Polish Famous Names Starting with Letter Z

Is a Polish former volleyball player who competed in the 1976 Summer Olympics.In 1976 he was part of

Is a Polish former volleyball player who competed in the 1976 Summer Olympics.In 1976 he was part of the Polish team which won the gold medal in the Olympic tournament. He played all six matches.

A professional association football player, currently without a club after being released by Scottis

A professional association football player, currently without a club after being released by Scottish Premier League club Hibernian.Zibi' first appeared for Hibernian as a trialist in a 5–0 win over St Patrick's Athletic in the 2005–06 pre-season tour of Ireland. He then made a second showing in the game 24 hours later against Shamrock Rovers. He impressed Tony Mowbray

Was a Polish writer.His works consist of adventure stories aimed at teenagers as well as adult novel

Was a Polish writer.His works consist of adventure stories aimed at teenagers as well as adult novels. He achieved his greatest acclaim for his Pan Samochodzik series, a sequence of historical detective stories centering around a museum employee and his fantastic automobile (samochodzik means a little car in Polish). The works Raz w roku w Skirolawkach and Dagome Iudex contain controversial opinions on erotic subject matter.Aside from being forcibly relocated during World War II and his brief studies in cinematography in Moscow, he spent most of his life until 1967 in Lódz. In 1967 he moved to Masuria (Polish: Mazury), a lake filled region in northeastern Poland, where he remained until his death. Mazury are sometimes the setting for Pan Samochodzik and feature in some of his other works.

A prominent Polish painter.He was trained at the Secondary Art School in Zamosc and Institute of Art

A prominent Polish painter.He was trained at the Secondary Art School in Zamosc and Institute of Artistic Education at the Maria Curie-Sklodowska University in Lublin, graduating in 1983. Between 1987 and 1992 he was managing ‘Zar’ (‘Fervour’) Gallery at the primary school in Warsaw. Between 1997 and 2004 he had been artistic manager of ‘Otwarte Kolo’ (‘Open Circle’) Gallery.He has had 27 one-man exhibitions in Poland and Belgium (Brussels) and has taken part in about 80 group exhibitions in Poland, Cyprus (Nicosia), France (Meulan, Verneuil sur Seine), Argentina (Buenos Aires) and USA (New York, New Britain, Stamford). His works are in private collections in Austria, Belgium, Canada, Cyprus, France, Germany, Greece, Holland, Hungary, Italy, Poland, Switzerland and United States. He is a member of Polish artistic group 'Via Varsovia' and American group 'Emotionalists'.

(December 5, 1389 – April 1, 1455), known in Latin as Sbigneus, was a high-ranking Roman Catholic

(December 5, 1389 – April 1, 1455), known in Latin as Sbigneus, was a high-ranking Roman Catholic clergyman and an influential Polish statesman and diplomat.

Is a Polish sportsman (swimmer, modern pentathlete), Olympian, coach, sport official and politician.

Is a Polish sportsman (swimmer, modern pentathlete), Olympian, coach, sport official and politician. He was elected to Sejm on September 25, 2005 getting 3982 votes in 33 Kielce district, candidating from Platforma Obywatelska list.For his sport efforts he was awarded Golden Cross of Merit and Officer's Cross of the Order of Polonia Restituta.

Is a former long-distance runner from Poland, who represented his native country at the 1980 Summer

Is a former long-distance runner from Poland, who represented his native country at the 1980 Summer Olympics in Moscow, USSR. He set his personal best (2:12:21) in the classic distance in 1986.

(born October 4, 1934 in Bestwinka, near Bielsko-Biala) is a Polish boxer.

(born October 4, 1934 in Bestwinka, near Bielsko-Biala) is a Polish boxer.

(born May 20, 1955 in Bielsko-Biala as Zbigniew Antoni Kowalski) is one of Poland's leading film sc

(born May 20, 1955 in Bielsko-Biala as Zbigniew Antoni Kowalski) is one of Poland's leading film score composers, best known for his work with film director Krzysztof Kieslowski. He adopted his wife's surname after their marriage.[citation needed]

Was a Polish writer and theatre historian.Shortly after his birth his family moved to Bydgoszcz, whe

Was a Polish writer and theatre historian.Shortly after his birth his family moved to Bydgoszcz, where he spent his childhood and youth. He wrote one of the best books on the town, and more broadly on Polish-German relations there, in the form of Pamietnik gapia. Bydgoszcz, jaka pamietam z lat 1930-1945 Wyd. Pomorze Bydgoszcz., a compendium of memoirs.

(b. 30th December 1978 in Tczew), stage name Inferno, is a Polish death metal drummer. He is known f

(b. 30th December 1978 in Tczew), stage name Inferno, is a Polish death metal drummer. He is known for his contribution to bands such as Behemoth, Azarath, Witchmaster, Damnation, Artrosis and Devilyn.

Is a Polish politician, since October 2005 until November 2007 Minister of Justice and Public Prosec

Is a Polish politician, since October 2005 until November 2007 Minister of Justice and Public Prosecutor General. He was elected to Sejm on September 25, 2005 in the 13th Kraków district, running on the Prawo i Sprawiedliwosc list. He received over 120,000 votes in the parliamentary election, the highest percentage constituency result on a nationwide scale.

