Karol Józef Wojtyla ( (1920-2005) Archbishop of Krakow, 1978 Pope John Paul II.
Roman Polanski (1933-), Academy Award -winning film director. One of his well known film is the 1974 American neo-noir film Chinatown.
Nicolaus Copernicus (1473-1543) Famous astronomer, created the heliocentric cosmology.
Adam Mickiewicz (1798-1855) Polish poet, writer and philosopher
Andrzej Wajda (1926-) Polish film director . recipient of an honorary Oscar
Stanislaw Lem (1921-) Legendary science-fiction author
Józef Pilsudski (1867-1935) Poland's Chief of State, the authoritarian ruler of the Second Polish Republic.

