FAMOUS POLES
By Tim Lambert
Magdalena Abakanowicz 1930- Sculptor Jankel Adler 1895-1949 Artist Linda Boguslaw 1952- Actor Frederick Chopin 1810-1849 Composer Nicolaus Copernicus 1473-1543 Astronomer Marie Curie 1867-1934 Physicist Casimir Funk 1884-1967 Chemist Antoni Hoffman 1950-1992 Biologist Agniszka Holland 1948- Film director Pawel Huelle 1957- Writer Krystyna Janda 1952- Actor Feliks Pawel Jarocki 1790-1865 Zoologist Otylia Jedrzejczak 1982- Swimmer Zbigniew Kabata 1924- Parasitologist Ryzard Kapuscinski 1921-2006 Writer Jan Kiepura 1902-1966 Singer/actor robert Korzeniowski 1968- Athlete Stanislaw Lem 1921-2006 Writer Tamara de Lempicka 1898-1980 Artist Witold Lutoslawski 1913-1994 Composer Adam Malysz 1977- Skier Piotr Michalowski 1800-1855 Artist Adam Mickiewicz 1798-1855 Poet 1977- Skier Cyprian Norwid 1821-883 Artist Daniel Olbrychski 1945- Actor Ignacy Paderewski 1860-1941 Composer Tadeusz Pankiewics 1908-1993 Andew Paulukiewichz 1958- Microbiologist Jozef Pilsudski 1867-1935 Statesman Zbigniew Preisner 1955- Composer Krzysztof Radziewicz 1950- Artist Artur Rubinstein 1982 Pianist Tadeusz Sendzimir 1894-1989 Engineer Henryk Sienkiewicz 1846-1916 Writer Tomasz Stanko 1942- Jazz trumpeter Helena Syrkius 1900-1982 Architect Wislawa Szymborska 1913-1994 Composer Beata Tyszkiewicz 1938- Actor Andrzej Wajda 1926- Film Director Stanislawa Walasiewicz 1911-1980 Athlete Lech Walesa 1943- President Rudolf Weigl 1951883-1957 Karol Wojtyla 1920-2005 Pope Herbert Zbigniew 1924-1998 Writer Stefan Zeronski 1864-1925 Writer