List of Polish Americans
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This is a list of notable Polish American
s, including both original immigrants who obtained American citizenship and their American descendants.
Polish American
A Polish American , is a citizen of the United States of Polish descent. There are an estimated 10 million Polish Americans, representing about 3.2% of the population of the United States...
s, including both original immigrants who obtained American citizenship and their American descendants.
Actors - Film
- Nick Adams (1931–1968) film actor, mother was Polish-American
- Grant AleksanderGrant AleksanderGrant Aleksander Kunkowski , better known as Grant Aleksander, is an American actor.-Early life:Aleksander was born in Baltimore, Maryland. He was well known at McDonogh School as both a football player and a thespian. He attended the Washington and Lee University...
(born 1959) film and daytime actor Guiding LightGuiding LightGuiding Light is an American daytime television drama that is credited by the Guinness Book of World Records as the longest running drama in television and radio history, running from 1937 until 2009... - Stanley AndrewsStanley AndrewsStanley Andrews was an American actor perhaps best known as the voice of Daddy Warbucks on the radio program Little Orphan Annie and later as "The Old Ranger", the host of Death Valley Days.-Early life:...
(1891–1969) Radio and TV actor - David ArquetteDavid ArquetteDavid Arquette is an American actor, film director, producer, screenwriter, fashion designer, and occasional professional wrestler. A member of the Arquette acting family, he first became known during the mid 1990s after starring in several Hollywood films, such as the Scream series, Wild Bill and...
(born 1971) American actor, film director, producer and screenwriter - Joe AugustynJoe AugustynJoe Augustyn is a screenwriter and film producer. Born in Philadelphia, he pursued painting and cartooning before attending Temple University where he studied film theory and basic production....
(born 1952) screenwriter, movie producer. Both parents Polish-American. - Carroll BakerCarroll BakerCarroll Baker is a former American actress who has enjoyed popularity as both a serious dramatic actress and, particularly in the 1960s, as a movie sex symbol...
(born 1931) film actress and author - Christine BaranskiChristine BaranskiChristine Jane Baranski is an American stage and screen actress, and is perhaps best known for her Emmy Award winning portrayal as "Maryanne Thorpe" in the sitcom Cybill, and her Emmy nominated portrayal of "Diane Lockhart" in The Good Wife...
(born 1952) film, theater and television actress - Kristen BellKristen BellKristen Anne Bell is an American actress. Although her first film role was an uncredited appearance in Polish Wedding, Bell previously acted in stage and musical productions. In 2001, she made her Broadway debut as Becky Thatcher in The Adventures of Tom Sawyer...
(born 1980) film/television actress (Veronica MarsVeronica MarsVeronica Mars is an American television series created by Rob Thomas. The series premiered on September 22, 2004, during television network UPN's final two years, and ended on May 22, 2007, after a season on UPN's successor, The CW Television Network. Veronica Mars was produced by Warner Bros...
) - Maria BelloMaria BelloMaria Elena Bello is an American actress and singer known for her appearances in the movies Coyote Ugly, The Jane Austen Book Club, Permanent Midnight, Thank You for Smoking, A History of Violence, Payback, and The Mummy: Tomb of the Dragon Emperor. For television she is known for her role as Dr...
(born 1967) Academy Award-nominated actress - Jack BennyJack BennyJack Benny was an American comedian, vaudevillian, and actor for radio, television, and film...
(1894–1974) American comedian, vaudevillian, and actor for radio, television, and film - Carlos BernardCarlos BernardCarlos Bernard is an American actor, best known for his role as Tony Almeida in 24.-Biography:Bernard received a Master of Fine Arts degree from American Conservatory Theater in San Francisco after attending Illinois State University.He performed in A.C.T...
- TV actor (2424 (TV series)24 is an American television series produced for the Fox Network and syndicated worldwide, starring Kiefer Sutherland as Counter Terrorist Unit agent Jack Bauer. Each 24-episode season covers 24 hours in the life of Bauer, using the real time method of narration...
) - Charles BronsonCharles BronsonCharles Bronson , born Charles Dennis Buchinsky was an American actor, best-known for such films as Once Upon a Time in the West, The Magnificent Seven, The Dirty Dozen, The Great Escape, Rider on the Rain, The Mechanic, and the popular Death Wish series...
(November 3, 1921 – August 30, 2003), born Charles Dennis Buchinsky - Mayim BialikMayim BialikMayim Hoya Bialik is an American actress who also holds a PhD in neuroscience.Her most notable TV roles have been as Blossom Russo on NBC's Blossom and as Amy Farrah Fowler on CBS's The Big Bang Theory.-Early life:...
(born 1975) American actress - Alex BorsteinAlex BorsteinAlexandrea "Alex" Borstein is an American actress, singer, voice actress, writer and comedian. She is best known for her long-running role as Lois Griffin on the animated television series Family Guy, and as a cast member on the sketch comedy series MADtv.A native of Highland Park, Illinois,...
(born 1971) American actress, voice actress, writer and comedian - Lisa BoyleLisa BoyleLisa Denise Boyle is an American model known for her appearances in Playboy magazine and its various Special Editions, often teamed with Patricia Ford. She is a professional photographer, shooting content for her own website, as well as freelance work for various publications.-Early life:Boyle was...
(born 1968) actress and model - Pesach BursteinPesach BursteinPesach "Peishachke" Burstein , born in Warsaw, was an Israeli-American comedian, singer, coupletist, and director of Yiddish vaudeville/theater. His wife Lillian Lux, and son Mike Burstyn are also actors.-Early years:...
(1896–1986) Israeli-American, Polish American actor, comedian, singer and director of Yiddish vaudeville and Yiddish theater - David BurtkaDavid Burtka-Background:Burtka was born in Dearborn, Michigan, grew up in Canton, Michigan, and graduated from Plymouth-Salem High School in 1993. He trained in acting at Interlochen Center for the Arts, obtained his Bachelor of Fine Arts at the University of Michigan and had further training at the William...
(born 1975) TV and Theater actor - Jennifer ConnellyJennifer ConnellyJennifer Lynn Connelly is an American film actress, who began her career as a child model. She appeared in magazine, newspaper and television advertising, before making her motion picture debut in the 1984 crime film Once Upon a Time in America...
(born 1970) Academy Award winning actress; her mother is a Jew from Russian and Polish origin - Robert ConradRobert ConradRobert Conrad is an American actor. He is best known for his role in the 1965 CBS television series The Wild Wild West, in which he played the sophisticated Secret Service agent James T. West, and his portrayal of World War II ace Pappy Boyington in the television series Baa Baa Black Sheep...
(born 1929) TV actor born Konrad Robert Falkowski - Elżbieta CzyżewskaElzbieta CzyzewskaElżbieta Justyna Czyżewska was a Polish actress active in both Poland and the United States.-Early life:...
(1938–2010) Polish-born award winning theater, film and TV actress. - Janice DickinsonJanice DickinsonJanice Doreen Dickinson is an American actress, author, fashion photographer, model and talent agent.Initially notable as a model, she has described herself as the first supermodel. One of the most successful models throughout the 1970s and 1980s, she expanded her profession to reality television...
(born 1955) model, reality television star, her mother is of Polish heritage - Dagmara Dominczyk (born 1976) Polish-born actress
- Marika DominczykMarika Dominczyk-Personal:Dominczyk moved with her family from Kielce, Poland, to New York City when she was three, after her parents were expelled from their native Poland for her father's involvement with Amnesty International and then the Solidarity movement....
(born 1980) Polish-born television actress - Anne DudekAnne DudekAnne Louise Dudek is an American actress, known for her role as Dr. Amber Volakis on the television show House and her leading role on UK television series The Book Group as well as playing Francine Hanson in the series Mad Men...
(born 1975) television actress (Mad MenMad MenMad Men is an American dramatic television series created and produced by Matthew Weiner. The series premiered on Sunday evenings on the American cable network AMC and are produced by Lionsgate Television. It premiered on July 19, 2007, and completed its fourth season on October 17, 2010. Each...
, House M.D.House (TV series)House is an American television medical drama that debuted on the Fox network on November 16, 2004. The show's central character is Dr. Gregory House , an unconventional and misanthropic medical genius who heads a team of diagnosticians at the fictional Princeton-Plainsboro Teaching Hospital in...
) - Alexis DzienaAlexis Dziena-Early life :Dziena was born in New York City of Irish, Italian and Polish descent. She attended the private Saint Ann's School alongside her Bringing Rain costar, Paz de la Huerta. She spent many of her summers growing up in the small South Jersey shore town of Sea Isle City...
(born 1984) TV & film actress (When in Rome) - George DzundzaGeorge DzundzaGeorge Dzundza is an American television and film actor.-Personal life:Dzundza was born in Rosenheim, Germany, to a Ukrainian father and Polish mother who were forced into factory labour by the Nazis. He spent the first few years of his life in displaced persons camps with his parents and one...
(born 1945) TV & film actor - Jesse EisenbergJesse EisenbergJesse Adam Eisenberg is an American actor. He made his screen debut with the comedy-drama television series Get Real from 1999 to 2000...
(born 1983) actor - Peter FalkPeter FalkPeter Michael Falk was an American actor, best known for his role as Lieutenant Columbo in the television series Columbo...
(1927–2011) American actor - Estelle GettyEstelle GettyEstelle Scher-Gettleman , better known by her stage name Estelle Getty, was an American actress, who appeared in film, television, and theatre...
(1923–2008) American actress, who appeared in film, theatre and television - Katerina GrahamKaterina GrahamKaterina Alexandre "Kat" Graham is an American actress, singer, songwriter, record producer, dancer, and model. She has appeared in numerous television shows and film productions, as well as music videos...
(born 1989) TV & Film actress (Vampire Diaries) - Gilda GrayGilda GrayGilda Gray was a Polish born American actress and dancer who became famous in the US for popularizing a dance called the "shimmy" which became fashionable in 1920s films and theater productions....
(1901–1959) actress and dancer - Alice GreczynAlice Greczyn-Personal life:Greczyn was born in Walnut Creek, California and lives in Hollywood, California. She was home-schooled and started taking classes at Front Range Community College when she was 15. Informed that she had to be 18 to study nursing, she decided to try modeling and relocated to California...
(born 1986) Actress - Marilu HennerMarilu HennerMary Lucy Denise "Marilu" Henner is an American actress, producer and author. She is best known for her role as Elaine O'Connor Nardo on the sitcom Taxi from 1978 to 1983.-Early life:...
(born 1952) television actress, (TaxiTaxi (TV series)Taxi was an American sitcom that originally aired from 1978 to 1982 on ABC and from 1982 to 1983 on NBC. The series, which won 18 Emmy Awards, including three for "Outstanding Comedy Series", focuses on the everyday lives of a handful of New York City taxi drivers and their abusive dispatcher...
) and health book author, her father is of Polish descent - John HodiakJohn HodiakJohn Hodiak was an American actor who worked in radio and film.-Early life:He was born in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, the son of Walter Hodiak and Anna Pogorzelec . He was of Ukrainian and Polish descent...
(1914–1955) Film actor - Bonnie HuntBonnie HuntBonnie Lynne Hunt is an American actress, comedian, writer, director, television producer and daytime television host.- Early life :...
(born 1961) is a two-time Golden Globe– and an Emmy Award-nominated American actress, comedienne, writer, director, television producer and daytime television host of The Bonnie Hunt Show - Scarlett JohanssonScarlett JohanssonScarlett Johansson is an American actress, model and singer.Johansson made her film debut in North and was later nominated for the Independent Spirit Award for Best Female Lead for her performance in Manny & Lo . She rose to further prominence with her roles in The Horse Whisperer and Ghost World...
(born 1984) actress, (Lost in TranslationLost in Translation (film)Lost in Translation is a 2003 American film written and directed by Sofia Coppola; her second feature film after The Virgin Suicides and it stars Bill Murray and Scarlett Johansson...
), her mother is a Jew from Polish origins - Nina KaczorowskiNina KaczorowskiNina Kaczorowski , a.k.a. Nina K, is an American actress, stunt woman, model and dancer.Nina was born in New Jersey into a large family from Łódź, Poland. The family moved to Texas when she was six years old. Her upbringing was traditionally Polish...
(born 1975) actress, stunt woman, model and dancer - Harvey KeitelHarvey KeitelHarvey Keitel is an American actor. Some of his most notable starring roles were in Martin Scorsese's Mean Streets and Taxi Driver, Ridley Scott's The Duellists and Thelma and Louise, Ettore Scola's That Night in Varennes, Quentin Tarantino's Reservoir Dogs and Pulp Fiction, Jane Campion's The...
(born 1939) Academy Award-nominated American actor - Ted KnightTed KnightTed Knight was an American actor best known for playing the comedic role of Ted Baxter on The Mary Tyler Moore Show, Henry Rush on Too Close for Comfort, and Judge Elihu Smails in Caddyshack.- Early years :...
(1923–1986) Emmy award winning film and television actor (The Mary Tyler Moore ShowThe Mary Tyler Moore ShowThe Mary Tyler Moore Show is an American television sitcom created by James L. Brooks and Allan Burns that aired on CBS from 1970 to 1977...
, Too Close for ComfortToo Close for Comfort (TV series)Too Close for Comfort is an American television sitcom which ran on the ABC network and later in first-run syndication from November 11, 1980 to September 27, 1986. It was modeled after the British series Keep It in the Family, which debuted nine months before Too Close for Comfort debuted in the U.S...
) - Linda KozlowskiLinda KozlowskiLinda Kozlowski is an American actress. She has been nominated for a Golden Globe Award.-Early life:Kozlowski was born in Fairfield, Connecticut to a Polish family...
(born 1958) Actress (Crocodile DundeeCrocodile Dundee"Crocodile" Dundee is a 1986 Australian comedy film set in the Australian Outback and in New York City. It stars Paul Hogan as the weathered Mick Dundee and Linda Kozlowski as Sue Charlton....
) - Jane KrakowskiJane KrakowskiJane Krakowski is an American actress and singer. She is most well known for her performance of Elaine Vassal on Ally McBeal, for which she was nominated for a Golden Globe Award, and for her current role as Jenna Maroney on the NBC sitcom 30 Rock, for which she has been nominated for three Emmy...
(born 1968) TV, theater & film actress (Ally McBealAlly McBealAlly McBeal is an American legal comedy-drama series which aired on the Fox network from 1997 to 2002. The series was created by David E. Kelley, who also served as the executive producer, along with Bill D'Elia...
, 30 Rock30 Rock30 Rock is an American television comedy series created by Tina Fey that airs on NBC. The series is loosely based on Fey's experiences as head writer for Saturday Night Live...
), winner of the 2003 Tony Award - John KrasinskiJohn KrasinskiJohn Burke Krasinski is an American actor, film director, and writer. He is most widely known for playing Jim Halpert on the NBC sitcom The Office...
(born 1979) TV and film actor (The Office) - Lisa KudrowLisa KudrowLisa Valerie Kudrow is an American actress, best known for her role as Phoebe Buffay in the television sitcom Friends, for which she received many accolades including an Emmy Award and two Screen Actors Guild Awards...
(born 1963) actress, her Jewish ancestors lived in Poland, she still has family there - Shia LaBeoufShia LaBeoufShia Saide LaBeouf is an American actor who became known among younger audiences for his part in the Disney Channel series Even Stevens and made his film debut in Holes . In 2007, he starred as the leads in Disturbia and Transformers...
(born 1986) American actor, voice actor, and comedian, mother is of Polish Jewish decent. - Carole LandisCarole LandisCarole Landis was an American film and stage actress whose break-through role was as the female lead in the 1940 film One Million B.C.. Landis has a star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame, at 1765 Vine Street....
(1919–1948) Film actress, mother was of Polish descent - Joe LandoJoe LandoJoseph John Lando is an American actor, most recognizable for playing Byron Sully on the TV series Dr...
(born 1961) TV and film actor (Dr. Quinn, Medicine WomanDr. Quinn, Medicine WomanDr. Quinn, Medicine Woman is an American post-Civil War western/drama series created by Beth Sullivan. Dr. Michaela "Mike" Quinn, played by Jane Seymour, left Boston in search of adventure. She goes to Colorado Springs, Colorado where she establishes herself as doctor/adviser.The show ran on CBS...
) - Téa LeoniTéa LeoniElizabeth Téa Pantaleoni , better known by her stage name Téa Leoni, is an American actress. She has starred in a wide range of films including Jurassic Park III, The Family Man, Deep Impact, Fun with Dick and Jane, Spanglish, Bad Boys, and Ghost Town.-Early life:Leoni was born in New York City...
(born 1966) Film and TV actress, her paternal grandmother is of Polish descent - Justin LongJustin LongJustin Jacob Long is an American film and television actor. He is best known for his roles in the Hollywood films Galaxy Quest, Jeepers Creepers, Dodgeball, Live Free or Die Hard, He's Just Not That into You, Drag Me to Hell, and Youth in Revolt, and his personification of a Mac in Apple's "Get a...
(born 1978) Film and television actor, his mother, former Broadway actress Wendy Lesniak, is of Polish descent. - Eric MabiusEric MabiusEric Harry Timothy Mabius is an American actor known for his work as Daniel Meade on the ABC television series Ugly Betty. He also worked on the Showtime series The L Word and in the films Resident Evil and Cruel Intentions....
(born 1971) TV and film actor (Ugly BettyUgly BettyUgly Betty is an American comedy-drama television series developed by Silvio Horta, which premiered on ABC on September 28, 2006, and ended on April 14, 2010. The series revolves around the character Betty Suarez and is based on Fernando Gaitán's Colombian telenovela soap opera Yo soy Betty, la fea...
, The CrowThe CrowThe Crow is a comic book series created by James O'Barr. The series was originally written by O'Barr as a means of dealing with the death of his girlfriend at the hands of a drunk driver. It was later published by Caliber Comics in 1989, becoming an underground success, and later adapted into a...
) - Rose MarieRose MarieRose Marie is an American actress. As a child performer she had a successful singing career as Baby Rose Marie....
(born 1923) TV and film actress, (The Dick Van Dyke ShowThe Dick Van Dyke ShowThe Dick Van Dyke Show is an American television sitcom that initially aired on the Columbia Broadcasting System from October 3, 1961, until June 1, 1966. The show was created by Carl Reiner and starred Dick Van Dyke and Mary Tyler Moore. It was produced by Reiner with Bill Persky and Sam Denoff....
) mother is of Polish heritage - Ross MartinRoss MartinRoss Martin was a Polish-born American Emmy-nominated actor known for playing Artemus Gordon in the western TV series The Wild Wild West, starring Robert Conrad, and Andamo on Mr...
(1920–1981) Polish-born TV and film actor (Wild Wild WestWild Wild WestWild Wild West is a 1999 American steampunk action-comedy film directed by Barry Sonnenfeld, and starring Will Smith, Kevin Kline , Kenneth Branagh and Salma Hayek.Similar to the original TV series it was based on, The Wild Wild West, the film features a large amount of gadgetry...
) - Debra MessingDebra MessingDebra Lynn Messing is an American actress, voice artist, and comedienne. She is perhaps best known for her role as Grace Adler in the NBC sitcom Will & Grace and as Molly Kagan in the mini-series The Starter Wife....
(born 1968) American actress - Izabella MikoIzabella MikoIzabella Anna Mikołajczak , better known as Izabella Miko, is a Polish-born actress, dancer, and environmentalist.-Life and career:...
(born 1981) Coyote Ugly - Patrycja MikulaPatrycja MikulaPatrycja Mikula also known as Patricia Mikula is a model and Playboy Cybergirl. Patrycja was the Cybergirl for the week of April 2, 2007- her first time posing for Playboy, the same pictures were also featured in the February 2007 issue under Potpourri...
(born 1983) also known as Patricia Mikula is a model and Playboy Cybergirl - Helena ModjeskaHelena ModjeskaHelena Modjeska Helena Modjeska Helena Modjeska (October 12, 1840 – April 8, 1909, whose actual Polish surname was Modrzejewska , was a renowned actress who specialized in Shakespearean and tragic roles.Modjeska was the mother of Polish-American bridge engineer Ralph Modjeski....
(1840–1909) Polish-born actress who specialized in Shakespearean roles - Zero MostelZero MostelSamuel Joel “Zero” Mostel was an American actor of stage and screen, best known for his portrayal of comic characters such as Tevye on stage in Fiddler on the Roof, Pseudolus on stage and on screen in A Funny Thing Happened on the Way to the Forum, and Max Bialystock in the original film version...
(1915–1977) American actor of stage and screen, best known for his portrayal of comic characters such as Tevye in Fiddler on the Roof, Pseudolus in A Funny Thing Happened on the Way to the Forum, and Max Bialystock in The Producers - Pola NegriPola NegriPola Negri was a Polish stage and film actress who achieved worldwide fame for her tragedienne and femme fatale roles from the 1910s through the 1940s during the Golden Era of Hollywood film. She was the first European film star to be invited to Hollywood, and became a great American star. She...
(1894–1987) Polish film actress who achieved notoriety as a femme fatale in silent films between 1910s and 1930s - Paul NewmanPaul NewmanPaul Leonard Newman was an American actor, film director, entrepreneur, humanitarian, professional racing driver and auto racing enthusiast...
(1925–2008) actor, son of Jewish immigrants from Poland and Hungary - Jerry O'ConnellJerry O'ConnellJeremiah "Jerry" O'Connell is an American actor, best known for his roles in the TV series Sliders, Andrew Clements in My Secret Identity, Vern Tessio in the film Stand by Me, Charlie Carbone in Kangaroo Jack, and Detective Woody Hoyt on the drama Crossing Jordan...
(born 1974) TV and film actor, mother is Polish-American - Jerry OrbachJerry OrbachJerome Bernard "Jerry" Orbach was an American actor and singer. He was well known for his starring role as Detective Lennie Briscoe in the Law & Order television series and as the voice of Lumière in Disney's Beauty and the Beast. As well, Orbach was a noted musical theatre star...
(1935–2004) Tony Award winner, theater, TV and film actor, mother was Polish-American (TV series Law & OrderLaw & OrderLaw & Order is an American police procedural and legal drama television series, created by Dick Wolf and part of the Law & Order franchise. It aired on NBC, and in syndication on various cable networks. Law & Order premiered on September 13, 1990, and completed its 20th and final season on May 24,...
, film Dirty DancingDirty DancingDirty Dancing is a 1987 American romantic film. Written by Eleanor Bergstein and directed by Emile Ardolino, the film features Patrick Swayze and Jennifer Grey in the lead roles, as well as Cynthia Rhodes and Jerry Orbach...
) - Frank OzFrank OzFrank Oz is a British-born American film director, actor, voice actor and puppeteer who is known for creating and performing the characters Miss Piggy and Fozzie Bear in The Muppet Show, Cookie Monster, Bert and Grover in Sesame Street, and for directing films, including the 1986 Little Shop of...
(born 1944) British-born American film director, actor and puppeteer - Joanna Pacuła (born 1957) Polish-born actress
- Jared PadaleckiJared PadaleckiJared Tristan Padalecki is an American actor. He grew up in Texas and came to fame in the early 2000s after appearing on the television series Gilmore Girls as well as in several Hollywood films, including New York Minute and House of Wax...
(born 1982) TV actor - (Gilmore GirlsGilmore GirlsGilmore Girls is an American family comedy-drama series created by Amy Sherman-Palladino, starring Lauren Graham and Alexis Bledel. On October 5, 2000, the series debuted on The WB and was cancelled in its seventh season, ending on May 15, 2007 on The CW...
, SupernaturalSupernatural (TV series)Supernatural is an American supernatural and horror television series created by Eric Kripke, which debuted on September 13, 2005 on The WB, and is now part of The CW's lineup. Starring Jared Padalecki as Sam Winchester and Jensen Ackles as Dean Winchester, the series follows the brothers as they...
) - Adrianne PalickiAdrianne PalickiAdrianne Palicki is an American actress best known for her role as Tyra Collette on the NBC television series Friday Night Lights.-Early life:...
(born 1983) TV actress - Gwyneth PaltrowGwyneth PaltrowGwyneth Kate Paltrow is an American actress and singer. She made her acting debut on stage in 1990 and started appearing in films in 1991. After appearing in several films throughout the decade, Paltrow gained early notice for her work in films such as Se7en and Emma...
