Polish Famous Names Starting with Letter S

Was a member of the Polish-Lithuanian szlachta and a military commander of the forces of the Polish-

Was a member of the Polish-Lithuanian szlachta and a military commander of the forces of the Polish-Lithuanian Commonwealth and then Poland. Knight of the Order of the White Eagle, awarded in August 1775.He was Great Chorazy of the Crown in 1774–1780, voivode of Ruthenian Voivodeship in 1782–1791, Great Lieutenant General of the Crown since 1784, General of Artillery of the Crown in 1789–1792, Marshal of the Targowica Confederation in 1792, starost belski, hrubieszowski, sokalski, hajsynski, zwinogrodzki.

Was a Polish lawyer and writer.he was a representative of the Economic Council of Ministers sent to

Was a Polish lawyer and writer.he was a representative of the Economic Council of Ministers sent to acquire industrial facilities in Poznan province in 1945. At Poznan he was elected the president of the Polish Union of Western Affairs.From 1945 to 1948 he was a member of the Polish Military Mission in Berlin, at the rank of lieutenant, and was later the Head of the Polish Institute of International Affairs and chief editor of German literature at the State Publishing Institute (1955 - 1962), among other duties.

(1893-1987) was a Polish-born painter and sculptor, and developer of the pseudoscientific-historical

(1893-1987) was a Polish-born painter and sculptor, and developer of the pseudoscientific-historical theory of Zermatism.

Former commanding officer of the Polish Air Force.Targosz joined the Officer Pilot School in Deblin.

Former commanding officer of the Polish Air Force.Targosz joined the Officer Pilot School in Deblin. Upon graduating in January of 1969, he was promoted to podporucznik (2nd Lt. and started his career as a pilot in the 2nd Kraków Fighter Regiment in Goleniów. In March of 1971 he was transferred to the 40th Fighter Regiment in Swidwin and in March of 1973 he was given command over a Fighter Key (squadron) in that regiment. On December 16, 1973 he was again transferred, this time to the 3rd Fighter-Bomber Regiment based in Bydgoszcz, where he served as a pilot (until August 29, 1974), elder pilot (until November 24 of that year) and key commander.

Was a Polish noble (szlachcic), historian, literary critic, publicist.During the January Uprising Ta

Was a Polish noble (szlachcic), historian, literary critic, publicist.During the January Uprising Tarnowski was connected with the "Biali" (liberal-conservative political faction). He was imprisoned from 1863 to 1865 by the Austrian authorities. He was co-author of the "Teka Stanczyka" (1868). From 1867 Tarnowski served as member of the Sejm in Galicia. In 1885 he became a member of the Herrenhaus in Vienna. From 1871 until 1909 professor and two times rector at the Jagiellonian University. In 1873 member and from 1890 to 1917 chairman of the Akademia Umiejetnosci (Polish Academy of Learning).

Was a Polish Enlightenment poet, well known for his poems Na dzien siódmy wrzesnia and Nadgrobek ha

Was a Polish Enlightenment poet, well known for his poems Na dzien siódmy wrzesnia and Nadgrobek hajduka, which are said to have started a new trend in Polish political lyric poetry.

Is a Polish artist (movie and cabaret), movie and theater director and writer. He coproduced and sta

Is a Polish artist (movie and cabaret), movie and theater director and writer. He coproduced and starred in many films of Stanislaw Bareja, he gained much fame for his performance in the cult film of Marek Piwowski, Rejs (The Cruise). In 1990s he was a columnist of a popular Polish news magazine, Wprost, later for a newspaper Rzeczpospolita and since 2007 for Polityka.

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

Was a Polish rower who competed in the 1928 Summer Olympics and in the 1932 Summer Olympics.In 1928 he was part of the Polish boat which finished fourth in the eights event after being eliminated in the quarter-finals.Four years later he won the bronze medal as member of the Polish boat in the coxed fours competition.

