Polish Famous Names Starting with Letter H

(Hebrew: ????? ???????) (born 20 November 1919, died 26 May 1996) was an Israeli politician and memb

(Hebrew: ????? ???????) (born 20 November 1919, died 26 May 1996) was an Israeli politician and member of Knesset. In her youth, she was a Zionist leader in Europe, a partisan, and a participant in the ghetto uprisings in Poland and Lithuania.

Is a Polish former volleyball player, who was a member of the national team that won the bronze meda

Is a Polish former volleyball player, who was a member of the national team that won the bronze medals at the 1968 Summer Olympics in Mexico City.

Is a Polish luger who competed during the late 1970s. She won the bronze medal in the women's single

Is a Polish luger who competed during the late 1970s. She won the bronze medal in the women's singles event at the 1976 FIL European Luge Championships in Hammarstrand, Sweden.

Was a renowned Polish pianist.She studied piano under her father, Stanislaw Szwarcenberg-Czerny, as

Was a renowned Polish pianist.She studied piano under her father, Stanislaw Szwarcenberg-Czerny, as well as with Alfred Cortot at the École Normale de Musique in Paris, and later with Józef Turczynski and Zbigniew Drzewiecki in Warsaw. She was a joint First Prize winner at the International Frederick Chopin Piano Competition in Warsaw in 1949, sharing this prize with Bella Davidovich. Her repertoire was restricted to few composers other than Frédéric Chopin and even her Chopin repertoire was not large. For example, she did not play the Piano Concerto No. 1 in E minor live until 1951, and she never played the F minor concerto at all, as she did not like it. [1]

(born 4 February 1938) is a former Polish and German sprinter and a four-time olympian and an Olympi

(born 4 February 1938) is a former Polish and German sprinter and a four-time olympian and an Olympic gold and bronze medal winner and a world record holder in women's 4x100 m relay. She was born in Chorzów, Poland, but now lives in Germany.

Is a Polish luger who competed during the 1970s. She won two medals in the women's singles event at

Is a Polish luger who competed during the 1970s. She won two medals in the women's singles event at the FIL European Luge Championships with a silver in 1974 and a bronze in 1975.Kanasz also competed in the women's singles event at the 1972 Winter Olympics in Sapporo, finishing tied for sixth and at the 1976 Winter Olympics in Innsbruck finished at 14th.

(born November 11, 1900 in Rawa Mazowiecka — died January 28, 1989 in Daytona Beach, United States

(born November 11, 1900 in Rawa Mazowiecka — died January 28, 1989 in Daytona Beach, United States), famous athlete, first Polish Olympic Champion (1928, Amsterdam). She had took part in the Olympic Games in Amsterdam, where she won a gold medal in discus throw breaking her own the world record.

Was a Polish activist, publicist and writer. Member of the Polish Socialist Party, arrested by the R

Was a Polish activist, publicist and writer. Member of the Polish Socialist Party, arrested by the Russian authorities and deported to Russia, where she joined the Trudoviks and took part in the Russian Revolution of 1917. Afterwards she returned to independent Poland, where she became a socialist activist, particularly interested in the issues of social welfare (such as maternity leave), and an activist of the Democratic Party (Poland) (SD). She also wrote novels. During WWII she joined the Polish resistance (Armia Krajowa). Arrested by the Germans, she was sent to the Ravensbrück concentration camp, where she died. Before her death, she wrote several works in the concentration camp, some related to her experiences in the camp, others continuing her work as a socialist activist.

Is a Polish theater, film and television actress.Machulska is the widow of theater director and acto

Is a Polish theater, film and television actress.Machulska is the widow of theater director and actor, Jan Machulski, who died in 2008.[1] The couple's son is Polish film director, Juliusz Machulski.[1] Halina and her husband co-starred together in their son's 1987 film, Kingsajz.

