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

Anna HeldAnna Held
08 March 1872, French
Actress, Singer

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

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

Krzysztof KieślowskiKrzysztof Kieślowski
27 June 1941, Polish
Polish film director

Benoit MandelbrotBenoit Mandelbrot
20 November 1924, French, Polish, American
Mathematician, Economist, Professor, Scientist,

Jarosław KaczyńskiJarosław Kaczyński
18 June 1949, Polish
Former Prime Minister of Poland

Lech KaczyńskiLech Kaczyński
18 June 1949, Polish, Russian
Former President of Poland
Tamara de LempickaTamara de Lempicka
16 May 1898, Polish, American
Painter

Janusz Korwin-MikkeJanusz Korwin-Mikke
27 October 1942, Polish
Politician, Bridge player, Economist, Journalist,

Hilary KoprowskiHilary Koprowski
05 December 1916, Polish, American
Virologist, Immunologist

Janusz KorczakJanusz Korczak
22 July 1878, Polish
Educationist, Pediatrician, Children's writer
Osip MandelstamOsip Mandelstam
15 January 1891, Polish, Russian
Poet, Writer, Translator, Literary critic,

Alfred TarskiAlfred Tarski
14 January 1901, Polish, American
Mathematician, Philosopher
Witold LutosławskiWitold Lutosławski
25 January 1913, Polish
Composer

John ShalikashviliJohn Shalikashvili
27 June 1936, Polish, American
Army General

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

Stanisław MoniuszkoStanisław Moniuszko
05 May 1819, Polish
Composer
Stanisław Ignacy WitkiewiczStanisław Ignacy Witkiewicz
24 February 1885, Polish
Writer

Adam MichnikAdam Michnik
17 October 1946, Polish
Journalist, Writer, Trade unionist

Wacław SierpińskiWacław Sierpiński
14 March 1882, Polish
Mathematician
Adam Jerzy CzartoryskiAdam Jerzy Czartoryski
14 January 1770, Polish
Statesman

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Józef BeckJózef Beck
04 October 1894, Polish
Statesman
Wanda LandowskaWanda Landowska
05 July 1879, French, Polish
Harpsichordist

Anna Maria JopekAnna Maria Jopek
14 December 1970, Polish
Singer, Jazz musician, Pianist, Lyricist,

Antoni ZygmundAntoni Zygmund
25 December 1900, Polish
Mathematician

Władysław BartoszewskiWładysław Bartoszewski
19 February 1922, Polish
Journalist, Politician, Diplomat, Historian,
Antoni MacierewiczAntoni Macierewicz
03 August 1948, Polish
Politician, Historian, Journalist, Trade unionist
Marie RambertMarie Rambert
20 February 1888, Polish, British
Dancer

Agnieszka OsieckaAgnieszka Osiecka
09 October 1936, Polish
Poet

Kazimierz KuratowskiKazimierz Kuratowski
02 February 1896, Polish
Mathematician, Logician

Andrzej PanufnikAndrzej Panufnik
24 September 1914, Polish
Composer
Chaïm PerelmanChaïm Perelman
20 May 1912, Belgian, Polish
Philosopher, University teacher

Kazimierz PułaskiKazimierz Pułaski
06 March 1745, Lithuanian, Polish, American
Soldier

Sławomir PetelickiSławomir Petelicki
13 September 1946, Polish
Officer

Józef Ignacy KraszewskiJózef Ignacy Kraszewski
28 July 1812, Polish
Writer

Bronisław GeremekBronisław Geremek
06 March 1932, Polish
Historian
Włodzimierz CimoszewiczWłodzimierz Cimoszewicz
13 September 1950, Polish
Politician, Diplomat, University teacher, Farmer

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

Antoni MalczewskiAntoni Malczewski
03 June 1793, Polish
Poet

Sheldon GlueckSheldon Glueck
15 August 1896, Polish, American
Criminologist
Jean de ReszkeJean de Reszke
14 January 1850, French, Polish
Tenor singer

Karl TausigKarl Tausig
04 November 1841, Polish
Pianist
Bolesław LeśmianBolesław Leśmian
22 January 1877, Polish
Poet

Mikhail Dmitrievich GorchakovMikhail Dmitrievich Gorchakov
28 February 1793, Polish, Russian
Military general

Joachim LelewelJoachim Lelewel
22 March 1786, Polish
Historian

Elie NadelmanElie Nadelman
20 February 1882, Polish, American
Sculptor

Stefan KudelskiStefan Kudelski
27 February 1929, Polish
Audio engineer
Antoni SłonimskiAntoni Słonimski
15 November 1895, Polish
Poet

Jan LechońJan Lechoń
13 March 1899, Polish
Poet

David SeymourDavid Seymour
20 November 1911, Polish
Photographer

Elżbieta DmochElżbieta Dmoch
29 September 1951, Polish
Singer, Musician
Christian David GinsburgChristian David Ginsburg
25 December 1831, British
Translator

Pawel PawlikowskiPawel Pawlikowski
15 September 1957, Polish
Filmmaker
Henryk StażewskiHenryk Stażewski
09 January 1894, Polish
Painter

Antoni LangeAntoni Lange
28 April 1862, Polish
Poet

Artur BalsamArtur Balsam
08 February 1906, Polish, American
Pianist
Karl Ferdinand von GräfeKarl Ferdinand von Gräfe
08 March 1787, German
Surgeon

Kate SimonKate Simon
05 December 1912, American
Writer
Adolf RudnickiAdolf Rudnicki
22 January 1909, Polish
Author

Wacław BerentWacław Berent
28 September 1878, Polish
Novelist

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

Slavomir RawiczSlavomir Rawicz
01 September 1915, Polish
 
Eduard Adolf StrasburgerEduard Adolf Strasburger
01 February 1844, German, Polish
Professor