Polish Famous Names Starting with Letter M

Is a former welterweight boxer. Kasprzyk won the Welterweight gold medal at the 1964 Tokyo Olympic G

Is a former welterweight boxer. Kasprzyk won the Welterweight gold medal at the 1964 Tokyo Olympic Games and the Bronze Medal at the 1960 Rome Olympics as a Light Welterweight.

Is a retired Polish pole vaulter. He won two medals at the European Indoor Championships. His person

Is a retired Polish pole vaulter. He won two medals at the European Indoor Championships. His personal best was 5.80 metres, achieved in September 1986 in Kamp-Lintfort.

Is a Polish sculptor.A 1954 graduate of the Akademia Sztuk Pieknych w Krakowie (Jan Matejko Academy

Is a Polish sculptor.A 1954 graduate of the Akademia Sztuk Pieknych w Krakowie (Jan Matejko Academy of Fine Arts) in Kraków, Konieczny was a student of Xawery Dunikowski.Konieczny himself was a professor and rector of the Academy from 1972 to 1981.

Was a Polish sprint canoer who competed in the late 1940s. At the 1948 Summer Olympics in London, he

Was a Polish sprint canoer who competed in the late 1940s. At the 1948 Summer Olympics in London, he finished tenth in the K-2 10000 m event while being eliminated in the heats of the K-2 1000 m event.

(Radom, December 7, 1909 – Warsaw, January 21, 1983) was an expert in cybernetics and the theory o

(Radom, December 7, 1909 – Warsaw, January 21, 1983) was an expert in cybernetics and the theory of messages.

Is Associate Professor of Finance at Nowy Sacz School of Business - National-Louis University (Polan

Is Associate Professor of Finance at Nowy Sacz School of Business - National-Louis University (Poland). He studied at IESE Business School (2002 & 2007) and earned his PhD in Economics in 2004 from the Warsaw School of Economics (SGH). His dissertation on Public-Private Partnerships was highly evaluated and published as a book[1].

Is a Polish writer, poet, literary critic and translator. He was a member of Polish resistance durin

Is a Polish writer, poet, literary critic and translator. He was a member of Polish resistance during World War II, and a prisoner in the Nazi concentration camps. After the war he settled in Belgium.

Is a Polish politician. He was elected to Sejm on September 25, 2005 getting 14761 votes in 18 Siedl

Is a Polish politician. He was elected to Sejm on September 25, 2005 getting 14761 votes in 18 Siedlce district, candidating from Prawo i Sprawiedliwosc list.He was also a member of Sejm 1991-1993, Sejm 1997-2001, and Sejm 2001-2005. Since 20 April 2007 is in new party conservative Prawica Rzeczypospolitej.

Ethnographer, sculptor, passionate local legends and traditions [1]. Between 1968-1988 he lived and

Ethnographer, sculptor, passionate local legends and traditions [1]. Between 1968-1988 he lived and worked in Dwerniku near Lower Ustrzyków [2].Creator regional legend of Biesie and Czadach. It was the inspiration of his later works. Around the house there was an exhibition of sculptures, which explored both the scouts and tourists. Marian Hess told the visitors about the culture of the region [3].In 1997 he moved to Germany. In 2005 appeared his first book in 2007 was translated into German. He currently lives in Krefeld in Westphalia and creates sculptures inspired by local dosing of Gnomach and Koboldach.

28 May 1872 in Vorderbrühl near Vienna - 5 September 1917 in Kraków) was a Polish scientist, pione

28 May 1872 in Vorderbrühl near Vienna - 5 September 1917 in Kraków) was a Polish scientist, pioneer of statistical physics and a mountaineer.

Was a Polish soccer player and later a coach.Spoida in the 1920s represented both Warta Poznan and t

Was a Polish soccer player and later a coach.Spoida in the 1920s represented both Warta Poznan and the Polish National Team. Later, he became a trainer and together with Józef Kaluza, went to Strasbourg, France, to coach Poland in its legendary FIFA World Cup 1938 5-6 game vs. Brazil (June 5, 1938).

Was a Polish Olympic fencer and engineer.

Was a Polish Olympic fencer and engineer.

A former Polish football player.

A former Polish football player.

