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Most Famous Polish Politicians & Lawyers

802 LW

Lech Wałęsa Polish Politician b. 1943

2,925 WJ

Wojciech Jaruzelski Polish Politician 1923–2014

5,304 WS

Władysław Sikorski Polish Politician 1881–1943

6,891 WG

Władysław Gomułka Polish Politician 1905–1982

7,593 BB

Bolesław Bierut Polish Politician 1892–1956

10,475 EG

Edward Gierek Polish Politician 1913–2001

12,352 AK

Aleksander Kwaśniewski Polish Politician b. 1954

13,922 ME

Marek Edelman Polish Politician 1922–2009

14,552 TM

Tadeusz Mazowiecki Polish Politician 1927–2013

16,382 BK

Bronisław Komorowski Polish Politician b. 1952

17,159 JB

Jerzy Buzek Polish Politician b. 1940

19,399 JH

Jan Henryk Dąbrowski Polish Statesman 1755–1818

21,251 WW

Wincenty Witos Polish Politician 1874–1945

24,843 HK

Hugo Kołłątaj Polish Politician 1750–1812

25,622 HS

Hanna Suchocka Polish Politician b. 1946

28,744 MK

Michał Kleofas Ogiński Polish Diplomat 1765–1833

29,159 SM

Stanisław Mikołajczyk Polish Politician 1901–1966

32,684 EB Edward Bernard Raczyński Polish Diplomat 1891–1993

32,730 AW Anna Walentynowicz Polish Trade Union 1929–2010

37,199 PJ

Piotr Jaroszewicz Polish Politician 1909–1992

37,659 AL

Andrzej Lepper Polish Politician 1954–2011

38,608 PO

Pylyp Orlyk Polish Diplomat 1672–1742

39,387 BS

Beata Szydło Polish Politician b. 1963

40,276 LM

Leszek Miller Polish Politician b. 1946

41,362 WK

Wojciech Korfanty Polish Activist 1873–1939

49,058 DH

Danuta Hübner Polish Politician b. 1948

54,203 WP

Waldemar Pawlak Polish Politician b. 1959

55,852 FS

Felicjan Sławoj Składkowski Polish Politician 1885–1962

56,416 SK

Stanisław Kania Polish Politician 1927–2020

57,412 SS Stanisław Szczęsny Potocki Polish Politician 1753–1805

64,893 BB

Bogdan Borusewicz Polish Politician b. 1949

74,617 SZ

Szmul Zygielbojm Polish Politician 1895–1943

82,628 YP

Yevhen Petrushevych Polish Lawyer 1863–1940

84,588 ZB

Zbigniew Bujak Polish Politician b. 1954

84,704 AD

Adam Daniel Rotfeld Polish Diplomat b. 1938

90,866 ST

Stanisław Tarnowski Polish Politician 1837–1917

95,962 EK

Ewa Kopacz Polish Politician b. 1956

100,225 JJ

Janusz Jędrzejewicz Polish Politician 1885–1951

103,772 SM

Stanisław Małachowski Polish Politician 1736–1809

105,098 BW

Bolesław Wieniawa-Długoszowski Polish Diplomat 1881–1942

112,512 HM

Hilary Minc Polish Politician 1905–1976

116,089 KP

Kazimierz Piechowski Polish Political 1919–2017

116,783 JW Jan Wacław Machajski Polish Revolutionary 1867–1926

117,906 SR

Seweryn Rzewuski Polish Politician 1743–1811

118,101 RG

Roman Giertych Polish Politician b. 1971

124,106 AS

Aleksander Szczygło Polish Politician 1963–2010

132,586 SN

Stefan Niesiołowski Polish Politician b. 1944

135,886 JS

Jan Szyszko Polish Politician 1944–2019

138,432 EO

Edward Osóbka-Morawski Polish Politician 1909–1997

139,097 PW

Paweł Włodkowic Polish Diplomat 1370–1435

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Inside Poland Politicians & Lawyers

371 notable people in this slice of the dataset.

Through the Centuries

One face per century — the most globally famous poland politicians & lawyers born in each.

Notable Births by Decade

Notable births among Poland Politicians & Lawyers peaked in the 1950s with 66 people.

What Poland Politicians & Lawyers Are Known For

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Biggest Most distinctive

Politician are Poland Politicians & Lawyers's biggest group — 78% of all notables (291).

Poland Politicians & Lawyers over-index on diplomat — 12.4× the global rate.

Politician29178%
Lawyer256.7%
Diplomat215.7%
Activist102.7%
Revolutionary51.3%
Trade Union41.1%
Political41.1%
Judge41.1%

Diplomat2112.4×
Activist1011.8×
Revolutionary510.4×
Politician2914.6×
Lawyer254.2×