# List of people from Kraków

This list contains notable people both born in Kraków and residents of the city, ordered chronologically by year of birth.

## Born in Kraków
### 11th to 18th centuries

* Ladislaus I of Hungary (ca.1040–1095) King of Hungary from 1077 and King of Croatia from 1091.
* Bolesław III Wrymouth (1086–1138), duke of Poland
* Władysław II the Exile (1105–1159), High Duke of Poland
* Matthew of Kraków (c. 1335–1410), theologian
* Władysław III of Poland (1424–1444), King of Poland.
* Casimir IV Jagiellon (1427–1492), King of Poland
* Vladislaus II of Hungary (1456–1516), King of Bohemia and Hungary
* Hedwig Jagiellon (1457–1502), Duchess of Bavaria
* John I Albert (1459–1501), King of Poland
* Sophia Jagiellon(1464–1512), Margravine of Brandenburg-Ansbach
* Johann V Thurzo (1466–1520), bishop
* Stanislav I Thurzo (1470–1540), bishop
* Stanislaus Hosius (1504–1579), Catholic cardinal.
* Sigismund II Augustus (1520–1572), King of Poland and Grand Duke of Lithuania
* Sophia Jagiellon (1522–1575), Duchess of Brunswick-Lüneburg
* Anna Jagiellon (1523–1596), Queen of Poland
* Hieronim Malecki (1525/1526–1583/1584), theologian
* Catherine Jagiellon (1526–1583), Queen of Sweden
* Rabbi Moses Isserles (1530–1572) an eminent Polish Ashkenazic rabbi.
* Mikołaj Zebrzydowski (1553–1620), noble
* Maharsha (1555–1631), rabbi
* Władysław IV Vasa (1595–1648), King of Poland
* John II Casimir Vasa (1609–1672), King of Poland
* Elazar Rokeach (c. 1665–1742), rabbi
* Theresa Kunegunda Sobieska (1676–1730), Electress of Bavaria and of the Electorate of the Palatinate
* Szymon Czechowicz (1689–1775), painter
* Jonathan Eybeschutz (1690–1764), Talmudist and Kabbalist
* Aleksander Józef Sułkowski (1695–1762), Saxon-Polish general
* Józef Peszka (1767–1831), painter and art professor
* Andrzej Alojzy Ankwicz (1777–1838), archbishop of Lviv and of Prague
* Carl Carl (1787–1854), actor and theatre director
* Henryk Dembiński (1791–1864), engineer, traveler and general
* Franciszek Mirecki (1791–1862), composer, music conductor, and music teacher
* Eduard von Feuchtersleben (1798–1857), mining engineer and writer
* Piotr Michałowski (1800–1855), painter
* Wojciech Stattler (1800–1875), painter and art teacher

### 19th century
#### 1801 to 1850

* Karl von Urban (1802–1877), field marshal in the Austrian Imperial Army
* Friedrich Halm (1806–1871), poet, dramatist, and novella writer.
* Józef Kremer (1806–1875), philosopher, aesthetician, historian of art and psychologist
* Ludwik Gorzkowski (1811–1857), politician, physicist and revolutionary activist
* Antoni Kątski (1817–1899), pianist and composer
* Maximilian Cercha (1818–1907), painter and drawer
* Julian Gutowski (1823–1890), Mayor of Nowy Sącz
* Ludwig Burger (1825–1884), historical painter and illustrator
* Karol Estreicher (senior) (1827–1908), bibliographer, librarian, and a founder of the Polish Academy of Learning
* Stanisław Mieroszewski (1827–1900), politician, writer, historian and member of the Imperial Council of Austria
* Władysław Łuszczkiewicz (1828–1900), painter and art historian
* Aleksander Kotsis (1836–1877), painter
* Michał Bałucki (1837–1901), playwright and poet
* Jan Matejko (1838–1893), painter
* Adam Bełcikowski (1839-1909) philosopher, historian of literature, poet
* Helena Modjeska (1840–1909), actress.
* Anton Rehmann (1840–1917), geographer, geomorphologist, botanist and explorer

