People from Poland

29 people remembered here.

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  Pope John Paul II

  1920 – 2005 · Pope

  Be not afraid.

  225 candles · 11 tributes
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  Jan Frycz

  1954 – 2026 · Actor (theatre

  Krakow actor who made supporting roles unforgettable, from Lupa's stage to Dario.

  99 candles · 9 tributes
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  Stanislaw Malkowski

  1944 – 2026 · Roman Catholic priest

  Chaplain of Solidarity and friend of Father Jerzy Popieluszko. He stood for a free and just Poland.

  76 candles · 9 tributes
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  Wanda Traczyk-Stawska

  1927 – 2026 · Warsaw Uprising Home Army gunner/liaison

  Warsaw Uprising soldier who taught courage, dignity, and the duty to answer evil at once.

  72 candles · 5 tributes
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  Oded Stark

  † 2026 · Economist

  Economist who put the family at the heart of migration theory and mentored generations across Bonn and Warsaw.

  9 candles · 1 tributes
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  Dariusz Kołodziejczyk

  1962 – 2026 · Historian

  Warsaw historian who opened the Ottoman and Crimean archives to the story of Poland's diplomacy.

  8 candles · 1 tributes
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  Andrzej Elżanowski

  1950 – 2026 · Palaeontologist

  Polish palaeontologist of Mesozoic birds and a leading voice for animal ethics.

  8 candles · 1 tributes
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  Mariusz Urbaniak

  1972 – 2026 · Footballer

  Polish champion with Zagłębie Lubin in 1991 who gave his football life to Lower Silesia.

  7 candles · 1 tributes
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  Mariusz Strzałka

  1959 – 2026 · Fencer (épée) and fencing coach

  Olympic silver medallist for Poland who became a world champion and coach in Germany.

  7 candles · 1 tributes
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  Ryszard Lenczewski

  1948 – 2026 · Cinematographer

  Oscar-nominated Polish cinematographer of Ida who taught generations at Łódź Film School.

  7 candles · 1 tributes
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  Tomasz Szarota

  1940 – 2026 · Historian

  The historian who told how Warsaw lived under occupation.

  7 candles · 1 tributes
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  Andrzej Kułakowski

  1929 – 2026 · Surgical oncologist

  Master of Polish surgical oncology, Home Army scout and friend of the Amazonki. It is worth being decent in life.

  6 candles · 1 tributes
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  Mariusz Komenda

  1982 – 2026 · Chef

  The electrician from Sroda Slaska who cooked his way to the MasterChef final five and home to his own kitchen.

  6 candles · 1 tributes
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  Przemysław Branny

  1970 – 2026 · Actor

  Kraków Bagatela actor and Tu Es Petrus soloist whose voice and craft spanned stage and song.

  6 candles · 1 tributes
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  Wiktor Legowicz

  1949 – 2026 · Radio journalist and former director of Polish Radio Programme 3

  Trójka's director in the 1980s, who taught Polish radio listeners to understand the economy.

  5 candles · 1 tributes
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  Jan Drabina

  1939 – 2026 · Historian and scholar of religion

  Krakow historian of Christianity who wrote the modern history of Bytom and its Silesian neighbours.

  5 candles · 1 tributes
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  Janina Rosińska

  1936 – 2026 · Masters athlete and teacher

  Polish masters runner who kept collecting medals, and racing with a pacemaker, into her nineties.

  5 candles · 1 tributes
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  Jacek Ziober

  1965 – 2026 · Footballer (left winger)

  The long-haired wing wizard of Łódź, 1990 Polish Footballer of the Year, who made La Mosson rise to its feet.

  5 candles · 1 tributes
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  Stanisław Szelc

  1943 – 2026 · Satirist

  Wrocław satirist of Kabaret Elita and Studio 202 whose dry wit shaped Polish radio and cabaret for decades.

  5 candles · 1 tributes
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  Andrzej Morozowski

  1957 – 2026 · Journalist and television presenter (Radio Zet

  A journalist of the truest kind: thoughtful, critical and thoroughly decent.

  5 candles · 1 tributes
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  Barbara Gawryluk

  1957 – 2026 · Children's author

  Kraków radio voice and children's author who gave young Polish readers Dżok and the best of Swedish stories.

  4 candles · 1 tributes
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  Anastazja Pustelnik

  1950 – 2026 · Religious sister and cookbook author

  Polish nun whose millions of cookbook copies brought families back to the kitchen table.

  4 candles · 1 tributes
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  Alojzy Lysko

  1942 – 2026 · Writer

  Silesian chronicler who gave forgotten fathers a voice and kept Upper Silesia's memory alive.

  4 candles · 1 tributes
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  Mirosław Różański

  1962 – 2026 · Polish lieutenant general

  A soldier and senator who gave his working life to the security of Poland.

  4 candles · 1 tributes
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  Józef Lipień

  1949 – 2026 · Greco-Roman wrestler and coach

  Four-time Olympian and world champion who wrestled for Poland alongside his twin brother.

  3 candles · 1 tributes
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  Tomasz Fogiel

  1953 – 2026 · Actor

  Gdynia's Pan Tomek, who sang and played on its musical stage for more than forty years.

  3 candles · 1 tributes
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  Edward Oratowski

  1948 – 2026 · Footballer and team manager

  Stal Mielec's 1976 Polish champion, captain and later team manager, remembered for his goal in Hamburg.

  3 candles · 1 tributes
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  Tadeusz Lutak

  1917 – 2026 · Soldier

  Maczek's dispatch rider in 1939, Home Army fighter "Pancerz", and Poland's oldest man, who kept the memory alive to 109.

  3 candles · 1 tributes
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  Krzysztof Dowgiałło

  1938 – 2026 · Polish architect

  Architect, Solidarity activist and Sejm deputy; author of the Ballad of Janek Wiśniewski.

  3 candles · 1 tributes