(born 1972) actress, her paternal great-grandfather was a Jew from Poland - James PenziJames PenziJames Penzi is an American poet and playwright. His poems have been published in numerous small press periodicals and literary journals, including Mundus Artium , kayak, Montana Gothic, Caligula Press , Contact II....
(born 1952) playwright, screenwriter, poet; mother is Polish - Natalie PortmanNatalie PortmanNatalie Hershlag , better known by her stage name Natalie Portman, is an actress with dual American and Israeli citizenship. Her first role was as an orphan taken in by a hitman in the 1994 French action film Léon, but major success came when she was cast as Padmé Amidala in the Star Wars prequel...
(born 1981) actress - Stefanie PowersStefanie PowersStefanie Powers is an American actress best known for her role as Jennifer Hart in the 1980s television series Hart to Hart.-Early life:...
(born 1942) Stage, TV, film actress and singer - Beata PozniakBeata PozniakBeata Poźniak is a Polish-American actress, film director, painter, fashion model and activist who is now based out of the United States.-Biography:...
(born 1960) Polish-born actress, film director, painter, fashion model and activist who is now based out of the United States (Babylon 5Babylon 5Babylon 5 is an American science fiction television series created, produced and largely written by J. Michael Straczynski. The show centers on a space station named Babylon 5: a focal point for politics, diplomacy, and conflict during the years 2257–2262...
, JFKJFK (film)JFK is a 1991 American film directed by Oliver Stone. It examines the events leading to the assassination of President John F. Kennedy and alleged subsequent cover-up, through the eyes of former New Orleans district attorney Jim Garrison .Garrison filed charges against New Orleans businessman Clay...
) - Robert ProskyRobert ProskyRobert Prosky was an American stage, film, and television actor.-Life and career:Prosky, a Polish American, was born Robert Joseph Porzuczek in the Manayunk neighborhood of Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, to Helen and Joseph Porzuczek. His father was a grocer and butcher...
(born 1930) Character and TV actor (Hill Street BluesHill Street BluesHill Street Blues is an American serial police drama that was first aired on NBC in 1981 and ran for 146 episodes on primetime into 1987. Chronicling the lives of the staff of a single police precinct in an unnamed American city, the show received critical acclaim and its production innovations ...
) - Maggie QMaggie QMargaret Denise Quigley , professionally known as Maggie Q, is an American-born actress and former fashion model. She currently stars as the titular character on the action-thriller TV series Nikita.-Early life:...
, actor and model - John RatzenbergerJohn RatzenbergerJohn Deszo Ratzenberger is an American actor, voice actor, and entrepreneur. He is best known for his role as Cliff Clavin in Cheers.-Early life:...
(born 1947) TV actor (CheersCheersCheers is an American situation comedy television series that ran for 11 seasons from 1982 to 1993. It was produced by Charles/Burrows/Charles Productions, in association with Paramount Network Television for NBC, and was created by the team of James Burrows, Glen Charles, and Les Charles...
) - Lisa RayLisa RayLisa Ray , born 4 April 1972, is a Canadian actress and former model.-Early life:Lisa Ray was born in Toronto to a Bengali Indian father and a Polish mother and grew up in the suburb of Etobicoke...
(born 1972) Canadian actress and former Model; mother was Polish - Eli RothEli RothEli Raphael Roth is an American film director, producer, writer and actor. He is known for his role as Donny "The Bear Jew" Donowitz in Quentin Tarantino's Inglourious Basterds for which he won both a SAG Award and a BFCA Critic's Choice Award...
(born 1972) American film director, producer, writer and actor - John RubinsteinJohn RubinsteinJohn Arthur Rubinstein is an American film, Broadway, and television actor, a composer of film and theatre music, and a director in theatre and television.-Early life:...
(born 1945) TV and film actor - Fred SavageFred SavageFredrick Aaron "Fred" Savage is an American actor, director and producer of television and film.He is best known for his role as Kevin Arnold in the American television series The Wonder Years and as the grandson in The Princess Bride...
(born 1976) American actor and television and film director, and producer - Liev SchreiberLiev SchreiberIsaac Liev Schreiber , commonly known as Liev Schreiber, is an American actor, producer, director, and screenwriter. He became known during the late 1990s and early 2000s, having initially appeared in several independent films, and later mainstream Hollywood films, including the Scream trilogy of...
(born 1967) film and stage actor - Chloë SevignyChloë SevignyChloë Stevens Sevigny is an American film actress, fashion designer and former model. Sevigny gained reputation for her eclectic fashion sense and developed a broad career in the fashion industry in the mid 1990s, both for modeling and for her work at New York's Sassy magazine, which labeled her...
(born 1974) Film actress and model her mother is of Polish descent - William ShatnerWilliam ShatnerWilliam Alan Shatner is a Canadian actor, musician, recording artist, and author. He gained worldwide fame and became a cultural icon for his portrayal of James T...
(born 1931) Canadian double Emmy-, Golden Globe- and Saturn Award-winning actor and novelist - Harry ShearerHarry ShearerHarry Julius Shearer is an American actor, comedian, writer, voice artist, musician, author, radio host and director. He is known for his long-running role on The Simpsons, his work on Saturday Night Live, the comedy band Spinal Tap and his radio program Le Show...
(born 1943) American actor, comedian, writer, musician and radio host - Casey SiemaszkoCasey SiemaszkoCasey Siemaszko is an American actor and the brother of actress Nina Siemaszko. He was born in Chicago, Illinois on March 17, 1961 to a Polish American father, a fighter in the Polish Underground who survived the Sachsenhausen concentration camp and an English mother.Siemaszko's best known film...
(born 1961) Film/television actor - Nina SiemaszkoNina SiemaszkoNina Siemaszko is an American film and television actress.-Biography:Siemaszko was born Antonina Jadwiga Siemaszko in Chicago, Illinois to a Polish American father, a fighter in the Polish Underground who survived the Sachsenhausen concentration camp and an English mother...
(born 1970) Film/television actress - Sarah SilvermanSarah SilvermanSarah Kate Silverman is a Jewish American comedian, writer, actress, singer and musician. Her satirical comedy addresses social taboos and controversial topics such as racism, sexism, and religion....
(born 1970) American comedian, writer, singer, guitarist and actress - Leelee SobieskiLeelee SobieskiLiliane Rudabet Gloria Elsveta Sobieski , known professionally as Leelee Sobieski, is an American actress. Sobieski achieved recognition in her mid-teens for her performance in the 1998 film Deep Impact...
(born 1982) American actress - Olga SosnovskaOlga SosnovskaOlga Sosnovska is a Polish-born UK/US-based actress.-Career:Sosnovska is perhaps best known in America for her role as Polish businesswoman Lena Kundera on the soap opera All My Children...
(born 1972) Polish-born TV and soap opera actress (All My ChildrenAll My ChildrenAll My Children is an American television soap opera that aired on ABC from January 5, 1970 to September 23, 2011. Created by Agnes Nixon, All My Children is set in Pine Valley, Pennsylvania, a fictitious suburb of Philadelphia. The show features Susan Lucci as Erica Kane, one of daytime's most...
) - Lee StrasbergLee StrasbergLee Strasberg was an American actor, director and acting teacher. He cofounded, with directors Harold Clurman and Cheryl Crawford, the Group Theatre in 1931, which was hailed as "America's first true theatrical collective"...
(1901–1982) American actor, director, and one of the best-known acting teachers in American theater and film - Gloria SwansonGloria SwansonGloria Swanson was an American actress, singer and producer. She was one of the most prominent stars during the silent film era as both an actress and a fashion icon, especially under the direction of Cecil B. DeMille, made dozens of silents and was nominated for the first Academy Award in the...
(1899–1983) Film actress (Sunset BoulevardSunset Boulevard (film)Sunset Boulevard is a 1950 American film noir directed and co-written by Billy Wilder, and produced and co-written by Charles Brackett...
) - Loretta SwitLoretta SwitLoretta Swit is an American stage and television actress known for her character roles. Swit is best-known for her portrayal of Major Margaret "Hot Lips" Houlihan on M*A*S*H.-Early life:...
(born 1937) Stage and television actress, (M*A*S*H) - Keith SzarabajkaKeith SzarabajkaKeith Szarabajka is an American actor and voice artist.-Early life:Szarabajka was born in Oak Park, Illinois, the son of Anne, a school teacher, and Edward Szarabajka, a savings and loan officer....
(born 1952) TV and film actor - Eric SzmandaEric SzmandaEric Kyle Szmanda is an Polish American actor. He portrays Greg Sanders in the television crime drama CSI: Crime Scene Investigation, a role he has held since the show began in 2000.-Early life and education:...
(born 1975) TV actor (CSICSI: Crime Scene InvestigationCSI: Crime Scene Investigation is an American crime drama television series, which premiered on CBS on October 6, 2000. The show was created by Anthony E. Zuiker and produced by Jerry Bruckheimer...
) - Alan TudykAlan TudykAlan Wray Tudyk is an American actor known for his roles as Simon in the British comedy Death at a Funeral, as Steve the Pirate in DodgeBall: A True Underdog Story, as Sonny in the science fiction drama I, Robot, as Doc Potter in 3:10 to Yuma, as Tucker in the Tucker & Dale vs Evil and as Hoban...
(born 1971) - Liv TylerLiv TylerLiv Rundgren Tyler is an American actress and model. She is the daughter of Aerosmith's lead singer, Steven Tyler, and Bebe Buell, model and singer. Tyler began a career in modeling at the age of 14, but after less than a year she decided to focus on acting. She made her film debut in the 1994...
(born 1977), actress and model, great-grandfather emigrated from Poland - Tom TylerTom TylerTom Tyler was an American actor in silent and sound motion pictures, best known for his portrayal of superhero Captain Marvel in the acclaimed 1941 movie serial The Adventures of Captain Marvel.-Biography:...
(1903–1954) Film actor (Adventures of Captain MarvelAdventures of Captain MarvelAdventures of Captain Marvel is a 1941 twelve-chapter film serial directed by John English and William Witney for Republic Pictures, adapted from the popular Captain Marvel comic book character then appearing in Fawcett Comics publications such as Whiz Comics and Captain Marvel Adventures...
) - James UrbaniakJames UrbaniakJames Christian Urbaniak is an American actor. Urbaniak was born in Bayonne, New Jersey. He lives in Santa Monica, California with his wife Julie and their twins, son Severn Jerzy and daughter Esme Maeve....
(born 1963) Film, television and theatre actor - Michael VartanMichael VartanMichael S. Vartan is a French-American film and television actor. He is probably best known for the role of Michael Vaughn on the American television action drama Alias...
(born 1968) Film and television actor, mother was born in Poland - Jean WallaceJean WallaceJean Wallace was an American television and film actress.-Biography:Born Jean Walasek in Chicago to John T. Walasek and Mary A. Walasek , Wallace began her career as a model then got her first small movie role at the age of seventeen...
(1923–1990) Film actress - Eli WallachEli WallachEli Herschel Wallach is an American film, television and stage actor, who gained fame in the late 1950s. For his performance in Baby Doll he won a BAFTA Award for Best Newcomer and a Golden Globe nomination. One of his most famous roles is that of Tuco in The Good, the Bad and the Ugly...
(born 1915) American actor born to Polish Jewish parents in Brooklyn. - Paul WesleyPaul WesleyPaul Thomas Wasilewski , known professionally as Paul Wesley, is an American actor, best known for his roles as Stefan Salvatore in The CW TV series The Vampire Diaries and as Aaron Corbett in the ABC Family miniseries Fallen....
(born 1982) American actor. His real name is Paul Wasilewski. Best known for his roles as The Redeemer, Aaron Corbett in the ABC Miniseries Fallen and Stefan Salvatore in The Vampire Diaries. - Pia ZadoraPia ZadoraPia Zadora is an American actress and singer. After working as a child actress on Broadway, in regional theater, and in the film Santa Claus Conquers the Martians , she came to national attention in 1981 when, following her starring role in the highly criticized Butterfly, she won a Golden Globe...
(born 1954) actress and singer, Polish-American mother - Sam Zell (born 1941) U.S.-born billionaire and real estate entrepreneur
- Daphne ZunigaDaphne ZunigaDaphne Eurydice Zuniga is an American actress known for her roles as Jo Reynolds on the Fox primetime soap Melrose Place, as Victoria Davis on The CW teen drama One Tree Hill and as Princess Vespa in Spaceballs.-Early life:...
(born 1962) American actress
Architects
- John S. FlizikowskiJohn S. FlizikowskiJohn S. Flizikowski, Born April 19, 1868 in Starogard Gdanski, West Prussia and died July 15, 1934 in Chicago, Illinois, was a notable Chicago architect of residential, church and commercial buildings during the late 19th and early 20th centuries....
(1868–1934) Prominent Chicago architect - Frank GehryFrank GehryFrank Owen Gehry, is a Canadian American Pritzker Prize-winning architect based in Los Angeles, California.His buildings, including his private residence, have become tourist attractions...
(born 1929) Canadian Born Polish-Jew, now World Famous California architect. - John Kneski (born 1964) Polish American architect and academic.
- Daniel LibeskindDaniel LibeskindDaniel Libeskind, is an American architect, artist, and set designer of Polish-Jewish descent. Libeskind founded Studio Daniel Libeskind in 1989 with his wife, Nina, and is its principal design architect...
(born 1946) Polish-born renowned architect - Elizabeth Plater-ZyberkElizabeth Plater-ZyberkElizabeth Plater-Zyberk is an American architect and urban planner of Polish aristocratic roots based in Miami, Florida...
(born 1950) Polish American leader of the New Urbanism movement. - Witold RybczynskiWitold RybczynskiWitold Rybczynski , is a Canadian-American architect, professor and writer.Rybczynski was born in Edinburgh of Polish parentage and raised in Surrey, England before moving at a young age to Canada. He attended Loyola High School , located on Sherbrooke street, in Montreal-Ouest...
(born 1943) Scottish Born Polish-Canadian-American architect, author and professor.
Artists
- Richard AnuszkiewiczRichard AnuszkiewiczRichard Anuszkiewicz is an American painter, printmaker, and sculptor.-Life and work:Richard Anuszkiewicz trained at the Cleveland Institute of Art in Cleveland, Ohio , and then with Josef Albers at the Yale University School of Art and Architecture in New Haven, Connecticut where he earned his...
(born 1930) op art painter, sculptor, and printmaker - Joseph BakosJoseph BakosJoseph Bakos was an American painter of Polish origin, mainly of western landscapes.Was one of Los Cinco Pintores who worked in Santa Fe, New Mexico. Bakos studied art with John E. Thompson at the Albright Art Institute in Buffalo, New York. He later followed Thompson to Colorado and taught at the...
(aka Jozef Bakos) (1891–1977) Southwestern artist - Władysław T. BendaWładysław T. BendaWładysław Teodor "W.T." Benda was a Polish-American painter, illustrator, and designer....
(1873–1948) painter/illustrator - Hedwig GorskiHedwig GorskiDr. Hedwig Gorski is an American performance poet and an avant-garde artist who labels her aesthetic as American Futurism...
(born 1949) performance poet and an avant-garde artist - Tamara de LempickaTamara de LempickaTamara de Lempicka , born Maria Górska in Moscow, in the Russian Empire, was a Polish Art Deco painter and "the first woman artist to be a glamour star."- Early life :...
(1898–1980) art deco artist - Jan LorencJan LorencJan Lorenc is a Polish-American designer and author. Born in Jaśliska, Poland in 1954, he immigrated to the United States at the age of 8. He formed Lorenc Design in 1978 in Chicago, and later moved it to Atlanta in 1981. He renamed the firm Lorenc+Yoo Design with partner Chung Youl Yoo in...
(born 1954) photographer and designer - Jozef MazurJozef MazurJozef C. Mazur was an Polish-American stained glass artist, painter and sculptor. His works can be found signed as Josef Mazur, Joseph Mazur, Joe Mazur, J. C. Mazur as well as a few others.-Life:...
(1897–1970) painter & stained glass artist - Rafał Olbiński (born 1945) artist
- Ed PaschkeEd PaschkeEdward Francis Paschke was a Polish American painter. His childhood interest in animation and cartoons, as well as his father's creativity in wood carving and construction, led him toward a career in art...
(1939–2004) artist - Miroslaw RogalaMiroslaw RogalaMiroslaw Rogala is a Polish-American video artist and interactive artist, known for performances and installations that challenge man's relationship to nature and to his fellow man...
(born 1954) video artist - Theodore RoszakTheodore Roszak (artist)Theodore Roszak was an American sculptor and painter. He was born in Posen, Prussia , now Poznań, Poland, as a son of Polish parents, and emigrated to the United States at the age of two...
(1907–1981) sculptor - David SeymourDavid SeymourChim was the pseudonym of David Seymour , a Polish photographer and photojournalist. Born Dawid Szymin in Warsaw to Polish Jewish parents, he became interested in photography while studying in Paris...
(1911–1956) Polish-born Photographer & Photojournalist - Julian StanczakJulian StanczakJulian Stanczak is an American painter and printmaker. The artist lives and works in Seven Hills, Ohio with his wife, the sculptor, Barbara Stanczak.- Biography :...
(born 1928) painter - Stanisław Szukalski (1893–1987) painter, sculptor and pseudoscientific historian
- Arthur SzykArthur SzykArthur Szyk was a graphic artist, book illustrator, stage designer and caricaturist. Arthur Szyk was born into a Jewish family in Łódź, in the part of Poland which was under Russian rule in the 19th century. He always regarded himself both as a Pole and a Jew...
(1894–1951) political cartoonist - Jack TworkovJack TworkovJack Tworkov was a Polish born American abstract expressionist painter.He was born in Biała Podlaska, Russian Empire and immigrated to the United States in 1913 with his mother and younger sister who would later become known as Janice Biala...
(1900–1982) painter - Max Weber (artist)Max Weber (artist)For the social theorist and philosopher, see Max WeberMax Weber was a Jewish-American painter who worked in the style of cubism before migrating to Jewish themes towards the end of his life.-Biography:...
(1881–1961) Polish-born Expressionist painter - Krzysztof WodiczkoKrzysztof WodiczkoKrzysztof Wodiczko, born April 16th 1943, is an artist renowned for his large-scale slide and video projections on architectural facades and monuments...
(born 1943) artist - Michael Zabrocki (born 1959) Catholic Recording Artist
- Korczak ZiolkowskiKorczak ZiólkowskiKorczak Ziolkowski was the Polish American designer and sculptor of Crazy Horse Memorial.-Early life:...
(1908–1982) sculptor of Crazy Horse MemorialCrazy Horse MemorialThe Crazy Horse Memorial is a mountain monument complex that is under construction on privately held land in the Black Hills, in Custer County, South Dakota. It represents Crazy Horse, an Oglala Lakota warrior, riding a horse and pointing into the distance. The memorial was commissioned by Lakota...
Authors
- Anthony Bukoski (born 1945) fiction writer
- Charles BukowskiCharles BukowskiHenry Charles Bukowski was an American poet, novelist and short story writer. His writing was influenced by the social, cultural and economic ambience of his home city of Los Angeles...
(1920–1994) - Virginia C. BulatVirginia C. BulatVirginia Catherine Bulat, the pen and maiden name of Virginia Bulat Carroll , was an independent scholar and historian of local Illinois history...
(1938–1986) author and local historian, Cook County, IllinoisCook County, IllinoisCook County is a county in the U.S. state of Illinois, with its county seat in Chicago. It is the second most populous county in the United States after Los Angeles County. The county has 5,194,675 residents, which is 40.5 percent of all Illinois residents. Cook County's population is larger than... - Mark Z. DanielewskiMark Z. DanielewskiMark Z. Danielewski, born March 5, 1966 in New York City, New York, is an American author, best known for his debut novel House of Leaves...
(born 1966) author of House of Leaves. - Stuart DybekStuart Dybek-Personal life:Dybek was born in Chicago, Illinois and raised in Chicago's Little Village and Pilsen neighborhoods in the 1950s and early 1960s. Dybek graduated from St. Rita of Cascia High School in 1959...
(born 1942) poet, writer and author of five books - Linda Nemec Foster (born 1950) poet
- Hedwig GorskiHedwig GorskiDr. Hedwig Gorski is an American performance poet and an avant-garde artist who labels her aesthetic as American Futurism...
(born 1949) performance poet and an avant-garde artist - John GuzlowskiJohn Guzlowski-Personal life:John Guzlowski was born the son of parents who met in a slave labor camp in Nazi Germany. His mother Tekla Hanczarek came from a small community west of Lviv in what was then Poland where her father was a forest warden. His father Jan was born in a farming community north of Poznań...
(born 1948) Poet and Essayist, author of Lightning and Ashes - Leonard Kniffel (born 1947) journalist, author of A Polish Son in the Motherland
- Lelord KordelLelord KordelLelord Kordel was a Polish American nutritionist and author of books on healthy living.Born in Warsaw, Poland, in 1904, Lelord Kordel emigrated with his parents to the United States as a child and grew up in Chicago, where his father worked as a baker. After university studies in Chicago, Kordel...
(1904–2001) nutritionst and author of books on healthy living - Jerzy KosinskiJerzy KosinskiJerzy Kosiński , born Józef Lewinkopf, was an award-winning Polish American novelist, and two-time President of the American Chapter of P.E.N.He was known for various novels, among them The Painted Bird and Being There...
(1933–1991) English-language novelist - Chris KuzneskiChris KuzneskiChris Kuzneski is a New York Times bestselling American author. His books have been translated into more than 20 languages and have been published in more than 40 countries. His works have also been named a Literary Guild's featured selection and honored by the Florida Book Awards...
(born 1969) bestselling author of multiple thrillers (Sign of the Cross, The Lost Throne, etc.) - Arthur MillerArthur MillerArthur Asher Miller was an American playwright and essayist. He was a prominent figure in American theatre, writing dramas that include plays such as All My Sons , Death of a Salesman , The Crucible , and A View from the Bridge .Miller was often in the public eye,...
(1915–2005) American playwright and essayist - Czesław Miłosz (1911–2004) Nobel prize winning poet, prose writer, essayist and translator
- Caroline MyssCaroline MyssCaroline Myss is an American medical intuitive and mystic as well as the author of numerous books and audio tapes, including five New York Times Best Sellers: Anatomy of the Spirit , Why People Don't Heal and How They Can , Sacred Contracts , "Invisible Acts of Power" , and Entering The Castle...
- Author, Speaker & Healing Intuitive - Andrew NagorskiAndrew NagorskiAndrew Nagorski , an award-winning journalist, is Vice President and Director of Public Policy at the EastWest Institute. Prior to that, as a senior editor at Newsweek magazine, he served in a variety of news reporting positions throughout the world. In addition, Nagorski is an author of both...
(born 1947) Non-fiction/fiction author and award winning senior editor of NewsweekNewsweekNewsweek is an American weekly news magazine published in New York City. It is distributed throughout the United States and internationally. It is the second-largest news weekly magazine in the U.S., having trailed Time in circulation and advertising revenue for most of its existence...
magazine - Michael Alfred PeszkeMichael Alfred PeszkeMichael Alfred Peszke is a Polish-American psychiatrist and historian of the Polish Armed Forces in World War II.-Life:...
(born 1932) psychiatrist and historian of the Polish Armed Forces in World War II - James RollinsJames Rollins* For the American baseball pitcher, see Jim Czajkowski* For the American baseball shortstop, see Jimmy Rollins* For the 19th century American politician from Missouri, see James S. Rollins...
(born 1961) (born Jim Czajkowski) bestselling author of fantasy and action-adventure thrillers (Sandstorm, Map of Bones) - Leo RostenLeo RostenLeo Calvin Rosten was born in Łódź, Russian Empire and died in New York City. He was a teacher and academic, but is best known as a humorist in the fields of scriptwriting, storywriting, journalism and Yiddish lexicography.-Early life:Rosten was born into a Yiddish-speaking family in what is now...
(1908–1997) teacher and academic, but is best known as a humorist in the fields of scriptwriting, storywriting, journalism and Yiddish lexicography - Thomas TomczykThomas TomczykThomas Tomczyk , journalist, managing editor and founder of Bay Islands Voice, an English language magazine based on Roatan Island, Honduras...
