Basia Trzetrzelewska singer Andrzej Wajda Academy Award Golden Palm BAFTA Award Silver Berlin Bear César Award and Golden Lion winning film director Jerzy Wasowski Michal Waszynski film director Roman Wilhelmi actor Dariusz Wolski cinematographer Lidia Wysocka actress Zbigniew Zamachowski actor Krzysztof Zanussi film director Michal Zebrowski actor Artur Zmijewski actor Andrzej Zulawski film director Olbrychski Polanski Schiller Skolimowski Wajda Wasikowska Zanussi Business edit Hipolit Cegielski Franciszek Czapek co partner in Patek Czapek & Co Max Factor Sr cosmetics entrepreneur Henryk Grohman textile manufacturer and patron of the arts Nathan Handwerker Barbara Piasecka Johnson humanitarian philanthropist widow of J Seward Johnson Sr Leopold Kronenberg banker Stanislaw Kronenberg financier Jerzy Franciszek Kulczycki merchant spy diplomat first café in Vienna Jan Kulczyk CEO of Kulczyk Investments and richest Pole Michael Marks co founder of Marks and Spencer retail chain Samuel Orgelbrand editor Antoni Patek co founder of watchmakers Patek Philippe & Co Izrael Poznanski textile magnate philanthropist Helena Rubinstein cosmetics entrepreneur one of the richest women that have ever lived Karol Scheibler textile magnate Henri Strzelecki founder of Henri Lloyd Ltd sportswear manufacturer Hyppolite Wawelberg Polish Jewish banker and philanthropist Andrzej Artur Zamoyski Cegielski L Kronenberg Patek Poznanski Rubinstein Royalty edit Mieszko I first Duke of Poland Doubravka of Bohemia the first Duchess of Poland Swietoslawa Gunhild daughter of Mieszko I of Poland mother of Canute the Great King of England Denmark and Norway Boleslaw I the Brave first King of Poland Mieszko II Lambert second King of Poland Richeza of Lotharingia Queen of Poland Casimir I the Restorer Duke of Poland Boleslaw II the Bold third King of Poland Boleslaw III Wrymouth Duke of Poland Mieszko III the Old Duke of Greater Poland Senior Duke of Poland Casimir II the Just Duke of Cracow Senior Duke of Poland Leszek I the White Duke of Cracow Senior Duke of Poland Henry I the Bearded Duke of Silesia Senior Duke of Poland Henry II the Pious Senior Duke of Poland commander of Polish forces in the Battle of Legnica Przemysl II King of Poland Wladyslaw I the Elbow high King of Poland Casimir III the Great Piast Dynasty last King of Poland Jadwiga Angevin King and Queen of Poland Wladyslaw II Jagiello Lithuanian King of Poland victor at the Battle of Grunwald Wladyslaw III of Varna Ulászló I King of Poland and Hungary killed at the Battle of Varna Casimir IV Jagiellon King of Poland and Grand Duke of Lithuania victor in the Thirteen Years War – John I Albert King of Poland Alexander Jagiellon Grand Duke of Lithuania and King of Poland Sigismund I the Old King of Poland and Grand Duke of Lithuania Roxelana Khourrem wife of Suleiman the Magnificent Barbara Radziwillówna consort of Sigismund II August Sigismund II Augustus last Jagiellon king of the Polish–Lithuanian Commonwealth Anna Jagiellon reigned together with her husband Stephen Báthory Stephen Báthory Hungarian born King of the Polish–Lithuanian Commonwealth Sigismund III Vasa King of the Polish–Lithuanian Commonwealth and King of Sweden Wladyslaw IV Vasa elected Tsar of Russia King of the Polish–Lithuanian Commonwealth

John II Casimir Vasa King of the Polish–Lithuanian Commonwealth victor at the Battle of Beresteczko John III Sobieski King of the Polish–Lithuanian Commonwealth victor at the Battle of Vienna Maria Clementina Sobieska Queen of France England Scotland and Ireland Stanislaw Leszczynski King of the Polish–Lithuanian Commonwealth and Duke of Lorraine Catherine Opalinska Queen of the Polish–Lithuanian Commonwealth and Duchess of Lorraine Maria Leszczynska consort of Louis XV King of France Stanislaw August Poniatowski last King of the Polish–Lithuanian Commonwealth co author of the Constitution of May Mieszko I Wladyslaw the Elbow high Casimir the Great Wladyslaw Jagiello Casimir Jagiellon Stefan Batory Jan III Sobieski Stanislaw August Nobility edit see List of szlachta Military edit Wladyslaw Anders general military commander during the Battle of Monte Cassino Dawid Apfelbaum Polish Army lieutenant commander of the Jewish Military Union backed by Home Army in the Warsaw Ghetto Uprising Krzysztof Arciszewski general of artillery of Holland and Poland Józef Bem military commander commander in chief of Hungarian army Janusz Bokszczanin colonel last chief of staff of the Home Army – Jan Karol Chodkiewicz military commander victor of Kircholm Michal Czajkowski Sadyk Pasha – Polish Ukrainian commander in chief of an Ottoman Cossack brigade during the Crimean War – Stefan Czarniecki Field Crown Hetman of Poland Jan Henryk Dabrowski general military commander during the Napoleonic Wars Jaroslaw Dabrowski military commander during the January Uprising and the Paris Commune Henryk Dembinski military commander in the November Uprising and the Hungarian uprising of Boleslaw Wieniawa Dlugoszowski general ambassador nominated President of Poland Józef Dowbor Musnicki general military commander in the Greater Poland Uprising Boleslaw Bronislaw Duch World War II general Jerzy Pajaczkowski Dydynski – Polish soldier in World War I and in the – Polish Soviet War At his death he was the oldest man in the United Kingdom years old Emil August Fieldorf general last deputy commander in chief of the Home Army – Józef Haller politician commander of the Polish Army in France during World War I Stanislaw Haller general murdered by the NKVD in the Katyn massacres Stanislaw Jan Jablonowski Grand Crown Hetman Jan Nowak Jezioranski – Polish journalist and World War II hero Berek Joselewicz Polish Jewish colonel in the Kosciuszko Uprising and in Napoleon s Polish Legions commanded the first Jewish military formation in modern history Mikolaj Kamieniecki first Grand Crown Hetman of Poland – Michal Karaszewicz Tokarzewski general founder of the resistance movement "Polish Victory Service" September Kazimierz J Kasperek most decorated Polish Navy officer of World War II Tadeusz Klimecki general the Chief of the General Staff of the Polish Army – Tadeusz Bór Komorowski general commander in chief of the Home Army – during Warsaw Uprising Stanislaw Koniecpolski Grand Crown Hetman – Stanislaw Kopanski general the Chief of the General Staff of the Polish Army – Tadeusz Kosciuszko Polish and American commander general and revolutionist Jan Kozietulski colonel commander during the Napoleonic Wars Wlodzimierz Krzyzanowski Polish Union general in the American Civil War Chopin s first cousin Marian Kukiel World War II general historian Franciszek Latinik general military governor of Warsaw during the Battle of Warsaw Aleksander Lisowski commander of th century Lisowczycy Jerzy Sebastian Lubomirski Prince Field Crown Hetman – victor at the Battle of Chudniv Cudnów Anders Bem Czarniecki Jan Henryk Dabrowski Kosciuszko Jan Zamoyski Great Chancellor of Poland – and Grand Crown Hetman – Elzbieta Zawacka general the only woman among the Silent Unseen Stanislaw Zólkiewski chancellor of Poland military commander conqueror of Moscow Grand Crown Hetman – Janusz Zurakowski World War II fighter pilot and Avro Arrow test pilot Józef Poniatowski Pulaski Sadeh Sikorski Sosnkowski Sowinski Tarnowski Zamoyski Zólkiewski Politics edit Tomasz Arciszewski first Prime Minister of Poland in exile – Kazimierz Feliks Badeni count Minister President of Austria – David Ben Gurion Zionist leader and first Prime Minister of Israel – Marek Belka former director of economic policy in the interim coalition administration of Iraq Prime Minister of Poland – Boleslaw Bierut leader of communist Poland – Michal Bobrzynski Governor of Galicia – Zbigniew Brzezinski –Present political scientist advisor to US President Jimmy Carter Józef Cyrankiewicz Prime Minister of communistic Poland – and – Adam Jerzy Czartoryski prince statesman Prime Minister – Ignacy Daszynski Prime Minister of the Temporary People s Government of the Republic of Poland Jan Dekert merchant Mayor of Warsaw – Roman Dmowski – nationalist politician statesman