List of Polish Americans (896 items)report

• Leon M. Goldstein (died 1999), President of Kingsborough Community College, and acting Chancellor of the City University of New York (Academics)

• Joseph S. Murphy (1933–1998), President of Queens College, President of Bennington College, and Chancellor of the City University of New York (Academics)

• Nick Adams (1931–1968), film actor; mother was of Polish descent
  
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• Grant Aleksander (born 1959), film and daytime actor, Guiding Light
  
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• Pico Alexander (born 1991), actor; parents are Polish immigrants
  
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• Anna Anka (born 1971), actress, model, and author
  
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• Stanley Andrews (1891–1969), TV/radio actor
  
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• David Arquette (born 1971), actor, director, screenwriter; mother (née Nowak) was of Polish Jewish and Russian Jewish descent
  
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• Rosanna Arquette (born 1959), actress, director, producer; mother (née Nowak) was of Polish Jewish and Russian Jewish descent
  
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• Jacob Artist (born 1992), actor, singer, and dancer; mother is of Polish descent
  
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• Joe Augustyn (born 1952), screenwriter, movie producer
  
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• Jake T. Austin (born 1994), actor; father is of part Polish descent
  
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• Carroll Baker (born 1931), film actress and author; father of Polish ancestry
  
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• Christine Baranski (born 1952), actress
  
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• Kristen Bell (born 1980), film/television actress (Veronica Mars), mother is of Polish descent
  
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• Maria Bello (born 1967), actress (A History of Violence, Thank You for Smoking, The Cooler); mother is of Polish descent
  
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• Brian Benben (born 1956), television actor; father was of Polish descent
  
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• Jack Benny (1894–1974), comedian, vaudevillian, and actor for radio, television, and film; of Polish Jewish descent
  
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• Carlos Bernard (né Carlos Bernard Papierski; born 1962), actor (24)
  
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• Craig Bierko (born 1964), actor and singer; father has Polish ancestry
  
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• Rebecca Black (born 1997), singer, father of partial Polish descent
  
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• Marc Blucas (born 1972), actor; paternal grandfather of Polish descent
  
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• Jon Bon Jovi (born 1962), singer, songwriter, actor, producer, and philanthropist; maternal grandfather of Polish descent
  
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• Alex Borstein (born 1971), actress, voice actress, writer, and comedian; of Polish Jewish descent
  
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• Lisa Boyle (born 1968), actress and model; of part Polish descent
  
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• Andrew Bryniarski (born 1969), actor and bodybuilder; father of Polish descent
  
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• Amanda Bynes (born 1986), actress and comedian; paternal grandmother was of Polish descent
  
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• Liz Cackowski (born 1975), comedy writer and actress; of part Polish descent
  
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• Nicolas Cage (born 1964), actor; maternal grandmother was of Polish descent (surname Siputa)
  
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• Bobby Campo (born 1983), actor; paternal grandmother of Polish descent
  
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• Steve Carell (born 1962), actor; mother of Polish descent
  
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• Jessica Cauffiel (born 1976), actress and singer; paternal grandmother of Polish ancestry
  
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• Jennifer Connelly (born 1970), Academy Award-winning actress; her mother was of Russian Jewish and Polish Jewish descent
  
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• Robert Conrad (born 1935; né Conrad Robert Falk), film and television actor; Polish on father (Leonard Falkowski)'s side
  
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• D.J. Cotrona (born 1980), actor; mother of half Polish descent
  
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• Elżbieta Czyżewska (1938–2010), Polish-born award-winning theater, film and TV actress
  
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• Larry David (born 1947), comedian, writer, actor, director, and television producer; mother was of Polish descent.
  
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• Jenna Dewan-Tatum (born 1980), actress, model, and dancer; paternal grandmother of Polish descent
  
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• Janice Dickinson (born 1955), model/reality television star; mother was of Polish descent
  
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• Dagmara Dominczyk (born 1976), Polish-born American actress; sister of Marika Dominczyk
  
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• Marika Dominczyk (born 1980), Polish-born American actress; sister of Dagmara Dominczyk
  
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• Anne Dudek (born 1975), television actress (Mad Men, House M.D.)
  
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• David Duchovny (born 1960), actor, paternal grandmother of Polish Jewish ancestry
  
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• Alexis Dziena (born 1984), film and television actress (When in Rome), of part Polish descent
  
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• George Dzundza (born 1945), actor, of part Polish descent
  
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• Zac Efron (born 1987), actor, paternal grandfather was the son of Polish Jewish parents
  
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• Jesse Eisenberg (born 1983), actor, of Polish Jewish and Ukrainian Jewish descent
  
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• Linda Emond (born 1959), actress; paternal grandmother was of Polish descent
  
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• Briana Evigan (born 1986), actress; of part Polish descent
  
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• Peter Falk (1927–2011), actor; of Polish Jewish descen
  
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• Jason David Frank (born 1973), actor and mixed martial artist; mother of half Polish descent
  
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• Johnny Galecki (born 1975), actor; father of Polish descent
  
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• Arlene Golonka (born 1936), actress
  
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• Katerina Graham (born 1989), actress (Vampire Diaries), mother of Polish Jewish and Russian Jewish descent
  
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• Gilda Gray (1901–1959), actress and dancer
  
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• Ari Graynor (born 1983), actress; father of Polish descent
  
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• Alice Greczyn (born 1986), actress
  
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• Kim Greist (born 1958), actress; Polish maternal grandmother
  
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• Zach Grenier (born 1954), actor; mother of Polish descent
  
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• Sasha Grey (born 1988), actress; maternal great-grandfather of Polish descent
  
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• Khrystyne Haje (born 1968), actress
  
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• Chelsea Handler (born 1975), actress and comedian; maternal great-grandmother of Polish origin
  
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• Marilu Henner (born 1952), television actress (Taxi) and health book author; father was of Polish descent
  
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• John Hodiak (1914–1955), film actor
  
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• Bonnie Hunt (born 1961), Golden Globe- and Emmy Award-nominated actress, comedian, writer, director, television producer and daytime television host, maternal grandparents were Polish
  
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• Ryan Hurst (born 1976), actor; mother of Polish descent
  
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• Scarlett Johansson (born 1984), actress (Lost in Translation); mother is of Polish Jewish descent
  
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• Jake Johnson (born 1978), actor; maternal grandmother, Lucille/Lucy Kopacz, was of Polish descent
  
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• JoJo (born 1990), singer and actress; maternal grandmother of Polish origin
  
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• Angelina Jolie (born 1975), Acedemy Award-winning film actress; mother was approximately 1 quarter Polish
  
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• Jane Kaczmarek (born 1955), actress (Malcolm in the Middle)
  
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• Nina Kaczorowski (born 1975), actress, stunt woman, model and dancer
  
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• Vincent Kartheiser (born 1979), actor; maternal great-grandmother was Polish, from Błonie
  
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• Harvey Keitel (born 1939), Academy Award-nominated actor, of Polish Jewish and Romanian Jewish descent
  
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• Ted Knight (1923–1986), Emmy Award-winning film and television actor (The Mary Tyler Moore Show, Too Close for Comfort)
  
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• Kristof Konrad (born 1962), TV and film actor (Red Sparrow, House of Cards)
  
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• Camille Kostek (born 1992), actress and model
  
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• Mitchell Kowal (1915–1971), film actor
  
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• Linda Kozlowski (born 1958), film actress (Crocodile Dundee)
  
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• Jane Krakowski (born 1968), film, stage and television actress (Ally McBeal, 30 Rock); winner of the 2003 Tony Award; of three quarters Polish descent
  
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• John Krasinski (born 1979), TV and film actor (The Office); of half Polish and half Irish descent
  
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• Lisa Kudrow (born 1963), actress, of Polish Jewish and Belarusian Jewish descent
  
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• Shia LaBeouf (born 1986), actor, voice actor, and comedian, mother is of Polish Jewish and Russian Jewish descent
  
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• Lisa Lampanelli (born 1961), comedian and actress; maternal grandfather, Stanley Velgot, of Polish descent
  
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• Carole Landis (1919–1948), film actress; mother was of Polish descent and father of Norwegian descent
  
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• Joe Lando (born 1961), TV and film actor (Dr. Quinn, Medicine Woman)
  
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• Matt Lanter (born 1983), actor and model; of part Polish descent
  
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• Téa Leoni (born 1966), film and TV actress; paternal grandmother was of Polish descent
  
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• Logan Lerman (born 1992), actor; his maternal grandfather was a Polish Jewish immigrant, and the rest of Logan's ancestry is Russian Jewish, Lithuanian Jewish, and other Polish Jewish
  
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• Justin Long (born 1978), film and television actor; his mother, former Broadway actress Wendy Lesniak, is of half Polish descent
  
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• Josh Lucas (born 1971), actor
  
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• Eric Mabius (born 1971), TV and film actor (Ugly Betty, The Crow), mother is of Polish descent
  
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• Rose Marie (1923-2017), TV and film actress (The Dick Van Dyke Show); mother of Polish heritage and father of Italian descent
  
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• Ross Martin (1920–1981), Polish Jewish immigrant, TV and film actor (Wild Wild West)
  
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• Joseph Mazzello (born 1983), actor; maternal grandfather of Polish descent
  
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• Jenny McCarthy (born 1972), actress and comedian; mother of part Polish descent
  
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• Izabella Miko (born 1981), Polish-American actress and dancer
  
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• Patrycja Mikula (born 1983), also known as Patricia Mikula, model and Playboy Cybergirl
  
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• Wentworth Miller (born 1972), actor, model, screenwriter, and producer; maternal great-grandmother, Florence Busczniewicz, of Polish descent
  
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• Christopher Mintz-Plasse (born 1989), actor; paternal grandmother, Joan Stolarczyk, was of Polish descent
  
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• Helena Modjeska (1840–1909), Polish-born actress who specialized in Shakespearean roles
  
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• Cameron Monaghan (born 1993), actor and model; mother of part Polish descent
  
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• Kyle Mooney (born 1984), actor and comedian; maternal great-grandfather of Polish descent
  
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• Zero Mostel (1915–1977), actor of stage and screen, of Polish Jewish descent
  
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• Pola Negri (1897–1987), Polish film actress who achieved notoriety as a femme fatale in silent films between the 1910s and 1930s
  
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• Paul Newman (1925–2008), actor; of Polish Jewish/Hungarian Jewish (paternal) and Slovak Catholic (maternal) descent
  
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• Jerry O'Connell (born 1974), TV and film actor; maternal grandfather was of Polish descent
  
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• Jodi Lyn O'Keefe (born 1978), actress and model; of part Polish descent
  
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• Jerry Orbach (1935–2004), Tony Award-winning stage, film, musical theatre and television actor and singer; mother was of Polish-Lithuanian Roman Catholic background; father was a German Jewish immigrant
  
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• Frank Oz (born 1944), British-born American film director, actor and puppeteer, father was a Polish Jew
  
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• Joanna Pacuła (born 1957), Polish-born actress
  
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• Jared Padalecki (born 1982), actor (Gilmore Girls, Supernatural); father is of Polish descent
  
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• Adrianne Palicki (born 1983), actress; paternal grandfather of Polish descent
  
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• Gwyneth Paltrow (born 1972), actress; paternal family were Jewish immigrants from Belarus and Poland; grandfather's surname was "Paltrowicz"
  
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• Annie Parisse (born 1975), actress; father of part Polish descent
  
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• James Penzi (born 1952), playwright, screenwriter, poet; mother is Polish
  
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• Mary Kay Place (born 1947), actress and singer; Polish maternal great-grandmother
  
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• Stefanie Powers (born 1942), actress and singer; mother was of Polish descent
  
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• Beata Pozniak (born 1960), Polish-born actress, film director, painter, fashion model and activist who is now based out of the United States (Babylon 5, JFK)
  
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• Robert Prosky (1930–2008), TV and film actor (Hill Street Blues)
  
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• Danny Pudi (born 1979), TV actor; mother is of Polish descent
  
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• Maggie Q (born 1979), model and actress (Nikita, Mission: Impossible III, Die Hard 4.0); father is of Irish and Polish descent
  
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• Jack Quaid (born 1992), actor; maternal grandfather of Polish ancestry
  
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• Emily Ratajkowski (born 1991), actress and model; paternal grandfather was of Polish (Catholic) descent, maternal grandfather was a Polish Jewish immigrant
  
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• John Ratzenberger (born 1947), TV actor (Cheers), mother was of Polish descent
  
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• Dana Reeve (1961–2006), actress, singer, and activist for disability causes; paternal grandmother of Polish descent
  
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• Scott Rogowsky (born 1984), comedian and the primary host of HQ Trivia.
  