(born 1969), photojournalist, author, managing editor and founder of Bay Islands VoiceBay Islands VoiceBay Islands Voice is an English language monthly publication in Roatan Island, Honduras. It covers news of Roatan, Utila and Guanaja. It has appeared since March 2003... - Diane WakoskiDiane WakoskiDiane Wakoski is a American poet who is primarily associated with the deep image poets, as well as the confessional and Beat poets of the 1960s.-Biography:...
(born 1937) poet and essayist in residence at Michigan State University - Maia WojciechowskaMaia WojciechowskaMaia Wojciechowska aka Maia Rodman was a writer of books for teenagers and young adults. She was born in Warsaw, Poland, spent some time in France and England, and later came to the United States with her parents. In 1965, her book Shadow of a Bull won the Newbery Medal...
(1927–2002) writer of children's books - Leo YankevichLeo YankevichLeo Yankevich is an American poet and the editor of The New Formalist.Born into a Roman Catholic family of Irish-Polish descent, he grew up and attended high school in Farrell, Pennsylvania, a small steel town in western Pennsylvania. He then studied History and Polish Studies at Alliance...
(born 1961) critic, editor, poet and translator associated with The New Formalist movement - Adam ZamoyskiAdam ZamoyskiCount Adam Stefan Zamoyski is a historian and a member of the ancient Zamoyski family of Polish nobility.-Life:Zamoyski was born in New York City, but was raised in England and was educated at Downside School and The Queen's College, Oxford...
(born 1949) historian and a member of the Zamoyski ancient Polish nobility family - George ZebrowskiGeorge ZebrowskiGeorge Zebrowski is a science fiction author and editor who has written and edited a number of books. He lives with author Pamela Sargent, with whom he has co-written a number of novels, including Star Trek novels.Zebrowski won the John W. Campbell Memorial Award in 1999 for his novel Brute Orbits...
(born 1945) science fiction author - Roger ZelaznyRoger ZelaznyRoger Joseph Zelazny was an American writer of fantasy and science fiction short stories and novels, best known for his The Chronicles of Amber series...
(1937–1995) writer of fantasy and science fiction short stories and novels - Aleksandra Ziółkowska Boehm (born 1949) non fiction and historical author
Filmmakers
- Joe AugustynJoe AugustynJoe Augustyn is a screenwriter and film producer. Born in Philadelphia, he pursued painting and cartooning before attending Temple University where he studied film theory and basic production....
(born 1952) screenwriter, producer, (Night of the Demons (1988 film)) - Andrzej BartkowiakAndrzej BartkowiakAndrzej Bartkowiak, A.S.C. is a Polish cinematographer and director.In the early 1980s, Bartkowiak was cinematographer on three films that received Academy Award nominations for Best Picture: The Verdict, Terms of Endearment, and Prizzi's Honor.As cinematographer he has collaborated with several...
(born 1950) cinematographer, director and actor - Richard Boleslavsky (1889–1937) Director (The Painted VeilThe Painted Veil (1934 film)The Painted Veil is a 1934 drama film made by MGM. It was directed by Ryszard Bolesławski and produced by Hunt Stromberg from a screenplay by John Meehan, Salka Viertel, and Edith Fitzgerald, adapted from the 1925 W. Somerset Maugham novel The Painted Veil. The music score was by Herbert Stothart,...
) - Tad DanielewskiTad DanielewskiTad Danielewski was a Polish-born American film director.-Early years:...
(1921–1993) director/producer - David GeffenDavid GeffenDavid Geffen is an American record executive, film producer, theatrical producer and philanthropist. Geffen is noted for creating Asylum Records in 1970, Geffen Records in 1980, and DGC Records in 1990...
(born 1943) American record executive, film producer, theatrical producer and philanthropist - Samuel GoldwynSamuel GoldwynSamuel Goldwyn was an American film producer, and founding contributor executive of several motion picture studios.-Biography:...
(1882–1974) well-known Hollywood motion picture producer and founding contributor of several motion picture studios - Janusz KamińskiJanusz KaminskiJanusz Zygmunt Kamiński is a Polish cinematographer and film director. He has photographed all of Steven Spielberg's films since 1993's Schindler's List.-Life and career:...
(born 1959) two time Oscar winning cinematographer and film director who has photographed all of Steven Spielberg's movies since 1993's Schindler's List - Stanley KubrickStanley KubrickStanley Kubrick was an American film director, writer, producer, and photographer who lived in England during most of the last four decades of his career...
(1928–1999) influential American-British filmmaker, screenwriter, producer and photographer - Martin KunertMartin KunertMartin Kunert is a founding partner of Booya Studios and a feature film and television writer, director and producer. In 2004, Kunert conceived and directed the critically acclaimed documentary Voices of Iraq, made by sending 150 DV cameras to Iraqis to film their own lives...
- writer/director (Campfire Tales, MTV's FearMTV's FearMTV's Fear is an American paranormal reality television series that originally aired from 2000 to 2002 on MTV. The program follows a group of 5 or more contestants being left at an allegedly haunted location and led them on a series of dares over two nights to explore and confirm whether or not the...
, Voices of IraqVoices of IraqVoices of Iraq is a 2004 documentary film about Iraq, created by distributing cameras to the subjects of a film, thus enabling subjects to film themselves...
) - Rudolph MatéRudolph MatéBorn in Kraków , Maté started in the film business after his graduation from the University of Budapest. He went on to work as an assistant cameraman in Hungary and later throughout Europe, sometimes with noted colleague Karl Freund...
(1898–1964) accomplished cinematographer and film director - Alan J. PakulaAlan J. PakulaAlan Jay Pakula was an American film director, writer and producer noted for his contributions to the conspiracy thriller genre.-Career:...
(1928–1998) producer, writer and director (Sophie's ChoiceSophie's Choice (film)Sophie's Choice is a 1982 American romantic drama film that tells the story of a Polish immigrant, Sophie, and her tempestuous lover who share a boarding house with a young writer in Brooklyn. The film stars Meryl Streep, Kevin Kline, and Peter MacNicol. Alan J...
) - Roman PolanskiRoman PolanskiRoman Polanski is a French-Polish film director, producer, writer and actor. Having made films in Poland, Britain, France and the USA, he is considered one of the few "truly international filmmakers."...
(born 1933) influential and renowned filmmaker, born in Poland, fled U.S. in 1978 due to allegations of statutory rapeStatutory rapeThe phrase statutory rape is a term used in some legal jurisdictions to describe sexual activities where one participant is below the age required to legally consent to the behavior... - Andrzej Sekuła (born 1954) cinematographer and film director
- Aaron SpellingAaron SpellingAaron Spelling was an American film and television producer. As of 2009, Spelling's eponymous production company Spelling Television holds the record as the most prolific television writer, with 218 producer and executive producer credits...
(1923–2006) American film and television producer - Sam SpiegelSam SpiegelSam Spiegel was an Austrian-born American independent film producer.-Life and career:Spiegel was born in Jarosław, Galicia, Austria-Hungary as Samuel P. Spiegel to a German-Jewish father and Polish mother and educated at the University of Vienna. His brother was Shalom Spiegel, a professor of...
(1901–1985) independent Academy Award-winning film producer - J. Michael StraczynskiJ. Michael StraczynskiJoseph Michael Straczynski , known professionally as J. Michael Straczynski and informally as Joe Straczynski or JMS, is an American writer and television producer. He works in films, television series, novels, short stories, comic books, and radio dramas. He is a playwright, a former journalist,...
(born 1954) writer/producer (Babylon 5Babylon 5Babylon 5 is an American science fiction television series created, produced and largely written by J. Michael Straczynski. The show centers on a space station named Babylon 5: a focal point for politics, diplomacy, and conflict during the years 2257–2262...
franchise) - Gore VerbinskiGore VerbinskiGregor "Gore" Verbinski is an American film director, writer and musician. He is best known for directing the films The Ring, Pirates of the Caribbean, and Rango.-Early life:...
(born 1964) Director (Pirates of the CaribbeanPirates of the CaribbeanPirates of the Caribbean is a multi-billion dollar Walt Disney franchise encompassing a series of films, a theme park ride, and spinoff novels as well as numerous video games and other publications. The franchise originates with the Pirates of the Caribbean attraction, which opened at Disneyland in...
(all 3 films), The MexicanThe MexicanThe Mexican is a 2001 American romantic comedy film directed by Gore Verbinski and starring Brad Pitt and Julia Roberts, with a plot that is an unusual mixture of romantic comedy and road movie....
, The RingThe Ring (2002 film)The Ring is a 2002 American psychological horror film directed by Gore Verbinski and starring Naomi Watts and Martin Henderson. It is a remake of the 1998 Japanese horror film Ring....
) - The Wachowskis: Filmmakers/Directors Larry Wachowski (born 1965) and Andy Wachowski (born 1967), The MatrixThe MatrixThe Matrix is a 1999 science fiction-action film written and directed by Larry and Andy Wachowski, starring Keanu Reeves, Laurence Fishburne, Carrie-Anne Moss, Joe Pantoliano, and Hugo Weaving...
, V for VendettaV for Vendetta (film)V for Vendetta is a 2005 dystopian thriller film directed by James McTeigue and produced by Joel Silver and the Wachowski brothers, who also wrote the screenplay. It is an adaptation of the V for Vendetta comic book by Alan Moore and David Lloyd... - Albert WarnerAlbert WarnerAaron "Albert" Warner was a Polish-born American film executive who was one of the founders of Warner Bros. Studios. He established the production studio with his brothers Harry, Sam, and Jack Warner...
(1883–1967) one of the founders of Warner Bros. Studios - Harry WarnerHarry WarnerHarry Morris Warner was an American studio executive, one of the founders of Warner Bros., and a major contributor to the development of the film industry. Along with his three brothers Warner played a crucial role in the film business and played a key role in establishing Warner Bros...
(1881–1958) one of the founders of Warner Bros. and a major contributor to the development of the film industry - Jack WarnerJack WarnerJack Leonard "J. L." Warner , born Jacob Warner in London, Ontario, was a Canadian American film executive who was the president and driving force behind the Warner Bros. Studios in Hollywood, Los Angeles, California...
(1892–1978) president and driving force behind the highly successful development of Warner Brothers Studios in Hollywood, Los Angeles, California - Sam WarnerSam WarnerSamuel Louis "Sam" Warner was an American film producer who was the co-founder and chief executive officer of Warner Bros. Studios. He established the studio along with his brothers Harry, Albert, and Jack Warner. Sam Warner is credited with procuring the technology that enabled Warner Bros...
(1887–1927) co-founder and Chief Executive Officer of Warner Brothers film company - Billy WilderBilly WilderBilly Wilder was an Austro-Hungarian born American filmmaker, screenwriter, producer, artist, and journalist, whose career spanned more than 50 years and 60 films. He is regarded as one of the most brilliant and versatile filmmakers of Hollywood's golden age...
(1906–2002) journalist, screenwriter, film director, and producer whose career spanned more than 50 years and 60 films - Dariusz WolskiDariusz WolskiDariusz Adam Wolski is a Polish-born film and music video cinematographer. He is best known for his work as cinematographer on the Pirates of the Caribbean film series and on Alex Proyas' cult classics The Crow and Dark City. Many of his collaborations include working with film directors like Tony...
- Polish born cinematographer, Pirates of the CaribbeanPirates of the CaribbeanPirates of the Caribbean is a multi-billion dollar Walt Disney franchise encompassing a series of films, a theme park ride, and spinoff novels as well as numerous video games and other publications. The franchise originates with the Pirates of the Caribbean attraction, which opened at Disneyland in...
, The CrowThe Crow (film)The Crow is a 1994 American action film based on the 1989 comic book of the same name by James O'Barr. The film was written by David J. Schow and John Shirley, and directed by Alex Proyas...
, A Perfect MurderA Perfect MurderA Perfect Murder is a 1998 American thriller film directed by Andrew Davis and starring Michael Douglas, Gwyneth Paltrow and Viggo Mortensen. It is a modern remake of Alfred Hitchcock's 1954 film, Dial M for Murder, though the characters' names are all changed, and over half the plot is completely...
, Crimson TideCrimson Tide (film)The film has uncredited additional writing by Quentin Tarantino, much of it being the pop-culture reference-laden dialogue.The U.S. Navy objected to many of the elements in the script — particularly the aspect of mutiny on board a U.S. naval vessel — and as such, the film was produced...
Journalists
- Zdzislaw "Harry" Bau (1912–1991), celebrated multilingual journalist and WWII correspondent, Vice-President Foreign Press Association
- Wolf BlitzerWolf BlitzerWolf Isaac Blitzer is an American journalist who has been a CNN reporter since 1990. Blitzer is currently the host of the newscast The Situation Room and was the host of the Sunday talk show Late Edition until it was discontinued on January 11, 2009...
(born 1948) is an American journalist working for CNN. - Mika BrzezinskiMika BrzezinskiMika Emilie Leonia Brzezinski is an American television news journalist at MSNBC. Brzezinski is co-host of MSNBC's weekday morning program Morning Joe, where she provides regular commentary and reads the news headlines for the program...
(born 1967) NBC and MSNBC News Journalist and Commentator - Rita CosbyRita CosbyRita Cosby is a television news anchor and correspondent, radio host, and best selling author. She is currently a Special Correspondent for the CBS syndicated program Inside Edition, specializing in interviewing newsmakers and political figures...
(born 1964) MSNBC Anchor and Journalist - Laura IngrahamLaura IngrahamLaura Anne Ingraham is an American radio host, author, and conservative political commentator. Her nationally syndicated talk show, The Laura Ingraham Show, airs throughout the United States on Talk Radio Network...
(born 1964) conservative political TV commentator/radio show host/author - Larry KingLarry KingLawrence Harvey "Larry" King is an American television and radio host whose work has been recognized with awards including two Peabodys and ten Cable ACE Awards....
(born 1933) host of Larry King Live (CNN). - John Kobylt - Radio personality and co-host of talk radio program John and KenJohn and KenJohn Chester Kobylt and Kenneth Robertson Chiampou, known professionally as John and Ken are American talk radio hosts of a four-hour weekday radio show, The John and Ken Show, on KFI AM 640 in Southern California. The John and Ken Show airs from 3 p.m. to 7 p.m....
on KFI AM 640 in Los Angeles, California - Max KolonkoMax KolonkoMax Kolonko . American producer, writer, author, broadcast journalist and a renowned U.S. correspondent for a number of television news organizations...
- TV personality and News Correspondent, Author, Producer, http://www.maxkolonko.com/ - Bob KoshinskiBob KoshinskiBob Koshinski is an American broadcaster and multi-media communications specialist from Niagara Falls, New York, best known for his involvement with the Empire Sports Network, having a prominent role in the network through its entire time of existence...
- American sports broadcaster and VP/GM of Empire Sports Network - Michelle KosinskiMichelle KosinskiMichelle Kosinski is a foreign correspondent for NBC News.She began work in broadcast journalism in Rockford, Illinois for WIFR while earning her BA and MA from the Medill School of Journalism at Northwestern University. Leaving WIFR, she moved to Charlotte, North Carolina at WSOC-TV and founded...
(born 1974) NBC News Correspondent - Alan KrasheskyAlan KrasheskyAlan Krashesky is a news anchor and reporter for WLS-TV in Chicago, Illinois. Krashesky currently anchors the 4pm and 6pm weekday newscasts on WLS-TV, an ABC-TV owned and operated station. In addition, he hosts NewsViews, a weekly political and current affairs discussion segment...
- Anchorman of Chicago's WLS-TV or ABC 7. - Jim MiklaszewskiJim MiklaszewskiJames Allen Miklaszewski , better known as Jim or "Mik" Miklaszewski, is chief Pentagon correspondent for NBC News. "Mik" was reporting live for the Today Show on September 11, 2001 when a plane hit the Pentagon, where his office is based....
- chief Pentagon correspondent for NBC News - Carl MondayCarl MondayCarl Monday is a television reporter for WOIO-TV in Cleveland, Ohio. "Carl Monday" was initially an on-air pseudonym, but became his legal name in "1972, 1973."...
- Cleveland's Famous Investigative journalists,http://www.19actionnews.com/ - Mike RoykoMike RoykoMichael "Mike" Royko was a newspaper columnist in Chicago, who won the 1972 Pulitzer Prize for commentary...
(1932–1997) long-running newspaper columnist in Chicago, Illinois - Wilma SmithWilma SmithWilma Smith is a Fijian-born violinist. She was born in Suva, Fiji and raised in Auckland, New Zealand. Smith joined the Melbourne Symphony Orchestra as co-concertmaster in 2003. Prior to this she was concertmaster of the New Zealand Symphony Orchestra...
(née Pokorny) - Anchorwoman WJW-TV, the Fox affiliate in Cleveland - Gloria SteinemGloria SteinemGloria Marie Steinem is an American feminist, journalist, and social and political activist who became nationally recognized as a leader of, and media spokeswoman for, the women's liberation movement in the late 1960s and 1970s...
(born 1934) is an American feminist icon, journalist, and social and political activist - Barbara WaltersBarbara WaltersBarbara Jill Walters is an American broadcast journalist, author, and television personality. She has hosted morning television shows , the television newsmagazine , former co-anchor of the ABC Evening News, and current contributor to ABC News.Walters was first known as a popular TV morning news...
(born 1929) is an American journalist, writer, and media personality
Models
- Michelle BuswellMichelle BuswellMichelle Buswell is an American model.- Biography :Buswell was born in 1983 in Orange Park, Florida. After two years of studying nursing, she was discovered in 2002 while staying at a hotel where a modeling convention was taking place...
(born 1983) Model - Erica CampbellErica CampbellErica Rose Campbell is an American former glamour model.-Career:Campbell was the Playboy Special Editions Model of the Year for 2005...
- model/adult model - Anna ChudobaAnna ChudobaAnna Chudoba is a Polish born model featured on the NBC television show Average Joe: The Joes Strike Back, which aired in the summer of 2005...
- model/reality TV star - Janice DickinsonJanice DickinsonJanice Doreen Dickinson is an American actress, author, fashion photographer, model and talent agent.Initially notable as a model, she has described herself as the first supermodel. One of the most successful models throughout the 1970s and 1980s, she expanded her profession to reality television...
(born 1955) self-proclaimed first supermodel, fashion photographer, actress, author and an agent - Katarzyna Dolinska (unknown) model and contestant of America's Next Top Model, Cycle 10America's Next Top Model, Cycle 10America's Next Top Model, Cycle 10 was the tenth cycle of America's Next Top Model and the fourth season to be aired on The CW network...
- Anna JagodzinskaAnna JagodzinskaAnna Jagodzinska is a Polish fashion model. She has appeared on the covers of American, Italian, Australian, Chinese, Portuguese, and German Vogue, L'Officiel, Revue de Modes, and Japanese Numéro. As of March 2009, she was ranked #8 among models at the website models.com.Jagodzinska was born...
- Polish model, born in SierpcSierpcSierpc is a town in Poland, in the north-west part of the Masovian Voivodeship, about 125 km northwest of Warsaw. It is the capital of Sierpc County. Its population is 18,777 . It is located near the national road No 10, which connects Warsaw and Toruń... - Diane Klimaszewski (born 1971) model and one half of the Coors Light Twins with sister Elaine
- Elaine Klimaszewski (born 1971) model and one half of the Coors Light Twins with sister Diane
- Joanna KrupaJoanna KrupaJoanna Krupa is a Polish-American model and actress. Krupa was born in Warsaw, Poland. She has a younger sister, Marta Krupa, also a model. Joanna Krupa moved to India, Delhi, Illinois, with her family at the age of five...
(born 1981) model and actress - Jordan Monroe (born 1986) PlayboyPlayboyPlayboy is an American men's magazine that features photographs of nude women as well as journalism and fiction. It was founded in Chicago in 1953 by Hugh Hefner and his associates, and funded in part by a $1,000 loan from Hefner's mother. The magazine has grown into Playboy Enterprises, Inc., with...
model - Beth Ostrosky Stern (born 1972) model and wife of Howard SternHoward SternHoward Allan Stern is an American radio personality, television host, author, and actor best known for his radio show, which was nationally syndicated from 1986 to 2005. He gained wide recognition in the 1990s where he was labeled a "shock jock" for his outspoken and sometimes controversial style...
- Anja RubikAnja RubikAnja Rubik is a Polish model.-Early life:Rubik and her family left Poland in 1988 and lived in Greece, Canada, and Umtata, South Africa. She used to study in a primary and secondary school in Częstochowa, Poland. Rubik was introduced to modeling while attending a British high school in Paris...
- Polish model, born in RzeszówRzeszówRzeszów is a city in southeastern Poland with a population of 179,455 in 2010. It is located on both sides of the Wisłok River, in the heartland of the Sandomierska Valley...
. - Mia TylerMia TylerMia Abagale Tallarico , better known as Mia Tyler, is an American actress, plus-size model, public speaker and advocate. She is the daughter of Aerosmith lead singer Steven Tyler, and the actress groupie Cyrinda Foxe. She is the paternal half-sister of actress Liv Tyler...
(born 1978), plus-size model, actress, public speaker and advocate; great-grandfather emigrated from Poland
Musicians
- Michael Anthony (born 1954) bassist for the band Van HalenVan HalenVan Halen is an American hard rock band formed in Pasadena, California, in 1972. The band has enjoyed success since the release of its debut album, Van Halen, . As of 2007 Van Halen has sold 80 million albums worldwide and has had the most #1 hits on the Billboard Mainstream Rock chart...
- Jerry AugustyniakJerry AugustyniakJerome Stanley "Jerry" Augustyniak is the drummer for the American band 10,000 Maniacs. Augustyniak joined the band in March 1983, two years after the group formed...
(born 1958) drummer for the band 10,000 Maniacs10,000 Maniacs10,000 Maniacs is a United States-based alternative rock band, which formed in 1981 and continues to be active with various line-ups.-1981–1993:... - Pat BenatarPat BenatarPat Benatar is an American singer and four-time Grammy winner. She had considerable commercial success particularly in the United States...
(born 1953) rock singer who had numerous hits during the 1980s ("Heartbreaker", "Hit Me With Your Best Shot", "Love Is A Battlefield") - Eddie BlazonczykEddie BlazonczykEddie Blazonczyk is a polka musician and leader of the band The Versatones. He was born in Chicago to Polish Immigrant parents. Their album Another Polka Celebration won the 1986 Grammy in the Polka Category. He was awarded a National Endowment for the Arts National Heritage Fellowship in 1998...
(born 1941) polka musician - Clem BurkeClem BurkeClem Burke is an American musician who is the drummer for the band Blondie. Recruited by Chris Stein and Debbie Harry when they were first forming Blondie, Burke remained with the band through its first stage and later returned for its late 1990s reunion and then its extensive 2009 tour.Following...
(born 1954) drummer for the band BlondieBlondie (band)Blondie is an American rock band, founded by singer Deborah Harry and guitarist Chris Stein. The band was a pioneer in the early American New Wave and punk scenes of the mid-1970s... - Peter CeteraPeter CeteraPeter Paul Cetera is an American singer, songwriter, bassist and producer best known for being an original member of the rock band Chicago, before launching a successful solo career...
(born 1944) singer/songwriter & bass player for the band Chicago - Leonard ChessLeonard ChessLeonard Chess was a record company executive and the founder of Chess Records. He was influential in the development of electric blues.- Early life :...
- co-founder of Chess RecordsChess RecordsChess Records was an American record label based in Chicago, Illinois. It specialized in blues, R&B, soul, gospel music, early rock and roll, and occasional jazz releases.... - Phil ChessPhil ChessPhilip Chess is an American record producer and company executive, the co-founder of Chess Records.He was born Fiszel Czyż in a Jewish community in Częstochowa, Poland. He and his brother Lejzor, sister Malka and mother followed their father to Chicago in 1928...
- co-founder of Chess RecordsChess RecordsChess Records was an American record label based in Chicago, Illinois. It specialized in blues, R&B, soul, gospel music, early rock and roll, and occasional jazz releases.... - John Curulewski (1950–1988) one of the original members of Styx
- Dick DaleDick DaleDick Dale is an American surf rock guitarist, known as The King of the Surf Guitar. He experimented with reverberation and made use of custom made Fender amplifiers, including the first-ever 100-watt guitar amplifier.-Early life:Dale was born in South Boston, Massachusetts and lived in nearby...
