1. Moritz Moszkowski (1854)

Composer

Acclaimed late 19th-century musician and educator who was of the Schumann school. He was appreciated by Polish composer Ignacy Jan Paderewski.

2. Siegbert Tarrasch (1862)

German Chess Player

One of the world's top chess players at the end of the 19th Century who wrote The Game of Chess, which was released in 1931.

3. Fritz Haber (1868)

German Chemist

He is known as the Father of Chemical Warfare for his work deploying poisonous gases during World War I. He won the Nobel Prize in Chemistry in 1918 for synthesizing...

4. Felix Fox (1876)

German Musician

Respected teacher and musician known for his collaborations with world-famous symphony orchestras and quartets.

5. Max Born (1882)

Physicist

Famous physicist and mathematician, who was instrumental in the development of quantum mechanics. He was also known for his research into solid-state physics and optics.

6. Natalia Avelon (1980)

Actress Singer

Polish actress in television and film who has played the role Simone in the series Rosa Ruth in 2002 and the role of Uschi in the film Das Wilde Leben...

7. Edith Stein (1891)

Jewish-german Discalced Carmelit

Nun who died in the Auschwitz concentration camp and is thus regarded as a martyr and saint of the Roman Catholic Church.

8. Dietrich Bonhoeffer (1906)

Lutheran Theologian

German philosopher who opposed the Nazi euthanasia program and Jewish genocidal persecution.

9. Mateusz Morawiecki (1968)

Politician

polish politician who is recognized for having served as Prime Minister of Poland beginning December of 2017. He is known for his work with the Law and Justice Party and...

10. Damian Janikowski (1989)

Polish Sport Wrestler

Polish wrestler who is known for competing in the Middleweight division. He is an Olympic level athlete and is also known for competing in the Mixed Martial Arts category as...

11. Renata Kaczoruk (1986)

Model

Print and runway model renowned for gracing the pages of magazines like Elle and walking the catwalk for designers like Lidia Kalita. She has become a social media maven with...

12. Janusz Olejniczak (1952)

Polish Actor And Musician

Classical musician and actor whose wide-ranging repertoire included Beethoven, Schumann, Schubert, Chopin, Ravel, and Prokofiev.

13. Aleksander Milwiw-Baron (1983)

Composer

Composer and multi-instrumentalist who joined the musical collective Afromental. He started coaching The Voice Kids Poland in December 2017. 

14. Aleksandra Zienkiewicz (1984)

Movie Actress

Polish actress who is known for appearing on a variety of different films and television programs. She is best known for her recurring role in the 2010 series The World...

15. Marcin Dymkowski (1981)

Polish Footballer

Marcin Dymkowski is a Polish footballer who currently plays for MKS Kluczbork.

16. Marcel Gromadowski (1985)

Polish Volleyball Player

Marcel Adam Gromadowski is a Polish volleyball player member of the national Polish team that won gold medal of European Championship 2009. His personal sport achievements include receiving the Bachelor...

17. Łukasz Bodnar (1982)

Road Bicycle Racer

Łukasz Bodnar is a Polish road bicycle racer. Bodnar left Bank BGŻ at the end of the 2013 season and joined ActiveJet for the 2014 season.

18. Leszek Czarnecki (1962)

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Leszek Czarnecki businessman based in Wrocław an engineer and doctor of economics.

19. Maciej Janowski (1991)

Polish Speedway Rider

Maciej Janowski is a Polish speedway rider who is a member of Poland U-21 and U-19 national teams. He is current Team U-21 World Champion and Team U-19 European Champion....

20. Kamil Chanas (1985)

Polish Basketball Player

Kamil Chanas is a Polish professional basketball player who currently plays for the Stelmet Zielona Góra of the Polish League. He played previously for Polpharma Starogard Gdański.

21. Joanna Jakimiuk (1975)

Fencer

Joanna Jakimiuk is a Polish fencer. She competed in the women's individual épée event at the 1996 Summer Olympics.

22. Robert Andrzejuk (1975)

Polish Fencer

Robert Andrzejuk is a Polish fencer who won a silver medal in Men's Team Épée at the 2008 Summer Olympics in Beijing together with Tomasz Motyka Adam Wiercioch and Radosław...

23. Tomasz Moskal (1975)

Polish Footballer

Tomasz Moskal is a Polish footballer who plays for Polish IV liga side LKS Nadwiślan Góra.

24. Ruth Lommel (1918)

Actress

25. Aleksandr Ivanovich Korolyov (1958)

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Aleksandr Ivanovich Korolyov Polish: is a Transnistrian politician born in Wrocław Poland on 24 October 1958. He is of Russian ethnicity. Until 2006 he was the Minister of the Interior...