#### 1851 to 1900

* Edmund von Neusser (1852–1912), internist and professor
* Josef Josephi (1852–1920), singer and actor
* Stanisław Tondos (1854–1917), painter
* Eduard Birnbaum (1855–1920), cantor
* Kazimierz Pochwalski (1855–1940), painter
* Jan Drozdowski (1857–1918), pianist and music teacher
* Arthur Giesl von Gieslingen (1857–1935), general officer during the First World War who worked for the Evidenzbureau
* Heinrich Rauchinger (1858–1942), portrait painter and history painter
* Ignaz Sowinski (1858–1917), architect
* Lola Beeth (1861–1940), Austrian operatic soprano
* Adam Maurizio (1862–1941), botanist and specialist of food technology and cultural history
* Olga Boznańska (1865–1940), painter
* Leon Wachholz (1867–1942), scientist and medical examiner
* Sigmund Fraenkel (1868–1939), chemist
* Asriel Günzig (1868–1931), rabbi
* Stanisław Estreicher (1869–1939), historian of Law and politician
* Stanisław Wyspiański (1869–1907), playwright, painter, and poet
* Saul Raphael Landau (1870–1943), lawyer and Jewish publicist
* Heinrich Nebenzahl (1870–1938), film producer
* Henryk Opieński (1870–1942), composer
* Helena Rubinstein (1870–1965), cosmetics entrepreneur and philanthropist
* Lucjan Rydel (1870–1918), poet and playwright
* Josef Strasser [de] (1870–1935), politician, journalist and Marxist theorist
* Michał Marian Siedlecki (1873–1940), marine biologist
* Rudolf Maria Holzapfel (1874–1930), psychologist and philosopher
* Rafael Schermann (1874–1943), graphologist and psychic
* Xawery Dunikowski (1875–1964), sculptor and artist
* Władysław Wróblewski (1875–1951), politician, scientist, diplomat, and lawyer
* Bernard Friedberg (1876–1961), Hebraist, scholar and bibliographer
* Mordechaj Gebirtig (1877–1942), poet and composer
* Archduchess Maria Christina of Austria (1879–1962), Archduchess of Austria
* Adolf Chybiński (1880–1952), historian, musicologist, and academic
* Henryk Grossman (1881–1950), economist, historian, and Marxist revolutionary
* Gustav Adolf Platz (1881–1947), architect
* Max Fleischer (1883–1972), cartoonist and film producer
* Leon Chwistek (1884–1944), painter, theoretician of modern art, literary critic, logician, philosopher, and mathematician
* Bronisław Malinowski (1884–1942), social anthropologist
* Tadeusz Kutrzeba (1885–1947), general in the Polish Army
* Juliusz Osterwa (1885–1947), actor, theatre director, and art theoretician
* Rudolf Towarek [de] (1885–1959), major general and commander of the Theresian Military Academy
* Stefan Bryła (1886–1943), construction engineer and welding pioneer
* Zygmunt Klemensiewicz (1886–1963), physicist, physical chemist, and mountain climber
* Leon Schiller (1887–1954), theatre director and theatre theoretician
* Salamon Dembitzer [de] (1888–1964), writer and journalist
* Jerzy Gablenz [de] (1888–1937), composer
* Stanislaus Poray (1888–1948), painter active in Hollywood, California
* Józef Retinger (1888–1960), scholar, international political activist, publicist, and writer
* Tony Goldschlag [de] (1890–1944), singer
* Henryk Gotlib (1890–1966), painter, sculptor, and writer.dnb
* Josef von Manowarda (1890–1942), operatic singer
* Moise Kisling (1891–1953), painter
* Tadeusz Peiper (1891–1969), poet, art critic, and theoretician of literature
* Stefan Banach (1892–1945), mathematician
* Roman Ingarden (1893–1970), philosopher
* Frank Linke-Crawford (1893–1918), flying ace of the Austro-Hungarian Air Force during World War I.
* Margarete Stöger-Steiner von Steinstätten [de] (1893–1969), publisher, narrator, and women's rights activist
* Ewa Bandrowska-Turska (1894–1979), opera singer and music educator
* Alice Halicka (1894–1975), painter
* Emil August Fieldorf (1895–1953), deputy commander-in-chief of the Polish Home Army
* Joseph Rosenstock (1895–1985), conductor and composer
* Jan Adamus [de] (1896–1962), historian
* Elsa Gasser (1896–1967), Polish-born Swiss economist and businesswoman
* Ferdynand Zweig (1896–1988), economist and sociologist
* Jerzy Adam Brandhuber (1897–1981), painter and survivor of the Auschwitz concentration camp
* Franciszek Hynek [de] (1897–1958), pioneer of the Polish balloon sport
* Gustav Ichheiser [de] (1897–1969), social psychologist and sociologist
* Henryk Reyman (1897–1963), football player and football trainer
* Leopold Infeld (1898–1968), physicist
* Rudolph Maté (1898–1964), cinematographer and film director
* Ludwik Gintel (1899–1973), football player
* Leon Kruczkowski (1900–1962), writer
* Leon Sperling (1900–1941), football player