Feliks Dzierzynski founder of Soviet State Security under the original name Cheka Edward Gierek leader of communist Poland – Wladyslaw Gomulka leader of communist Poland – Piotr Jaroszewicz Prime Minister of communistic Poland – Wojciech Jaruzelski last leader of communist Poland – first President of the Third Polish Republic – Ryszard Kaczorowski sixth and last President of Poland in exile – Jaroslaw Kaczynski identical twin brother of Lech leader of the Law and Justice party Prime Minister of Poland – Lech Kaczynski fourth President of the Third Polish Republic – "first President of the Fourth Polish Republic" died in Smolensk air crash Hugo Kollataj co author of Constitution of May Bronislaw Komorowski fifth President of the Third Polish Republic since Wojciech Korfanty leader of Silesians during the Third Silesian Uprising Janusz Korwin Mikke free market activist Stanislaw Kot Jan Kucharzewski first Prime Minister of Kingdom of Poland – Jacek Kuron politician social activist Aleksander Kwasniewski third President of the Third Polish Republic – Andrzej Lepper leader of Samoobrona and former Vice PM Herman Lieberman lawyer and prominent Socialist politician Julian Marchlewski Soviet politician Tadeusz Mazowiecki politician first Prime Minister of the Third Polish Republic Poland Adam Michnik influential journalist Stanislaw Mikolajczyk Prime Minister of Poland – Agrarian Party politician Jedrzej Moraczewski first Prime Minister of II RP – Ignacy Moscicki third President – of the Second Polish Republic Lewis Bernstein Namier British politician and historian Gabriel Narutowicz first President of the Second Polish Republic Marian P Opala Justice of the Oklahoma Supreme Court Stanislaw Ostrowski third President of Poland in exile – Ignacy Paderewski second Prime Minister of the Second Polish Republic Longin Pastusiak Marshal of the Senat – Waldemar Pawlak Prime Minister of Poland and – Teodoro Picado Michalski Costa Rican president of Polish mother Józef Pilsudski statesman politician and Marshal of Poland Wladyslaw Broel Plater independence activist founder of Polish Museum Rapperswil Alfred Józef Potocki count Minister President of Austria – Ignacy Potocki co author of Constitution of May Wladyslaw Raczkiewicz first President of Poland in exile – Edward Raczynski fourth President of Poland in exile – Antoni Radziwill prince the Duke Governor of Grand Duchy of Posen Poznan – Adam Ronikier count president of the Central Welfare Council – and – Kazimierz Sabbat fifth President of Poland in exile – Jacek Saryusz Wolski vice president of European Parliament – Wladyslaw Sikorski general Prime Minister of Poland – Stefan Starzynski President of Warsaw – Wladyslaw Studnicki politician and publicist Donald Tusk chairman of the Civic Platform Prime Minister of Poland since Lech Walesa trade unionist who started dismantling of the Soviet bloc the Nobel Peace Prize in second President of the Third Polish Republic – Ludwik Warynski socialist activist in the th century Edward Werner born in Poland to parents of German origin vice Minister of Finance and Polish diplomat during World War II Alexander Wielopolski count Marquis of Gonzaga statesman Wincenty Witos politician of the agrarian party Stanislaw Wojciechowski second President of the Second Polish Republic – August Zaleski second President of Poland in exile – Jan Zamoyski chancellor and grand hetman of the crown – Brzezinski Czartoryski Daszynski Dmowski Filipowicz L Kaczynski Korfanty Kot Lieberman Michnik Niemcewicz Paderewski Pilsudski Walesa Wielopolski Witos Diplomats edit Bartoszewski Beck A M Goluchowski Lipski Raczynski Romer R SikorskiWladyslaw Bartoszewski foreign affairs minister of III RP and – Józef Beck foreign affairs minister of II RP – Alois Friedrich von Brühl Polish Saxon diplomat starost of Warsaw Matthew Bryza American diplomat Wlodzimierz Cimoszewicz foreign affairs minister of III RP – Adam Jerzy Czartoryski Polish and Russian diplomat Russian Imperial foreign minister – Wladyslaw Czartoryski prince the main diplomatic agent of the National Government – Roman Dmowski foreign affairs minister of II RP Bronislaw Geremek foreign affairs minister of III RP – Agenor Maria Goluchowski count foreign affairs minister of Austria Hungary – Krzysztof Grzymultowski diplomat and voivod of Poznan author of the Eternal Peace Treaty with Russia Stanislaw Janikowski diplomat in Rome to Holy See – Waclaw Jedrzejewicz Julian Klaczko Polish Austrian diplomat Stanislaw Kot Polish ambassador to the Soviet Union – and to Italy – Józef Lipski Polish ambassador to Germany – Juliusz Lukasiewicz Polish ambassador to the Soviet Union – and France – Ivan Maysky Soviet diplomat Stefan Meller foreign affairs minister of III RP – Lewis Bernstein Namier British diplomat and historian Andrzej Olechowski foreign affairs minister of III RP – Ignacy Paderewski foreign affairs minister of II RP and third prime minister of Poland Stanislaw Patek foreign affairs minister of II RP – Edward Bernard Raczynski count Polish ambassador to the United Kingdom – and foreign affairs minister – Adam Rapacki foreign affairs minister of communist Poland – Józef Retinger advocate for a European Union Tadeusz Romer foreign affairs minister of the Polish Government in Exile – Dariusz Rosati foreign affairs minister of III RP – Adam Daniel Rotfeld foreign affairs minister of III RP Radoslaw Sikorski foreign affairs minister of III RP Konstanty Skirmunt foreign affairs minister of II RP – Aleksander Skrzynski foreign affairs minister of II RP – and – Krzysztof Skubiszewski first foreign affairs minister of III RP – Romuald Spasowski Polish ambassador to the United States – and – Jan Szembek count foreign affairs deputy secretary – Andrey Vyshinsky Soviet jurist and diplomat Alexandre Joseph Count Colonna Walewski French foreign affairs minister Leon Wasilewski foreign affairs minister of II RP – Boleslaw Wieniawa Dlugoszowski general Polish ambassador to Italy – August Zaleski foreign affairs minister of II RP – Maurycy Klemens Zamoyski foreign affairs minister of II RP Josef Zieleniec Czech foreign affairs minister Sergey Yastrzhembsky Russian diplomat Intelligence edit Kontrym Kowalewski Kuklinski KulczyckiFeliks Ankerstein interwar covert operations officer and deputy to Edmund Charaszkiewicz in Office of the General Staff s Section II the Intelligence section Edmund Charaszkiewicz interwar covert operations officer and coordinator of Józef Pilsudski s Promethean project to dismember the Soviet Union Maksymilian Ciezki chief of the Polish Cipher Bureau s German section BS– which from decrypted German Enigma ciphers paving the way for Britain s World War II Ultra secret Roman Czerniawski Polish Air Force captain and British Double Cross System agent Marian Drobik Home Army AK colonel chief of the General Staff s Section II intelligence in – Wiktor Tomir Drymmer close collaborator of Foreign Minister Józef Beck and chief of the secret prewar K organization that supervised certain Polish covert operations Józef Englicht prewar deputy chief of the Polish General Staff s Section II Michael Goleniewski Cold War Polish Soviet and American CIA agent Boleslaw Kontrym Polish agent Red Army combrig Polish Army major Jan Kowalewski engineer intelligence officer and cryptologist one of many who broke Soviet ciphers during the Polish Soviet War of – Andrzej Kowerski Polish Army officer and World War II British SOE agent colleague of Krystyna Skarbek Ryszard Kuklinski Polish Army colonel Cold War CIA master spy Jerzy Franciszek Kulczycki Polish spy at the Battle of Vienna founder of Vienna s first coffee house which offered coffee produced from coffee beans captured from the Turks Leski Pelczynski Schaetzel WlodarkiewiczGwido Langer head of Poland s Cipher Bureau which from broke Germany s military Enigma ciphers Kazimierz Leski engineer fighter pilot World War II "Musketeers" and Home Army intelligence officer Stefan Mayer prewar Section II intelligence officer who supervised the General Staff s Cipher Bureau Jerzy Pawlowski Olympic gold medalist fencer and Cold War double agent