(born 1937) pioneer of surf rock and one of the most influential guitarists of the early 1960s, experimented with reverb and made use of custom made Fender amplifiers - Ann Danielewski (born 1968) also known as Poe, one of several female singer-songwriters to first hit the modern rock charts in the mid-1990s
- Neil DiamondNeil DiamondNeil Leslie Diamond is an American singer-songwriter with a career spanning over five decades from the 1960s until the present....
(born 1941) is an American singer-songwriter and occasional actor - Henry DoktorskiHenry DoktorskiHenry Doktorski III is one of America's premier concert accordionists. He has performed on accordion with cellist Mstislav Rostropovich, violinists Gil Shaham and Itzhak Perlman during concerts and recording sessions with the Pittsburgh Symphony Orchestra under conductors Lorin Maazel, John...
(born 1956) Concert Accordionist, Pianist, Composer & Conductor - Urszula DudziakUrszula DudziakUrszula Bogumiła Dudziak-Urbaniak is a leading Polish jazz vocalist. She has worked with such artists as Krzysztof Komeda, Michał Urbaniak , Gil Evans, Archie Shepp, and Lester Bowie...
(born 1943) jazz singer - Adam DutkiewiczAdam DutkiewiczAdam Jonathan Dutkiewicz is an American musician, recording engineer and music producer, best known as a guitarist and backup vocalist from Massachusetts metalcore band Killswitch Engage.-Biography:...
(born 1977) Guitarist for Killswitch EngageKillswitch EngageKillswitch Engage is an American metalcore band from Westfield, Massachusetts, formed in 1999 after the disbandment of Overcast and Aftershock. Killswitch Engage's current lineup consists of vocalist Howard Jones, bassist Mike D'Antonio, guitarists Joel Stroetzel and Adam Dutkiewicz, and drummer... - EminemEminemMarshall Bruce Mathers III , better known by his stage name Eminem or his alter ego Slim Shady, is an American rapper, record producer, songwriter and actor. Eminem's popularity brought his group project, D12, to mainstream recognition...
(Marshall Bruce Mathers III) (born 1972) musician - Rik FoxRik FoxRichard Suligowski , better known as Rik Fox, is an American heavy metal bass guitar player. He was mainly active during the 1970s and 1980s both in the New York City and Hollywood Rock and Metal scene.-Early life:...
(née Suligowski) - bass/guitar player for heavy metal bands Steeler, SIN and W.A.S.P., Polish-American Living-History re-enactor, Created first Winged Hussar impression in the U.S.-for Polish Historic Awareness & Culture. Renaissance Faire organizer - Isis GeeIsis GeeTamara Diane Wimer , known by her stage name Isis Gee, is an American pop singer-songwriter, arranger, programer and producer of her own music. She is currently residing in Italy.-Biography:...
(born 1972) pop singer, songwriter, and composer - Paul GilbertPaul GilbertPaul Brandon Gilbert is an American guitarist. He is well known for his technical guitar work with Racer X and Mr...
(born 1966) guitarist for Mr.BigMr. Big (band)Mr. Big is an American rock supergroup, formed in Los Angeles, California in 1988. The band is a quartet composed of Eric Martin , Paul Gilbert , Billy Sheehan , and Pat Torpey ; Mr. Big also included Richie Kotzen, a reputable blues-based guitarist who replaced Gilbert in 1999...
and Racer X - Leopold GodowskyLeopold GodowskyLeopold Godowsky was a famed Polish American pianist, composer, and teacher. One of the most highly regarded performers of his time, he became known for his theories concerning the application of relaxed weight and economy of motion in piano playing, principles later propagated by Godowsky's...
(1870–1938) polish born pianist/composer - Benny GoodmanBenny GoodmanBenjamin David “Benny” Goodman was an American jazz and swing musician, clarinetist and bandleader; widely known as the "King of Swing".In the mid-1930s, Benny Goodman led one of the most popular musical groups in America...
(1909–1986) American jazz musician, clarinetist and bandleader, known as "King of Swing", "Patriarch of the Clarinet", "The Professor", and "Swing's Senior Statesman" - Lawrence GwozdzLawrence GwozdzLawrence S. Gwozdz is an internationally renowned American saxophonist in the classical tradition. His artistic sensibilities have made him a champion of a broad array of compositions, from Baroque transcriptions to contemporary music.-Biography:...
(born 1953) saxophone player - Josef Hofmann (1876–1957) polish born pianist/composer
- Mieczysław Horszowski (1892–1993) Polish born pianist
- Frank IeroFrank IeroFrank Anthony Iero Jr is the rhythm guitarist, co-lead guitarist and backup vocalist of the alternative rock band My Chemical Romance as well as the vocalist of the post-hardcore band Leathermouth.-Early life:...
(born 1981) guitarist for the band My Chemical RomanceMy Chemical RomanceMy Chemical Romance is an American alternative rock band from New Jersey, formed in 2001. The band consists of lead vocalist Gerard Way, guitarists Ray Toro and Frank Iero, and bassist Mikey Way and have a diverse sound incorporating elements of punk, emo, glam metal, and progressive rock... - Walter JagielloWalter JagielloWalter "Li'l Wally" Jagiello, "Mały Władziu" , was an American polka musician and songwriter from Chicago, Illinois. A self-taught Chemnitzer concertina and drum player, who sang perfect Polish as well as English in many of his songs...
(1930–2006) Polka musician - Creator of the "Chicago Polka" Sound: Known as "Mały Władziu", "Li'l Wally" and "The Polka King" - Bobby JarzombekBobby JarzombekBobby "Wire" Jarzombek is a heavy metal/progressive metal drummer and best known for his work with Halford, Sebastian Bach and Riot. He has also recorded and toured with Fates Warning, Arch / Matheos, Iced Earth, Rob Rock, Spastic Ink, and Juggernaut, among others.-Biography:Bobby Jarzombek was...
(born 1963) drummer for HalfordHalford (band)Halford is a heavy metal band formed in 1999 by Rob Halford, the lead vocalist for Judas Priest. Halford formed the band to return to his heavy metal roots... - Ron JarzombekRon JarzombekRon Jarzombek is an American guitarist best known for his work with Austin, Texas progressive metal trailblazers WatchTower, '90s madcap trio, Spastic Ink, technical extreme metal band Blotted Science, featuring Cannibal Corpse bassist Alex Webster and Obscura drummer Hannes Grossmann, and most...
- guitarist of WatchtowerWatchtower (band)WatchTower is an American progressive metal band based in Austin, Texas. The band were influenced by late 1970s progressive rock and acts such as Rush and UK as well as the burgeoning New Wave of British Heavy Metal... - Jan A. P. KaczmarekJan A. P. KaczmarekJan Andrzej Paweł Kaczmarek is a Polish composer who has lived and worked in the United States since 1989. He has written the scores for more than 50 feature films and documentaries, including Finding Neverland , for which score he won an Academy Award and National Board of Review award...
(born 1953) Academy Award winning composer - Jan KiepuraJan KiepuraJan Wiktor Kiepura was an acclaimed Polish singer and actor.-Biography:...
(1902–1966) tenor - Greg KihnGreg KihnGreg Kihn is an American rock musician, radio personality and novelist.-Music:Kihn is the front man for The Greg Kihn Band, which released several singles and albums that made the charts in the early 1980s...
(born 1950) pop musician, frontman for The Greg Kihn BandThe Greg Kihn BandThe Greg Kihn Band is an American band that was started by frontman Greg Kihn and bassist Steve Wright. Their most successful singles include "The Breakup Song " and "Jeopardy" .-History:... - Pee Wee KingPee Wee KingJulius Frank Anthony Kuczynski , known professionally as Pee Wee King, was an American country music songwriter and recording artist best known for co-writing "The Tennessee Waltz"....
(1914–2000) country-western singer/songwriter "Tennessee Waltz" - Frank KlepackiFrank KlepackiFrank Klepacki is an American musician, video game music composer and sound director best known for his work on the Command & Conquer series. Having learned to play drums as a child, he joined Westwood Studios as a composer when he was only 17 years old...
(born May 25, 1974) American musician, video game music composer and sound director best known for his work on the Command & Conquer series - Miliza KorjusMiliza KorjusMiliza Elizabeth Korjus was an Estonian coloratura soprano opera singer, who later appeared in Hollywood films.-Early life:...
(1909–1980) Polish-born opera singer and actress - Adam KowalczykAdam KowalczykAdam Kowalczyk is an American musician who was born in York, Pennsylvania. He is the brother of Ed Kowalczyk, the former lead singer of the band Live. -Biography:...
- Guitar player for the band LiveLive (band)Live is an American rock band from York, Pennsylvania, composed of Chad Taylor , Patrick Dahlheimer , and Chad Gracey . Lead singer and principal songwriter Ed Kowalczyk left the band in November 2009.... - Ed Kowalczyk (born 1971) Lead singer of the band LiveLive (band)Live is an American rock band from York, Pennsylvania, composed of Chad Taylor , Patrick Dahlheimer , and Chad Gracey . Lead singer and principal songwriter Ed Kowalczyk left the band in November 2009....
- Benjamin KowalewiczBenjamin KowalewiczBenjamin Kowalewicz is the lead singer of the Canadian rock band Billy Talent.-Biography:Kowalewicz, of Polish descent, was born December 16, 1975 in Montreal, Quebec. He was raised in Streetsville, Ontario, but now lives in downtown Toronto. He attended Our Lady of Mount Carmel Secondary...
(born 1975) lead vocalist for the band Billy TalentBilly TalentBilly Talent is a Canadian post-hardcore band from Streetsville, Ontario. They formed in 1993 with Ben Kowalewicz as the lead vocalist, Ian D'Sa on lead guitar, bassist Jon Gallant and drummer Aaron Solowoniuk .... - Gene KrupaGene KrupaGene Krupa was an American jazz and big band drummer and composer, known for his highly energetic and flamboyant style.-Biography:...
(1909–1973) big band/jazz drummer - Joanna Noëlle Blagden Levesque (JoJo) (born 1990) American pop and R&B singer–songwriter and actress
- LiberaceLiberaceWladziu Valentino Liberace , best known simply as Liberace, was a famous American pianist and vocalist.In a career that spanned four decades of concerts, recordings, motion pictures, television and endorsements, Liberace became world-renowned...
(1919–1987) charismatic and flamboyant American entertainer - Adam MakowiczAdam MakowiczAdam Makowicz born Adam Matyszkowicz is a Polish-Canadian pianist and composer living in Toronto. He performs jazz and classical piano pieces, as well as his own compositions...
(born 1940) jazz pianist/composer - Marilyn MansonMarilyn MansonMarilyn Manson may refer to:* Marilyn Manson , an American rock musician* Marilyn Manson , the American rock band led by the singer of the same name...
(born 1969) American musician as well as an artist - Ray ManzarekRay ManzarekRaymond Daniel Manzarek, Jr., better known as Ray Manzarek , is an American musician, singer, producer, film director, writer, co-founder and keyboardist of The Doors from 1965 to 1973, Nite City from 1977–1978 and Manzarek-Krieger since 2001.Manzarek is listed #4 on Digital Dreamdoor's "100...
(born 1939) The DoorsThe DoorsThe Doors were an American rock band formed in 1965 in Los Angeles, California, with vocalist Jim Morrison, keyboardist Ray Manzarek, drummer John Densmore, and guitarist Robby Krieger...
keyboardist and co-founder - Marilyn MazurMarilyn MazurMarilyn Mazur is a percussionist, drummer, composer, vocalist, pianist, dancer and bandleader. She was born in New York and has lived in Denmark from age six. She is of Polish and African-American descent. Since 1975, she has worked as a percussionist with various groups, among them Six Winds with...
(born 1955) percussionist/composer/singer/pianist/bandleader - Paul MazurkiewiczPaul MazurkiewiczPaul Mazurkiewicz is the Polish-American drummer of Cannibal Corpse, and one of two remaining original members, the other being bassist Alex Webster.-Musical History:...
- drummer for Cannibal CorpseCannibal CorpseCannibal Corpse is an American death metal band from Buffalo, New York. Formed in 1988, the band has released eleven studio albums, one box set, and one live album... - Robert MuczynskiRobert MuczynskiRobert Muczynski was a contemporary American composer. He was born in Chicago, Illinois. Muczynski studied composition with Alexander Tcherepnin at DePaul University in the late 1940s...
(born 1929) composer - Karen OKaren OKaren Lee Orzolek , better known by her stage name Karen O, is the vocalist for New York rock band Yeah Yeah Yeahs.-Early life:...
(born 1978) "Yeah Yeah YeahsYeah Yeah YeahsYeah Yeah Yeahs are an American indie rock band formed in New York City in 2000. The group is composed of vocalist and pianist Karen O, guitarist and keyboardist Nick Zinner, and drummer Brian Chase. They are complemented in live performances by second guitarist David Pajo, who joined as a touring...
" singer - Ken PeplowskiKen PeplowskiKen Peplowski is a jazz clarinetist born in Cleveland, Ohio, known primarily for playing in the swing music idiom. He is sometimes compared to Benny Goodman in terms of tone and virtuosity...
(born 1959) jazz clarinet/saxophonist - Gene PitneyGene PitneyEugene Francis Alan Pitney, known as Gene Pitney , was an American singer-songwriter, musician and sound engineer. Through the mid-1960s, he enjoyed success as a recording artist on both sides of the Atlantic and was among the group of early 1960s American acts who continued to enjoy hits after the...
(1940–2006) singer and songwriter - Adolph Poczatek (1911–1984) Performer / Founder, Adolph's Polka Aces Band, Member, Frankie Yankovic Band.
- Bogdan RaczynskiBogdan RaczynskiBogdan Raczynski is a Polish braindance artist. His work includes a song with Icelandic artist Björk.-Biography:Bogdan Raczynski was born around 1977 in Poland, but later moved to the United States with his family...
- braindance artist - Axl RoseAxl RoseW. Axl Rose is an American singer-songwriter and musician. He is the lead vocalist and only remaining original member of the hard rock band Guns N' Roses, with whom he enjoyed great success and recognition in the late 1980s and early 1990s, before disappearing from the public eye for several years...
(born 1962) lead vocalist for the band Guns N' RosesGuns N' RosesGuns N' Roses is an American hard rock band, formed in Hollywood, Los Angeles, California, in 1985. The band has released six studio albums, three EPs, and one live album... - Frederic RzewskiFrederic RzewskiFrederic Anthony Rzewski is an American composer and virtuoso pianist.- Biography :Rzewski began playing piano at age 5. He attended Phillips Academy, Harvard and Princeton, where his teachers included Randall Thompson, Roger Sessions, Walter Piston and Milton Babbitt...
(born 1938) composer/pianist - John Rzeznik (born 1965) guitarist/vocalist of Goo Goo DollsGoo Goo DollsThe Goo Goo Dolls are a Grammy-nominated American rock band formed in 1986 in Buffalo, New York, by vocalist and guitarist John Rzeznik and vocalist and bass guitarist Robby Takac. Since the end of 1994, Mike Malinin has been the band's drummer, a position previously held by George Tutuska...
- Richie SamboraRichie SamboraRichard Stephen "Richie" Sambora is an American rock guitarist, producer, musician, singer, and songwriter who is the longtime lead guitarist of the rock band, Bon Jovi. He and frontman Jon Bon Jovi form the primary songwriting unit of the band...
(born 1959) Bon JoviBon JoviBon Jovi is an American rock band from Sayreville, New Jersey. Formed in 1983, Bon Jovi consists of lead singer and namesake Jon Bon Jovi , guitarist Richie Sambora, keyboardist David Bryan, drummer Tico Torres, as well as current bassist Hugh McDonald...
guitarist - Kesha SebertKeshaKesha village is a small village nestled in the mountains of Yongshun County, northwestern Hunan province, China, located at latitude 29 05' 50", longitude 109 57' 9". The name is pronounced in Standard Chinese. The official language is Manderin Chinese....
(born 1987) Electropop singer/rapper - Neil SedakaNeil SedakaNeil Sedaka is an American pop/rock singer, pianist, and composer. His career has spanned nearly 55 years, during which time he has sold millions of records as an artist and has written or co-written over 500 songs for himself and other artists, collaborating mostly with lyricists Howard...
(born 1939) American pop singer, pianist, and songwriter often associated with the Brill Building - Jacques SingerJacques SingerJacques Singer was an American conductor. His father was the symphony conductor Mark Eli , his mother Rachela “Rose” .-Education:...
(1910–1980) American conductor - Matt SkibaMatt SkibaMatthew Thomas Skiba is the lead singer and guitarist of Alkaline Trio.-Early life and family:...
(born 1976) Lead singer and guitarist for Alkaline TrioAlkaline TrioAlkaline Trio is an American punk rock band that formed in McHenry, Illinois, in 1996. The band's line-up consists of Matt Skiba , Dan Andriano , and Derek Grant... - Ruth SlenczynskaRuth Slenczynska-Early life:Ruth was born in Sacramento, California. Her father, Joseph Slenczynski was a violinist. Pushed by her parents and starting at age three, Slenczynska was forced to practice the piano relentlessly...
(born 1925) pianist - Hillel SlovakHillel SlovakHillel Slovak was an Israeli-American musician best known as the original guitarist and founding member of the Los Angeles rock band Red Hot Chili Peppers...
(1962–1988) Israeli-American musician best known as the original guitarist and founding member of the Los Angeles rock band Red Hot Chili Peppers - Walt SolekWalt SolekWalter Solek or Walt Solek was a Polish-American lyricist, musician, performer, and radio show host who introduced English-language lyrics into polka music in the United States...
Polka musician - Peter SteelePeter SteelePeter Thomas Ratajczyk , better known by his stage name Peter Steele, was the lead singer, bassist, and composer for the gothic metal band Type O Negative...
(1962–2010) Lead singer and bassist for Type O NegativeType O NegativeType O Negative was a gothic metal band from Brooklyn, New York City. The band also incorporated elements of doom metal and thrash metal. Their dramatic lyrical emphasis on themes of romance, depression, and death resulted in the nickname "The Drab Four"... - Zygmunt StojowskiZygmunt StojowskiZygmunt Denis Antoni Jordan de Stojowski was a Polish pianist and composer.-Life:Born near the city of Kielce, Stojowski began his musical training with his mother, and with Polish composer Władysław Żeleński. In Kraków, as a seventeen-year-old student, he made his debut as a concert pianist...
(1870–1946) pianist/composer - Leopold StokowskiLeopold StokowskiLeopold Anthony Stokowski was a British-born, naturalised American orchestral conductor, well known for his free-hand performing style that spurned the traditional baton and for obtaining a characteristically sumptuous sound from many of the great orchestras he conducted.In America, Stokowski...
(1882–1977) conductor/composer - Roman TotenbergRoman TotenbergRoman Totenberg is a Polish-American violinist and educator.He is the father of National Public Radio journalist Nina Totenberg...
- Polish born violinist - Steven TylerSteven TylerSteven Tyler is an American singer, songwriter, and multi-instrumentalist, best known as the frontman and lead singer of the Boston-based rock band Aerosmith, in which he also plays the harmonica, and occasional piano and percussion. He is known as the "Demon of Screamin'", due to his high screams...
(born 1948), lead singer of AerosmithAerosmithAerosmith is an American rock band, sometimes referred to as "The Bad Boys from Boston" and "America's Greatest Rock and Roll Band". Their style, which is rooted in blues-based hard rock, has come to also incorporate elements of pop, heavy metal, and rhythm and blues, and has inspired many...
, maternal grandfather emigrated from Poland - Keith UrbanKeith UrbanKeith Lionel Urban is a New Zealand-born Australian, country music singer, songwriter and guitarist whose commercial success has been mainly in the United States and Australia. Urban was born in New Zealand and began his career in Australia at an early age...
(born 1967) New Zealand Grammy- and ARIA-winning country music singer - Michał Urbaniak (born 1943) jazz musician
- Bobby VintonBobby VintonBobby Vinton is an American pop music singer of Polish origin. In pop music circles, he became known as "The Polish Prince".-Early life:...
(born 1935) pop singer - Henryk WarsHenryk WarsHenryk Wars was a Polish and later American pop music composer. He wrote the music for 50 films in the interwar period in Poland and sixty more in the United States...
(1902–1977) composer - Jack WhiteJack White (musician)Jack White , often credited as Jack White III, is an American musician, songwriter, record producer and occasional actor...
- singer/guitarist for The White StripesThe White StripesThe White Stripes was an American rock band, formed in 1997 in Detroit, Michigan. The group consisted of the songwriter Jack White and drummer Meg White . Jack and Meg White were previously married to each other, but are now divorced... - D'arcy WretzkyD'arcy WretzkyD'arcy Elizabeth Wretzky is an American musician. She is best known for her work as the original bass player of the alternative rock band The Smashing Pumpkins...
(born 1968) Polish-American former bassist of The Smashing PumpkinsThe Smashing PumpkinsThe Smashing Pumpkins are an American alternative rock band that formed in Chicago, Illinois in 1988. Formed by Billy Corgan frontman and James Iha , the band has included Jimmy Chamberlin , D'arcy Wretzky , and currently includes Jeff Schroeder Mike Byrne , and Nicole Fiorentino The Smashing... - Franciszek ZacharaFranciszek ZacharaFranciszek Zachara was a Polish-American pianist and composer who concertized extensively throughout Europe in the years leading up to 1928...
(1898–1966) composer & pianist
Television personalities
- Elisabeth HasselbeckElisabeth HasselbeckElisabeth Hasselbeck is an American television talk show host and television personality. She was a contestant on Survivor: The Australian Outback and is a current co-host on the daytime talk show The View .-Early life:...
(born 1977), co-host of The View and contestant on SurvivorSurvivor (U.S. TV series)Survivor is an American version of the Survivor reality television game show, itself derived from the Swedish television series Expedition Robinson originally created in 1997 by Charlie Parsons. The series premiered on May 31, 2000 on CBS... - Bonnie HuntBonnie HuntBonnie Lynne Hunt is an American actress, comedian, writer, director, television producer and daytime television host.- Early life :...
(born 1961), host of The Bonnie Hunt ShowThe Bonnie Hunt ShowThe Bonnie Hunt Show is an American syndicated talk show hosted by Bonnie Hunt. It premiered on September 8, 2008. It is the second show featuring Bonnie Hunt to have that title. The first was a sitcom that ran for one season in 1995 and was retitled Bonnie when it returned after a mid-season hiatus... - Jenny JonesJenny Jones (presenter)Jenny Jones is a former Canadian American stand-up comedian and talk show host. She hosted The Jenny Jones Show from 1991 to 2003.-Life and career:...
(born 1946), talk show host who hosted The Jenny Jones Show from 1991 to 2002 - Jane KaczmarekJane KaczmarekJane Frances Kaczmarek is an American actress. She is best known for playing the character of Lois on the television series Malcolm in the Middle. Kaczmarek is a three-time Golden Globe and seven-time Emmy Award nominee...
(born 1955), Emmy-nominated actress Malcolm in the MiddleMalcolm in the MiddleMalcolm in the Middle is an American television sitcom created by Linwood Boomer for the Fox Network. The series was first broadcast on January 9, 2000, and ended its six-and-a-half-year run on May 14, 2006, after seven seasons and 151 episodes...
and Raising the BarRaising the Bar (TV series)Raising the Bar is an American legal drama, which ran on TNT network from September 1, 2008 to December 24, 2009. The series revolves around a group of lawyer friends who find themselves on opposite sides of the criminal law.-Production:... - John KrasinskiJohn KrasinskiJohn Burke Krasinski is an American actor, film director, and writer. He is most widely known for playing Jim Halpert on the NBC sitcom The Office...
(born 1979), actor, The Office (US series) - Richard "Mach" MachowiczRichard MachowiczRichard "Mack" Machowicz, a former Navy SEAL, was the host of the Discovery Channel and Military Channel show Future Weapons. According to the program's introduction, he spent ten years as a U.S. Navy SEAL and now searches for new weapons and military technologies used in modern warfare. He is also...