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• Ronda Rousey (born 1987), MMA fighter and actress; of part Polish descent
  
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• Eli Roth (born 1972), film director, producer, writer and actor, of Polish Jewish, Russian Jewish, and Austrian Jewish descent
  
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• Paul Rudd (born 1969), actor, of Polish Jewish and Russian Jewish descent
  
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• Amy Ryan (born 1969), actress, born Amy Beth Dziewiontkowski; of part Polish descent
  
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• Meg Ryan (born 1961), née Hyra, actress, Polish ancestry on her father's side
  
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• Thomas Sadoski (born 1976), actor; paternal grandfather of Polish descent
  
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• Jonathan Sadowski (born 1979), actor of Polish and Italian descent
  
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• Fred Savage (born 1976), actor (The Wonder Years), of Polish Jewish and Russian Jewish descent
  
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• Rob Schneider (born 1963), actor, comedian, screenwriter, and director; father was of Polish Jewish and Russian Jewish descent
  
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• Liev Schreiber (born 1967), film and stage actor, mother is of Polish Jewish descent
  
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• Chloë Sevigny (born 1974), film actress and model; mother is of Polish descent
  
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• Atticus Shaffer (born 1998), actor; maternal grandmother, Wanda Mary Jankowski, of Polish descent
  
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• Casey Siemaszko (born 1961), film/television actor, Polish father
  
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• Nina Siemaszko (born 1970), film/television actress, Polish father
  
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• Joseph Sikora (born 1976), Polish-American actor (Boardwalk Empire, The Heart, She Holler, Power)
  
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• Bill Smitrovich (born 1947), actor
  
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• Leelee Sobieski (born 1982), actress, father is of partial Polish descent
  
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• Olga Sosnovska (born 1972), Polish-born TV and soap opera actress (All My Children)
  
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• Martin Starr (born 1982), actor; maternal great-grandmother, Mary H. Krzyzanowski, of Polish descent
  
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• Ben Stiller (born 1965), actor, father is of Polish Jewish descent
  
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• Gloria Swanson (1899–1983), actress (best known for Sunset Boulevard); mother, Adelaide Klainowksi, was of part Polish descent
  
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• Loretta Swit (born 1937), musical theatre and television actress (M*A*S*H)
  
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• Keith Szarabajka (born 1952), TV and film actor
  
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• Eric Szmanda (born 1975), TV actor (CSI), of part Polish descent
  
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• Carly Tamborski (born 1989), actress; father of Polish descent
  
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• Christine Taylor (born 1971), actress; of part Polish descent
  
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• Miles Teller (born 1987), actor; paternal great-grandmother, Catherine Stancavage, was of Polish descent
  
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• Meghan Trainor (born 1993), singer and actress; maternal grandfather of Polish descent
  
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• Alan Tudyk (born 1971), TV, film and stage actor; father of Polish descent
  
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• Liv Tyler (born 1977), actress and model; paternal great-grandfather was a Polish immigrant
  
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• Tom Tyler (1903–1954), film actor (Adventures of Captain Marvel)
  
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• James Urbaniak (born 1963), film, television and theatre actor
  
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• Travis Van Winkle (born 1982), actor; maternal grandmother of Polish descent
  
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• Michael Vartan (born 1968), film and television actor; mother is a Jewish immigrant from Poland
  
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• Jean Wallace (1923–1990), film actress
  
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• Eli Wallach (1915–2014), actor, of Polish Jewish descent
  
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• Devon Werkheiser (born 1991), actor; maternal great-grandmother was of Polish descent
  
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• Paul Wesley (born 1982), actor, born Paweł Tomasz Wasilewski to Polish parents (Fallen, The Vampire Diaries)
  
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• Steve Wilkos (born 1964), TV host
  
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• Alicia Witt (born 1975), actress, singer, songwriter, and pianist (paternal great-grandfather of Polish ancestry)
  
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• Pia Zadora (born 1954), actress and singer; mother was of Polish descent
  
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• Henry Zebrowski (born 1984), actor and comedian; grandfather was Polish immigrant
  
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• Maddie Ziegler (born 2002), actress and dancer; of partial Polish descent
  
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• Madeline Zima (born 1985), actress; maternal grandfather of Polish ancestry
  
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• Vanessa Zima (born 1986), actress; maternal grandfather of Polish ancestry
  
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• Yvonne Zima (born 1989), actress; maternal grandfather of Polish ancestry
  
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• Sheri Moon Zombie (born 1970), actress; mother of Polish descent
  
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• Daphne Zuniga (born 1962), actress; maternal grandfather of Polish descent
  
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• Chris Zylka (born 1985), actor; maternal grandfather of Polish descent
  
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• John S. Flizikowski (1868–1934), prominent Chicago architect
  
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• Frank Gehry (born 1929), Canadian-born of Polish Jewish descent; California architect
  
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• Norman Jaffe (1932–1993), architect widely noted for his contemporary residential architecture
  
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• Daniel Libeskind (born 1946), Polish-born architect
  
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• Elizabeth Plater-Zyberk (born 1950), Polish American leader of the New Urbanism movement
  
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• Witold Rybczynski (born 1943), Scottish-born architect, author and professor; later based in Canada and the United States
  
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• Richard Anuszkiewicz (born 1930), painter, sculptor, and printmaker
  
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• Joseph Bakos (aka Jozef Bakos; 1891–1977), Southwestern artist
  
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• Władysław T. Benda (1873–1948), painter and illustrator
  
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• Hedwig Gorski (born 1949), performance poet and avant-garde artist
  
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• Frank Kozik, graphic artist who has worked with Nirvana, Pearl Jam, Stone Temple Pilots, the Red Hot Chili Peppers, Melvins, The Offspring and Butthole Surfers; runs Man's Ruin Records
  
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• Tamara de Lempicka (1898–1980), art deco artist
  
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• Jan Lorenc (born 1954), photographer and designer
  
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• Jozef Mazur (1897–1970), painter and stained glass artist
  
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• Rafał Olbiński (born 1945), artist
  
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• Ed Paschke (1939–2004), artist
  
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• Miroslaw Rogala (born 1954), video artist
  
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• Theodore Roszak (1907–1981), sculptor
  
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• Jan Sawka (1946–2012), painter, sculptor, printmaker, stage design, and set design
  
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• Kesha Sebert (born 1987), singer
  
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• David Seymour (1911–1956), Polish-born photographer and photojournalist
  
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• Julian Stanczak (born 1928), painter
  
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• Stanisław Szukalski (1893–1987), painter, sculptor and pseudoscientific historian
  
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• Arthur Szyk (1894–1951), political cartoonist
  
  (Artists) (Arts and entertainment)

• Jack Tworkov (1900–1982), painter
  
  (Artists) (Arts and entertainment)

• Piotr Uklański, artist and photographer
  
  (Artists) (Arts and entertainment)

• Max Weber (1881–1961), Polish-born Expressionist painter
  
  (Artists) (Arts and entertainment)

• Jurek Wajdowicz (born 1951), photographer, artist and graphic designer
  
  (Artists) (Arts and entertainment)

• Krzysztof Wodiczko (born 1943), artist
  
  (Artists) (Arts and entertainment)

• Korczak Ziolkowski (1908–1982), sculptor of Crazy Horse Memorial
  
  (Artists) (Arts and entertainment)

• George Adamski (1891–1965), author
  
  (Authors) (Arts and entertainment)

• Douglas Blazek (born 1941), poet and editor
  
  (Authors) (Arts and entertainment)

• Charles Bukowski (1920–1994), writer
  
  (Authors) (Arts and entertainment)

• Virginia C. Bulat (1938–1986), author and historian
  
  (Authors) (Arts and entertainment)

• Mark Z. Danielewski (born 1966), author (House of Leaves)
  
  (Authors) (Arts and entertainment)

• Stuart Dybek (born 1942), poet, writer
  
  (Authors) (Arts and entertainment)

• Marie Ferrarella (born 1948), author
  
  (Authors) (Arts and entertainment)

• Hedwig Gorski (born 1949), performance poet, avant-garde artist
  
  (Authors) (Arts and entertainment)

• John Guzlowski (born 1948), poet/novelist/essayist, author (Echoes of Tattered Tongues, Suitcase Charlie)
  
  (Authors) (Arts and entertainment)

• Chuck Klosterman (born 1972), author with German and Polish ancestry
  
  (Authors) (Arts and entertainment)

• Lelord Kordel (1904–2001), author of books on nutrition and healthy living
  
  (Authors) (Arts and entertainment)

• Jerzy Kosinski (1933–1991), novelist
  
  (Authors) (Arts and entertainment)

• Chris Kuzneski (born 1969), best-selling author of multiple thrillers (Sign of the Cross, The Lost Throne)
  
  (Authors) (Arts and entertainment)

• Richard C. Lukas (born 1937), author, historian and freelance writer
  
  (Authors) (Arts and entertainment)

• Czesław Miłosz (1911–2004), Nobel Prize–winning poet, prose writer, essayist and translator
  
  (Authors) (Arts and entertainment)

• Andrew Nagorski (born 1947), non-fiction/fiction author and award-winning senior editor of Newsweek magazine
  
  (Authors) (Arts and entertainment)

• Michael Alfred Peszke (born 1932), psychiatrist and historian of the Polish Armed Forces in World War II
  
  (Authors) (Arts and entertainment)

• David Pietrusza (born 1949), non-fiction and historical author
  
  (Authors) (Arts and entertainment)

• Julie Ann Racino (born 1953, Raçina), author and editor, specialty public administration, policy, and research in disability
  
  (Authors) (Arts and entertainment)

• James Rollins (born 1961; né Czajkowski), bestselling author of fantasy and action-adventure thrillers (Sandstorm, Map of Bones)
  
  (Authors) (Arts and entertainment)

• Leo Rosten (1908–1997), teacher and academic; best known as a humorist in the fields of scriptwriting, storywriting, journalism and Yiddish lexicography
  
  (Authors) (Arts and entertainment)

• Maurice Sendak (1928-2012), Polish Jewish-American writer and illustrator of children's books
  
  (Authors) (Arts and entertainment)

• Isaac Bashevis Singer (1902-1991) Polish-American writer in Yiddish, awarded the Nobel Prize in Literature in 1978.
  
  (Authors) (Arts and entertainment)

• Maja Trochimczyk (born 1957), music historian, poet, editor, translator and publisher, founder of Moonrise Press
  
  (Authors) (Arts and entertainment)

• Diane Wakoski (born 1937), poet and essayist in residence at Michigan State University
  
  (Authors) (Arts and entertainment)

• Maia Wojciechowska (1927–2002), writer of children's books
  
  (Authors) (Arts and entertainment)

• Leo Yankevich (born 1961), critic, editor, poet and translator associated with the New Formalist movement
  
  (Authors) (Arts and entertainment)

• Adam Zamoyski (born 1949), historian and a member of the Zamoyski ancient Polish nobility family
  
  (Authors) (Arts and entertainment)

• George Zebrowski (born 1945), science fiction author
  
  (Authors) (Arts and entertainment)

• Roger Zelazny (1937–1995), writer of fantasy and science fiction short stories and novels
  
  (Authors) (Arts and entertainment)

• Aleksandra Ziółkowska-Boehm (born 1949), academic and non-fiction and historical author
  
  (Authors) (Arts and entertainment)

• Joe Augustyn (born 1952), screenwriter, producer (Night of the Demons)
  
  (Filmmakers) (Arts and entertainment)

• Andrzej Bartkowiak (born 1950), cinematographer, director and actor
  
  (Filmmakers) (Arts and entertainment)

• Richard Boleslavsky (1889–1937), director (The Painted Veil)
  
  (Filmmakers) (Arts and entertainment)

• Mark Cendrowski, television director
  
  (Filmmakers) (Arts and entertainment)

• Shirley Clarke (1919–1997), experimental and independent filmmaker
  
  (Filmmakers) (Arts and entertainment)

• Tad Danielewski (1921–1993), director/producer; his first wife was Polish-American actress Sylvia Daneel, with whom he emigrated to the United States
  
  (Filmmakers) (Arts and entertainment)

• Max Fleischer (1883–1972), Polish-American cartoonist, filmmaker and creator of Koko the Clown, Betty Boop and Popeye, of Jewish descent
  
  (Filmmakers) (Arts and entertainment)

• Samuel Goldwyn (1882–1974), Polish-born U.S. Hollywood motion picture producer and founding contributor of several motion picture studios, of Jewish descent
  
  (Filmmakers) (Arts and entertainment)

• Gene Gutowski (1925–2016), Polish-born European and U.S. motion picture and theater producer, noted sculptor and author. Producer of several of Roman Polanski's early films. Co-producer of The Pianist.
  