### 20th century
#### 1901 to 1925

* Yohanan Bader (1901–1994), Israeli politician
* Gilda Gray (1901–1959), actress and dancer.bnf
* Itzhak Stern (1901–1969), Holocaust survivor
* Alexander Weissberg-Cybulski (1901–1964), physicist, author, and businessman
* Alexander Abusch (1902–1982), journalist, writer, and politician in East Germany
* Paul Rosenstein-Rodan (1902–1985), economist
* Ludwik Gross (1904–1999), oncologist and virologist
* Grete Bittner [de] (1905–1973), folk actress
* Wanda Wasilewska (1905–1964), politician and writer
* Karol Estreicher (junior) (1906–1984), professor and historian of art
* Jan Hoffman (1906–1995), pianist and music educator
* Edward Ochab (1906–1989), politician and general
* Georg Clam Martinic [de] (1908–2000), engineer, farmer, author and preservationist
* Adam Marczyński (1908–1985), painter
* Yoel Zussman (1910–1982), jurist and judge
* Jadwiga Jędrzejowska (1912–1980), tennis player
* Jerzy Turowicz (1912–1999), journalist and editor
* Jan Ekier (1913–2004), pianist, composer, and music educator
* Poldek Pfefferberg (1913–2001), Holocaust survivor
* Yitzhak Pundak (born Yitzhak Fundik; 1913–2017), Israeli general, diplomat, and politician
* Stanisław Has [de] (1914–1997), composer and conductor
* Tadeusz Hołuj (1916–1985), writer and survivor of Auschwitz
* Haim Landau (1916–1981), Israeli independence fighter and Israeli Minister of Development and Minister of Transportation
* Wojciech Żukrowski (1916–2000), writer, poet, essayist, and literary critic
* Ludwik Stefański [de] (1917–1982), pianist and music educator
* Aleksander Kulisiewicz (1918–1982), journalist and singer
* Michael Theodore Michael [de] (1918–1997), Israeli diplomat
* Roman Haubenstock-Ramati (1919–1994), music editor and composer
* Anna Kowalska-Lewicka [de] (1920–2009), ethnographer
* Mietek Pemper (1920–2011), survivor of Krakow-Płaszów concentration camp
* Witold Benedyktowicz [de] (1921–1997), Evangelical Methodist pastor, chief superintendent of the Evangelical Methodist Church in the People's Republic of Poland, university professor
* Andrzej Munk (1921–1961), director and cinematographer
* Czesław Oberdak [de] (1921–1945), pilot
* Bogdan Śliwa (1922–2003), chess player
* Gustaw Holoubek (1923–2008), actor, film and theatre director and educator
* Jerzy Nowosielski (1923–2011), painter, graphic artist, and illustrator
* Zofia Posmysz (1923–2022), editor and author
* Gena Turgel (1923–2018), educator, author, and Holocaust survivor
* Piotr Wandycz (1923–2017), Polish-American historian
* Roman Ciesielski [de] (1924–2004), civil engineer
* Wojciech Has (1925–2000), film director

