# Polak

Polak is the Polish noun for a Pole (also in several other Slavic languages). It is also a surname. In 2020 there were over 21,500 persons with the surname in Poland.

## Notable people with the surname include

* A. Polak Daniels (1842–1891), Dutch chess master
* Abraham Polak (1910–1970), Israeli historian, professor at the Tel Aviv University
* Ada Polak (1914–2010), Norwegian art historian
* Anna Dresden-Polak (1906–1943), née Polak, Jewish Dutch gymnast
* Anna Sophia Polak (1874—1943), Jewish feminist and author
* Ben Polak (born 1961), British professor of economics
* Benedykt Polak (c. 1200 – c. 1280), Polish Franciscan friar, traveler, explorer and interpreter
* Bojan Polak (1918–2004), Yugoslav military officer, politician, and athlete
* Boris Polak (born 1954), Israeli world champion and Olympic sport shooter
* Carel Polak (1909–1981), Dutch politician
* Cezary Polak, (born 2003), Polish footballer
* Christian Polak (born 1950), French businessman and author
* Clairy Polak (1956–2023), Dutch journalist
* Clark Polak (1937–1980), American businessman, publisher, journalist, and LGBT activist
* Eleni-Klaoudia Polak (born 1996), Greek athlete specialising in the pole vault
* Elza Polak (1910–1995), Yugoslav horticulturist
* Elżbieta Polak (born 1959), Polish politician
* Eric Polak, American fantasy artist
* David Polak, American business executive and philanthropist from Beverly Hills, California
* Fred Polak (1907–1985), Dutch sociologist and politician
* Gottlieb Polak (1883–1942), Chief Rider and Riding Master of the horses Spanish Riding School
* Graham Polak (born 1984), Australian Football League player
* Hanna Polak (born 1967), Polish director, cinematographer and producer
* Henri Polak (1868–1943), Dutch trade unionist and politician
* Henry Polak (1882–1959), British humanist
* Jacques J. Polak (1914–2010), Dutch economist
* Jakob Eduard Polak (1818–1891), Austrian physician active in Iran
* Jakub Polak (musician) (1545–1605), Polish musician
* Jakub Polák (anarchist) (1952–2012), Czech anarchist and Roma rights activist
* Jason Polak (born 1968), Australian soccer player
* Johan Bernard Abraham Fortunatus Mayor Polak, Indonesian politician and sociologist
* Jo-Anne Polak (born 1959), first woman executive in the Canadian Football League
* Julia Polak (1939–2014), Argentine-born British pathologist
* Kyle Polak (born 1984), American goalkeeper
* Maralyn Lois Polak, American writer
* Marcin Polak (born 1982), Polish Paralympic cyclist
* Marek Polak (born 1963), Polish politician
* Mary Polak (born 1967/68), Canadian politician
* Maximilien Polak (1930–2022), Dutch-born Canadian judge and politician
* Minus Polak (1928–2014), Dutch lawyer, politician, judge
* Mira Adanja Polak (born 1942), Serbian journalist, author and TV host
* Miroslav Polak (born 1958), Serbian football manager and player
* Monique Polak (born 1960), Canadian writer
* Nate Polak (born 1989), American soccer player
* Paul Polak (1933–2019), Czech-born American businessman
* Patrycja Polak (born 1991), Polish volleyball player
* Rainer Polak, ethnomusicologist and djembe drummer
* Richard Polak (1870–1957), Dutch photographer
* Roman Polák (born 1986), Czech ice hockey player
* Ryszard Polak (1959–2017), Polish footballer
* Sacha Polak (born 1982), Dutch film director
* Sjaak Polak (born 1976), Dutch footballer
* Stuart Polak, Baron Polak (born 1961), British politician and member of the House of Lords
* Tadeusz Polak (born 1944), Polish footballer
* Tyler Polak (born 1992), American soccer player
* Vojtěch Polák (born 1985), Czech ice hockey player
* Wim Polak (1924–1999), Dutch politician
* Wojciech Polak (born 1964), Roman Catholic archbishop of Gniezno, Poland
* Vasek Polak (1914–1997), Czech race car driver and racing team owner
* Željko Polak (born 1976), Bosnian-Herzegovinian footballer