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 1 
Robert Lewandowski
(One of the Most Successful Football Players in Bundesliga History)
Robert Lewandowski
50
Birthdate: August 21, 1988
Sun Sign: Leo
Birthplace: Warsaw, Poland

Considered one of the best football players in the world, Robert Lewandowski plays for Bundesliga club Bayern Munich and leads the Poland national team as its captain. Known for his exceptional goal scoring ability and striking skills, Lewandowski has earned several accolades including Polish Player of the Year title for eight consecutive years. Besides, he is also a venture capitalist.

 2 
Joanna Jędrzejczyk
(Former Professional Mixed Martial Artist)
Joanna Jędrzejczyk
4
Birthdate: August 18, 1987
Sun Sign: Leo
Birthplace: Olsztyn, Poland
Height: 5'6" (168 cm)
 3 
Mariusz Pudzianowski
(Polish Mixed Martial Artist and Former Strongman Competitor)
Mariusz Pudzianowski
4
Birthdate: February 7, 1977
Sun Sign: Aquarius
Birthplace: Biala Rawska, Poland
Height: 6'1" (185 cm)
 4 
Sebastian Janikowski
(American footballer)
Sebastian Janikowski
4
Birthdate: March 2, 1978
Sun Sign: Pisces
Birthplace: Walbrzych, Dolnoslaskie, Poland
Height: 6'2" (188 cm)
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 5 
Mateusz Kieliszkowski
(Athletics competitor)
Mateusz Kieliszkowski
3
Birthdate: August 12, 1993
Sun Sign: Leo
Birthplace: Słubice
Height: 6'5" (196 cm)
 6 
Robert Kubica
(Polish Motorsports Racing Driver)
Robert Kubica
1
Birthdate: December 7, 1984
Sun Sign: Sagittarius
Birthplace: Kraków, Malopolskie, Poland
Height: 6'0" (183 cm)
 7 
Arkadiusz Milik
(Polish Professional Footballer Who Plays as a Striker)
Arkadiusz Milik
6
Birthdate: February 28, 1994
Sun Sign: Pisces
Birthplace: Tychy, Poland
Height: 6'1" (185 cm)
 8 
Karolina Kowalkiewicz
(Polish Mixed Martial Artist)
Karolina Kowalkiewicz
4
Birthdate: October 15, 1985
Sun Sign: Libra
Birthplace: Łódź, Poland
Height: 5'3" (160 cm)
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 9 
Hubert Hurkacz
(Polish Professional Tennis Player)
Hubert Hurkacz
3
Birthdate: February 11, 1997
Sun Sign: Aquarius
Birthplace: Wrocław, Poland
Height: 6'5" (196 cm)
 10 
Łukasz Fabiański
(Polish Professional Footballer Who Plays as a Goalkeeper)
Łukasz Fabiański
4
Birthdate: April 18, 1985
Sun Sign: Aries
Birthplace: Kostrzyn, Poland
Height: 6'3" (190 cm)
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 11 
Kamil Stoch
(Ski jumper)
Kamil Stoch
3
Birthdate: May 25, 1987
Sun Sign: Gemini
Birthplace: Zakopane, Poland
Height: 5'8" (173 cm)
 12 
Marcin Gortat
(Basketball player)
Marcin Gortat
3
Birthdate: February 17, 1984
Sun Sign: Aquarius
Birthplace: Lódz, Poland
Height: 6'11" (211 cm)
 13 
Jan Blachowicz
(Mixed Martial Artist and the First Male Polish Champion in UFC History)
Jan Blachowicz
0
Birthdate: February 24, 1983
Sun Sign: Pisces
Birthplace: Cieszyn, Poland
Height: 6'2" (188 cm)
 14 
Samuel Reshevsky
(American Chess Grandmaster)
Samuel Reshevsky
1
Birthdate: November 26, 1911
Sun Sign: Sagittarius
Birthplace: Ozorkow, Poland
Died: April 4, 1992
 15 
Wojciech Szczęsny
(Professional Footballer Who Plays as a Goalkeeper)
Wojciech Szczęsny
3
Birthdate: April 18, 1990
Sun Sign: Aries
Birthplace: Warsaw, Poland
Height: 6'5" (196 cm)
 16 
Andrew Golota
(Polish Former Professional Boxer)
Andrew Golota
4
Birthdate: January 5, 1968
Sun Sign: Capricorn
Birthplace: Warsaw, Poland
Height: 6'4" (193 cm)
 17 
Agnieszka Radwańska
(Polish Former Professional Tennis Player)
Agnieszka Radwańska
9
Birthdate: March 6, 1989
Sun Sign: Pisces
Birthplace: Kraków, Poland
Height: 5'8" (173 cm)
 18 
Jerzy Dudek
(Polish Former Professional Footballer Who Played as a Goalkeeper)
Jerzy Dudek
5
Birthdate: March 23, 1973
Sun Sign: Aries
Birthplace: Rybnik, Poland
Height: 6'2" (188 cm)
 19 
Margo Dydek
(Polish Basketball Player Who Played as a Center)
Margo Dydek
3
Birthdate: April 28, 1974
Sun Sign: Taurus
Birthplace: Warsaw, Poland
Died: May 27, 2011

