Poznań, Greater Poland

1. Sylwia Grzeszczak (1989)

Polish Singer

Polish singer and pianist who signed with the label, EMI Music Poland and has won multiple awards including 4 Eska Music Awards.

2. Filip Kubski (1987)

Esports Player

Polish Counter-Strike: Global Offensive in-game leader and rifler who is famous as NEO. He originally rose to prominence for his dominating Counter-Strike 1.6 play and has earned the reputation as...

3. Filip Burkhardt (1987)

Polish Footballer

Midfielder who made his professional debut in 2003 for Amica Wronki, also seeing time with Lech Poznan, Warta Poznan, and Arka Gdynia.

4. Anna Jantar (1950)

Polish Singer

Polish pop singer who sang lead vocals for the band Waganci. Her hit songs include "Co ja w tobie widzialam?" ("What Did I See in You?") and "Nic nie moze...

5. Marek Piekarczyk (1951)

Rock Singer

Famous for his membership in the Polish rock band TSA (also known as the Secret Society Abstynentow), this popular vocalist is also known for his 2009 solo album The Source,...

6. Monika Jagaciak (1994)

Polish Model

Polish model who garnered attention when she was not allowed to participate in Australian Fashion Week due to her age of just fourteen years old. In 2015, she became a...

7. Katarzyna Bujakiewicz (1972)

Polish Actor

Polish actress who has been in films such as Poranek kojota and Marzenia do spełnienia. She played the part of Sylwia Matysik in the 2012 film Lekarze. 

8. Bartosz Bereszyński (1992)

Polish Professional Footballer

Right back who has risen to fame for his international club career, including in Italy's Serie A for Sampdoria beginning in 2016. He previously won three Polish Championships with Legia Warsaw...

9. Magda Linette (1992)

Polish Tennis Player

Tennis player famous for ranking number 33 in the world for singles in February of 2020. She has reached the finals four times at the WTA Tour and has won twice. 

10. Jakub Wilk (1985)

Polish Footballer

Jakub Wilk is a Polish footballer who plays as a left midfielder for VMFD Žalgiris Vilnius.

11. Paweł Strzelecki (1797)

Polish Explorer

Sir Paweł Edmund Strzelecki KCB CMG FRGS MRS was a Polish explorer and geologist who in 1845 also became a British subject.

12. Bartosz Salamon (1991)

Polish Footballer

Bartosz Salamon is a Polish footballer who plays as a defender for Serie A club Sampdoria on loan from Milan.

13. Marcin Klatt (1985)

Polish Footballer

Marcin Klatt is a Polish footballer who currently plays for Kolejarz Stróże.

14. Łukasz Wybieralski (1975)

Olympic Field Hockey Player

Łukasz Wybieralski is a Polish former field hockey player who competed in the 2000 Summer Olympics. He is brother of Krzysztof Wybieralski; son of Józef Wybieralski; nephew of Jerzy Wybieralski.

15. Bartosz Bosacki (1975)

Polish Footballer

Bartosz Bosacki is a Polish former footballer who played as a defender.

16. Ryszard Pilarczyk (1975)

Polish Sprinter

Ryszard Pilarczyk is a former Polish athlete specializing in sprinting events.

17. Arkadiusz Miklosik (1975)

Polish Footballer

Arkadiusz Miklosik is a retired Polish footballer. Now he is Director of Sport in Warta Poznań.

18. Katarzyna Piter (1991)

Polish Tennis Player

Katarzyna Piter is a Polish tennis player born in Poznań Poland. She has won 6 ITF singles titles and 14 ITF doubles titles.

19. Magdalena Kemnitz (1985)

Rower

Magdalena Kemnitz is a Polish rower.

20. Tomasz Bekas (1975)

Polish Footballer

Tomasz Bekas is a Polish footballer who played as a central midfielder.

21. Jakub Szmatuła (1981)

Polish Footballer

Jakub Szmatuła is a Polish footballer who plays as a goalkeeper for Piast Gliwice in the Ekstraklasa.

22. Magdalena Modra (1980)

Actor

23. Natalia Safran (1967)

Actress

24. Jan Komasa (1981)

Director

25. Irena Bobowska (1920)

Polish Poet And Member Of The Po

Irena Bobowska was a Polish poet and member of the Polish resistance. Her callsign was Otter. Though paralyzed from the waist down by childhood illness she participated in the resistance...

26. Moritz Lewitt (1863)

German Chess Player

Moritz Lewitt was a German chess master. Born in Poznan Greater Poland he lived in Berlin and was the longtime president of the oldest German Chess Club the Berliner Schachgesellschaft...

27. Hermann von Gottschall (1862)

German Chess Player

Hermann von Gottschall was a German chess master son of the poet Rudolf Gottschall who was also a noted chess player. He took 3rd at Nuremberg 1883 won at Berlin...

