Polish Famous Baby Names

Is a Polish fencer who won a silver medal in Men's Team Épée (Fencing) at the 2008 Summer Olympics

Is a Polish fencer who won a silver medal in Men's Team Épée (Fencing) at the 2008 Summer Olympics in Beijing, together with Tomasz Motyka, Radoslaw Zawrotniak, and Robert Andrzejuk.

Was a U.S.-Polish soccer forward who was a member of the U.S. national team at the 1950 FIFA World C

Was a U.S.-Polish soccer forward who was a member of the U.S. national team at the 1950 FIFA World Cup. He is a member of the National Soccer Hall of Fame.Wolanin began his professional career with Polish First Division club Pogon Lwów when he was seventeen. When Germany invaded Poland, sparking World War II in September 1939, Wolanin fled to England where he played for English First Division club Blackpool. However, he never cracked the first team before moving to the United States

Is a Polish sprint canoer who competed from 1994 to 2008. He has won seventeen medals at the ICF Can

Is a Polish sprint canoer who competed from 1994 to 2008. He has won seventeen medals at the ICF Canoe Sprint World Championships with two golds (K-2 200 m: 1994, K-2 500 m: 1999), ten silvers (K-2 200 m: 2002, 2003, 2006; K-2 500 m: 2002, 2005; K-2 1000 m: 1999, K-4 200 m: 1994, K-4 1000 m: 1994, 2006, 2007), and five bronzes (K-2 200 m: 1999, 2005; K-2 500 m: 1995, K-4 500 m: 2006, K-4 1000 m: 2005).

Is a Polish poet, novelist, and essayist.He had lived in Paris since 1981. In 2002 he has moved to K

Is a Polish poet, novelist, and essayist.He had lived in Paris since 1981. In 2002 he has moved to Kraków. His poem Try To Praise The Mutilated World, printed in The New Yorker, became famous after 9/11. He currently is a faculty member on the University

Was a Polish physician known for his work on ophthalmology and was the son of Ludwik Zamenhof, the i

Was a Polish physician known for his work on ophthalmology and was the son of Ludwik Zamenhof, the inventor of Esperanto. During World War II, 6 September 1939, he was head of the Starozakonnych Hospital in Warsaw, and its director. On 1 October 1939 Zamenhof was arrested and sent to the camp in Palmiry, 29 January 1940 where he was shot.

Was a professor of medicine at the Kraków Academy, its rector in 1510–1511, a humanist, writer an

Was a professor of medicine at the Kraków Academy, its rector in 1510–1511, a humanist, writer and philosopher.[1]Adam studied in the Department of Liberal Arts at the Kraków Academy, earning a baccalaureate in 1488 and a master's degree in 1492. He then studied medicine in Italy. Returning to Poland, he served as court physician to Kings Jan I Olbracht, Alexander Jagiellon and Zygmunt I. In 1510 and 1511 he was twice elected rector of the Kraków Academy. He opposed the clergy's dominance over the secular estate. An unconventional thinker, he hypothesized the immortality of humankind.[1]

Was a Polish-Israeli activist and politician.During World War II he was one of the leaders of the Je

Was a Polish-Israeli activist and politician.During World War II he was one of the leaders of the Jewish underground in the Warsaw Ghetto, and a member of the presidium of the Underground National Committee. He also served as general secretary of Zegota, the Polish Council for Jewish Aid whose aim was to rescue Jews from the Holocaust, and Tsetnum, a children's aid society in Warsaw.[1]After the war ended, he became a representative of the Sejm, and in 1947 became chairman of the Central Committee of Polish Jewry.

Was a Polish agricultural, conservative and royalist activist. He was Voivode of Poznan from 1923-19

Was a Polish agricultural, conservative and royalist activist. He was Voivode of Poznan from 1923-1928 and a member of the Senate of Poland in the Second Polish Republic. In the aftermath of the German invasion of Poland he was the Government Delegate for Poland for the Polish territories annexed by Nazi Germany. He was arrested by the Germans in July 1941 and killed in 1942.In 1918 he became a functionary of the reborn Polish state, first as a commissair for the Lódz region in 1918, then from 1919 to 1920 as a starost of the Sroda County and from 1923 to 1928 he was the voivode of Poznan.

1839-1902) was a Polish novelist, publicist and educator. In Polish literature, he was a leading rep

1839-1902) was a Polish novelist, publicist and educator. In Polish literature, he was a leading representative of Naturalism.

Was a painter and engraver, born in Warsaw, Poland, but worked and taught in France & Germany (where

Was a painter and engraver, born in Warsaw, Poland, but worked and taught in France & Germany (where he was active in the Berlin Secession movement). His oil painting relied on use of heavy impasto and was in style closely related to Impressionism. He died in Berlin.

