Polish Famous Names Starting with Letter M

Is a retired male hammer thrower from Poland. He set his personal best (80.89 metres) on July 13, 20

Is a retired male hammer thrower from Poland. He set his personal best (80.89 metres) on July 13, 2003 in Bydgoszcz.

Is a Polish mountaineer. He is best known for the first winter ascent of Cho Oyu together with Macie

Is a Polish mountaineer. He is best known for the first winter ascent of Cho Oyu together with Maciej Berbeka on February 12, 1985.[1] He is also the current president of the Zakopane Mountaineering Club.

Is a Polish liberal-conservatism politician.Plazynski began his political career in 1980 / 1981 as o

Is a Polish liberal-conservatism politician.Plazynski began his political career in 1980 / 1981 as one of the leaders of the Students' Solidarity; he was governor of the Gdansk Voivodship from August 1990 to July 1996, and was elected to the Sejm (the lower house of the Polish parliament) in September 1997. From 1997 to 2001, he also held the office of marshal of the Sejm, after being elected without a single vote against him.

A Polish footballer who plays as a defender for Polish second-tier side Znicz Pruszków.

A Polish footballer who plays as a defender for Polish second-tier side Znicz Pruszków.

A Polish footballer (midfielder) who plays for Legia Warszawa. He debuted in the Orange Ekstraklasa

A Polish footballer (midfielder) who plays for Legia Warszawa. He debuted in the Orange Ekstraklasa on November 24, 2007.He played the Orange Ekstraklasa 2007-08 season mainly as a substitute but gained much praise for his string of good performances. These performances gave him a place in the starting 11 for Legia for the end of the 2007-08 season. This was mainly due to the fact of Edson's lackluster performances and has become a hot prospect for the Polish national team.

Is a Polish slalom canoer who competed in the early 1970s. He finished 17th in the C-2 event at the

Is a Polish slalom canoer who competed in the early 1970s. He finished 17th in the C-2 event at the 1972 Summer Olympics in Munich.

A Polish professional footballer who plays for Ruch Chorzów and normally plays as a left back.

A Polish professional footballer who plays for Ruch Chorzów and normally plays as a left back.

Is a Polish singer who rose to fame in his country after winning Idol Poland 4, the Polish version o

Is a Polish singer who rose to fame in his country after winning Idol Poland 4, the Polish version of Pop Idol, televised by Polsat. He won with 53.58% of the vote in a 3-way final on June 18, 2005.

Was a Polish translator and writer.He was the son of Merian C. Cooper, an American aviator, American

Was a Polish translator and writer.He was the son of Merian C. Cooper, an American aviator, American Air Force and Polish Air Force officer, adventurer, and the screenwriter, director and producer of the film King Kong.

A retired Polish professional football defender who last played for GKS Belchatów.Stolarczyk made e

A retired Polish professional football defender who last played for GKS Belchatów.Stolarczyk made eight appearances for the Poland national football team.[1]

Was a Polish-Lithuanian historian, writer and a poet, notable as the author of Chronicle of Poland,

Was a Polish-Lithuanian historian, writer and a poet, notable as the author of Chronicle of Poland, Lithuania, Samogitia and all of Ruthenia (1582), considered the first printed book on the history of Lithuania[1].Maciej Stryjkowski was born around 1547 in Stryków, a small town in the Polish region of Masovia. He graduated from a local school in Brzeziny, after which he joined the army of the Polish-Lithuanian Commonwealth and served in the forces of the Grand Duchy of Lithuania, though it is not certain whether he actually took part in any war. Despite being a Masovian, he spent most of his life in the Grand Duchy[1], initially as a soldier. Around 1573, at the age of roughly 25, he retired from active service and became a protégé of Melchioras Giedraitis,

Was a footballer from Poland, who played for Legia Warsaw , Widzew Lódz , Polonia Warszawa and Wisl

Was a footballer from Poland, who played for Legia Warsaw , Widzew Lódz , Polonia Warszawa and Wisla Kraków as a goalkeeper. He participated in the UEFA Champions League with Legia Warszawa and Widzew Lódz in the 1995/1996 and 1996/1997 seasons.Szczesny played 7 times for the Poland national football team.[1]

Studied art in Wroclaw and Warsaw and became a poster designer and commercial artist. . He was a Pro

Studied art in Wroclaw and Warsaw and became a poster designer and commercial artist. . He was a Professor, Academy of Fine Art (ASP), Warsaw PL from 1975 until his death, teaching and becoming a significant influence on the the artists of the Third Generation (1960s-1980s) of Polish School of Posters.His style conveys simple and powerful messages; often with the use of ingenious and humorous devices as well as painterly gestures with exceptionally elaborate metaphors. His Mona Lisa CYRK poster, which is in the collection of the Museum of Modern Art, New York has been honored with a postage stamp issued in 2002 by the Polish post office

Is a Polish speedskater. He competed for Poland at the 2006 and 2010 Winter Olympics.

