List of Famous people born in Poland

Krzysztof Komeda was a Polish film music composer and jazz pianist. Perhaps best known for his work in film scores, Komeda wrote the scores for Roman Polanski’s films Knife in the Water (1962), Cul-de-sac (1966), The Fearless Vampire Killers (1967), and Rosemary’s Baby (1968). Komeda's album Astigmatic (1965) is widely regarded as one of the most important European jazz albums; British critic Stuart Nicholson describes the album as "marking a shift away from the dominant American approach with the emergence of a specific European aesthetic."

Józef Szujski was a Polish politician, historian, poet and professor of the Jagiellonian University.

Gottfried Bermann, later Gottfried Bermann Fischer, was a German publisher. He owned the S. Fischer Verlag.

Johannes Maccovius, also known as Jan Makowski, was a Polish Reformed theologian.

Gustav Ferdinand Richard Radde was a German naturalist and Siberian explorer. Radde's warbler and several other species are named after him.

Luise Adelgunde Victorie Gottsched was a German poet, playwright, essayist, and translator, and is often considered one of the founders of modern German theatrical comedy.

Jan Stefan Gałecki was a Polish Roman Catholic titular and auxiliary bishop.

Karl Hermann Amandus Schwarz was a German mathematician, known for his work in complex analysis.

Hanna Śleszyńska is a Polish film, television and theater actress.

Bolesław Kominek was a Polish Cardinal of the Roman Catholic Church. He served as Archbishop of Wrocław from 1972 until his death, and was elevated to the cardinalate in 1973.