Tadeusz Pelczynski general chief of the General Staff s Section II – and – January Sergiusz Piasecki Polish agent covering the area of Soviet Belarus – Marcel Reich Ranicki Polish consul general and intelligence agent in London – the most influential contemporary critic of German literature Tadeusz Schaetzel intelligence officer chief of the General Staff s Section II – Krystyna Skarbek World War II British SOE agent Mieczyslaw Zygfryd Slowikowski Rygor Slowikowski Polish Army intelligence officer whose work in North Africa facilitated Allied preparations for the Operation Torch landings Jerzy Sosnowski major a Polish spy in Germany – as Georg von Sosnowski Ritter von Nalecz Antoni Szymanski Polish military attaché in Berlin – Halina Szymanska World War II British intelligence agent wife of Antoni Szymanski Jan Wlodarkiewicz lieutenant colonel the first commander of Wachlarz Marian Zacharski Cold War Polish intelligence agent convicted of espionage against the United States Holocaust resisters edit Irena Adamowicz Mordechaj Anielewicz Warsaw Ghetto Uprising Dawid Apfelbaum Warsaw Ghetto Uprising Wladyslaw Bartoszewski Adolf Berman Anna Borkowska Sister Bertranda Icchak Cukierman Marek Edelman Yitzhak Gitterman Bernard Goldstein Haika Grossman Irena Gut Henryk Iwanski Jan Karski Michal Klepfisz Zofia Kossak Szczucka co founder of Zegota Wanda Krahelska Filipowicz Provisional Committee for Aid to Jews Countess Karolina Lanckoronska Zivia Lubetkin Maurycy Orzech Witold Pilecki Tadeusz Romer Polish ambassador to Japan and in Shanghai Ghetto Irena Sendler saved nearly Jewish children in World War II Henryk Slawik Polish Schindler diplomat in Hungary Leopold Socha another "Polish Schindler" Simon Wiesenthal Nazi hunter Henryk Wolinski Lidia Zamenhof Szmul Zygielbojm Anielewicz Edelman Karski Kossak Szczucka Pilecki Sendler Religion edit Andrzej Alojzy Ankwicz Roman Catholic Archbishop of Lwów – and Archbishop of Prague – Baal Shem Tov Yisroel ben Eliezer – rabbi the founder of Hasidic Judaism St Józef Bilczewski Roman Catholic Archbishop of Lvov – Szymon Budny Polish Belarusian humanist and Arian priest St Casimir Jagiellon grandson of King Wladyslaw II Jagiello St Adam Albert Chmielowski Albertine Bl August Czartoryski Prince Edmund Dalbor Primate of Poland Cardinal – Albin Dunajewski Bishop of Kraków Cardinal – Stanislaw Dziwisz Archbishop of Kraków since Cardinal Antoni Melchior Fijalkowski Archbishop of Warsaw – Jacob Frank Jewish messianic leader who merged Judaism and Christianity Andrzej Frycz Modrzewski vicar humanist and theologian Piotr Gamrat Primate of Poland – Józef Glemp Primate of Poland since Cardinal Adam Stanislaw Grabowski Prince Bishop of Warmia August Hlond Primate of Poland – Cardinal Stanislaus Hosius legate to Poland Cardinal and Prince Bishop of Warmia St Hyacinth Dominican St Jadwiga Queen of Poland – Henryk Jankowski Prelate Chaplain of "Solidarnosc" Marian Jaworski Roman Catholic Archbishop of Lvov – Cardinal Aleksander Kakowski Archbishop of Warsaw Cardinal St Raphael Kalinowski Carmelite St Jan Kanty professor at Kraków University Stanislaw Karnkowski Primate of Poland – Interrex – St Stanislaw Kazimierczyk priest and preacher St Maksymilian Maria Kolbe Franciscan martyr Auschwitz Hugo Kollataj priest statesman Boleslaw Kominek Archbishop of Wroclaw – Cardinal St Stanislaw Kostka Jesuit St Faustina Kowalska Sisters of the Blessed Virgin Mary of Mercy Ignacy Krasicki Primate of Poland Adam Stanislaw Krasinski Bishop of Kamieniec Podolski – John Krol Archbishop of Philadelphia Cardinal – Mieczyslaw Halka Ledóchowski Primate of Poland – Cardinal Jan Laski Primate of Poland – Jan Laski – Protestant reformer nephew of the Primate Wladyslaw Aleksander Lubienski Archbishop of Lwów Primate of Poland – Interrex – Franciszek Macharski Archbishop of Kraków – Cardinal Tomasz Miskiewicz mufti of the Polish Muslims Muzulmanski Zwiazek Religijny Polish and Imam of Bialystok Mieczyslaw Mokrzycki Roman Catholic Archbishop of Lvov since Zbigniew Olesnicki Bishop of Kraków – first Cardinal of Polish origin from statesman Zbigniew Olesnicki nephew of Zbigniew Olesnicki Cardinal Primate of Poland – Piotr of Goniadz a spiritual leader of the Polish Brethren Walenty Potocki Count converted to Judaism as Avrohom ben Avrohom the Ger Tzedek of Vilna died Jan Puzyna Bishop of Kraków – Cardinal Jerzy Radziwill Bishop of Kraków Cardinal – Sholom Rokeach the first Belzer Rebbe – Tadeusz Rydzyk Redemptorist St Stanislaw of Szczepanów Bishop of Kraków martyr Adam Stefan Sapieha Bishop Archbishop of Kraków Cardinal – Piotr Skarga Jesuit Kajetan Soltyk Bishop of Kiev – Bishop of Kraków – Boruch Steinberg the st Rabbi of the Polish Army before and during World War II an officer Kazimierz Swiatek Roman Catholic Archbishop of Minsk Mohilev Apostolic Administrator of Pinsk Cardinal Edmund Szoka Archbishop of Detroit Cardinal – Jakub Szynkiewicz – Ph D in Philosophy Imam of Poland translated portions of Qur an into Polish Józef Tischner priest philosopher and first chaplain of the trade union "Solidarity" Mikolaj Traba Archbishop of Gniezno first Primate of Poland – Jakub Uchanski Primate of Poland – Interrex – and – Piotr Wawrzyniak priest and economist Chaim Elozor Wax – famous rabbi Karol Józef Wojtyla Auxiliary bishop of Kraków – Archbishop of Kraków – Pope John Paul II – Stefan Wyszynski Primate of Poland Cardinal – Reverend Monsignor Wawrzyniec Lawrence Wnuk Protonotary Apostolic Chmielowski Frank Hlond Hosius Jadwiga Stanislaw Kostka Kowalska Stanislaw of Szczepanów Sapieha Wojtyla Wyszynski Assassins edit Ignacy Hryniewiecki assassin of Tsar Alexander II of Russia Hryniewiecki Eligiusz Niewiadomski modernist painter art critic assassin of Polish President Gabriel Narutowicz Niewiadomski Lawyers edit Main article List of Polish lawyers Miscellaneous edit Ossowiecki VoynichGeorge Adamski controversial ufologist Florian Ceynowa Kashubian activist Krystyna Chojnowska Liskiewicz first woman to sail solo around the world Franciszek Czapek watchmaker Michal Drzymala resistance hero Piotr Gawrys contract bridge champion Wincenty Gostkowski watchmaker Piotr Iwanicki wheelchair dancing world champion Marek Kaminski adventure traveller Adam Michnik journalist Piotr Naszarkowski engraver Stefan Ossowiecki psychic Józef Piotrowski Anthony Radziwill U S news journalist producer nephew of John F Kennedy Wilfrid Michael Voynich bibliophile eponym of the mysterious Voynich Manuscript Warren Winiarski California winemaker Models edit Anna Anka Anna Åberg Anna Yeager born in Poland Malgosia Bela born in Kraków Magdalena Frackowiak born in Gdansk Monika Jagaciak born in Poznan Anna Jagodzinska born in Sierpc Joanna Krupa born in Warsaw Anja Rubik born in Rzeszów Ewa Sonnet born in Rybnik adult model Kasia Struss born in Ciechanów Francys Sudnicka born in Valencia Venezuela Magdalena Wróbel born in Sopot Frackowiak Krupa Rubik Sonnet Legendary persons edit Krakus legendary prince and founder of Kraków Lech legendary founder of the Polish nation Piast the Wheelwright Piast Kolodziej semi legendary figure in prehistoric Poland th century founder of the Piast dynasty Popiel semi legendary th century ruler of the western Polans last of the Popielids Abraham Prochownik legendary Jewish figure said to have been named prince of the western Polans after the death of Popiel in John Scolvus semi legendary sailor of the late th century Pan Twardowski semi legendary Faust like sorcerer in Polish legend the first man on the Moon in the th century Janek Wisniewski freedom fighter hero of Gdynia riots Fictional characters edit Captain William Joseph "B J " Blazkowicz in Wolfenstein D Bolek i Lolek Waldemar Daninsky wolfman in La Marca del Hombre Lobo Nicodemus Dyzma in Tadeusz Dolega Mostowicz s novel The Career of Nicodemus Dyzma Marcin Jerek a Polish born British professor and former CIA interrogator in the TV series NCIS played by W Morgan Sheppard Dr Judym in Stefan Zeromski s novel Homeless People Kajko i Kokosz Florentyna Kane in The Prodigal Daughter and Shall We Tell the President Commander Keen grandson of B J