Most Famous Polish Politicians

Poland has produced 339 notable politicians throughout history, led by Lech Wałęsa. Rankings are drawn from a cross-verified academic dataset of 152,953 people.

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LW
Lech Wałęsa Polish Politician Born 1943
# 802
WJ
Wojciech Jaruzelski Polish Politician 1923 – 2014
# 2,925
WS
Władysław Sikorski Polish Politician 1881 – 1943
# 5,304
WG
Władysław Gomułka Polish Politician 1905 – 1982
# 6,891
BB
Bolesław Bierut Polish Politician 1892 – 1956
# 7,593
EG
Edward Gierek Polish Politician 1913 – 2001
# 10,475
AK
Aleksander Kwaśniewski Polish Politician Born 1954
# 12,352
ME
Marek Edelman Polish Politician 1922 – 2009
# 13,922
TM
Tadeusz Mazowiecki Polish Politician 1927 – 2013
# 14,552
BK
Bronisław Komorowski Polish Politician Born 1952
# 16,382
JB
Jerzy Buzek Polish Politician Born 1940
# 17,159
JH
Jan Henryk Dąbrowski Polish Statesman 1755 – 1818
# 19,399
WW
Wincenty Witos Polish Politician 1874 – 1945
# 21,251
CK
Czesław Kiszczak Polish Communist 1925 – 2015
# 21,460
HK
Hugo Kołłątaj Polish Politician 1750 – 1812
# 24,843
HS
Hanna Suchocka Polish Politician Born 1946
# 25,622
SM
Stanisław Mikołajczyk Polish Politician 1901 – 1966
# 29,159
MR
Mieczysław Rakowski Polish Communist 1926 – 2008
# 36,022
PJ
Piotr Jaroszewicz Polish Politician 1909 – 1992
# 37,199
AL
Andrzej Lepper Polish Politician 1954 – 2011
# 37,659