Polish Famous Names Starting with Letter J

Was a Polish painter.

Was a Polish painter.

(1860–1923) was a Catholic archbishop of the city of Lviv, Ukraine, a professor of theology at the

(1860–1923) was a Catholic archbishop of the city of Lviv, Ukraine, a professor of theology at the Lviv University and a rector of that school. Since 2005 he is venerated by the Roman Catholic Church as a saint.

Is a multidisciplinary artist who articulates researches about space-and-time problems, polysensory

Is a multidisciplinary artist who articulates researches about space-and-time problems, polysensory perception, subcognitive attitude and memory of experience. While working with such mediums as photograph, painting, performance and new media.

A Polish concert pianist, born in 1969 in Tarnów, Poland. Lives in Paris, France.Jozef Kapustka was

A Polish concert pianist, born in 1969 in Tarnów, Poland. Lives in Paris, France.Jozef Kapustka was born in 1969 in Tarnów, Poland where he began receiving his precociously early musical tuition from the local instructor Danuta Cieslik at the age of 3. He then briefly studied at the State Higher Academy of Music in Kraków with Ewa Bukojemska, but it was not until he moved to the West that he accomplished a fairly unique scholarly pedigree. Having graduated with a straight A record from The Juilliard School in New York ( Bachelor's of Music degree 1992) where he studied piano with Josef Raieff, whose teaching descended directly from this of Franz Liszt; then Jerome Lowenthal and chamber music with Joseph Fuchs

Artist; designer and photographer.Projects for national and foreign publishing houses like: HarperCo

Artist; designer and photographer.Projects for national and foreign publishing houses like: HarperCollins and Penguin Books, Wolters Kluwer, National Geographic Society.The Dream; a photo album coupled with prof. Leszek Kolakowski questionnaire, to be answered by celebrities and public personae, National Geographic Society 2009. Portrait photography: cooperation with celebrities and public personae like: Pope John Paul II , Stanislaw Dziwisz , Wislawa Szymborska , Anna Dymna , Czeslaw Milosz , Michael York (actor) , Krzysztof Penderecki , Andrzej Wajda , Roman Polanski , Leszek Kolakowski , Wladyslaw Bartoszewski , Haley Joel Osment , José Manuel Barroso , Willem Dafoe , Aleksander Wolszczan , Henryk Górecki ,

Is a Polish figure skater who competes in both singles and pairs. Her pairs partner is Lukasz Chluba

Is a Polish figure skater who competes in both singles and pairs. Her pairs partner is Lukasz Chluba.

Now one of the most recognizable child actresses in her native Poland.She debuted at the age of eigh

Now one of the most recognizable child actresses in her native Poland.She debuted at the age of eight with the role of little Michalina in Tylko mnie kochaj. The role of a cute and cheerful little girl gained a great popularity for little Julia and led to other roles, including regular guest-appearances in Magda M. tv-series.ulia appeared also in numerous talk shows, docu-soaps and photo sessions.

Former Bass guitarist of Pidzama Porno, where he played with his cousin, Rafal Piotrowiak. After bre

Former Bass guitarist of Pidzama Porno, where he played with his cousin, Rafal Piotrowiak. After breaking up of the band works as a bass guitar teacher in Poznan. Married.

Was a Polish medical professional, professor of medicine, a notable specialist on leukemia.[1][2] He

Was a Polish medical professional, professor of medicine, a notable specialist on leukemia.[1][2] He is known for having developed concepts of comprehensive psychotherapy of persons suffering from somatic diseases. as well as of the ecological prevention of cancer and leukaemia.[2][3]Aleksandrowicz was of Jewish descent, and after German invasion of Poland (during which he fought in the 72nd Infantry Regiment), he was imprisoned in the Kraków Ghetto (he managed to bury his research data beforehand and recover them after the war). He founded one of the three ghetto hospitals.[4][5] While in the ghetto, he was aided by one of the Polish Righteous, Józef Adamowicz (who was eventually caught and beaten to death by Nazi guards at the ghetto)

