Polish Famous Names Starting with Letter C

(20 October 1819 – 21 May 1897) was a Polish pianist, composer, conductor and teacher.

(20 October 1819 – 21 May 1897) was a Polish pianist, composer, conductor and teacher.

Was a very popular singer and song-writer in Portugal. He penned some 500 songs, some of which becam

Was a very popular singer and song-writer in Portugal. He penned some 500 songs, some of which became national hits, including:

(Polish: Kazimierz I Odnowiciel; 25 July 1016 – 28 November 1058), was a Duke of Poland of the Pia

(Polish: Kazimierz I Odnowiciel; 25 July 1016 – 28 November 1058), was a Duke of Poland of the Piast dynasty and the de facto monarch of the entire country. He is known as the Restorer mostly because he managed to reunite all parts of Poland after a period of turmoil and attached Masovia, Silesia and Pomerania.

1138 – 5 May 1194), of the Piast Dynasty, was the youngest son of Boleslaus III by Salome von Berg

1138 – 5 May 1194), of the Piast Dynasty, was the youngest son of Boleslaus III by Salome von Berg-Schelklingen, daughter of Henry, Duke of Berg (of Wuerttemberg). He reigned as Duke of Kraków and senior prince of Poland (see Seniorate) from 1177 until his death.

(Polish: Kazimierz Wielki; April 30, 1310 – November 5, 1370), King of Poland (1333-70), was the s

(Polish: Kazimierz Wielki; April 30, 1310 – November 5, 1370), King of Poland (1333-70), was the son of King Wladyslaw I the Elbow-high and Jadwiga of Gniezno and Greater Poland.

30 November 1427 – 7 June 1492) of the Jagiellon dynasty, was Grand Duke of Lithuania from 1440, a

30 November 1427 – 7 June 1492) of the Jagiellon dynasty, was Grand Duke of Lithuania from 1440, and King of Poland from 1447, until his death.

Was an American pilot who in 1919 volunteered to serve in the Polish Air Force during the Polish-Bol

Was an American pilot who in 1919 volunteered to serve in the Polish Air Force during the Polish-Bolshevik War. Fauntleroy was an air combat veteran of the West Front in World War I. He was among the best pilots of the Polish 7th Air Escadrille, dubbed the Kosciuszko Escadrille (the Kosciuszko Squadron); he war promoted to colonel and he received Poland's highest military decoration: the Virtuti Militari. The Kosciuszko Squadron made over 400 combat flights against forces from the Soviet Union and their allies. The Kosciuszko was named in honor of Tadeusz Kosciuszko, the Polish officer who fought under Gen. George Washington during the American Revolution.

Is a Polish athlete who competed mainly in the 100 and 200 metres, during the last part of her caree

Is a Polish athlete who competed mainly in the 100 and 200 metres, during the last part of her career in 400 metres.She competed for Poland in the 1960 Summer Olympics held in Rome, Italy in the 4 x 100 meters where she won the bronze medal with her teammates Teresa Wieczorek, Barbara Janiszewska and Halina Richter.

Was a Polish poet, journalist, translator and teacher. Born July 28, 1960 in Jaslo, he graduated fro

Was a Polish poet, journalist, translator and teacher. Born July 28, 1960 in Jaslo, he graduated from a local college in nearby Krosno. Afterwards he moved to Kraków, where he joined the Faculty of French Studies. He then moved to the Warsaw University, from which he graduated. He started working as a journalist and correspondent for the L'Osservatore Romano. At that time he started to translate Italian poetry, notably the works of Eugenio Montale, Alfonso Gatta, Mario Luzi and Umberto Saba. He was also active as a journalist, speaker and translator for the Polish Radio and the Polish Television. In 1991 he started working as a teacher of the history of music, Polish and Italian languages at the Warsaw-based 1st Community College Bednarska. Having been of poor health for all of his life, he died suddenly of a heart disease on April 26, 1998, and was buried in Jaslo.

