List of Famous people born in Poland

Claus Ogerman

First Name Claus
Last Name Ogerman
Born on April 29, 1930
Died on March 8, 2016 (aged 85)

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.

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Bruno Gröning

First Name Bruno
Last Name Gröning
Born on May 30, 1906
Died on January 26, 1959 (aged 52)

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.

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Harry Warner

Hirsz Mojżesz Wonsal
First Name Harry
Last Name Warner
Born on December 12, 1881
Died on July 25, 1958 (aged 76)

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.

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Fritz Lenz

First Name Fritz
Last Name Lenz
Born on March 9, 1887
Died on July 6, 1976 (aged 89)

Fritz Lenz was a German geneticist, member of the Nazi Party, and influential specialist in eugenics in Nazi Germany.

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Gena Turgel

Gena Goldfinger
First Name Gena
Born on February 1, 1923
Died on June 7, 2018 (aged 95)

Gena Turgel was a Jewish Polish author, educator, and Holocaust survivor.

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Hertha Sponer

First Name Hertha
Born on September 1, 1895
Died on February 27, 1968 (aged 72)

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.

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Jean Frydman

First Name Jean
Last Name Frydman
Born on June 26, 1925
Died on March 14, 2021 (aged 95)

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.

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Karin Priester

Karin Brachmann
First Name Karin
Last Name Priester
Born on December 29, 1941
Died on April 25, 2020 (aged 78)

Karis Priester was a German historian and political scientist.

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Wojciech Janowski

First Name Wojciech
Born on August 15, 1949 (age 76)

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.

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Léonie Geisendorf

First Name Léonie
Died on March 17, 2016 (aged 46)

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.

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