, host of Discovery Channel's Future WeaponsFuture WeaponsFuture Weapons, sometimes also written as FutureWeapons and Futureweapons, is a documentary television series that premiered on April 19, 2006 on the Discovery Channel. Host Richard "Mack" Machowicz, a former Navy SEAL, reviews and demonstrates the latest modern weaponry and military technology...
, former Navy SEAL - Charlie O'ConnellCharlie O'ConnellCharles "Charlie" O'Connell is an American actor and reality television personality. He is known for his appearance on The Bachelor, as well as appearing in several of his older brother, Jerry O'Connell's projects, including a starring role as Colin Mallory in the fourth season of the science...
(born 1975), reality and TV actor (The Bachelor) - Janelle PierzinaJanelle PierzinaJanelle Marie Pierzina is an American reality show participant and was a contestant on the Sixth and All-Star seasons of the American version of the CBS reality show Big Brother.- Biography :...
(born 1980), contestant on the sixth and All-Star seasons of the American version of the CBS reality show Big Brother - Anthony Stanislas Radziwill (1959–1999), television executive/filmmaker
- Pat SajakPat SajakPat Sajak is a television personality, former weatherman, actor and talk show host, best known as the host of the American television game show Wheel of Fortune.-Early life:...
(born 1946), host of the popular and long-running television game show Wheel of Fortune - Edyta ŚliwińskaEdyta SliwinskaEdyta Śliwińska is a professional ballroom dancer. She is best known for her appearances on the American version of the reality television series Dancing with the Stars. Śliwińska appeared on all of the first ten seasons of the American series, but did not return for the eleventh.- Early life...
(born 1982), ballroom dancer and champion featured on Dancing with the StarsDancing with the StarsDancing with the Stars is the name of several international television series based on the format of the British TV series Strictly Come Dancing, which is distributed by BBC Worldwide – the commercial arm of the BBC. Currently the format has been licensed to over 35 countries... - Yvonne StrahovskiYvonne StrahovskiYvonne Strahovski is an Australian actress. Born in Australia to Polish immigrant parents, Strahovski speaks Polish and English...
(born 1982), actress, born in Australia to Polish immigrant parents - Steve WilkosSteve WilkosSteven John "Steve" Wilkos is an American television personality, a former U.S. Marine and officer with the Chicago police. He currently hosts his own talk show, The Steve Wilkos Show, but is best known as the former director of security on The Jerry Springer Show...
(born 1964), talk show host - Paul WinchellPaul WinchellPaul Winchell was an American ventriloquist, voice actor and comedian, whose career flourished in the 1950s and 1960s...
(1922–2005), ventriloquist, voice actor and comedian; his grandparents were Jewish immigrants from Poland and Austria-Hungary
Theater and dance
- Christine BaranskiChristine BaranskiChristine Jane Baranski is an American stage and screen actress, and is perhaps best known for her Emmy Award winning portrayal as "Maryanne Thorpe" in the sitcom Cybill, and her Emmy nominated portrayal of "Diane Lockhart" in The Good Wife...
- winner of both the Tony and Drama Desk Awards twice - Walter BobbieWalter BobbieWalter Bobbie is an American theatre director, choreographer, and occasional actor and dancer. Bobbie has directed both musicals and plays on Broadway and Off-Broadway, and was the Artistic Director of the New York City Center Encores! concert series...
- baptized Wladyslaw Babij - A-list Broadway Director - David BurtkaDavid Burtka-Background:Burtka was born in Dearborn, Michigan, grew up in Canton, Michigan, and graduated from Plymouth-Salem High School in 1993. He trained in acting at Interlochen Center for the Arts, obtained his Bachelor of Fine Arts at the University of Michigan and had further training at the William...
(born 1975) Broadway actor - John GromadaJohn GromadaJohn Gromada is a prolific, award-winning composer and sound designer. He is best known for his many scores for theatrical productions in New York on and off-Broadway and in regional theatres...
Broadway composer and sound designer - Jerry JarrettJerry JarrettJerry W. Jarrett is an American promoter and former professional wrestler, and the father of wrestler Jeff Jarrett. He is the co-founder and former part-owner of Total Nonstop Action Wrestling...
- born Jerome Jaroslow - Broadway musicalk theater actor - Staś KmiećStas KmiecStaś Kmieć , American-born of Polish descent, is an award-winning theater and dance choreographer, specializing in a variety of styles of dance: theatre dance, character/folk, period/historical, social/ballroom, ballet, and concert dance.-Performance history:...
- renowned theater and dance choreographer - Scott SchwartzScott SchwartzScott Schwartz is a former child actor best known for his roles in The Toy and A Christmas Story.-Career:Schwartz co-starred opposite Richard Pryor and Jackie Gleason in 1982's The Toy directed by Richard Donner. In 1982, Schwartz filmed Kidco directed by Ronald F. Maxwell...
- Broadway Director, playwright - Anna SokolowAnna SokolowAnna Sokolow was a Jewish American dancer and choreographer.-Training:...
- leading American modern-dance choreographer, Broadway choreographer - Karen ZiembaKaren ZiembaKaren Ziemba is an American actress, singer and dancer, best known for her work in musical theatre.-Biography:Ziemba was born in St. Joseph, Michigan, and went on to attend the University of Akron , where she studied dance and joined the Ohio Ballet in her sophomore year.Her Broadway debut was in...
- Tony Award-winning actress, singer and dancer
Business and economics
- Max Factor, Sr.Max Factor, Sr.Max Factor , born Maksymilian Faktorowicz, was a successful Polish-Jewish businessman, cosmetician, chemist, wigmaker...
- Polish born Cosmetics Company founder - David GeffenDavid GeffenDavid Geffen is an American record executive, film producer, theatrical producer and philanthropist. Geffen is noted for creating Asylum Records in 1970, Geffen Records in 1980, and DGC Records in 1990...
(born 1943) is an American record executive, film producer, theatrical producer and philanthropist - Leo GerstenzangLeo GerstenzangLeo Gerstenzang was a Polish-born American Jew who in 1923 invented the cotton swab or Q-Tips. His product, which he named "Baby Gays", went on to become one of the most widely-sold brand names, where "Q" as in "Q-tip" stood for quality. There are many anecdotes about how Mr. Gerstenzang came to...
- inventor of Q-Tips - Alan GreenspanAlan GreenspanAlan Greenspan is an American economist who served as Chairman of the Federal Reserve of the United States from 1987 to 2006. He currently works as a private advisor and provides consulting for firms through his company, Greenspan Associates LLC...
(born 1926) - American economist who served as Chairman of the Federal Reserve of the United States from 1987 to 2006 - Barbara Piasecka JohnsonBarbara Piasecka JohnsonBarbara "Basia" Piasecka Johnson is a humanitarian, philanthropist, art connoisseur and collector.-Early life:...
(born 1937) humanitarian, art collector and one of the richest women in the world - Henry Juszkiewicz - Chairman and CEO of Gibson Guitar CorporationGibson Guitar CorporationThe Gibson Guitar Corporation, formerly of Kalamazoo, Michigan and currently of Nashville, Tennessee, manufactures guitars and other instruments which sell under a variety of brand names...
- Tom KalinskeTom KalinskeThomas "Tom" Kalinske is an American businessman and currently the Executive Chairman of Moonshoot. He is best known as the president and CEO of Sega of America from 1990 to 1996, and Mattel before that...
- former president and CEO of Sega of America - Dennis KozlowskiDennis KozlowskiLeonard Dennis Kozlowski is a former CEO of Tyco International, convicted in 2005 of crimes related to his receipt of $81 million in purportedly unauthorized bonuses, the purchase of art for $14.725 million and the payment by Tyco of a $20 million investment banking fee to Frank Walsh, a former...
- former CEO of Tyco InternationalTyco InternationalTyco International Ltd. is a highly diversified global manufacturing company incorporated in Switzerland, with United States operational headquarters in Princeton, New Jersey...
, convicted in 2005 of fraud - Reuben MattusReuben and Rose MattusReuben and Rose Mattus were Polish American entrepreneurs who founded the Häagen-Dazs ice cream business.Rose Mattus was born as Rose Vesel into a tailoring family who made theatrical costumes in Manchester. Her Jewish parents had come from Poland...
- founder of the Häagen-DazsHäagen-DazsHäagen-Dazs is a brand of ice cream, established by Jewish-Polish immigrants Reuben and Rose Mattus in the Bronx, New York, in 1961. Starting with only three flavors: vanilla, chocolate, and coffee, the company opened its first retail store in Brooklyn, New York, on November 15, 1976...
company - Rose MattusReuben and Rose MattusReuben and Rose Mattus were Polish American entrepreneurs who founded the Häagen-Dazs ice cream business.Rose Mattus was born as Rose Vesel into a tailoring family who made theatrical costumes in Manchester. Her Jewish parents had come from Poland...
- founder of the Häagen-DazsHäagen-DazsHäagen-Dazs is a brand of ice cream, established by Jewish-Polish immigrants Reuben and Rose Mattus in the Bronx, New York, in 1961. Starting with only three flavors: vanilla, chocolate, and coffee, the company opened its first retail store in Brooklyn, New York, on November 15, 1976...
company - Edward P. RoskiEdward P. RoskiEdward P. Roski, Jr. is an American real estate businessman in Los Angeles, California.-Biography:Roski was born in Oklahoma and raised in Southern California. He is a graduate of Loyola High School and the Marshall School of Business, University of Southern California, where in 1962 he earned a...
- Real estate businessman in Los Angeles, California. Rated #163 on Forbes' 400 Richest Americans (2008) with a net worth of approximately $2.5 billion. - Frank PiaseckiFrank PiaseckiFrank Piasecki was an American engineer and helicopter aviation pioneer. Piasecki pioneered tandem rotor helicopter designs and created the compound helicopter concept of vectored thrust using a ducted propeller.-Biography:...
- founder of Piasecki HelicopterPiasecki HelicopterThe Piasecki Helicopter Corporation was a designer and manufacturer of helicopters located in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania in the late 1940s and throughout the 1950s. The company was renamed Vertol Aircraft Corporation in the mid-1950s...
Company, inventor of dual-rotor helicopters - Helena RubinsteinHelena RubinsteinHelena Rubinstein , a Polish born Australian-American business magnate. She is the founder and eponym of Helena Rubinstein, Incorporated, which made her one of the world's richest women.-Early life:...
- Polish-born Cosmetics company founder - Lydia SarfatiLydia SarfatiLydia Sarfati is a Polish-born American esthetician, entrepreneur, consultant and author. She is credited with having introduced seaweed-based skin treatments in the United States, and known as a pioneer in the field of modern cosmetics. In 1980, she founded the Sarkli-Repêchage cosmetics company,...
- founder of the Repechage cosmetics company. - Martha StewartMartha StewartMartha Stewart is an American business magnate, author, magazine publisher, and television personality. As founder of Martha Stewart Living Omnimedia, she has gained success through a variety of business ventures, encompassing publishing, broadcasting, and merchandising...
(born 1941) business magnate, author, editor, former stock broker, model, and homemaking advocate - Bob StupakBob StupakRobert E. "Bob" Stupak was a Las Vegas casino owner and entrepreneur.He was also a poker player, winning titles at the World Series of Poker and the Super Bowl of Poker...
(born 1942) founder of the Vegas WorldVegas WorldVegas World was a casino/hotel opened in 1979 on Las Vegas Boulevard owned and operated by Bob Stupak. It was also signed as Bob Stupak's Vegas World....
casino and the StratosphereStratosphere Las VegasStratosphere Las Vegas is a tower, hotel, and casino located on the Las Vegas Strip in Las Vegas, Nevada, United States. Its tower is also the tallest observation tower, and the 5th-tallest structure, in the United States, as well as being the tallest structure in Las Vegas.It is owned by Whitehall...
tower - Jack TramielJack TramielJack Tramiel is an American businessman, best known for founding Commodore International - manufacturer of the Commodore PET, Commodore 64, Commodore 128, Commodore Amiga, and other Commodore models of home computers.-Biography:...
(born 1928) founder of Commodore, President & CEO of Atari - Sanford I. WeillSanford I. WeillSanford I. "Sandy" Weill is an American banker, financier and philanthropist. He is a former chief executive officer and chairman of Citigroup. He served in those positions until October 1, 2003, and April 18, 2006, respectively....
(born 1933) billionaire, banker, philanthropist, CEO and Chairman of CitigroupCitigroupCitigroup Inc. or Citi is an American multinational financial services corporation headquartered in Manhattan, New York City, New York, United States. Citigroup was formed from one of the world's largest mergers in history by combining the banking giant Citicorp and financial conglomerate... - Warren WiniarskiWarren WiniarskiWarren Winiarski is California winemaker. Winiarski was born in a large Polish section of Chicago, Illinois. After graduating from high school, he entered the University of Chicago, then left for a school of agriculture and mining in Colorado, and finally graduated from St. John's College in...
(born 1928) winemaker, stag leap winery - Steve WozniakSteve WozniakStephen Gary "Woz" Wozniak is an American computer engineer and programmer who founded Apple Computer, Co. with Steve Jobs and Ronald Wayne...
(born 1950) co-founder of Apple, philanthropist - Christian Brevoort ZabriskieChristian Brevoort ZabriskieChristian Brevoort Zabriskie was an American businessman and former vice president of Pacific Coast Borax Company...
(1864–1936) vice president of Pacific Coast Borax Company, for whom Zabriskie PointZabriskie PointZabriskie Point is a part of Amargosa Range located in east of Death Valley in Death Valley National Park in the United States noted for its erosional landscape...
in Death ValleyDeath ValleyDeath Valley is a desert valley located in Eastern California. Situated within the Mojave Desert, it features the lowest, driest, and hottest locations in North America. Badwater, a basin located in Death Valley, is the specific location of the lowest elevation in North America at 282 feet below...
is named
Explorers
- John Scolvus (15th century) John of Cologneo, semi-legendary sailor, possibly the first Pole in America
Military
- Gabby GabreskiGabby GabreskiFrancis Stanley "Gabby" Gabreski was the top American fighter ace in Europe during World War II, a jet fighter ace in Korea, and a career officer in the United States Air Force with more than 26 years service.Although best known for his credited destruction of 34½ aircraft in aerial combat and...
(1919–2002) fighter ace in World War II, and again in Korea - Jan KarskiJan KarskiJan Karski was a Polish World War II resistance movement fighter and later scholar at Georgetown University. In 1942 and 1943 Karski reported to the Polish government in exile and the Western Allies on the situation in German-occupied Poland, especially the destruction of the Warsaw Ghetto, and...
(1914–2000) Polish World War II resistance fighter and scholar - Tadeusz KościuszkoTadeusz KosciuszkoAndrzej Tadeusz Bonawentura Kościuszko was a Polish–Lithuanian and American general and military leader during the Kościuszko Uprising. He is a national hero of Poland, Lithuania, the United States and Belarus...
(1746–1817) Polish and Lithuanian national hero, general and a leader of 1794 uprising (which bears his name) against the Russian Empire - Włodzimierz Krzyżanowski (1824–1887) Polish military leader and a Union general in the American Civil War
- Donald J. KutynaDonald J. KutynaGeneral Donald Joseph Kutyna is a retired United States Air Force Officer. He was commander in chief of the North American Aerospace Defense Command and the United States Space Command from 1990 to 1992, and commander of Air Force Space Command at Peterson Air Force Base, Colorado from 1987 to 1990...
(born 1933) general, commander in chief of the North American Aerospace Defense Command and the United States Space Command from 1990 to 1992, and commander of Air Force Space Command at Peterson Air Force Base, Colorado from 1987 to 1990 - Robert J. ModrzejewskiRobert J. ModrzejewskiRobert Joseph Modrzejewski is a retired United States Marine Corps officer who was awarded the United States’ highest military decoration — the Medal of Honor — for conspicuous gallantry in Vietnam.-Biography:...
(born 1934) U.S. Marine and Medal of Honor Recipient for conspicuous gallantry in Vietnam - Kazimierz Pułaski - (1746–1779) Polish soldier and politician who has been called "the father of American cavalry." From 1777 until his death, Pułaski fought in the American Revolutionary War for the independence of the United States.
- Hyman G. RickoverHyman G. RickoverHyman George Rickover was a four-star admiral of the United States Navy who directed the original development of naval nuclear propulsion and controlled its operations for three decades as director of Naval Reactors...
- (1900–1986) Admiral in US Navy, known as the "Father of the Nuclear Navy", first Director of Naval Reactors. - Edward RownyEdward RownyLieutenant General Edward L. Rowny, born in Baltimore, Maryland on April 3, 1917, was a U.S. Army general and an ambassador, chief U.S. negotiator in arms reduction talks with the Soviet Union, and one of the originators of the helicopter as a platform for combat...
(born 1917) U.S. Army General and ambassador Chief U.S. Negotiator for Arms Control, born in Baltimore, Maryland - John Shalikashvili (1936–2011) U.S. Army general and Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff, born in WarsawWarsawWarsaw is the capital and largest city of Poland. It is located on the Vistula River, roughly from the Baltic Sea and from the Carpathian Mountains. Its population in 2010 was estimated at 1,716,855 residents with a greater metropolitan area of 2,631,902 residents, making Warsaw the 10th most...
, PolandPolandPoland , officially the Republic of Poland , is a country in Central Europe bordered by Germany to the west; the Czech Republic and Slovakia to the south; Ukraine, Belarus and Lithuania to the east; and the Baltic Sea and Kaliningrad Oblast, a Russian exclave, to the north...
and emigrated to U.S. as a teenager. Became the first draftee to rise to rank of General and first JCS Chairman after General Colin PowellColin PowellColin Luther Powell is an American statesman and a retired four-star general in the United States Army. He was the 65th United States Secretary of State, serving under President George W. Bush from 2001 to 2005. He was the first African American to serve in that position. During his military...
. - Matt UrbanMatt UrbanLieutenant Colonel Matt Louis Urban was a United States Army infantry officer who served with distinction in the African and European Theater of Operations in World War II. He scouted, led charges upfront, and performed heroically in combat on several occasions even after being wounded. He was...
(1919–1995) U. S. Army officer, per Guinness Book of World Records the most decorated U. S. serviceman - Frank P. Witek (1921–1944) U.S. Marine and Medal of Honor Recipient
Politics
- A. Bruce BielaskiA. Bruce BielaskiAlexander Bruce Bielaski was an American lawyer and director of the Bureau of Investigation ....
- director of the Bureau of Investigation (now the Federal Bureau of Investigation) - Jackie BiskupskiJackie BiskupskiJackie Biskupski is a former member of the Utah House of Representatives, representing the 30th District in Salt Lake County from 1999 to 2011. She resigned in June 2011 when she moved out of the district.-Early life and career:...
- politician and Businesswoman from Utah - Michael BloombergMichael BloombergMichael Rubens Bloomberg is the current Mayor of New York City. With a net worth of $19.5 billion in 2011, he is also the 12th-richest person in the United States...
(born 1942) is an American businessman and politician, and the current Mayor of New York City - Zbigniew BrzezinskiZbigniew BrzezinskiZbigniew Kazimierz Brzezinski is a Polish American political scientist, geostrategist, and statesman who served as United States National Security Advisor to President Jimmy Carter from 1977 to 1981....
(born 1928) political scientist, geostrategist, and statesman - Susan BysiewiczSusan BysiewiczSusan Bysiewicz served as Secretary of the State of Connecticut from 1999 to 2011. She was briefly a candidate for Governor of Connecticut in 2010, before dropping out to run for Connecticut Attorney General. She was disqualified from running for the office by the Connecticut Supreme Court and...
(born 1961) Secretary of State, Connecticut - John D. CherryJohn D. CherryJohn D. Cherry was the 60th Lieutenant Governor of Michigan of the U.S. state of Michigan from 2003 to 2011. Cherry served as a gubernatorial appointee to the Midwestern Higher Education Compact, and was the immediate past chair of the international Great Lakes Commission .Cherry was an announced...
(born 1951) Lt. Governor, Michigan - Andrew R. CieslaAndrew R. CieslaAndrew R. Ciesla is an American Republican Party politician, who has served in the New Jersey Senate since 1992, where he represents the 10th legislative district. From 1994 to 1997, Ciesla was the Assistant Majority Leader in the Senate. Senator Ciesla serves on the Transportation Committee and...
(born 1953) State Senator, New Jersey, Republican - Ed DerwinskiEd DerwinskiEdward Joseph Derwinski is an American politician who served as the first Cabinet-level United States Secretary of Veterans Affairs, serving under President George H. W. Bush from March 15, 1989 to September 26, 1992...
(born 1926) former U.S. Secretary of Veteran Affairs - John DingellJohn DingellJohn David Dingell, Jr. is the U.S. Representative for , serving since 1955 . He is a member of the Democratic Party...
(born 1926) Democratic Representative from Michigan, Dean (longest-serving member) of the House of Representatives - Thaddeus J. DulskiThaddeus J. DulskiThaddeus Joseph Dulski was an American congressman who represented the state of New York. He was born in Buffalo, New York, USA on September 27, 1915. He studied at the University of Buffalo. From 1940 to 1947 he worked for the Internal Revenue Service...
(1915–1988) U.S. House of Representatives, N.Y. - Kirsten GillibrandKirsten GillibrandKirsten Elizabeth Rutnik Gillibrand is an attorney and the junior United States Senator from the state of New York and a member of the Democratic Party...
(born 1966) U.S. Senator, N.Y., father is of Polish heritage. - John A. GronouskiJohn A. GronouskiJohn Austin Gronouski was the Wisconsin state commissioner of taxation and the United States Postmaster General.-Biography:...
(1919–1996) Postmaster General & ambassador - Chuck HagelChuck HagelCharles Timothy "Chuck" Hagel is a former United States Senator from Nebraska. A member of the Republican Party, he was first elected in 1996 and was reelected in 2002...
- Senator, Nebraska, Republican - Kyle JanekKyle JanekKyle Janek, M.D. ,is a former Republican member of the Texas Senate, having represented District 17 from 2003 until June 2, 2008. The district includes portions of Harris, Brazoria, Fort Bend, Galveston, and Jefferson counties...
(born 1958) State senator, Texas, Republican - Leon JaworskiLeon JaworskiLeonidas "Leon" Jaworski was the second Special Prosecutor during the Watergate Scandal...
(1905–1982) special prosecutorSpecial prosecutorA special prosecutor generally is a lawyer from outside the government appointed by an attorney general or, in the United States, by Congress to investigate a government official for misconduct while in office. A reasoning for such an appointment is that the governmental branch or agency may have...
during the Watergate scandalWatergate scandalThe Watergate scandal was a political scandal during the 1970s in the United States resulting from the break-in of the Democratic National Committee headquarters at the Watergate office complex in Washington, D.C., and the Nixon administration's attempted cover-up of its involvement... - Paul E. KanjorskiPaul E. KanjorskiPaul E. Kanjorski is the former U.S. Representative for , serving from 1985 until 2011. He is a member of the Democratic Party.The district includes the cities of Scranton, Wilkes-Barre, and Hazleton, as well as most of the Poconos....
(born 1937) PennsylvaniaPennsylvaniaThe Commonwealth of Pennsylvania is a U.S. state that is located in the Northeastern and Mid-Atlantic regions of the United States. The state borders Delaware and Maryland to the south, West Virginia to the southwest, Ohio to the west, New York and Ontario, Canada, to the north, and New Jersey to...
Congressman, Democrat - Marcy KapturMarcy KapturMarcia Carolyn "Marcy" Kaptur is the U.S. Representative for , serving since 1983. She is a member of the Democratic Party. The district, anchored by the city of Toledo, includes all of Ottawa and Erie counties, and part of Lucas and Lorain counties.Serving her fourteenth term in the House of...
(born 1946) U.S. Representative for the Ninth Congressional District of Ohio, Democrat - Casimir KendziorskiCasimir KendziorskiCasimir Kendziorski, , was a Democratic member of the Wisconsin Senate, representing the 3rd District from 1949 until 1974. He previously served in the Wisconsin Assembly, from 1946 to 1949....
(1898 - ?) Democratic member of the Wisconsin State SenateWisconsin State SenateThe Wisconsin Senate, the powers of which are modeled after those of the U.S. Senate, is the upper house of the Wisconsin State Legislature, smaller than the Wisconsin State Assembly...