A retired Polish football player.He played for clubs such as FC Aarau (Switzerland), Legia Warszawa,

A retired Polish football player.He played for clubs such as FC Aarau (Switzerland), Legia Warszawa, Sporting de Gijón (Spain) ,Iraklis (Greece) and Górnik Leczna (Poland).He played for Polish national team, for which he played 17 matches and scored 3 goals.He was a participant at the 2002 FIFA World Cup.

(born June 13, 1962 in Niewiadów) is a popular Polish actor known for his comedy roles in movies su

(born June 13, 1962 in Niewiadów) is a popular Polish actor known for his comedy roles in movies such as Kiler, Chlopaki nie placza, The Career of Nicodemus Dyzma and a sitcom 13 posterunek.

A young Polish footballer (midfielder) playing currently for Korona Kielce.

A young Polish footballer (midfielder) playing currently for Korona Kielce.

Is a professional road racing cyclist from Elk, Poland.

Is a professional road racing cyclist from Elk, Poland.

A Jewish artist, painter, sculptor, and engraver, who is best known for being a chronicler of Jewish

A Jewish artist, painter, sculptor, and engraver, who is best known for being a chronicler of Jewish life in the small Polish village, or Shtetl Kazimierz-Dolny in southern Poland, where he was born, and painter of Holocaust era art.In 1967, Goldberg arrived in the United States, with a two-year business visa on an exhibition-tour and continued to paint, and create line engravings of his village characters, as well as sculpt. His and subject matter widened while living in New York which became one of his "themes." He and his family decided to become citizens of the United States in 1973.

(b. December 22, 1887, in Warsaw, Poland, d. November 11, 1968) was a famed boxing trainer who train

(b. December 22, 1887, in Warsaw, Poland, d. November 11, 1968) was a famed boxing trainer who trained five world champions. Goldman's most famous pupil was the undefeated heavyweight champion of the world, Rocky Marciano.

Is a Holocaust survivor and Jewish-Canadian author of Yiddish poetry and novels, a major contributor

Is a Holocaust survivor and Jewish-Canadian author of Yiddish poetry and novels, a major contributor to post-World War II Yiddish Literature. Rosenfarb began writing poetry as young as eight. After surviving the Lódz ghetto (known as Ghetto Litzmannstadt), Rosenfarb was deported to Auschwitz, where her father died, and then sent to a work camp at Sasel (subcamp of Neuengamme concentration camp), where she built houses for the bombed out Germans of Hamburg. At the end of the war she was sent to Bergen-Belsen, where she fell ill with nearly-fatal Typhus Fever in April 1945. After the end of the war, Rosenfarb married the future nationally-famous Canadian abortion activist Henry Morgentaler (the two divorced in 1975). She had published three volumes of poetry by 1950. The same year, Morgentaler and Rosenfarb, pregnant with Goldie, their daughter, emigrated from Europe to Canada, landing in Montréal in the winter of 1950, to a reception of Yiddish writers at Windsor Station.

Hesty Morgan is a Polish-born artist best known for her starring roles in the campy sexploitation fi

Hesty Morgan is a Polish-born artist best known for her starring roles in the campy sexploitation films of director Doris Wishman. Clips from Wishman's Chesty Morgan films were featured in John Waters' 1994 film Serial Mom. Waters also wrote a role for her in his never-made feature Flamingos Forever. Unlike many modern movie stars, Morgan's breasts were not augmented with implants. She has been bi

(born September 6, 1944]) is a French photographer, sculptor, self-proclaimed painter, and installat

(born September 6, 1944]) is a French photographer, sculptor, self-proclaimed painter, and installation artist.hristian Boltanski was born in Paris to a Jewish father of Ukrainian heritage, and a Corsican mother. He spent the early years of his life hiding from the Nazis.

