Polish Famous Names Starting with Letter M

A Polish footballer (defender) playing currently for Korona Kielce. Previously he played for Arka Gd

A Polish footballer (defender) playing currently for Korona Kielce. Previously he played for Arka Gdynia and Ruch Chorzów.

Is a Polish sprint canoer who has competed since the late 1990s. He won fifteen medals at the ICF Ca

Is a Polish sprint canoer who has competed since the late 1990s. He won fifteen medals at the ICF Canoe Sprint World Championships with two golds (K-1 500 m: 2006, K-2 500 m: 1999), nine silvers (K-2 200 m: 2002, 2003, 2006; K-2 500 m: 2002, 2005; K-2 1000 m: 1999, K-4 200 m: 1999, K-4 1000 m: 2006, 2007), and four bronzes (K-1 500 m: 2007, K-2 200 m: 1999, 2005; K-4 1000 m: 2007).

Was a Polish actor. He appeared in 55 films and television shows between 1963 and 2004.

Was a Polish actor. He appeared in 55 films and television shows between 1963 and 2004.

A Polish footballer who plays as a defender for Cracovia Kraków.

A Polish footballer who plays as a defender for Cracovia Kraków.

Is a Polish sprint canoer who competed in the early 1980s. At the 1980 Summer Olympics in Moscow, he

Is a Polish sprint canoer who competed in the early 1980s. At the 1980 Summer Olympics in Moscow, he finished fourth in the C-2 500 m event.

A Polish soccer player currently playing soccer for Chinese club Shenzhen Shangqingyin. He previousl

A Polish soccer player currently playing soccer for Chinese club Shenzhen Shangqingyin. He previously played for Wisla Kraków and in Turkey for Denizlispor and A. Sebatspor.Zajac made two appearances for the Polish national team.[

A Polish footballer (midfielder) playing currently for Wisla Kraków. Zienczuk is a trainee of Polon

A Polish footballer (midfielder) playing currently for Wisla Kraków. Zienczuk is a trainee of Polonia Gdansk. His first senior club was Lechia Gdansk where he spent 5 years . In 2000 he moved to Amica Wronki. Before 2004/2005 season he joined Wisla Kraków. Zienczuk played 6 times for Poland national football team.

Was a painter and graphic artist, son of Jerzy Zulawski. He created posters (Gordon Bennet, 1935), s

Was a painter and graphic artist, son of Jerzy Zulawski. He created posters (Gordon Bennet, 1935), still life and landscape paintings, figural compositions. Marek published essays about art: Od Hogartha do Bacona (1973), Romantyzm, klasycyzm i z powrotem (1976). He also wrote a two part autobiography, Studium do autoportretu (1980), which has recently been republished in its full trilogy form by the publishing house Oficyna Wydawnicza Kucharski.

Was a Polish Alpinist and Tatra mountains climber, pioneer of Polish Himalayism and winter Alpinism.

Was a Polish Alpinist and Tatra mountains climber, pioneer of Polish Himalayism and winter Alpinism. Organiser and guide in numerous high-mountains expeditions. Author of movies and photographies from expeditions, co-author of Alpinist books. Grandson of Tomasz Rawicz-Zawada young participant of January Uprising in 1863.In 1959 he was a guide to a first winter crossing through the whole ridge of Tatra mountains which took 19 days. In 1971 he led the Polish expedition to make the first ascent to the Khunyang Chhish (7852 m) in Karakoram. With Tadeusz Piotrowski made the first winter ascent to the Noshaq (7492 m) in Hindu Kush (1973). It was the world's first winter climb above 7,000 m. In 1971 Zawada made the first ascent of a north face of the Koh-i Mandaras (6628 m).

(sometimes referred to as Marie Antoinette Czaplicka, 1886-1921) was a Polish cultural anthropologis

(sometimes referred to as Marie Antoinette Czaplicka, 1886-1921) was a Polish cultural anthropologist who is best known for her ethnography of Siberian shamanism.

Is a Polish/German ice dancer who currently represents Poland in international competition. Binczyk

Is a Polish/German ice dancer who currently represents Poland in international competition. Binczyk started skating when she was 7 years old in BSV 92 skating club in Berlin. She skated for Germany with Marco Derpa until the 2001/2002 season. She switched partners to Michal Tomaszewski after that season and has competed for Poland since then.

Is a Polish slalom canoer who competed in the early to mid 1970s. She won two medals in the K-1 even

Is a Polish slalom canoer who competed in the early to mid 1970s. She won two medals in the K-1 event at the ICF Canoe Slalom World Championships with a gold in 1975 and a silver in 1973.Cwiertniewicz also finished fourth in the K-1 event at the 1972 Summer Olympics in Munich.

(6 October 1889 in Russów – 19 May 1965 in Warsaw) was a Polish writer.Dabrowska was a member of

(6 October 1889 in Russów – 19 May 1965 in Warsaw) was a Polish writer.Dabrowska was a member of the impoverished landed gentry. Interested both in literature and politics, she set herself up to help people born into poor circumstances.

