famous polish people

Famous Polish

people

Yesterday…Eugeniusz Bodo- he was one of the

most popular Polish comedian actors of the inter-war period. He starred in 'The Shop Assistant' and 'Is Lucy a girl?'. He was a gifted singer, who was the icon of the Polish commercial cinema. He was

arrested by the Soviets and died in a gulag.

Tola Mankiewiczówna

She was born in 1900 and died in 1985. Tola Mankiewiczówna was one of the most popular Polish actresses and singers. She fought in the Warsaw Uprising in 1944.

Jadwiga Smosarska

She was a Polish film actress. She appeared in more than 25 films between 1919 and 1937.

Today…Pope John Paul II(18 May 1920 2 April ‒

2005)He was born as Karol Józef Wojtyła in Wadowice. He was a Roman Catholic priest, bishop, and Cardinal who eventually rose to become the Pope. John Paul II was the first non-Italian pope since the Dutch Pope Adrian VI in 16th c.

„DŻEM” (JAM)

This is a Polish band which plays a rock music. It was created by the Beno brothers. Then Ryszard Riedel, the main voice, joined them. They came out in the 80s and… became famous! You can check them out on youtube.

Lady Pank

A Polish band which was created by John Borysewicz and Andrew Mogielnicki in 1981. They wrote many songs which are hits even now.

Aneta Kręglicka (born on 23 March 1965)

She is a Polish dancer and the most beautiful woman in the world! She won the Miss World 1989 contest on 22 November 1989 in Hong Kong where she represented Poland. She became the first and only woman from Poland who won the title. In the same year, she was the first runner-up at Miss International 1989 held in Japan.

Danuta Szaflarska

She is a Polish screen and stage actress. In 2008 she won an award- the Golden Duck- for the best Polish actress of the century. Szaflarska participated in the Warsaw Uprising as a liaison girl. Szaflarska was awarded the Order of Polonia Restituta, the Commander's Cross and the Commander's Cross with Star, one of Poland's highest Orders, and the Gold Medal of Gloria Artis (2007)

Jan Englert (born 11 May 1943)

He is a Polish film actor. He has appeared in more than 60 films since 1957. He has been working as the Artistic Director of the National Theatre in Warsaw since 2003.

Cezary Pazura

He is a popular Polish actor known for his comedy roles in movies such as 'The Killer, 'Boys don't cry', 'Nikodem Dyzma's Career” and a sitcom 'The 13th Police Station'. He is also a stand-up comedian and a popular voice actor.

Zbigniew Boniek (born 3 March 1956)

He is a former Polish footballer, manager and the current head of the Polish Football Association. He is considered as one of the greatest Polish players. Zbigniew Boniek was selected in 2004 by Pelé as one of the 100 best living footballers.

Robert Lewandowski (born 21 August 1988)

He is a Polish footballer who plays as a striker in Bayern Munich in Bundesliga. He was the captain of the Polish national team.

Kamil Stoch (born 25 May 1987)

He is a Polish ski jumper, a member of the national team. He won the World Championships 2013 and double Olympic Championships in 2014. He is a bronze medalist as a member of a team at the World Championships in 2013.He was the World Cup holder ! He set a new Polish record in ski jumping !

Tommorow…

Julia Wróblewska- was born in 1998, so she is 16 years old like us She is a teenage actress. Her first role was in a comedy- 'Only love me'. She is cute, isn’t she???

Mateusz Pawłowski

He was born in 2004 and is the cutest boy in Poland ! He has just started his career in a comedy series 'Family.pl'. We are counting on his talent !

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