#### 1926 to 1950

* Edward Mosberg (1926–2022), Polish-American Holocaust survivor, educator, and philanthropist
* Jan Bogusław Niemczyk [de] (1926–1990), Evangelical Lutheran theologian
* Miriam Akavia (1927–2015), writer and translator
* Siegmund Kalinski [de] (1927–2015), German general practitioner, journalist, and Holocaust survivor
* Moshe Taube (1927–2020), cantor, academic, and musician
* Franciszek Macharski (1927–2016), Archbishop of Krakow
* Bernard Offen (born 1929), Holocaust survivor and film producer
* Stella Müller-Madej [de] (1930–2013), Jewish contemporary witness of the Holocaust
* Zvi Hecker (19312–2023), architect
* Tad Taube [de] (born 1931), Polish American entrepreneur and philanthropist
* Jerzy Hoffman (born 1932), film director
* Lucjan Kaszycki [de] (born 1932), composer, music teacher, and scholar
* Rudolf Klimek [de] (born 1932), doctor, university lecturer, nonfiction author, and publicist
* Marek Mietelski [de] (born 1933), pianist and music educator
* Andrzej Trzaskowski (1933–1998), jazz composer and musicologist
* Jerzy Vetulani (1936–2017), biochemist, psychopharmacologist and neuroscientist
* Adam Holender (born 1937), cinematographer
* Zygmunt Konieczny (born 1937), composer
* Andrzej Sariusz-Skąpski (1937–2010), President of the Federation of Katyn Families
* Marek Walczewski (1937–2009), actor
* Roman Dyląg [de] (born 1938), jazz bassist
* Roma Ligocka (born 1938), costume designer, author, and painter
* Adam Greenberg (born 1939), cinematographer
* Marek Jablonski [de] (1939–1999), pianist and music educator
* Anna Polony (born 1939), theatre and film actress
* Barbara Buczek (1940–1993), composer, pianist, and music educator
* Dieter Harlfinger [de] (born 1940), classical philologist
* Karin Reschke [de] (born 1940), writer
* Kazimierz Kaczor (born 1941), actor
* Ewa Demarczyk (born 1941), singer
* Jürgen Guttenberger [de] (born 1941), politician
* Janusz Muniak (1941–2016), jazz musician
* Ivan Putski (born 1941), professional wrestler and bodybuilder
* Stefan Jerzy Zweig (born 1941), author and cinematographer
* Marek Koterski (born 1942), film director
* Janina Paradowska (1942–2016), journalist
* Eberhard Schulte-Wissermann [de] (born 1942), lawyer and politician
* Krzysztof Meyer (born 1943), composer, pianist, music theorist, and professor
* Simona Kossak (1943–2007), biologist, ecologist
* Lothar von Seltmann [de] (born 1943), writer and song poet
* Jerzy Bahr (1944–2016), Ambassador of the Republic of Poland to the Russian Federation
* Ewa Braun (born 1944), Oscar winning set decorator, costume designer, and production designer
* Józef Serafin [de] (born 1944), organist and music educator
* Christian Ohrloff [de] (born 1944), ophthalmologist
* Antoni Wit (born 1944), conductor
* Ewa Lipska (born 1945), writer
* Leszek Zadlo (born 1945), jazz musician and university teacher
* Jerzy Zelnik (born 1945), actor
* Robert Gadocha (born 1946), soccer player
* Józef Rychlik [de] (born 1946), composer and music educator
* Zbigniew Seifert (1946–1979), jazz musician
* Janusz Stefański [de] (1946–2016), jazz musician
* Jan Jarczyk [de] (1947–2014), jazz musician
* Andrzej Olechowski (born 1947), politician and economist
* Jerzy Stuhr (born 1947), actor and director
* Jan Balachowski (born 1948), sprinter
* Jan Widacki (born 1948), jurisprudence academic, professor, diplomat, and politician
* Andrzej Zaucha (1949–1991), singer
* Szymon Kawalla [de] (born 1949), composer, conductor, violinist, and music educator
* Ryszard Legutko (born 1949), politician
* Zbigniew Wassermann (1949–2010), politician and jurist
* Marek Kondrat (born 1950), actor
* Piotr Małoszewski [de] (1950–2017), geoscientist
* Johann Rafelski (born 1950), physicist