Blazkowicz Hans Kloss Captain Kloss World War II secret agent in the Polish TV serial Stake larger than life Kordian Funky Koval space detective Stanley Kowalski in Tennessee Williams play A Streetcar Named Desire Stanley Kowalski a Polish American detective in the s Canadian television series Due South Walt Kowalski—a Polish American Korean War veteran and retired Ford worker in Clint Eastwood s film Gran Torino Kowalski a penguin on the List of characters in Madagascar franchise Koziolek Matolek Mike Nomad with Steve Roper an American adventure comic strip – Count Olenski estranged husband of Ellen Olenska in Edith Wharton s novel The Age of Innocence Roland "Prez" Pryzbylewski in HBO s The Wire from police officer to school teacher Officer Eddie Pulaski in Grand Theft Auto San Andreas Abel Rosnovski in Kane and Abel Pan Samochodzik an adventurer created by Zbigniew Nienacki Sasquatch Dr Walter Langkowski Marvel superhero Walter Sobchak the "Polish Catholic" in the film The Big Lebowski Silk Spectre I & II superheroines in Watchmen Stanislau ace pilot in Blackhawk Michael Stivic in All in the Family Maciej Tomczyk ala Lech Walesa in the film Man of Iron directed by Andrzej Wajda Pan Twardowski a Faust like figure of Polish legend literature and film Tytus Romek i A Tomek Polish comic book heroes Mis Uszatek cartoon character Walter Koskiusko Waldowski the "Painless Pole" in the film MASH Konrad Wallenrod in the narrative poem by Adam Mickiewicz John Paul Wiggin Jan Pawel Wieczorek in the Ender s Game series The Witcher fantasy hero created by Sapkowski Stanislaw Wokulski protagonist of Boleslaw Prus novel The Doll Mike Bruski character in a video game Mafia II junkyard operating stolen cars expert Piotr Zak composer in a spoof BBC documentary Sophie Zawistowski in Sophie s Choice a novel by William Styron and film by Alan J Pakula Sports edit See also list of Polish sports players Athletics edit Andrzej Badenski sprinter Lidia Chojecka athlete Jerzy Chromik athlete Teresa Cieply sprinter Pawel Fajdek hammer thrower Marian Foik sprinter Wioletta Frankiewicz steeplechaser Halina Górecka sprinter Piotr Haczek sprinter Zdzislaw Hoffmann triple jumper Barbara Janiszewska sprinter Michel Jazy athlete Ewa Klobukowska sprinter Wladyslaw Komar shot putter Halina Konopacka discus thrower Robert Korzeniowski racewalker Wladyslaw Kozakiewicz pole vaulter Elzbieta Krzesinska long jumper Zdzislaw Krzyszkowiak athlete Waclaw Kuchar athlete Janusz Kusocinski athlete Maria Kwasniewska javelin thrower Adam Kszczot athlete Marcin Lewandowski athlete Tomasz Majewski shot putter Piotr Malachowski discus thrower Wieslaw Maniak sprinter Bronislaw Malinowski athlete Robert Mackowiak sprinter Józef Noji athlete Wanda Panfil athlete Artur Partyka high jumper Edmund Piatkowski discus thrower Marek Plawgo athlete Monika Pyrek pole vaulter Anna Rogowska pole vaulter Tadeusz Rut hammer thrower Piotr Rysiukiewicz sprinter Edward Sarul shot putter Janusz Sidlo javelin thrower Kamila Skolimowska hammer thrower Irena Szewinska sprinter Józef Szmidt triple jumper Tadeusz Slusarski pole vaulter Marcin Urbas sprinter Jadwiga Wajs discus thrower Stanislawa Walasiewicz sprinter Jan Werner sprinter Anita Wlodarczyk hammer thrower Pawel Wojciechowski pole vaulter Marian Woronin sprinter Jacek Wszola high jumper Kazimierz Zimny athlete Szymon Ziólkowski hammer thrower Basketball edit Marcin Gortat NBA basketball Washington Wizards Boxing edit Tomasz Adamek Aleksy Antkiewicz Joe Choynski Zygmunt Chychla Leszek Drogosz Charley Goldman International Boxing Hall of fame Andrzej Golota Janusz Gortat Józef Grudzien Marian Kasprzyk Jerzy Kulej Dariusz Michalczewski Kazimierz Pazdzior Zbigniew Pietrzykowski Jerzy Rybicki Feliks Stamm coach Jan Szczepanski Henryk Srednicki Krzysztof Wlodarczyk Tony Zale Janusz Zarenkiewicz Chess edit Izak Aloni – Izaak Appel – Arnold Aurbach – Zdzislaw Belsitzmann – Abram Blass Unknown Agnieszka Brustman –Present Oscar Chajes – Josef Cukierman – Hieronim Czarnowski – Moshe Czerniak – Arthur Dake – American born to Polish Parents Dawid Daniuszewski – Józef Dominik – Arthur Dunkelblum – Boruch Israel Dyner – Hanna Erenska –Present Samuel Factor – Alexander Flamberg – Henryk Friedman – Achilles Frydman – Paulino Frydman – Regina Gerlecka – Edward Gerstenfeld – Róza Herman – Krystyna Holuj Radzikowska Chaim Janowski – Dawid Janowski – Max Judd – Bernhard Kagan – Stanislaw Kohn – George Koltanowski – Born in Belgium to a Polish Jewish family Henrijeta Konarkowska Sokolov –Present Michal Krasenkow –Present Russian born moved to Poland in Leon Kremer – Adam Kuligowski –Present Awarded the title of Chess Grandmaster in Abraham Kupchik Salo Landau – Edward Lasker – Paul Saladin Leonhardt – Grigory Levenfish – Moishe Lowtzky – Bartlomiej Macieja –Present Kazimierz Makarczyk – Kalikst Morawski – Stasch Mlotkowski – Born in the United States to Polish Parents Piotr Murdzia –Present Miguel Najdorf – Menachem Oren – Julius Perlis – Jusefs Petkevich –Present Karol Piltz – Oskar Piotrowski Kazimierz Plater – Henryk Pogoriely – Ignatz von Popiel – Artur Poplawski Dawid Przepiórka Iweta Rajlich Teodor Regedzinski Samuel Reshevsky Jakob Rosanes Samuel Rosenthal Gersz Rotlewi Akiba Rubinstein Gersz Salwe Wlodzimierz Schmidt Leon Schwartzmann Stanislaus Sittenfeld Monika Socko Franciszek Sulik Bogdan Sliwa Dariusz Swiercz Savielly Tartakower Jean Taubenhaus Oscar Tenner Vitaly Tseshkovsky Alexander Wagner Szymon Winawer Aleksander Wojtkiewicz Daniel Yanofsky Johannes Zukertort Adolf Zytogorski Józef Zabinski Climbing edit Leszek Cichy himalaist Jerzy Kukuczka himalaist Wojciech Kurtyka himalaist rock climber Piotr Pustelnik himalaist Wanda Rutkiewicz himalaist Krzysztof Wielicki himalaist Andrzej Zawada himalaist Fencing edit Zbigniew Czajkowski Danuta Dmowska Egon Franke Sylwia Gruchala Roman Kantor épée Edward Korfanty Ryszard Parulski Jerzy Pawlowski Anna Rybicka Ryszard Sobczak Witold Woyda Barbara Wysoczanska Wojciech Zablocki Ice hockey edit Mariusz Czerkawski Dan Chojecki Wayne Gretzky mixed Polish descent Gordie Howe mixed Polish descent Mike Komisarek Ed Olczyk Krzysztof Oliwa Brian Rafalski Peter Sidorkiewicz Bryan Smolinski Pete Stemkowski Lee Stempniak Daniel Tkaczuk James Wisniewski Wojtek Wolski Travis Zajac Skiing edit Bronislaw Czech Wojciech Fortuna ski jumper Justyna Kowalczyk cross country skier Józef Luszczek cross country skier Adam Malysz ski jumper Jan Marusarz brother of Stanislaw Marusarz WWII escort of Krystyna Skarbek Stanislaw Marusarz ski jumper Stefan Hula Sr Nordic combined skier Stefan Hula Jr ski jumper Kamil Stoch ski jumper Football edit Zygmunt Anczok defender Henryk Apostel coach Jan Banas attacker Jakub Blaszczykowski midfielder Zbigniew Boniek midfielder Artur Boruc goalkeeper Lucjan Brychczy midfielder Andrzej Buncol midfielder Ewald Cebula defender Gerard Cieslik midfielder Leslaw Cmikiewicz midfielder Kazimierz Deyna midfielder Jerzy Dudek goalkeeper Ewald Dytko midfielder Robert Gadocha attacker Ludwik Gintel defender forward Jacek Gmoch coach Jerzy Gorgon defender Kazimierz Górski coach Pawel Janas defender coach Ireneusz Jelen attacker Erich Juskowiak defender Józef Kaluza attacker coach Henryk Kasperczak midfielder coach Miroslav Klose attacker Józef Klotz defender Raymond Kopa attacker Hubert Kostka goalkeeper Tadeusz Kuchar midfielder coach Tomasz Kuszczak goalkeeper Grzegorz Lato attacker Robert Lewandowski attacker Jan Liberda attacker Wlodzimierz Lubanski attacker Józef Lustgarten midfielder manager Stefan Majewski defender coach Ladislao Mazurkiewicz goalkeeper Józef Mlynarczyk goalkeeper Piotr Nowak midfielder Erwin Nyc midfielder Teodor Peterek attacker Ryszard Piec midfielder Wilhelm Piec midfielder Antoni Piechniczek defender coach Leonard Piontek midfielder Lukas Podolski attacker Lukasz Piszczek defender Ernest Pohl attacker Fryderyk Scherfke midfielder Euzebiusz Smolarek attacker Wlodzimierz Smolarek midfielder Leon Sperling forward left wing Grzegorz Szamotulski goalkeeper Andrzej Szarmach attacker Wladyslaw Szczepaniak defender Wojciech Szczesny goalkeeper