List of Famous people born in Poland
Karolina Gruszka
Karolina Gruszka is a Polish film actress. She has appeared in more than 30 films and television shows since 1996. She was nominated for an award as Best Actress for her role in Kochankowie z Marony at the 2007 Polish Film Awards.
Bolesław III Wrymouth
Bolesław III Wrymouth, was the duke of Lesser Poland, Silesia and Sandomierz between 1102 and 1107 and over the whole Poland between 1107 and 1138. He was the only child of Duke Władysław I Herman and his first wife, Judith of Bohemia.
Johannes Hevelius
Johannes Hevelius was a councillor and mayor of Danzig (Gdańsk), Kingdom of Poland. As an astronomer, he gained a reputation as "the founder of lunar topography", and described ten new constellations, seven of which are still used by astronomers.
Melitta Schenk Gräfin von Stauffenberg
Melitta Schenk Gräfin von Stauffenberg was an aviator who served as a test pilot in the Luftwaffe before and during World War II.
Ivan Kalyayev
Ivan Platonovich Kalyayev was a Russian Empire poet, a member of the Socialist-Revolutionary Party. He is best known for his role in the assassination of Grand Duke Sergei Alexandrovich, which was an operation of the SR Combat Organization. Arrested at the scene, Kalyayev was convicted of murder and hanged.
Albert Lieven
Albert Lieven was a German actor.
Szolem Mandelbrojt
Szolem Mandelbrojt was a Polish-French mathematician who specialized in mathematical analysis. He was a Professor at the Collège de France from 1938 to 1972, where he held the Chair of Analytical Mechanics and Celestial Mechanics.
Aleksander Kwaśniewski
Aleksander Kwaśniewski is a Polish politician and journalist. He served as the President of Poland from 1995 to 2005. He was born in Białogard, and during the communist rule, he was active in the Socialist Union of Polish Students and was the Minister for Sport in the Communist government during the 1980s. After the fall of Communism, he became a leader of the left-wing Social Democracy of the Republic of Poland, a successor to the former ruling Polish United Workers' Party, and a co-founder of the Democratic Left Alliance.
Ewa Paradies
Ewa Paradies was a Nazi concentration camp overseer.
Ursula Happe
Ursula Happe was a German swimmer and Olympic champion. She competed at the 1956 Olympic Games in Melbourne, where she won the gold medal in 200 m breaststroke. She also competed in the women's 200 metre breaststroke at the 1952 Summer Olympics. Happe died in Dortmund on 26 March 2021 at the age of 94.