List of Famous people born in Poland

Alfred Zech, also known as Alfred Czech, was a German child soldier who received the Iron Cross, 2nd Class at the age of 12 years.

Elisabeth Volkenrath was a German supervisor at several Nazi concentration camps during World War II.

Adolph Friedrich Erdmann von Menzel was a German Realist artist noted for drawings, etchings, and paintings. Along with Caspar David Friedrich, he is considered one of the two most prominent German painters of the 19th century, and was the most successful artist of his era in Germany. First known as Adolph Menzel, he was knighted in 1898 and changed his name to Adolph von Menzel.

Jan-Krzysztof Duda is a Polish chess player. A prodigy, he achieved the title of grandmaster in 2013 at the age of 15 years and 21 days. Duda won the Polish Championship in 2018 and the Chess World Cup in 2021.

Herbert Weichmann was a German lawyer and politician and First Mayor of Hamburg (1965–1971). In his position as mayor of Hamburg, he served as President of the Bundesrat (1968–1969).

Antje Huber was a German politician who was the Federal Minister for Youth, Family and Health from 1976 to 1982. She served as a member of the Bundestag for the SPD between 1969 and 1987.

Waldemar Kobus is a German actor.

Hans Pischner was a German harpsichordist, musicologist, opera director, and politician active in the German Democratic Republic. He encouraged the creation of musical and artistic cultural institutions in East Germany, and used his position in the SED to prevent any further brain drain of artists and musicians after the Berlin Wall was constructed by encouraging and supporting the arts. He served as Chairman of the Kulturbund from 1977 until German reunification in 1990.

Walter Ze'ev Laqueur was a German-born American historian, journalist and political commentator. He was an influential scholar on the subjects of terrorism and political violence.

Dawid Tomala is a Polish race walker and current Olympic champion in the 50km walk, having won gold in the Tokyo 2020 Olympics. He additionally represented his country at the 2012 Olympic Games in London finishing 19th in the 20 kilometers walk.