Polish Famous Names Starting with Letter H

Was a Polish football player and soldier of the Polish army. Having started his football career at W

Was a Polish football player and soldier of the Polish army. Having started his football career at Warta Poznan, he was part of the Warsaw Revolt in the second world war.He continued in his quest as a football player, and made his biggest steps in 1946/47 when he became the vice-captain of the team. He stayed at Poznan until 1953, and never repeated this kind of success until his retirement in 1961, when he came back to Poznan to work as a trainer.

Was a Polish musician with a high reputation for conducting and teaching.He was born in Grudziadz. H

Was a Polish musician with a high reputation for conducting and teaching.He was born in Grudziadz. He was also a composer in his own right and wrote a number of books which are highly regarded. He was a champion of Polish contemporary music, particularly Penderecki, and enjoyed an international reputation, giving concerts in Europe, South America, and the USA. H died in Warsaw.

1791–1864) was a Polish engineer, traveler and general.Dembinski was born January 16, 1791 in Strz

1791–1864) was a Polish engineer, traveler and general.Dembinski was born January 16, 1791 in Strzalków near Kraków. In 1809 he entered the Army of the Duchy of Warsaw and took part in most of the Napoleonic campaigns in the East. Among others, he took part in the Battle of Leipzig in 1813.

Was a Polish field hockey player who competed in the 1952 Summer Olympics and in the 1960 Summer Oly

Was a Polish field hockey player who competed in the 1952 Summer Olympics and in the 1960 Summer Olympics.He was part of the Polish field hockey team, which competed in the 1952 Olympic tournament. He played as forward in the only match for Poland in the

(1903 – 1942) was a Polish chess master.He lived in Lvov (Lviv, Lwów, Lemberg). In 1926–1934, F

(1903 – 1942) was a Polish chess master.He lived in Lvov (Lviv, Lwów, Lemberg). In 1926–1934, Friedman won seven times in succession the Championship of Lvov but 1930, when he took 2nd place behind Stepan Popel. Friedman played in four Polish championships.

Was a Polish-born painter, draughtsman, printmaker, and writer, who settled in England and made a si

Was a Polish-born painter, draughtsman, printmaker, and writer, who settled in England and made a significant contribution to modern British art. He was profoundly influenced by Rembrandt, and the European Expressionist painters.There was never any doubt of Gotlib’s stature in the mainstream of 20th Century European painting” (C. M. Kauffmann, Director, Courtauld Institute of Art).[1]He continued his artistic training at the Kunstgewerbeschule in Vienna (1911-13) and later at the Munich Academy of Fine Art under Angelo Jank (1913-14). It was during this period that he was exposed to European Expressionist masters, falling under the influence of expressionists like Max Beckmann and Egon Schiele.

(1862 - 1939) was a Polish industrialist of German origin.

(1862 - 1939) was a Polish industrialist of German origin.

Is a Polish-Jewish writer and actor who survived the Nazi occupation. He was an award-winning noveli

Is a Polish-Jewish writer and actor who survived the Nazi occupation. He was an award-winning novelist, short-story writer, poet, playwright and essayist who had authored twenty books of prose and poetry and two dramas. Grynberg, known as the “chronicler of the fate of the Polish Jews”, tackled in his writings the Holocaust experience and the post-Holocaust trauma.[1][2]In 1959, Grynberg graduated from Warsaw University with a master’s degree in journalism. As an actor, Grynberg had connections with the Jewish State Theater company in Warsaw. It was during this time when he started publishing prose and poetry.[1][2]

Henryk Hechtkopf was an artist whose legacy is a rare collection of paintings in a variety of media,

Henryk Hechtkopf was an artist whose legacy is a rare collection of paintings in a variety of media, as well as illustrations for many children's books and Stories of The Tzadikim. Henryk Hechtkopf's work encompasses a range of subjects and artistic styles: biblical scenes and portraits, surrealism and abstract expressionism. His work is interesting not only by its own merits but because of the life story that stands behind it.Henryk Hechtkopf was born to a Jewish family in Warsaw in 1910, the younger child of two. His father was a merchant, and his mother a midwife. Hechtkopf studied in the Hebrew Gymnasium "Chanoch" and then in Warsaw University. After obtaining his law degree, Hechtkopf became the first Jewish jurist to article at the Polish Supreme Court.