  (Filmmakers) (Arts and entertainment)

• Janusz Kamiński (born 1959), two-time-Oscar-winning cinematographer and film director who has photographed all of Steven Spielberg's movies since Schindler's List (1993)
  
  (Filmmakers) (Arts and entertainment)

• Stanley Kubrick (1928–1999), US/UK filmmaker, screenwriter, producer and photographer, of Jewish descent
  
  (Filmmakers) (Arts and entertainment)

• Martin Kunert, writer/director (Campfire Tales, MTV's Fear, Voices of Iraq)
  
  (Filmmakers) (Arts and entertainment)

• Rudolph Maté (1898–1964), cinematographer and film director
  
  (Filmmakers) (Arts and entertainment)

• Alan J. Pakula (1928–1998), producer, writer and director (Sophie's Choice), of Jewish descent
  
  (Filmmakers) (Arts and entertainment)

• Roman Polanski (born 1933), filmmaker born in France; at age 3 moved to Poland; fled from the U.S. to France in 1978 due to allegations of statutory rape, of Jewish descent
  
  (Filmmakers) (Arts and entertainment)

• Zbigniew Rybczyński (born 1949), director, filmmaker, cinematographer, Oscar winner 1983 Best Animated Short Film
  
  (Filmmakers) (Arts and entertainment)

• Andrzej Sekuła (born 1954), cinematographer and film director
  
  (Filmmakers) (Arts and entertainment)

• Aaron Spelling (1923–2006), film and television producer, of Jewish descent
  
  (Filmmakers) (Arts and entertainment)

• Sam Spiegel (1901–1985), Academy Award-winning film producer, of Jewish descent
  
  (Filmmakers) (Arts and entertainment)

• J. Michael Straczynski (born 1954), writer/producer (Babylon 5 franchise)
  
  (Filmmakers) (Arts and entertainment)

• Gore Verbinski (born 1964), director (Pirates of the Caribbean (all 3 films), The Mexican, The Ring)
  
  (Filmmakers) (Arts and entertainment)

• Lilly Wachowski (born 1967), filmmaker, director (The Matrix, V for Vendetta)
  
  (Filmmakers) (Arts and entertainment)

• Lana Wachowski (born 1965), filmmaker, director (The Matrix, V for Vendetta)
  
  (Filmmakers) (Arts and entertainment)

• Albert Warner (1883–1967), co-founder of Warner Bros. Studios, of Jewish descent
  
  (Filmmakers) (Arts and entertainment)

• Harry Warner (1881–1958), one of the founders of Warner Bros. and a major contributor to the development of the film industry, of Jewish descent
  
  (Filmmakers) (Arts and entertainment)

• Jack L. Warner (1892–1978), president and driving force behind the highly successful development of Warner Bros. Studios in Hollywood, of Jewish descent
  
  (Filmmakers) (Arts and entertainment)

• Sam Warner (1887–1927), co-founder and Chief Executive Officer of Warner Bros. film company, of Jewish descent
  
  (Filmmakers) (Arts and entertainment)

• Tommy Wiseau, writer, director, and star of The Room
  
  (Filmmakers) (Arts and entertainment)

• Billy Wilder (1906–2002), journalist, screenwriter, film director, and producer whose career spanned more than 50 years and 60 films, of Jewish descent
  
  (Filmmakers) (Arts and entertainment)

• Dariusz Wolski, Polish-born cinematographer (Pirates of the Caribbean, The Crow, A Perfect Murder, Crimson Tide)
  
  (Filmmakers) (Arts and entertainment)

• Mika Brzezinski (born 1967), NBC and MSNBC News journalist and commentator
  
  (Journalists) (Arts and entertainment)

• Rita Cosby (born 1964), MSNBC anchor; journalist
  
  (Journalists) (Arts and entertainment)

• Christopher Hitchens, literary critic and political activist
  
  (Journalists) (Arts and entertainment)

• Laura Ingraham (born 1964), conservative political TV commentator/radio show host/author
  
  (Journalists) (Arts and entertainment)

• Wanda Jablonski (1920–1992), journalist
  
  (Journalists) (Arts and entertainment)

• Larry King (born 1933), Larry King Live, of Jewish descent
  
  (Journalists) (Arts and entertainment)

• John Kobylt, radio personality and co-host of talk radio program John and Ken on KFI AM 640 (Los Angeles, California)
  
  (Journalists) (Arts and entertainment)

• Max Kolonko, TV personality, news correspondent, author, producer
  
  (Journalists) (Arts and entertainment)

• Michelle Kosinski (born 1974), NBC News correspondent
  
  (Journalists) (Arts and entertainment)

• Alan Krashesky, anchorman of Chicago's WLS-TV or ABC 7
  
  (Journalists) (Arts and entertainment)

• Jim Miklaszewski, chief Pentagon correspondent for NBC News
  
  (Journalists) (Arts and entertainment)

• Carl Monday, investigative journalist in Cleveland
  
  (Journalists) (Arts and entertainment)

• Mike Royko (1932–1997), long-time Chicago newspaper columnist
  
  (Journalists) (Arts and entertainment)

• Wilma Smith (née Pokorny), anchorwoman WJW-TV
  
  (Journalists) (Arts and entertainment)

• Gloria Steinem (born 1934), American feminist icon, journalist, and social and political activist, of partial Jewish descent
  
  (Journalists) (Arts and entertainment)

• Ivo Widlak (born 1978), Polish-born international press, radio and television Journalist
  
  (Journalists) (Arts and entertainment)

• Anna Anka (born 1971), model, actress, and author
  
  (Models) (Arts and entertainment)

• Anna Chudoba (born 1978), model/reality TV star
  
  (Models) (Arts and entertainment)

• Janice Dickinson (born 1955), self-proclaimed first supermodel, fashion photographer, actress, author and an agent
  
  (Models) (Arts and entertainment)

• Katarzyna Dolinska (born 1986), model and contestant of America's Next Top Model, Cycle 10
  
  (Models) (Arts and entertainment)

• Alice Greczyn (born 1986), model and actress
  
  (Models) (Arts and entertainment)

• Jacquelyn Jablonski (born 1991), model
  
  (Models) (Arts and entertainment)

• Anna Jagodzińska (born 1987), Polish model, born in Sierpc
  
  (Models) (Arts and entertainment)

• Diane Klimaszewski (born 1971), model and one half of the Coors Light Twins with sister Elaine
  
  (Models) (Arts and entertainment)

• Elaine Klimaszewski (born 1971), model and one half of the Coors Light Twins with sister Diane
  
  (Models) (Arts and entertainment)

• Karlie Kloss (born 1992), model
  
  (Models) (Arts and entertainment)

• Camille Kostek (born 1992), model who was on a solo cover of the Sports Illustrated Swimsuit Issue
  
  (Models) (Arts and entertainment)

• Joanna Krupa (born 1981), model and actress, born in Warsaw
  
  (Models) (Arts and entertainment)

• Jordan Monroe (born 1986), Playboy model
  
  (Models) (Arts and entertainment)

• Beth Ostrosky Stern (born 1972), model and wife of Howard Stern
  
  (Models) (Arts and entertainment)

• Emily Ratajkowski (born 1991), Polish-American model who appeared on iCarly
  
  (Models) (Arts and entertainment)

• Anja Rubik (born 1983), Polish model, born in Rzeszów
  
  (Models) (Arts and entertainment)

• Mia Tyler (born 1978), plus-size model, actress, public speaker and advocate; great-grandfather emigrated from Poland
  
  (Models) (Arts and entertainment)

• Esther Allan (1914–1985), composer, pianist, and organist
  
  (Musicians) (Arts and entertainment)

• Rosalie Allen (1924–2003), country singer, songwriter, and guitarist
  
  (Musicians) (Arts and entertainment)

• Michael Anthony (born 1954), born Michael Anthony Sobolewski; bassist (Van Halen)
  
  (Musicians) (Arts and entertainment)

• Jerry Augustyniak (born 1958), drummer (10,000 Maniacs)
  
  (Musicians) (Arts and entertainment)

• Pat Benatar (born 1953), Patricia Mae Andrzejewski, rock singer ("Heartbreaker", "Hit Me With Your Best Shot", "Love Is A Battlefield")
  
  (Musicians) (Arts and entertainment)

• Eddie Blazonczyk (born 1941), polka musician
  
  (Musicians) (Arts and entertainment)

• Mike Bordin (born 1962), drummer for (Faith No More)
  
  (Musicians) (Arts and entertainment)

• Dan Bryk, (born 1970) singer-songwriter
  
  (Musicians) (Arts and entertainment)

• Clem Burke (born 1954), drummer (Blondie)
  
  (Musicians) (Arts and entertainment)

• Peter Cetera (born 1944), singer/songwriter, bassist (Chicago)
  
  (Musicians) (Arts and entertainment)

• Greyson Chance (born 1997), singer, songwriter, and pianist; maternal great-grandmother, Annie J. Kosinski, of Polish descent
  
  (Musicians) (Arts and entertainment)

• Leonard Chess, co-founder of Chess Records
  
  (Musicians) (Arts and entertainment)

• Phil Chess, co-founder of Chess Records
  
  (Musicians) (Arts and entertainment)

• Florian Chmielewski (born 1927), Minnesota musician; politician; former legislator; former President of the Minnesota Senate
  
  (Musicians) (Arts and entertainment)

• John Curulewski (1950–1988), one of the original members of Styx
  
  (Musicians) (Arts and entertainment)

• Dick Dale (born 1937), pioneer of surf rock and one of the most influential guitarists of the early 1960s; experimented with reverb and made use of custom made Fender amplifiers
  
  (Musicians) (Arts and entertainment)

• Neil Diamond (born 1941), singer-songwriter, born to a Jewish family descended from Russian and Polish immigrants
  
  (Musicians) (Arts and entertainment)

• Slawomir Dobrzanski (born 1968), classical pianist
  
  (Musicians) (Arts and entertainment)

• Henry Doktorski (born 1956), accordionist, pianist, composer and conductor
  
  (Musicians) (Arts and entertainment)

• Urszula Dudziak (born 1943), jazz singer
  
  (Musicians) (Arts and entertainment)

• Adam Dutkiewicz (born 1977), guitarist (Killswitch Engage)
  
  (Musicians) (Arts and entertainment)

• Rik Fox (née Suligowski), heavy metal bass/guitar player (Steeler, W.A.S.P); also actor and published writer
  
  (Musicians) (Arts and entertainment)

• Piotr Gajewski (born 1959), conductor, music director (National Philharmonic)
  
  (Musicians) (Arts and entertainment)

• Isis Gee (born 1972), pop singer-songwriter
  
  (Musicians) (Arts and entertainment)

• Paul Gilbert (born 1966), guitarist (Mr.Big, Racer X)
  
  (Musicians) (Arts and entertainment)

• Arkadiusz Górecki (born 1975), musician, trombonist, choir master, music teacher
  
  (Musicians) (Arts and entertainment)

• Leopold Godowsky (1870–1938), Polish-born pianist/composer
  
  (Musicians) (Arts and entertainment)

• Benny Goodman (1909–1986), jazz musician, clarinetist and bandleader, known as "King of Swing", "Patriarch of the Clarinet", "The Professor", and "Swing's Senior Statesman; of Polish Jewish descent
  
  (Musicians) (Arts and entertainment)

• Lawrence Gwozdz (born 1953), saxophone player
  
  (Musicians) (Arts and entertainment)

• Donnie Hamzik (born 1956) heavy metal drummer and original member of Manowar, of Polish descent, born Dominik Hamzik
  
  (Musicians) (Arts and entertainment)

• Josef Hofmann (1876–1957), Polish-born pianist and composer
  
  (Musicians) (Arts and entertainment)

• Mieczysław Horszowski (1892–1993), Polish-born pianist
  
  (Musicians) (Arts and entertainment)

• Frank Iero (born 1981), guitarist for the band (My Chemical Romance)
  
  (Musicians) (Arts and entertainment)

• Walter Jagiello (1930–2006), polka musician; akas: "Mały Władziu", "Li'l Wally", "The Polka King"
  
  (Musicians) (Arts and entertainment)

• Jill Janus (1975–2019), heavy metal singer and frontperson of Huntress, born Jill Janiszewska
  
  (Musicians) (Arts and entertainment)

• Sarah Jarosz (born 1991), singer-songwriter
  
  (Musicians) (Arts and entertainment)

• Bobby Jarzombek (born 1963), drummer (Halford)
  
  (Musicians) (Arts and entertainment)

• Ron Jarzombek, guitarist (Watchtower)
  
  (Musicians) (Arts and entertainment)

• Steve Jocz (born 1981), drummer (Sum 41)
  
  (Musicians) (Arts and entertainment)

• JoJo (born 1990), pop and R&B singer–songwriter; actress
  
  (Musicians) (Arts and entertainment)

• Jan Kaczmarek (born 1953), Academy Award-winning composer
  
  (Musicians) (Arts and entertainment)

• Greg Kihn (born 1950), pop musician, frontman (The Greg Kihn Band)
  
  (Musicians) (Arts and entertainment)

• Jake Kiszka (born 1996), guitarist (Greta Van Fleet)
  
  (Musicians) (Arts and entertainment)

• Josh Kiszka (born 1996), frontman (Greta Van Fleet)
  
  (Musicians) (Arts and entertainment)

• Sam Kiszka (born 1999), bassist (Greta Van Fleet)
  
  (Musicians) (Arts and entertainment)

• Pee Wee King (1914–2000), country-western singer and songwriter ("Tennessee Waltz")
  
  (Musicians) (Arts and entertainment)

• Frank Klepacki (born 1974), musician, video game music composer and sound director
  
  (Musicians) (Arts and entertainment)

• Miliza Korjus (1909–1980), Polish-born opera singer and Academy Award-nominated actress
  
  (Musicians) (Arts and entertainment)

• Adam Kowalczyk, guitar player (Live)
  
  (Musicians) (Arts and entertainment)

• Ed Kowalczyk (born 1971), vocalist (Live)
  
  (Musicians) (Arts and entertainment)

• Benjamin Kowalewicz (born 1975), vocalist (Billy Talent)
  
  (Musicians) (Arts and entertainment)

• Gene Krupa (1909–1973), big band and jazz drummer
  
  (Musicians) (Arts and entertainment)

• Wiktor Labunski (1895–1974), classical pianist and composer
  
  (Musicians) (Arts and entertainment)

• Geddy Lee (Gary Lee Weinrieb), bassist and frontman of Rush, son of Jewish holocaust survivors from Poland.
  
