List of Famous people named Boleslaw
Bolesław I the Brave
Bolesław the Brave, less often known as Bolesław the Great, was Duke of Poland from 992 to 1025, and the first King of Poland in 1025. He was also Duke of Bohemia between 1002 and 1003 as Boleslaus IV.
Bolesław Gładych
Bolesław Michal Gładych was a Polish fighter pilot, a flying ace of World War II. He was born in Warsaw.
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.
Bolesław II Rogatka
Bolesław II the Horned, known also as Bolesław II the Bald,, a member of the Silesian Piasts, was High Duke of Poland briefly in 1241 and Duke of Silesia at Wrocław from 1241 until 1248, when the duchy was divided between him and his brothers. After the partition, he ruled the Silesian Duchy of Legnica until his death. The second Mongol raid against Poland, led by Nogai Khan, occurred during his reign.
Bolesław IV the Curly
Bolesław IV the Curly, a member of the Piast dynasty, was Duke of Masovia from 1138 and High Duke of Poland from 1146 until his death.
Bolesław of Kuyavia
Bolesław of Kuyavia was a Duke of Kuyavia from 1186 until his death.
Bolesław the Pious
Bolesław the Pious was a Duke of Greater Poland during 1239–1247, Duke of Kalisz during 1247–1249, Duke of Gniezno during 1249–1250, Duke of Gniezno-Kalisz during 1253–1257, Duke of whole Greater Poland and Poznań during 1257–1273, in 1261 ruler over Ląd, regent of the Duchies of Mazovia, Płock and Czersk during 1262–1264, ruler over Bydgoszcz during 1268–1273, Duke of Inowrocław during 1271–1273, and Duke of Gniezno-Kalisz from 1273 until his death.
Bolesław II, Duke of Cieszyn
Bolesław II of Cieszyn , was a Duke of Cieszyn since 1431, ruler over half of Bielsko and Frysztat, and during 1452 sole ruler over one half of Bytom.
Bolesław I the Tall
Bolesław I the Tall was Duke of Wroclaw from 1163 until his death in 1201.
Bolesław Bierut
Bolesław Bierut was a Polish politician, communist activist and leader of Communist Poland between 1947 and 1956. He was President of the State National Council from 1944 to 1947, President of Poland from 1947 to 1952, General Secretary of the Central Committee of the Polish United Workers' Party from 1948 to 1956 and temporarily Prime Minister of Poland from 1952 to 1954. Bierut, a self-taught man, with full knowledge and iron resolve aimed to implement the Stalinist system in Poland. However, together with Władysław Gomułka, his main rival, Bierut is chiefly responsible for the historic changes that Poland underwent in the aftermath of World War II. Unlike any of his communist successors, Bierut ruled Poland until his death.