Was a professor of linguistics at the University of Warsaw, in the Institute of Polish Language.Mier

Was a professor of linguistics at the University of Warsaw, in the Institute of Polish Language.Mierzejewska served as the honorary president of the Polish College of Logopedes. Her research focused on neurolinguistics, logopedics, and dyslexia.Mierzejewska, Halina (1982) (in French). Recherches Comparatives Sur La Desintegration Aphasique De Differents Systemes De La Langue (Realises Au Cours De Reeducation Des Aphasiques) (Comparative Studies on Aphasic Desintegration of different Systems of Language (Observations made during the Reeducation of Aphasics)).

(May 9, 1935, Czestochowa, Poland - October 11, 1967, Warsaw, Poland) - Polish poet and writer, one

(May 9, 1935, Czestochowa, Poland - October 11, 1967, Warsaw, Poland) - Polish poet and writer, one of the most important figures in modern Polish literature.

Was a member of the Polish resistance during the Second World War, working undercover first under th

Was a member of the Polish resistance during the Second World War, working undercover first under the pseudonym Ryszard, then Jacek II. Postwar, she became a professor of medicine in gerontology, and in 1970/1971, the prorector of the Józef Pilsudski University of Physical Education in Warsaw.In 1944, following her return to her home town of Lodz, she was arrested by the Gestapo. She was tortured and condemned to death by firing squad. Fortunately, the sentence was not carried out.

Halina Szymanska was the wife of Colonel Antoni Szymanski, the last pre-war Polish military attaché

Halina Szymanska was the wife of Colonel Antoni Szymanski, the last pre-war Polish military attaché in Berlin. After being recruited by the Allied secret intelligence services (via Polish officers in Berne Switzerland, who promptly made contact with the British), Mme Szymanska provided a conduit of information between the Allies and Admiral Wilhelm Canaris, chief of the German Abwehr.

Was a Polish paleontologist who had specialized in Mongolian dinosaurs.[1] A member of the 1965 and

Was a Polish paleontologist who had specialized in Mongolian dinosaurs.[1] A member of the 1965 and 1970 Polish–Mongolian expeditions to the Gobi Desert,[2] she described many finds from these rocks, often with Teresa Maryanska. Among the dinosaurs she described are: Elmisaurus (and Elmisauridae (1981), Hulsanpes (1982), Borogovia (1987), and Bagaraatan (1996); with Maryanska, Homalocephale, Prenocephale, and Tylocephale (and Pachycephalosauria) (1974), Bagaceratops (1975), and Barsboldia (1981); with Maryanska and Altangerel Perle, Goyocephale (1982); with Ewa Roniewicz, Deinocheirus (1967); with Roniewicz and Rinchen Barsbold, Gallimimus (1972);[1] with Kurzanov, Tochisaurus (1991); and with several other authors, Nomingia (2000).

Is a Polish painter.

Is a Polish painter.

A Polish jazz singer and poet. She was raised in Poznan, just off Szamarzewskiego Street, an area wh

A Polish jazz singer and poet. She was raised in Poznan, just off Szamarzewskiego Street, an area which at the time was a popular hangout for young residents, artists and dres.[citation needed]

Is a Polish chess Woman Grandmaster.She was 5-time Polish Champion (1971, 1972, 1977, 1979, 1980) an

Is a Polish chess Woman Grandmaster.She was 5-time Polish Champion (1971, 1972, 1977, 1979, 1980) and thrice Sub-Champion (1973, 1975, 1984).She represented Poland in eight Chess Olympiads (1972-1992). She won individual silver medal in the 5th Olympiad at Skopje 1972 (second board, 7.5 points of 9 games),[1] and team and individual bronze medals in the 9th Olympiad at La Valletta 1980 (first board, 9 points of 13 games).

(born 12 November 1946, Poznan) is a Polish chess Woman Grandmaster.She was 5-time Polish Champion (

(born 12 November 1946, Poznan) is a Polish chess Woman Grandmaster.She was 5-time Polish Champion (1971, 1972, 1977, 1979, 1980) and thrice Sub-Champion (1973, 1975, 1984).

