TheFamousPeople

Warsaw has produced a number of well-known physicists, football players, models, philosophers, actresses and several other personalities from other spheres. Our list of famous people from Warsaw includes Marie Curie, Robert Lewandowski, Joanna Krupa, Abraham Joshua Heschel, Anna Held, and many others.

Famous People Born In Warsaw

Marie CurieMarie Curie
07 November 1867, French, Polish
First woman to win a Nobel Prize
Robert LewandowskiRobert Lewandowski
21 August 1988, Polish
Footballer

Joanna KrupaJoanna Krupa
23 April 1979, Polish, American
Actor, Model, Television Personality

Konstantin RokossovskyKonstantin Rokossovsky
21 December 1896, Polish, Russian
Soviet Officer

Margo DydekMargo Dydek
28 April 1974, Polish
Basketball Player

Abraham Joshua HeschelAbraham Joshua Heschel
11 January 1907, Polish
Rabbi
Anna HeldAnna Held
08 March 1872, French
Actress, Singer

Alfred KorzybskiAlfred Korzybski
03 July 1879, Polish
Scholar who developed the field of General

Witold LutoslawskiWitold Lutoslawski
25 January 1913, Polish
Composer
Ola KowalOla Kowal
1990 AD, Polish
Model, Blogger, Instagram Star

Wojciech SzczęsnyWojciech Szczęsny
18 April 1990, Polish
Polish footballer
Andrew GolotaAndrew Golota
05 January 1968, Polish
Boxer

Jarosław KaczyńskiJarosław Kaczyński
18 June 1949, Polish
Statesmen

Krzysztof KieślowskiKrzysztof Kieślowski
27 June 1941, Polish
Polish film director

Lech KaczyńskiLech Kaczyński
18 June 1949, Polish, Russian
Former President of Poland

Janusz Korwin-MikkeJanusz Korwin-Mikke
27 October 1942, Polish
Politician, Bridge player, Economist, Journalist,
Benoit MandelbrotBenoit Mandelbrot
20 November 1924, French, Polish, American
Mathematician, Economist, Professor, Scientist,

Tamara de LempickaTamara de Lempicka
16 May 1898, Polish, American
Painter

Janusz KorczakJanusz Korczak
22 July 1878, Polish
Educationist, Pediatrician, Children's writer

John ShalikashviliJohn Shalikashvili
27 June 1936, Polish, American
Army General
Alfred TarskiAlfred Tarski
14 January 1901, Polish, American
Mathematician, Philosopher

Osip MandelstamOsip Mandelstam
15 January 1891, Polish, Russian
Poet, Writer, Translator, Literary critic,
Hilary KoprowskiHilary Koprowski
05 December 1916, Polish, American
Virologist, Immunologist

Witold LutosławskiWitold Lutosławski
25 January 1913, Polish
Composer

Joseph RotblatJoseph Rotblat
04 November 1908, Polish
Physicist
Israel EpsteinIsrael Epstein
20 April 1915, Chinese, Polish
Journalist

Wanda LandowskaWanda Landowska
05 July 1879, French, Polish
Harpsichordist
Władysław BartoszewskiWładysław Bartoszewski
19 February 1922, Polish
Journalist, Politician, Diplomat, Historian,

Stanisław Ignacy WitkiewiczStanisław Ignacy Witkiewicz
24 February 1885, Polish
Writer

Adam MichnikAdam Michnik
17 October 1946, Polish
Journalist, Writer, Trade unionist
Stanisław MoniuszkoStanisław Moniuszko
05 May 1819, Polish
Composer

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Antoni MacierewiczAntoni Macierewicz
03 August 1948, Polish
Politician, Historian, Journalist, Trade unionist
Wacław SierpińskiWacław Sierpiński
14 March 1882, Polish
Mathematician