, 1949 to 1974 - Jerry KleczkaJerry KleczkaGerald Daniel "Jerry" Kleczka , an American politician, was a Democratic member of the United States House of Representatives from 1984 to 2005, representing . The district includes the city of Milwaukee, Wisconsin, where he was born....
(born 1943) Democratic member of the United States House of Representatives from 1985 to 2005, representing the Fourth Congressional District of Wisconsin - Ted KulongoskiTed KulongoskiTheodore R. "Ted" Kulongoski is an American politician, who served as the 36th Governor of Oregon. A Democrat, he has served in both houses of the Oregon Legislative Assembly, as the state Insurance Commissioner, the Attorney General, and an Associate Justice on the Oregon Supreme Court.-Early...
(born 1940) Governor of Oregon, Democrat - Raymond LesniakRaymond LesniakRaymond J. "Ray" Lesniak is an American Democratic Party politician, who has been serving in the New Jersey State Senate since 1983, where he represents the 20th Legislative District. Before entering New Jersey's upper house, the Senate, Lesniak served in the General Assembly from 1978 to 1983...
(born 1946) State senator, New Jersey, Democrat - Bill LipinskiBill LipinskiWilliam Oliver Lipinski , American politician, was a Democratic member of the United States House of Representatives from 1983 to 2005, representing a district in Chicago....
(born 1937) Democratic member of the United States House of Representatives from 1983 to 2005, representing the 3rd District of Illinois - Dan LipinskiDan LipinskiDaniel William Lipinski is the U.S. Representative for , serving since 2005. He is a member of the Democratic Party.The district includes much of the southwest side of Chicago, along with such suburbs as Oak Lawn and Brookfield....
(born 1966) member of the United States House of Representatives, representing the District of Illinois - George D. MaziarzGeorge D. MaziarzGeorge D. Maziarz is a Republican politician from New York State. He currently represents the 62nd District in the New York State Senate, which includes Niagara County , all of Orleans County, and the western portion of Monroe County.-Biography:Maziarz is a native of North Tonawanda, New York,...
(born 1953) Republican state senator from New York's 62nd district - Barbara MikulskiBarbara MikulskiBarbara Ann Mikulski is the senior United States Senator from Maryland and a member of the Democratic Party. Mikulski, a former U.S. Representative, is the longest-serving female senator in U.S...
(born 1936) member of the Democratic Party, United States Senator representing the State of Maryland - Frank MurkowskiFrank MurkowskiFrancis Hughes Murkowski is an American politician and a member of the Republican Party. He was a United States Senator from Alaska from 1981 until 2002 and the eighth Governor of Alaska from 2002 until 2006.- Early life and career :...
(born 1933) politician and former Governor of Alaska, Republican. - Lisa MurkowskiLisa MurkowskiLisa Ann Murkowski is the senior U.S. Senator from the State of Alaska and a member of the Republican Party. She was appointed to the Senate in 2002 by her father, Governor Frank Murkowski. After losing a Republican primary in 2010, she became the second person ever to win a U.S...
(born 1957) junior United States Senator from Alaska, first U.S. Senator who was born in Alaska and Alaska's first female senator - Edmund MuskieEdmund MuskieEdmund Sixtus "Ed" Muskie was an American politician from Rumford, Maine. He served as Governor of Maine from 1955 to 1959, as a member of the United States Senate from 1959 to 1980, and as Secretary of State under Jimmy Carter from 1980 to 1981...
(1914–1996) Democratic politician from Maine, served as Governor of Maine, a U.S. Senator, as U.S. Secretary of State, and ran as a candidate for Vice President of the United States - Marian P. OpalaMarian P. OpalaMarian Peter Opala was a Polish-American lawyer and jurist who served as a Justice of the Oklahoma Supreme Court for thirty-two years. Opala was appointed to the State's highest court in 1978 by Governor of Oklahoma David L. Boren...
(born 1921) Oklahoma Supreme Court Justice - Tim PawlentyTim PawlentyTimothy James "Tim" Pawlenty , also known affectionately among supporters as T-Paw, is an American politician who served as the 39th Governor of Minnesota . He was a Republican candidate for President of the United States in the 2012 election from May to August 2011...
(born 1960) Governor of Minnesota, Republican. father is of Polish descent. - Ed PawlowskiEd PawlowskiEd Pawlowski is the mayor of Allentown, Lehigh County, Pennsylvania, in the United States. He has held this office since January 2006.Pawlowski is a Democrat...
- Mayor of Allentown, PennsylvaniaAllentown, PennsylvaniaAllentown is a city located in Lehigh County, Pennsylvania, in the United States. It is Pennsylvania's third most populous city, after Philadelphia and Pittsburgh, and the 215th largest city in the United States. As of the 2010 census, the city had a total population of 118,032 and is currently... - Gene PelowskiGene PelowskiGene P. Pelowski, Jr. is Minnesota politician and a member of the Minnesota House of Representatives representing District 31A, which includes portions of Houston and Winona counties. A Democrat, he is also a teacher at Winona Senior High School in Winona.Pelowski was first elected in 1986, and...
(born 1952) Representative in the Minnesota State Legislature for District 31A and a teacher at Winona Senior High School in Winona, Minnesota - Władysław Pleszczyński - conservative editor and writer
- Adam PrzeworskiAdam PrzeworskiAdam Przeworski is a Polish-American professor of Political Science. One of the main important theorists and analysers of democratic societies, theory of democracy and political economy, he is currently a full professor at the Wilf Family Department of Politics of New York University.Born in 1940...
(born 1940) professor of Political Science - Roman PucinskiRoman PucinskiRoman Conrad Pucinski was an American Democratic politician from Chicago, Illinois. He was a U.S. Representative from 1959 to 1973, and alderman from the 41st Ward of Chicago from 1973 to 1991...
(1919–2002) House of Representatives, Illinois - Nicholas Andrew (Mikołaj Andrzej) ReyNicholas Andrew ReyNicholas Andrew Rey was American diplomat, businessman, United States Ambassador to Poland , affiliated with Democratic Party.-Life:...
(1938–2009) United States Ambassador to Poland from 1993 to 1997 - Dan RostenkowskiDan RostenkowskiDaniel David "Dan" Rostenkowski was a United States Representative from Illinois, serving from 1959 to 1995. Raised in a blue-collar neighborhood on the Northwest Side of Chicago, Rostenkowski rose to become one of the most powerful legislators in Washington. He was a member of the Democratic Party...
(1928–2010) served in the U.S. Congress as a U.S. Representative for Illinois from 1959 to 1995 - Bernie SandersBernie SandersBernard "Bernie" Sanders is the junior United States Senator from Vermont. He previously represented Vermont's at-large district in the United States House of Representatives...
(born 1941) is the junior United States Senator from Vermont - Richard TrumkaRichard TrumkaRichard Louis Trumka is an organized labor leader in the United States. He was elected President of the AFL-CIO on September 16, 2009, at the labor federation's convention in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania. He served as the Secretary-Treasurer of the AFL-CIO, from 1995 to 2009, and prior to that was...
- leader in the American labor movement - Alexander VershbowAlexander VershbowAlexander Russell "Sandy" Vershbow is an American Assistant Secretary of Defense and diplomat.Until October 2008, he was the United States Ambassador to South Korea; he was appointed to the position in October 2005. Before that post he had been the ambassador to the Russian Federation from 2001 to...
- United States Ambassador to South Korea - Aldona WosAldona WosAldona Zofia Wos was the United States Ambassador to Estonia until early December 2006. She was the fifth ambassador to Estonia since that country regained independence in 1991...
- United States Ambassador to Estonia until early December 2006 - Marion ZioncheckMarion ZioncheckMarion Anthony Zioncheck , an American politician, served as a member of the United States House of Representatives from 1933 until his death in 1936. He represented as a Democrat....
(1901–1936) served as a member of the United States House of Representatives from 1933 until his death in 1936, Democrat
Religion
- Paul Gregory BootkoskiPaul Gregory BootkoskiPaul Gregory Bootkoski is the current bishop of the Roman Catholic Diocese of Metuchen. He was appointed to the post in 2002....
(born 1940) Bishop of Metuchen, New JerseyMetuchen, New JerseyMetuchen is a Borough in Middlesex County, New Jersey, United States, which is 8 miles northeast of New Brunswick, 18 miles southwest of Newark, 24 miles southwest of Jersey City, and 29 miles southwest of Manhattan, all part of the New York metropolitan area... - Fabian BruskewitzFabian BruskewitzFabian Wendelin Bruskewitz is an American prelate of the Roman Catholic Church. He is the eighth and current Bishop of Lincoln, Nebraska.-Early life and ministry:...
(born 1935) Bishop of Lincoln, NebraskaLincoln, NebraskaThe City of Lincoln is the capital and the second-most populous city of the US state of Nebraska. Lincoln is also the county seat of Lancaster County and the home of the University of Nebraska. Lincoln's 2010 Census population was 258,379.... - Walter CiszekWalter CiszekRev. Walter Ciszek, S.J. was a Polish-American Jesuit priest known for his clandestine missionary work in the Soviet Union between 1939 and 1963....
(1904–1984) Jesuit priest held by the Soviet Union for 23 years, between 1941 and 1963 - Franciszek ChalupkaFranciszek ChalupkaFr. Franciszek Chalupka - founder of the first Polish-American parishes in New England.Chalupka was born in Austria-Hungary. He completed his classical studies in Poland and on March 25, 1884 arrived in the United States....
(died 1909) Polish priest, graduate of Orchard Lake Seminary, founder of the first Polish parishes in New EnglandNew EnglandNew England is a region in the northeastern corner of the United States consisting of the six states of Maine, New Hampshire, Vermont, Massachusetts, Rhode Island, and Connecticut...
, started from 1887 - Józef DąbrowskiJózef DabrowskiJózef Dąbrowski was a Polish Catholic priest.Always the champion of authority, his counsel was ever gentle and calm...
(1842–1903) Catholic priest - William A. DembskiWilliam A. DembskiWilliam Albert "Bill" Dembski is an American proponent of intelligent design, well known for promoting the concept of specified complexity...
(born 1960) a prominent proponent of intelligent designIntelligent designIntelligent design is the proposition that "certain features of the universe and of living things are best explained by an intelligent cause, not an undirected process such as natural selection." It is a form of creationism and a contemporary adaptation of the traditional teleological argument for... - Edward Kmiec (born 1936) Bishop of Buffalo, New YorkBuffalo, New YorkBuffalo is the second most populous city in the state of New York, after New York City. Located in Western New York on the eastern shores of Lake Erie and at the head of the Niagara River across from Fort Erie, Ontario, Buffalo is the seat of Erie County and the principal city of the...
- John Krol (1910–1996) CardinalCardinal (Catholicism)A cardinal is a senior ecclesiastical official, usually an ordained bishop, and ecclesiastical prince of the Catholic Church. They are collectively known as the College of Cardinals, which as a body elects a new pope. The duties of the cardinals include attending the meetings of the College and...
ArchbishopArchbishopAn archbishop is a bishop of higher rank, but not of higher sacramental order above that of the three orders of deacon, priest , and bishop...
of Philadelphia - Jerome Edward ListeckiJerome Edward ListeckiJerome Edward Listecki is an American archbishop of the Roman Catholic Church. He was an auxiliary bishop of the Archdiocese of Chicago before serving as Bishop of La Crosse . He was named Archbishop of Milwaukee by Pope Benedict XVI on November 14, 2009...
(born 1949) Bishop of La CrosseRoman Catholic Diocese of La CrosseThe Roman Catholic Diocese of La Crosse covers an area of west-central Wisconsin, including the city of La Crosse and 19 counties: Adams, Buffalo, Chippewa, Clark, Crawford, Dunn, Eau Claire, Jackson, Juneau, La Crosse, Marathon, Monroe, Pepin, Pierce, Portage, Richland, Trempealeau, Vernon, and... - Adam Maida (born 1930) ArchbishopArchbishopAn archbishop is a bishop of higher rank, but not of higher sacramental order above that of the three orders of deacon, priest , and bishop...
of Detroit, MichiganMichiganMichigan is a U.S. state located in the Great Lakes Region of the United States of America. The name Michigan is the French form of the Ojibwa word mishigamaa, meaning "large water" or "large lake".... - David MiscavigeDavid MiscavigeDavid Miscavige is the leader of the Church of Scientology and affiliated organizations. His title is Chairman of the Board of Religious Technology Center , a corporation that controls the trademarked names and symbols of Dianetics and Scientology. Miscavige was an assistant to Hubbard while a...
(born 1960) Chairman of the Board of Religious Technology Center (RTC), a corporation that controls the trademarked names and symbols of Dianetics and Scientology, and controls the copyrighted teachings of Scientology founder L. Ron Hubbard - Leopold MoczygembaLeopold MoczygembaFr. Leopold Moczygemba, OFM Conv - founder of the first Polish-American parish in Panna Maria and Bandera, Texas.Born October 18, 1824 in Płużnica Wielka Upper Silesia....
(1824–1891) FranciscanConventual FranciscansThe Order of Friars Minor Conventual , commonly known as the Conventual Franciscans, is a branch of the order of Catholic Friars founded by Francis of Assisi in 1209.-History:...
, founder of the first Polish settlement in Panna MariaPanna Maria, TexasPanna Maria is a small unincorporated community in Karnes County, Texas, United States. It is the oldest Polish settlement in the United States. A Franciscan missionary, Father Leopold Moczygemba, started recruiting Upper Silesians in 1852, when Silesia was part of the Kingdom of Prussia. The...
, Texas - Thomas J. PaprockiThomas J. PaprockiThomas John Paprocki is an American prelate of the Roman Catholic Church. He currently serves as Bishop of Springfield in Illinois since his appointment by Pope Benedict XVI on 20 April 2010. From 2003 until his appointment he served as an auxiliary bishop of the Archdiocese of Chicago...
(born 1952) Roman Catholic Bishop of Springfield, Illinois - Edmund Szoka (born 1927) former president of the Pontifical Commission for Vatican City StatePontifical Commission for Vatican City StateThe Pontifical Commission for Vatican City State is the legislative body of Vatican City...
and Governor of Vatican CityGovernor of Vatican CityThe post of Governor of Vatican City was held by Marchese Camillo Serafini from the foundation of the state in 1929 until his death in 1952... - Thomas WenskiThomas WenskiThomas Gerard Wenski is an American prelate of the Roman Catholic Church. He is currently Archbishop of Miami, having been appointed by Pope Benedict XVI on April 20, 2010 and installed on June 1, 2010...
(born 1950) Bishop of Orlando, FloridaRoman Catholic Diocese of OrlandoThe Roman Catholic Diocese of Orlando is a Roman Catholic diocese in Florida. It was established on June 18, 1968. Prior to that the Central Florida area was part of the Diocese of St. Augustine. Today the diocese encompasses nine counties including Orange, Osceola, Seminole, Marion, Lake,... - David Zubik (born 1949) Roman Catholic Bishop of Pittsburgh
Science
- Henryk ArctowskiHenryk ArctowskiHenryk Arctowski was a Polish scientist, oceanographer and Antarctica's explorer.Henryck Arctowski, PhD, was born in Warsaw on 15 July 1871, and educated in Paris, Liege, Zurich and Lemberg. He was in charge of physical observations on the Belgian Antarctic Expedition of 1897–1899...
(1871–1958) scientist, oceanographer and Antarctica's explorer - Julius AxelrodJulius AxelrodJulius Axelrod was an American biochemist. He won a share of the Nobel Prize in Physiology or Medicine in 1970 along with Bernard Katz and Ulf von Euler...
(1912–2004) was an American biochemist - Paul BaranPaul BaranPaul Baran was a Polish American engineer who was a pioneer in the development of computer networks.He invented packet switching techniques, and went on to start several companies and develop other technologies that are an essential part of the Internet and other modern digital...
(1926–2011 ) Internet pioneer, one of the developers of packet-switched networks along with Donald Davies and Leonard Kleinrock - Mieczysław G. Bekker (1905–1989) engineer and scientist
- Karol J. BobkoKarol J. BobkoKarol Joseph "Bo" Bobko is an engineer, retired United States Air Force officer and a former USAF and NASA astronaut.-Personal:Bobko was born in New York City, New York to a Lithuanian-American family...
(born 1937) former NASA astronaut - Jan CzochralskiJan CzochralskiJan Czochralski was a Polish chemist who invented the Czochralski process, which is used to grow single crystals and is used in the production of semiconductor wafers....
chemist who invented the Czochralski processCzochralski processThe Czochralski process is a method of crystal growth used to obtain single crystals of semiconductors , metals , salts, and synthetic gemstones...
, which is used to grow single crystals and is used in the production of semiconductor wafers. - Elonka DuninElonka DuninElonka Dunin is an American game developer at Simutronics Corp. in St. Louis, Missouri, where she has worked since 1990. She is Chairperson Emerita and one of the founders of the International Game Developers Association's Online Games group, has contributed or been editor in chief on multiple...
(born 1958) game developer, writer, and amateur cryptographer who maintains a website dedicated to the Kryptos sculpture/cipher located at the CIA's headquarters - Richard FeynmanRichard FeynmanRichard Phillips Feynman was an American physicist known for his work in the path integral formulation of quantum mechanics, the theory of quantum electrodynamics and the physics of the superfluidity of supercooled liquid helium, as well as in particle physics...
(1918–1988) Physicist, 1965 Nobel Prize in Physics - Casimir Funk (1884–1967) biochemist, generally credited with the first formulation of the concept of Vitamins in 1912
- Walter GolaskiWalter GolaskiWalter Golaski was an American Mechanical-Bio-Medical Engineer best known for developing Dense Knit Dacron Vascular Prostheses, which were the first practical artificial blood vessel replacements. Golaski died near Philadelphia in 1996 at the age of 83.-Early life and education:Golaski was born in...
(1913–1996) Mechanical-Bio-Medical Engineer - Roald HoffmannRoald HoffmannRoald Hoffmann is an American theoretical chemist who won the 1981 Nobel Prize in Chemistry. He currently teaches at Cornell University in Ithaca, New York.-Escape from the Holocaust:...
(born 1937) chemist & writer, Nobel Prize winner (1981) - Leonid HurwiczLeonid HurwiczLeonid "Leo" Hurwicz was a Russian-born American economist and mathematician. His nationality of origin was Polish. He was Jewish. He originated incentive compatibility and mechanism design, which show how desired outcomes are achieved in economics, social science and political science...
(1917–2008) economist, Nobel Prize winner (2007) - Christopher JargockiChristopher JargockiChristopher Jargocki , also known by the pen name Christopher Jargodzki, is a Polish-born American physicist, author, and translator who is a professor at the University of Central Missouri, as well as the Director of the Center for Cooperative Phenomena...
(born 1944) physicist & author - Hilary KoprowskiHilary KoprowskiHilary Koprowski is a Polish virologist and immunologist, and inventor of the world's first effective live polio vaccine.-Life:...
(born 1916) virologist and immunologist - Alfred KorzybskiAlfred KorzybskiAlfred Habdank Skarbek Korzybski was a Polish-American philosopher and scientist. He is remembered for developing the theory of general semantics...
(1879–1950) probably best-remembered for developing the theory of general semantics - Stephanie KwolekStephanie KwolekStephanie Louise Kwolek is a Polish-American chemist who invented poly-paraphenylene terephtalamide—better known as Kevlar. She was born in the Pittsburgh suburb of New Kensington, Pennsylvania. Kwolek has won numerous awards for her work in polymer chemistry.- Early life and education :Kwolek was...
(born 1923) inventor nylonNylonNylon is a generic designation for a family of synthetic polymers known generically as polyamides, first produced on February 28, 1935, by Wallace Carothers at DuPont's research facility at the DuPont Experimental Station...
and kevlarKevlarKevlar is the registered trademark for a para-aramid synthetic fiber, related to other aramids such as Nomex and Technora. Developed at DuPont in 1965, this high strength material was first commercially used in the early 1970s as a replacement for steel in racing tires... - Albert Abraham MichelsonAlbert Abraham MichelsonAlbert Abraham Michelson was an American physicist known for his work on the measurement of the speed of light and especially for the Michelson-Morley experiment. In 1907 he received the Nobel Prize in Physics...
(1852–1931) Polish-born American physicist. Awarded the Nobel Prize in physics (1907) for work done on the measurement of the speed of light. He is also the first American to receive the Nobel in the sciences. - Ralph ModjeskiRalph ModjeskiRalph Modjeski was a Polish-born American civil engineer who achieved prominence as a pre-eminent bridge designer in the United States.-Life:...
(1861–1940) engineer & bridge builder - Jan Moor-JankowskiJan Moor-JankowskiJan Moor-Jankowski was a Polish-born American primatologist and a fighter for Polish independence against Nazi Germany. Dr...
(1924–2005) primatologist and a fighter for Polish independence against Nazi Germany - Bohdan PaczyńskiBohdan PaczynskiBohdan Paczyński or Bohdan Paczynski was a Polish astronomer, a leading scientist in theory of the evolution of stars, accretion discs and gamma ray bursts....
(1940–2007) astronomer, leading scientist in theory of the evolution of stars - Scott E. ParazynskiScott E. ParazynskiScott Edward Parazynski, M.D. is an American physician and a former NASA astronaut. A veteran of five Space Shuttle flights and seven spacewalks, Parazynski's latest mission was STS-120 in October, 2007 --- highlighted by a dramatic, unplanned EVA to repair a live solar array...
(born 1961) NASA astronaut, performed a dangerous EVA never performed before to repair a live solar array on the International Space Station - James A. Pawelczyk (born 1960) astronaut, Associate Professor of Physiology and Kinesiology at Penn State
- Frank PiaseckiFrank PiaseckiFrank Piasecki was an American engineer and helicopter aviation pioneer. Piasecki pioneered tandem rotor helicopter designs and created the compound helicopter concept of vectored thrust using a ducted propeller.-Biography:...
(born 1919) aviation engineer, developed vertical lift aircraft - Isidor Isaac RabiIsidor Isaac RabiIsidor Isaac Rabi was a Galician-born American physicist and Nobel laureate recognized in 1944 for his discovery of nuclear magnetic resonance.-Early years:...
(1898–1988) Born in Rymanów, Galicia (Poland) emigrated to the U.S. in 1899. Awarded the Nobel Prize in Physics (1944) for work on molecular-beam magnetic-resonance detection method. - Albert SabinAlbert SabinAlbert Bruce Sabin was an American medical researcher best known for having developed an oral polio vaccine.-Life:...
- Polish born medical scientist, discovered oral vaccine for PoliomyelitisPoliomyelitisPoliomyelitis, often called polio or infantile paralysis, is an acute viral infectious disease spread from person to person, primarily via the fecal-oral route... - Andrew Schally (born 1926) endocrinologist and Nobel Prize winner in 1977 in Medicine for research work
- Tadeusz SendzimirTadeusz SendzimirTadeusz Sendzimir of Ostoja coat of arms was a Polish engineer and inventor of international renown with 120 patents in mining and metallurgy, 73 of which were awarded to him in the United States.His name has been given to revolutionary methods of processing steel and metals used in every...
(1894–1989) engineer and inventor of international renown with 120 patents in mining and metallurgy, 73 of which were awarded to him in the United States - Maria SiemionowMaria SiemionowMaria Siemionow is a Polish surgeon at the Cleveland Clinic in Cleveland, Ohio. She gained public notice in December, 2008, when she led a team of six surgeons in a 22-hour surgery, performing the first face transplant in the United States on Connie Culp. She is currently Director of Plastic...
Polish surgeon who performed the first face transplant surgery in the U.S - Igor SikorskyIgor SikorskyIgor Sikorsky , born Igor Ivanovich Sikorsky was a Russian American pioneer of aviation in both helicopters and fixed-wing aircraft...
(1889–1972) Helicopter engineer who founded the first helicopter industry in the U.S. Sikorsky Had some ethnic roots of Polish nobles(szlachta) - Jack W. SzostakJack W. SzostakJack William Szostak is a Canadian American biologist of Polish British descent and Professor of Genetics at Harvard Medical School and Alexander Rich Distinguished Investigator at Massachusetts General Hospital, Boston. He was awarded the 2009 Nobel Prize for Physiology or Medicine, along with...
