Polish Famous Names Starting with Letter I

Was a Polish architect.Józef Goslawski was born in Russian Poland to a noble Polish family. In 1891

Was a Polish architect.Józef Goslawski was born in Russian Poland to a noble Polish family. In 1891, he graduated from the Institute of Civil Engineering in Saint Petersburg, and a year later he was appointed chief architect of the city of Baku (present-day capital of Azerbaijan). His first task was to assist the local architect Robert Marfeld in designing and supervising the construction of the largest church in the Caucasus, the Alexander Nevsky Cathedral of Baku.

Is a Polish artist and singer. During WWII she worked in the troupe of Henryk Wars, giving performan

Is a Polish artist and singer. During WWII she worked in the troupe of Henryk Wars, giving performances for the Polish Armed Forces in the West (commanded by general Wladyslaw Anders). She was one of the first singers to sing the Czerwone maki na Monte Cassino. After the war she remained in United Kingdom. In 1948 she married general Anders. She starred in several movies. In 2003 a documentary film was made about her. In 2007 she received the order of Polonia Restituta.

Was a Polish actress, mise en scène, and theater director, called by some the "grand dame" of Polis

Was a Polish actress, mise en scène, and theater director, called by some the "grand dame" of Polish theater.she came from a family of actors/actresses. Her husband, Dobieslaw Damiecki, whom she married in 1940, was one; as were her children, Damian Damiecki and Maciej Damiecki; and her grandchildren, Grzegorz Damiecki, Mateusz Damiecki, Matylda Damiecka.

A popular Polish singer.

A popular Polish singer.

B. 17 September 1912, Warsaw), is a very popular Polish actress, known in Poland for her many cabare

B. 17 September 1912, Warsaw), is a very popular Polish actress, known in Poland for her many cabaret roles and monologues, as well as appearances in (mostly comedy) movies and television shows.

Was a Polish Olympic fencer. Nawrocka graduated from the Law School of the Jagiellonian University i

Was a Polish Olympic fencer. Nawrocka graduated from the Law School of the Jagiellonian University in 1945. She was a sister of Jan Nawrocki, who was also a fencer. Nawrocka is buried at Bródno Cemetery in Warsaw.

Is a Polish luger who competed in the early 1960s. She won the gold medal in the women's singles eve

Is a Polish luger who competed in the early 1960s. She won the gold medal in the women's singles event at the 1962 FIL European Luge Championships in Weissenbach, Austria.Pawelczyk also finished fourth in the women's singles event at the 1964 Winter Olympics in Innsbruck.

She was a very popular and prolific Polish singer in her youth. She spent first years of her life in

She was a very popular and prolific Polish singer in her youth. She spent first years of her life in Solec Kujawski. She graduated a Glazier Technical and Vocational school in Polanica Zdrój. She pursued her vocal career afterwards. She was promoted by Zdzislaw Górzynski who recommended her to Tadeusz Sygietynski, director and founder of the Mazowsze - Polish State Folk Song and Dance Ensemble in 1951. In 1959 Irena Santor left Mazowsze and started her solo career making first public debut in December that year. She toured many European countries giving numerous performances and earning prestigious prizes. She recorded many hits of that era, composed exclusively for her by such composers like Jerzy Wasowski, Wladyslaw Szpilman, Piotr Figiel, Wojciech Karolak a.o. In 2000 her album Santor Cafe was released,

(born 15 February 1910)[1] is a retired Polish Roman Catholic social worker.

(born 15 February 1910)[1] is a retired Polish Roman Catholic social worker.

(born Irena Kirszenstein on May 24, 1946 in Leningrad, Russia, USSR) is a retired Polish sprinter wh

(born Irena Kirszenstein on May 24, 1946 in Leningrad, Russia, USSR) is a retired Polish sprinter who dominated women's athletics for nearly two decades.

Is an archer from Poland.She competed for Poland in the 1972 Summer Olympics held in Munich, Germany

Is an archer from Poland.She competed for Poland in the 1972 Summer Olympics held in Munich, Germany in the individual event where she finished in second place. She also finished twentieth four years later in the 1976 Summer Olympics in Montreal, Canada.