Is a Polish writer. [1]During her time working for "Polityka", she published her first book named Na

Is a Polish writer. [1]During her time working for "Polityka", she published her first book named Na wschód od Arbatu ("Heading east from Arbat") in 1972, which was written after she spent several years as a correspondent in Moscow. The book dealt with day-to-day life in Moscow during the 1960s.Commercial success came with the publication of Zdazyc przed Panem Bogiem (engl. title: "Shielding the Flame"). The book is about a Polish Jewish cardiologist and social activist, Marek Edelman, who was one of the founders of Zydowska Organizacja Bojowa (Jewish Combat Organization) and who took over its leadership after the head-commander Mordechai Anielewicz had perished. Edelman was at that time the only living leader of the Warsaw Ghetto Uprising. 'Shielding the Flame can be seen as a model for most of Krall's works. Krall describes the relations between Jews, Poles and Germans during the Holocaust and the years thereafter.

Is a Polish TV journalist. She started her career working for Polish National Television (where, amo

Is a Polish TV journalist. She started her career working for Polish National Television (where, among other duties, she ran the news programme "Teleexpress"), but in 2002 transferred to the commercial station TV4 (dependent on Polsat), where she ran another informational programme "Dziennik". In 2004 she moved to Polsat, where she was an anchor of the news programme "Wydarzenia". She filed a report from Poland toCNN during Pope's John Paul II illness.

Was a Polish singer, dancer and actress. She began her career at the age of 16 in the Warsaw cabaret

Was a Polish singer, dancer and actress. She began her career at the age of 16 in the Warsaw cabaret "Sfinks".

In 2002, she was awarded Best Producer of Documentary and Short Fiction Movies at the International

In 2002, she was awarded Best Producer of Documentary and Short Fiction Movies at the International Film Festival in Krakow, Poland for Railway Station Ballad. In 2004, she completed work on The Children of Leningradsky in collaboration with HBO. The Children of Leningradsky received many awards internationally, including an Oscar nomination, an International Documentary Association Award for Best Documentary, two Emmy nominations, and the Gracie Allen Award, given by Women in Radio and Television. The movie was enthusiastically accepted by critics.

Is a Polish political figure. She served as the prime minister of Poland between July 11, 1992 and O

Is a Polish political figure. She served as the prime minister of Poland between July 11, 1992 and October 26, 1993 under the presidency of Lech Walesa. So far, she is the only woman to hold this post.Suchocka is a specialist in Constitutional Law. She was a member of the Sejm of People's Republic of Poland in the 1980s, and became Prime Minister in 1992. She served as an anomaly in the representation of women, however, as she obtained her position partly due to her leaning to both sides of the political spectrum.

A Polish footballer, who began his career as a youngster playing for AKS Mikolów (1956-59) before m

A Polish footballer, who began his career as a youngster playing for AKS Mikolów (1956-59) before moving to play for Zryw Chorzów in 1959-62, and then for Polonia Bytom (1962-69) and Górnik Zabrze (1969-75). Between his first call-up for Poland in 1964 and his last in 1973, he earned 31 caps, scoring nine goals (or ten, if the ambiguous goal in the 1973 win over England is credited to him). Aged 32, he was allowed to move to the United States, and then played in a string of countries including Mexico, Belgium, and France well after his fortieth birthday.

(Kapitan Kloss) is a fictional WW2 secret agent appearing in the 18-episode 1967-1968 Polish televis

(Kapitan Kloss) is a fictional WW2 secret agent appearing in the 18-episode 1967-1968 Polish television series Stawka wieksza niz zycie (Direct Translation: More Than Life at Stake; DVD Movie Translation: Playing for High Stakes; Popular Translation: You Bet Your Life), following earlier live television theater plays. It was, and still is, widely popular in Poland.