List of Polish people
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This is a partial list of notable Polish or Polish-speaking or -writing people. People of partial Polish heritage have their respective ancestries credited.
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Biology, medicine
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Astronomy
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Mathematics
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Computer science
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Linguistics
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Invention
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Engineering
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Social sciences
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Economics
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Other sciences
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History
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- Roman Aftanazy, historian of former Eastern Borderlands and librarian
- Szymon Askenazy, historian and diplomat
- Marcin Bielski, chronicler
- Michał Bobrzyński, historian and politician
- Józef Borzyszkowski, Kashubian historian
- Filip Callimachus
- Alina Cała
- Marek Jan Chodakiewicz
- Piotr Cywiński
- Tadeusz Czacki
- Norman Davies, British-Polish historian
- Małgorzata Dąbrowska, historian, Byzantist
- Jan Długosz, 15th-century chronicler of Poland
- Maria Dzielska
- Marian Kamil Dziewanowski, Poland, Russia, modern Europe
- Karol Estreicher (senior), father of Polish Bibliography
- Stanisław Estreicher
- Tadeusz Estreicher
- Józef Feldman
- Mieczysław Gębarowicz, art historian, museum director, custodian of Ossolineum
- Aleksander Gieysztor
- Władysław Grabski
- Roman Grodecki
- Oskar Halecki, historian of Poland
- Marceli Handelsman, historian of Poland
- Paweł Jasienica, historian of Poland
- Jacek Jędruch
- Wincenty Kadłubek, 13th-century historian of Poland
- Józef Kasparek, constitutions; World War II era
- Stefan Kieniewicz, 19th-century Polish history
- Jerzy Kirchmayer, 1944 Warsaw Uprising
- Jerzy Kolendo, archaeologist, epigraphist and historian of the Mediterranean Basin in antiquity[7]
- Hugo Kołłątaj, 18th–19th-century historian, philosopher and politician
- Feliks Koneczny, Polish history, social philosophy
- Władysław Konopczyński, Polish and world history
- Iwona Korga, historian, president of the Józef Piłsudski Institute of America
- Stanisław Kot, historian, politician, diplomat
- Władysław Kozaczuk, military history, military intelligence, World War II
- Manfred Kridl, history of Polish culture and literature
- Marcin Kromer, 16th-century Bishop of Warmia, secretary to two Polish kings, and historian of Poland
- Jan Kucharzewski, historian and politician
- Marian Kukiel, military historian and politician
- Lucyna Kulińska
- Ewa Kurek
- Stanisław Kutrzeba, Poland, Polish law, Kraków
- Gerard Labuda
- Joachim Lelewel, historian of Poland
- Jerzy Jan Lerski
- Dariusz Libionka
- Wacław Lipiński
- Stanisław Lorentz, art historian
- Czesław Madajczyk, World War II
- Janusz Magnuski, World War II Polish and Soviet armor
- Tadeusz Manteuffel, medievalist
- Maciej Masłowski, art historian
- Benjamin Mazar (1906–1995), Israeli historian and archeologist; President of the Hebrew University of Jerusalem
- Maciej Miechowita
- Lidia Milka-Wieczorkiewicz
- Karol Modzelewski
- Stephen Mizwa
- Teodor Narbutt,[8] Polish historian of Lithuania
- Adam Naruszewicz,[9] 18th-century historian, participant in the Great Sejm
- Kasper Niesiecki, Jesuit lexicographer and heraldic scholar
- Szymon Okolski, 17th-century historian
- Bartosz Paprocki, Polish and Czech heraldic scholar
- Michael Alfred Peszke (1932-2015), Polish Armed Forces, World War II
- Tadeusz Piotrowski, historian of Poland during World War II
- Richard Pipes, Polish-American historian of Russia and the Soviet Union
- Iwo Cyprian Pogonowski, World War II, Polish-Jewish relations; engineer; lexicographer
- Teresa Prekerowa
- Stanisław Salmonowicz, historian of law
- Henryk Samsonowicz, historian specializing in medieval Poland
- Konstancja Skirmuntt
- Julian Stachiewicz, military historian
- Szymon Starowolski
- Aneta Stawiszyńska
- Dariusz Stola
- Maciej Stryjkowski, historian, writer, poet
- Irena Strzelecka
- Tomasz Strzembosz, Polish World War II history
- Karol Szajnocha, historian and novelist
- Józef Szujski
- Zygmunt Szweykowski, Polish literature
- Władysław Tatarkiewicz, philosophy and aesthetics
- Rafał Taubenschlag, history of law
- Janusz Tazbir, historian, specializing in the culture and religion of Poland in the 16th and 17th centuries
- Józef Turowski, World War II OUN massacres of Poles
- Adam Ulam, Polish-American historian of Russia and the Soviet Union
- Adam Vetulani, history of law
- Piotr S. Wandycz, Polish-American historian of Central and Eastern Europe
- Leon Wasilewski
- Ewa Wipszycka, historian and papyrologist
- Richard Woytak, World War II era
- Julia Zabłocka (1931–1993), historian, classical scholar, archaeologist
- Wincenty Zakrzewski, 16th-century Poland
- Adam Zamoyski
- Janusz K. Zawodny, World War II
