List of Famous people born in Poland

Marta Ptaszyńska is a Polish composer, percussionist and professor of music at the University of Chicago. She has been described by the Polish Music Center of the University of Southern California as "one of the best known Polish woman composers" as well as "a virtuoso percussionist specializing in performances of contemporary music".

Jerzy Kosiński, born Józef Lewinkopf, was a Polish-American novelist and two-time President of the American Chapter of P.E.N., who wrote primarily in English. Born in Poland, he survived World War II and, as a young man, emigrated to the U.S., where he became a citizen.

Janina Katz was a Polish-Danish writer. A Polish Jew, she emigrated to Denmark in 1969. In 1991, she published her first collection of poems Min mors datter.

Danuta Stenka is a Polish actress. She is one of the leading Polish film and theatre actresses.

Artur Barciś is a Polish actor. His television appearances include Krzysztof Kieślowski's anthology series Dekalog (1989), the soap opera Aby do świtu... (1992), and Kurierzy ("Couriers"). From 2006 to 2016 he played the lovably neurotic Arkadiusz Czerepach in the comedy series Ranczo.

Georg Maximilian Sterzinsky was a German cardinal of the Roman Catholic Church and the Archbishop of Berlin.

Olga Sosnovska is a Polish-born U.K./U.S.-based actress.

Radosław Chruściński is a Polish pair skater. With partner Magdalena Klatka, he is a two-time (2011–2012) Polish national champion. His brother, Mateusz Chruściński, was also a pair skater.