List of Famous people born in Poland

Johannes Hermann Zukertort was a Polish-German-British chess master. He was one of the leading world players for most of the 1870s and 1880s, but lost to Wilhelm Steinitz in the World Chess Championship 1886, which is generally regarded as the first World Chess Championship match. He was also defeated by Steinitz in 1872 in an unofficial championship.

Wojciech Młynarski was a Polish poet, singer, songwriter, translator and director. A well-known figure on the Polish musical scene, he was most famous for his ballads and what is known as sung poetry, as well as for his collaboration with numerous vocalists and cabarets. He wrote lyrics to more than 2,000 songs, a small fraction of which he sang himself. His songs received a total of 25 "Karolinkas", which are the main awards of the Polish Song Festival in Opole, the most important Polish song festival, occurring annually since 1963. He also composed music to some of his songs. He is considered an icon of Polish culture.

Katarzyna Anna "Kasia" Smutniak is a Polish-born Italian actress and model. She starred in the movie From Paris with Love. She speaks fluent Polish, Russian, English and Italian.

Uwe Johnson was a German writer, editor, and scholar.

Maria Magdalina Francheska Ludvigovna Moravskaya was a Russian poet, writer, translator and literary critic. She wrote several poetical collections and prose works, include works on children literature.

Maria Janion was a Polish scholar, critic, and theoretician of literature, as well as a renowned feminist. She was a Professor at the Institute of Literary Research of the Polish Academy of Sciences, specialising in literary Romanticism.

Małgorzata Braunek was a Polish film and stage actress.

Hans-Jürgen Wischnewski was a German politician of the Social Democratic Party (SPD).

Wolfgang Georg Louis Liebeneiner was a German actor, film director and theatre director.

Natalia Dorota Partyka is a Polish table tennis player. Born without a right hand and forearm, she participates in competitions for able-bodied athletes as well as in competitions for athletes with disabilities. Partyka reached the last 32 of the London 2012 Olympic women's table tennis.