List of Famous people born in Poland
Claus Ogerman
Claus Ogerman was a German arranger, conductor, and composer best known for his work with Billie Holiday, Antonio Carlos Jobim, Frank Sinatra, Michael Brecker, and Diana Krall.
Bruno Gröning
Bruno Gröning was a German mystic who gave lectures on faith healings. He was active in Germany in the 1940s and 1950s after World War II.
Harry Warner
Harry Morris Warner was an American studio executive, one of the founders of Warner Bros., and a major contributor to the development of the film industry. Along with his three younger brothers Warner played a crucial role in the film business and played a key role in establishing Warner Bros. Pictures, Inc, serving as the company president until 1956.
Fritz Lenz
Fritz Lenz was a German geneticist, member of the Nazi Party, and influential specialist in eugenics in Nazi Germany.
Gena Turgel
Gena Turgel was a Jewish Polish author, educator, and Holocaust survivor.
Hertha Sponer
Hertha Sponer was a German physicist and chemist who contributed to modern quantum mechanics and molecular physics and was the first woman on the physics faculty of Duke University.
Jean Frydman
Jean Frydman was a Jewish member of the French Resistance during World War II and businessman. He received the Légion d'honneur in 2016 for his wartime efforts.
Karin Priester
Karis Priester was a German historian and political scientist.
Wojciech Janowski
Wojciech Janowski is a Polish-born Monegasque former businessman, diplomat, and philanthropist. In 2018, he was sentenced to life in prison for ordering the murder of his mother-in-law, Hélène Pastor.
Léonie Geisendorf
Léonie Geisendorf, née Kaplan, was a Polish-born, Swedish architect. She lived most of her professional life in Stockholm, Sweden. At the time of her death, she was living in Paris, France.