6 September 1829 - 12 May 1902) was a German-born physician of Polish descent who made her name as a

6 September 1829 - 12 May 1902) was a German-born physician of Polish descent who made her name as a pioneering female doctor in the United States.

Is a Polish former volleyball player who competed in the 1964 Summer Olympics.In 1964 she was part o

Is a Polish former volleyball player who competed in the 1964 Summer Olympics.In 1964 she was part of the Polish team which won the bronze medal in the Olympic tournament. She played all five matches.

Was a Polish writer, prosaist and publicist. Editor of weekly magazine Wieczory Rodzinne [Family eve

Was a Polish writer, prosaist and publicist. Editor of weekly magazine Wieczory Rodzinne [Family evenings] (since 1880).Zaleska was an author of pioneer and widely read popular science belletristic talks Wieczory czwartkowe [Thursday evenings] (1871), Wedrówki po niebie i ziemi [Wander through the sky and the ground] (1873), Obraz swiata roslinnego [Scene of a plant world] (1875), Przygody mlodego podróznika w Tatrach [Adventures of the young traveller in Tatra Mountains] (1882). She was also an author of science-fiction novel Niezgodni królewicze [Dissident princes] (1889), adaptations Mlody wygnaniec [Young exile] (based on themes of James Fenimore Cooper works; 1889) and Mieszkaniec puszczy [Wildernessian] (based on themes of Richard Roth works; 1894).

(June 23, 1703 – June 24, 1768) was a queen consort of France and a Polish princess. She was a dau

(June 23, 1703 – June 24, 1768) was a queen consort of France and a Polish princess. She was a daughter of King Stanislaw Leszczynski of Poland (later Duke of Lorraine) and Katarzyna Opalinska. She married King Louis XV of France and was a grandmother of Louis XVI, Louis XVIII, and Charles X.

Was a Polish princess who was born on 18 July 1702 in Poland, the daughter of Poland's Crown Prince

Was a Polish princess who was born on 18 July 1702 in Poland, the daughter of Poland's Crown Prince Jakub Ludwik Sobieski, (1667-1737), and Hedwig Elisabeth Amelia of Neuburg, (1673-1722).Maria Klementyna and James Stuart were formally married on 3 September 1719 at Montefiascone, Italy in the Cathedral of Santa Margherita. Following their marriage, James and Maria Klementyna were invited to reside in Rome at the special request of Pope Clement XI, who acknowledged them as the (Catholic) King and Queen of England, Scotland and Ireland.

Was a leader and theoretician of the Polish Socialist Party "Left" faction (Polska Partia Socialisty

Was a leader and theoretician of the Polish Socialist Party "Left" faction (Polska Partia Socialistyczna, PPS  — Lewica) and later of the Communist Party of Poland (KPP). She joined the PPS in 1902 and was a member of the executive of the splinter PPS-Left, and the KPP from 1918. With interruptions, she sat on the Central Committee of the KPP 1918–29 and its politburo 1923-29. After 1929 she lived in the USSR, working in a publishing house. She opposed the Stalinization of the KPP and the Communist International. Arrested in 1937 during Stalinist purges, she died in prison 1939.

(August 15, 1913 – October 17, 2007) was a Polish athlete who competed mainly in the Javelin throw

(August 15, 1913 – October 17, 2007) was a Polish athlete who competed mainly in the Javelin throw.

Is a Polish volleyball player who was a member of the national team that won the gold medal at 2003

Is a Polish volleyball player who was a member of the national team that won the gold medal at 2003 European Championship in Turkey.

Is a retired Polish football player. Makowska began her career playing club football for Pafawag Wro

Is a retired Polish football player. Makowska began her career playing club football for Pafawag Wroclaw and Stilon Gorzów in the Polish Women's Ekstraliga. She moved to Germany where she enjoyed success with 1. FFC Turbine Potsdam, winning the Fußball-Bundesliga 2003–04, DFB-Pokal 2003–04 and DFB-Hallenpokal 2004.

Was a Polish psychiatrist, one of the pioneers of the psychiatry of children and family in Poland. P

Was a Polish psychiatrist, one of the pioneers of the psychiatry of children and family in Poland. Professor of the Jagiellonian University.

B. 16 January 1896, Warsaw, d. 13 August 1974, Warsaw) was a Polish sociologist and social philosoph

B. 16 January 1896, Warsaw, d. 13 August 1974, Warsaw) was a Polish sociologist and social philosopher. A student of the philosopher Tadeusz Kotarbinski, she originally received a doctorate in philosophy at the University of Warsaw with a thesis on Bertrand Russell in 1925. In her later work, she focused on the philosophy and sociology of ethics. Ossowska is often mentioned as a member of the Lwów

(24 November 1891 – 9 July 1945), was a Polish poet known as the Polish Sappho and "queen of lyric

(24 November 1891 – 9 July 1945), was a Polish poet known as the Polish Sappho and "queen of lyrical poetry" of Poland's interwar period.[1] Fluent in French, English, and German, she married three times and lived the life of a world traveller.