Was a Polish-Georgian painter, graphic artist, and illustrator also known as a scholar of traditiona

Was a Polish-Georgian painter, graphic artist, and illustrator also known as a scholar of traditional Georgian architecture and educator. He was arrested and put to death during Stalin’s Great Purge while most of his originals were destroyed.Hryniewski was energetically involved in all major cultural projects of that time; he was instrumental in organizing a museum of the history of Tbilisi and was a member of a special commission for protection of cultural heritage. He studied Georgian folk and church architecture, and produced an album of aquarelles "Old Architecture of Georgia

Henryk Iwaniec is a Polish mathematician, and a professor at Rutgers University. He was awarded the

Henryk Iwaniec is a Polish mathematician, and a professor at Rutgers University. He was awarded the fourteenth Frank Nelson Cole Prize in Number Theory in 2002.

(1936 in Starogard Gdanski-) is a Polish Catholic priest. Member of Solidarity movement and one of t

(1936 in Starogard Gdanski-) is a Polish Catholic priest. Member of Solidarity movement and one of the leading priests supporting that movement in opposition to the communist government in the 1980s, he was also a long serving provost of St. Bridget in Gdansk (until 2004).

Was a Polish journalist, poet, writer, and activist from the Zaolzie region. He is considered one of

Was a Polish journalist, poet, writer, and activist from the Zaolzie region. He is considered one of the most important Polish writers from Zaolzie after World War II and one of the most popular local Polish poets.[2]During World War II he was engaged in Polish leftist resistance, where he worked in the underground press and distributed illegal press. After the war he joined the Communist Party of Czechoslovakia and became editor-in-chief of Glos Ludu newspaper. He remained in this position until 1957.

Is a yachtsman, sailing captain, and electrician. He was the first Pole to perform a single-handed n

Is a yachtsman, sailing captain, and electrician. He was the first Pole to perform a single-handed non-stop circumnavigation of the globe. He achieved it on the yacht Dar Przemysla.

Was a Polish soccer player, midfielder representing Polonia Warszawa and Polish National Team. Jazni

Was a Polish soccer player, midfielder representing Polonia Warszawa and Polish National Team. Jaznicki played in only one international friendly, without scoring a goal. His lone match occurred on August 27, 1939 in Warsaw, versus Hungary (4-2). What's more, he did not finish the game - he was replaced in the 31st minute by Stanislaw Baran.After Second World War, Jaznicki returned to Polonia, where continued career until 1952. He did not only excelled in soccer - also played volleyball (3 times champion of Poland), basketball (in 1947 champion of Poland) and handball (in 1947 vice-champion of Poland). During the war, fought in Polish September Campaign, caught by the Germans, was a prisoner of notorious Pawiak prison in Warsaw, later shuttled to Sachsenhausen and Mauthausen.

(July 23, 1842, Przemysl – May 16, 1907, Kraków), was a Polish philanthropist, physician and pion

(July 23, 1842, Przemysl – May 16, 1907, Kraków), was a Polish philanthropist, physician and pioneer of physical education in Poland. A professor of obstetrics from 1895 at Kraków's Jagiellonian University, Jordan became best known for organizing children’s playgrounds, called "Jordan’s Gardens" after him.