Edward Szymkowiak goalkeeper Piotr Swierczewski midfielder Jan Tomaszewski goalkeeper Piotr Trochowski midfielder Krzysztof Warzycha attacker Ernest Wilimowski attacker Walter Winkler defender Maryan Wisnieski attacker Gerard Wodarz attacker Lukasz Zaluska goalkeeper Wladyslaw Zmuda defender Swimming edit Katarzyna Baranowska Agnieszka Czopek Otylia Jedrzejczak Bartosz Kizierowski Michael Klim Pawel Korzeniowski Daniel Kowalski Slawomir Kuczko Mariusz Podkoscielny Mateusz Sawrymowicz Lejzor Ilja Szrajbman Rafal Szukala Artur Wojdat Agata Korc Tennis edit Wojciech Fibak Jadwiga Jedrzejowska Angelique Kerber Agnieszka Radwanska Urszula Radwanska Caroline Wozniacki Jerzy Janowicz Sabine Lisicki Weightlifting edit Waldemar Baszanowski Marcin Dolega Zbigniew Kaczmarek Aleksandra Klejnowska Szymon Kolecki Mieczyslaw Nowak Norbert Ozimek Ireneusz Palinski Norbert Schemansky Zygmunt Smalcerz Marek Seweryn Stanley Stanczyk Agata Wróbel Adrian Zielinski Marian Zielinski Others edit Joanna Jedrzejczyk mixed martial arts Leszek Blanik gymnastics Janusz Centka soaring Moe Drabowsky baseball Jarek Dymek strongman Tomasz Gollob Motorcycle speedway World Champion Andrzej Grubba table tennis Sebastian Janikowski American football Stan Javie American football official Steve Javie National Basketball Association Stefan Kaplaniak canoeing Sebastian Kawa soaring Justin Koschitzke Australian rules footballer Rafal Kubacki judo Robert Kubica auto racing Tomasz Kucharski rowing Mateusz Kusznierewicz sailing Waldemar Legien judo Jerzy Makula glider aerobatics Piotr Markiewicz canoeing Renata Mauer shooting Bill Mazeroski baseball Przemyslaw Mazur auto racing Gene Mruczkowski American football Scott Mruczkowski American football Pawel Nastula judo Tom Paciorek baseball Aneta Pastuszka canoeing James Podsiadly Australian rules footballer Krzyzanowski Maczek Ivan Putski professional wrestler Helena Rakoczy gymnastics Elwira Seroczynska speed skater Tomasz Sikora biathlete Arkadiusz Skrzypaszek modern pentathlete Paul Slowinski Muay Thai Adam Smelczynski shooting Robert Sycz rowing Jerzy Szczakiel Motorcycle speedway World Champion Slawomir Szmal handball Ryszard Szurkowski road bicycle racing Marek Twardowski canoeing Roger Verey rowing Piotr Wadecki road bicycle racing Bogdan Wenta handball Sebastian Wenta strongman highland games Maja Wloszczowska mountain biking David Wojcinski Australian rules footballer Jerzy Wojnar luge Andrzej Wronski wrestling Józef Zapedzki shooting Sobieslaw Zasada auto racing Pilsudski th century edit Vasco da Gama discoverer of the sea route to India Pedro Álvares Cabral discoverer of Brazil João Vaz Corte Real discoverer of Newfoundland Afonso de Albuquerque naval admiral and viceroy of India Fernão Mendes Pinto writer and one of the first to travel to JapanAfonso Gonçalves Baldaia th century explorer of the African coast Álvaro Caminha th century explorer of the Atlantic islands Álvaro Martins th century explorer of the African coast Alvise Cadamosto th century explorer of the Atlantic islands and of the African coast André Gonçalves th century explorer of the sea route to Brazil Antão Gonçalves th century explorer of the African coast Álvaro Fernandes th century explorer of the African coast Bartolomeu Dias th century explorer of the African coast Bartolomeu Perestrelo th century explorer of the Atlantic islands Dinis Dias th century explorer of the African coast Diogo Cão th century explorer of the African coast Diogo de Azambuja th century explorer of the African coast Diogo de Teive th century explorer of the Atlantic islands Diogo Dias th century explorer of the Atlantic islands of the African coast and the Indian Ocean discovered Madagascar Diogo Silves th century explorer of the Atlantic islands Duarte Pacheco Pereira th century explorer of the Atlantic Fernão do Pó th century explorer of the African coast Gil Eanes th century explorer of the African coast Gonçalo Velho th century explorer of the Atlantic islands João de Santarém th century explorer of the Atlantic islands João Gonçalves Zarco th century explorer of the Atlantic islands João Grego th century explorer of the African coast João Infante th century explorer of the African coast João Vaz Corte Real th century explorer of North America Lopes Gonçalves th century explorer of the Atlantic Luís Pires th century explorer of the sea route to Brazil Nicolau Coelho th century explorer of the sea route to Brazil Nuno Tristão th century explorer of the African coast Paulo da Gama th century explorer of the sea route to India Pedro Álvares Cabral discoverer of Brazil in Pedro Escobar th century explorer of the Atlantic islands Pêro de Alenquer th century explorer of the African coast Pêro de Sintra th century explorer of the African coast Pêro Dias th century explorer of the African coast Pêro Vaz de Caminha th century explorer of the sea route to Brazil Tristão Vaz Teixeira th century explorer of the Atlantic islands Vasco da Gama Led the discovery of the sea route to India in Christopher Columbus identity disputed Led Spain to the Caribbean islands Bahamas in th th century edit Afonso de Paiva th century th century diplomat and explorer in Ethiopia Fernão de Noronha th century th century explorer of the Atlantic Gaspar de Lemos th century th century explorer of the Atlantic and of the sea route to Brazil Gonçalo Coelho th century th century explorer of the South American coast João Fernandes Lavrador th century th century explorer of North America Pêro da Covilhã th century th century diplomat and explorer in Ethiopia and India Pêro de Barcelos th century th century explorer of North America th century edit Afonso de Albuquerque th century naval admiral and viceroy of India António de Abreu th century explorer of Indonesia Bento de Góis th century explorer Cristóvão Jacques th century explorer of the Brazilian coast Cristóvão de Mendonça th century some have claimed he discovered Australia disputed Diogo Lopes de Sequeira th century explorer of the Indian Ocean Diogo Rodrigues th century explorer of the Indian Ocean Duarte Fernandes th century diplomat in Thailand Estevão da Gama th century explorer of the Indian Ocean Fernão Lopez th century soldier in India and first resident of the island of Saint Helena Fernão Mendes Pinto th century among the first to reach Japan Fernão Pires de Andrade th century merchant in China Francisco Álvares th century missionary and explorer in Ethiopia Francisco de Almeida th century explorer and viceroy of India Gaspar Corte Real th century explorer of North America Gomes de Sequeira th century some have claimed he discovered Australia disputed João da Nova th century explorer of the Atlantic and of the Indian Ocean Jorge Álvares th century the first to reach China João Rodrigues Cabrilho th century discoverer of California Lourenço Marques th century trader and explorer in East Africa Martim Afonso de Sousa th century explorer and soldier in India Miguel Corte Real th century explorer of North America Paulo Dias de Novais th century colonizer of Africa Pedro Mascarenhas th century explorer of the Indian Ocean Tristão da Cunha th century naval general and discoverer Ferdinand Magellan th century Led the first successful attempt to circumnavigate the Earth – Explorer of the Pacific Ocean th century edit Estêvão Cacella th century missionary and explorer of Tibet first European in Bhutan Baltasar Fernandes th century explorer of Brazil s interior David Melgueiro th century explorer of the Arctic Jerónimo Lobo th century missionary and explorer of Ethiopia Luís Vaz de Torres th century th century explorer of south west Pacific Pedro Fernandes de Queirós th century th century explorer of south west Pacific some have claimed he discovered Australia Pedro Teixeira th century explorer of the Amazon River António Raposo Tavares th century bandeirante t century edit Alexandre Rodrigues Ferreira th century explorer of Brazil s interior Francisco de Lacerda th century explorer of Africa th century edit Alexandre de Serpa Pinto th century explorer of Africa António da Silva Porto th century