28. Włodzimierz Schmidt (1943)

Polish Chess Player

łodzimierz Schmidt is a Polish chess grandmaster. He played for Poland 14 times in Chess Olympiads between 1962 and 1994. He was Polish Champion seven times: in 1971 1974 1975...

29. Paul Saladin Leonhardt (1877)

German Chess Player

Paul Saladin Leonhardt was a German chess master. He was born in Posen Province of Posen Poland and died of a heart attack in Königsberg during a game of chess....

30. Tadeusz Baranowski (artist) (Unknow)

Polish Comic Artist

Tadeusz Baranowski is a Polish comic book artist. He published his first comic in 1975 in Świat Młodych. Invited by Grzegorz Rosiński he worked a few years in Belgium publishing...

31. Wiesław Gąsiorek (1936)

Tennis Player

sław Gąsiorek was a Polish international tennis player. He competed in the Davis Cup a number of times from 1959 to 1972.

32. Ignacy Tłoczyński (1911)

Polish Male Tennis Player

Ignacy Tłoczyński was a Polish tennis player coach and World War II veteran. Tłoczyński participated in 10 Davis Cup ties for Poland from 1930–1939 posting a 23–8 record in singles...

33. Czesław Spychała (Unknow)

Polish Tennis Player

Czesław Spychała was a Polish tennis player active in the decade before and after World War II.

34. Olga Brózda (1986)

Polish Tennis Player

Olga Brózda is a WTA Tour Polish tennis player. As a professional her highest career singles ranking is World No. 281 achieved on 7 April 2008 in doubles 135. She...

35. Henner Henkel (1915)

German Tennis Player

Heinrich Ernst Otto Henner Henkel was a German tennis player during the 1930s. His biggest success was his singles title at the 1937 French Championships.

36. Magdalena Grzybowska (1978)

Polish Tennis Player

Magdalena Grzybowska is a former Polish tennis player. Grzybowska was born in Poznań Poland. She won the Juniors singles competition at the Grand Slam tournament 1996 Australian Open.

37. Monika Bauert (1943)

Art

38. Artur Marciniak (1987)

Polish Footballer

Artur Andzrej Marciniak is a Polish footballer who plays for Warta Poznań.

39. Jarosława Jóźwiakowska (1937)

Polish High Jumper

Jarosława Jóźwiakowska later Jarosława Bieda is a Polish athlete who mainly competed in the high jump. She competed for Poland at the 1960 Summer Olympics held in Rome Italy in...

40. Samuel Edward Shrimski (Unknow)

New Zealand Politician

Samuel Edward Shrimski was a 19th-century Member of Parliament in Otago New Zealand.

41. Agnieszka Ceglarek (1988)

Polish Sprinter

Agnieszka Ceglarek is a Polish track and field athlete and sprinter. As a competitor for Olimpia Poznań Ceglarek won the gold medal in the 2005 European Athletics Junior Championships in...

42. Krzysztof Strugarek (1987)

Polish Footballer

Krzysztof Andzrej Strugarek is a Polish footballer who plays as a defender for Polonia Bytom. Strugarek competed in the FIFA U-20 World Cup in Canada.

43. Leonard W. Schuetz (1887)

American Politician

Leonard William Schuetz was a U. S. Representative from Illinois. Schuetz was born in Posen Germany November 16 1887. In 1888 he immigrated to the United States with his father...

44. Andrzej Stelmachowski (1925)

Polish Politician

Andrzej Stelmachowski was a Polish academic and politician.

45. Adrian Bartkowiak (1987)

Polish Footballer

Adrian Bartkowiak is a Polish footballer who currently plays for Warta Poznań.

46. Bolesław Dembiński (1833)

Polish Composer

Bolesław Dembiński was a Polish composer and organist and an activist for the singer's societies.

47. Hanna Busz (1940)

Volleyball Player

Hanna Krystyna Busz is a Polish former volleyball player who competed in the 1964 Summer Olympics. In 1964 she was a squad member of the Polish team which won the...

48. Łukasz Nowak (1988)

Polish Race Walker

Łukasz Nowak is a Polish race walker. He finished 9th in the 50 kilometers walk at the 2012 Olympic Games in London with a new personal best of 3:42:47.

49. Bolesław I Chrobry (1970)

King Of Poland

Bolesław I Chrobry in the past also known as Bolesław I the Great was a Duke of Poland from 992–1025 and the first King of Poland from 18 April...

50. Martyna Synoradzka (1988)

Polish Fencer

Martyna Synoradzka is a Polish female fencer. At the 2012 Summer Olympics she competed in the Women's foil defeated 8-15 in the second round.

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