  (Musicians) (Arts and entertainment)

• Liberace (1919–1987), entertainer of Polish and Italian descent
  
  (Musicians) (Arts and entertainment)

• Karl Logan (born 1965) heavy metal guitarist and member of Manowar, born Carl Mozelewski
  
  (Musicians) (Arts and entertainment)

• Adam Makowicz (born 1940), jazz pianist and composer
  
  (Musicians) (Arts and entertainment)

• Marilyn Manson (born 1969), musician, artist
  
  (Musicians) (Arts and entertainment)

• Ray Manzarek (born 1939), The Doors keyboardist and co-founder
  
  (Musicians) (Arts and entertainment)

• Marilyn Mazur (born 1955), percussionist/composer/singer/pianist/bandleader
  
  (Musicians) (Arts and entertainment)

• Paul Mazurkiewicz, drummer (Cannibal Corpse)
  
  (Musicians) (Arts and entertainment)

• Robert Muczynski (born 1929), composer
  
  (Musicians) (Arts and entertainment)

• Karen O (born 1978), singer (Yeah Yeah Yeahs)
  
  (Musicians) (Arts and entertainment)

• Ric Ocasek (1944–2019), lead singer and rhythm guitarist (The Cars)
  
  (Musicians) (Arts and entertainment)

• Ken Peplowski (born 1959), jazz clarinetist and saxophonist
  
  (Musicians) (Arts and entertainment)

• Christina Perri (born 1986), singer and songwriter
  
  (Musicians) (Arts and entertainment)

• PhilliMAK (born 1989), singer; an actor; a model; and producer. He's Polish on his mother's side. He's Polish Jewish; his great grandfather, grandfather, and great uncle were in the Holocaust before immigrating to America
  
  (Musicians) (Arts and entertainment)

• Gene Pitney (1940–2006), singer and songwriter
  
  (Musicians) (Arts and entertainment)

• Poe (née Ann Danielewski, born 1968), singer-songwriter
  
  (Musicians) (Arts and entertainment)

• Bogdan Raczynski, musician
  
  (Musicians) (Arts and entertainment)

• Axl Rose (born 1962), lead vocalist for the band Guns N' Roses
  
  (Musicians) (Arts and entertainment)

• Frederic Rzewski (born 1938), composer and pianist
  
  (Musicians) (Arts and entertainment)

• John Rzeznik (born 1965), guitarist and vocalist of Goo Goo Dolls
  
  (Musicians) (Arts and entertainment)

• Richie Sambora (born 1959), Bon Jovi guitarist
  
  (Musicians) (Arts and entertainment)

• Neil Sedaka, (born 1939) singer-songwriter
  
  (Musicians) (Arts and entertainment)

• Stevenson Sedgwick, composer, keyboard player (The Phantom Limbs), multi-instrumentalist, composer Black Ice
  
  (Musicians) (Arts and entertainment)

• Jacques Singer (1910–1980), conductor
  
  (Musicians) (Arts and entertainment)

• Matt Skiba (born 1976), singer and guitarist (Alkaline Trio, blink-182)
  
  (Musicians) (Arts and entertainment)

• Ruth Slenczynska (born 1925), pianist
  
  (Musicians) (Arts and entertainment)

• Hillel Slovak (1962–1988), Israeli-American musician; original guitarist and founding member of Red Hot Chili Peppers
  
  (Musicians) (Arts and entertainment)

• Walt Solek, polka musician
  
  (Musicians) (Arts and entertainment)

• Paul Stanley (born 1952 as Bert Stanley Eisen), Kiss singer and guitarist with Polish father
  
  (Musicians) (Arts and entertainment)

• Peter Steele (1962–2010), vocalist, bassist (Type O Negative) bonn Petrus Thomas Ratajczyk
  
  (Musicians) (Arts and entertainment)

• Zygmunt Stojowski (1870–1946), pianist and composer
  
  (Musicians) (Arts and entertainment)

• Leopold Stokowski (1882–1977), conductor and composer
  
  (Musicians) (Arts and entertainment)

• Roman Totenberg, Polish-born violinist
  
  (Musicians) (Arts and entertainment)

• Thomas Tyra (1933–1995), college bandmaster, composer, arranger and music educator
  
  (Musicians) (Arts and entertainment)

• Keith Urban (born 1967), New Zealand-born U.S.-based Grammy an, ARIA-winning country music singer
  
  (Musicians) (Arts and entertainment)

• Michał Urbaniak (born 1943), Polish-born jazz musician
  
  (Musicians) (Arts and entertainment)

• Bobby Vinton (born 1935), pop singer
  
  (Musicians) (Arts and entertainment)

• Henryk Wars (1902–1977), composer
  
  (Musicians) (Arts and entertainment)

• Cory Wells, born Emil Lewandowski in Buffalo, New York; one of the three lead vocalists in the band Three Dog Night
  
  (Musicians) (Arts and entertainment)

• Carl Wierzbicki, drummer in heavy metal band Huntress
  
  (Musicians) (Arts and entertainment)

• Jack White, singer/guitarist for The White Stripes
  
  (Musicians) (Arts and entertainment)

• D'arcy Wretzky (born 1968), bassist (The Smashing Pumpkins)
  
  (Musicians) (Arts and entertainment)

• Franciszek Zachara (1898–1966), composer, pianist
  
  (Musicians) (Arts and entertainment)

• Elisabeth Hasselbeck (born 1977), co-host of The View and contestant on Survivor
  
  (Television personalities) (Arts and entertainment)

• Bonnie Hunt (born 1961), host of The Bonnie Hunt Show
  
  (Television personalities) (Arts and entertainment)

• Jenny Jones (born 1946), talk show host who hosted The Jenny Jones Show from 1991 to 2002
  
  (Television personalities) (Arts and entertainment)

• Jane Kaczmarek (born 1955), Emmy-nominated actress Malcolm in the Middle and Raising the Bar
  
  (Television personalities) (Arts and entertainment)

• John Krasinski (born 1979), actor, The Office (US series)
  
  (Television personalities) (Arts and entertainment)

• Richard "Mach" Machowicz, host of Discovery Channel's Future Weapons, former Navy SEAL
  
  (Television personalities) (Arts and entertainment)

• Charlie O'Connell (born 1975), reality and TV actor (The Bachelor)
  
  (Television personalities) (Arts and entertainment)

• Kinga Philipps (born 1976), actress/producer
  
  (Television personalities) (Arts and entertainment)

• Janelle Pierzina (born 1980), contestant on the sixth and All-Star seasons of the American version of the CBS reality show Big Brother
  
  (Television personalities) (Arts and entertainment)

• Stefanie Powers (born 1942), film and television actress best known for her role as Jennifer Hart in the 1980s television series Hart to Hart
  
  (Television personalities) (Arts and entertainment)

• Anthony Stanislas Radziwill (1959–1999), television executive/filmmaker
  
  (Television personalities) (Arts and entertainment)

• Pat Sajak (born 1946, née Patrick Sajdak), host of the popular and long-running television game show Wheel of Fortune
  
  (Television personalities) (Arts and entertainment)

• Howard Stern Radio and TV personalty
  
  (Television personalities) (Arts and entertainment)

• Jon Stewart (born 1962), host
  
  (Television personalities) (Arts and entertainment)

• Edyta Śliwińska (born 1982), television personality; ballroom dancer (Dancing with the Stars)
  
  (Television personalities) (Arts and entertainment)

• Paul Winchell (1922–2005), ventriloquist, voice actor and comedian; his grandparents were Jewish immigrants from Poland and Austria-Hungary
  
  (Television personalities) (Arts and entertainment)

• Christine Baranski, stage, film and television actress (Tony, Emmy, Drama Desk award winner)
  
  (Theater and dance) (Arts and entertainment)

• Walter Bobbie (né Wladysław Babij), Broadway director
  
  (Theater and dance) (Arts and entertainment)

• Pesach Burstein (1896–1986), Polish-born Israeli-American actor, comedian, singer; director of Yiddish vaudeville/theatre (husband of Lillian Lux and father of Mike Burstyn)
  
  (Theater and dance) (Arts and entertainment)

• Mike Burstyn (born 1945), musical theatre actor; entertainer (son of Pesach Burstein and Lillian Lux)
  
  (Theater and dance) (Arts and entertainment)

• David Burtka (born 1975), stage actor
  
  (Theater and dance) (Arts and entertainment)

• John Gromada, Broadway composer and sound designer
  
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• Jerry Jarrett (né Jerome Jaroslow), Broadway musical theatre actor
  
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• Staś Kmieć, theater and dance choreographer
  
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• Chloe Lukasiak (born 2001), dancer and reality television personality
  
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• Lillian Lux (1918–2005), singer, author, songwriter and actress in Yiddish theater and Yiddish vaudeville; wife of Pesach Burstein; mother of Mike Burstyn
  
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• Ida Nowakowska, actress, singer and dancer
  
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• Anna Sokolow, leading American modern-dance choreographer, Broadway choreographer
  
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• Zypora Spaisman, Lublin-born, U.S. stage actress (Yiddish Theatre); was midwife in Poland during World War II
  
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• Marta Wittkowska, contralto operatic singer
  
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• Karen Ziemba, Tony Award-winning actress, singer and dancer
  
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• Darius Adamczyk (born 1966), Polish-born CEO of Honeywell (Business and economics)

• Drew Bartkiewicz, founder and CEO of lettrs (Business and economics)

• Andrzej Beck (1926–2011), in 1983, he established his own firm, Eastport Trading (Business and economics)

• Nathan Blecharczyk (born 1983), co-founder and CSO of Airbnb (Business and economics)

• Leonard Bosack (born 1952), co-founder of Cisco Systems (Business and economics)

• Paul Bragiel (born 1977), internet entrepreneur and currently a managing partner of Bragiel Brothers (Business and economics)

• Maciej Cegłowski, web developer, entrepreneur. He is the owner of the bookmarking service Pinboard (Business and economics)

• Brian Chesky (born 1981), co-founder and CEO of Airbnb (Business and economics)

• Jennifer Dulski (born 1971), President and COO of Change.org (Business and economics)

• Olga Erteszek (1916–1989), undergarment designer and lingerie company owner (Business and economics)

• Max Factor, Sr., Polish-born cosmetics company founder (Business and economics)

• Tony Fadell, American engineer, inventor, designer, entrepreneur, and angel investor. Known as "one of the fathers of the iPod" (Business and economics)

• Andrew Filipowski, (born 1950), technology entrepreneur and founded Platinum Technology (Business and economics)

• Roman Galinski (1905–1974), activist, journalist and businessman (Business and economics)

• David Geffen (born 1943), American record executive, film producer, theatrical producer and philanthropist (Business and economics)

• Leo Gerstenzang, inventor of Q-Tips (Business and economics)

• Alan Greenspan (born 1926), economist; Chairman of the Federal Reserve of the United States, 1987-2006 (Business and economics)

• Joseph Grendys (born 1961/62), chairman, CEO, president and owner od Koch Foods (Business and economics)

• Ron Grzywinski, co-founder of ShoreBank (Business and economics)

• Nathan Handwerker, (1890–1974), Polish-Jewish-American entrepreneur known for creating the Nathan's Famous brand of hot dogs (Business and economics)

• Erazm Jerzmanowski (1844–1909), was an industrialist, philanthropist and patron of art (Business and economics)

• Barbara Piasecka Johnson, (1937–2013), humanitarian and art collector, who was one of the richest women in the world (Business and economics)