explorer of Africa Hermenegildo Capelo th century explorer of Africa Roberto Ivens th century explorer of Africa th century edit Gago Coutinho and Sacadura Cabral th century the first to cross the South Atlantic Ocean by air Saints edit Saint Anthony of Lisbon or Padua Amador of Portugal Early Christianity Anthony of Lisbon – Basileus st century Beatriz da Silva Menezes – Elizabeth of Portugal – Felix the Hermit th century Fructuosus of Braga th century Irene of Tomar th century João Baptista Machado th th century John de Brito – John of God – Julia rd century Mancius Early Christianity Martin of Braga – Maxima rd century Nuno Álvares Pereira – Peter of Rates st century Quiteria th century Rita Amada de Jesus – Rudesind th century Saint Ovidius st and nd centuries Theotonius – Verissimus rd century Victor rd century Wilgefortis folk saint Blessed edit Alexandrina of Balasar – Amadeus of Portugal – Bartolomeu dos Mártires – Ferdinand the Holy Prince – Francisco Marto – Inácio de Azevedo – Jacinta Marto – Joan Princess of Portugal – Mafalda of Portugal – Sancha of Portugal – Teresa of Portugal – Religious edit António de Andrade – Missionary explorer of Tibet António Vieira – Writer Diplomat and Preacher João Ferreira Annes de Almeida – Missionary Lúcia de Jesus dos Santos visionary involved in the Fátima events Paulus Orosius – historian theologian and disciple of St Augustine Popes edit Pope John XXI John XXI th century pope Philosophers edit Agostinho da Silva – António Castanheira Neves born António Sérgio – Baruch Spinoza – Damião de Góis – Eduardo Lourenço born José Gil born Musicians edit Adriano Correia de Oliveira – singer Alfredo Keil – composer of the Portuguese anthem Ana Free singer Ana Moura born singer fadista António d Andrade born International opera tenor António Zambujo born singer fadista Alfredo Marceneiro – fado singer Amália Rodrigues – the most famous fado singer António Fragoso – piano composer António Pinho Vargas born classical jazz and piano composer António Variações – singer and songwriter Camané born singer fadista Carlos do Carmo born singer fadista Carlos Paredes – Portuguese guitar player Carlos Seixas – composer Cristina Branco born fado singer Danny Fernandes singer David Fonseca born singer DJ Vibe Duarte Lobo – composer Dulce Pontes born singer Fernando Lopes Graça – composer Fernando Ribeiro born Moonspell vocals Francisco d Andrade born International opera baritone Guilhermina Suggia – cellist Isabel Soveral born composer Jay Kay born singer Portuguese father João Domingos Bomtempo – composer Joaquim José Antunes – harpsichord maker Jorge Palma born singer pianist and songwriter José Afonso – aka Zeca Afonso composer player Luciana Abreu born singer composer actress TV host Lúcia Moniz born singer actress Luís de Freitas Branco – composer Luísa Todi – lyrical singer Mafalda Arnauth born fado singer Malvina Garrigues born opera soprano Manuela Azevedo singer Maria João Pires born piano player Maria João born jazz singer Mário Laginha born piano player Mariza born fado singer Mísia fado singer Nelly Furtado singer Nuno Bettencourt born guitarist songwriter singer Paulo Furtado blues performer Pedro de Escobar c – composer Rita Guerra born singer Rita Redshoes singer Rui da Silva disc jockey Rui Veloso born singer Sara Carvalho born composer Sara Tavares born singer Shawn Desman singer Sérgio Godinho born singer Steve Perry lead singer of Journey Teresa Salgueiro born Madredeus vocals Tim born player vocals Xutos & Pontapés José Vianna da Motta – piano player composer Vitorino born singer Poets edit Main article List of Portuguese language poets Writers edit José Maria de Eça de Queiroz realist writerAgostinho da Silva writer and philosopher Agustina Bessa Luís writer Alexandre Herculano writer Alice Vieira writer Almada Negreiros writer Almeida Garrett writer and playwright Álvaro Cunhal neo realist writer Álvaro Magalhães writer Alves Redol neo realist writer Ana de Castro Osório writer and pioneer feminist Ana Luísa Amaral poet André de Resende writer Antero de Quental writer António Alçada Baptista writer António José da Silva playwright António Lobo Antunes writer António Vieira preacher and writer Aquilino Ribeiro neo realist writer Bartolomeu Valente writer poet Branquinho da Fonseca writer Bulhão Pato writer Camilo Castelo Branco writer Clara Ferreira Alves writer journalist Carlos de Oliveira writer Damião de Góis writer Daniel Sampaio writer and psychiatrist David Mourão Ferreira writer Dinis Machado writer Diogo Barbosa Machado writer Eça de Queiroz writer Fernando Aires writer Fernão Lopes c royal chronicler Fiama Hasse Pais Brandão poet and writer Gil Vicente playwright Gomes Eanes de Zurara writer Gonçalo Tavares writer Guerra Junqueiro poet and writer Hélia Correia writer Inês Pedrosa writer Irene Lisboa – writer Jacinto Lucas Pires writer João Aguiar writer João Barrento writer João Bénard da Costa writer João de Barros writer and historian João Manuel Ferreira Simões journalist Jorge de Sena writer and poet José Cardoso Pires writer José Gomes Ferreira writer José Leon Machado writer José Rodrigues Miguéis – writer José Saramago writer Nobel Prize for Literature in Luiz Pacheco writer and editor – Luís Vaz de Camões poet playwright Luiza Neto Jorge poet and writer Manuel Alegre poet writer and politician Marina Tavares Dias writer journalist historian Mário de Sá Carneiro novelist and poet Miguel Torga poet and writer Natália Correia writer and poet Orlando da Costa poet and playwright Ramalho Ortigão writer Raul Brandão – writer Raul Proença – writer Rosa Lobato Faria writer Rui de Pina writer Soeiro Pereira Gomes neo realist writer Teixeira de Pascoaes writer and poet Sophia de Mello Breyner Andresen poet and writer Tomé Pires – author of the Suma Oriental Urbano Tavares Rodrigues writer and journalist Vasco Graça Moura writer Vergílio Ferreira writer Vitorino Nemésio poet and writer Herssai nammos grandfather Artists edit Almada Negreiros – th century painter Amadeo de Souza Cardoso – th century painter António Soares dos Reis – th century sculptor Aurélia de Souza – th th century painter Columbano Bordalo Pinheiro – th th century painter Eduardo Gageiro born th century photographer Fernando Lanhas Filipe Alarcão born Urban and modern contemporary designer João M P Lemos cartoonist José Dias Coelho th century artist José Malhoa th century painter Joshua Benoliel – th th century photographer Júlio Pomar born th century painter Manuel Pereira da Silva – th century sculptor Nadir Afonso geometric abstract painter Nuno Gonçalves th century painter Paula Rego th century painter Rafael Bordalo Pinheiro th century charicaturist Vasco Fernandes Grão Vasco th century painter Vieira da Silva th century painter Scientists edit Abel Salazar – Alexandre Quintanilha born André de Resende c – António A de Freitas born immunologist António Damásio born neurologist Bartolomeu de Gusmão – inventor Bento de Jesus Caraça – mathematician Diogo Abreu born geographer Egas Moniz – neurologist and Nobel Prize for Medicine in Freitas Magalhães born psychologist Garcia de Orta c – botanical scientist Hanna Damásio born neurologist Jacob de Castro Sarmento c – João de Pina Cabral born anthropologist João Magueijo physicist present Miguel Vale de Almeida born anthropologist Benedita Barata da Rocha born immunologist Orlando Ribeiro – geographer Pedro Nunes – mathematician and cosmographer Sousa Martins – Tomé Pires c c Engineers and architects edit See also List of Portuguese architects Álvaro Siza Vieira born architect João Luís Carrilho da Graça architect Edgar Cardoso – engineer Eduardo Souto de Moura architect Fernando Távora – architect José Tribolet engineer IST professor Tomás Taveira born architect Psychiatrists edit João dos Santos Actors and directors edit Actor Taborda most famous Portuguese actor of the th century Actor Vale actor comedian Alexandra Lencastre Amélia Rey Colaço actress and National Theatre director António Lopes Ribeiro – film director António Silva actor Augusto Rosa actor theatre director playwright novelist writer Beatriz