(born 1952) Nobel prize winning biologist. Szostak's work helped us to understand telomeres & his work helped to create the human genome project. - Alfred TarskiAlfred TarskiAlfred Tarski was a Polish logician and mathematician. Educated at the University of Warsaw and a member of the Lwow-Warsaw School of Logic and the Warsaw School of Mathematics and philosophy, he emigrated to the USA in 1939, and taught and carried out research in mathematics at the University of...
(1902–1983) mathematician, philosopher - Stanislaw Ulam (1909–1984) mathematician who participated in the Manhattan Project and proposed the Teller – Ulam design of thermonuclear weapons
- Frank WilczekFrank WilczekFrank Anthony Wilczek is a theoretical physicist from the United States and a Nobel laureate. He is currently the Herman Feshbach Professor of Physics at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology ....
(born 1951) physicist, Nobel Prize 2004 - Aleksander WolszczanAleksander WolszczanAleksander Wolszczan is a Polish astronomer. He is the co-discoverer of the first extrasolar planets and pulsar planets.- Scientific career :...
(born 1946) astronomer, discoverer of the first extrasolar planets and pulsar planets - Maria ZakrzewskaMaria ZakrzewskaMaria Elizabeth Zakrzewska was a German-born physician of Polish descent who made her name as a pioneering female doctor in the United States....
(1829–1902) pioneering female doctor in the United States - Florian ZnanieckiFlorian ZnanieckiFlorian Witold Znaniecki was a Polish sociologist. He taught and wrote in Poland and the United States. He was the 44th President of the American Sociological Association and the founder of academic sociology studies in Poland...
(1882–1958) sociologist/philosopher - Antoni ZygmundAntoni ZygmundAntoni Zygmund was a Polish-born American mathematician.-Life:Born in Warsaw, Zygmund obtained his PhD from Warsaw University and became a professor at Stefan Batory University at Wilno...
(1900–1992) mathematician, "Trigonometric Series"
Baseball
- Joe Borowski - Cleveland Indians Closing Pitcher
- Stan CoveleskiStan CoveleskiStanley Anthony Coveleski was a Major League Baseball player during the 1910s and 1920s. He was inducted into the Baseball Hall of Fame in 1969....
(1889–1984) Major League Baseball player during the 1910s and 1920s - Moe DrabowskyMoe DrabowskyMyron Walter Drabowsky was a Polish-American right-handed relief pitcher in Major League Baseball who played for the Chicago Cubs , Milwaukee Braves , Cincinnati Reds , Kansas City Athletics , Baltimore Orioles , Kansas City Royals , St...
(1935–2006) right-handed relief pitcher in Major League Baseball - Steve GromekSteve GromekStephen Joseph Gromek was an American Major League Baseball pitcher. He played seventeen seasons in the American League with the Cleveland Indians and the Detroit Tigers . He was a native of Hamtramck, Michigan.An All-Star in 1945, Gromek posted a 19-9 won-loss record with a 3.26 ERA...
(1920–2002) pitcher in Major League Baseball - Mark GrudzielanekMark GrudzielanekMark James Grudzielanek is a retired Major League Baseball second baseman and shortstop. Grudzielanek played six different teams during his 15-season career. He batted and threw right-handed.-Early years:...
(born 1970) second baseman in Major League Baseball, plays for the Kansas City Royals - Ray JablonskiRay JablonskiRaymond Leo Jablonski was an American third baseman in Major League Baseball with an 8-year career from 1953 to 1960. Born in Chicago, Illinois, he played for the St...
(1926–1985) third baseman in Major League Baseball with an 8-year career from 1953 to 1960 - Ron JaworskiRon JaworskiRonald Vincent "Ron" Jaworski is a former American football quarterback and currently an NFL analyst on ESPN. He is also CEO of Ron Jaworski Golf Management, Inc., based out of Blackwood, New Jersey, and manages golf courses in southern New Jersey, northeast Pennsylvania, and West Virginia...
American football quarterback and currently an NFL analyst on ESPN. - Ted KluszewskiTed KluszewskiTheodore Bernard "Big Klu" Kluszewski was a Major League first baseman from 1947 through 1961. He batted and threw left-handed.-Career:...
(1924–1988) Major League First Basemen - Tony KubekTony KubekAnthony Christopher "Tony" Kubek is a retired American professional baseball player and television broadcaster....
(born 1936) baseball player and television broadcaster - Whitey KurowskiWhitey KurowskiGeorge John Kurowski was a third baseman in Major League Baseball who played his entire career for the St. Louis Cardinals . Kurowski batted and threw right-handed. He debuted on September 23, 1941, and played his final game on October 1, 1949...
(1918–1999) third baseman in Major League Baseball who played his entire career for the St. Louis Cardinals (1941–49) - Eddie LopatEddie LopatEdmund Walter ""The Junkman"" Lopat was a Major League Baseball pitcher.Lopat was born in New York, New York. His Major League debut was on April 30, 1944, playing for the Chicago White Sox....
(1918–1992) Major League Baseball pitcher - Stan LopataStan LopataStanley Edward Lopata was an American professional baseball player. Lopata played in Major League Baseball as a catcher for parts of 13 seasons with the Philadelphia Phillies and Milwaukee Braves...
(born 1925) Major League Baseball player - Greg Luzinski (born 1950) former left fielder in Major League Baseball
- Phil MankowskiPhil MankowskiPhilip Anthony Mankowski is a former professional baseball third baseman. He played all or part of six seasons in Major League Baseball with the Detroit Tigers and New York Mets ....
(born 1953) former third basemen in Major League Baseball who played for the Detroit Tigers and New York Mets. - Bill MazeroskiBill MazeroskiWilliam Stanley Mazeroski , nicknamed "Maz", is a former Major League Baseball player who spent his entire career with the Pittsburgh Pirates...
(born 1936) former Major League baseball player - Barney McCoskyBarney McCoskyWilliam Barney McCosky was an outfielder in Major League Baseball. From 1939 through 1953, he played for the Detroit Tigers , Philadelphia Athletics , Cincinnati Reds and Cleveland Indians . McCosky batted left-handed and threw right-handed...
(1917–1996) center fielder/left fielder in Major League Baseball - Doug MientkiewiczDoug MientkiewiczDouglas Andrew Mientkiewicz is a first baseman who last appeared in the majors in with the Los Angeles Dodgers. He bats left-handed and throws right-handed...
(born 1974) first baseman for the New York Yankees - Stan MusialStan MusialStanley Frank "Stan" Musial is a retired professional baseball player who played 22 seasons in Major League Baseball for the St. Louis Cardinals . Nicknamed "Stan the Man", Musial was a record 24-time All-Star selection , and is widely considered to be one of the greatest hitters in baseball...
(born 1920) former player in Major League Baseball who played 22 seasons for the St. Louis Cardinals from 1941 to 1963 - Joe NiekroJoe NiekroJoseph Franklin Niekro was an American Major League Baseball right-handed pitcher. He was the younger brother of pitcher Phil Niekro, and the father of Minor League Baseball pitcher Lance Niekro. A native of Blaine, Ohio, Niekro attended Bridgeport High School in Bridgeport, Ohio and attended West...
(1944–2006) starting pitcher in Major League Baseball, younger brother of Hall of Fame pitcher Phil Niekro, and the father of first baseman Lance Niekro - Phil NiekroPhil NiekroPhilip Henry Niekro , nicknamed "Knucksie" because of his usage and skill level with the knuckleball, is a former Major League Baseball pitcher. He was inducted into the Baseball Hall of Fame in 1997....
(born 1939) former pitcher in Major League Baseball and member of the Baseball Hall of Fame - Tom PaciorekTom PaciorekThomas Marian Paciorek is a former Major League outfielder and first baseman for 18 seasons between 1970 and 1987...
(born 1946) Major League outfielder and first baseman for 18 seasons between 1970 and 1987 - Freddie PatekFreddie PatekFrederick Joseph Patek is a former Major League Baseball shortstop. At 5'5" tall , he was the shortest player of his time.-Pittsburgh Pirates:...
(born 1944) Major League Baseball player for the Pittsburgh Pirates, Kansas City Royals, and California Angels - Ron PerranoskiRon PerranoskiRonald Peter Perranoski is a former left-handed Major League Baseball relief pitcher, having played from through ....
(born 1936) Major League Pitcher - A. J. PierzynskiA. J. PierzynskiAnthony John "A. J." Pierzynski is an American Major League Baseball catcher who is currently with the Chicago White Sox. Pierzynski previously played with the Minnesota Twins and San Francisco Giants . Pierzynski was also a wrestler for Total Nonstop Action Wrestling.-Early life:Anthony John...
(born 1976) Major League Catcher - Johnny PodresJohnny PodresJohn Joseph Podres was an American left-handed starting pitcher in Major League Baseball who spent most of his career with the Brooklyn and Los Angeles Dodgers...
(1932–2008) Major League Baseball left-handed starting pitcher - Jack QuinnJack Quinn (baseball)John Picus "Jack" Quinn, born Joannes Pajkos , was a pitcher in Major League Baseball. Quinn pitched for eight teams in three major leagues and made his final appearance at the age of 50.-Biography:Born in Štefurov, Slovakia , Quinn emigrated to America as an...
(1883–1946) Major League Pitcher - Ron ReedRon ReedRonald Lee Reed is a retired American starting/relief pitcher in Major League Baseball who played for the Atlanta Braves , St. Louis Cardinals , Philadelphia Phillies and Chicago White Sox...
(born 1942) Major League pitcher - Al SimmonsAl SimmonsAloysius Harry Simmons , born Aloisius Szymanski in Milwaukee, Wisconsin, was an American baseball player. He played for two decades in the major leagues as an outfielder, and had his best years as a member of Connie Mack's Philadelphia Athletics during the 1930's...
(1902–1956) player in Major League Baseball over three decades - Bill "Moose" Skowron (born 1930) Major League Baseball player, primarily a first baseman
- Frank TananaFrank TananaFrank Daryl Tanana is a former Major League Baseball left-handed pitcher. He was the California Angels' 1st round draft pick in 1971....
(born 1953) former left-handed pitcher in Major League Baseball - Alan TrammellAlan TrammellAlan Stuart Trammell is a retired American baseball shortstop of the Detroit Tigers from to . Trammell, nicknamed "Tram", played his entire career with the Tigers, highlighted by a World Series championship in and an American League East division championship in . Although his arm was not...
(born 1958) baseball shortstop of the Detroit Tigers from 1977 to 1996 - Carl YastrzemskiCarl YastrzemskiCarl Michael Yastrzemski is a former American Major League Baseball left fielder and first baseman. He was elected to the Baseball Hall of Fame in 1989. Yastrzemski played his entire 23-year baseball career with the Boston Red Sox . He was primarily a left fielder, with part of his later career...
(born 1939) Major League Baseball player - Richie ZiskRichie ZiskRichard Walter Zisk is a retired Major League Baseball player currently in charge of pro scouting in Florida for the Chicago Cubs.-Pittsburgh Pirates:...
(born 1949) Major League Baseball player for the Pittsburgh Pirates, Chicago White Sox, Texas Rangers, and Seattle Mariners from 1971 to 1983
Basketball
- Carol BlazejowskiCarol BlazejowskiCarol Ann Blazejowski , nicknamed "The Blaze", is a retired women's professional basketball player and the former President and General Manager of the New York Liberty of the Women's National Basketball Association .-Family:Blazejowski is the daughter of Leon and Grace Blazejowski...
(born 1956) women's professional basketball player - Vince BorylaVince BorylaVincent Joseph Boryla is a retired American basketball player, coach, and executive. His nickname was "Moose". He graduated from East Chicago Washington High School in 1944. He played basketball at the University of Notre Dame and the University of Denver...
(born 1927) pro basketball player, coach, and executive - Mike GminskiMike GminskiMichael Thomas Gminski is a retired American college and professional basketball player. Gminski played his high school ball for Masuk High School in Monroe, CT. From there he played four seasons with the Duke Blue Devils, from 1977 to 1980. He led the team in scoring during his junior and senior...
(born 1959) former college and professional basketball player - Tom GolaTom GolaThomas Joseph Gola is a retired American basketball player.-Early Life:Gola was praised as a great all-around player as a high school student at La Salle College High School, where he led the Explorers to a Philadelphia Catholic League Championship...
(born 1933) one of Philadelphia's most famous basketball players - Bobby HurleyBobby HurleyRobert Matthew 'Bobby' Hurley is an American former basketball player and currently an assistant coach at Wagner College.-Biography:...
(born 1971) Duke and NCA Basketball Player - Mike Krzyzewski (born 1947) head coach of the Duke University men's basketball team and the 2008 gold medal-winning U.S. men's Olympic basketball team
- Mitch KupchakMitch KupchakMitchell "Mitch" Kupchak is a retired American basketball player and current general manager of the Los Angeles Lakers since the 2000–01 NBA season after predecessor Jerry West moved to the Memphis Grizzlies organization....
(born 1954) former professional basketball player and current general manager of the Los Angeles Lakers since the 2000-2001 season after Jerry West moved to the Memphis Grizzlies organization - Bob KurlandBob KurlandRobert Albert "Bob" Kurland was a basketball center, who played for Henry Iba's Oklahoma A & M Aggies basketball team...
(born 1924) 7-foot basketball center - Red MihalikRed MihalikZigmund "Red" Mihalik was an American basketball player and referee.He was born 30 miles north of Pittsburgh in Ford City, Pennsylvania, and took up refereeing when officials for a high school game failed to show up...
(born 1916) NCAA & Olympic Official/Referee - Eric PiatkowskiEric PiatkowskiEric Todd Piatkowski is a former American professional basketball player. He most recently played for the National Basketball Association's Phoenix Suns. He is the son of former ABA player Walt Piatkowski.-High school career:...
(born 1970) National Basketball Association player with the Phoenix Suns - Joe ProskiJoe ProskiJoe Proski spent 33 seasons as a head athletic trainer in the NBA. After only spending one season with the Chicago Bulls, Proski left for the Phoenix Suns in 1968. Proski served as the head athletic trainer in four NBA all-star games and was named head athletic trainer of the year in 1988. After...
(1940- ) First trainer of Phoenix Suns, Inducted into Phoenix Ring of Fame 2001 - Joel PrzybillaJoel PrzybillaJoel Przybilla is an American professional basketball player. A 7'1" center, he last played for the Charlotte Bobcats in the NBA.- High school career :...
(born 1979) professional basketball player in the NBA - Kelly TripuckaKelly TripuckaPeter Kelly Tripucka is a former American professional basketball player who played in the National Basketball Association from 1981 to 1991. During his ten seasons in the league, he played for the Detroit Pistons, Utah Jazz, and Charlotte Hornets...
(born 1959) National Basketball Association player for the Detroit Pistons, Utah Jazz, and Charlotte Hornets from 1981 to 1991 - Steve WojciechowskiSteve WojciechowskiSteve "Wojo" Wojciechowski is an American basketball coach and former player. He played at Duke University from 1994 until 1998 where he was the team's point guard. He currently is an associate head coach at Duke under head coach Mike Krzyzewski...
(born 1976) assistant coach of the Duke UniversityDuke UniversityDuke University is a private research university located in Durham, North Carolina, United States. Founded by Methodists and Quakers in the present day town of Trinity in 1838, the school moved to Durham in 1892. In 1924, tobacco industrialist James B...
men's basketball team
Bowling
- Eddie LubanskiEddie LubanskiEddie Lubanski was one of the greatest bowlers of all time. He was in the Guinness book of World Records. He had the highest lifetime average of 204 for over 25 years.-References:*...
- considered one of the greatest bowlers of all time, in the Guinness book of World Records
Boxing
- Bobby CzyzBobby CzyzRobert Edward "Bobby" Czyz is a retired American boxer. A New Jersey native of mostly Polish and Italian descent, he is both a former world light heavyweight and cruiserweight champion.Czyz was born in Orange, New Jersey...
(born 1962) boxer - Andrew Golota (born 1968) professional boxer from Poland who has been involved in many controversial fights
- Stanley KetchelStanley Ketchel-External links:**...
(1886–1910) boxer who became one of the greatest world middleweight champions - Stanley PoredaStanley PoredaStanley Poreda was a Jersey City boxer considered a top heavyweight contender in the early 1930s.Born in Jersey City January 30, 1909 in Jersey City, NJ. Managed by Bill Reppenhagen, and trained by Joe Jennette he was known alternately as the Jersey City Pole or the Polish Giant. He achieved 24...
(1909–1983) Jersey City boxer considered a top heavyweight contender in the early 1930s - Paweł Wolak (born 1981) former WBC USNBC Light Middleweight Champion
- Teddy YaroszTeddy YaroszTeddy Yarosz was an American athlete in boxing. He held the world middleweight boxing championship during 1934-1935.-Personal life:Yarosz was born in Monaca, Pennsylvania. His brother Tommy Yarosz also became a boxer....
(1910–1974) NBA Middleweight Boxing Champion - Tony ZaleTony ZaleAnthony Florian Zaleski was an American boxer. Zale was born and raised in Gary, Indiana, a steel town, which gave him his nickname, "Man of Steel." In addition, he had the reputation of being able to take fearsome punishment and still rally to win, reinforcing that nickname...
(1913–1997) Two-time Middleweight World Champion Boxer
Figure skating
- Tara LipinskiTara LipinskiTara Kristen Lipinski is an American figure skater. At the age of 15, she won the Ladies' Singles Olympic gold medal in figure skating at the 1998 Winter Olympics. Lipinski remains the youngest individual gold medalist in the history of the Olympic Winter Games. She is also the 1997 World...
(born 1982) Olympic Gold Medalist figure skater and celebrity - Janet LynnJanet LynnJanet Lynn Nowicki is an American figure skater and Olympic bronze medalist.-Amateur career:Lynn began to skate almost as soon as she could walk and took part in her first exhibition performance at the age of four in a group number at Chicago Stadium...
(born 1953) figure skater and Olympic bronze medalist
Football
- Danny Abramowicz (born 1945) wide receiver in the National Football League who played for the New Orleans Saints and the San Francisco 49ers
- Pete BanaszakPete BanaszakPete Banaszak is a former player of college and professional American football. A running back, he played college football at the University of Miami, and played professionally in the American Football League for the Oakland Raiders from 1966 through 1969, and for the NFL Raiders through...
(born 1944) college and professional football player - Steve BartkowskiSteve BartkowskiSteven Joseph "Steve" Bartkowski is a former American football quarterback in the National Football League who played for the Atlanta Falcons and the Los Angeles Rams...
(born 1952) former NFL quarterback - Zeke BratkowskiZeke BratkowskiEdmund Raymond "Zeke" Bratkowski is a former All-American quarterback at the University of Georgia from 1952 to 1953. He also had a fourteen year career in the NFL with the Chicago Bears, L.A. Rams and Green Bay Packers, followed by a 26-year coaching career...
(born 1931) All-American quarterback at the University of Georgia in 1952 and 1953 - Brad CieslakBrad CieslakBradley Ryan Cieslak is an American football tight end who is currently a Free Agent. He was signed by the Buffalo Bills as an undrafted free agent in 2004. He played college football at Northern Illinois.-Early years:...
(born 1982) American football tight end in the NFL who currently plays for the Cleveland Browns. - Lou CreekmurLou CreekmurLouis Creekmur was an NFL left offensive tackle/guard for the Detroit Lions from 1950-59. He was also used as a defensive lineman in critical situations...
(born 1927) NFL left offensive tackle/guard for the Detroit Lions from 1951–59 - Frank DancewiczFrank DancewiczFrancis Joseph "Boley" Dancewicz was an American football quarterback who played professionally in the National Football League...
(1924–1985) former NFL quarterback - Mike DitkaMike DitkaMichael Keller Ditka, Jr. is a former American football NFL player, television commentator, and coach. Ditka coached the Chicago Bears for 11 years and New Orleans Saints for three years. Ditka and Tom Flores are the only two people to win Super Bowls as a player, an assistant coach, and a head...
(born 1939) former NFL player, television commentator, and coach - Frank GatskiFrank GatskiFrank Gatski was an American football player.Gatski was born on March 18, 1919 in Farmington, West Virginia....
(1919–2005) former NFL player - Stephen GostkowskiStephen GostkowskiStephen Carroll Gostkowski is a placekicker for the New England Patriots of the National Football League...
(born 1984) placekicker for the New England Patriots of the National Football League. - Jim GrabowskiJim GrabowskiJames S.Grabowski is a former American football player and broadcaster. Grabowski played collegiately at the University of Illinois and professionally for the Green Bay Packers and the Chicago Bears, and served as an analyst on University of Illinois football radio broadcasts for nearly 30 years,...
(born 1944) football player and broadcaster - Bruce GradkowskiBruce GradkowskiBruce Raymond Gradkowski is an American Football quarterback for the Cincinnati Bengals of the National Football League. He was drafted by the Tampa Bay Buccaneers in the sixth round of the 2006 NFL Draft after playing college football at Toledo.Gradkowski has previously been a member of the Tampa...
quarterback for the Cinncinnatti Bengals - Jack Ham (born 1948) former football linebacker who played for the Pittsburgh Steelers
- Leon HartLeon HartLeon Joseph Hart was an American football tight end and defensive end. He was raised in Turtle Creek, Pennsylvania, near Pittsburgh....
(1928–2002) football tight end and defensive end - Jeff JagodzinskiJeff Jagodzinski-United Football League:-External links:*...
(born 1963) head coach of the Boston College Eagles footballBoston College Eagles footballThe Boston College Eagles football team is the collegiate football program of Boston College. The team is a member of the Atlantic Coast Conference, a Division I Bowl Subdivision league governed by the NCAA. Within the ACC, the Eagles are one of six teams in the Atlantic Division...
team - Sebastian JanikowskiSebastian JanikowskiSebastian Janikowski is a left-footed Polish placekicker who plays for the National Football League's Oakland Raiders. He is nicknamed The Polish Cannon because he is considered to have one of the strongest kicking legs in the league, and leads the NFL in kickoffs for touchbacks. He lives in...
(born 1978) kicker for the Oakland Raiders - Vic JanowiczVic JanowiczVictor Felix "Vic" Janowicz was an American football halfback in the National Football League for the Washington Redskins. He played college football at Ohio State University and was drafted in the seventh round of the 1952 NFL Draft...
(1930–1996) played halfback for Ohio State University - Ron JaworskiRon JaworskiRonald Vincent "Ron" Jaworski is a former American football quarterback and currently an NFL analyst on ESPN. He is also CEO of Ron Jaworski Golf Management, Inc., based out of Blackwood, New Jersey, and manages golf courses in southern New Jersey, northeast Pennsylvania, and West Virginia...
(born 1951) former football player, NFL analyst on ESPN - Mike KennMike KennMichael Lee Kenn is a former American football player who was selected by the Atlanta Falcons in the 1st round of the 1978 NFL Draft. A 6'7", 275-lb. offensive tackle from the University of Michigan, Kenn played his entire 17-year NFL career with the Falcons from 1978 to 1994. He is notable for...
(born 1956) former offensive tackle for Atlanta Falcons - Joe KleckoJoe KleckoJoseph Edward Klecko is a former American football player as a defensive lineman best remembered for his days as a member of the New York Jets' famed "New York Sack Exchange."-Temple University Owls:...
(born 1953) former NFL defensive end - Frank KushFrank KushFrank Joseph Kush is a former American football player and coach. He served as the head coach at Arizona State University from 1958 to 1979, compiling a record of 176–54–1...
(born 1929) football coach who most prominently served as head coach at Arizona State University for more than two decades - Joe KowalewskiJoe KowalewskiJoe Kowalewski is an American football fullback who is currently a free agent. He was signed by the New York Jets as an undrafted free agent in 2006. He played college football at Syracuse....
(born 1982) tight end for the New York Jets. - Glen KozlowskiGlen KozlowskiGlen Kozlowski is a former professional American football player who played wide receiver for six seasons for the Chicago Bears.-College:...
(born 1962) wide receiver for the Chicago Bears. - Ted KwalickTed KwalickThaddeus John Kwalick is a former American football tight end in the National Football League and World Football League. He played for the San Francisco 49ers from 1969-1974 and the Oakland Raiders from 1975-1977. In 1975 he also played with the Philadelphia Bell of the World Football League...
