List of Famous people born in Poland

Janusz Gajos is a Polish film, television and theatre actor as well as pedagogue and photographer. Professor of Theatre Arts and an Honorary Doctor of the National Film School in Łódź, he is considered one of the greatest Polish actors.

Heinrich Josef Konietzny was a German musician, professor and composer.

Władysław Roman Orlicz was a Polish mathematician of Lwów School of Mathematics. His main interests were functional analysis and topology: Orlicz spaces are named after him.

Bolesław Pylak was a Polish prelate of the Roman Catholic Church. He was one of the oldest Roman Catholic bishops in Poland. Pylak was born in Łopiennik Górny, Poland and was ordained a priest on 29 June 1948 from Archdiocese of Lublin. Pylak was appointed Auxiliary bishop of the Lublin diocese as well as Titular bishop of Midica on 14 March 1966, and ordained a bishop on 29 May 1966. Pylak was appointed bishop of the Diocese of Lublin on 27 June 1975 and served in that capacity until his retirement on 14 June 1997.

Nathan Alterman was an Israeli poet, playwright, journalist, and translator. Though never holding any elected office, Alterman was highly influential in Socialist Zionist politics, both before and after the establishment of the State of Israel.

Gero Bisanz was a German football coach.

Eli M. Black was an American businessman. He controlled the United Brands Company. His son Leon Black is a founding member of private equity firm Apollo Management.

Paweł Samecki is a Polish economist and served as the European Commissioner for Regional Policy (2009–10). He is married and has two children.