Was a Polish visual artist and politician.A member of Polish-independence organizations, during Worl

Was a Polish visual artist and politician.A member of Polish-independence organizations, during World War I he joined the Polish Military Organization (Polska Organizacja Wojskowa). An advocate of Polish-Ukrainian alliance and a friend of Symon Petlura, in 1920 he served as a member of the government of the Ukrainian People's Republic.Józewski supported Józef Pilsudski's May 1926 coup d'état. He served as Polish Minister of Internal Affairs twice in 1929-30; as voivode of Volhynian Voivodeship (1928-38); and as voivode of Lódz Voivodeship (1938-1939). As voivode of Wolyn, a region with a large Ukrainian minority, he advocated increased Ukrainian autonomy.

Was a Polish soccer player, defender, key member of Polish National Team in the early 1930s.His care

Was a Polish soccer player, defender, key member of Polish National Team in the early 1930s.His career started in Korona Kraków, then in 1928 moved to one of top teams of Poland - Legia Warszawa. There, stayed until 1937, then in the years 1937-1939 represented Warszawianka Warszawa. In Polish National team played in the years 1929-1936, also in Berlin’s Olympic Games. Together with Polonia Warszawa’s Jerzy Bulanow, Nawrot created a pair of excellent defenders. Altogether, he played in 32 games in the National Team, scoring 5 goals.

Was a Polish-Australian aircraft designer and pilot[1].He was born in Warsaw, Poland, the son of a u

Was a Polish-Australian aircraft designer and pilot[1].He was born in Warsaw, Poland, the son of a university professor whose family was descended from Baron Karol von Militzer. An ardent Polish patriot, Henry developed an early interest in aviation. In 1924 he won an aeromodelling competition with the prize being a flight over Warsaw, his home city. At age 14 he built a full-size glider and at 17 qualified as a glider pilot. After receiving a degree in aeronautical engineering he worked as a junior designer in the National Aviation Works (Panstwowe Zaklady Lotnicze) on the PZL.37 Los bomber project headed by Jerzy Dabrowski and later for the RWD company on the RWD-25 low-wing, fixed-wheels fighter project.

Polish economist, professor and rector of the Academy of Foreign Trade in Lwów.Before 1918, he publ

Polish economist, professor and rector of the Academy of Foreign Trade in Lwów.Before 1918, he published under the name Dr. Henryk Kornreich. During the First World War, he served as an officer in the Austro-Hungarian Army and, after Polish independence, in the Polish Army, during the Polish-Soviet War, on the Volhynia front

Was a Polish horse rider who competed in the 1936 Summer Olympics.In 1936 he and his horse Arlekin I

Was a Polish horse rider who competed in the 1936 Summer Olympics.In 1936 he and his horse Arlekin III won the silver medal as part of the Polish eventing team, after finishing 15th in the individual eventing competition.

Was a Polish economist and a politician in Free City of Danzig (now Gdansk), a Polish delegate to th

Was a Polish economist and a politician in Free City of Danzig (now Gdansk), a Polish delegate to the League of Nations, and also a member of the Polish government in exile during World War II. According to the New York Times, he was among the earliest and most outspoken of Poles to recognize the Hitler menace to his country. His warning was clear in his book The Case of Danzig, published some months before the outbreak of World War II.

Was a Polish soldier, member of the Home Army (AK) and the anti-communist organization Freedom and I

Was a Polish soldier, member of the Home Army (AK) and the anti-communist organization Freedom and Independence (WiN), an activist in the Polish emigrant community, politician and a delegate to the Polish Sejm from 2001 until 2005.

Born 1941) is a Polish scientist, specialist in Japanese culture, theatre and a translator from Japa

Born 1941) is a Polish scientist, specialist in Japanese culture, theatre and a translator from Japanese. In 1964 he graduated from the Warsaw University. Between 1972 and 1978 he studied at various Japanese universities, including University of Waseda and University of Tokyo, thanks to a scholarship of the Ministry of Education of Japan. In 1987 he was a visiting professor at the Faculty of Studi

A retired Polish footballer. During his club career he played for Wisla Kraków and RC Lens. He earn

A retired Polish footballer. During his club career he played for Wisla Kraków and RC Lens. He earned 23 caps for the Poland national football team, and participated in the 1978 FIFA World Cup.