedrich (Fritz) Leopold Cassirer, was a German conductor. He was one of the early proponents of the music of Frederick Delius, and conducted the premiere of Delius's first opera.
Sławomir Mrożek
Sławomir Mrożek was a Polish dramatist, writer and cartoonist. In 1963 he emigrated to Italy and France, then further to Mexico. In 1996 he returned to Poland and settled in Kraków. In 2008 he moved back to France. He died in Nice at the age of 83.
Mieczysława Ćwiklińska
Mieczysława Ćwiklińska-Steinsberg was a Polish film actress, stage actor, and singer. She was often nicknamed Lińska or Amiette.
Marie von Brühl
Marie Sophie Gräfin von Brühl ; was a member of the noble German Brühl family originating in Thuringia. In addition to her career as a patron of the arts in Berlin, she is known for editing and publishing the work of her husband Carl von Clausewitz, especially his military treatise On War.
Frederick, Burgrave of Dohna
Frederick, Burgrave of Dohna was a German nobleman, an officer in Dutch service and a governor of the Principality of Orange. He later also rendered services to the Electorate of Brandenburg. Near the end of his life, he chose Switzerland, where he was highly regarded, as his adopted country.
Stefan Kudelski
Stefan Kudelski was a Polish audio engineer known for creating the Nagra series of professional audio recorders.
Magdalena Tulli
Magdalena Tulli is a Polish novelist and translator, one of Poland's leading writers.
Jan Nowicki
Jan Nowicki is a Polish actor. He has appeared in 90 films and television episodes since 1967.
Shlomo Goren
Shlomo Goren, was an Orthodox Religious Zionist rabbi in Israel, a Talmudic scholar and foremost authority on Jewish law (Halakha). He founded and served as the first head of the Military Rabbinate of the Israel Defense Forces and subsequently as the third Ashkenazi Chief Rabbi of Israel from 1973 to 1983, after which he established a yeshiva in Jerusalem, which he headed until his death.
Zbigniew of Poland
Zbigniew, was a duke of Poland during 1102–1107. He was first-born son of Władysław I Herman and Przecława, possibly a member of the Prawdzic family.