Batarda actress Beatriz Costa actress Carmen Miranda – singer and actress Corina Freire singer and musical theatre actress Daniela Ruah actress Diogo Infante actor Eduardo Brazão actor director writer Emília das Neves most famous Portuguese actress of the th century Eunice Muñoz born actress Fernando Rocha born comedian actor Francisco Ribeiro actor comedian film director theatre director Herman José born actor and humourist João César Monteiro – film director João Rosa actor theatre director playwright João Villaret – actor and poetry reader Joaquim de Almeida born actor Laura Costa actress and singer Luís Miguel Cintra born Manoel de Oliveira born film director Manuela Rey actress and National Theatre director Marco Martins born film director Maria de Medeiros actress Maria do Céu Guerra actress Maria Matos – actress Mariana Rey Monteiro actress Nicolau Breyner actor Nuno Lopes born actor Raul Solnado actor and humourist Rosa Damasceno actress and theatre director Vasco Nunes born director cinematographer producer Vasco Santana – actor Soldiers edit Álvaro Vaz de Almada count of Avranches – knight of the Garter Captain major of Portugal killed in battle Fernando de Almada count of Avranches – Captain major of Portugal Otelo Saraiva de Carvalho born chief strategist of the Carnation Revolution of Portugal Aníbal Augusto Milhais – most decorated soldier Ordem de Torre e Espada do Valor Lealdade e Mérito of Portugal Sports edit Ana Rocha Professional Wrestler António Jesus Correia – António Livramento – Hockey Player Carlos Lopes born Marathon Olympic Champion Carlos Queiroz football coach Carlos Sousa off road driver world champion in Costinha born football player Cristiano Ronaldo born football player Dinis Vital born football player Eusébio born football player born in Portuguese Mozambique later moved to Portugal Fernanda Ribeiro born m Olympic champion Francis Obikwelu Nigerian born runner Joaquim Agostinho cyclist José Azevedo cyclist José Mourinho football coach João Moutinho football player Luís Figo born football player Maniche born football player Nani football player Nelson Évora Long Jump Olympic and World Champion Nuno Gomes football player Pauleta football player Paulo Ferreira football player Paulo Futre former football player Paulo Sousa former football player Pedro Lamy former Formula One and DTM driver Ricardo Carvalho football player Ricardo Pereira football player Ricardo Quaresma born football player Ricardo Sá Pinto football player Rosa Mota born Marathon Olympic champion Rui Costa born football player Rui Costa Cycling World Champion Simão Sabrosa born football player Telma Monteiro times Judo s Silver Medalist at World Championships Tiago Monteiro former Champ Car and Formula One driver Ticha Penicheiro WNBA player Vanessa Fernandes Triathlon World Champion Vítor Baía born football player Politicians edit Afonso Costa – Primer Minister during the First Republic Alberto João Jardim born President of Regional Government of the Madeira Autonomous Region Álvaro Cunhal – former General Secretary of the PCP Aníbal Cavaco Silva economist former Prime Minister current President of the Republic Anton de Vieira governor of St Petersburg and Okhotsk António de Oliveira Salazar – Head of State Leader of the National Union "União Nacional" António Guterres former Prime Minister current president of the Socialist International and United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees António Vitorino former Minister and EU Commissioner Bento Gonçalves – former General Secretary of the PCP Carlos Alberto da Mota Pinto – former Prime Minister Carlos Carvalhas born former General Secretary of the PCP Diogo Freitas do Amaral former president of the General Assembly of the United Nations current Minister of Foreign Affairs Duarte Pio Duke of Bragança claimant to the abolished throne of Portugal Francisco Sá Carneiro – former Prime Minister Jaime Ornelas Camacho born first Regional Government President of Madeira Jerónimo de Sousa born General Secretary of the PCP Jorge Sampaio former President of the Republic José Manuel Barroso former Prime Minister current president of the EU Commission José Sócrates former Prime Minister Manuel Pinho born former Minister of Economy and Innovation Marcelo Caetano – former Head of State from to Mário Soares born former Prime Minister and President of the Republic Octávio Pato – Pedro Santana Lopes former Prime Minister former Mayor of Lisbon Teresa Heinz Kerry philanthropist and the wife of U S Senator John Kerry Vasco Gonçalves – former Prime Minister Sebastião José de Carvalho e Melo st Marquis of Pombal – Statesman Historians edit Diogo do Couto – historian of India and Sri Lanka José Hermano Saraiva Businesspeople edit Antonia Ferreira born winemaker Edgar Matias born António Champalimaud – Belmiro de Azevedo born Joe Berardo born Salvador Caetano born Américo Amorim born Francisco Pinto Balsemão born Other edit Mariana Alcoforado – nun and writer Catarina Eufémia – assassinated rural worker Abraham Aboab Falero th century Jewish philanthropist Aires de Ornelas e Vasconcelos – former th century archbishop of the Portuguese colonial enclave Goa Fernando Pessa – journalist Diego Alvarez fictional character in Bibhutibhushan Bandopadhyay s Bengali novel Chander Pahar Bengali ?????? ?????? English Mountain of the Moon Anchors edit Debra Arbec CTV Pierre Bruneau TVA Nathalie Chung RDI SRC Bernard Derome SRC RDI Simon Durivage RDI SRC Céline Galipeau SRC RDI Bill Haugland CTV Jean Luc Mongrain TQS TVA Pascale Nadeau SRC Mutsumi Takahashi CTV Sophie Thibault TVA Dennis Trudeau former CBC anchor Todd van der Heyden CTV Artists and entertainers edit Denys Arcand screenwriter and director Paul Arcand radio personality and cinematographer Gilles Archambault novelist and commentator André Arthur radio personality independent federal MP Eva Avila singer Raoul Barré inventor cartoonist and animator of the silent film era Michel Barrette stand up comedian actor Jay Baruchel actor director writer Victor Lévy Beaulieu author Daniel Bélanger singer Marie Claire Blais author Paul Bley jazz pianist and composer Lothaire Bluteau actor La Bolduc singer Paul Émile Borduas abstract painter Isabelle Boulay singer Gerry Boulet singer and songwriter Pierre Bouvier lead singer of Simple Plan Glenda Braganza actress Michel Brault cinematographer pioneer of the esthetic of handheld camera director producer Geneviève Bujold actress Pascale Bussières actress Win Butler singer and songwriter Roch Carrier author Charles Carson painter Robert Charlebois singer songwriter Régine Chassagne singer songwriter and instrumentalist from Arcade Fire Coeur de Pirate born Béatrice Martin pianist singer and songwriter Leonard Cohen poet author and songwriter Marie Josée Croze actress Elisha Cuthbert actress Sylvia Daoust sculptor Charles Daudelin sculptor Esther Delisle historian and author Yvon Deschamps author and comedian Céline Dion singer Georges Dor chansonnier songwriter author playwright Hélène Dorion poet Fifi D Orsay actress Jean Duceppe comedian Diane Dufresne singer and painter Roy Dupuis actor Marcelle Ferron glazier Jennifer Finnigan actress Serge Fiori singer and songwriter Glenn Ford actor Garou singer Mitsou Gélinas pop star radio and TV host actress Jean Claude Germain playwright author Huntley Gordon actor Pierre Granche sculptor Bruce Greenwood actor producer Sylvain Grenier professional wrestler Anne Hébert poet and novelist Prudence Heward painter Pierre Jalbert actor champion skier and film editor Will James artist and writer of the American West René Jodoin animator director and producer Oliver Jones jazz pianist Claude Jutra director actor Florence La Badie actress Éric Lapointe singer Stéphanie Lapointe singer Carole Laure singer actress Lucie Laurier actress Daniel Lavoie singer–songwriter and actor born in Manitoba active in Quebec Louise Lecavalier dancer Félix Leclerc poet and songwriter Jean Leloup singer


