List of Famous people born in Poland

Krzysztof Meyer is a Polish composer, pianist and music scholar, formerly Dean of the Department of Music Theory (1972–1975) at the State College of Music, and president of the Union of Polish Composers (1985–1989). Meyer served as professor of composition at the Hochschule für Musik in Cologne from 1987 to 2008, prior to his retirement.

Moses Asch, often known as Moe Asch, was a Polish-American recording engineer and record executive. He founded Asch Records, which then changed its name to Folkways Records when the label transitioned from 78 RPM recordings to LP records. Asch ran the Folkways label from 1948 until his death in 1986. Folkways was very influential in bringing folk music into the American cultural mainstream. Some of America's greatest folk songs were originally recorded for Asch, including "This Land Is Your Land" by Woody Guthrie and "Goodnight Irene" by Lead Belly. Asch sold many commercial recordings to Verve Records; after his death, Asch's archive of ethnic recordings was acquired by the Smithsonian Institution, and released as Smithsonian Folkways Records.

Marta Żmuda Trzebiatowska is a Polish film, television and theater actress.

Michał Lorenc is a Polish film score composer, best known for his work on films Little Rose (2010), Bastard (1997), Blood and Wine (1996) and 300 Miles to Heaven (1989). He is currently considered one of the most important contemporary Polish film score composers.

Józef Pińkowski (listen) was a Polish Communist politician who served as 51st Prime Minister of Poland from 1980 to 1981.