Famous Polish Sportspersons

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 1 
Robert Lewandowski
(One of the Most Successful Football Players in Bundesliga History)
Robert Lewandowski
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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 
Peter Schmeichel
(Football player)
Peter Schmeichel
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Birthdate: November 18, 1963
Sun Sign: Scorpio
Birthplace: Gladsaxe Municipality, Denmark
 3 
Jan Blachowicz
(Mixed martial artist)
Jan Blachowicz
4
Birthdate: February 24, 1983
Sun Sign: Pisces
Birthplace: Cieszyn, Poland
 4 
Joanna Jędrzejczyk
(Former Professional Mixed Martial Artist)
Joanna Jędrzejczyk
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Birthdate: August 18, 1987
Sun Sign: Leo
Birthplace: Olsztyn, Poland
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 5 
Wojciech Szczęsny
(Polish footballer)
Wojciech Szczęsny
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Birthdate: April 18, 1990
Sun Sign: Aries
Birthplace: Warsaw
 6 
Sebastian Janikowski
(American footballer)
Sebastian Janikowski
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Birthdate: March 2, 1978
Sun Sign: Pisces
Birthplace: Walbrzych, Dolnoslaskie, Poland
 7 
Mariusz Pudzianowski
(Polish Mixed Martial Artist and Former Strongman Competitor)
Mariusz Pudzianowski
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Birthdate: February 7, 1977
Sun Sign: Aquarius
Birthplace: Biala Rawska, Poland
 8 
Arkadiusz Milik
(Polish footballer)
Arkadiusz Milik
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Birthdate: February 28, 1994
Sun Sign: Pisces
Birthplace: Tychy, Poland
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 9 
Karolina Kowalkiewicz
(Mixed martial artist)
Karolina Kowalkiewicz
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Birthdate: October 15, 1985
Sun Sign: Libra
Birthplace: Łódź, Poland
 10 
Samuel Reshevsky
(American Chess Grandmaster)
Samuel Reshevsky
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Birthdate: November 26, 1911
Sun Sign: Sagittarius
Birthplace: Ozorkow, Poland
Died: April 4, 1992
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 11 
Iga Swiatek
(Tennis player)
Iga Swiatek
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Birthdate: May 31, 2001
Sun Sign: Gemini
Birthplace: Warsaw, Poland
 12 
Andrew Golota
4
Birthdate: January 5, 1968
Sun Sign: Capricorn
Birthplace: Warsaw, Poland
 13 
Marcin Gortat
(Basketball player)
Marcin Gortat
3
Birthdate: February 17, 1984
Sun Sign: Aquarius
Birthplace: Lódz, Poland
 14 
Hubert Hurkacz
(Tennis player)
Hubert Hurkacz
3
Birthdate: February 11, 1997
Sun Sign: Aquarius
Birthplace: Wrocław, Poland
 15 
Łukasz Fabiański
(Footballer Who Plays as a Goalkeeper)
Łukasz Fabiański
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Birthdate: April 18, 1985
Sun Sign: Aries
Birthplace: Kostrzyn, Poland
 16 
Grzegorz Krychowiak
(Polish footballer)
Grzegorz Krychowiak
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Birthdate: January 29, 1990
Sun Sign: Aquarius
Birthplace: Gryfice
 17 
Robert Kubica
(Polish Motorsports Racing Driver)
Robert Kubica
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Birthdate: December 7, 1984
Sun Sign: Sagittarius
Birthplace: Kraków, Malopolskie, Poland
 18 
Jerzy Dudek
(Polish footballer)
Jerzy Dudek
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Birthdate: March 23, 1973
Sun Sign: Aries
Birthplace: Rybnik
 19 
Margo Dydek
(Polish Basketball Player Who Played as a Center)
Margo Dydek
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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
(Football player)
Łukasz Piszczek
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Birthdate: June 3, 1985
Sun Sign: Gemini
Birthplace: Czechowice-Dziedzice, Poland
 21 
Kamil Glik
(Polish footballer)
Kamil Glik
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Birthdate: February 3, 1988
Sun Sign: Aquarius
Birthplace: Jastrzębie-Zdrój
 22 
Adam Kownacki
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Birthdate: March 27, 1989
Sun Sign: Aries
Birthplace: Lomza, Poland
 23 
Mateusz Kieliszkowski
(Athletics competitor)
Mateusz Kieliszkowski
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Birthdate: August 12, 1993
Sun Sign: Leo
Birthplace: Słubice
 24 
Agnieszka Radwańska
(Tennis player)
Agnieszka Radwańska
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Birthdate: March 6, 1989
Sun Sign: Pisces
Birthplace: Kraków, Poland
 25 
Artur Szpilka
3
Birthdate: April 12, 1989
Sun Sign: Aries
Birthplace: Wieliczka, Poland
 26 
Artur Boruc
(Football player)
Artur Boruc
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Birthdate: February 20, 1980
Sun Sign: Pisces
Birthplace: Siedlce, Poland
 27 
Zbigniew Boniek
(Footballer)
Zbigniew Boniek
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Birthdate: March 3, 1956
Sun Sign: Pisces
Birthplace: Bydgoszcz
 28 
Krzysztof Soszynski
(Polish–Canadian Actor and Mixed Martial Artist)
Krzysztof Soszynski
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Birthdate: August 2, 1977
Sun Sign: Leo
Birthplace: Stalowa Wola, Poland
 29 
Kamil Grosicki
(Polish footballer)
Kamil Grosicki
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Birthdate: June 8, 1988
Sun Sign: Gemini
Birthplace: Szczecin
 30 
Tomer Hemed
(Association football player)
Tomer Hemed
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Birthdate: May 2, 1987
Sun Sign: Taurus
Birthplace: Haifa