• Henry Juszkiewicz, Chairman/CEO of Gibson Guitar Corporation (Business and economics)

• Tom Kalinske, former president and CEO of Sega of America (Business and economics)

• Adam Kolawa (1957–2011), was CEO and co-founder of Parasoft (Business and economics)

• John Koza, computer scientist and co-founder of Scientific Games Corporation (Business and economics)

• Marcin Kleczynski, CEO and co-founder of American Internet security company, Malwarebytes (Business and economics)

• Dennis Kozlowski, former CEO of Tyco International, convicted in 2005 of fraud (Business and economics)

• Anthony Levandowski (born 1980), American self-driving car engineer. He co-founded Otto and Pronto AI (Business and economics)

• Valeria Lipczynski (1846–1930), American businesswoman (Business and economics)

• Hank Magnuski, co-founder and CEO of GammaLink, an early pioneer in PC-to-fax technology (Business and economics)

• John Michael Małek (born 1928), engineer, entrepreneur, real estate investor and developer and philanthropist (Business and economics)

• Reuben and Rose Mattus, founders of the Häagen-Dazs company (Business and economics)

• John Mojecki (1865–1951), businessman and community activist (Business and economics)

• Luke Nosek co-founder of PayPal (Business and economics)

• Edward P. Roski, real estate businessman; rated #163 on Forbes' 400 Richest Americans (2008), with a net worth of approximately $2.5 billion (Business and economics)

• Frank Piasecki, founder of Piasecki Helicopter Company, inventor of dual-rotor helicopters (Business and economics)

• Edward Piszek (1916–2004), co-founded the Mrs. Paul's frozen foods brand (Business and economics)

• Terrance A. Racino, (born 1957), manager & business consultant, national retail stores (e.g, KMART, Ames) (Business and economics)

• Helena Rubinstein, Polish-born cosmetics company founder (Business and economics)

• Lydia Sarfati, founder of the Repechage cosmetics company (Business and economics)

• Martha Stewart (née Martha Kostyra; born 1941), business magnate, author, editor, former stockbroker, model, and homemaking advocate (Business and economics)

• John J. Studzinski (born 1956), investment banker and philanthropist (Business and economics)

• John Stumpf, former chairman and CEO of Wells Fargo (Business and economics)

• Bob Stupak (1942–2009), founded Vegas World casino and the Stratosphere tower (Business and economics)

• Peter Szulczewski, co-founder and CEO of Wish (Business and economics)

• Jack Tramiel (born 1928), founder of Commodore International; President and CEO of Atari Corporation (Business and economics)

• Ted Twardzik (1927–2016), founder of Mrs. T's Pierogies (Business and economics)

• Jan Waszkiewicz (1918–2014), co-founder of Randolph Engineering (Business and economics)

• Sanford I. Weill (born 1933), banker, philanthropist, CEO/Chairman of Citigroup (Business and economics)

• Warren Winiarski (born 1928), winemaker, stag leap winery (Business and economics)

• Anne Wojcicki, co-founder of 23andMe, a personal genomics and biotechnology company (Business and economics)

• Susan Wojcicki, senior vice president in charge of product management and engineering at Google (Business and economics)

• Steve Wozniak (born 1950), co-founder Apple Computer, Inc. (Business and economics)

• Michael J. Wytrwal (1882–1970), one of the successful businessmen and entrepreneurs of the early 1900s in Amsterdam, New York (Business and economics)

• Christian Brevoort Zabriskie (1864–1936), vice president of Pacific Coast Borax Company (Business and economics)

• Sam Zell (born 1941), U.S.-born billionaire and real estate entrepreneur (Business and economics)

• John Scolvus (15th century), aka John of Cologneo, navigator (possibly the first Pole in the Americas) (Explorers)

• Sylvester Antolak (1916–1944), US Army sergeant (Military)

• Alexander Bielaski (1811–1861), Captain of the Union Army (Military)

• Leo J. Dulacki (born 1918), U.S. Marine Corps lieutenant general whose last assignment was as the Deputy Chief of Staff for Manpower (Military)

• Gabby Gabreski (1919–2002), Francis Stanley "Gabby" Gabreski was a U.S. Army Air Corps and later U.S. Air Force officer who was a fighter ace in World War II, and again in Korea (Military)

• Ralph Ignatowski (1926–1945), awarded the Purple Heart with Gold Star, Presidential Unit Citation with Star, Asiatic-Pacific Campaign Medal, and the World War II Victory Medal (Military)

• Jan Karski (1914–2000), Polish World War II resistance fighter and scholar (Military)

• Tadeusz Kościuszko (1746–1817), Polish and Lithuanian national hero, general and a leader of 1794 uprising (which bears his name) against the Russians (Military)

• Włodzimierz Krzyżanowski (1824–1887), Polish military leader and a Union general in the American Civil War (Military)

• Donald J. Kutyna (born 1933), General, commander in chief of the North American Aerospace Defense Command and the United States Space Command from 1990 to 1992, and commander of Air Force Space Command at Peterson Air Force Base, Colorado from 1987 to 1990 (Military)

• Robert J. Modrzejewski (born 1934), U.S. Marine and Medal of Honor Recipient for conspicuous gallantry in Vietnam (Military)

• Richard F. Natonski (born 1951), U.S. Marine Corps lieutenant general whose last assignment was as the Commander of U.S. Marine Corps Forces Command. (Military)

• Kazimierz Pułaski (1746–1779), Polish soldier and politician; has been called "the father of American cavalry"; from 1777 until his death, he fought in the American Revolutionary War for the independence of the U.S. (Military)

• Hyman G. Rickover (1900–1986), U.S. Navy Admiral; known as the "father of the Nuclear Navy"; first Director of Naval Reactors (Military)

• Edward Rowny (1917–2017), U.S. Army General and ambassador Chief U.S. Negotiator for Arms Control (Military)

• John Shalikashvili (1936–2011), U.S. Army general and Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff; born in Warsaw, Poland and emigrated to the U.S. as a teenager; became the first draftee to rise to rank of General and first JCS Chairman after General Colin Powell (Military)

• Frank P. Witek (1921–1944), U.S. Marine and Medal of Honor recipient (Military)

• Anna Maria Anders (born 1950), politician and diplomat (Politics)

• Mark Begich, United States Senator from Alaska, 2009-2015 (Politics)

• Dan Benishek (born 1952), physician; U.S. Representative for Michigan's 1st congressional district (R-MI) (Politics)

• A. Bruce Bielaski, director of the Bureau of Investigation (now the Federal Bureau of Investigation) (Politics)

• Jackie Biskupski, politician and businesswoman from Utah (Politics)

• Michael Bloomberg (born 1942), businessman and politician, and the former Mayor of New York City (Politics)

• Zbigniew Brzezinski (1928–2017), Polish-American political scientist, geostrategist, and statesman (Politics)

• Susan Bysiewicz (born 1961), Lt. Governor, Connecticut (Politics)

• John D. Cherry (born 1951), Lt. Governor, Michigan (Politics)

• Florian Chmielewski (born 1927), Minnesota musician; politician; former legislator; former President of the Minnesota Senate (Politics)

• Andrew R. Ciesla (born 1953), State Senator, New Jersey, Republican (Politics)

• Mark Critz, U.S. Congressman (Politics)

• Ed Derwinski (1926–2012), former U.S. Secretary of Veteran Affairs (Politics)

• John Dingell (1926–2019), former Democratic representative from Michigan. (Politics)

• Thaddeus J. Dulski (1915–1988), U.S. House of Representatives, New York (Politics)

• Kendel Ehrlich (born 1961), former first lady of Maryland (Politics)

• Renee Ellmers (born 1964) U.S. Representative for North Carolina's 2nd congressional district since 2011. (Politics)

• John A. Gronouski (1919–1996), Postmaster General and ambassador (Politics)

• Chuck Hagel, United States Senator (R-NE); U.S. Secretary of Defense (Politics)

• Kyle Janek (born 1958), Texas State Senator (Politics)

• Leon Jaworski (1905–1982), special prosecutor during the Watergate scandal (Politics)

• Mike Johanns, United States Senator (Politics)

• Paul E. Kanjorski (born 1937), Pennsylvania Congressman, Democrat (Politics)

• Marcy Kaptur (born 1946), U.S. Representative for the Ninth Congressional District of Ohio, Democrat (Politics)

• Casimir Kendziorski (1898–1974), Wisconsin State Senate (1949–74) (Politics)

• Jerry Kleczka (born 1943), United States House of Representatives from 1985 to 2005, representing the Fourth Congressional District of Wisconsin (Politics)

• Douglas Kmiec (born 1951), U.S. Ambassador (2009-2011), U.S. Assistant Attorney General (1988-1989) (OLC), legal scholar (Politics)

• Ted Kulongoski (born 1940), Governor of Oregon (Politics)

• Raymond Lesniak (born 1946), New Jersey State Senator (Politics)

• Corey Lewandowski (born 1973) Lobbyist and campaign manager of Donald Trump's 2016 campaign for President of the United States (Politics)

• Bill Lipinski (born 1937), United States House of Representatives (D-IL) from 1983–2005, representing the 3rd District of Illinois; father of Dan Lipinski (Politics)

• Dan Lipinski (born 1966), member of the United States House of Representatives (D-IL), representing the 3rd District of Illinois; son of Bill Lipinski (Politics)

• George D. Maziarz (born 1953), Republican state senator from New York's 62nd district (Politics)

• Christopher Murphy (born 1973), United States Senator (D-CT); mother of Polish descent (Politics)

• Barbara Mikulski (born 1936), Senior United States Senator (D-MD) (Politics)

• Frank Murkowski (born 1933), former United States Senator and Governor (Republican); father of Lisa Murkowski (Politics)

• Lisa Murkowski (born 1957), Junior United States Senator from Alaska; first U.S. Senator born in Alaska; Alaska's first female senator (Republican); daughter of Frank Murkowski (Politics)

• Edmund Muskie (1914–1996), Democratic politician from Maine, served as Governor of Maine, a U.S. Senator, as U.S. Secretary of State, and ran as a candidate for Vice President of the United States (Politics)

• Marian P. Opala (born 1921), Oklahoma Supreme Court Justice (Politics)

• Tim Pawlenty (born 1960), Governor of Minnesota, Republican (Politics)

• Ed Pawlowski, Mayor of Allentown, Pennsylvania (Politics)

• Gene Pelowski (born 1952), Representative in the Minnesota State Legislature for District 31A; schoolteacher (Winona Senior High School, Winona, Minnesota) (Politics)

• Władysław Pleszczyński, conservative editor and writer (Politics)

• Adam Przeworski (born 1940), Professor of Political Science (Politics)

• Roman Pucinski (1919–2002), House of Representatives, Illinois (Politics)

• Nicholas Andrew Rey (1938–2009), United States Ambassador to Poland from 1993–97 (Politics)

• Dan Rostenkowski (1928–2010), served in the U.S. Congress as a U.S. Representative from 1959–95 (D-IL) (Politics)

• Susan Sadlowski Garza (born 1959), member of the Chicago City Council (Politics)

• Bernie Sanders (born 1941), United States Senator from Vermont (Politics)

• Scott Stringer (born 1960), New York City Comptroller and Borough President of Manhattan (Politics)

• Bart Stupak (born 1952), former U.S. Representative (D-MI) (Politics)

• Richard Trumka, American labor movement leader (Politics)

• Alexander Vershbow, United States Ambassador to South Korea (Politics)

• Jackie Walorski, United States Representative (R-IN), representing the 2nd district of Indiana's 2nd congressional district (Politics)

• Aldona Wos, United States Ambassador to Estonia until 2006 (Politics)

• Marion Zioncheck (1901–1936), United States House of Representatives from 1933–36 (Politics)

• Paul Gregory Bootkoski (born 1940), Bishop of Metuchen, New Jersey (Religion)

• Fabian Bruskewitz (born 1935), Bishop of Lincoln, Nebraska (Religion)

• Walter Ciszek (1904–1984), Jesuit priest held by the Soviet Union for 23 years, between 1941 and 1963 (Religion)

• Franciszek Chalupka (died 1909), Polish priest, graduate of Orchard Lake Seminary, founder of the first Polish parishes in New England, started from 1887 (Religion)

• Józef Dąbrowski (1842–1903), Catholic priest (Religion)

• William A. Dembski (born 1960), Episcopalian; prominent proponent of intelligent design (Religion)

• Edward Kmiec (born 1936), Bishop of Buffalo, New York (Religion)

• John Cardinal Krol (1910–1996), Archbishop of Philadelphia (Religion)

• Jerome Edward Listecki (born 1949), Archbishop of Milwaukee, Wisconsin (Religion)

• Adam Cardinal Maida (born 1930), Archbishop of Detroit, Michigan (Religion)

