Famous People with Name Wanda

Wanda Jakubowska            Origin/Culture/Country: Polish

Wanda Jakubowska: was a Polish film director. During World War II, she was a prisoner in Auschwitz. After the war, she made movie Ostatni etap (The Last Stage) in 1947. The film was partly shot on location at Auschwitz concentration camp. The film is based on director Wanda Jakubowska's personal experiences as a prisoner at Auschwitz. She claimed that what helped her to survive Auschwitz was constantly thinking about the documentation of her experiences.

Wanda Pilsudska            Origin/Culture/Country: Polish

Wanda Pilsudska: was a daughter of Józef Pilsudski, and a psychiatrist by profession.In September 1939, together with her mother and younger sister Jadwiga Pilsudska, Wanda was evacuated by special airplane via Sweden to England. She studied medicine in Edinburgh, then practiced psychiatry at a Polish hospital outside London. She also worked with the Józef Pilsudski Institute in London.

Wanda Zawidzka-Manteuffel            Origin/Culture/Country: Polish

Wanda Zawidzka-Manteuffel: was a Polish graphic artist, author of book illustrations, posters, projects of glass, ceramics, and textures. She was member of the Kolo Artystów Grafików Reklamowych.

Wanda Dubienska            Origin/Culture/Country: Polish

Wanda Dubienska: was a Polish Olympic fencer. She competed in the women's individual foil event at the 1924 Summer Olympics.

Wanda Fukala-Kaczmarczyk            Origin/Culture/Country: Polish

Wanda Fukala-Kaczmarczyk: is a Polish Olympic fencer. She competed in the women's individual and team foil events at the 1960 Summer Olympics and the team foil at the 1968 Games.