(b. May 21, 1889 in Kraków, Austria-Hungary - July 30, 1942 in Auschwitz) was a Polish physician, b

(b. May 21, 1889 in Kraków, Austria-Hungary - July 30, 1942 in Auschwitz) was a Polish physician, bacteriologist.Gieszczykiewicz was professor at the Jagiellonian University since 1924 and member of the Polish Academy of Skills. During the German occupation he taught at the so-called "Secret Universities"

Was a Polish politician who was a Mayor of Szczecinek (1990-2005) and a Member of the Sejm of Poland

Was a Polish politician who was a Mayor of Szczecinek (1990-2005) and a Member of the Sejm of Poland (1997-2001, 2005-2009).In 1997 parliamentary election he joined the Sejm of the Republic of Poland (lower house of the Polish parliament) III term representing the 20th (Koszalin) district, candidating from a Solidarity Electoral Action list.[1]In 2002 local election he was a candidate for Mayor of Szczecinek. In First Ballot he pooled 5,906 votes (43.43 %).[2] In Second Ballot he scored 6,226 votes (52.89 %)[3] and he beat Jerzy Hardie-Douglas, candidat of POPiS local coalition.[4]

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

A former Polish football defender.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.

Marek Ka;kol, Stach Zawierucha (b. May 15, 1885 in Dabrowa Tarnowska - August 15, 1972 in London) wa

Marek Ka;kol, Stach Zawierucha (b. May 15, 1885 in Dabrowa Tarnowska - August 15, 1972 in London) was a Polish general, historian, social and political activist.

Was a Polish theater actor.

Was a Polish theater actor.

Marian Zacharski was a Polish Intelligence officer arrested in 1981 and convicted of espionage again

Marian Zacharski was a Polish Intelligence officer arrested in 1981 and convicted of espionage against the United States. After four years in prison, he was exchanged for American agents on Berlin's Glienicke Bridge. He returned to Poland,

Was a Polish philosopher, Slavist, publicist and cultural historian. Critic of fascist and communist

Was a Polish philosopher, Slavist, publicist and cultural historian. Critic of fascist and communist totalitarianism. Representative of catastrophism and philosophical pessimism. He was a brother of Kazimierz Zdziechowski, writer.Since 1888 was a lecturer and since 1899 professor of Jagiellonian University. In 1919–1931 professor and 1925–1927 rector of Stefan Batory University. Since 1902 member of the Academy of Learning. Honoris causa in universities of Vilno, Tartu and Szeged.

(December 24, 1929 - October 13, 2005) was a Polish weightlifter. He took part in four Olympic Games

(December 24, 1929 - October 13, 2005) was a Polish weightlifter. He took part in four Olympic Games (1956-68).

Is a Polish Olympic fencer.

Is a Polish Olympic fencer.

(born Maria Sklodowska, also known as Marie Curie-Sklodowska; November 7, 1867 – July 4, 1934) was

(born Maria Sklodowska, also known as Marie Curie-Sklodowska; November 7, 1867 – July 4, 1934) was a physicist and chemist of Polish upbringing and, subsequently, French citizenship. She was a pioneer in the field of radioactivity, the first twice-honored Nobel laureate (and still the only one in two different sciences) and the first female professor at the University of Paris.

Is a Polish weightlifter.At the 2001 World Championships she won the bronze medal in the 58 kg categ

Is a Polish weightlifter.At the 2001 World Championships she won the bronze medal in the 58 kg category.[1]She also won the bronze medal in the same category at the 2005 European Championships.[2][3]

Is a Polish-American actress.Dominczyk moved with her family from Kielce, Poland, to New York City w

Is a Polish-American actress.Dominczyk moved with her family from Kielce, Poland, to New York City when she was three, after her parents were expelled from their native Poland for her father's involvement with Amnesty International and then the Solidarity movement.In 2004, Dominczyk appeared in the short-lived television series The Help, which also starred Mindy Cohn and Antonio Sabato, Jr.. The following year, she appeared as Bernadette in the 2005 movie The 40-Year-Old Virgin. From 2006-2007 she guest-starred on the ABC's Brothers & Sisters. Despite being Polish, her exotic looks have often led to her being cast in Hispanic roles, such as Anna in The Help and, most recently, as South American agent Isabelle in Get Smart's Bruce and Lloyd: Out of Control. She also appeared in 2008 Who Do You Love?, Las Vegas' 3 Babes, 100 Guns, and a Fat Chick (2008), as a bounty hunter, and Danny's Marine Sergeant in Iraq, and a Russian informant to Cool Breeze, played by her husband, in The Unit (2009), and is in National Lampoon's Bagboy (2008).