(b. April 9, 1901 - September 11, 1932) was a Polish aircraft designer and aviator, co-founder of th

(b. April 9, 1901 - September 11, 1932) was a Polish aircraft designer and aviator, co-founder of the RWD aircraft construction team and lecturer at the Warsaw University of Technology. Along with Franciszek Zwirko, he win the international air contest Challenge 1932.

Was a Polish painter, architect, writer and art theoretician.He created the Zakopane style (styl zak

Was a Polish painter, architect, writer and art theoretician.He created the Zakopane style (styl zakopianski) or Witkiewicz style (styl witkiewiczowski) in architecture[1]. He was strongly associated with Zakopane and promoted it in the art community.His son, Stanislaw Ignacy Witkiewicz, became a famous painter, playwright, novelist and philosopher, also known (from the conflation of his surname and middle name) by the mononymous pseudonym "Witkacy." The son's godmother was the internationally famous actress Helena Modrzejewska, whom the elder Witkiewicz in 1876 had nearly accompanied to California in the United States.

(January 9, 1902 – February 21, 1999) was a Polish born American physicist. He was a professor of

(January 9, 1902 – February 21, 1999) was a Polish born American physicist. He was a professor of physics at SUNY Buffalo from 1949 until 1972, after which he worked at Ball State University. He worked briefly on the Manhattan Project at Princeton University. He received the Kosciuszko Medal in 1991 and the Polonia Restituta Cross in 1993.

Stanislaw Wojciechowski was born on March 15, 1869 in Kalisz, and died near Warsaw on April 9, 1953

Stanislaw Wojciechowski was born on March 15, 1869 in Kalisz, and died near Warsaw on April 9, 1953 a the age of 84. He was born into a family of Polish nobility, and the intelligentsia.

Was a Polish writer of Jewish origin.He published his first volume of poetry in 1933 before the Nazi

Was a Polish writer of Jewish origin.He published his first volume of poetry in 1933 before the Nazi occupation of Poland, during which Wygodzki was first interred in the Bedzin ghetto and later in the concentration camps of Auschwitz, Dachau, Oranienburg and Sachsenhausen. His health impacted by his experiences, Wygodzki did not resume publishing until 1947, following which he became a successful writer, publishing poetry, short stories and one novel. Wygodzki, who lost his wife, daughter and parents in Auschwitz, was one of four winners of the 1969 "Remembrance Award", awarded annually by the World Federation of Bergen-Belsen Associations for "excellence in literature on the Nazi atrocities against European Jewry".[1] A communist in his youth who was briefly imprisoned in Poland as an adult for his communist activities, Wygodzki resettled in Israel in 1968 in response to antisemitism in the Communist Party in Poland.

Stanislaw Wyspianski was born on the 15th of January 1869 and died on the 28th of November 1907 in K

Stanislaw Wyspianski was born on the 15th of January 1869 and died on the 28th of November 1907 in Kraków. He was an outstanding Polish playwright, painter and poet, as well as interior and furniture designer.

Was a Polish theatre and film actor. Awarded the Polonia Restituta (1969).Stanislaw Zaczyk was born

Was a Polish theatre and film actor. Awarded the Polonia Restituta (1969).Stanislaw Zaczyk was born on September 26, 1923 in Nowy Sacz, Poland. In 1945 he graduated the Theatre Studio near The Old Theatre, Kraków. In this year made his own actor debut in Pierre Corneille's Le Cid portraying a Page in the stages of The Old Theatre. In the years of 1946–1950 he played on the cities of Jelenia Góra and Wroclaw. Then he came back to Kraków and became an actor of Juliusz Slowacki Theatre. Since 1960 Zaczyk played on stages of Warsaw theatres: Narodowy Theatre (1960–1963, 1965–1968), The Polish Theatre (1963–1965), Ataneum Theatre (1969–1974), Powszechny Theatre (1974–1975). He made his own film debut in 1945 in 2+2=4 directed by Antoni Bohdziewicz.