Margo Dydek was a Polish basketball player best remembered for her towering height of 7 ft 2 in, which made her the world's tallest professional female basketballer. She played for several teams in the WNBA and was honored with the Polish Gold Cross of Merit in 1999. In 2019, Dydek was inducted into the FIBA Hall of Fame.

 20 
Łukasz Piszczek
(Polish Professional Footballer Who Plays as a Center-Back)
Łukasz Piszczek
4
Birthdate: June 3, 1985
Sun Sign: Gemini
Birthplace: Czechowice-Dziedzice, Poland
Height: 6'0" (183 cm)
 21 
Kamil Glik
(Polish Professional Footballer Who Plays as a Centre-Back)
Kamil Glik
5
Birthdate: February 3, 1988
Sun Sign: Aquarius
Birthplace: Jastrzębie-Zdrój, Poland
Height: 6'3" (190 cm)
 22 
Adam Małysz
(Polish Former Ski Jumper and One of the Most Successful Athletes in the History of the Sport)
Adam Małysz
2
Birthdate: December 3, 1977
Sun Sign: Sagittarius
Birthplace: Wisła, Poland
Height: 5'7" (170 cm)
 23 
Iga Swiatek
(The Second Youngest Tennis Player To Win the French Open)
Iga Swiatek
2
Birthdate: May 31, 2001
Sun Sign: Gemini
Birthplace: Warsaw, Poland
Height: 5'9" (175 cm)
 24 
Jan-Krzysztof Duda
(Polish Chess Grandmaster)
Jan-Krzysztof Duda
1
Birthdate: April 26, 1998
Sun Sign: Taurus
Birthplace: Kraków, Poland
 25 
Grzegorz Krychowiak
(Polish Professional Footballer Who Plays as a Defensive Midfielder)
Grzegorz Krychowiak
6
Birthdate: January 29, 1990
Sun Sign: Aquarius
Birthplace: Gryfice, Poland
Height: 6'1" (185 cm)
 26 
Krzysztof Soszynski
(Polish–Canadian Actor and Retired Mixed Martial Artist)
Krzysztof Soszynski
4
Birthdate: August 2, 1977
Sun Sign: Leo
Birthplace: Stalowa Wola, Poland
Height: 6'1" (185 cm)
 27 
Harry Haft
(Polish Professional Boxer)
Harry Haft
3
Birthdate: July 28, 1925
Sun Sign: Leo
Birthplace: Belchatow, Poland
Died: November 3, 2007
Height: 5'9" (175 cm)
 28 
Adam Kownacki
(Polish Professional Boxer)
Adam Kownacki
4
Birthdate: March 27, 1989
Sun Sign: Aries
Birthplace: Lomza, Poland
Height: 6'3" (190 cm)
 29 
Kamil Grosicki
(Polish Professional Footballer Who Plays as a Winger)
Kamil Grosicki
7
Birthdate: June 8, 1988
Sun Sign: Gemini
Birthplace: Szczecin, Poland
Height: 5'11" (180 cm)
 30 
Artur Boruc
(Polish Former Professional Footballer Who Played as a Goalkeeper)
Artur Boruc
7
Birthdate: February 20, 1980
Sun Sign: Pisces
Birthplace: Siedlce, Poland
Height: 6'4" (193 cm)
 31 
Marcin Tybura
(Polish Professional Mixed Martial Artist)
Marcin Tybura
4
Birthdate: November 9, 1985
Sun Sign: Scorpio
Birthplace: Uniejow, Poland
Height: 6'3" (190 cm)
 32 
Magda Linette
(Polish Professional Tennis Player)
Magda Linette
3
Birthdate: February 12, 1992
Sun Sign: Aquarius
Birthplace: Poznań, Poland
Height: 5'7" (170 cm)
 33 
Przemek Karnowski
(Basketball player)
Przemek Karnowski
4
Birthdate: November 8, 1993
Sun Sign: Scorpio
Birthplace: Bydgoszcz, Poland
Height: 7'1" (216 cm)
 34 
Krzysztof Jotko
(Polish Mixed Martial Artist)
Krzysztof Jotko
4
Birthdate: August 19, 1989
Sun Sign: Leo
Birthplace: Elblag, Poland
Height: 6'1" (185 cm)
 35 
Tomasz Kuszczak
(Polish Former Professional Footballer Who Played as a Goalkeeper)
Tomasz Kuszczak
7
Birthdate: March 20, 1982
Sun Sign: Pisces
Birthplace: Krosno Odrzańskie, Poland
Height: 6'3" (190 cm)
 36 
Tomasz Adamek
(Polish Former Professional Boxer)
Tomasz Adamek
3
Birthdate: December 1, 1976
Sun Sign: Sagittarius
Birthplace: Żywiec, Poland
Height: 6'2" (188 cm)
 37 
Anna Lewandowska
(Polish Karateka)
Anna Lewandowska
3
Birthdate: September 7, 1988
Sun Sign: Virgo
Birthplace: Łódź, Poland