Was a Polish avant-garde filmmaker, artist, animator, screenwriter, composer, and inventor.Best know

Was a Polish avant-garde filmmaker, artist, animator, screenwriter, composer, and inventor.Best known as an inventor and promoter of his unique animation technique called non-camera. Sun: A Non-Camera Film 1977 (Slonce - film bez kamery) was his first all non-camera movie, although the technique has been used also in Antonisz's earlier productions. The idea after the tehnique was to paint or scratch the images directly onto the movie tape instead of using a camcorder. Usually one second of movie uses 24 frames. For example, his debut film Phobia 1967, lasts 11 minutes. 660 seconds times 24 frames gives us 15,840 images that had to be painted.

(May 17, 1866 - March 22, 1925) was a Polish socialist and later communist functionary. He was also

(May 17, 1866 - March 22, 1925) was a Polish socialist and later communist functionary. He was also known under the aliases Karski and Kujawiak.

Was one of the most prolific Polish painters of watercolor and one of the country's foremost landsca

Was one of the most prolific Polish painters of watercolor and one of the country's foremost landscape painters as well as one of the leading Polish impressionists. Falat first studied under Wladyslaw Luszczkiewicz at the Kraków School of Fine Arts, and then at the Art Academy of Munich. After several trips throughout Europe and Asia in 1885, Falat developed a collection of studies from his voyages which would become useful later in the development of his artwork. Typical of Falat's painting themes are the Polish landscapes, hunting scenes, portraits and studies from his voyages. In 1886 Falat accepted an invitation from future German Emperor Wilhelm II to serve in Berlin as court painter.

(1853 – 1929), was one of the most prolific Polish painters of watercolor and one of the country's

(1853 – 1929), was one of the most prolific Polish painters of watercolor and one of the country's foremost landscape painters as well as one of the leading Polish impressionists. Falat studied under Wladyslaw Luszczkiewicz at the Kraków School of Fine Arts, and than at the Art Academy of Munich.

Was an activist in the Polish Socialist Party (Polish acronym: PPS) beginning in 1915 and the Presid

Was an activist in the Polish Socialist Party (Polish acronym: PPS) beginning in 1915 and the President of Zegota (Council for Aid to Jews) from its inception in 1942.the Grobelnys found themselves listed as enemies of the Third Reich and went into hiding.[1] Despite suffering from tuberculosis, Grobelny—together with his wife Halina (born 1900)—was personally involved in the rescue of a large number of Polish Jews during the German occupation of Poland. The couple was famous for their preoccupation with saving particular Jewish children from the Holocaust by entering the Warsaw Ghetto and walking out with them.[1][2] They hid over a dozen Jewish PPS activists in their home and worked in close co-operation with Irena Sendler,

(6 November 1825, Vilna (Wilno, Vilnius) – 26 November 1906, Kraków) was a Polish author.

(6 November 1825, Vilna (Wilno, Vilnius) – 26 November 1906, Kraków) was a Polish author.

Born in 1950 in Warsaw, Poland) is a Polish serial killer.Between 1980 and 1981 he is thought to hav

Born in 1950 in Warsaw, Poland) is a Polish serial killer.Between 1980 and 1981 he is thought to have killed women and attacked others in several farming communities in Poland. He was sentenced to life in prison for these crimes.

Ulian Konstanty Ordon was a participant of the Polish November Uprising in 1830-1831.

Ulian Konstanty Ordon was a participant of the Polish November Uprising in 1830-1831.

Is a Polish Greco-Roman wrestler who competed in the 2008 Summer Olympics in Beijing.At the 2008 Sum

Is a Polish Greco-Roman wrestler who competed in the 2008 Summer Olympics in Beijing.At the 2008 Summer Olympics he finished 13th in the middlewight competition (74 kg) in wrestling.