- Ignacy Żagiell (1826–1891), historian of ancient Egypt
- Marek Żukow-Karczewski, historian and journalist
- Kazimierz Żurowski, archaeologist
Philosophy
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Journalism
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Music
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Visual arts
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Entertainment
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Business
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Politics
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Law
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Military
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Intelligence
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Holocaust resistance
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Religion
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Nobility
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Assassins
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Miscellany
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Legendary persons
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Fictional characters
[edit]- Matteusz Andrzejewski, played by Jordan Renzo, a character in Class, a British science fiction drama programme, and a spin-off of the long-running programme Doctor Who
- Captain William Joseph B.J. Blazkowicz in Wolfenstein 3D
- Ernst Stavro Blofeld, a villain from the James Bond series of novels and films, created by Ian Fleming
- Bolek i Lolek, cartoon characters from a Polish children's TV animated comedy series
- Baba Jaga, Polish version of the forest-dwelling sorceress
- Waldemar Daninsky, wolfman in La Marca del Hombre Lobo
- Nicodemus Dyzma, in Tadeusz Dołęga-Mostowicz's novel The Career of Nicodemus Dyzma
- Jacob Jankowski, a character played by Robert Pattinson in a 2011 American romantic drama film Water for Elephants
- Marcin Jerek, Polish-born British professor and former CIA interrogator, in the TV series NCIS, played by W. Morgan Sheppard
- Dr. Judym, in Stefan Żeromski's novel Homeless People
- Kajko i Kokosz
- Florentyna Kane in The Prodigal Daughter and Shall We Tell the President?
- Commander Keen, grandson of B.J. Blazkowicz
- Hans Kloss (Captain Kloss), World War II secret agent in the Polish TV serial Stake larger than life
- Kordian
- Funky Koval, space detective
- Sugar "Kane" Kowalczyk, a singer of Polish descent played by Marilyn Monroe in Billy Wilder's 1959 romantic comedy film Some Like It Hot
- Kowalski, a penguin in the children's film Madagascar
- Stanley Kowalski, in Tennessee Williams' play A Streetcar Named Desire
- Detective Stanley Kowalski, Polish-American Chicago policeman in the 1990s Canadian television series Due South
- Walt Kowalski, Polish-American Korean War veteran and retired Ford worker, in Clint Eastwood's 2008 film Gran Torino
- Lucyna "Lucy" Kushinada, a netrunner of mixed Polish and Japanese descent in Cyberpunk: Edgerunners
- Ligia, heroine of Sienkiewicz's novel, Quo Vadis?
- Man of Iron, symbol of Solidarity and title of Wajda's film
- Koziołek Matołek, like the bear and the horse, the goat is part of Polish folklore, here in Kornel Makuszyński's rendition
- Mike Nomad (with Steve Roper), an American adventure comic strip (1936–2004)
- Count Olenski, estranged husband of Ellen Olenska in Edith Wharton's novel The Age of Innocence (1920)
- Pan Tadeusz, poetic distillation of Polish patriotism and nostalgia
- Roland "Prez" Pryzbylewski, in HBO's The Wire, went from police officer to school teacher
- Officer Eddie Pulaski in Grand Theft Auto: San Andreas
- Stefan "Steve" Radecki, a character played by Anton Walbrook in 1941 British war film Dangerous Moonlight
- Abel Rosnovski in Kane and Abel
- Pan Samochodzik, adventurer created by Zbigniew Nienacki
- Paweł i Gaweł, humorous morality tale about neighbour relations, a favourite children's poem
- Sasquatch (Dr. Walter Langkowski), Marvel superhero
- Sierotka Marysia, archetypal abandoned girl, "Little orphan Mary", living with dwarves
- Walter Sobchak, the "Polish Catholic" in the film The Big Lebowski
- Silk Spectre I & II, superheroines in Watchmen
- Stanislau, ace pilot in Blackhawk
- Stanisław Tarkowski (Staś), protagonist of young-adult novel In Desert and Wilderness by Nobel laureate Henryk Sienkiewicz
- Mieczysław Stilinski, also known as Stiles Stilinski, one of the main characters in American television series Teen Wolf broadcast on MTV and played by Dylan O'Brien
- Michael Stivic, in All in the Family
- Tadzio, a Polish boy (inspired by Władysław Moes) in Thomas Mann's novel Death in Venice as well as 1971 film adaptation of the same name by Luchino Visconti played by Björn Andrésen
- Ijon Tichy, main protagonist in several works of Stanisław Lem such as The Star Diaries, The Futurological Congress, Peace on Earth and Observation on the Spot
- Kasia Tomaszewski, played by Zofia Wichłacz, a character in World on Fire, a 2019 war drama miniseries broadcast on BBC One
- Maciej Tomczyk ala Lech Wałęsa, in the 1981 film Man of Iron, directed by Andrzej Wajda
- Pan Twardowski, a Faust-like figure of Polish legend, literature and film.