26. Aldona Młyńczak (1958)

Polish Politician

Aldona Młyńczak is a Polish politician. She was elected to the Sejm on September 25 2005 getting 2903 votes in 3 Wrocław district candidating from the Civic Platform list.

27. Marlene Schmidt (Unknow)

German Actor

Marlene Schmidt came to fame as winner of the 1961 Miss Universe pageant. Later she had a career in the movie industry. She was raised in East Germany where she...

28. Guenter Lewy (1923)

American Writer And Political Sc

Guenter U. Lewy is an American author and political scientist who is a professor emeritus at the University of Massachusetts Amherst. His works span several topics but he is most...

29. Henry Kamm (1925)

American Journalist

Henry Kamm was a correspondent for The New York Times. He reported for the Times from Southeast Asia Europe the Middle East and Africa. In 1969 Kamm won the George...

30. Anita Lasker-Wallfisch (1925)

British Musician

Anita Lasker-Wallfisch born Anita Lasker 17 July 1925 in Breslau Germany is a world-renowned cellist and a surviving member of the Women's Orchestra in Auschwitz. Lasker was born into a...

31. Jerzy Lewi (1949)

Polish Chess Player

Jerzy Lewi was a Polish chess master. He won five-times Polish Junior championships in 1965–1969. He took 3rd behind Anatoly Karpov and Andras Adorjan at Groningen 1967. In 1968 he...

32. Daniel Harrwitz (1823)

German Chess Player

Daniel Harrwitz was a Jewish German chess master. Harrwitz was born in Breslau in the Prussian Province of Silesia. He established his reputation in Paris particularly as a player of...

33. Moses Hirschel (1754)

German Chess Player

Maskil Moses Hirschel (13 September 1754 Breslau – ca.

34. Samuel Mieses (1841)

German Chess Player

Samuel Mieses was a German chess master. Uncle of Jacques Mieses he studied medicine at the University of Breslau and was one of chess pupils of Adolf Anderssen.

35. Louis Eichborn (Unknow)

German Chess Player

Louis Eichborn was a banker and a strong amateur chess player who played a series of casual games against Adolf Anderssen who was among the best players in the world...

36. Gottlieb Machate (1904)

German Chess Player

Gottlieb Machate was a German chess master. He participated several times in Silesian Chess Congresses. In 1926 roku he took 2nd behind Fritz Sämisch in Bad Altheide and won the...

37. Yosef Porath (1909)

German-israeli Chess Player

Yosef Porath was a German-Israeli chess player.

38. Miriam Ben-Peretz (1927)

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39. Günter Rittner (1927)

German Painter And Illustrator

Günter Rittner is a German painter and illustrator. He ranks among the best known German portrayers of the 20th Century. Rittner's portraits of Ludwig Erhard as well as of Kurt...

40. Inge Pohmann (Unknow)

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41. Helmut Nentwig (1916)

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42. Horst Rittner (1930)

German Chess Player

Horst Robert Rittner is a German correspondence chess Grandmaster. He is most famous for being the sixth ICCF World Champion between 1968 and 1971. He also edited the German magazine...

43. Reinhard Glemnitz (1930)

German Actor

Reinhard Glemnitz ) is a German television actor.

44. Ignatz Bubis (1927)

President Of The Central Council

Ignatz Bubis German Jewish leader was the influential chairman of the Central Council of Jews in Germany from 1992 to 1999. In this capacity he led a public campaign against...

45. Hermann von Richthofen (1933)

German Diplomat

Dr. iur. Hermann Freiherr von Richthofen GCVO is a German diplomat. He was ambassador to the United Kingdom from 1989 to 1993 and his name made him a media favourite....

46. Christian Wolff (1679)

Actor

47. Gerhart von Schulze-Gävernitz (1864)

German Politician

Gerhart von Schulze-Gävernitz was a German economist.

48. Curt Bräuer (1889)

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Curt Bräuer was a German career diplomat. Born in Breslau in what is modern-day Poland Bräuer entered service in the German foreign ministry in 1920. From 1928 to 1930 he...

49. Werner Rackwitz (1929)

Opera Director And Politician

Rackwitz was a German opera director and politician. From 1963 to 1969 he was the Head of Music at the Ministry of Culture of the German Democratic Republic and from...

50. Hans-Ulrich Klose (1937)

German Politician

Hans-Ulrich Klose is a German politician from the Social Democratic Party and is as of 2007 a member of the German Federal parliament. Klose was the First Mayor of the...