• David Miscavige (born 1960), Chairman of the Board of Religious Technology Center (RTC), a corporation that controls the trademarked names and symbols of Dianetics and Scientology, and controls the copyrighted teachings of Scientology founder L. Ron Hubbard (Religion)

• Leopold Moczygemba (1824–1891), Franciscan, founder of the first Polish settlement in Panna Maria, Texas (Religion)

• Thomas J. Paprocki (born 1952), Roman Catholic Bishop of Springfield, Illinois (Religion)

• Edmund Cardinal Szoka (born 1927), former president of the Pontifical Commission for Vatican City State and Governor of Vatican City (Religion)

• Thomas Wenski (born 1950), Bishop of Orlando, Florida (Religion)

• David Zubik (born 1949), Roman Catholic Bishop of Pittsburgh (Religion)

• Victor Ambros (born 1953), developmental biologist who discovered the first known microRNA (miRNA). (Scientists)

• Henryk Arctowski (1871–1958), scientist, oceanographer and Antarctica explorer (Scientists)

• Julius Axelrod (1912–2004), biochemist (Scientists)

• Paul Baran (1926–2011), Internet pioneer, one of the developers of packet-switched networks along with Donald Davies and Leonard Kleinrock (Scientists)

• Mieczysław G. Bekker (1905–1989), engineer and scientist; inventor of the lunar rover (Scientists)

• Karol J. Bobko (born 1937), former NASA astronaut (Scientists)

• Jozef Cywinski (born 1936), biomedical engineer; he developed several first-on-the market electro-medical devices like cardiac stimulators pacemakers, train-of-four nerve stimulators, PACS, EMS, TENS and Veinoplus calf pump stimulators (Scientists)

• Elonka Dunin (born 1958), game developer, writer, and amateur cryptographer; maintains a website dedicated to the Kryptos sculpture/cipher located at the CIA's headquarters (Scientists)

• Andrzej Ehrenfeucht (born 1932), mathematician and computer scientist; formulated the Ehrenfeucht–Fraïssé game and Ehrenfeucht–Mycielski sequence (Scientists)

• Kazimierz Fajans (1887–1975), pioneer in the science of radioactivity; created Fajans' rules; discovered the element protactinium (Scientists)

• Christopher Ferguson (born 1961), former NASA astronaut (Scientists)

• Richard Feynman (1918–1988), physicist; 1965 Nobel Prize in Physics (Scientists)

• Casimir Funk (1884–1967), biochemist, generally credited with the first formulation of the concept of vitamins in 1912 (Scientists)

• Walter Golaski (1913–1996), engineer (Scientists)

• Joanna Hoffman, part of the original Apple Macintosh developer team; acted as the team's only marketing person for more than a year; wrote the first draft of the Macintosh User Interface Guidelines (Scientists)

• Josef Hofmann (1876–1957), inventor of windshield wipers, shock absorbers for vehicles, and oil burning furnace (Scientists)

• Roald Hoffmann (born 1937), chemist and writer, Nobel Prize winner (1981) (Scientists)

• Leonid Hurwicz (1917–2008), economist, Nobel Prize winner (2007) (Scientists)

• Tomasz Imieliński (born 1954), computer scientist, most known in the areas of data mining, mobile computing, data extraction, and search engine technology (Scientists)

• Christopher Jargocki (born 1944), physicist and author (Scientists)

• Hilary Koprowski (born 1916), virologist and immunologist (Scientists)

• Alfred Korzybski (1879–1950), developed the theory of general semantics (Scientists)

• Stephanie Kwolek (born 1923), inventor nylon and kevlar (Scientists)

• Gerhard Lenski (born 1924), sociologist known for contributions to the sociology of religion, social inequality, and ecological-evolutionary social theory (Scientists)

• Richard Lenski (born 1956), evolutionary biologist, proved evolution with the E. coli long-term evolution experiment (Scientists)

• Cass Lewart, electrical engineer and author (Scientists)

• Janusz Liberkowski (born 1953), winner of the first season of the show American Inventor; his invention was the Anecia Safety Capsule (Scientists)

• Henryk Magnuski (1909–1978), inventor of the first walkie talkie the SCR-300 (Scientists)

• Bronislaw Malinowski (1884–1942), one of the most important 20th-century anthropologists (Scientists)

• Krzysztof Matyjaszewski (born 1950), polymer chemist best known for the discovery of atom transfer radical polymerization (ATRP) (Scientists)

• Albert Abraham Michelson (1852–1931), Polish-born American physicist; awarded the Nobel Prize in physics (1907) for work done on the measurement of the speed of light; the first American to receive the Nobel in the sciences (Scientists)

• Ralph Modjeski (1861–1940), engineer and bridge builder (Scientists)

• Jan Moor-Jankowski (1924–2005), primatologist; Polish independence fighter during World War II (Scientists)

• Tomasz Mrowka (born 1961) is an American mathematician specializing in differential geometry and gauge theory. (Scientists)

• Stanisław Mrozowski (1902–1999), worked on the Manhattan Project (Scientists)

• Jan Mycielski (born 1932), mathematician whose work includes the Ehrenfeucht–Mycielski sequence, The Mycielskian, The Mycielski–Grötzsch graph and Mycielski's theorem (Scientists)

• Bohdan Paczyński (1940–2007), astronomer, leading scientist in theory of the evolution of stars (Scientists)

• Scott E. Parazynski (born 1961), NASA astronaut, performed a dangerous EVA never performed before to repair a live solar array on the International Space Station (Scientists)

• James A. Pawelczyk (born 1960), astronaut, Associate Professor of Physiology and Kinesiology at Penn State; the first Pole in outer space (1980) (Scientists)

• Sidney Pestka (born 1936), geneticist and biochemist who discovered how mRNA is translated into proteins through a small ribosomal subunit (Scientists)

• Frank Piasecki (born 1929), aviation engineer, developed vertical lift aircraft (Scientists)

• Piotr Piecuch (born 1960), physical chemist, best known for his work in theoretical and computational chemistry, particularly ab initio quantum-mechanical methods based on coupled-cluster theory (Scientists)

• Marek Pienkowski (born 1945), medical researcher and clinician known for innovations in diagnosis and treatment of immunological deficiencies and asthma/allergic disorders. (Scientists)

• Isidor Isaac Rabi (1898–1988), emigrated to the U.S. in 1899; awarded the Nobel Prize in Physics (1944) for work on molecular-beam magnetic-resonance detection method. (Scientists)

• Wojciech Rostafiński (born 1921), worked for NASA; contributed to the theory of aeronautics and applied mathematics; listed in Scientific Citation Index (Scientists)

• Albert Sabin, Polish-born medical scientist, discovered oral vaccine for poliomyelitis; President of the Weizmann Institute of Science (Scientists)

• Andrew Schally (born 1926), endocrinologist and Nobel Prize winner in 1977 in Medicine for research work (Scientists)

• Tadeusz Sendzimir (1894–1989), engineer and inventor of international renown with 120 patents in mining and metallurgy, 73 of which were awarded to him in the United States (Scientists)

• Terry Sejnowski (1947), neuroscientists whose research in neural networks and computational neuroscience has been pioneering. (Scientists)

• Maria Siemionow, Polish surgeon who performed the first face transplant surgery in the U.S. (Scientists)

• Igor Sikorsky (1889–1972), helicopter engineer who founded the first helicopter industry in the U.S. (Scientists)

• Iwona Stroynowski (born 1950), immunologist she discovered the process of gene expression control called attenuation, the first example of a riboswitch mechanism (Scientists)

• Ryszard Syski (1924–2017), mathematician whose research was in queueing theory (Scientists)

• Stanisław Szarek (born 1953), mathematician his research concerns convex geometry and functional analysis (Scientists)

• Jack W. Szostak (born 1952), Nobel Prize–winning biologist; his work helped us to understand telomeres and helped create the human genome project (Scientists)

• Bolesław Szymański (born 1950), computer scientist, he's known for multiple contributions into computer science, including Szymański's algorithm (Scientists)

• Alfred Tarski (1902–1983), mathematician and philosopher (Scientists)

• Joseph Tykociński-Tykociner (1877–1969), patent and invention of sound film on motion pictures (Scientists)

• Adam Ulam (1922–2000), historian and political scientist at Harvard University, one of the world's foremost authorities on Russia and the Soviet Union (Scientists)

• Stanisław Ulam (1909–1984), mathematician who participated in the Manhattan Project and proposed the Teller–Ulam design of thermonuclear weapons (Scientists)

• Thaddeus Vincenty (1920–2002), geodesist, he devised Vincenty's formulae, a geodesic calculation technique published in 1975 which is accurate to about half a millimeter (Scientists)

• Andrzej Walicki (born 1930), economist; in 1998 he won Balzan Prize for his contribution to the study of the Russian and Polish cultural and social history, and also the study of European culture in the 19th century (Scientists)

• Frank Wilczek (born 1951), physicist, Nobel Prize 2004 (Scientists)

• Anne Wojcicki, biotech analyst, biologist, and businesswoman; co-founder of 23andMe (genetics testing) (Scientists)

• Stanley Wojcicki, professor and former chair of the physics department at Stanford University in California (Scientists)

• Aleksander Wolszczan (born 1946), astronomer, discoverer of the first extrasolar planets and pulsar planets (Scientists)

• Robert Zajonc (1923–2008), social psychologist (Scientists)

• Maria Zakrzewska (1829–1902), pioneering female doctor in the United States (Scientists)

• Edmund Zalinski (1849–1909), invented pneumatic dynamite torpedo-gun, invented an electrical fuse, Other inventions included a modified entrenching tool, a ramrod-bayonet, and a telescopic sight for artillery and the Zalinsky boat, one of the earliest submarines in the United States (Scientists)

• George D. Zamka (born 1962), NASA astronaut (Scientists)

• Casimir Zeglen (1869–19??), invented the bulletproof vest in 1897; a Catholic priest of St. Stanislaus Kostka Roman Catholic Church in Chicago (Scientists)

• Florian Znaniecki (1882–1958), sociologist and philosopher (Scientists)

• Wojciech H. Zurek (1900–1992), pioneer in information physics; co-author of a proof stating that a single quantum cannot be cloned; coined the terms "einselection" and "quantum discord" (Scientists)

• Antoni Zygmund (1900–1992), mathematician, "trigonometric series" (Scientists)

• Stanisława Walasiewicz (born 1911-1980), 100m runner
  
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• Rick Ankiel (born 1979), former professional baseball outfielder and pitcher
  
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• Mike Bielecki (born 1959), former professional baseball player
  
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• Joe Borowski, Cleveland Indians closing pitcher
  
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• Dave Borkowski (born 1977), former Major League Baseball relief pitcher
  
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• Stan Coveleski (1889–1984), Major League Baseball player during the 1910s and 1920s
  
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• Jim Czajkowski (born 1963), Major League Baseball starting pitcher
  
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• Doug Drabek (born 1962), former professional baseball player
  
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• Moe Drabowsky (1935–2006), right-handed relief pitcher in Major League Baseball
  
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• Dave Dombrowski (born 1956), baseball executive
  
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• Tim Federowicz (born 1987), catcher for the Chicago Cubs
  
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• Mark Fidrych (1954–2009), pitcher in Major League Baseball
  
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• Jason Grabowski (born 1976), pitcher in Major League Baseball
  
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• Johnny Grabowski (1900–1946), catcher in Major League Baseball
  
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• Steve Gromek (1920–2002), pitcher in Major League BaseballBaseball
  
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• Mark Grudzielanek (born 1970), second baseman in Major League Baseball, plays for the Kansas City Royals
  
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• Kevin Gryboski (born 1973), right-handed pitcher in Major League Baseball
  
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• Mark Gubicza (born 1962), former pitcher in Major League Baseball
  
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• Ray Jablonski (1926–1985), third baseman in Major League Baseball with an eight-year career from 1953 to 1960
  
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• Scott Kamieniecki (born 1964), former professional baseball player
  
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• Matt Kata (born 1978), Major League Baseball infielder
  
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• Ryan Klesko (born 1971), Major League Baseball player
  
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• Ted Kluszewski (1924–1988), Major League first baseman
  
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• Paul Konerko (born 1976), former professional baseball first baseman
  
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• Tony Kubek (born 1936), baseball player and television broadcaster
  
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• Whitey Kurowski (1918–1999), third baseman in Major League Baseball who played his entire career for the St. Louis Cardinals (1941–49)
  
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• Mat Latos (born 1987), professional baseball pitcher
  
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• Eddie Lopat (1918–1992), Major League Baseball pitcher
  
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• Stan Lopata (1925–2013), Major League Baseball player
  
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• Mark Lukasiewicz (born 1973), former professional baseball player who played two seasons for the Anaheim Angels
  
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• Greg Luzinski (born 1950), former left fielder in Major League Baseball
  
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• Joe Maddon (born 1954), Major League Baseball manager, currently serving as manager of the Chicago Cubs
  
