Polish Famous Names Starting with Letter J

Is a Polish conservative politician. He was elected to Senate on September 25, 2005, candidating fro

Is a Polish conservative politician. He was elected to Senate on September 25, 2005, candidating from Civic Platform. During the 2007 Polish parliamentary elections, he was Platform's leader in the Cracow constituency after Jan Rokita decided not to run. He was elected to the Sejm with 160,465 votes, which gave him second place, just short of Zbigniew Ziobro. Gowin has a PhD in philosophy and is the founder and dean of Cracow's Jozef Tischner Higher European School, which is named after his one-time professor and personal friend Józef Tischner. He is the former editor of the Znak monthly and is known to be an expert on the philosophy of John Paul II, having established the first graduate course in Poland dedicated to the field.

February 20, 1894 – March 2, 1980) was a Polish poet and writer.n 1919 Jaroslaw Iwaszkiewicz co-fo

February 20, 1894 – March 2, 1980) was a Polish poet and writer.n 1919 Jaroslaw Iwaszkiewicz co-founded the Skamander group of experimental poets with Julian Tuwim and Antoni Slonimski.

Born June 18, 1949) is a Polish politician who was Prime Minister from July 2006 to November 2007. H

Born June 18, 1949) is a Polish politician who was Prime Minister from July 2006 to November 2007. He presently is the chairman of the Law and Justice party, which he co-founded in 2002. He has a Doctor of law degree.

Polish contemporary painter dealing with moral and social issues in a controversial manner. His work

Polish contemporary painter dealing with moral and social issues in a controversial manner. His works were displayed in The Department of The National Museum ”Królikarnia”, Salons of the Auction House Rempex, "Gallery BP", Gallery "Tamka", "Gallery SD", "Gallery Bellotto"- in Warsaw; Museum of Galicia, Bunker of Art, Gallery "Turlej Fundation"- in Krakow; Voergaard Castle, Gallery Herning, Gallery Kolding - in Denmark; Art Expo in New York, and many other galleries and museums. The majority of Kukowski’s paintings were catalogued in the albums published by the auction houses, galleries and publishing houses.

A Polish footballer (winger) currently playing for Polonia Warsaw. Lato has also played for Stal Swi

A Polish footballer (winger) currently playing for Polonia Warsaw. Lato has also played for Stal Swidnica, Lechia Dzierzoniów, Slask Wroclaw, RKS Radomsko and Widzew Lódz. He is not related to Grzegorz Lato.

Is a Polish poet, essayist, dramatist and literary critic. He is a son of Hanna Baranowska (a physic

Is a Polish poet, essayist, dramatist and literary critic. He is a son of Hanna Baranowska (a physician) and Wladyslaw Rymkiewicz (a writer).As a poet, he is influenced by the traditions of classicism and the baroque. He has received multiple prizes for his novels, essays, and translations, including the Koscielski Prize (1967), S. Vincenz Prize (1985), and Polish PEN Club Prize. His volume of poetry Zachód slonca w Milanówku won the prestigious Nike Award in 2003.

A Polish footballer who plays as a midfielder for Zaglebie Lubin.

A Polish footballer who plays as a midfielder for Zaglebie Lubin.

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

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

(November 13, 1836 – May 23, 1871) was a Polish revolutionary Nationalist and general. (Zdrada 197

(November 13, 1836 – May 23, 1871) was a Polish revolutionary Nationalist and general. (Zdrada 1973, p. 9).

Is a Polish journalist, writer and historian. Employee of the Bureau of Public Education of the Inst

Is a Polish journalist, writer and historian. Employee of the Bureau of Public Education of the Institute of National Remembrance. He specializes in the recent communist-era history of Poland.

Is a Polish athlete who mainly competed in the high jump.She competed for Poland at the 1960 Summer

Is a Polish athlete who mainly competed in the high jump.She competed for Poland at the 1960 Summer Olympics held in Rome, Italy in the high jump where she won the silver medal jointly with Dorothy Shirley. At the 1964 Summer Olympics in Tokyo she ended up in 10th place.

(born on 7 February 1936) is an Italian journalist and politician. He is currently a Member of the E

(born on 7 February 1936) is an Italian journalist and politician. He is currently a Member of the European Parliament for North-West with the Forza Italia, Member of the Bureau of the European People's Party and sits on the European Parliament's Committee on Foreign Affairs.

(born 14 December 1850, Warsaw – died 14 September, 1919, Paris) was a Polish–born French chess

(born 14 December 1850, Warsaw – died 14 September, 1919, Paris) was a Polish–born French chess master.

