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Most Famous Polish Athletes

Sports 509
Poland 2,669
7,071 JB Jakub Błaszczykowski Jakub Błaszczykowski Polish Football b. 1985
10,776 ŁP Łukasz Piszczek Łukasz Piszczek Polish Football b. 1985
12,307 SR Samuel Reshevsky Samuel Reshevsky Polish Chess 1911–1992
13,764 ZB Zbigniew Boniek Zbigniew Boniek Polish Football b. 1956
15,505 AM Arkadiusz Milik Arkadiusz Milik Polish Football b. 1994
15,793 GK Grzegorz Krychowiak Grzegorz Krychowiak Polish Football b. 1990
18,966 AB Artur Boruc Artur Boruc Polish Football b. 1980
19,894 JD Jerzy Dudek Jerzy Dudek Polish Football b. 1973
20,385 LO Ludovic Obraniak Ludovic Obraniak Polish Football b. 1984
22,021 AR Akiba Rubinstein Akiba Rubinstein Polish Chess 1882–1961
27,217 KG Kamil Glik Kamil Glik Polish Football b. 1988
31,202 RM Rafał Majka Rafał Majka Polish Sport b. 1989
32,758 WK Władysław Kozakiewicz Władysław Kozakiewicz Polish Athletic b. 1953
34,332 SP Sławomir Peszko Sławomir Peszko Polish Football b. 1985
34,437 PZ Piotr Zieliński Piotr Zieliński Polish Football b. 1994
36,083 JK Jacek Krzynówek Jacek Krzynówek Polish Football b. 1976
36,717 MK Michał Kwiatkowski Michał Kwiatkowski Polish Sport b. 1990
37,405 ŁT Łukasz Teodorczyk Łukasz Teodorczyk Polish Football b. 1991
39,712 PF Paweł Fajdek Paweł Fajdek Polish Hammer Thrower b. 1989
41,469 AS Artur Sobiech Artur Sobiech Polish Football b. 1990
41,803 KD Kazimierz Deyna Kazimierz Deyna Polish Football 1947–1989
42,943 AW Anita Włodarczyk Anita Włodarczyk Polish Athletic b. 1985
44,714 AK Adam Kszczot Adam Kszczot Polish Runner b. 1989
44,882 KL Karol Linetty Karol Linetty Polish Football b. 1995
46,972 JM Józef Młynarczyk Józef Młynarczyk Polish Football b. 1953
47,738 TJ Tomasz Jodłowiec Tomasz Jodłowiec Polish Football b. 1985
48,547 AM Adam Małysz Adam Małysz Polish Ski b. 1977
49,938 WR Wanda Rutkiewicz Wanda Rutkiewicz Polish Sport 1943–1992
50,138 GL Grzegorz Lato Grzegorz Lato Polish Football b. 1950
57,549 TH Tomasz Hajto Tomasz Hajto Polish Football b. 1972
57,836 MS Mariusz Stępiński Mariusz Stępiński Polish Football b. 1995
64,161 AB Ariel Borysiuk Ariel Borysiuk Polish Football b. 1991
64,248 RS Ryszard Szurkowski Ryszard Szurkowski Polish Sport b. 1946
64,255 ZB Zbigniew Bródka Zbigniew Bródka Polish Skater b. 1984
65,859 AJ Andrzej Juskowiak Andrzej Juskowiak Polish Football b. 1970
66,678 CL Czesław Lang Czesław Lang Polish Cyclist b. 1955
68,009 ŁZ Łukasz Załuska Łukasz Załuska Polish Football b. 1982
68,248 RM Radosław Majewski Polish Football b. 1986
68,909 PJ Paweł Janas Paweł Janas Polish Football b. 1953
69,318 KL Kamila Lićwinko Kamila Lićwinko Polish Athletic b. 1986
70,974 JB Jan Bednarek (footballer) Jan Bednarek (footballer) Polish Football b. 1996
74,696 WS Włodzimierz Smolarek Włodzimierz Smolarek Polish Football 1957–2012
78,897 HK Halina Konopacka Halina Konopacka Polish Athlete 1900–1989
78,951 WS Waldemar Sobota Waldemar Sobota Polish Football b. 1987
80,577 DF Dominik Furman Dominik Furman Polish Football b. 1992
81,285 JS Józef Szmidt Józef Szmidt Polish Athletic b. 1935
81,582 DJ Dawid Janowski Polish Chess 1868–1927
81,961 AG Andrzej Grubba Andrzej Grubba Polish Player 1958–2005
85,175 KB Konrad Bukowiecki Konrad Bukowiecki Polish Athletic b. 1997
93,268 MK Michał Kubiak Michał Kubiak Polish Player b. 1988
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Inside Poland Athletes

509 notable people in this slice of the dataset.

Through the Decades

One face per decade — the most globally famous poland athletes born in each.

Notable Births by Decade

Notable births among Poland Athletes peaked in the 1930s with 77 people.

What Poland Athletes Are Known For

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Football are Poland Athletes's biggest group — 26% of all notables (134).

Poland Athletes over-index on fencer — 35.5× the global rate.

  1. Football134
  2. Sport90
  3. Athletic64
  4. Rower28
  5. Player27
  6. Wrestler20
  7. Basket18
  8. Boxer16
  1. Fencer1535.5×
  2. Rower2822.1×
  3. Sprint1118.1×
  4. Ski817.3×
  5. Weightlifter1117.1×
  6. Athletic6413.3×
  7. Chess710.7×
  8. Sport9010.5×

City Hot Spots

Cities that over-produce Poland Athletes compared to the world average — multiplier shows how much more.