Was a Polish philosopher, psychologist, poet, publicist and leading exponent of Polish Positivism.Oc

Was a Polish philosopher, psychologist, poet, publicist and leading exponent of Polish Positivism.Ochorowicz was a pioneer of empirical research in psychology, and conducted studies into occultism, Spiritualism, hypnosis and telepathy. His most popular works included Wstep i poglad ogólny na filozofie pozytywna (An Introduction to and Overview of Positive Philosophy, 1872) and Jak nalezy badac dusze? (How Should One Study the Soul?, 1869).

Was an officer of the Polish Army, Polish historian and writer.Julian Stachiewicz was the brother of

Was an officer of the Polish Army, Polish historian and writer.Julian Stachiewicz was the brother of General Waclaw Stachiewicz. Before World War I he joined the Riflemen's Association. In 1914-21 he fought in the Polish Legions in World War I, Polish Military Organization, Greater Poland Uprising, Polish-Ukrainian War and Polish-Soviet War. He briefly commanded the Polish 13th Infantry Division and became the head of the Military Bureau of History (Wojskowe Biuro Historyczne) from 1923, promoted to brigadier general a year later.

Is an American painter and printmaker. The artist lives and works in Seven Hills, Ohio with his wife

Is an American painter and printmaker. The artist lives and works in Seven Hills, Ohio with his wife, the sculptor, Barbara Stanczak.At the beginning of World War II, Stanczak was forced into a Siberian labor camp, where he permanently lost the use of his right arm (he had been right-handed). In 1942, Stanczak (age 13) escaped from Siberia to join the Polish army-in-exile in Persia. After deserting from the army, he spent his teenage years in a hut in a Polish refugee camp in Uganda, Africa. It was in Africa that Stanczak learned to paint (left-handed). He moved to England and then the United States, where he eventually settled in Cleveland.

Was a Polish journalist and writer, notable for his social prose of leftists character.After the Pol

Was a Polish journalist and writer, notable for his social prose of leftists character.After the Polish Defensive War of 1939 he found a refuge in Soviet-occupied Lwów (modern Lviv, Ukraine), where he was among the journalists of Czerwony Sztandar, a Polish language propaganda newspaper and the only newspaper available to city's inhabitants apart from the Pravda. After the end of Nazi-Soviet Pact and the outbreak of Operation Barbarossa through Tarnopol, Kiev and Stalingrad he escaped to Kuybyshev, where he tried to join the Polish II Corps. Unsuccessful, he moved to Uzbekistan, where he started working as a factory worker. On insistence of Wanda Wasilewska he was allowed by the Soviet authorities to move to Moscow, where he started working for the Wolna Polska weekly, the organ of Society of Polish Patriots, a communist and Soviet-backed shadow government of Poland. There he adopted the pen name of Julian Stryjkowski, which after the World War II became his official surname.

September 13, 1894 – December 27, 1953) one of the greatest Polish poets, he was born in Lódz, Co

September 13, 1894 – December 27, 1953) one of the greatest Polish poets, he was born in Lódz, Congress Poland, Russian Empire and educated in Lódz and Warsaw (he studied law and philosophy at Warsaw University). In 1919 Tuwim co-founded the Skamander group of experimental poets with Antoni Slonimski and Jaroslaw Iwaszkiewicz. He was a major figure in Polish literature, known also for his contribu

(Skoki, near Brzesc, February 6, 1757 – May 21, 1841, Paris) was a Polish scholar, playwright, poe

(Skoki, near Brzesc, February 6, 1757 – May 21, 1841, Paris) was a Polish scholar, playwright, poet, patriot and statesman. His family coat-of-arms was Rawicz.

(born 19 January 1880, Bialystok – died 11 September 1913, Ennstal) an Austrian chess player.

(born 19 January 1880, Bialystok – died 11 September 1913, Ennstal) an Austrian chess player.