1. Helena Modjeska (1840)

Polish-american Actress

Remembered for her acclaimed work in theatrical productions of Shakespeare's Othello, Romeo & Juliet, Richard III, and Hamlet; Ibsen's A Doll's House; and Schiller's Maria Stuart, this late nineteenth-century stage...

2. Helena Rubinstein (1870)

Cosmetics Company Founder

Polish-born entrepreneur who founded the international cosmetics enterprise Helena Rubinstein Inc.

3. Xawery Dunikowski (1875)

Sculptor Artist

Polish sculptor who became best known for his Auschwitz-inspired works after surviving the horrors of the Auschwitz concentration camp.

4. Marcin Wasilewski (1980)

Polish Footballer

Polish international defender known for being a member of Leicester City's improbable 2016 Premier League title team, although he didn't appear in enough games to automatically qualify for a winner's...

5. Gilda Gray (1901)

Dancer Singer Actress

She is remembered for making the shimmy dance popular and for appearing in Aloma of the South Seas, Cabaret, and The Devil Dancer.

6. Natalia Karp (1911)

Polish Musician

Concert musician and Holocaust survivor who had a successful performing career well into her nineties.

7. Agnieszka Radwańska (1989)

Tennis Player

Polish tennis star who earned a #3 ranking in 2014. She reached the 2012 Wimbledon finals and the semi-finals of the 2014 Australian Open. In 2017, she withdrew from competition...

8. Ivan Putski (1941)

Polish-born American Professiona

Former WWE Tag Team Champion who was nicknamed The Polish Hammer.

9. DJ Tomekk (1975)

Polish Dj

Known for hit tracks with vocals by such rappers as Xzibit and Ice-T, this Polish disc jockey produced such popular singles as "Jump, Jump," "Kimnotyze," and "1, 2, 3, ......

10. Adam Harasiewicz (1932)

Polish Musician

Classical concert musician who recorded all of Chopin's piano works and most of Szymanowski's.

11. Andrzej Bursa (1932)

Polish Writer

Prolific Polish author who published a novel, two plays, and thirty-seven poems during his short lifetime. Also a newspaper reporter, he worked for a Krakow publication called Dziennik Polski.

12. Janusz Pogorzelski (1993)

Esports Player

Professional Counter-Strike: Global Offensive gamer known by his gamertag Snax. In January 2014, he signed with team Virtus.pro, with whom he has won various premier championships, including the 2015 ESL...

13. Robert Kubica (1984)

Polish Formula One Driver

Race car driver who became the first Polish driver to compete in Formula One. He won the 2008 Canadian Grand Prix.

14. Krzysztof Gonciarz (1985)

YouTube Star

Versatile YouTuber and producer behind his self-titled channel, TheBeeczka channel, and the Cofam Suba channel. The experienced entrepreneur has also released several books about his internet career: WEBSHOWS: Secrets of...

15. Marcin Gutkowski (1981)

Rapper

Rapper who co-created the Ganja Mafia Collective in 2009. His third solo album Krime Story released in 2016 hit number 1 on the Polish charts. He has 480,000 followers on his k4lion Instagram account. 

16. Karolina Bojar (1997)

Referee

Polish football referee and law student who is known for sharing both modeling driven content and football related photos through her Instagram where she has over 170,000 followers. She is also...

17. Joanna Liszowska (1978)

Actress

Famous for her roles as Dr. Dorota Lewkiewcz-Czyz and Patrycja on the respective Polish television shows Na Dobre i na Zle (2002-2009) and Przyjaciolki (2012-2015), she is also notable for...

18. Maja Ostaszewska (1972)

Polish Actor

Movie actress who received a Wiktory nomination for TV acting in February 2013. She has over 390,000 followers on her ostaszewskamaja_official Instagram account.

19. Dominika Paleta (1972)

Mexican Actor

Polish-Mexican actress who has starred in several telenovelas, including El Juramento in 2007.

20. Daria Werbowy (1983)

Canadian Model

Ukranian-Canadian model best known as one of the faces of Lancome. She has modeled for some of the biggest brands in fashion, including Prada, Yves Saint Laurent, Valentino, Versace, and...

21. Alicja Smietana (1983)

Polish Violinist

Award-winning violinist who has played with Kremerata Baltica on numerous occasions. She studied with artists like Christian Tetzlaff.

22. Ada Fijal (1976)

TV Actress

Singer and television star best known for her role as Alicja Lesicka in the 2010 series Apetyt na zycie. She has also had recurring roles in Hotel 52 and To nie koniec swiata!

23. Andrzej Duda (1972)

Politician

Polish career politician who was elected as the country's president in 2015. He also served in the European Parliament from 2014 to 2015. 

24. Maciej Stuhr (1975)

Polish Actor

Film actor who is predominantly recognized for his performances in Chłopaki Nie Płaczą and Decalogue X. His popularity led to him amassing more than 350,000 followers on his maciej_stuhr Instagram account.

25. Ewa Synowska (1974)

Olympic Swimmer

Ewa Synowska is a retired Polish swimmer who won a bronze medals at the 1991 European Aquatics Championships. She also competed in three events at the 1992 Summer Olympics and...

26. Maciej Steinhof (1985)

Polish Racing Driver

Maciej Steinhof is a Polish racing driver. He won the ADAC Volkswagen Polo Cup series in 2009.

