Most Famous Polish Politicians & Lawyers

50 Polish Politicians & Lawyers in view out of 371

Politics & Law 371
Poland 2,669
Lech Wałęsa
Lech Wałęsa Polish Politician Born 1943
#802
Wojciech Jaruzelski
Wojciech Jaruzelski Polish Politician 1923 – 2014
#2,925
Władysław Sikorski
Władysław Sikorski Polish Politician 1881 – 1943
#5,304
Władysław Gomułka
Władysław Gomułka Polish Politician 1905 – 1982
#6,891
Bolesław Bierut
Bolesław Bierut Polish Politician 1892 – 1956
#7,593
Edward Gierek
Edward Gierek Polish Politician 1913 – 2001
#10,475
Aleksander Kwaśniewski
Aleksander Kwaśniewski Polish Politician Born 1954
#12,352
Marek Edelman
Marek Edelman Polish Politician 1922 – 2009
#13,922
Tadeusz Mazowiecki
Tadeusz Mazowiecki Polish Politician 1927 – 2013
#14,552
Bronisław Komorowski
Bronisław Komorowski Polish Politician Born 1952
#16,382
Jerzy Buzek
Jerzy Buzek Polish Politician Born 1940
#17,159
Jan Henryk Dąbrowski
Jan Henryk Dąbrowski Polish Statesman 1755 – 1818
#19,399
Wincenty Witos
Wincenty Witos Polish Politician 1874 – 1945
#21,251
Hugo Kołłątaj
Hugo Kołłątaj Polish Politician 1750 – 1812
#24,843
Hanna Suchocka
Hanna Suchocka Polish Politician Born 1946
#25,622
Michał Kleofas Ogiński
Michał Kleofas Ogiński Polish Diplomat 1765 – 1833
#28,744
Stanisław Mikołajczyk
Stanisław Mikołajczyk Polish Politician 1901 – 1966
#29,159
EB
Edward Bernard Raczyński Polish Diplomat 1891 – 1993
#32,684
AW
Anna Walentynowicz Polish Trade Union 1929 – 2010
#32,730
Piotr Jaroszewicz
Piotr Jaroszewicz Polish Politician 1909 – 1992
#37,199
Andrzej Lepper
Andrzej Lepper Polish Politician 1954 – 2011
#37,659
Pylyp Orlyk
Pylyp Orlyk Polish Diplomat 1672 – 1742
#38,608
Beata Szydło
Beata Szydło Polish Politician Born 1963
#39,387
Leszek Miller
Leszek Miller Polish Politician Born 1946
#40,276
Wojciech Korfanty
Wojciech Korfanty Polish Activist 1873 – 1939
#41,362
Danuta Hübner
Danuta Hübner Polish Politician Born 1948
#49,058
Waldemar Pawlak
Waldemar Pawlak Polish Politician Born 1959
#54,203
Felicjan Sławoj Składkowski
Felicjan Sławoj Składkowski Polish Politician 1885 – 1962
#55,852
Stanisław Kania
Stanisław Kania Polish Politician 1927 – 2020
#56,416
SS
Stanisław Szczęsny Potocki Polish Politician 1753 – 1805
#57,412
Bogdan Borusewicz
Bogdan Borusewicz Polish Politician Born 1949
#64,893
Szmul Zygielbojm
Szmul Zygielbojm Polish Politician 1895 – 1943
#74,617
Yevhen Petrushevych
Yevhen Petrushevych Polish Lawyer 1863 – 1940
#82,628
Zbigniew Bujak
Zbigniew Bujak Polish Politician Born 1954
#84,588
Adam Daniel Rotfeld
Adam Daniel Rotfeld Polish Diplomat Born 1938
#84,704
Stanisław Tarnowski
Stanisław Tarnowski Polish Politician 1837 – 1917
#90,866
Ewa Kopacz
Ewa Kopacz Polish Politician Born 1956
#95,962
Janusz Jędrzejewicz
Janusz Jędrzejewicz Polish Politician 1885 – 1951
#100,225
Stanisław Małachowski
Stanisław Małachowski Polish Politician 1736 – 1809
#103,772
Bolesław Wieniawa-Długoszowski
Bolesław Wieniawa-Długoszowski Polish Diplomat 1881 – 1942
#105,098
Hilary Minc
Hilary Minc Polish Politician 1905 – 1976
#112,512
Kazimierz Piechowski
Kazimierz Piechowski Polish Political 1919 – 2017
#116,089
JW
Jan Wacław Machajski Polish Revolutionary 1867 – 1926
#116,783
Seweryn Rzewuski
Seweryn Rzewuski Polish Politician 1743 – 1811
#117,906
Roman Giertych
Roman Giertych Polish Politician Born 1971
#118,101
Aleksander Szczygło
Aleksander Szczygło Polish Politician 1963 – 2010
#124,106
Stefan Niesiołowski
Stefan Niesiołowski Polish Politician Born 1944
#132,586
Jan Szyszko
Jan Szyszko Polish Politician 1944 – 2019
#135,886
Edward Osóbka-Morawski
Edward Osóbka-Morawski Polish Politician 1909 – 1997
#138,432
Paweł Włodkowic
Paweł Włodkowic Polish Diplomat 1370 – 1435
#139,097

By the numbers

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

Poland Politicians & Lawyers over-index on diplomat12.4× the global rate.

  1. Politician291
  2. Lawyer25
  3. Diplomat21
  4. Activist10
  5. Revolutionary5
  6. Trade Union4
  7. Political4
  8. Judge4
  1. Diplomat2112.4×
  2. Activist1011.8×
  3. Revolutionary510.4×
  4. Politician2914.6×
  5. Lawyer254.2×