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Historical Personalities - Alphabetical Listing

Directory of InfoPoland pages listing notable Polish individuals Listing of Famous and Notable Polonian Personalities Chronological Listing of these Historical Personalities A Dozen Other Compendia of Famous and Notable Poles Beck, Józef 1894-1944 Foreign Minister Bem, Józef 1794-1850 Polish and Hungarian Leader Chopin, Fryderyk 1810-1849 Composer Copernicus, Nicholas 1473-1543 Bishop & Astronomer Curie, Maria Sklodowska 1867-1934 Discoverer of Radioactivity Goetel, Walery 1889-1972 Geologist, Conservationist Górecki, Henryk Mikołaj 1933- Composer Gronkiewicz-Waltz, Hanna 1952- Bank President, Economist Grotowski, Jerzy 1933-1999 Master of the Theater Haller, Józef 1873-1960 General & Patriot Herbert, Zbigniew 1924-1998 Poet Holland, Agnieszka 1948- Film Director Jaruzelski, Wojciech 1923 - General, Communist Leader, President John Paul II 1920-2005 His Holiness the Pope Kaczyński, Lech 1949- President Kapuściński, Ryszard 1932-2007 Journalist & Author Karski, Jan 1914-2000 Wartime Courier & Hero Kieślowski, Krzysztof 1941-1996 Film Director Kilar, Wojciech 1933- Composer Korczak, Janusz 1878-1942 Educator & Humanitarian Kolakowski, Leszek 1927 - Philosopher & Historian Kościuszko, Tadeusz 1746-1817 Hero & General Kukliński, Ryszard 1930-2004 Patriot and Hero Kwaśniewski, Aleksander 1954- President Lutosławski, Witold 1913-1994 Composer Lemkin, Rafal 1900-1959 Human Rights Leader Luxemburg, Rosa 1871-1919 Political Theorists & Marxist Mickiewicz, Adam 1798-1855 Poet & Patriot Mikołajczyk, Stanisław 1901-1966 Statesman, Prime Minister Miłosz, Czesław 1911-2004 Poet & Nobelist Moniuszko, Stanisław 1819-1872 Composer Ogiński, Michał Kleofas 1765-1833 Composer Paderewski, Ignacy 1860-1941 Pianist & Prime Minister Penderecki, Krzysztof 1933- Composer Piłsudski, Józef 1867-1935 Hero & Head of State Polański, Roman 1935- Film Director Poniatowski, Józef 1763-1813 Patriot, Statesman, General Pułaski, Kazimierz 1747-1779 General & Hero Reymont, Władysław 1868-1925 Author & Nobelist Rotblat, Józef 1908-2005 Physicist & Peace Nobelist Różewicz, Tadeusz 1921- Poet & Playwright Rubinstein, Artur 1887-1982 Piano Virtuoso Schulz, Bruno 1892-1942 Writer and artist Sendler, Irena 1910- WWII Rescuer and Hero Sforza, Bona 1494-1557 Queen of Poland Sienkiewicz, Henryk 1846-1919 Author & Nobelist Słowacki, Juliusz 1809-1849 Poet & Playwright Stachura, Edward 1937 -1979 Poet Strzelecki, Paweł Edmund 1797-1873 Explorer & Mineralogist Szymanowski, Karol 1882 -1937 Composer Szymborska, Wisława 1923- Poet & Nobelist Wajda, Andrzej 1926- Film & Theater Director Wałęsa, Lech 1947- Solidarity Leader, President Wieniawski, Henry 1835 -1880 Composer Witkiewicz, Stanisław Ignacy 1885 -1939 Artist and Philosopher Wyspiański, Stanisław 1869-1907 Poet, Painter, Playwright II Wojtyła, Karol 1920-2005 Pope John Paul II

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