Polish
| Name | Category | Date of Birth | Date of Death |
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| Abraham Joshua Heschel |
Educator |
January 11, 1907 |
December 23, 1972 |
| Adam Michnik |
Editor |
October 17, 1946 |
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| Aleksander Kwasniewski |
Politician |
November 15, 1954 |
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| Alfred Korzybski |
Scientist |
June 3, 1879 |
March 1, 1950 |
| Andrzej Wajda |
Director |
March 6, 1926 |
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| Anna Held |
Entertainer |
March 8, 1872 |
August 12, 1918 |
| Anzia Yezierska |
Novelist |
1880 |
1970 |
| Arthur Hertzberg |
Theologian |
June 9, 1921 |
April 17, 2006 |
| Artur Rodzinski |
Musician |
January 1, 1892 |
November 27, 1958 |
| Artur Schnabel |
Musician |
April 17, 1882 |
August 15, 1951 |
| Baal Shem Tov |
Clergyman |
1698 |
1760 |
| Bronislaw Geremek |
Historian |
March 6, 1932 |
July 13, 2008 |
| Bronislaw Malinowski |
Scientist |
April 7, 1884 |
May 16, 1942 |
| Bruno Schulz |
Novelist |
July 12, 1892 |
November 19, 1942 |
| Daniel Libeskind |
Architect |
May 12, 1946 |
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| Frederic Chopin |
Composer |
March 1, 1810 |
October 17, 1849 |
| Helena Rubinstein |
Businessman |
December 25, 1870 |
April 1, 1965 |
| Henryk Sienkiewicz |
Novelist |
May 5, 1846 |
November 15, 1916 |
| Ignacy Jan Paderewski |
Artist |
November 6, 1860 |
June 29, 1941 |
| Izabella Scorupco |
Actress |
June 4, 1970 |
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| Jacques Lipchitz |
Sculptor |
August 22, 1891 |
May 16, 1973 |
| Jerzy Kosinski |
Novelist |
June 18, 1933 |
May 3, 1991 |
| Joseph Conrad |
Novelist |
December 3, 1857 |
August 3, 1924 |
| Joseph Rotblat |
Physicist |
November 4, 1908 |
August 31, 2005 |
| Kazimir Malevich |
Artist |
February 23, 1878 |
May 15, 1935 |
| Krzysztof Kieslowski |
Director |
June 27, 1941 |
March 13, 1996 |
| Lech Walesa |
Activist |
September 29, 1943 |
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| Leonard Chess |
Businessman |
March 12, 1917 |
October 16, 1969 |
| Leopold Trepper |
Celebrity |
February 23, 1904 |
January 19, 1982 |
| Marek Belka |
Economist |
January 9, 1952 |
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| Marie Curie |
Scientist |
November 7, 1867 |
July 4, 1934 |
| Nicolaus Copernicus |
Scientist |
February 19, 1473 |
May 24, 1543 |
| Pola Negri |
Actress |
January 3, 1897 |
August 1, 1987 |
| Pope John Paul II |
Clergyman |
May 18, 1920 |
April 2, 2005 |
| Roald Hoffmann |
Scientist |
July 18, 1937 |
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| Robert Conrad |
Director |
March 1, 1935 |
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| Rose Schneiderman |
Activist |
April 6, 1882 |
August 11, 1972 |
| Ryszard Kapuscinski |
Journalist |
March 4, 1932 |
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| Stanislaus I |
Royalty |
October 20, 1677 |
February 23, 1766 |
| Stanislaw Lec |
Poet |
March 6, 1909 |
May 7, 1996 |
| Stanislaw Lem |
Writer |
September 12, 1921 |
March 27, 2006 |
| Stefan Banach |
Mathematician |
March 30, 1892 |
August 31, 1945 |
| Stefan Wyszynski |
Theologian |
August 3, 1901 |
1981 |
| Wanda Landowska |
Musician |
July 5, 1879 |
August 16, 1959 |
| Wislawa Szymborska |
Poet |
July 2, 1923 |
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| Witold Gombrowicz |
Novelist |
August 4, 1904 |
July 24, 1969 |
| Witold Lutoslawski |
Composer |
January 25, 1913 |
February 7, 1994 |
| Witold Pilecki |
Soldier |
May 13, 1901 |
May 25, 1948 |
| Wladyslaw Anders |
Politician |
August 11, 1892 |
May 12, 1970 |
| Wojciech Jaruzelski |
Leader |
July 6, 1923 |
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