Is a Polish speedskater. He competed for Poland at the 2006 and 2010 Winter Olympics.

A Polish footballer who plays as a defender for Sparta Rotterdam.

A Polish footballer who plays as a defender for Sparta Rotterdam.

Is a Polish artist, writer, journalist, singer, poet and comic. Despite being considered one of the

Is a Polish artist, writer, journalist, singer, poet and comic. Despite being considered one of the classics of Polish grim humour, he is perhaps best known as a translator of songs and poems by Leonard Cohen.

A striker who currently plays for AEL Larissa. His favoured position is second striker. Zurawski has

A striker who currently plays for AEL Larissa. His favoured position is second striker. Zurawski has appeared 70 times and scored 17 goals for Poland.He joined Celtic F.C. from Wisla Kraków in July 2005 and signed a three-year contract. He inherited the number 7 shirt from Juninho (previously with Henrik Larsson). He was voted Polish player of the year in 2002 and scored 15 goals in season 2004-2005 at Kraków.

Is a Polish professional poker player, based in Raleigh, North Carolina. Gracz learned poker from hi

Is a Polish professional poker player, based in Raleigh, North Carolina. Gracz learned poker from his father and played regularly whilst studying at North Carolina State University. Gracz's first major victory was in the $5,000 no limit hold'em championship event in the 2004 Trump Classic in Atlantic City. He won over the field of 155 entrants to take home the $295,275 first prize.

(born Maciej Stanislaw Miernik), is a bass guitar playing rock musician, composer, sound editor, and

(born Maciej Stanislaw Miernik), is a bass guitar playing rock musician, composer, sound editor, and producer. He appeared in many groups such as Aurora, 1984, Noah-Noah, Restrykcja, Reflection-NY band, Flashback as well as producing songs ranging from progressive rock and progressive punk. He is known for his avant-garde, multimedia productions.

Is a professional Polish tennis player. Her highest WTA singles ranking is 187, which she reached on

Is a professional Polish tennis player. Her highest WTA singles ranking is 187, which she reached on October 18, 2010. Her career high in doubles is 645, achieved on July 12, 2010. In May, Magda received a wild card to the qualifying draw of Polsat Warsaw

Is an American figure skater who represents Poland. She is the 2005 Polish national silver medalist.

Is an American figure skater who represents Poland. She is the 2005 Polish national silver medalist. She began skating at age five.

Is a Polish sculptor. She is notable for her use of textiles as a sculptural medium and is regarded

Is a Polish sculptor. She is notable for her use of textiles as a sculptural medium and is regarded as being one of the most important and influential female artists of the 20th century. She has been a professor at the Academy of Fine Arts in Poznan, Pola

Is a Polish film and theatre actress. Cielecka spent her childhood in a small town Zarki-Letnisko. I

Is a Polish film and theatre actress. Cielecka spent her childhood in a small town Zarki-Letnisko. In 1995, she graduated from Panstwowa Wyzsza Szkola Teatralna in Cracow. Soon after the studies she joined the Teatr Stary Theatre Company in Cracow, where she played until 2001. Then she moved to Warsaw and joined the Teatr Rozmaitosci (TR) Theatre Company. Although she debuted in cinema quite early in a film by Barbara Sass called Pokuszenie (1995), she initially was known mainly for her work in theatre. A few years later she became widely recognized as an actress and she gained popularity with her cinematic roles such as Samotnosc w sieci or the TV series Magda M.

Is a former Polish tennis player born in Gdynia, Poland. She holds the record for most Fed Cup ties

Is a former Polish tennis player born in Gdynia, Poland. She holds the record for most Fed Cup ties played for Poland (43) and most Fed Cup wins for Poland (23).In her career she won 1 ITF singles title and 11 ITF doubles titles. Feistel's career high singles ranking was 192 (achieved in February 1994), and her best doubles ranking, achieved in June 1994, was 91.