(born 1947) former football tight end in the NFL and World Football League - Chris LiwienskiChris LiwienskiChris Liwienski is an American football guard who is currently a free agent. He was drafted by the Detroit Lions in the seventh round of the 1998 NFL Draft...
(born 1975) American football offensive guard who currently plays for the Miami Dolphins of the National Football League. - Johnny LujackJohnny LujackJohn Christopher Lujack Jr. is a former American football quarterback and 1947 Heisman Trophy winner.Lujack was born on January 4, 1925, in Connellsville, Pennsylvania. He played college football for the University of Notre Dame, and professionally for the Chicago Bears. Lujack was the first of...
(born 1925) former football quarterback for the University of Notre Dame and the Chicago Bears - Don MajkowskiDon MajkowskiDonald Francis Vincent Majkowski, "Majik", is a former American football quarterback in the National Football League for the Green Bay Packers, Indianapolis Colts and Detroit Lions.-College career:...
(born 1964) former NFL quarterback - Ted MarchibrodaTed MarchibrodaTheodore "Ted" Joseph Marchibroda is a former American football quarterback and head coach in the National Football League.-Player:...
(born 1931) former football quarterback and head coach in the National Football League - Dan MarinoDan MarinoDaniel Constantine "Dan" Marino, Jr. is a retired American football quarterback who played for the Miami Dolphins in the National Football League...
former Quarterback for the Miami Dolphins - John MatuszakJohn MatuszakJohn Daniel "Tooz" Matuszak was an American football defensive lineman in the National Football League who later became an actor. He was the first draft pick of 1973 and played most of his career with the Oakland Raiders until he retired after winning his second Super Bowl in 1981...
(1950–1989) former football defensive end with the Oilers, Chiefs, and Raiders; son of Marv Matuszak - Marv MatuszakMarv MatuszakMarvin H. Matuszak was an American football linebacker in the National Football League and in the American Football League. He went to two NFL Pro Bowls and was once an AFL All-Star during his 12-year pro football career. After retiring he was an assistant coach in the pros for 16 seasons for five...
(1931–2004) former football linebacker; son of John MatuszakJohn MatuszakJohn Daniel "Tooz" Matuszak was an American football defensive lineman in the National Football League who later became an actor. He was the first draft pick of 1973 and played most of his career with the Oakland Raiders until he retired after winning his second Super Bowl in 1981... - Lou MichaelsLou MichaelsLou Michaels is a former American football player who was a standout defensive lineman for the University of Kentucky Wildcats, 1955-57. After Kentucky's victory over archrival Tennessee in 1957, Michaels was quoted as saying, "Nothing sucks like a Big Orange." Michaels later played pro football...
Former Pro Defensive Linemen; 1958-1971 with Colts, Steelers, Rams, and Packers - Walt MichaelsWalt MichaelsWalt Michaels was a former professional football player and coach who is best remembered for his six-year tenure as head coach of the NFL's New York Jets from 1977-1982.-Collegiate and early NFL career:...
(born 1929) former football player and coach, remembered for his six-year tenure as head coach of the New York Jets from 1977–1982 - Dick ModzelewskiDick ModzelewskiRichard Blair Modzelewski is a former American football defensive tackle in the National Football League for the Washington Redskins, Pittsburgh Steelers, New York Giants, and the Cleveland Browns. He also served as interim head coach of the Browns in the final game of the 1977 season...
(born 1931) former College & Pro Football Player: Redskins, Steelers, Giants & Browns. Coach for Cleveland Browns. College football Hall of Fame. - Mike MunchakMike MunchakMichael Anthony Munchak is the head coach of the Tennessee Titans of the National Football League. He played college football as a offensive lineman for Penn State University from 1978 to 1981. After his career at Penn State, He was drafted in the first round of the 1982 NFL Draft by the Houston...
(born 1960) former Pro Offense with the Houston Oilers; Pro Football Hall of Fame - Gene MruczkowskiGene MruczkowskiGene Vincent Mruczkowski is an American football guard who is currently a free agent. He was signed by the New England Patriots as an undrafted free agent in 2003. He played college football at Purdue....
(born 1980) American football offensive lineman for the New England Patriots of the National Football League. - Bronko NagurskiBronko NagurskiBronislau "Bronko" Nagurski was a Canadian-born American football player. He was also a successful professional wrestler, recognized as a multiple-time world heavyweight champion.-Youth and collegiate career:...
(1908–1990) former NFL player and professional wrestler - Bill OsmanskiBill OsmanskiBill Osmanski was a college and professional football player, playing fullback. He was inducted into the College Football Hall of Fame in 1973.-College of the Holy Cross:...
(1915–1996) College & Pro Football Hall of Fame, Former player with Chicago Bears. - Walt PatulskiWalt PatulskiWalter George Patulski is a former American football defensive end at the University of Notre Dame and the National Football League.-High school:...
(born 1950) former defensive end for the University of Notre Dame, Buffalo Bills, and St. Louis Cardinals - Jason PociaskJason PociaskJason Pociask [] is a former American football fullback and tight end. He was drafted by the New York Jets in the fifth round of the 2006 NFL Draft...
(born 1983) football tight end for the New York Jets. - Paul PoslusznyPaul PoslusznyPaul Michael Posluszny , commonly known as "Poz", is an American football linebacker for the Jacksonville Jaguars of the National Football League. He was drafted by the Buffalo Bills in the second round of the 2007 NFL Draft...
(born 1984) Linebacker for the Buffalo Bills. - Bill RomanowskiBill RomanowskiWilliam Thomas "Bill" Romanowski is a former American football player. He was born in Vernon, Connecticut. A linebacker, he graduated from Rockville High School in 1984, Boston College in 1988 , and then went on to a 16-year career in the NFL, playing for the San Francisco 49ers , Philadelphia...
(born 1966) former football player for the San Francisco 49ers, and Oakland Raiders - Tony RomoTony RomoAntonio Ramiro "Tony" Romo is a professional American football quarterback in the NFL for the Dallas Cowboys. Romo's career passer rating - at 95.8 - ranks third-best all time. Tony Romo didn't play in the regular season in 2003, 2004, or 2005...
NFL quarterback for the Dallas CowboysDallas CowboysThe Dallas Cowboys are a professional American football franchise which plays in the Eastern Division of the National Football Conference of the National Football League . They are headquartered in Valley Ranch in Irving, Texas, a suburb of Dallas... - Ed RutkowskiEd RutkowskiEdward John Anthony Rutkowski is a former American football player, and a former politician in Buffalo, New York. Rutkowksi was a noted college and professional American football player...
(born 1941) former wide receiver and quarterback for the Buffalo Bills. Later became County Executive of Erie County (Buffalo). - Mark StepnoskiMark StepnoskiMark Matthew Stepnoski is a former American football offensive lineman in the National Football League. He attended Cathedral Preparatory School in Erie, Pennsylvania, and went on to star at the University of Pittsburgh....
one of NFL's top linemen with the Dallas cowboys - Hank StramHank StramHenry Louis "Hank" Stram was an American football coach. He is best known for his 15-year tenure with the American Football League's Dallas Texans/Kansas City Chiefs and the Chiefs of the NFL. Stram won three AFL Championships and Super Bowl IV with the Chiefs...
(1923–2005) Head Coach, Kansas City Chiefs - Mike TomczakMike TomczakMichael John "Mike" Tomczak is a former American football player. Tomczak played quarterback for several NFL teams including the Chicago Bears, Green Bay Packers, Cleveland Browns, and Pittsburgh Steelers....
(born 1962) Former NFL quarterback - Frank TripuckaFrank TripuckaFrancis Joseph Tripucka is a former American collegiate and Professional Football quarterback, at Notre Dame, in the National Football League, in the Canadian Football League, and in the early American Football League.-Notre Dame Fighting Irish:Tripucka was backup quarterback to Heisman Trophy...
(born 1927) former quarterback for the Broncos, Cardinals and Lions - Steve WisniewskiSteve WisniewskiSteve Wisniewski nicknamed "The Wiz" is a former Offensive Lineman who played 13 seasons with the Oakland/Los Angeles Raiders and is now an assistant offensive line coach for the Oakland Raiders. He was drafted by the Dallas Cowboys in the second round of the 1989 NFL Draft. His rights were traded...
Former Pro-bowler, offensive guard with the Oakland Raiders - Alex WojciechowiczAlex WojciechowiczAlexander Francis Wojciechowicz was a professional American football player in the National Football League. He was an NFL Hall of Famer as an offensive lineman and linebacker for the Detroit Lions and Philadelphia Eagles....
(1915–1992) former offensive lineman and linebacker for the Detroit Lions and Philadelphia Eagles - Tom ZbikowskiTom ZbikowskiThomas Michael Zbikowski is an American football safety for the Baltimore Ravens of the National Football League, and an occasional professional boxer. He was drafted by the Ravens in the third round of the 2008 NFL Draft...
(born 1985) Safety for the Baltimore Ravens
Golf
- Billy Burke (1902–1972) prominent golfer of the 1930s
- Betsy KingBetsy KingBetsy King is an American professional golfer. She became a member of the LPGA Tour in 1977 and won six major championships and 34 LPGA Tour victories in all.-Career:...
(born 1955) professional golfer - Bob ToskiBob ToskiRobert John Toski, born Algustoski , is an American golfer and teacher.He was born in Haydenville, Massachusetts of Polish descent. He learned to play at Northampton Country Club, where he caddied and two of his elder brothers were assistant professionals...
(born 1926) golf player and teacher - Al WatrousAl WatrousAlbert Andrew Watrous was an American professional golfer who played on the PGA Tour in the 1920s and 1930s....
(1899–1983) PGA Champion
Hockey
- Eric BogunieckiEric BogunieckiEric Boguniecki is an assistant coach for the Bridgeport Sound Tigers of the AHL.- Playing career :Drafted 193rd overall in the 1993 NHL Entry Draft by the St. Louis Blues, Boguniecki's scoring ability in the minor leagues led to him being signed as a free agent by the Florida Panthers in 1999. ...
(born 1975) Center for the Anaheim DucksAnaheim DucksThe Anaheim Ducks are a professional ice hockey team based in Anaheim, California, USA. They are members of the Pacific Division of the Western Conference of the National Hockey League...
from New Haven, Connecticut - Len CeglarskiLen CeglarskiLeonard Stanley Ceglarski is a native of East Walpole, Massachusetts. He was an All-American left wing on Boston College's 1949 NCAA championship team, and was captain of the 1950–51 squad. He was also a member of the U.S. Olympic hockey team that won the silver medal at the 1952 Winter Olympic...
(born 1926) U.S. Olympic Ice Hockey team Silver Medal winner 1952 - Mike KomisarekMike KomisarekMichael Komisarek is an American professional ice hockey defenseman and an alternate captain of the Toronto Maple Leafs of the National Hockey League .- Amateur years :...
(born 1982) Defenseman for the Toronto Maple LeafsToronto Maple LeafsThe Toronto Maple Leafs are a professional ice hockey team based in Toronto, Ontario, Canada. They are members of the Northeast Division of the Eastern Conference of the National Hockey League...
from West Islip, New York - Ed OlczykEd OlczykEdward Walter "Eddie" Olczyk is an American former head coach for the National Hockey League Pittsburgh Penguins and former center for Toronto Maple Leafs, Winnipeg Jets, New York Rangers, Los Angeles Kings, Chicago Blackhawks and Pittsburgh Penguins...
(born 1966) former head coach for the National Hockey League Pittsburgh Penguins and former center for Toronto Maple Leafs, Winnipeg Jets, New York Rangers, Los Angeles Kings, Chicago Blackhawks and Pittsburgh Penguins - Joe PavelskiJoe PavelskiJoseph Pavelski is an American professional ice hockey player now playing for the San Jose Sharks of the National Hockey League . He scored a goal in his first NHL game, making him the 11th Sharks player in the history of the team to do so...
(born 1984) Center for the San Jose SharksSan Jose SharksThe San Jose Sharks are a professional ice hockey team based in San Jose, California, United States. They are members of the Pacific Division of the Western Conference of the National Hockey League...
from Stevens Point, Wisconsin - James WisniewskiJames WisniewskiJames Joseph Wisniewski is an American professional ice hockey player, an alternate captain for the Columbus Blue Jackets of the National Hockey League.-Playing career:...
(born 1984) Defenseman for the Columbus Blue Jackets from Canton, Michigan
Olympic athletes
- Mark GorskiMark GorskiMark Gorski is a retired track cyclist from the United States. He attended Lake Park High School in Roselle, Illinois....
(born 1960) Track Cyclist - Gold medal - Bob GutowskiBob GutowskiRobert Allen "Bob" Gutowski was an American athlete who competed mainly in the Pole Vault. He competed for the United States in the 1956 Summer Olympics held in Melbourne, Australia in the Pole Vault where he won the silver medal behind Bob Richards' second consecutive gold medal, after finishing...
(1935–1960) Pole Vaulter, won silver at 1956 Summer Olympics - Jeffrey Klepacki Rower in 1992, 1996 and 2000 Olympics. Won Rowing World Championship titles in 1994, 1998 and 1999.
- Norbert SchemanskyNorbert SchemanskyNorbert Schemansky was an Olympic weightlifter for the United States.Schemansky was the first weightlifter to earn four Olympic medals, despite missing the 1956 Olympic Games due to back problems....
(born 1924) Gold, Silver and Bronze Olympic Metalist in Weightlifting - Jenn Suhr (née Stuczynski) Pole vaulter, won silver at 2008 Summer Olympics
- Stanisława Walasiewicz (a.k.a Stella Walsh) (1911–1980) athlete and Olympic champion
Soccer
- Brad GuzanBrad GuzanBradley Edwin "Brad" Guzan is an American soccer player who plays for Aston Villa of the Premier League.-Early Career:...
- USA international goalkeeper currently playing in England for Aston VillaAston Villa F.C.Aston Villa Football Club is an English professional association football club based in Witton, Birmingham. The club was founded in 1874 and have played at their current home ground, Villa Park, since 1897. Aston Villa were founder members of The Football League in 1888. They were also founder... - Wojtek KrakowiakWojtek KrakowiakWojtek Krakowiak is retired Polish-American football midfielder who coaches the Rutgers-Newark women's soccer team. He played professionally in Major League Soccer.-Youth:...
(born 1976) soccer player, most recently played for the Tampa Bay Mutiny of Major League Soccer. - Danny SzetelaDanny SzetelaDaniel "Danny" Szetela is a former American soccer player.-Club:In 2002, Szetela entered USSF's Bradenton Academy, graduating in May 2004. He then signed with Major League Soccer. His desire to play for his hometown club, the MetroStars, went unfulfilled...
(born 1987) soccer player for the Columbus Crew of the MLS. - Chris WondolowskiChris WondolowskiChristopher Elliott Wondolowski is an American soccer player who currently plays for San Jose Earthquakes in Major League Soccer.-Youth and College:...
(born 1983) soccer player for the San Jose Earthquakes of the MLS, 2010 MLS Golden Boot winner.
Wrestling
- Ole AndersonOle AndersonAlan Robert Rogowski , better known by his ring name of Ole Anderson, is a retired professional wrestler and a promoter. He held numerous NWA World Tag Team Championships with Gene Anderson, who was portrayed as his brother...
(born 1942) original member of the Four Horsemen - Chris MordetskyChris MordetskyChristopher Todd Mordetzky is an American professional wrestler best known by his ring name Chris Masters. He is best known for his tenure with WWE.-Early career:...
(born 1983) professional wrestler - Beth PhoenixBeth PhoenixElizabeth Kocianski is an American professional wrestler, currently signed to WWE where she wrestles on the Raw brand under the ring name Beth Phoenix, where she is the reigning WWE Divas Champion....
(born 1980) - Ivan PutskiIvan PutskiJózef Bednarski , is a Polish former professional wrestler and bodybuilder. He is known by the ring name Ivan Putski and was given the nicknames "The Polish Hammer" and "Polish Power"....
(born 1941) Polish-born American Professional Wrestler and Champion - Greg "The Hammer" ValentineGreg ValentineJohn Wisniski, Jr. is an American professional wrestler, better known as Greg "The Hammer" Valentine. He is the son of wrestler Johnny Valentine.-Training:...
(born 1950) - Johnny ValentineJohnny ValentineJohnny Valentine was a professional wrestler with a career spanning almost three decades. He has been inducted into four halls of fame for his achievements in wrestling...
(1928–2001) - Rob Van DamRob Van DamRobert Alexander "Rob" Szatkowski , better known by his ring name Rob Van Dam , is an American professional wrestler and actor who is currently signed to Total Nonstop Action Wrestling ....
(born 1970) professional wrestler - Stanislaus ZbyszkoStanislaus ZbyszkoStanislaus Zbyszko was a Polish strongman and professional wrestler popular in the United States during the 1920s. He was one of the most influential European grapplers of all-time, he was also among the sport’s great pioneer champions...
(1879–1967) professional wrestler popular in the United States during the 1920s
Other sports
- Jane Bartkowicz (born 1949) one of the top woman tennis players from the United States in the 1960s
- Arthur DakeArthur DakeArthur Dake was an American chess master. He was born in Portland, Oregon and died in Reno, Nevada....
(1910–2000) Grand Master Chess Player - Stefan JanoskiStefan JanoskiStefan Janoski is a professional skateboarder.His hometown is Vacaville, CA and currently resides in Sacramento, CA.He began skateboarding in 1992 and went professional in 2003. He is known for his 360 flips and his ability to skate switch...
(born 1979) professional skateboarder of half-polish, half-Irish descent, one of the most recognized pro skateboarders - Ed KorfantyEd KorfantyEdward Korfanty is a Polish-born American fencing master, U.S. National Women's saber coach, Olympic saber coach, and a former Men's Veterans Saber World Champion.-Fencing:Korfanty was a member of the Polish national fencing team from 1972 to 1984...
- fencing master, U.S. National Women's saber coach, Olympic saber coach, and a former Men's Veteran's Saber World Champion - Alan KulwickiAlan KulwickiAlan Dennis Kulwicki , nicknamed "Special K" and the "Polish Prince", was an American NASCAR Winston Cup Series racecar driver. He started racing at local short tracks in Wisconsin before moving up to regional stock car touring series...
(1954–1993) - Auto Racing Champion - Edmund NashEdmund NashEdmund Nash, originally Adam Edmund Nasierawski was a Canadian–American chess master....
(1909–2006) chess master - Billy PackerBilly PackerAnthony William "Billy" Packer is a former American sportscaster for CBS Sports and a published author.-Early life:Packer is a graduate of Liberty High School in Bethlehem, Pennsylvania...
(born 1940) sportscaster for CBS Sports - Gary StyczynskiGary StyczynskiGary Styczynski is a professional poker player of Polish American descent who won a World Series of Poker bracelet in the $1,500 Limit Poker Hold'em event in 2007. He is married and has two children...
(born 1965) professional poker player, whose accomplishments include winning the 2007 World Series of Poker - Steve KucloSteve KucloSteve Kuclo is an American bodybuilder of Polish, Ukrainian, and Italian descent. He stands at 5 feet, eleven inches and weighs 280 lbs. in off-season and 260-265 lbs. contest.Early life:He was born on August 15, 1985 in Detroit, Michigan....
(born 1985) bodybuilder
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- George AdamskiGeorge AdamskiGeorge Adamski was a Polish-born American citizen who became widely known in ufology circles, and to some degree in popular culture, after he claimed to have photographed ships from other planets, met with friendly Nordic alien "Space Brothers", and to have taken flights with them...
(1891–1965) one of the first people to publicly claim to have seen and photographed UFOUnidentified flying objectA term originally coined by the military, an unidentified flying object is an unusual apparent anomaly in the sky that is not readily identifiable to the observer as any known object...
s - Leon CzolgoszLeon CzolgoszLeon Czolgosz was the assassin of U.S. President William McKinley.In the last few years of his life, he claimed to have been heavily influenced by anarchists such as Emma Goldman and Alexander Berkman.- Early life :...
(1873–1901) assassin of U.S. President William McKinleyWilliam McKinleyWilliam McKinley, Jr. was the 25th President of the United States . He is best known for winning fiercely fought elections, while supporting the gold standard and high tariffs; he succeeded in forging a Republican coalition that for the most part dominated national politics until the 1930s... - Francis E. DecFrancis E. DecFrancis E. Dec was a U.S. lawyer from Hempstead Village, New York, disbarred for fraud in 1959, and later known for the bizarre socio-political tracts of conspiracy theories he mass-mailed to the media...
(1926–1996) conspiracy theorist and cult "kook" - Alan DershowitzAlan DershowitzAlan Morton Dershowitz is an American lawyer, jurist, and political commentator. He has spent most of his career at Harvard Law School where in 1967, at the age of 28, he became the youngest full professor of law in its history...
(born 1938) is an American lawyer, jurist, and political commentator - John Wayne GacyJohn Wayne GacyJohn Wayne Gacy, Jr. was an American serial killer, rapist and clown who sexually assaulted and murdered at least 33 teenage boys and young men between 1972 and 1978. Gacy buried 26 of his victims in the crawlspace of his home, buried three others elsewhere on his property, and discarded the...
(1942–1994) serial killer - Ted Kaczynski (born 1942) the Unabomber
- Alvin KarpisAlvin KarpisAlvin Francis Karpis , nicknamed "Creepy" for his sinister smile, was an American criminal known for his alliance with the Barker gang in the 1930s. He was the last "public enemy" to be taken.-Early life:Karpis was born to Lithuanian immigrants in Montreal, Quebec, Canada, and was raised in Topeka,...
(1907–1979) associate of Ma BarkerMa BarkerKate "Ma" Barker was the mother of several criminals who ran the Barker gang from the "public enemy era", when the exploits of gangs of criminals in the U.S. Midwest gripped the American people and press...
gang, Alcatraz prisoner - Richard "Iceman" KuklinskiRichard KuklinskiRichard Leonard "The Iceman" Kuklinski was an American contract killer. The 6'5" , 300 pound Kuklinski worked for Newark's DeCavalcante crime family and New York City's Five Families. He claimed to have murdered over 250 men between 1948 and 1986...
(1935–2006) notorious hitman, claimed to have killed 200 people - Joseph OpalaJoseph OpalaJoseph A. Opala is an American historian who documented the "Gullah Connection," the historical link between the Gullah people in South Carolina and Georgia, and the West African nation of Sierra Leone...
(born 1950) Scholar on African American history - Curtis SliwaCurtis SliwaCurtis Sliwa is an American anti-crime activist, founder and CEO of the Guardian Angels, and radio talk show host and media personality.-Guardian Angels:...
(born 1954) Guardian AngelsGuardian AngelsThe Guardian Angels is a non-profit international volunteer organization of unarmed citizen crime patrollers. The Guardian Angels organization was founded February 13, 1979 in New York City by Curtis Sliwa and has chapters in 15 countries and 144 cities around the world.Sliwa originally created the...
founder - Wilfrid Michael VoynichWilfrid Michael VoynichWilfrid Michael Voynich , born Michał Habdank-Wojnicz, was a Polish revolutionary, British and American antiquarian and bibliophile, and the eponym of the Voynich manuscript.- Biography :...
(1865–1930) antiquarian and bibliophile, and the eponym of the Voynich manuscriptVoynich manuscriptThe Voynich manuscript, described as "the world's most mysterious manuscript", is a work which dates to the early 15th century, possibly from northern Italy. It is named after the book dealer Wilfrid Voynich, who purchased it in 1912.... - Henry Earl J. Wojciechowski (aka Hymie Weiss) (1898–1926) mob boss and rival of Al CaponeAl CaponeAlphonse Gabriel "Al" Capone was an American gangster who led a Prohibition-era crime syndicate. The Chicago Outfit, which subsequently became known as the "Capones", was dedicated to smuggling and bootlegging liquor, and other illegal activities such as prostitution, in Chicago from the early...
- John WojnowskiJohn WojnowskiJohn Wojnowski is an anti-pedophile activist who has maintained a one-man protest outside the Apostolic Nunciature in Washington DC since 1998...
(born 1943) protester