Famous People with Name Zofia

Zofia Kirkor-Kiedroniowa            Origin/Culture/Country: Polish

Zofia Kirkor-Kiedroniowa: was a Polish national activist.Zofia Grabska was born to Feliks and Stanislawa Grabski at the family possession in the village of Borów. Her brothers were Stanislaw Grabski, politician and economist; and Wladyslaw Grabski, Prime Minister of Poland. Until the age of ten she attended school in her village, later moving to Warsaw. She graduated from a university there, passed the state exam for the mathematics teacher.

Zofia Mrozowska            Origin/Culture/Country: Polish

Zofia Mrozowska: was a Polish film actress. She appeared in 20 films between 1947 and 1983.

Zofia Albinowska-Minkiewiczowa            Origin/Culture/Country: Polish

Zofia Albinowska-Minkiewiczowa: was a Polish artist, painter and engraver tied to the Lvov circle of artists, and for many years the president of Polish Artists Union (Zwiazek Artystów Polskich). Born as Zofia Albinowska, she signed her paintings this way. She later married Romuald Minkiewicz, professor of architecture in Lvov and Wroclaw.She started her education in 1901 first in private schools in Vienna and took lessons from Heindrich Strehblow, and since 1902 from Franz Hohenberg and Ferdinand Kruis, later 1906-1912 in Paris in Académie Colarossi and École des Beaux Arts. Studying in Paris she was in close relationship with Olga Boznanska and received many artistic lead from her. At this time she took many travels inside France and to England, Belgium, Netherlands and Italy.

Zofia Szczesniewska            Origin/Culture/Country: Polish

Zofia Szczesniewska: was a Polish volleyball player who competed in the 1964 Summer Olympics and in the 1968 Summer Olympics.In 1964 she was part of the Polish team which won the bronze medal in the Olympic tournament. She played two matches.

Zofia Nalkowska            Origin/Culture/Country: Polish

Zofia Nalkowska: was a Polish writer.Her first success was Romans Teresy Hennert ("The love of Therese Hennert", 1923). She is best known for her books Granica ("The Frontier", 1935); Wezly zycia ("Bonds of Life", 1948) and Medaliony ("Medallions", 1947).