27. Marcin Starzak (1985)

Polish Long Jumper

Marcin Starzak is a Polish long jumper. He finished sixth at the 2007 European Indoor Championships and seventh at the 2008 World Indoor Championships. He also competed at the 2005...

28. Grzegorz Pater (1974)

Polish Footballer

Grzegorz Pater is a Polish professional footballer a former player of Wisła Kraków Górnik Polkowice and Podbeskidzie Bielsko-Biała. He currently plays for a second futsal league club called Krakbet Kraków....

29. Ania Bien (1946)

Photographer

Ania Bien is a Jewish-American photographer. Born in Kraków Poland to Polish-Jewish parents she moved to the United States in 1958 where she studied painting and cultural anthropology. Since 1973...

30. Dariusz Popiela (1985)

Polish Canoeist

Dariusz Popiela is a Polish slalom canoer who has competed since the mid-2000s. He won two medals in the K-1 team event at the ICF Canoe Slalom World Championships with...

31. Renata Kijowska (1975)

Polish Journalist

Renata Kijowska is a Polish journalist and reporter of The Facts the flagship newscast of TVN one of Poland's major television networks.

32. Dorota Siudek (1975)

Polish Pair Skater

Dorota Siudek ˈɕudɛk]; born 9 September 1975 in Kraków) is a Polish retired pair skater who is now a coach. Her partner and husband is Mariusz Siudek. They are...

33. Marcin Juszczyk (1985)

Polish Footballer

Marcin Juszczyk is a Polish football goalkeeper who currently plays for Arka Gdynia.

34. Mieczysław Munz (1900)

American Musician

Mieczysław Munz was a Polish-American pianist. Munz trained in Vienna and Berlin with Ferruccio Busoni. He was a teacher of Emanuel Ax Walter Hautzig David Oei Ann Schein Virginia Reinecke...

35. Antonina Latinik-Rieger (1906)

Polish Fencer

Antonina Latinik-Rieger was a Polish fencer first champion of Poland in woman foil fencing teacher official of Kraków Curia.

36. Maciej Iwański (1981)

Polish Footballer

Maciej Iwański is a Polish football midfielder who currently plays for Polish side Podbeskidzie Bielsko-Biała.

37. Teodora Matejko (Unknow)

Wife Of Jan Matejko

Teodora Matejko née Giebułtowska was the wife of Poland's national painter Jan Matejko; daughter of Antoni Giebułtowski and Paulina Sikorska. For many years Teodora Matejko served as the live model...

38. Gila Golan (1940)

Actress

. Gila Golan is an Israeli former fashion model and actress. Born in Krakow, Poland, in 1940, she was adopted by a Roman Catholic family that...

39. Izabella St. James (1975)

Polish Actor

Izabella St. James is a writer actress and a former girlfriend of Hugh Hefner. She is best known as the author of a memoir entitled Bunny Tales: Behind Closed Doors...

40. Zbigniew Karkowski (1958)

Experimental Musician And Compos

Zbigniew Karkowski was a Polish experimental musician and composer. Karkowski was born on March 14 1958 in Krakow Poland. He studied composition at the State College of Music in Gothenburg...

41. Kristine Vetulani-Belfoure (1924)

Polish Translator

Eva Kristine Vetulani-Belfoure was a Polish translator teacher and writer who emigrated to the United States in early 1950s.

42. Bogdan Śliwa (1922)

Polish Chess Player

Bogdan Śliwa was a Polish chess master. Śliwa won the championship of Poland six times. In 1946 he won the first Polish Chess Championship after World War II in Sopot....

43. Moshe Taube (1927)

Polish/american/israeli Hazzan

Moshe Taubé cantor and academic holds acclaim as a musician. He was a popular concert performer in Israel in the 1950s and later became a successful recording artist in the...

44. Kamil Mitoń (1984)

Polish Chess Player

Kamil Mitoń is a Polish chess Grandmaster. In 1996 he won the World Chess U12 Championship in Minorca. He won the tournaments 2000 in Cannes/France and 2005 in Bajade de...

45. Leszek Lipka (1958)

Polish Footballer

Leszek Lipka is a retired Polish football player a midfielder who spent all his active career in Wisła Kraków. Born June 4 1958 in Kraków Lipka debuted in Ekstraklasa in...

46. Katarzyna Strączy (1979)

Polish Tennis Player

Katarzyna Strączy is a former Polish tennis player. In her career she won one ITF singles title and reached a ranking high of world number 215 on 1 March 1999....

47. Wanda Dubieńska (1895)

Fencer

Dubieńska born Nowak was a Polish fencer tennis player cross-country skier and sport celebrity and the daughter of Julian Nowak. She competed in the women's individual foil event at the...

48. Paula Gorycka (1990)

Polish Cyclist

Paula Gorycka is a Polish cross-country mountain biker. At the 2012 Summer Olympics she competed in the Women's cross-country at Hadleigh Farm finishing in 22nd place.

49. Jadwiga Jędrzejowska (1912)

Polish Tennis Player

Jadwiga Jędrzejowska was a Polish tennis player. Because her name was difficult to pronounce for many people who did not speak Polish she was often called by the nicknames...

50. Rutka Laskier (1929)

Diarist

Rutka Laskier was a Jewish teenager from Poland who is best known for her 1943 diary chronicling three months of her life during the Holocaust.