1. Jeremi Sikorski (1999)

World Music Singer

Recording artist, dancer and musical theater performer whose albums Otwórz się na świat and Odetchnij charted in Poland. 

2. Artur Sikorski (2001)

YouTube Star

Musician who became widely known for his self-titled YouTube channel. He has garnered popularity there alongside his brother Jeremi for their acoustic guitar and vocal covers of popular songs. 

3. Szymon Winawer (1838)

Polish Chess Player

Polish born German chess champion who was one of the greatest players in the world during his prime.

4. Carl Tausig (1841)

Polish Pianist And Composer

Virtuoso who wasn't an immediate hit with the critics of his day, but was eventually embraced for his technical prowess and intensity.

5. Anna Held (1872)

Stage Actress

Polish-born stage performer who was the common-law wife of Florenz Ziegfeld Jr. and the inspiration behind the Ziegfeld Follies.

6. Alfred Korzybski (1879)

Polish Scientist And Philosopher

Remembered for his foundational work in the philosophical and cognitive science field of general semantics, this early twentieth-century scholar coined the famous phrase "the map is not the territory" to...

7. Monika Mrozowska (1980)

Polish Actor

Polish actress who is best recognized for her television appearances including as Majka Kwiatkowska in the 1999 series Rodzina Zastepcza. She is also known for having played Aska Zaranska in...

8. Kazimierz Fajans (1887)

American Scientist

Pioneer in the science of radioactivity who found the half-lives of several elements and discovered several key laws of radioactivity. He is also know for his Displacement law and his...

9. Alfred Tarski (1901)

Polish Mathematician

Logician, mathematician, and philosopher who became famous for his work on model theory and mathematics.

10. Mack Gordon (1904)

American Composer

Known for At Last and You'll Never Know for which he won his first and last Academy Award for Best Original Song.

11. Lyda Roberti (1906)

Actress Singer

Stage and screen actress who debuted on Broadway in a 1931 production of You Said It and subsequently appeared in numerous Hollywood films, including Million Dollar Legs, The Big Broadcast...

12. Joanna Krupa (1979)

Polish Model And Actress

Elite model who earned reality fame with her 4th place finish in the 2009 season of Dancing with the Stars. Since 2012, she has starred on Bravo's The Real Housewives of Miami.

13. Felicja Blumental (1908)

Polish Musician

Known for her wide-ranging repertoire that jumped from Portuguese baroque to South American contemporary. She was also remembered for her interpretations of Chopin and Mozart and for her expertise in...

14. Nathan Alterman (1910)

Israeli Poet

Israeli poet and translator best known for a 1941 poetic masterpiece entitled Joy of the Poor. His other works include Plague Poems and City of the Dove.

15. David Seymour (1911)

American Photojournalist

Polish photojournalist best known for his work during the Spanish Civil War and with World War II refugee children. He was killed by machine-gun fire in the aftermath of the...

16. Jan Twardowski (1915)

Polish Writer

Polish poet and Catholic priest whose works include Wiersze (Verses) and Znaki ufnosci (Signs of Trust). He was the 1980 recipient of the PEN Club/ Robert Graves award for his...

17. Andrew Golota (1968)

Boxer

Heavyweight fighter who won a bronze medal at the 1988 Olympics in Seoul.

18. Cyber Marian (1984)

Film Producer

Polish film producer and vlogger who has gained famed thanks to his Cyber Marian YouTube page and for working on projects such as Hidden Polish Mega Mixes and American trailers...

19. Patricia Kazadi (1988)

Polish Actor Singer And Dancer

The host of Everyday English on TVN and the Polish version of The X-Factor.

20. Natalia Kukulska (1976)

Pop Singer

Singer whose music has incorporated genres like pop, electronic and R&B, as heard on hit songs like "Dłoń", "Piosenka Swiatłoczuła" and "Wierność Jest Nudna." She has appeared as a judge on...

21. Robert Lewandowski (1988)

Polish Footballer

Striker who was named Polish Player of the Year in 2011 and 2012. He spent four seasons with Borussia Dortmund and two seasons with Lech Poznan before joining Bayern Munich in 2014.

22. Agnieszka Osiecka (1936)

Polish Poet Songwriter

Important Polish poet, author, film director, and songwriter/lyricist of the post-World War II era. A prolific lyricist, she wrote the text to over two thousand songs.

23. Piotr Anderszewski (1969)

Pianist

Musician who walked off the stage at the 1990 Leeds Piano Competition out of frustration over what he thought was a poor performance.

24. Teresa Lipowska (1937)

Polish Actress

Polish actress most famous for playing Barbara Mostowiak on the long-running, extremely popular soap opera M Jak Miłość. She can also be seen in such films as The Haven (1998), Behind the Blue...

25. Ingrid Pitt (1937)

Actress

English actress who appeared in many 1960s and 1970s horror films, including Countess Dracula and The Wicker Man.

26. Krzysztof Kieślowski (1941)

Film Director

Polish director and screenwriter who was nominated for two Academy Awards for his work on Three Colors: Red.

