Polish Famous Names Starting with Letter M

Is a Polish Freestyle wrestler who competed in the 2008 Summer Olympics in Beijing.At the 2008 Summe

Is a Polish Freestyle wrestler who competed in the 2008 Summer Olympics in Beijing.At the 2008 Summer Olympics he finished 17th in the heavyweight competition (96 kg) in wrestling.

A Polish midfielder who plays for Polish Orange Ekstraklasa side Cracovia Kraków.

A Polish midfielder who plays for Polish Orange Ekstraklasa side Cracovia Kraków.

Is a Polish professional basketball player currently with the TBL/PLK team Asseco Prokom Gdynia . Af

Is a Polish professional basketball player currently with the TBL/PLK team Asseco Prokom Gdynia . After many years as a successful player in Poland’s youth divisions, Kostrzewski started his career for the division 3 team OSSM PZKosz Sopot where he gained

Is a Polish tennis player who specialises in doubles. He reached his highest doubles ranking of Worl

Is a Polish tennis player who specialises in doubles. He reached his highest doubles ranking of World No. 82 on July 19, 2010. His current partner is Tomasz Bednarek, but he played with Blazej Koniusz and Marcin Gawron in the long term too.

A footballer from Poland who is a trainee of Wisla Kraków.He joined the first team in 2008.

A footballer from Poland who is a trainee of Wisla Kraków.He joined the first team in 2008.

(born April 29, 1975 in Warsaw) is a Polish sailor, specialising in the Finn and Star classes.

(born April 29, 1975 in Warsaw) is a Polish sailor, specialising in the Finn and Star classes.

Is a Polish professional boxer fighting in the cruiserweight division. Masternak had been living in

Is a Polish professional boxer fighting in the cruiserweight division. Masternak had been living in Iwaniska until he finished primary school and junior high school. He started training boxing at the KSZO Ostrowiec Swietokrzyski club. At the age of 15 he

A Polish footballer (midfielder) playing currently for Unia Janikowo. He joined this team in 2005 co

A Polish footballer (midfielder) playing currently for Unia Janikowo. He joined this team in 2005 coming from Zawisza Bydgoszcz

(born 22 April 1987 in Lublin) is a Polish swimmer who specializes in the 1500 m Freestyle and is th

(born 22 April 1987 in Lublin) is a Polish swimmer who specializes in the 1500 m Freestyle and is the current World Champion.

A Polish goalkeeper of Górnik Zabrze. Born 3 November 1980. His height: 191 cm, weight: 80 kg. His

A Polish goalkeeper of Górnik Zabrze. Born 3 November 1980. His height: 191 cm, weight: 80 kg. His former clubs were Polonia Warszawa and GKS Katowice

A Polish football defender who plays for Cracovia Kraków in the Orange Ekstraklasa.

A Polish football defender who plays for Cracovia Kraków in the Orange Ekstraklasa.

Is a Polish actress. She is the daughter of the Polish actor, Maciej Damiecki, and a sister to a ris

Is a Polish actress. She is the daughter of the Polish actor, Maciej Damiecki, and a sister to a rising Polish actor Mateusz Damiecki. She has starred mainly in episodes of Polish soap operas. Matylda was most recently seen in "Na Wspólnej." Her hobbies include snowboarding, rollerblading, and cooking.

Was a Jewish painter, of Polish-speaking Galician Jews from the western part of Ukraine. He was born

Was a Jewish painter, of Polish-speaking Galician Jews from the western part of Ukraine. He was born in Drohobych (at that time Austria-Hungary), Galicia, modern Lviv region, western Ukraine.Maurycy was one of Isaac & Fanya Tigerman Gottlieb's eleven children. At fifteen, he was enrolled at the Vienna Fine Arts Academy. Later, he would study under Jan Matejko in Kraków. However, he experienced anti-semitism from his fellow students, and left Matejko's studio after less than a year, he then traveled to Norway settling in Molde. After several years he returned to Vienna to pursue his Jewish roots.

(1871–1939) was a Polish nobleman (szlachcic), politician, social activist, Minister of Foreign Af

(1871–1939) was a Polish nobleman (szlachcic), politician, social activist, Minister of Foreign Affairs of Poland.

Was a Polish publicist. He participated in November Uprising as a chronicler - Powstanie narodu pols

Was a Polish publicist. He participated in November Uprising as a chronicler - Powstanie narodu polskiego w roku 1830 i 1831. After the defeat, he emigrated. In his early life, he was a supporter of Polish Jacobins ideology. He died in Auxerre.