Józef BeckJózef Beck
04 October 1894, Polish
Statesman

Adam Jerzy CzartoryskiAdam Jerzy Czartoryski
14 January 1770, Polish
Statesman

Anna Maria JopekAnna Maria Jopek
14 December 1970, Polish
Singer, Jazz musician, Pianist, Lyricist,
Kazimierz PułaskiKazimierz Pułaski
06 March 1745, Lithuanian, Polish, American
Soldier
Marie RambertMarie Rambert
20 February 1888, Polish, British
Dancer

Kazimierz KuratowskiKazimierz Kuratowski
02 February 1896, Polish
Mathematician, Logician

Antoni ZygmundAntoni Zygmund
25 December 1900, Polish
Mathematician

Sławomir PetelickiSławomir Petelicki
13 September 1946, Polish
Officer
Bronisław GeremekBronisław Geremek
06 March 1932, Polish
Historian

Andrzej PanufnikAndrzej Panufnik
24 September 1914, Polish
Composer

Włodzimierz CimoszewiczWłodzimierz Cimoszewicz
13 September 1950, Polish
Politician, Diplomat, University teacher, Farmer

Chaïm PerelmanChaïm Perelman
20 May 1912, Belgian, Polish
Philosopher, University teacher

Józef Ignacy KraszewskiJózef Ignacy Kraszewski
28 July 1812, Polish
Writer
Agnieszka OsieckaAgnieszka Osiecka
09 October 1936, Polish
Poet

Jerzy AndrzejewskiJerzy Andrzejewski
19 August 1909, Polish, Russian
Author
Haroun TazieffHaroun Tazieff
11 May 1914, Polish
Volcanologist

Karl TausigKarl Tausig
04 November 1841, Polish
Pianist

Bolesław LeśmianBolesław Leśmian
22 January 1877, Polish
Poet
Jean de ReszkeJean de Reszke
14 January 1850, French, Polish
Tenor singer

Mikhail Dmitrievich GorchakovMikhail Dmitrievich Gorchakov
28 February 1793, Polish, Russian
Military general
Sheldon GlueckSheldon Glueck
15 August 1896, Polish, American
Criminologist

Joachim LelewelJoachim Lelewel
22 March 1786, Polish
Historian

Stefan KudelskiStefan Kudelski
27 February 1929, Polish
Audio engineer

Antoni MalczewskiAntoni Malczewski
03 June 1793, Polish
Poet

Tad SzulcTad Szulc
25 July 1926, American
Author
Henryk RossHenryk Ross
01 May 1910, Israeli, Polish
Photographer

Christian David GinsburgChristian David Ginsburg
25 December 1831, British
Translator

Elżbieta DmochElżbieta Dmoch
29 September 1951, Polish
Singer, Musician

Antoni SłonimskiAntoni Słonimski
15 November 1895, Polish
Poet
Elie NadelmanElie Nadelman
20 February 1882, Polish, American
Sculptor

David SeymourDavid Seymour
20 November 1911, Polish
Photographer
Jan LechońJan Lechoń
13 March 1899, Polish
Poet

Artur BalsamArtur Balsam
08 February 1906, Polish, American
Pianist

Antoni LangeAntoni Lange
28 April 1862, Polish
Poet
Henryk StażewskiHenryk Stażewski
09 January 1894, Polish
Painter

Pawel PawlikowskiPawel Pawlikowski
15 September 1957, Polish
Filmmaker
Kate SimonKate Simon
05 December 1912, American
Writer

Wacław BerentWacław Berent
28 September 1878, Polish
Novelist

Karl Ferdinand von GräfeKarl Ferdinand von Gräfe
08 March 1787, German
Surgeon
Adolf RudnickiAdolf Rudnicki
22 January 1909, Polish
Author

KayahKayah
05 November 1967, Polish
singer, jazz musician
Adam WażykAdam Ważyk
17 November 1905, Polish
Poet

Slavomir RawiczSlavomir Rawicz
01 September 1915, Polish
 

Eduard Adolf StrasburgerEduard Adolf Strasburger
01 February 1844, German, Polish
Professor

Józef SikorskiJózef Sikorski
1813 AD, Polish
Musician