#### 1951 to 1975

* Jan Gmyrek (born 1951), handball player
* Olga Jackowska (1951–2018), singer
* Tadeusz Rutkowski (born 1951), weightlifter
* Jerzy Miller (born 1952), Polish Minister of the Interior
* Ryszard Szeremeta (born 1952), composer, conductor, and jazz singer
* Marek Chołoniewski [de] (born 1953), composer, music organiser, and music educator
* Jarek Śmietana (1953–2013), jazz musician
* Bogusław Sonik (born 1953), politician
* Marek Chlanda [de] (born 1954), draftsman, graphic artist, installation and performance artist
* Rudko Kawczynski [de] (born 1954), spokesman for the Roma National Congress
* Róża Thun (born 1954), publicist and Member of the European Parliament
* Zdzisław Kapka (born 1954), football player, football manager, and politician
* Maciej Klimek [de] (born 1954), mathematician, textbook author, and university professor
* Paul Dembinski (born 1955), economist
* Małgorzata Jaworska [de] (born 1955), pianist
* Kazimierz Pyzik [de] (born 1955), composer, double bass player, and gambist
* Daniel Stabrawa (born 1955), violinist and conductor
* Stanisław Żółtek (born 1956), politician
* Adam Nawałka (born 1957), football player
* Krzysztof Włosik (born 1957), archer
* Zbigniew Karkowski (1958–2013), composer and musician
* Piotr Lenar (born 1958), cinematographer
* Andrzej Iwan (born 1959), football player
* Jan Karaś (born 1959), football player and football trainer
* Jan Rokita (born 1959), politician
* Bogdan Klich (born 1960), politician
* Janusz Kurtyka (1960–2010), historian and second president of the Institute of National Remembrance
* Peter Sych [de] (born 1960), Australian software developer, instrument maker, and installation artist
* Jacek Wójcicki [de] (born 1960), actor, singer, artist, and cabaret member
* Jarosław Gowin (born 1961), politician and Minister of Justice
* Andrzej Kremer (1961–2010), jurist, diplomat, and Deputy Minister of Foreign Affairs
* Janusz Nawrocki (born 1961), football player
* Piotr Skrobowski (born 1961), football player
* Robert Makłowicz (born 1963), food critic, journalist, historian and television personality
* Marcin Baran (born 1963), poet and editor
* Wiesław Śpiewak (born 1963), Catholic religious priest, Bishop of Hamilton in Bermuda
* Grzegorz Ryś (born 1964), Roman Catholic bishop, Archbishop of Łódź
* Grzegorz Turnau (born 1967), composer, pianist, poet, and singer
* Ewa Drzyzga (born 1967), journalist and TV presenter
* Krzysztof Wojtyczek [de] (born 1968), judge at the European Court of Human Rights
* Mirosław Waligóra (born 1970), football player
* Paweł Deląg(born 1970), actor
* Zbigniew Ziobro (born 1970), politician and jurist
* Mikołaj Budzanowski (born 1971), Minister of State Treasury
* Marek Koźmiński (born 1971), football player
* Rafał Mazur [de] (born 1971), bass guitarist
* Andrzej Duda (born 1972), President of Poland
* Agata Kornhauser-Duda (born 1972), current First Lady of Poland and former teacher
* Mikołaj Klimek [de] (born 1972), voice actor, theatre and film actor
* Abel Korzeniowski (born 1972), composer of film and theatre scores
* Maja Ostaszewska (born 1972), actress
* Tomasz Rząsa (born 1973), football player
* Małgorzata Szumowska (born 1973), film director
* Jadwiga Emilewicz (born 1974), Deputy Prime Minister of Poland
* Dorota Siudek (born 1975), football player
* Maciej Stuhr (born 1975), actor, comedian, and occasional film director
* DJ Tomekk (born 1975), hip hop DJ and music producer

#### 1976 to 2000

* Marek Baster (born 1976), football player
* Rafał Brzoska (, founder of Inpost, (born 1977)
* Bogumił Godfrejów [de] (born 1976), cinematographer
* Piotr Wyleżoł [de] (born 1976), jazz musician
* Małgosia Bela (born 1977), fashion model and actress
* Eryk Kałuziński [de] (born 1977), handball player
* Łukasz Sosin (born 1977), football player
* Łukasz Surma (born 1977), football player
* Magdalena Boczarska (born 1978), actress
* Gromee (born 1978), DJ, remixer, and music producer
* Ludwika Paleta (born 1978), Polish Mexican actress and model
* Joanna Liszowska (born 1978), actress
* Mirosław Spiżak (born 1979), football player
* Mariusz Wach (born 1979), professional boxer
* Piotr Bagnicki (born 1980), football player
* Piotr Giza (born 1980), football player
* Marcin Wasilewski (born 1980), football player
* Maciej Iwański (born 1981), football player
* Władysław Kosiniak-Kamysz (born 1981), physician and politician
* Chris Pozniak (born 1981), football player
* Radosław Zawrotniak (born 1981), fencer
* Marcin Paczkowski [de] (born 1983), composer and conductor
* Daria Werbowy (born 1983), fashion model
* Maciej Bębenek (born 1984), football player
* Jakub Kornhauser [de] (born 1984), poet, literary critic, and Romance philologist
* Robert Kubica (born 1984), Formula One driver
* Tomasz Marczyński (born 1984), road racing cyclist
* Piotr Polczak (born 1986), football player
* Michał Pazdan (born 1987), football player
* Sandra Swierczewska [de] (born 1988), swimmer
* Agnieszka Radwańska (born 1989), tennis player
* Tomasz Fornal (born 1997), volleyball player
* Jan-Krzysztof Duda (born 1998), chess grandmaster