A professional karate artist and personal trainer, Anna Lewandowska is also the wife of the Bayern Munich striker Robert Lewandowski. Anna has 4 world championship and 6 European championship medals in her kitty. She has also released a fitness book and owns her own make-up and health food brands.

 38 
Artur Szpilka
(Polish Professional Boxer)
Artur Szpilka
3
Birthdate: April 12, 1989
Sun Sign: Aries
Birthplace: Wieliczka, Poland
Height: 6'4" (193 cm)
 39 
Wilfredo León
(Cuban–Polish Professional Volleyball Player)
Wilfredo León
3
Birthdate: July 31, 1993
Sun Sign: Leo
Birthplace: Santiago de Cuba, Cuba
Height: 6'8" (203 cm)
 40 
Mamed Khalidov
(Polish Mixed Martial Artist)
Mamed Khalidov
4
Birthdate: July 17, 1980
Sun Sign: Cancer
Birthplace: Grozny, Russia
Height: 6'0" (183 cm)
 41 
Zbigniew Boniek
(Polish Former Footballer and Manager)
Zbigniew Boniek
3
Birthdate: March 3, 1956
Sun Sign: Pisces
Birthplace: Bydgoszcz, Poland
Height: 5'11" (180 cm)
 42 
Dawid Kubacki
(Ski jumper)
Dawid Kubacki
2
Birthdate: March 12, 1990
Sun Sign: Pisces
Birthplace: Nowy Targ, Poland
Height: 5'11" (180 cm)
 43 
Krzysztof Glowacki
(Polish Professional Boxer)
Krzysztof Glowacki
4
Birthdate: July 31, 1986
Sun Sign: Leo
Birthplace: Walcz, Poland
Height: 6'0" (183 cm)
 44 
Andrzej Fonfara
(Polish Former Professional Boxer)
Andrzej Fonfara
3
Birthdate: November 4, 1987
Sun Sign: Scorpio
Birthplace: Białobrzegi, Polish People's Republic
Height: 6'2" (188 cm)
 45 
Ivan Putski
(Polish Former Professional Wrestler)
Ivan Putski
3
Birthdate: January 21, 1941
Sun Sign: Aquarius
Birthplace: Kraków, Poland
Height: 5'10" (178 cm)
 46 
Alina Kashlinskaya
(Polish Chess player)
Alina Kashlinskaya
2
Birthdate: October 28, 1993
Sun Sign: Scorpio
Birthplace: Moscow, Russia

Russian International Master and Woman Grandmaster Alina Kashlinskaya has had many accomplishments, including the 2019 European Women’s Individual Chess Championship win and the top women’s prize at the Chess.com Isle of Man tournament. She also won the Russian Junior Girls Championship. She is married to Polish chess Grandmaster Radosław Wojtaszek.

 47 
Marcin Held
(Polish Mixed Martial Artist)
Marcin Held
3
Birthdate: January 18, 1992
Sun Sign: Capricorn
Birthplace: Tychy, Poland
Height: 5'9" (175 cm)
 48 
Kazimierz Deyna
(Polish Professional Footballer Who Played as an Attacking Midfielder)
Kazimierz Deyna
2
Birthdate: October 23, 1947
Sun Sign: Libra
Birthplace: Starogard Gdański, Poland
Died: September 1, 1989
Height: 5'11" (180 cm)
 49 
Maria Andrejczyk
(Polish Track and Field Athlete)
Maria Andrejczyk
0
Birthdate: March 9, 1996
Sun Sign: Pisces
Birthplace: Suwałki, Poland
Height: 5'9" (175 cm)
 50 
Mariusz Wach
(Polish Professional Boxer)
Mariusz Wach
3
Birthdate: December 14, 1979
Sun Sign: Sagittarius
Birthplace: Kraków, Poland
Height: 6'8" (203 cm)
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