27. Hanna Lis (1970)

Polish Journalist

Journalist who became anchor of the news program Wydarzenia in 2004. She left journalism behind in 2009. She has 120,000 followers on her hanna_lis Instagram account. 

28. Anna Janocha (1984)

TV Actress

Perhaps most well known for her portrayal of Julia in the Polish drama series M Jak Milosc, she is also recognized for her appearances in Na Kocia Lape (in 2008)...

29. Filip Chajzer (1984)

Radio Host

Journalist, reporter, and tv and radio host who have gained his fame thanks to the show on Dzien Dobry TVN as well as the radio show Chajzer versus Chazjer. 

30. Karolina Korwin-Piotrowska (1971)

Journalist

Began her career as a radio host for Radio Kolor and Radio Zet. After cultivating a career interviewing celebrities, she became a reporter for E! Entertainment and would go on...

31. Agnieszka Holland (1948)

Film Director

One of Poland's most prominent directors whose film In Darkness was nominated for an Academy Award for Best Foreign Language Film in 2011.

32. Lech Kaczyński (1949)

Polish Politician

Before taking office in 2005 as fourth President of Poland, this Law and Justice Party founder served as Mayor of Warsaw and as Polish Minister of Justice. In 2006, he...

33. Piotr Stramowski (1987)

Movie Actor

Movie actor who appeared in the film The Last Witness, A Fake Fiance, Mafia Women, and Crown of Kings in 2018. He has over 160,000 followers on his piotrstramowski_official Instagram account. 

34. Zofia Zborowska (1987)

Actor

Polish actress known for her roles in shows like Złoto dezerterów, Miłość na wybiegu, and Excentrycy, czyli po słonecznej stronie ulicy. She has also done Polish dubs for House of...

35. Paulina Krupińska (1987)

Pageant Contestant

Pageant contestant who was crowned Miss Poland 2012 and represented Poland at Miss Universe 2013. 

36. Marcin Prokop (1977)

Polish Journalist

Polish journalist and TV presenter who's known for hosting TVN's morning show Dzień Dobry TVN and Poland's Got Talent. He also published a book called Bóg, kasa i rock'n'roll wspólnie in 2011.

37. Katarzyna Cichopek (1982)

Polish Actor

Famous for her portrayal of Kinga Zdunska in the Polish soap opera M Jak Milosc (L for Love), she is also recognized for hosting the Polish edition of the reality...

38. Marcin Majkut (1997)

Esports Player

Professional League of Legends gamer who is famous by his Xayoo gamertag. He rose to massive renown for his play for Reason Gaming between 2014-2015, with whom he perennially placed in...

39. Tomasz Wróblewski (1980)

Polish Musician

Musician who rose to fame playing bass guitar and providing backup vocals for the extreme metal band Behemoth. He has been known to play instruments manufactured by ESP Company, Limited.

40. Monika Olejnik (1956)

Journalist

Award-winning radio and TV journalist who worked for Polish Radio III for nearly two decades and became known for frequent correspondence with politicians. In the 2000s, she moved more toward...

41. Andrew Ornoch (1985)

Canadian Association Footballer

Canadian soccer player who led the University of Detroit Mercy to its first-ever Horizon League title in 2005. He later played with clubs like Heracles Almelo and has represented Canada...

42. Mateusz Banasiuk (1985)

Actor

Polish actor who is known for his feature film appearances. He is best recognized for having played Kuba in the 2013 film Floating Skyscrapers as well as Radosław Zieliński on the...

43. Adam Fidusiewicz (1985)

Polish Actor

Polish actor most famous for his recurring roles on series like Bodo, O Mnie sie nie martw and Twoja Twarz Brzmi Znajomo. He was a contestant on the sixth season...

44. Kinga Rusin (1971)

Polish Journalist

Polish journalist and television presenter who first rose to fame as the host and then judge on Poland's version of So You Think You Can Dance. She also won the...

45. Agnieszka Kaczorowska (1992)

TV Actress

Polish actress, television host, and dancer who is best recognized for her appearances on the Dancing with the Stars Poland program as well as the television series Na Dobre i...

46. Klaudia Halejcio (1990)

Actress

Polish actress known primarily for her three-year run as Klaudia Poraj on Pierwsza milosc, appearing in more than 175 episodes between 2005 and 2008.

47. Agata Mlynarska (1965)

Journalist

Polish journalist, television presenter, and philanthropist who is known for her work with the Children's Fantasia Foundation which she started in 2004. She is also known for her work as...

48. Julia Wróblewska (1998)

Actress

Actress whose debut role as Michalina in the romantic comedy film Tylko Mnie Kochaj (2006) made her an instant star. She has since appeared in films like Letters to M. (2011) and...

49. Adam Jezierski (1990)

Spanish Actor

Most famous for playing the role of Gorka Martinez for two seasons of the seven-season Spanish drama series Física o Química, he also appeared in films such as Tormenta, Verbo,...

50. Weronika Rosati (1984)

Polish Actor

Polish actress who was nominated for a Polish Academy Award for her performance in the 2012 film Oblawa.