Polish Famous Names Starting with Letter J

Real name Horst Eckert) (born March 11, 1931) is one of the best-known German artists and children's

Real name Horst Eckert) (born March 11, 1931) is one of the best-known German artists and children's book authors. He was born in Hindenburg (now Zabrze, Poland) in Upper Silesia.

Was a Polish painter and Army officer. Suchodolski was the brother of Rajnold Suchodolski.From 1832

Was a Polish painter and Army officer. Suchodolski was the brother of Rajnold Suchodolski.From 1832 to 1837 Suchodolski studied in Rome, where he was a pupil of Horace Vernet. Suchodolski became known for his history and battle paintings.

Is a Polish cross country skier who has competed since 1994. His best individual finish at the FIS N

Is a Polish cross country skier who has competed since 1994. His best individual finish at the FIS Nordic World Ski Championships was a seventh in the individual sprint in 2005 while his best overall finish was fifth in the team sprint (with Maciej Kreczm

Is a Polish painter.

Is a Polish painter.

(August 15, 1938 in Warsaw – July 19, 1985 in Warsaw) was a prominent Polish science fiction autho

(August 15, 1938 in Warsaw – July 19, 1985 in Warsaw) was a prominent Polish science fiction author. He died from cancer.

Was a prominent Polish science fiction author. He died from cancer.Zajdel is a precursor of social a

Was a prominent Polish science fiction author. He died from cancer.Zajdel is a precursor of social and dystopian fiction. In his works, he envisions totalitarian states and collapsed societies. His heroes are desperately trying to find sense in world around them, sometimes, as in Cylinder van Troffa, they are outsiders from a different time or place, trying to adapt to a new environmen

Was a Polish physicist. He was a professor of the University of Warsaw (since 1971), member of the W

Was a Polish physicist. He was a professor of the University of Warsaw (since 1971), member of the Warsaw Scientific Society (since 1984), Polish Academy of Sciences (1986), Polish Academy of Learning.Zakrzewski was a researcher and author of works about high-energy nuclear physics and elementary particles. He participated in discovery of heavy atomic nucleus (1961) and double hypernucleus (1963). He was a co-author (with Andrzej Kajetan Wróblewski) of handbook Wstep do fizyki ("Introduction to physics").

Is a Polish lawyer, diplomat, and since 2006, the Commissioner for Civil Rights Protection of the Re

Is a Polish lawyer, diplomat, and since 2006, the Commissioner for Civil Rights Protection of the Republic of Poland - the Polish Ombudsman.

Janusz Centka is a Polish glider pilot who has won two European and three World Gliding Championship

Janusz Centka is a Polish glider pilot who has won two European and three World Gliding Championships.[1]

A Polish striker who plays for GKS Belchatów.

A Polish striker who plays for GKS Belchatów.

(born September 23, 1939 in Dabrowa Górnicza[1]) is a highly acclaimed and popular Polish actor.He

(born September 23, 1939 in Dabrowa Górnicza[1]) is a highly acclaimed and popular Polish actor.He graduated in 1965 from the National Film School in Lódz as one of its best students despite having been rejected during entrance exams for three times.

Was a Polish physician, writer and poet. He is known mostly for his aphorisms.Gaudyn lived since 193

Was a Polish physician, writer and poet. He is known mostly for his aphorisms.Gaudyn lived since 1939 in the Zaolzie region and spent his youth in Frysztat. He graduated from the Juliusz Slowacki Polish Gymnasium in Orlowa and later from medical studies at the Palacký University in Olomouc. He worked as an internist in the hospital in Ceský Tešín and later as a general practitioner in Trzyciez, he lived in Trzyniec. Gaudyn was a member of the Polish Cultural and Educational Union and several literary organizations.

(b. September 13, 1938, Poznan, Poland) is a Polish-American author and screenwriter.

(b. September 13, 1938, Poznan, Poland) is a Polish-American author and screenwriter.

(born November 5, 1948 in Rawa Mazowiecka) is a retired boxer from Poland, who represented his nativ

(born November 5, 1948 in Rawa Mazowiecka) is a retired boxer from Poland, who represented his native country at two consecutive Summer Olympics, starting in 1972. In both tournaments he won the bronze medal in the light heavyweight division (– 75 kg), in 1976

A Polish painter, jazz drummer, art theorist, from 2004 to 2006 chairman of the Artistic Council at

A Polish painter, jazz drummer, art theorist, from 2004 to 2006 chairman of the Artistic Council at the Board of the Association of Polish Painters and Designers (ZPAP), member of the Committee for the Kazimierz Ostrowski Award (one of the most important awards given to Polish painters). He has been related for most of his aristic life with the city of Gdansk.From 1980 to 1985 Janowski was a student at the State Artistic High School in Gdynia-Orlowo and from 1988 he studied painting at the Academy of Fine Arts in Gdansk. He graduated in 1994 under the tutelage of Prof. Maciej Swieszewski.In the 1980s, he performed as a drummer in a band REGAL, opposite musicians like Jaroslaw Furman and Mikolaj Trzaska. In the late 1980s, he participated briefly in a musical project named "Milosc" ('Love'), run by Ryszard "Tymon" Tymanski, and co-operated among others with Jerzy "Mazzoll" Mazolewski.