Was a Polish politician, journalist and writer, son of Franciszek Giertych, father of Maciej Giertyc

Was a Polish politician, journalist and writer, son of Franciszek Giertych, father of Maciej Giertych and grandfather of Roman Giertych.During the First World War he attended for a time a German-language Lutheran school in Tallinn, Estonia, then part of the Russian empire, where his father was deputy manager of a shipyard. His family later moved to Petrograd where they experienced the Russian Revolution, returning to Poland in 1918 after the treaty of Brest-Litovsk.

(13 January 1870 - 5 August 1944) was a Polish socialist politician who served as first Prime Minist

(13 January 1870 - 5 August 1944) was a Polish socialist politician who served as first Prime Minister of Poland (of the Second Polish Republic), from November 1918 to January 1919.

(1768 - 1838) was a Polish writer, physician, chemist and biologist. His achievements include the cr

(1768 - 1838) was a Polish writer, physician, chemist and biologist. His achievements include the creation of modern Polish terminology in the field of chemistry.

Was a rabbi, early Zionist, and leader of the Jewish community in Poland.Thon studied philosophy and

Was a rabbi, early Zionist, and leader of the Jewish community in Poland.Thon studied philosophy and sociology under George Simmel. As a student, he assisted Theodor Herzl in the ideological preparations for the First Zionist Congress, and in 1897 published a groundbreaking philosophical study of Zionism, Zur geschichtsphilosophischen Begrendung des Zionismus. Thon wrote literary and scientific academic works and journalistic essays, and a 1910 work on the philosophical and sociological methods of Herbert Spencer.

(December 12, 1915 – March 4, 2004) was a popular Polish poet, writer, actor and singer, best know

(December 12, 1915 – March 4, 2004) was a popular Polish poet, writer, actor and singer, best known for creating Kabaret Starszych Panów (Old Gentlemen Cabaret) with Jerzy Wasowski and for his ballads and sung poetry, a popular music genre in Poland.

Was a Polish painter and a survivor of the Auschwitz concentration camp.He was brought to the concen

Was a Polish painter and a survivor of the Auschwitz concentration camp.He was brought to the concentration camp of Auschwitz on January 14, 1943. Labeled with the inmate number 87112 he was assigned to work in the labor battalion distributing clothes. During an evacuation march out of the Sachsenhausen concentration camp he was freed on May 3, 1945 and lived in Lübeck after that.In 1947 Brandhuber started working as a historian at the National Museum Auschwitz-Birkenau. Due to the limited availability of housing in Poland he received an official residence at the memorial place in which he lived till death.

A former Polish football player.On the national level he played for Poland national team (13 matches

A former Polish football player.On the national level he played for Poland national team (13 matches) and was a participant at the 1972 Summer Olympics, where his team won the gold medal.

Is a boxer from Poland.He competed for Poland at the 1960 Summer Olympics held in Rome, Italy where

Is a boxer from Poland.He competed for Poland at the 1960 Summer Olympics held in Rome, Italy where he finished in second place in the men's featherweight event .

Was a Polish soccer player, one of best forwards of interwar Poland.In the late 1930s Wostal played

Was a Polish soccer player, one of best forwards of interwar Poland.In the late 1930s Wostal played for AKS Chorzów. The best year in his career was 1937. His team then became vice-champions of Poland (after Cracovia Kraków), and he was the top scorer of the Polish Soccer League, with 12 goals.On the Polish National Team he played in 10 games, scoring 4 goals. Wostal’s debut took place on September 6, 1936, in Riga (Latvia - Poland 3-3). One of the best matches in his career occurred on October 10, 1937 in Warsaw. In a 1938 FIFA World Cup qualifier Poland beat Yugoslavia 4-0 and Wostal scored one of the goals.

Was a prolific Polish author. Having joined the communist party in 1950, he left the party after 195

Was a prolific Polish author. Having joined the communist party in 1950, he left the party after 1956 events[1]. In 1976 he was one of the founding members of the intellectual opposition group KOR (Workers' Defence Committee). Later, Andrzejewski was a strong supporter of Poland's anti-Communist Solidarity movement. On 23 September 2006, he was posthumously given the rank of Commander of the Order of Polonia Restituta. He is "Alpha" in Czeslaw Milosz's book The Captive Mind.

Is a Polish film director. His film Nights and Days was nominated for an Academy Award for Best Fore

Is a Polish film director. His film Nights and Days was nominated for an Academy Award for Best Foreign Language Film.

A retired Polish footballer (striker) connected most of time with Szombierki Bytom. He played also f

A retired Polish footballer (striker) connected most of time with Szombierki Bytom. He played also for Górnik Zabrze and Stade Rennes. Wilim played 8 times in Poland national football team. (1963–1969)