Was a Polish historian. He was a professor of Lviv University (since 1907), member of Polish Academy

Was a Polish historian. He was a professor of Lviv University (since 1907), member of Polish Academy of Learning (since 1919), chairman of Polish Historical Society (1923–1932; 1934–1936), senator from Non-partisan Bloc for Cooperation with the Government (1928–1935). Zakrzewski was associated with National Democracy, then with Józef Pilsudski.Zakrzewski was a researcher of political issues of Poland from 10th to 13th century. He was an author of critical studies of medieval sources. His notable works includes Mieszko I jako budowniczy panstwa polskiego [Mieszko I as a builder of Polish country] (1922), Boleslaw Chrobry Wielki (1925).

Was a Polish graphic artist, poster artist, scenographer and architect. Zamecznik was a professor of

Was a Polish graphic artist, poster artist, scenographer and architect. Zamecznik was a professor of State Higher School of Fine Arts, Poznan (now Academy of Fine Arts). He was a brother of Wojciech Zamecznik, a graphic artist, interior decorator and photographer.Zamecznik was an author of innovative composition Wegiel at the exhibition in Wroclaw (with brother, Wojciech; 1948). He designed numerous of international exhibitions, Wojciech Fangor painting exhibition in an environmental style in the Jewish Theatre in Warsaw (1958), Henry Moore sculpture exhibitions in Warsaw (1959), exhibitions in the National Museum in Warsaw and permanent exhibitions in the Historical Museum in Warsaw. Zamecznik co-designed enlargement of the Zacheta edifice.

October 3, 1863–November 23, 1942) was a Polish mathematician. His research in differential equati

October 3, 1863–November 23, 1942) was a Polish mathematician. His research in differential equations, applied mathematics, classical analysis, particularly on harmonic analysis, was widely recognized. He was a mathematician who contributed to the success of the Polish School of Mathematics through his teaching and organizational skills as well as through his research. Zaremba wrote a number of un

Was a Polish architect and monument conservator. He was a conservator of Warsaw Old Town.Zaryn, Stan

Was a Polish architect and monument conservator. He was a conservator of Warsaw Old Town.Zaryn, Stanislaw (1972) (in Polish). Trzynascie Kamienic Staromiejskich. Panstwowe Wydawnictwo Naukowe.

Was a Polish architect, representative of late-baroque and classicism, inclined towards Palladian ar

Was a Polish architect, representative of late-baroque and classicism, inclined towards Palladian architecture and precursor of the empire style in Polish architecture.Author of palaces in Smielów (1797), Dobrzyca (1799), Lubostron (1800), defensive buildings, military buildings in Kamieniec Podolski and Warsaw.Zawadzki was born in 1743 in Warsaw. He graduated in St. Luke Academy in Rome. In 1769 he became a professor and in 1776 an honorable member of the academy.

Was a Polish sailing activist. He was a co-founder of the Club of Polish Seascapists (Klub Marynistów Polskich), vice-captain of the Yacht Club of Poland (Yacht Klub Polski). Zakrzewski was an author of the first Polish post-World War II yachting handbook

(1547 – 1620) was a Polish nobleman, magnate and military commander. He was first European who sei

(1547 – 1620) was a Polish nobleman, magnate and military commander. He was first European who seized Moscow and the only one who captured the capital of Russia. [1]

Is a Polish actress.

Is a Polish actress.

Was a Polish-born artist, who was married to the Camden Town Group painter Robert Bevan.Stanislawa d

Was a Polish-born artist, who was married to the Camden Town Group painter Robert Bevan.Stanislawa de Karlowska was the daughter of Aleksander de Karlowski and Paulina z Tucholków. The Karlowskis were descended from the Polish nobility (szlachta) and had substantial estates centred on Szeliwy, near Lowicz, in central Poland. The family had a long history of patriotic activity, and her father had fought with Lajos Kossuth and Józef Bem in the late 1840s. He had also suffered considerable financial loss through the part that he played in the Polish rebellion of 1863.

Is a Polish sprint canoer who competed in the late 1960s and early 1970s. Competing in two Summer Ol

Is a Polish sprint canoer who competed in the late 1960s and early 1970s. Competing in two Summer Olympics, she was eliminated in the semifinals in the K-1 500 m event both in 1968 and in 1972.