(b. January 27, 1949) is an Academy Award winning Polish filmmaker who has won numerous prestigious

(b. January 27, 1949) is an Academy Award winning Polish filmmaker who has won numerous prestigious industry awards both in the United States and internationally. He was also a teacher of cinematography, electronic filmmaking. Currently he is a researcher of blue and greenscreen compositing technology at Ultimatte Corporation.

Is a Polish former professional road bicycle racer.

Is a Polish former professional road bicycle racer.

Is a Polish slalom canoer who competed in the early 1990s. He finished 15th in the C-1 event at the

Is a Polish slalom canoer who competed in the early 1990s. He finished 15th in the C-1 event at the 1992 Summer Olympics in Barcelona.

Is a Polish actor.

Is a Polish actor.

A Polish footballer who plays as a defender. He currently plays for Radomiak Radom in the Polish Thi

A Polish footballer who plays as a defender. He currently plays for Radomiak Radom in the Polish Third League in Poland.His former clubs include Legia Warsaw, Polonia Warsaw, Stomil Olsztyn and KSZO Ostrowiec.

Contemporary Polish artist, sculptor; creates installations, video objects, artistic arrangements an

Contemporary Polish artist, sculptor; creates installations, video objects, artistic arrangements and performances. He also makes figurative, allegorical sculpture verging on abstraction. Much sculptured work is made in brass and bronze.In 2000 he co-founded ‘Na wiezy’ gallery in Gdansk; in 2001-2004 he cooperated with Galeria 78 in Gdynia. Since 2007 he has run the Sculpture Gallery of the Sculpture Artists Association in Gdansk. Founder of the Local Initiatives Association (in 1998) – non-governmental organization involved in promoting different socio-cultural forms of life. First chairman for three terms.

Is a Polish politician. He is an MP representing Law and Justice (Prawo i Sprawiedliwosc).He is a gr

Is a Polish politician. He is an MP representing Law and Justice (Prawo i Sprawiedliwosc).He is a graduate in law from Jagiellonian University (Uniwersytet Jagiellonski, Wydzial Prawa) and member of Sejm, lower house of Polish parliament, elected in Krakow constituency.Since July 2004, he is a member and the vice-chairman of PKN Orlen investigation commission. From November 2005 to November 2007 he was ministry of special forces in the governments of Kazimierz Marcinkiewicz and Jaroslaw Kaczynski.

A Polish football (soccer) player, currently a striker of Polish team Arka Gdynia on loan from FC Si

A Polish football (soccer) player, currently a striker of Polish team Arka Gdynia on loan from FC Sion.He made his debut as a soccer player in Lech Poznan, when they played in 2nd Polish football league during the seasons 2000–2001 and 2001–2002. In the season 2001–2002 Zakrzewski moved to Obra Koscian where he played until spring round of this season. Then he played in Warta Poznan and after that in the Aluminium Konin (2002–2003). In 2003 he came back to Lech Poznan and in 2004 won with this team Polish Cup and Polish SuperCup. Zakrzewski played in Lech Poznan 96 times and scored 27 goals in Ekstraklasa. In June 2007 he signed a four-year contract with Swiss team FC Sion.

(b. July 17, 1961 in Brzeziny in the Lódz Voivodship, Poland) is a Polish actor.

(b. July 17, 1961 in Brzeziny in the Lódz Voivodship, Poland) is a Polish actor.

Is a Polish former volleyball player who competed in the 1968 Summer Olympics, in the 1972 Summer Ol

Is a Polish former volleyball player who competed in the 1968 Summer Olympics, in the 1972 Summer Olympics, and in the 1976 Summer Olympics.In 1968 he was part of the Polish team which finished fifth in the Olympic tournament. He played all nine matches.

Is an AFI award winning actor and artist. He is best known for his performance as Paul Reynolds, the

Is an AFI award winning actor and artist. He is best known for his performance as Paul Reynolds, the lead character in the children's science fiction series Spellbinder.

Was a Polish painter, sculptor, graphic artist, and professor of the Academy of Fine Arts in Kraków

Was a Polish painter, sculptor, graphic artist, and professor of the Academy of Fine Arts in Kraków with paintings in permanent collections of the National Museum in Kraków, Warsaw, Poznan, Gdansk and Wroclaw. Grzywacz took part in over a hundred Polish and international art exhibits, with around 40 one-man shows to his credit.Grzywacz studied painting at the Academy of Fine Arts in Kraków and received his Master’s degree in 1963 in Emil Krcha atelier. He worked at the Academy as a teaching assistant in the Department of Painting since 1972 and in 1991 became a professor there. Interned during the martial law of 1981 Grzywacz was an active supporter of the dissident movement in communist Poland.

Zbylut Twardowski is a Polish physician, known for his pioneering work on Dialysis. He is associated

Zbylut Twardowski is a Polish physician, known for his pioneering work on Dialysis. He is associated with the Department of Internal Medicine at the University of Missouri-Columbia.