Is a professional halfpipe snowboarder and pioneer. She is said to be one of the most accomplished f

Is a professional halfpipe snowboarder and pioneer. She is said to be one of the most accomplished female snowboarders in the world.[2] She currently resides in Aspen, Colorado and is 5

A Polish footballer who plays as a right-winger or striker for AJ Auxerre in France.On 28 June 2006,

A Polish footballer who plays as a right-winger or striker for AJ Auxerre in France.On 28 June 2006, Jelen signed for Auxerre from Polish First league club Wisla Plock, where he scored 12 goals in 23 league appearances during the 2005-06 season.As of July 2006, Jelen has 12 caps with the Polish national team. He was selected for the 23-man squad that took part in the 2006 FIFA World Cup finals in Germany and played in all three of the Group A games, almost scoring with an impressive shot that hit the crossbar against Ecuador. His trademarks are speed and acceleration.

(ur. 13 maja 1932 w miejscowosci Nuzewo k. Ciechanowa, zm. 9 lipca 2006 w Warszawie), sztangista, mi

(ur. 13 maja 1932 w miejscowosci Nuzewo k. Ciechanowa, zm. 9 lipca 2006 w Warszawie), sztangista, mistrz olimpijski i mistrz swiata.

One of Poland's first artzines. The mastermind behind Kirkut-Koncept (1986–1990) – a group perfo

One of Poland's first artzines. The mastermind behind Kirkut-Koncept (1986–1990) – a group performing original compositions bordering on rock song, cabaret, ethnic music and experimental. Took part in many other avantgarde Polish groups of the 1980s including: Przestrzenie (art songs), music theatre, Na Przyklad (group improvisation) and Hiena (postindustrial). Collaborates with Jaroslaw Bester, Boleslaw Blaszczyk, Marek Choloniewski, Chris Cutler, Piotr Czerny, Tomasz Duda, Joane Hétu, Tomasz Krakowiak, Jacek Podsiadlo, Raphael Roginski and Yuriy Yaremchuk. Translated into Polish Chris Cutler's File Under Popular (Zielona Sowa Publishing House, 1999). In 2000, founded Dembitzer Music. In 2004, started the Sefer Dembitz Polish translation project for JewishGen. Wrote the script and the music for the short documentary titled "Nothing remains forever" (Society of Friends of the Land of Debica, 2004).

(November 21, 1902 (see notes below)–July 24, 1991) was a Nobel Prize-winning Polish-born American

(November 21, 1902 (see notes below)–July 24, 1991) was a Nobel Prize-winning Polish-born American author and one of the leading figures in the Yiddish literary movement.

Was a Polish-Jewish satirist; 1792 at Janischok, Galicia – 1851 at Brody. The first part of his li

Was a Polish-Jewish satirist; 1792 at Janischok, Galicia – 1851 at Brody. The first part of his life was full of struggles and hardships. After having associated for many years with the Hasidim, he settled at Lemberg; and through the efforts of some of his friends, such as Rapoport, Krochmal, and others, he obtained pupils whom he instructed in Hebrew language and other subjects. This comparatively happy state lasted for only three years (1813-16). Jacob Orenstein, chief rabbi of Lemberg, having been apprised of the existence among his flock of a small band occupied with the study of secular subjects, excommunicated them all. Deprived thus of his pupils, the only means of his subsistence, he settled in the neighboring town of Brody. There he struggled for a while, until he resolved to study medicine.

Was a Yiddish language author and playwright. Payson R. Stevens, Charles M. Levine, and Sol Steinmet

Was a Yiddish language author and playwright. Payson R. Stevens, Charles M. Levine, and Sol Steinmetz count him with Mendele Mokher Seforim and Sholem Aleichem as one of the 3 great classical Yiddish writers. Sol Liptzin wrote: "Yitzkhok Leibush Peretz was the great awakener of Yiddish-speaking Jewry, and Sholom Aleichem its comforter... Peretz aroused in his readers the will for self-emancipation, the will for resistance..."

