Polish Famous Names Starting with Letter J

Is a Polish professional tennis player. As of November 15, 2010 Janowicz was ranked third among Poli

Is a Polish professional tennis player. As of November 15, 2010 Janowicz was ranked third among Polish players behind L. Kubot (No. 62) and M. Przysiezny (No. 90), at number 183 in the world. He reached the boys final at the 2008 French Open, losing in tw

Is a Polish right-wing politician, member of Law and Justice party.He was leader of small party Chri

Is a Polish right-wing politician, member of Law and Justice party.He was leader of small party Christian-National Union (Zjednoczenie Chrzescijansko-Narodowe, ZChN). He has been a president of the city of Lódz since 2002. On November 2006 he was reelected for the office of president of the city of Lódz.

Is a Polish sprint canoer who competed in the 1970s. Competing in two Summer Olympics, he won a silv

Is a Polish sprint canoer who competed in the 1970s. Competing in two Summer Olympics, he won a silver medal in the C-2 500 m event at Montreal in 1976.Opara also won four medals at the ICF Canoe Sprint World Championships with two silvers (C-1 1000 m: 1970, C-2 1000 m: 1974) and two bronzes (C-2 500 m: 1973, C-2 1000 m: 1977).

Was a renowned Polish sculptor.

Was a renowned Polish sculptor.

Is a Polish slalom canoer who competed in the early 1970s. He finished 13th in the C-2 event at the

Is a Polish slalom canoer who competed in the early 1970s. He finished 13th in the C-2 event at the 1972 Summer Olympics in Munich.

A Polish footballer, currently with Polish League's Górnik Zabrze.Brzeczek played for Raków Czesto

A Polish footballer, currently with Polish League's Górnik Zabrze.Brzeczek played for Raków Czestochowa, Olimpia Poznan, Lech Poznan, Górnik Zabrze, GKS Katowice, FC Tirol Innsbruck (later FC Wacker Tirol), LASK Linz, Maccabi Haifa, SK Sturm Graz and FC Kärnten, returning in 2007 to Poland for a second stint with Górnik. He picked up championship medals in both Poland (with Lech Poznan in 1993) and Austria (with Tirol Innsbruck in 2001 and 2002).

Was a Polish film director. He is of Armenian descent.Other noted works by Kawalerowicz include Moth

Was a Polish film director. He is of Armenian descent.Other noted works by Kawalerowicz include Mother Joan of the Angels (Matka Joanna od aniolów, 1961) and a 1966 adaptation of Boleslaw Prus' historical novel, Pharaoh, which was nominated for the Academy Award for Best Foreign Language Film.In 1955 Kawalerowicz was appointed head of the prestigious KADR production unit. He held that position again in 1972. He always resisted pressures from the communist administration to produce propaganda films

Was a Polish scientist and university professor

Was a Polish scientist and university professor

Polish historian, professor at the John Paul II Catholic University of Lublin, former member of the

Polish historian, professor at the John Paul II Catholic University of Lublin, former member of the Polish Senate.During World War II, soldier of the Home Army (Armia Krajowa) and participant in the Warsaw Uprising, where he was seriously injured and lost his right hand. On leaving the military hospital in April 1945, he went to Adam Mickiewicz University in Poznan and then to Nicolaus Copernicus University in Torun, where he earned a degree and a Ph.D. (1950).Member of the anti-communist Solidarity movement. After the fall of communism in Poland, Senator and member of the Commission for Foreign Affairs at the Senate, and a representative of the Polish Parliament at the Council of Europe.

(born December 1, 1903 in Lódz, Poland - died November 14, 1973 in Warsaw, Poland) was a Polish bio

(born December 1, 1903 in Lódz, Poland - died November 14, 1973 in Warsaw, Poland) was a Polish biologist.

(June 14, 1933 – May 3, 1991) was a Polish-American novelist, best known for his novels The Painte

(June 14, 1933 – May 3, 1991) was a Polish-American novelist, best known for his novels The Painted Bird (1965) and Being There (1971), the last of which was adapted into an Academy Award-winning film in 1979.