Tomer Hemed is an Israeli football player who plays as a striker for the Israel national team and the Australian club Western Sydney Wanderers FC. One of the most important members of the national team, Hemed won the Israel Footballer of the Year award for his performance in the 2017–18 season.

 31 
Harry Haft
(Boxer)
Harry Haft
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Birthdate: July 28, 1925
Sun Sign: Leo
Birthplace: Belchatow, Poland
Died: November 3, 2007
 32 
Tomasz Adamek
3
Birthdate: December 1, 1976
Sun Sign: Sagittarius
Birthplace: Żywiec, Poland
 33 
Marcin Tybura
(Mixed martial artist)
Marcin Tybura
3
Birthdate: November 9, 1985
Sun Sign: Scorpio
Birthplace: Uniejow, Poland
 34 
Tomasz Kuszczak
(Footballer)
Tomasz Kuszczak
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Birthdate: March 20, 1982
Sun Sign: Pisces
Birthplace: Krosno Odrzańskie
 35 
Przemek Karnowski
(Basketball player)
Przemek Karnowski
3
Birthdate: November 8, 1993
Sun Sign: Scorpio
Birthplace: Bydgoszcz, Poland
 36 
Krzysztof Jotko
(Mixed martial artist)
Krzysztof Jotko
3
Birthdate: August 19, 1989
Sun Sign: Leo
Birthplace: Elblag, Poland
 37 
Ivan Putski
(Polish Former Professional Wrestler)
Ivan Putski
3
Birthdate: January 21, 1941
Sun Sign: Aquarius
Birthplace: Kraków, Poland
 38 
Michal Oleksiejczuk
(Mixed martial artist)
Michal Oleksiejczuk
3
Birthdate: February 22, 1995
Sun Sign: Pisces
Birthplace: Łęczna, Poland
 39 
Anna Lewandowska
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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.

 40 
Andrzej Fonfara
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Birthdate: November 4, 1987
Sun Sign: Scorpio
Birthplace: Białobrzegi, Polish People's Republic
 41 
Wilfredo León
(Cuban–Polish Volleyball Player Who Plays as an Outside Hitter)
Wilfredo León
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Birthdate: July 31, 1993
Sun Sign: Leo
Birthplace: Santiago de Cuba, Cuba
 42 
Mamed Khalidov
(Mixed martial artist)
Mamed Khalidov
3
Birthdate: July 17, 1980
Sun Sign: Cancer
Birthplace: Grozny, Russia
 43 
Kamil Stoch
(Ski jumper)
Kamil Stoch
3
Birthdate: May 25, 1987
Sun Sign: Gemini
Birthplace: Zakopane, Poland
 44 
Mariusz Wach
3
Birthdate: December 14, 1979
Sun Sign: Sagittarius
Birthplace: Kraków, Poland
 45 
Krzysztof Glowacki
4
Birthdate: July 31, 1986
Sun Sign: Leo
Birthplace: Walcz, Poland
 46 
Marcin Held
(Mixed martial artist)
Marcin Held
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Birthdate: January 18, 1992
Sun Sign: Capricorn
Birthplace: Tychy, Poland
 47 
Kazimierz Deyna
(Footballer)
Kazimierz Deyna
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Birthdate: October 23, 1947
Sun Sign: Libra
Birthplace: Starogard Gdański, Poland
Died: September 1, 1989
 48 
Stanislawa Walasiewicz
(Polish-American Track and Field Athlete)
Stanislawa Walasiewicz
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Birthdate: April 3, 1911
Sun Sign: Aries
Birthplace: Wierzchownia, Kuyavian-Pomeranian Voivodeship, Poland
Died: December 4, 1980
 49 
Magda Linette
(Tennis player)
Magda Linette
3
Birthdate: February 12, 1992
Sun Sign: Aquarius
Birthplace: Poznań, Poland
 50 
Popek
(Rapper)
Popek
3
Birthdate: December 2, 1978
Sun Sign: Sagittarius
Birthplace: Legnica, Poland