Is a Polish actor who appeared in a 2005 TV show "Pelna Para" alongside his sister Julia Kaminska; n

Is a Polish actor who appeared in a 2005 TV show "Pelna Para" alongside his sister Julia Kaminska; nowadays he concentrates at his baccalaureate exams which he will be taking in 2010; yet, sometimes, he takes part in some movie productions; his latest appearance was in movie "Skrzydlate Swinie" directed by Anna Kazejak. His appearance in "Mala Matura" directed by Janusz Majewski had to be cancelled due to scholastic obligatories.

Was a Protestant pastor, writer, philosopher, distinguished linguist, and translator.Mrongovius, son

Was a Protestant pastor, writer, philosopher, distinguished linguist, and translator.Mrongovius, son of Bartholomeus, was born in Hohenstein (Olsztynek) in the Kingdom of Prussia (now in Poland). Mrongovius attended a school in Saalfeld (Zalewo), Kreis Mohrungen (Morag), and then studied at the cathedral school in Königsberg. He matriculated on 21 March 1782 at Königsberg University as Mrongovius Christoph. Coelestin,. Hohens. Boruss. (Christoph Coelestin Mongrovius from Hohenstein, Prussia). During his second semester, he attended Immanuel Kant's metaphysics lectures, followed by theology, logic, anthropology and moral philosophy, and physics.

A Polish/German footballer. His current team is VfL Bochum, but he has also played for Hertha BSC Be

A Polish/German footballer. His current team is VfL Bochum, but he has also played for Hertha BSC Berlin, BFC Preußen Berlin, 1. FC Schönberg, Werder Bremen, Arminia Bielefeld and Hannover 96.At the age of six he left for Berlin with his mother, where he started to play at Hertha BSC Berlin.Dabrowski owns dual citizenship (German/Polish) and in October 2005 the Polish Football Association requested to nominate Dabrowski for their national team. However the FIFA rejected the request because Dabrowski was not entitled to play for Poland, as he had already played for the German U-21 team.

Is a Polish-born American physicist, author, and translator who is a professor at the University of

Is a Polish-born American physicist, author, and translator who is a professor at the University of Central Missouri, as well as the Director of the Center for Cooperative Phenomena[1]. He held a previous academic appointment at Northeastern University in Boston. His research interests include quantum field theory, physics education, and the interdisciplinary field of science and religion.From 1966 to 1975 Jargocki worked part-time as a translator of books and articles from Russian and other languages into English for the American Mathematical Society and SCITRAN (Santa Barbara).

Was a Polish architect and theoretician of architecture.Chrystian Piotr Aigner acquired extensive kn

Was a Polish architect and theoretician of architecture.Chrystian Piotr Aigner acquired extensive knowledge of architecture in the course of several journeys to Italy that he made in the company of his patron and subsequent collaborator and friend Stanislaw Kostka Potocki.[2] He studied in Italy.[3] Later, during a long association with the city of Warsaw, he created many Classicist buildings in the Polish capital. A member of Rome's Academy of St. Luke, and of the Warsaw Society of Friends of Learning, and from 1817 a professor of architecture at Warsaw University,[4] he was active in Warsaw until 1825 and in Kraków before leaving for Italy for good[5] in 1827.[6]

Commander Keen is a series of video games developed by id Software in the early 1990s, which was suc

Commander Keen is a series of video games developed by id Software in the early 1990s, which was successful at replicating the side-scrolling action of the NES Super Mario Bros. games in MS-DOS.

Was a singer and musician from Danzig, Prussia (now Gdansk, Poland).Constantia, the daughter of Anna

Was a singer and musician from Danzig, Prussia (now Gdansk, Poland).Constantia, the daughter of Anna Kerlin and Johann Zierenberg, who would be mayor from 1630 to 1642, was raised as a Calvinist. She received an excellent musical education and was also a painter. Constantia was fluent in six languages: German, Polish, French, Italian, Swedish, and Latin.She sang for both Sigismund III Vasa (reigned 1587–1632) and for Wladyslaw IV Vasa (1632-1648) on the occasion of their visits to Danzig. Constantia went to the imperial city of Milan and on a year-long trip to a number of other European cultural cities.