Was the pen name of Berta Friedberg, daughter of the author Abraham Shalom Friedberg and the first w

Was the pen name of Berta Friedberg, daughter of the author Abraham Shalom Friedberg and the first wife of Mordechai Spector.[1]In the 1890s, she settled in Odessa, Ukraine, then part of the Russian Empire and undertook to write in Russian. As a playwright Grinevskaya wrote the play "Báb" based on the life an events of the founder of the Bábí religion[3] which was performed in St. Petersburg in 1904 and again in 1916/7, translated into French and Tatar,[4] and lauded by Leo Tolstoy and other reviewers at the time.[5] Grikor Suni won the first prize in a contest based on the play before it and the music were confiscated.[6] In 1910 she settled in Constantinople[1] where there was a substantial Bahá'í population.[7] In 1910-11 she met `Abdu'l-Bahá, then head of the Bahá'í Faith, when he traveled to Egypt and she became a Bahá'í.

Was a prominent cantor during the Golden Age of Hazzanut. Born in the Polish region of Galicia then

Was a prominent cantor during the Golden Age of Hazzanut. Born in the Polish region of Galicia then part of the Austro-Hungarian Empire to a Hasidic family, Schorr began his career as a boy, singing soprano in the courts of various hassidic masters, notably the Rebbe (Grand Rabbi) of Rymanow.

Was a Polish-born Israeli Professor of Chemistry at Hebrew University in Jerusalem, the former presi

Was a Polish-born Israeli Professor of Chemistry at Hebrew University in Jerusalem, the former president of the Israeli League for Human and Civil Rights, and an outspoken critic of the Israeli government. Shahak's writings on Judaism have been the source of considerable controversy.After graduating from high school, Shahak served in the Israel Defense Forces (IDF) in an elite regiment.[4] After completing service with the IDF, he attended Hebrew University where he received his doctorate in chemistry. He became an assistant to the head of Israel's Atomic Energy Commission[5]. In 1961, he left Israel for the United States to study as a postdoctoral student at Stanford University. He returned two years later to become a teacher and researcher in chemistry at Hebrew University, where he remained until his retirement in 1990.

Is a Polish chess International Master and Woman Grandmaster, multiple winner of woman chess master

Is a Polish chess International Master and Woman Grandmaster, multiple winner of woman chess master title in Poland. She is also a member of the Rybka team. She married Vasik Rajlich on August 19, 2006. As of October 2008, she is the 63th ranked female ch

Polish painter, photographer, director and artistic director of PZL advertising agency. (Przybora. Z

Polish painter, photographer, director and artistic director of PZL advertising agency. (Przybora. Zaniewski. Ltd.). From 1976 to 1981 Zaniewski studied at the Warsaw Academy of Fine Arts. Until the mid 1980’s active solely as a painter but later began creative work in commercials and photography.As a painter, Zaniewski works mostly in oils and drawing media. His themes usually centre on scenes from everyday life while his earlier works are still lives, nudes and the occasional landscape. Despite changes in convention as to the portrayal of reality over subsequent periods the characteristic feature of Zaniewski’s paintings has remained essentially that of composition. His use of composition rests upon an arrangement of forms wherein every potential alteration would give rise to a break down of cohesive construction and a deterioration of harmony. As such, his paintings are not readily ascribed to any one particular requisite trend in the history of contemporary art. The key to Zaniewski’s work is not its context or its being a public medium, rather a visual sensitivity in seeing comprehensively.

A Polish professional footballer who plays as a midfielder for Polish second-tier side Znicz Pruszków.

Is an athlete from Poland. She competes in archery.Marcinkiewicz represented Poland at the 1996 Summ

Is an athlete from Poland. She competes in archery.Marcinkiewicz represented Poland at the 1996 Summer Olympics, 2004 Summer Olympics and 2008 Summer Olympics.At 1996 Summer Olympics she placed 57th in the women's individual ranking round with a 72-arrow score of 599. In the first round of elimination, she faced 8th-ranked Kim Kyung-Wook of Korea and lost 157-164 in the 18-arrow match to the future Olympic gold medalist. Dzieciol finished 33rd in women's individual archery. In team competition, together with Joanna Nowicka and Katarzyna Klata, she defeated Russia 233-229. Then in the quarterfinals, her team defeated Ukraine 242-235. In the semifinals, her Polish team lost to Korea 237-245. In the third place match, Marcinkiewicz's team defeated Turkey 244-139, winning a bronze medal.