Was a Polish writer and poet from the region of Cieszyn Silesia.When World War II broke up Fierla fl

Was a Polish writer and poet from the region of Cieszyn Silesia.When World War II broke up Fierla fled like many other Poles to the east. After his return German Nazi authorities jailed him in 1940 and incarcerated in Dachau and later in Mauthausen-Gusen concentration camps.[1] Released from the camp worked as a worker in Pietwald and in 1944 was forced to join the German Army and was captured in France by the British forces. Fierla then stayed in the Western Europe

(1889, Lvov-1957) was a Polish chemist, considered to be a significant precursor to the practices of

(1889, Lvov-1957) was a Polish chemist, considered to be a significant precursor to the practices of biotechnology and environmental protection.

Was a Polish soccer goalkeeper.Krzyk represented both Brygada Czestochowa and Polish National Team (

Was a Polish soccer goalkeeper.Krzyk represented both Brygada Czestochowa and Polish National Team (where his main rival for starting position was Edward Madejski). Altogether, played 6 games in Polish jersey, allowing 11 goals. His debut took place September 12, 1937 in Warsaw (Poland - Denmark 3-1). Krzyk's last game game in National Team was the 4-2 victory over Hungary (August 27, 1939, Warsaw).

(June 12, 1904 in Warsaw, Russian Empire (now Poland) – 1941 in Paneriai), was a Polish logician a

(June 12, 1904 in Warsaw, Russian Empire (now Poland) – 1941 in Paneriai), was a Polish logician and mathematician. He was a student of Waclaw Sierpinski, became a distinguished author of works on set theory and had served as an Assistant Professor at Warsaw University. He was killed by the Nazis in Paneriai (Ponary), near Vilnius.

Was a Polish architect and conservator of monuments. Between 1902 and 1909, he studied in Sankt Pete

Was a Polish architect and conservator of monuments. Between 1902 and 1909, he studied in Sankt Petersburg, later also in Austria in Germany. In 1910 Szyszko-Bohusz began lecturing at the Jagiellonian University and at the Jan Matejko Academy of Fine Arts in Krakow. In 1912 he moved to Lwow, to lecture at the Lviv Polytechnic, where he remained until 1916.Upon returning to Krakow, in 1916, Szyszko-Bohusz was given the post of the director of renovation crew of the Wawel Castle. Due to his efforts, several buildings as well as rooms of the castle were remodelled and renewed. He discovered remnants of the Romanesque prince’s palladium in front of the northern elevation of the castle (1921). In the years 1935-1938 he conducted restoration works in the western part of the cathedral. It was at that time that in St. Leonard’s crypt bishop Maurus’s tomb was found (d. 1118), as well as several fragments of the walls of the Romanesque cathedral and traces of its sequence of transformations. He created the sarcophagus of Juliusz Slowacki and helped with creation of the crypt of Jozef Pilsudski.

Was a Polish-British chess master.In 1843 he played a match with Howard Staunton, receiving Pawn and

Was a Polish-British chess master.In 1843 he played a match with Howard Staunton, receiving Pawn and two moves, and won six games right off the reel. Zytogorski was befriend by the late Robert Brien, who succeeded Staunton as an editor of The Chronicle in

Was a Polish-German philosopher and jurist.

Was a Polish-German philosopher and jurist.

A Polish footballer (midfielder) playing currently for Widzew Lódz. He played once in Poland nation

A Polish footballer (midfielder) playing currently for Widzew Lódz. He played once in Poland national football team so far - the game versus UAE on December 6, 2006. He also played in such a clubs like Slask Wroclaw , Polar Wroclaw and Górnik Leczna.

A Polish footballer who plays for Zaglebie Sosnowiec. He represented Poland at the 2007 FIFA U-20 Wo

A Polish footballer who plays for Zaglebie Sosnowiec. He represented Poland at the 2007 FIFA U-20 World Cup.

A Polish footballer. He currently plays as a defender for Heart of Midlothian in the Scottish Premie

A Polish footballer. He currently plays as a defender for Heart of Midlothian in the Scottish Premier League.Mrowiec joined Hearts on loan from FBK Kaunas in 2008 as a holding midfielder, he made his debut against Falkirk in a 2–1 away defeat.

A Polish footballer who plays for Polish second-tier side Znicz Pruszków.

A Polish footballer who plays for Polish second-tier side Znicz Pruszków.

A Polish footballer (striker) playing currently for Real Murcia. Adrian Sikora played also two times

A Polish footballer (striker) playing currently for Real Murcia. Adrian Sikora played also two times for Poland national football team, scoring one goal. He joined Murcia from Dyskobolia Grodzisk Wielkopolski, with which he won the Polish Cup in 2007.

Is a Polish weightlifter.

Is a Polish weightlifter.

Was a Portuguese musician, born to a conservative Roman Catholic family in Porto. His family moved t

Was a Portuguese musician, born to a conservative Roman Catholic family in Porto. His family moved to Avintes after his birth. He went to Coimbra for study at the University of Coimbra, and eventually dropped out, albeit has involved himself in the student activism and Coimbra fado music.

Is a Polish ice dancer. She has competed with Tomasz Jekiel and Marcin Kozubek. With Kozubek, she wa

Is a Polish ice dancer. She has competed with Tomasz Jekiel and Marcin Kozubek. With Kozubek, she was the 1997 World Junior bronze medalist, the 1999 Polish national champion, and the fourth time Polish national silver medalist.