List of Famous people born in Poland
Katarzyna Krasowska
Katarzyna Krasowska is a former Polish female badminton player. She competed at the Olympics representing Poland on 3 occasions.
Janusz Lewandowski
Janusz Antoni Lewandowski is a Polish politician and economist belonging to the Gdańsk liberals group, and a former member of the European Parliament, Chairman of the Committee on Budgets. On 27 November 2009 he obtained the post of Budget and Financial Programming Commissioner of the European Commission and is affiliated to the European People's Party (EPP). He was re-elected for the 8th term (2014–2019) of the European Parliament, as a member of the EPP group.
Anna Korcz
Anna Korcz is a Polish actress.
Marcin Bielski
Marcin Bielski was a Polish soldier, historian, chronicler, renaissance satirical poet, writer and translator. His son, Joachim Bielski, royal secretary to king Sigismund III Vasa, was also a historian and poet. He was born of noble parentage on the patrimonial estate of Biała, Pajęczno County, in the Polish province of Sieradz. His alternate surname Wolski derives from his estate at Wola. One of two Polish writers of the same name, he was the first to use the Polish language, hence his designation as the father of Polish prose.
Teofil Wilski
Teofil Józef Wilski was a Polish Roman Catholic prelate. He was titular bishop of Castellum in Mauretania and auxiliary bishop of Kalisz from 1995 to 2011.
Andrzej Sekuła
Andrzej Sekuła is a Polish cinematographer and film director, known for his work on various critically acclaimed films throughout the 1990s.
Julian Gbur
Julian Gbur was the bishop of the Ukrainian Catholic Eparchy of Stryi, Ukraine.
Stanisław Szymecki
Stanisław Szymecki is a Polish Prelate of the Roman Catholic Church. At age 97, he is the oldest living bishop from Poland.
Andrzej Piaseczny
Andrzej Tomasz Piaseczny more commonly known as Piasek, is a Polish singer, songwriter, actor, and television personality. Former Mafia singer, Member of the Phonographic Academy of ZPAV. In the years 1997–2010 he performed in the TV series Złotopolscy, where he played the singer Kacper "Górniak" Złotopolski. His solo career began in 1998. In the same year he performed in a duet with Natalia Kukulska, with whom he recorded the song "You Are Near Me", and also released a solo single "I Know My Way", used in the soundtrack to the movie The Magic Sword – Camelot Legend. Piasek represented Poland in the Eurovision Song Contest 2001 with his up-tempo dance song "2 Long". Since 2008, the artist has collaborated with Seweryn Krajewski.
Andrzej Mierzejewski
Andrzej Mierzejewski is a Polish retired road racing cyclist. He won the Tour de Pologne 1982, 1984 and 1988. He also competed in the road race at the 1988 Summer Olympics.