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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.

Find out more about the greatest Poles, including Tommy Wiseau, Robert Lewandowski, Marie Curie, Paulo Dybala and Pope John Paul II.

The Most Famous Polish

NameBirthdayNationalityBio
Irena SendlerFebruary 15, 1910PolishIrena Sendler was a Polish nurse who along with her network is credited to have saved the lives of 2,500 Jewish children during the Holocaust
KeralisApril 30, 1980PolishCheck out all that you wanted to know about Keralis, the famous YouTube gamer; his birthday, his family and personal life, fun trivia facts and more.
Wernher Von BraunMarch 23, 1912German, Polish, AmericanWernher von Braun was a rocket scientist and aerospace engineer, who played a major role in rocket science during and post-WWII
Thomas Nicholas KucOctober 10, 2002Brazilian, PolishAll about Brazilian-American TV actor, amateur athlete and social media personality including his age, birthday, net worth, girlfriends and some fun facts.
Marie CurieNovember 7, 1867PolishMarie Curie was a Physicist and Chemist, who was world renowned for her work on radioactivity
RoxxsaurusMarch 14, 1996Polish, BritishRoxxsaurus is a Polish-English YouTube star
Furious PeteNovember 30, 1985Canadian, PolishPeter Czerwinski, better known as ‘Furious Pete,’ is a professional competitive eater, “YouTuber,” and bodybuilder from Canada.
Alfred KorzybskiJuly 3, 1879PolishAlfred Korzybski was a Polish American scholar who developed a field called general semantics
Paul TillichAugust 20, 1886German, AmericanPaul Tillich was a German-American Christian existentialist philosopher and theologian.Read this biography to learn more about his childhood, profile, life and timeline.
Joanna KrupaApril 23, 1979Polish, AmericanJoanna Krupa is a Polish-American actress, model and an animal rights activist
Frédéric Chopin

Frédéric Chopin

Frederic Chopin was a Polish composer and virtuoso pianist

PolishMarch 1, 1810141 views

Czesław Miłosz

Czeslaw Milosz was a prominent Polish-American novelist, translator, essayist and a Nobel laureate

PolishJune 30, 191199 views

Sergiusz Piasecki

Sergiusz Piasecki is a famous Polish writer renowned for his works such as ‘The Lover of Ursa Major’ and World War II memorial ‘Adam and Eve’

PolishApril 1, 1901104 views

Ignacy Domeyko

Ignacy Domeyko was a scientist and educator of international repute, renowned for his contribution to the field of geology and mining

PolishJuly 31, 1802130 views

Raphael Kalinowski

Raphael Kalinowski was a Polish Discalced Carmelite friar who was canonized by Pope John Paul II in 1991

PolishSeptember 1, 1835139 views

Lech Walesa

Lech Walesa is a former Polish labour activist turned politician, who rose to become the President of the country

PolishSeptember 29, 1943151 views

Nicolaus Copernicus

Nicolaus Copernicus, the famous mathematician and astronomer was the first to discover that the earth revolves around the sun and not the other way round

PolishFebruary 19, 1473113 views

Abraham Joshua Heschel

Abraham Joshua Heschel was a distinguished rabbi and fore bearer of Jewish theology, who also worked as a teacher

PolishJanuary 11, 1907131 views

Rosa Luxemburg

Rosa Luxemburg was a German Marxist theorist, philosopher, economist and revolutionary socialist

GermanMarch 5, 1871153 views

Furious Pete

Peter Czerwinski, better known as ‘Furious Pete,’ is a professional competitive eater, “YouTuber,” and bodybuilder from Canada.

CanadianNovember 30, 1985255 views