- Tytus, Romek i A'Tomek, Polish comic book heroes
- Miś Uszatek, cartoon character
- Walter Koskiusko Waldowski, the "Painless Pole" in the film MASH
- Konrad Wallenrod, in the narrative poem by Adam Mickiewicz
- John Paul Wiggin (Jan Paweł Wieczorek) in the Ender's Game series
- Stanisław Wokulski, protagonist of Bolesław Prus' novel The Doll
- Stanley Thaddeus "Wojo" Wojciehowicz, played by Max Gail, in the American television sitcom Barney Miller
- Wrocław's dwarfs, brass manikins that first appeared on the city's pavements in 2005
- Piotr Zak, composer in a spoof BBC documentary
- Sophie Zawistowski, played by Meryl Streep, in Sophie's Choice based on a novel by William Styron
Models
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Athletics
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Baseball
[edit]- Moe Drabowsky (1935–2006), Polish-born American baseball player
- Bill Mazeroski (born 1936), American baseball player, Hall of Fame
- Tom Paciorek (born 1946), American baseball player
Basketball
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Boxing
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Checkers
[edit]- Natalia Sadowska (born 1991)
Chess
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Climbing
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Cycling
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Fencing
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Football
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Ice hockey
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Judo
[edit]- Rafał Kubacki (born 1967), Olympic judoka
- Waldemar Legień (born 1963), Olympic champion judoka
- Paweł Nastula (born 1970), Olympic champion judoka
Skating
[edit]- Karolina Bosiek, speed skater
- Zbigniew Bródka, speed skater
- Patrycja Maliszewska, short track speed skater
- Elwira Seroczyńska, speed skater
- Jan Szymański, speed skater
Skiing
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Swimming
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Tennis
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Volleyball
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Weightlifting
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Others sports
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See also
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- List of Polish Americans
- List of Polish inventors and discoverers
- List of Polish Jews
- List of Polish Nobel laureates
- Poles
- Timeline of Polish science and technology
References
[edit]- ^ Orłowski, Bolesław. "Tryliński Władysław". Giganci Nauki (in Polish). Institute of National Remembrance. Archived from the original on 29 November 2022. Retrieved 21 May 2023.
- ^ Rossi, Cesare; Russo, Flavio (2009). Ancient Engineers' Inventions: Precursors of the Present (Second ed.). Springer. p. 235. ISBN 978-9048122523.
- ^ a b c d e f g Dominic Lieven. The Cambridge History of Russia: Volume 2, Imperial Russia, 1689–1917. Cambridge University Press. 2006. p. 182.
- ^ Sal P. Restivo. Science, Technology, And Society: An Encyclopedia. Oxford University Press. 2005. p. 502.
- ^ Simon Collier, William F. Sater. A History of Chile, 1808–2002. Cambridge University Press. 2004. p. 98
- ^ Michael Church, Olav Slaymaker. Field and Theory: Lectures in Geocryology. UBC Press. 1985. p. 19.
- ^ "Jerzy Kolendo". Migration Period between Odra and Vistula. Retrieved 31 March 2022.
- ^ Bojtar, Endre (2007). "Mythologizing Contemporary Baltic Consciousness". In Cornis-Pope, Marcel; Neubauer, John (eds.). History of the Literary Cultures of East-Central Europe: Junctures and disjunctures in the 19th and 20th centuries. Volume III: The making and remaking of literary institutions. Vol. III. John Benjamins Publishing. p. 294. ISBN 978-90-272-3455-1.
- ^ Woolf, Daniel Robert, ed. (1998). A Global Encyclopedia of Historical Writing. Vol. 2. Routledge. p. 649. ISBN 978-0815315148.
- ^ Hendricks, Vincent F.; Malinowski, Jacek, eds. (2003). Trends in Logic: 50 Years of Studia Logica. Springer. p. 1.
- ^ McKee, Eric (2012). Decorum of the Minuet, Delirium of the Waltz: A Study of Dance-music Relations in 3/4 Time. Indiana University Press. p. 134. ISBN 978-0-253-35692-5.
- ^ a b c d David Crowley. National Style and Nation-State: Design in Poland from the Vernacular Revival to the International Style. Manchester University Press. 1992. p. 36.
- ^ doda.net.pl
- ^ Staff (10 December 2005). "UK's 'Oldest' Man Dies, Aged 111". BBC News. Retrieved 4 October 2012.
- ^ Eldad Beck (9 August 2010). "Anti-Semitism feared ahead of Euro 2012". European Jewish Congress. Archived from the original on 31 July 2012. Retrieved 24 December 2010.
- ^ Tom Archdeacon (26 April 1998). "Memories never dim from Games of Shame; Message of "Nazi Olympics'still vital". The Denver Post. Retrieved 24 December 2010.
External links
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