(1886, Kraków -1955, Kraków) – a Polish painter, son of Wojciech Kossak and grandson of Juliusz

(1886, Kraków -1955, Kraków) – a Polish painter, son of Wojciech Kossak and grandson of Juliusz Kossak, third generation artist from the better known family of painters and writers. He was a brother of poet Maria Pawlikowska-Jasnorzewska and writer Magdalena Samozwaniec and father of professor Simona Kossak.

Is a Polish comedian.

Is a Polish comedian.

Was a Polish alpine and high-altitude climber. On September 18, 1987, he became the second man, afte

Was a Polish alpine and high-altitude climber. On September 18, 1987, he became the second man, after Reinhold Messner, to climb all fourteen eight-thousanders in the world.

(born October 19, 1940 in Czestochowa, Poland) is a retired boxer and politician.

(born October 19, 1940 in Czestochowa, Poland) is a retired boxer and politician.

(1895-1978) was a Polish linguist who studied Indo-European languages. He was the brother of Wlodzim

(1895-1978) was a Polish linguist who studied Indo-European languages. He was the brother of Wlodzimierz Kurylowi

Was a Polish chess master.He won five-times Polish Junior championships in 1965–1969. He took 3rd,

Was a Polish chess master.He won five-times Polish Junior championships in 1965–1969. He took 3rd, behind Anatoly Karpov and Andras Adorjan, at Groningen 1967 (European Junior Championship). In 1968, he tied for 2nd-5th in Lódz (25th Polish Championship). In 1969, he won in Lublin (26th POL-ch). He took 12th at Athens 1969 (zonal; Milan Matulovic won), and had decided to stay in the West. As a refugee, he lived in Sweden where he died in a traffic accident.

Was a Polish historian and opposition activist in People's Republic of Poland. He specialized in Eur

Was a Polish historian and opposition activist in People's Republic of Poland. He specialized in European, Polish and Russian history of 17th to 20h centuries. Some of his works were first published underground. The communist government prevented him from receiving professorship.

(March 22, 1920-June 1, 1998) (pronounced [j??? w??]) was a Polish mathematician, logician, economis

(March 22, 1920-June 1, 1998) (pronounced [j??? w??]) was a Polish mathematician, logician, economist, and philosopher. He is best known for his work on ultraproducts, in particular for " Los' theorem", which states that any first-order formula is true in an ultraproduct if and only if it is true in "most" factors (see ultraproduct for details).

Is a Polish-born academic and former diplomat. He taught at the College of Europe in Bruges from 196

Is a Polish-born academic and former diplomat. He taught at the College of Europe in Bruges from 1961 to 1990 and served as its rector from 1972 to 1990.[1] From 1990 to 1996, he was Polish ambassador to France.[1]

Born in Zory[1]) is a Polish pilot who won the FAI World Glider Aerobatic Championships six times.[2

Born in Zory[1]) is a Polish pilot who won the FAI World Glider Aerobatic Championships six times.[2][3][4]

Was a Polish theater director and anti-Communist dissident. Born in Warsaw, Markuszewski was one of

Was a Polish theater director and anti-Communist dissident. Born in Warsaw, Markuszewski was one of the co-signers of Letter of 59, which protested the altering of the Constitution of the People's Republic of Poland in 1975.

(April 16, 1894 – August 5, 1981), born Jerzy Splawa-Neyman, was a Polish-American mathematician a

(April 16, 1894 – August 5, 1981), born Jerzy Splawa-Neyman, was a Polish-American mathematician and statistician.

(born 7 January 1923) is a Kraków-born Polish painter, graphic artist, scenographer, and illustrato

(born 7 January 1923) is a Kraków-born Polish painter, graphic artist, scenographer, and illustrator.He is well-known for his religious compositions (wall paintings, iconostases, polychromies) in the Orthodox Churches in Kraków, Bialystok and Jelenia Góra, the Roman Catholic Church of the Holy Cross at Wesola, the Franciscan Church in the Azory district of Kraków, and the Greek Catholic Church in

Is a contemporary artist and curator. He has been working as an artist since the late 1970s, present

Is a contemporary artist and curator. He has been working as an artist since the late 1970s, presenting performance and installation works in Europe and North America. He currently holds the diplomatic post of Director of the Polish Institute in Kyiv Ukraine[1].Jerzy was born and raised in Poland, emigrated to Canada in 1987 and returned to Poland and later Ukraine in the mid 1990s. He is married with one daughter.