Stanisław Wyspiański

male, deceased (1907)
Stanisław Wyspiański was a Polish playwright, poet, painter and architect, as well as a skilful cabinetmaker. Wyspiański was one of the most out...
Marek Grechuta

Marek Grechuta

male, deceased (2006)
Marek Grechuta was a Polish singer, songwriter, composer, and lyricist, famous and beloved in Poland throughout his professional musical career.

Krakus

male
Krakus or Krak or Grakch is the name given to a legendary Polish prince and founder of Kraków, the ruler of the tribe of Lechitians (Poles). K...

Bronisław Wildstein

male, 57 years old
Bronisław Wildstein is a former Polish dissident, journalist, freelance author and, from May 11 2006 to February 28 2007, the CEO of Telewizja P...

Józef Tischner

male, deceased (2000)
Józef Stanisław Tischner was an eminent Polish priest and philosopher. The first chaplain of the trade union, "Solidarity" (Polish "S...
Jerzy Pilch

Jerzy Pilch

male, 57 years old
Jerzy Pilch is one of the most important contemporary Polish writers and journalists. Critics have compared Pilch's style to Witold Gombrowicz,...
Franciszek Macharski

Franciszek Macharski

male, 82 years old
"His Eminence" Franciszek Cardinal Macharski is a Polish prelate of the Roman Catholic Church. He was the Archbishop of Kraków from 1978, s...
Tadeusz Kantor

Tadeusz Kantor

male, deceased (1990)
Tadeusz Kantor was a Polish painter, assemblage artist, set designer and theatre director. Kantor was well renowned for his revolutionary...

Stanisław August Poniatowski

male, deceased (1798)
Stanisław August Poniatowski was the last King and Grand Duke of the Polish-Lithuanian Commonwealth (1764-95). He was the son of Stanisław Po...
Maria Peszek

Maria Peszek

female, 36 years old
Maria Peszek is a Polish actress, singer and songwriter. She was born in Wrocław, Poland into a family of actors. She debuted in a theatrical a...