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• Gary Majewski (born 1980), former Major League Baseball pitcher
  
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• Phil Mankowski (born 1953), former third baseman in Major League Baseball who played for the Detroit Tigers and New York Mets
  
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• Brian Matusz (born 1987), professional baseball pitcher for the Baltimore Orioles of Major League Baseball
  
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• Bill Mazeroski (born 1936), former Major League baseball player
  
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• Barney McCosky (1917–1996), center fielder/left fielder in Major League Baseball
  
  (Baseball) (Sports)

• Doug Mientkiewicz (born 1974), former first baseman for the Minnesota Twins, Boston Red Sox, and several other MLB teams
  
  (Baseball) (Sports)

• Dave Mlicki (born 1968), former right-handed pitcher in Major League Baseball
  
  (Baseball) (Sports)

• Stan Musial (1920–2013), Major League Baseball player who played 22 seasons for the St. Louis Cardinals from 1941 to 1963
  
  (Baseball) (Sports)

• Joe Niekro (1944–2006), starting pitcher in Major League Baseball; younger brother of Hall of Fame pitcher Phil Niekro; father of first baseman Lance Niekro
  
  (Baseball) (Sports)

• Phil Niekro (born 1939), former pitcher in Major League Baseball and member of the Baseball Hall of Fame
  
  (Baseball) (Sports)

• C. J. Nitkowski (born 1973), left-handed former professional baseball pitcher
  
  (Baseball) (Sports)

• Tom Paciorek (born 1946), Major League outfielder and first baseman for 18 seasons between 1970 and 1987
  
  (Baseball) (Sports)

• Freddie Patek (born 1944), Major League Baseball player for the Pittsburgh Pirates, Kansas City Royals, and California Angels
  
  (Baseball) (Sports)

• Ron Perranoski (born 1936), Major League pitcher
  
  (Baseball) (Sports)

• A. J. Pierzynski (born 1976), Major League catcher
  
  (Baseball) (Sports)

• Johnny Podres (1932–2008), Major League Baseball left-handed starting pitcher
  
  (Baseball) (Sports)

• Jack Quinn (1883–1946), Major League pitcher
  
  (Baseball) (Sports)

• Ron Reed (born 1942), Major League pitcher
  
  (Baseball) (Sports)

• Art Shamsky (born 1941), outfielder in Major League Baseball and Israel Baseball League manager
  
  (Baseball) (Sports)

• Al Simmons (1902–1956), player in Major League Baseball over three decades
  
  (Baseball) (Sports)

• Marc Rzepczynski (born 1985), Major League pitcher
  
  (Baseball) (Sports)

• Bill "Moose" Skowron (born 1930), Major League Baseball player, primarily a first baseman
  
  (Baseball) (Sports)

• Matt Szczur, active Major League outfielder for the Chicago Cubs
  
  (Baseball) (Sports)

• Ryan Sherriff (born 1990), pitcher for the St. Louis Cardinals
  
  (Baseball) (Sports)

• Frank Tanana (born 1953), former left-handed pitcher in Major League Baseball
  
  (Baseball) (Sports)

• Alan Trammell (born 1958), baseball shortstop for the Detroit Tigers from 1977 to 1996
  
  (Baseball) (Sports)

• Troy Tulowitzki (born 1984), Major League Baseball shortstop
  
  (Baseball) (Sports)

• Helen Walulik (1929–2012), All-American Girls Professional Baseball League player
  
  (Baseball) (Sports)

• Ted Wilks (1915–1989), relief pitcher (aka "The Cork") with the St. Louis Cardinals, Pittsburgh Pirates, Cleveland Indians; coach of the Kansas City A's (now Oakland)
  
  (Baseball) (Sports)

• Carl Yastrzemski (born 1939), Major League Baseball player
  
  (Baseball) (Sports)

• Richie Zisk (born 1949), Major League Baseball player for the Pittsburgh Pirates, Chicago White Sox, Texas Rangers, and Seattle Mariners from 1971 to 1983
  
  (Baseball) (Sports)

• Carol Blazejowski (born 1956), women's professional basketball player
  
  (Basketball) (Sports)

• Vince Boryla (born 1927), pro basketball player, coach, and executive
  
  (Basketball) (Sports)

• Frank Brickowski (born 1959), retired basketball player
  
  (Basketball) (Sports)

• Dan Dickau (born 1978)
  
  (Basketball) (Sports)

• Phil Farbman (1924–1996), basketball player
  
  (Basketball) (Sports)

• Mike Gminski (born 1959), former college and professional basketball player
  
  (Basketball) (Sports)

• Tom Gola (1933–2014), one of Philadelphia's most famous basketball players
  
  (Basketball) (Sports)

• Marcin Gortat (born 1984), professional basketball player in the NBA. Washington Wizards.
  
  (Basketball) (Sports)

• Bobby Hurley (born 1971), Duke and NCA basketball player
  
  (Basketball) (Sports)

• Frank Kaminsky (born 1993), basketball player
  
  (Basketball) (Sports)

• Thomas Kelati (born 1982), professional basketball player for the Polish national team
  
  (Basketball) (Sports)

• Mike Krzyzewski (born 1947), head coach of the Duke University men's basketball team and the 2008 gold medal-winning U.S. men's Olympic basketball team
  
  (Basketball) (Sports)

• Mitch Kupchak (born 1954), former professional basketball player and current general manager of the Los Angeles Lakers from 2000-2017 after Jerry West moved to the Memphis Grizzlies organization
  
  (Basketball) (Sports)

• Bob Kurland (born 1924), 7-foot basketball center
  
  (Basketball) (Sports)

• Christian Laettner (born 1969), NBA player
  
  (Basketball) (Sports)

• Red Mihalik (born 1916), NCAA and Olympic official/referee
  
  (Basketball) (Sports)

• Paul Mokeski (born 1957), former basketball player
  
  (Basketball) (Sports)

• Eric Piatkowski (born 1970), National Basketball Association player with the Phoenix Suns
  
  (Basketball) (Sports)

• Joe Proski (born 1940), first trainer of Phoenix Suns; inducted into Phoenix Ring of Fame in 2001
  
  (Basketball) (Sports)

• Joel Przybilla (born 1979), professional basketball player in the NBA
  
  (Basketball) (Sports)

• A.J. Slaughter (born 1987), professional basketball player for the Polish national team
  
  (Basketball) (Sports)

• Kelly Tripucka (born 1959), National Basketball Association player for the Detroit Pistons, Utah Jazz, and Charlotte Hornets from 1981 to 1991
  
  (Basketball) (Sports)

• Steve Wojciechowski (born 1976), Head coach of the Marquette University men's basketball team
  
  (Basketball) (Sports)

• Eddie Lubanski, considered one of the greatest bowlers of all time; is in the Guinness book of World Records
  
  (Bowling) (Sports)

• Bobby Czyz (born 1962), boxer
  
  (Boxing) (Sports)

• Andrew Golota (born 1968), professional boxer from Poland who has been involved in many controversial fights
  
  (Boxing) (Sports)

• Stanley Ketchel (1886–1910), boxer who became one of the greatest world middleweight champions
  
  (Boxing) (Sports)

• Stanley Poreda (1909–1983), Jersey City boxer considered a top heavyweight contender in the early 1930s
  
  (Boxing) (Sports)

• Paweł Wolak (born 1981), former WBC USNBC Light Middleweight Champion
  
  (Boxing) (Sports)

• Teddy Yarosz (1910–1974), NBA Middleweight Boxing Champion
  
  (Boxing) (Sports)

• Tony Zale (1913–1997), two-time Middleweight World Champion Boxer
  
  (Boxing) (Sports)

• Monica Aksamit (born 1990), Olympic bronze medalist, Women's Team Saber
  
  (Fencing) (Sports)

• Dagmara Wozniak (born 1988), Olympic bronze medalist, Women's Team Saber
  
  (Fencing) (Sports)

• Colette Kaminski (born 1997), figure skater
  
  (Figure skating) (Sports)

• Tara Lipinski (born 1982), Olympic gold medalist figure skater and celebrity
  
  (Figure skating) (Sports)

• Janet Lynn (born 1953), figure skater and Olympic bronze medalist
  
  (Figure skating) (Sports)

• Danny Abramowicz (born 1945), wide receiver in the NFL who played for the New Orleans Saints and the San Francisco 49ers
  
  (Football) (Sports)

• Pete Banaszak (born 1944), college and professional football player
  
  (Football) (Sports)

• Steve Bartkowski (born 1952), former NFL quarterback
  
  (Football) (Sports)

• Tom Brady (born 1977), 6 time Super Bowl champion, NFL quarterback for the New England Patriots; Maternal grandmother of Polish descent.
  
  (Football) (Sports)

• Zeke Bratkowski (1931–2019), All-American quarterback at the University of Georgia in 1952 and 1953
  
  (Football) (Sports)

• Bryan Bulaga (born 1989), NFL offensive tackle
  
  (Football) (Sports)

• Carter Bykowski (born 1990), football player
  
  (Football) (Sports)

• Frank Bykowski (1915–1985), football player
  
  (Football) (Sports)

• Brad Cieslak (born 1982), tight end in the NFL; currently plays for the Cleveland Browns.
  
  (Football) (Sports)

• Lou Creekmur (born 1927), NFL left offensive tackle/guard for the Detroit Lions from 1951–59
  
  (Football) (Sports)

• Frank Dancewicz (1924–1985), former NFL quarterback
  
  (Football) (Sports)

• Mike Ditka (born 1939), former NFL player, television commentator, and coach
  
  (Football) (Sports)

• Frank Gatski (1919–2005), former NFL player
  
  (Football) (Sports)

• Mike Gesicki (born 1995), football player
  
  (Football) (Sports)

• Tom Glassic (born 1954), former NFL player, guard for the Denver Broncos of the NFL from 1976 to 1983
  
  (Football) (Sports)

• Mark Glowinski (born 1992), football player
  
  (Football) (Sports)

• Stephen Gostkowski (born 1984), placekicker for the New England Patriots of the NFL
  
  (Football) (Sports)

• Jim Grabowski (born 1944), football player and broadcaster
  
  (Football) (Sports)

• Bruce Gradkowski, quarterback for the Cincinnati Bengals
  
  (Football) (Sports)

• Chris Gronkowski (born 1986), fullback for the Denver Broncos
  
  (Football) (Sports)

• Dan Gronkowski (born 1985), tight end for the Cleveland Browns
  
  (Football) (Sports)

• Rob Gronkowski (born 1989), former tight end for the New England Patriots
  
  (Football) (Sports)

• Jack Ham (born 1948), former linebacker who played for the Pittsburgh Steelers
  
  (Football) (Sports)

• Jim Harbaugh (born 1963), NFL quarterback and coach
  
  (Football) (Sports)

• John Harbaugh (born 1962), NFL coach
  
  (Football) (Sports)

• Leon Hart (1928–2002), tight end and defensive end
  
  (Football) (Sports)

• Henry Hynoski (born 1988), fullback for the New York Giants
  
  (Football) (Sports)

• Jim Irsay (born 1959), owner and CEO of the Indianapolis Colts
  
  (Football) (Sports)

• Jeff Jagodzinski (born 1963), head coach of the Boston College Eagles football team
  
  (Football) (Sports)

• Sebastian Janikowski (born 1978 in Poland), former kicker for the Oakland Raiders/Seattle Seahawks
  
  (Football) (Sports)

• Vic Janowicz (1930–1996), halfback for Ohio State University
  
  (Football) (Sports)

• Ron Jaworski (born 1951), former football player, NFL analyst on ESPN
  
  (Football) (Sports)

• Kyle Juszczyk (born 1991), NFL player
  
  (Football) (Sports)

• Mike Kenn (born 1956), former offensive tackle for the Atlanta Falcons
  
  (Football) (Sports)

• Joe Klecko (born 1953), former NFL defensive end
  
  (Football) (Sports)

• Gary Kubiak (born 1961), NFL coach and former player
  
  (Football) (Sports)

• Frank Kush (born 1929), football coach who most prominently served as head coach at Arizona State University for more than two decades
  
  (Football) (Sports)

• Joe Kowalewski (born 1982), tight end for the New York Jets
  
  (Football) (Sports)

• Brian Kozlowski (born 1970), former NFL tight end
  
  (Football) (Sports)

• Glen Kozlowski (born 1962), wide receiver for the Chicago Bears
  
  (Football) (Sports)

• Joe Kulbacki (1938–2012), Buffalo Bills
  
  (Football) (Sports)

• Ted Kwalick (born 1947), former tight end in the NFL and World Football League
  
  (Football) (Sports)

• Nick Kwiatkoski (born 1993), NFL linebacker
  
  (Football) (Sports)

• Chris Liwienski (born 1975), former offensive guard
  
  (Football) (Sports)

