List of Famous people born in Poland

Duke Charles of Württemberg-Bernstadt was Duke of Württemberg-Bernstadt.

Pawel Pogorzelski is a Polish-born Canadian cinematographer, known for his work with director Ari Aster.

Hyman G. Rickover was an Admiral in the U.S. Navy. He directed the original development of naval nuclear propulsion and controlled its operations for three decades as director of the U.S. Naval Reactors office. In addition, he oversaw the development of the Shippingport Atomic Power Station, the world's first commercial pressurized water reactor used for generating electricity. Rickover is also one of four people who have been awarded two Congressional Gold Medals.

Claire Dux was an operatic and concert soprano with a successful career in continental Europe, England, and the United States.

Juliusz Paetz was a Polish bishop of the Catholic Church. He served as the Bishop of Łomża from 1982 to 1996 and as the Archbishop of Poznań from 1996 to 2002, when his resignation was accepted following accusations of inappropriate sexual behavior. After 2002, he was archbishop emeritus of Poznań.

Zygmunt Chychła was a Polish boxer. He won the first post-World War II Olympic gold medal for Poland.

Małgorzata Zajączkowska, aka Margaret Sophie Stein, is a Polish actress and writer. Beginning in 1979, she acted on stage in the Teatr Narodowy. In 1981, Zajączkowska moved to the United States and, adopting the stage name Margaret Sophie Stein, continued her acting career in television and film. In 1999, Zajączkowska returned to Poland and continued acting there in films and television. She has also lectured at the Warsaw Film School.

Eugen Goldstein was a German physicist. He was an early investigator of discharge tubes, the discoverer of anode rays, and is credited with the discovery of the proton. He was the great uncle of the violinists Mikhail Goldstein and Boris Goldstein.

René Leibowitz was a Polish, later naturalised French, composer, conductor, music theorist and teacher. He was historically significant in promoting the music of the Second Viennese School in Paris after the Second World War, and teaching a new generation of serialist composers.