Was a Polish-Jewish economist, journalist, politician and a leader of the Jewish Bund in interwar Po

Was a Polish-Jewish economist, journalist, politician and a leader of the Jewish Bund in interwar Poland. He was one of the commanders of the Bund during the Warsaw Ghetto Uprising.Orzech joined the Bund in 1907 and was in charge of the party's newspaper, Forverts. In the late 1920's he served as chairman of the Bund-founded Socialist Association of Artisans of the Republic of Poland ("Socialist Artisans").[2] Orzech was also member of the Bund affiliated Morgnshtern sports organization.[3] He owned a textile manufacturing factory, "Bazar Orzecha" which was very profitable.[4] Orzech used money from his business to finance the Yiddish newspaper Folkstsaytung, of which he was also an editor.[4]

(1877 - August 30, 1938), born Factorowitz or Faktorowicz in Lódz, Poland (then Russian Empire), wa

(1877 - August 30, 1938), born Factorowitz or Faktorowicz in Lódz, Poland (then Russian Empire), was a Polish-American businessman and cosmetician who founded the Max Factor Cosmetics Company. He is known as the father of modern cosmetics.

(December 27, 1851, Cracow, Poland - May 7, 1906, USA).Born in Cracow (then Galicia, Austria-Hungary

(December 27, 1851, Cracow, Poland - May 7, 1906, USA).Born in Cracow (then Galicia, Austria-Hungary), he emigrated to America in 1862. He was an American cloak manufacturer, consul-general in Vienna, and chess master. In 1881, he lost a chess match with George Henry Mackenzie for the U.S

Max Kolonko is an international television personality, producer, writer, and renowned U.S. correspo

Max Kolonko is an international television personality, producer, writer, and renowned U.S. correspondent for international television news organizations. He appeared on numerous news shows, including CNN and CBS news. Based in the U.S. for the past 20 years, Kolonko is one of the most recognized television personalities in Poland and Europe.

Was a Polish screenwriter and film director. He wrote for 47 films between 1916 and 1949. He also di

Was a Polish screenwriter and film director. He wrote for 47 films between 1916 and 1949. He also directed six films between 1931 and 1936.

(April 18, 1881 - October 4, 1961) was an American painter who worked in the style of cubism before

(April 18, 1881 - October 4, 1961) was an American painter who worked in the style of cubism before migrating to Jewish themes towards the end of his life.

(January 8, 1894–August 14, 1941), also known as Maksymilian or Massimiliano Maria Kolbe and "Apos

(January 8, 1894–August 14, 1941), also known as Maksymilian or Massimiliano Maria Kolbe and "Apostle of Consecration to Mary," born as Rajmund Kolbe, was a Polish Conventual Franciscan friar who volunteered to die in place of a stranger in the Nazi concentration camp of Auschwitz in Poland.

He and his daughter Barbara Kirshenblatt-Gimblett published They Called Me Mayer July: Painted Memor

He and his daughter Barbara Kirshenblatt-Gimblett published They Called Me Mayer July: Painted Memories of a Jewish Childhood before the Holocaust (University of California Press in conjunction with the Judah L Magnes Museum). The book won the Canadian Jewish Book Award, J. I. Segal Book Award, and American Association of University Presses (AAUP) award for book design, and was a finalist in three categories for the National Jewish Book Award. An exhibition of his work, which opened at the Magnes Museum in 2007, will travel to the The Jewish Museum (New York City), Jewish Historical Museum (Amsterdam), and Museum of the History of Polish Jews (Warsaw). The book and exhibition are the culmination of a forty-year collaboration between father and daughter. In 1967, Barbara began interviewing Mayer about his childhood. In 1990, at the urging of his wife, daughter, and son-in-law Max Gimblett, Mayer began to paint.

Was a Polish writer, journalist and publisher. He is most famous for his reporting for the Polish Ar

Was a Polish writer, journalist and publisher. He is most famous for his reporting for the Polish Armed Forces in the West during World War II and writing a book about the battle of Monte Cassino.After the war he worked as a journalist, for a time working as a chief of the press department in the Polish Ministry of Internal Affairs. In 1926 he founded a publishing agency, "Rój". He also worked in the advertising business, coining a popular slogan for the advertisement of sugar - "cukier krzepi" (sugar strengthens). He wrote three books during the interwar period, all of them gaining him increasing fame and popularity. A few decades later he coined another famous slogan - "LOTem blizej" ("closer with LOT"), advertising the Polish LOT airlines.

(born 1932, Deblin, Poland) is a Polish-American psychiatrist and historian of the Polish Armed Forc

(born 1932, Deblin, Poland) is a Polish-American psychiatrist and historian of the Polish Armed Forces in World War II.