• Johnny Lujack (born 1925), former quarterback for the University of Notre Dame and the Chicago Bears
  
  (Football) (Sports)

• Don Majkowski (born 1964), former NFL quarterback
  
  (Football) (Sports)

• Stas Maliszewski (born 1944), Princeton All-American 1964 and 1965, Baltimore Colts 1966 NFL Draft
  
  (Football) (Sports)

• Ted Marchibroda (born 1931), former quarterback and head coach in the NFL
  
  (Football) (Sports)

• Dan Marino, former quarterback for the Miami Dolphins
  
  (Football) (Sports)

• John Matuszak (1950–1989), former defensive end with the Oilers, Chiefs, and Raiders; son of Marv Matuszak
  
  (Football) (Sports)

• Marv Matuszak (1931–2004), former linebacker; son of John Matuszak
  
  (Football) (Sports)

• Lou Michaels, former pro defensive lineman, 1958–1971, with the Colts, Steelers, Rams, and Packers
  
  (Football) (Sports)

• Walt Michaels (born 1929), former player and coach, remembered for his six-year tenure as head coach of the New York Jets from 1977–1982
  
  (Football) (Sports)

• Dick Modzelewski (born 1931), former college and pro football player with the Redskins, Steelers, Giants and Browns; coach for the Cleveland Browns; member of the College Football Hall of Fame
  
  (Football) (Sports)

• Mike Munchak (born 1960), former pro offense with the Houston Oilers; Pro Football Hall of Fame
  
  (Football) (Sports)

• Gene Mruczkowski (born 1980), offensive lineman for the New England Patriots of the NFL
  
  (Football) (Sports)

• Scott Mruczkowski (born 1982), center, San Diego Chargers, Bowling Green
  
  (Football) (Sports)

• Bronko Nagurski (1908–1990), former NFL player and professional wrestler
  
  (Football) (Sports)

• Ray Nitschke (1936–1998), former Hall of Fame NFL linebacker for the Green Bay Packers
  
  (Football) (Sports)

• Bill Osmanski (1915–1996), College and Pro Football Hall of Fame; former player with Chicago Bears
  
  (Football) (Sports)

• Walt Patulski (born 1950), former defensive end for the University of Notre Dame, Buffalo Bills, and St. Louis Cardinals
  
  (Football) (Sports)

• Jason Pociask (born 1983), tight end for the New York Jets
  
  (Football) (Sports)

• Paul Posluszny (born 1984), linebacker for the Jacksonville Jaguars
  
  (Football) (Sports)

• Bill Romanowski (born 1966), former football player for the San Francisco 49ers and Oakland Raiders
  
  (Football) (Sports)

• Tony Romo, NFL quarterback for the Dallas Cowboys
  
  (Football) (Sports)

• Ed Rutkowski (born 1941), former wide receiver and quarterback for the Buffalo Bills; later became County Executive of Erie County (Buffalo)
  
  (Football) (Sports)

• Jack Sack (1902–1980), American football player and coach
  
  (Football) (Sports)

• Mark Stepnoski, one of NFL's top linemen with the Dallas Cowboys
  
  (Football) (Sports)

• Hank Stram (1923–2005), Head Coach, Kansas City Chiefs
  
  (Football) (Sports)

• Mike Tomczak (born 1962), former NFL quarterback
  
  (Football) (Sports)

• Frank Tripucka (born 1927), former quarterback for the Broncos, Cardinals and Lions
  
  (Football) (Sports)

• Steve Wisniewski, former pro-bowler, offensive guard with the Oakland Raiders
  
  (Football) (Sports)

• Alex Wojciechowicz (1915–1992), former offensive lineman and linebacker for the Detroit Lions and Philadelphia Eagles
  
  (Football) (Sports)

• Tom Zbikowski (born 1985), safety for the Baltimore Ravens
  
  (Football) (Sports)

• Billy Burke (1902–1972), prominent golfer of the 1930s
  
  (Golf) (Sports)

• Jim Furyk (born May 12, 1970), professional golfer, 2003 U.S. Open winner, FedEx Cup Champion, PGA Tour Player of the Year, Ryder Cup captain
  
  (Golf) (Sports)

• Betsy King (born 1955), professional golfer
  
  (Golf) (Sports)

• Paul Stankowski (born 1969), professional golfer with two PGA Tour wins; finished tied for 5th at the 1997 Masters as well as a tie for 17th at the 1997 U.S. Open
  
  (Golf) (Sports)

• Bob Toski (born 1926), golf player and teacher
  
  (Golf) (Sports)

• Al Watrous (1899–1983), PGA Champion
  
  (Golf) (Sports)

• Walt Zembriski (born May 4, 1935), former ironworker; played on both the PGA and Senior PGA tour
  
  (Golf) (Sports)

• Justin Abdelkader (born 1987), left wing for the Detroit Red Wings from Muskegon, Michigan
  
  (Hockey) (Sports)

• Matt Bartkowski (born 1988), defenseman for the Minnesota Wild from Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania
  
  (Hockey) (Sports)

• Eric Boguniecki (born 1975), center for the Anaheim Ducks from New Haven, Connecticut
  
  (Hockey) (Sports)

• Jonny Brodzinski (born 1993), forward for the Los Angeles Kings from Blaine, Minnesota
  
  (Hockey) (Sports)

• Len Ceglarski (born 1926), U.S. Olympic ice hockey team silver medal winner, 1952
  
  (Hockey) (Sports)

• Austin Czarnik (born 1992), center for the Calgary Flames from Washington, Michigan
  
  (Hockey) (Sports)

• Alex Goligoski (born 1985), defenseman for the Arizona Coyotes from Grand Rapids, Minnesota
  
  (Hockey) (Sports)

• Patrick Kaleta (born 1986), retired NHL forward from Angola, New York
  
  (Hockey) (Sports)

• Mike Komisarek (born 1982), defenseman for the Toronto Maple Leafs from West Islip, New York
  
  (Hockey) (Sports)

• Ed Olczyk (born 1966), former head coach and player in the National Hockey League
  
  (Hockey) (Sports)

• Joe Pavelski (born 1984), center for the Dallas Stars from Stevens Point, Wisconsin
  
  (Hockey) (Sports)

• Lee Stempniak (born 1983), NHL free agent
  
  (Hockey) (Sports)

• Andy Welinski (born 1993), defenseman for the Philadelphia Flyers from Duluth, Minnesota
  
  (Hockey) (Sports)

• Zach Werenski (born 1997), defenseman for the Columbus Blue Jackets from Grosse Pointe, Michigan
  
  (Hockey) (Sports)

• Luke Witkowski (born 1990), defenseman for the Tampa Bay Lightning from Holland, Michigan
  
  (Hockey) (Sports)

• James Wisniewski (born 1984), defenseman for the Columbus Blue Jackets from Canton, Michigan
  
  (Hockey) (Sports)

• Andy Wozniewski (born 1980), retired NHL defenseman
  
  (Hockey) (Sports)

• Adrian Wojnarowski (born 1968/69), Yahoo! Sports NBA reporter (The Vertical), originator of the "Woj Bomb"
  
  (Media) (Sports)

• Alyson Dudek (born 1990), short track speed skater at the 2010 and 2014 Winter Olympics; won bronze in 2010
  
  (Olympic athletes) (Sports)

• Mark Gorski (born 1960), track cyclist; gold medal
  
  (Olympic athletes) (Sports)

• Bob Gutowski (1935–1960), pole vaulter; won silver at 1956 Summer Olympics
  
  (Olympic athletes) (Sports)

• Jeffrey Klepacki, rower in 1992, 1996 and 2000 Olympics; won Rowing World Championship titles in 1994, 1998 and 1999
  
  (Olympic athletes) (Sports)

• Christopher Liwski, rower in 2004 and 2008 Olympic teams (alternate); won Rowing World Championship title in 2007
  
  (Olympic athletes) (Sports)

• Norbert Schemansky (born 1924), gold, silver and bronze Olympic m in weightlifting
  
  (Olympic athletes) (Sports)

• Jenn Suhr (née Stuczynski), pole vaulter, won silver at 2008 Summer Olympics
  
  (Olympic athletes) (Sports)

• Stanisława Walasiewicz (a.k.a. Stella Walsh) (1911–1980), athlete and Olympic champion
  
  (Olympic athletes) (Sports)

• Brad Guzan, USA international goalkeeper currently playing for Atlanta United
  
  (Soccer) (Sports)

• Wojtek Krakowiak (born 1976), soccer player; most recently for the Tampa Bay Mutiny of Major League Soccer
  
  (Soccer) (Sports)

• Matt Miazga (born 1995), soccer player for Chelsea F.C. and for the United States men's national soccer team; currently loaned to SBV Vitesse.
  
  (Soccer) (Sports)

• Danny Szetela (born 1987), soccer player for the Columbus Crew of the MLS
  
  (Soccer) (Sports)

• Chris Wondolowski (born 1983), soccer player for the San Jose Earthquakes of the MLS; 2010 MLS Golden Boot winner
  
  (Soccer) (Sports)

• Ole Anderson (born 1942)
  
  (Wrestling) (Sports)

• Killer Kowalski (1926–2008)
  
  (Wrestling) (Sports)

• Chris Mordetsky (born 1983)
  
  (Wrestling) (Sports)

• Beth Phoenix (born 1980)
  
  (Wrestling) (Sports)

• Ivan Putski (born 1941), Polish-born American professional wrestler and champion
  
  (Wrestling) (Sports)

• Stanley Radwan (1908–1998), professional wrestler and strongman
  
  (Wrestling) (Sports)

• Trish Stratus (born 1975)
  
  (Wrestling) (Sports)

• Greg "The Hammer" Valentine (born 1950)
  
  (Wrestling) (Sports)

• Johnny Valentine (1928–2001)
  
  (Wrestling) (Sports)

• Rob Van Dam (born 1970)
  
  (Wrestling) (Sports)

• Velvet Sky (born 1981)
  
  (Wrestling) (Sports)

• Stanislaus Zbyszko (1879–1967)
  
  (Wrestling) (Sports)

• Jane Bartkowicz (born 1949), a top woman U.S. tennis player in the 1960s
  
  (Other sports) (Sports)

• Frank Cumiskey (1912–2004), Olympic gymnast
  
  (Other sports) (Sports)

• Kevin Cywinski (born 1965), NASCAR driver
  
  (Other sports) (Sports)

• Arthur Dake (1910–2000), Grand Master chess player
  
  (Other sports) (Sports)

• Stefan Janoski (born 1979), professional skateboarder of half-Polish, half-Irish descent; one of the most recognized pro skateboarders
  
  (Other sports) (Sports)

• Henryk Jordan (1842–1907), philanthropist, physician, and pioneer of physical education in Poland
  
  (Other sports) (Sports)

• Brad Keselowski (born 1984), NASCAR driver
  
  (Other sports) (Sports)

• Brian Keselowski (born 1981), NASCAR driver
  
  (Other sports) (Sports)

• Ed Korfanty, fencing master, U.S. National Women's saber coach, Olympic saber coach, and a former Men's Veteran's Saber World Champion
  
  (Other sports) (Sports)

• Steve Kuclo (born 1985), bodybuilder
  
  (Other sports) (Sports)

• Alan Kulwicki (1954–1993), auto racing champion
  
  (Other sports) (Sports)

• Dylan Kwasniewski (born 1995), NASCAR driver
  
  (Other sports) (Sports)

• Thai-Son Kwiatkowski (born 1995), tennis player
  
  (Other sports) (Sports)

• Billy Packer (born 1940), sportscaster for CBS Sports
  
  (Other sports) (Sports)

• Gary Styczynski (born 1965), professional poker player; won the 2007 World Series of Poker
  
  (Other sports) (Sports)

• George Adamski (1891–1965), one of the first people to publicly claim to have seen and photographed UFOs (Other)

• Leon Czolgosz (1873–1901), assassin of U.S. President William McKinley (Other)

• John Wayne Gacy (1942–1994), serial killer, of Polish and Danish ancestry. His paternal grandparents (family name spelled "Gatza" or "Gaca") were from what is now Poland, then part of the German Empire. (Other)

• Ted Kaczynski (born 1942), the Unabomber (Other)

• Cheslie Kryst (born 1991), Miss USA 2019, father is of Polish descent (Other)

• Richard "Iceman" Kuklinski (1935–2006), notorious hitman, claimed to have killed 200 people (Other)

• Joseph Opala (born 1950), scholar of African American history (Other)

• Curtis Sliwa (born 1954), Guardian Angels founder (Other)

• Wilfrid Michael Voynich (1865–1930), antiquarian and bibliophile, and the eponym of the Voynich manuscript (Other)

• Henry Earl J. Wojciechowski (aka Hymie Weiss) (1898–1926), mob boss and rival of Al Capone (Other)

• John Wojnowski (born 1943), protester against pedophilia in the Catholic Church. (Other)

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