Is a Polish pair skater. He competes with Krystyna Klimczak. They are the 2007 Polish national silve

Is a Polish pair skater. He competes with Krystyna Klimczak. They are the 2007 Polish national silver medalists. They have competed internationally on the junior level at both Junior Grand Prix events and at the World Junior Figure Skating Championships and received the host wildcard entry to the 2007-2008 Junior Grand Prix Final, where they placed 9th. He also competes as a singles skater at the national level.

Was a Polish-Jewish children's author, pediatrician, and child pedagogue, known as Pan Doktor (Mr Do

Was a Polish-Jewish children's author, pediatrician, and child pedagogue, known as Pan Doktor (Mr Doctor) or Stary Doktor (Old Doctor).Korczak was born in Warsaw to an assimilated Jewish family. His mother Cecylia Glebicka was the daughter of prominent Kalisz Jews and his father Józef Goldszmit was from a family of proponents of the haskalah. Korczak's father died in 1896, possibly by his own hand, leaving the family without a source of income. Over the next few years, the family was forced to abandon their spacious apartment and, during his teens, Korczak was the sole breadwinner for his mother, sister, and grandmother.

Pen name of Henryk Goldszmit (July 22, 1878 or 1879 – August, 1942) was a Polish-Jewish children's

Pen name of Henryk Goldszmit (July 22, 1878 or 1879 – August, 1942) was a Polish-Jewish children's author, pediatrician, and child pedagogue, known as Stary

Born October 27, 1942 in Warsaw, Poland) is a Polish conservative liberal political commentator and

Born October 27, 1942 in Warsaw, Poland) is a Polish conservative liberal political commentator and politician.

A retired Polish football player.He played for clubs such as Stomil Olsztyn, Arka Gdynia, Lech Pozna

A retired Polish football player.He played for clubs such as Stomil Olsztyn, Arka Gdynia, Lech Poznan, AS Saint-Etienne, Larissa, Lechia Gdansk and Adanaspor. He also was loaned to Zonguldakspor in 1986-87 season.He played for Polish national team, for which he played 19 matches and scored 5 goals.

Is a Polish Olympic fencer and mountain climber. He competed in the individual and team épée event

Is a Polish Olympic fencer and mountain climber. He competed in the individual and team épée events at the 1960 Summer Olympics.

Is a Polish scientist and writer mostly known for his novel S@motnosc w Sieci translated into Englis

Is a Polish scientist and writer mostly known for his novel S@motnosc w Sieci translated into English as Loneliness on the Net[1].Wisniewski holds a Master of Physics and Master of Economics, qualifications both from Nicolaus Copernicus University in Torun, Doctor of Informatics from Warsaw University of Technology and Habilitation in Chemistry from the Technical University of Lódz. He is one of the authors of the computer program AutoNom, a naming tool for organic substances in the IUPAC nomenclature [2]. Currently Wisniewski lives and works in Frankfurt, Germany.

Is a Polish economist and politician belonging to the Gdansk liberals group, and a member of the Eur

Is a Polish economist and politician belonging to the Gdansk liberals group, and a member of the European Parliament (elected on 13 June 2004), Chairman of the Committee on Budgets. On November 27, 2009 he obtained the post of Budget and Financial Programming Commissioner of the European Commission (pending approval by the European Parliament in January, 2010) and is affiliated to the European People's Party (EPP).[1][2]From 1980-1989 he was an economics adviser to the Solidarity anti-communist movement, and in 1988 he was one of the founders of the Liberal-Democratic Congress (Kongres Liberalno-Demokratyczny). He was the Minister of Privatization in the cabinets of Jan Krzysztof Bielecki (1990-1991) and Hanna Suchocka (1992-1993). His major successes were the foundation of the Warsaw Stock Exchange and the mass privatization programme (Program Powszechnej Prywatyzacji).

(born March 9, 1953 in Nowa Sól, Poland) is the winner of the first season of the show American Inv

(born March 9, 1953 in Nowa Sól, Poland) is the winner of the first season of the show American Inventor. His invention was the Anecia Safety Capsule.

Was a Polish rower who competed in the 1928 Summer Olympics, in the 1932 Summer Olympics, and in the

Was a Polish rower who competed in the 1928 Summer Olympics, in the 1932 Summer Olympics, and in the 1936 Summer Olympics.Four years later he won the silver medal as member of the Polish boat in the coxed pairs competition as well as the bronze medal as member of the Polish boat in the coxed fours competition.