List of Famous people born in Silesian Voivodeship, Poland

Kurt Waldemar Tschenscher was a German former football referee.

Marian Dziędziel is a Polish actor. He received three Polish Academy Award for Best Actor nominations and won once for his role in The Wedding (2004). In his career spanning half a century, Dziędziel has appeared in more than one hundred films and television series.

Piotr Polk is a Polish actor and singer. He portrayed Leo Rosner in the 1993 American film Schindler's List. He appeared in the comedy television series Bao-Bab, czyli zielono mi in 2003.

Otylia Jędrzejczak is a Polish swimmer. She was the Olympic champion from 2004 Athens in the 200 metre butterfly. She finished 4th in this event in the 2008 Summer Olympics in Beijing, and also swam at the 2000 Summer Olympics in Sydney. In Athens 2004 she also silvered in 400 m freestyle and 100 m butterfly. Three times she broke the world record in the women's 200 m butterfly.

Michael Jary was a German composer.

Kurt Schwaen was a German composer.

Heinrich Josef Konietzny was a German musician, professor and composer.

Waldemar Świerzy was a Polish artist.