Polish
Whether you savor the old world charm of Poland or totally swear by its Zubrowka Vodka or are simply mesmerized by its Oscypek, a kind of stunning-looking carved cheese, you will totally lap up reading more about the country’s rich and famous here. Agreed, for a country teeming with history and a heart-warming culture, it is not altogether impossible to get swayed. But besides all the amazing attractions that Poland boasts of, there is this incredible lot of people who have inspired greatness in the country. Be it Copernicus, Chopin, Marie Curie, Pope John Paul II, Robert Kubica or Joanna Krupa, Poland prides itself on its superlative lot of nationals who have inspired a world way beyond their country’s border. Let us delve deep into the lives of some of the famous Polish people to have ever walked the earth and get inspired as we trail their timeline, learn some interesting trivia and unearth some lesser known facts about them in these biographies.
Emily Ratajkowski(Actor, Model, Television actor)
07 June 1991
Paul von Hindenburg(Politician, Officer)
02 October 1847
Burzynski Clinic(Medical Doctor)
23 January 1943
Angelique Kerber(Tennis player)
18 January 1988
Rob Van Dam(Actor, Professional wrestler, Television actor)
18 December 1970
Lukas Podolski(Association football player, Non-fiction writer)
04 June 1985
Donald Tusk(Politician, Historian)
22 April 1957
Maximilian Kolbe08 January 1894
Witold Pilecki(Officer)
13 May 1901
Heinz Guderian(Writer, Military personnel)
17 June 1888
Andrzej Sapkowski(Writer)
21 June 1948
Zbigniew Brzezinski(Former National Security Advisor)
28 March 1928
Mike Krzyzewski(Basketball player, Basketball coach)
13 February 1947
Laurent Koscielny(Association football player)
10 September 1985
Adam Darski(Curator, Guitarist, Journalist, Lyricist, Songwriter)
10 June 1977
Carl Gustaf Emil Mannerheim(Statesman, Explorer, Politician, Officer)
04 June 1867
Arkadiusz Milik(Polish footballer)
28 February 1994
Robert Kubica(Racing driver)
07 December 1984
Itzhak Stern(Accountant)
25 January 1901
Hilary Koprowski(Virologist, Immunologist)
05 December 1916
Grzegorz Krychowiak(Polish footballer)
29 January 1990
Andrew Golota(Boxer)
05 January 1968
Emerson Fittipaldi(Formula One driver, Champ Car driver)
12 December 1946
Tomer Hemed(Association football player)
02 May 1987
Benoit Mandelbrot(Mathematician, Economist, Professor, Scientist, Writer, Computer scientist)
20 November 1924
Kurt Lewin(Psychologist, University teacher)
09 September 1890
Pola Negri(Actress)
03 January 1897
Eddie Slovik(Military personnel, Soldier)
18 February 1920
Hanna Reitsch(Aviator, Test pilot, Helicopter pilot, Military personnel)
29 March 1912
Anne Applebaum(Columnist, Historian, Writer, Non-fiction writer, Journalist)
25 July 1964
Konstantin Rokossovsky(Soviet officer)
21 December 1896
Artur Boruc(Polish footballer)
20 February 1980
Daniel Libeskind(Architect, Musician, University teacher)
12 May 1946
Zygmunt Bauman
Sigismund III Vasa(King)
20 June 1566
Emanuel Lasker
Günther von Kluge(Officer)
30 October 1882
Tamara de Lempicka(Painter)
16 May 1898
Ola Jordan(Dancer)
30 September 1982
Daniel Gabriel Fahrenheit(Physicist, Inventor)
24 May 1686