## Notable people who lived in Krakow or with connections to Krakow
### Until 1800

* Stanislaus of Szczepanów (1030–1079), Bishop of Krakow
* Hyacinth of Poland (1183–1257), Dominican priest and missionary
* János Thurzó (1437–1508), entrepreneur and mining engineer
* Nicolaus Cracoviensis (?–1550), composer
* Veit Stoss (Polish: Wit Stwosz; (1447–1553), sculptor
* Jacob Pollak (ca. 1460–1541), rabbi, founder of Talmudic yeshiva in Krakow
* Nicolaus Copernicus (Polish: Mikołaj Kopernik; 1473–1543), studied here
* Hans von Kulmbach (1480–1522), German artist
* Israel ben Josef (ca. 1500 – 1568), founder of the Remah Synagogue
* Joshua Höschel ben Joseph (ca. 1578 – 1648), rabbi
* Yom-Tov Lipmann Heller (ca. 1579 – 1654), rabbi
* Avraham Yehoshua Heschel (1595–1663), rabbi
* Augustus II (1670–1733), crowned King of Poland in Krakow, Head of State of the Polish-Lithuanian Commonwealth.
* Wincenty Maxylewicz [de] (1685–1745), composer and conductor

### After 1801

* Ludwik Karol Teichmann (1823–1895), anatomist
* Emil Czyrniański (1824–1888), chemist
* Napoleon Cybulski (1854–1919), physiolgist, pioneer of endocrinology, rector of the Jagiellonian University
* Maurycy Gottlieb (1856–1879), Jewish Polish painter
* Stanisław Zaremba (1863–1942), mathematician and engineer
* Ignacy Daszyński (1866–1936), Polish socialist politician, journalist, and the first Prime Minister of the Second Polish Republic
* Dagny Juel (1867–1901), Norwegian writer
* Józef Piłsudski (1867–1935), Marshal and politician
* Stanisław Przybyszewski (1868–1927), writer
* Vladimir Lenin (1870–1924), Russian revolutionary, politician, and political theorist, lived in Kraków in the years 1912–1914
* Ozjasz Thon (1870–1936), rabbi in Krakow, Zionist
* Rudolf Weigl (1883–1957), biologist, physician and inventor, known for creating the first effective vaccine against epidemic typhus
* Stanisław Kot (1885–1975), historian and politician, professor at the Jagiellonian University
* Georg Trakl (1887–1914), expressionist
* Ivo Andric (1892–1975), writer, diplomat, politician, and winner of 1961 Nobel Prize in Literature
* Adam Brandner [de] (1857–1940), Imperial and Royal lieutenant field marshal, military commander of Krakow from 1915 to 1918
* Oskar Schindler (1908–1974), entrepreneur
* Czesław Miłosz (1911–2004), poet and winner of 1980 Nobel prize in Literature
* Pope John Paul II (1920–2005), born as Karol Wojtyła in Wadowice, Bishop of Krakow
* Stanisław Lem (1921–2006), philosopher, essayist and science-fiction author
* Wisława Szymborska (1923–2012), poet, essayist, translator, and winner of 1996 Nobel Prize in Literature
* Jan Jargoń [de] (1928–1995), organist and composer
* Piotr Skrzynecki (1930–1997), founder of the Piwnica pod Baranami cabaret
* Friedrich Magirius [de] (born 1930), former superintendent in Leipzig, honorary citizen of Krakow
* Czesław Olech (1931–2015), mathematician, member of the Kraków School of Mathematics
* Krzysztof Penderecki (1933–2020), composer
* Roman Polański (born 1933), film director, screenwriter, and actor
* Maja Komorowska (born 1937), actress
* Zbigniew Wodecki (1950–2017), singer, musician and composer
* Janusz Filipiak (born 1952), computer scientist and entrepreneur, founder of Comarch
* Nigel Kennedy (born 1956), violinist
* Jarosław Duda (born 1980), computer scientist and an assistant professor at the Jagiellonian University, inventor of asymmetric numeral systems (ANS)