Famous People with Name Marcin

Marcin Wasilewski            Origin/Culture/Country: Polish

Marcin Wasilewski: a Polish defender who plays for RSC Anderlecht and the Polish national football team. Previously he played for Lech Poznan before being acquired by the Belgian club in January 2007. He is under contract with Anderlecht until 2011.Wasilewski is a tough, no nonsense right back who enjoys runs down the line. For a defensive player, Wasilewski's goal record is quite impressive. This is mostly due to his great ability to score with his head from set-pieces.

Marcin Zajac            Origin/Culture/Country: Polish

Marcin Zajac: a Polish footballer (midfielder) playing currently for Ruch Chorzów. He started his career at Start Lódz. In 1996 he was bought by Widzew Lódz, participating in their UEFA Champions League 1996-97 campaign. In 2002 he joined Dyskobolia Grodzisk Wielkopolski where he played for four years. He spent a couple years at Lech Poznan before transferring to Ruch Chorzów in June 2008.

Marcin Zewlakow            Origin/Culture/Country: Polish

Marcin Zewlakow: a Polish football player playing for APOEL FC in the Cypriot First Division.He formerly played for clubs such as Polonia Warszawa, Beveren (Belgium), Excelsior Mouscron (Belgium),FC Metz (France) and AA Gent(Belgium). He also played for the Polish national team and played in the 2002 FIFA World Cup. He scored a goal against the USA.

Marcin Gortat            Origin/Culture/Country: Polish

Marcin Gortat: also known as the Polish Hammer, is a Polish professional basketball player in the NBA for the Orlando Magic. A 6'11" and 240 lb center, he is the son of boxer Janusz Gortat. He was a second-round draft choice of the Phoenix Suns in the 2005 NBA Draft and

Marcin Knackfus            Origin/Culture/Country: Polish

Marcin Knackfus: was a Polish-Lithuanian architect, notable for his numerous Neoclassical buildings in Vilnius, Lithuania. Among them is the famous astronomical observatory there (1782-1786), the internal design of the main buildings of the Academy of Wilno (the predecessor of the Vilnius University) and numerous other buildings, both private and public. He is also notable as the tutor of Laurynas Gucevicius. Among his works are Late Baroque churches of Kurtuvenai and Troškunai both in Lithuania.