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Jesuit Priest philosopher theologian Simon Mailloux first Canadian soldier with an amputation to deploy on a combat mission Jos Montferrand French Canadian hero Édouard Montpetit lawyer economist scholar Mélanie Paquin beauty pageant winner Pacifique Plante crime fighting lawyer Joseph Octave Plessis archbishop Roméo Sabourin SOE agent executed by the Nazis Charles de Salaberry soldier Artists edit Serge Huo Chao Si artist designer engineer Musicians edit Baster Gérald De Palmas Olivier Ker Ourio Paykan Ravan Sabiah Tonton David Ziskakan musical group Poets edit Évariste de Forges de Parny Léon Dierx Boris Gamaleya Charles Marie René Leconte de Lisle Politicians edit Huguette Bello politician Daniel Constantin prefect Ibrahim Dindar politician Hubert Fournier prefect Jean Claude Fruteau politician Pierre Henry Maccioni prefect Pierre Steinmetz prefect Margie Sudre politician Paul Vergès regional president Dominique Vian prefect Writers edit Michel Houellebecq novelist Charles Marie 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– Tadeusz Pelczynski chief of staff of the Home Army ZWZ AK – Józef Pilsudski statesman interwar Marshal of Poland Emilia Plater Countess heroine of the November Uprising Józef Poniatowski prince Polish general and marshal of France Kazimierz Pulaski Casimir Pulaski Polish and American military commander Konstantin Rokossovsky born Konstanty Rokossowski Marshal of the Soviet Union and Polish defense minister communist Stefan Rowecki general military commander commander in chief of the Armed Resistance ZWZ – and Home Army – Edward Rydz Smigly marshal military commander successful in the Polish Soviet War C in C of the Polish Army in the September Campaign Yitzhak Sadeh born Isaac Landsberg – a founder of the Israel Defense Forces Danuta Siedzikówna – medical orderly in Polish Army Wladyslaw Sikorski general commander in chief of the Polish Armed Forces and Prime Minister of Poland – Piotr Skuratowicz general of the Polish Army was murdered by the NKVD in the Katyn massacre Stanislaw Sosabowski commander of the Polish st Independent Parachute Brigade which saw action at the Battle of Arnhem during Operation Market Garden Kazimierz Sosnkowski general Commander in Chief of Polish Armed Forces – Józef Sowinski general hero of the November Uprising – Zygmunt Szendzielarz "Lupaszko" Ignacy Szymanski veteran of November Uprising and American Civil War on the Confederate side Jan Tarnowski Grand Crown Hetman – victor of Obertyn Piotr Wysocki led the November Uprising Kordian Józef Zamorski general chief of the Polish state police Rinaldo Cruzado Juan Cominges Johan Fano Martín Hidalgo Hernan Rengifo Alberto Junior Rodríguez Valdelomar Carlos Zambrano Surfers edit Sofia Mulanovich Tennis players edit Laura Gildemeister Luis Horna Alejandro Olmedo Jaime Yzaga Iván Miranda Medieval edit Basarab I the Founder first voivode of Wallachia Mircea cel Batrân Mircea the Elder voivode of Wallachia Neagoe Basarab voivode of Wallachia Nicolaus Olahus Roman Catholic Archbishop of the Kingdom of Hungary ?tefan cel Mare voivode of Moldavia Vlad ?epe? Vlad the Impaler or Vlad Dracula voivode Dracula inspiration Alexandru cel Bun voivode of Moldavia Petru Rare? voivode of Moldavia Mihai Viteazul prince of Wallachia Moldavia and Transylvania Renaissance Age edit Antioch Kantemir poet and Russian ambassador Dimitrie Cantemir ruler of Moldavia historian writer and music composer Constantin Brancoveanu Modern era edit Prince Alexandru Ioan Cuza King Carol I of Romania of German origins King Ferdinand I of Romania King Carol II of Romania King Mihai of Romania Politicians edit Ion Antonescu Prime Minister and Conducator Leader during World War II Alexandru Averescu general and politician Nicolae Balcescu historian revolutionary Antoine Bibesco diplomat writer Ion I C Bratianu Lascar Catargiu Ion Duca Prime Minister in interbellum Romania Petre Dumitrescu general Avram Iancu revolutionary in Revolution Take Ionescu Prime Minister in interbellum Romania Mihail Lascar WWII general Minister of Defense Mihail Manoilescu economist and Gheorghe Grigore Cantacuzino Prime Minister during the Romanian Peasants revolt Alexandru Marghiloman Prime Minister during World War I Gheorghe G Mironescu Prime Minister in interbellum Romania Nicolae Radescu Prime Minister during World War II Dimitrie Sturdza Octavian Goga writer former Prime Minister Barbu ?tefanescu Delavrancea former mayor of Bucharest Mugur Isarescu economist former Prime Minister National Peasants Party edit Emil Constantinescu former President of Romania Radu Vasile economist and politician former Prime Minister Gheorghe Ciuhandu Mayor of Timi?oara National Peasants Party Ion Ra?iu politician National Peasants Party Corneliu Coposu politician National Peasants Party Doina Cornea noted dissident and intellectual National Peasants Party Iuliu Maniu politician one of the creators of the National Peasants Party Ion Mihalache politician National Peasants Party National Liberal Party edit Former members before November when the Romanian Communists dissolved the party Ion C Bratianu Prime Minister of Romania Ion I C Bratianu politician one of the founders of the Liberal movement in Romania Prime Minister son of Ion C Bratianu Ion G Duca Prime Minister assassinated by Iron Guard Ion Ghica mathematician diplomat Prime Minister Mihail Kogalniceanu lawyer historian publicist Prime Minister Minister of Foreign Affairs Minister of Internal Affairs C A Rosetti publicist Former members after Theodor Stolojan leader of the party – expelled in Mihai Razvan Ungureanu Minister of Foreign Affairs – head of Romanian Foreign Intelligence Service Current members Radu Câmpeanu first leader of the party after the revolution Calin Popescu Tariceanu former Prime Minister Crin Antonescu current leader of the party Romanian Communist Party edit Gheorghe Gheorghiu Dej Gheorghe Gaston Marin previously Grossmann politician vice president of the Government under Gheorghiu Dej Elena Ceau?escu – deputy premier under her husband Nicolae Ceau?escu the last Romanian Communist head of state Gheorghe Apostol deputy Prime Minister of Romania and a former leader of the Communist Party noted for his rivalry with Nicolae Ceau?escu Alexandru Bârladeanu prominente communist and later Senate President Emil Bobu Emil Bodnara? Petre Borila George Macovescu Corneliu Manescu Romanian diplomat Minister of Foreign Affairs of Romania Manea Manescu See also list of Romanian communists Democratic Liberal Party edit Traian Basescu former President of Romania Theodor Stolojan economist and politician former Prime Minister Emil Boc former Prime Minister and president of the Democratic Liberal Party Vasile Stoica politician Vasile Blaga Social Democratic Party edit Mircea Geoana former Foreign Minister former president of the Social Democratic Party Adrian Nastase former Prime Minister former president of the Social Democratic Party Victor Ponta current Prime Minister president of the Social Democratic Party Ion Iliescu former President first president of Romania after the Romanian Revolution Diplomats edit Nicolae Titulescu diplomat politician of the National Peasants Party Constantin Vi?oianu diplomat Alexandru Paleologu diplomat writer Vasile Pu?ca? diplomat scholar Eugen Filotti diplomat Grigore Gafencu diplomat Savel Radulescu diplomat Arts edit Architecture edit Main article List of Romanian architects Dance edit Sergiu Anghel choreographer director scenarist Alina Cojocaru ballerina Eugenia Popescu Jude? ballerina dance teacher choreographer manuscript specialist Fashion edit Ioana Ciolacu awarded fashion designer Photography edit Costica Acsinte Iosif Berman Alexandra Croitoru Samoila Mârza Sculpture edit Constantin Brâncu?i André Cadere Onisim Colta Maxim Dumitras Teodor Graur Oscar Han Ion Irimescu Ion Jalea Iosif Kiraly Ana Lupa? Cornel Medrea Paul Neagu Ion Nicodim Mihai Olos Dimitrie Paciurea Mili?a Petra?cu Marilena Preda Sânc Napoleon Tiron Marian Zidaru Writing edit Vasile Alecsandri poet and playwright Lucian Blaga philosopher poet playwright Ion Luca Caragiale Andrei Codrescu poet and essayist Nichita Danilov poet essayist novelist Nae Ionescu philosopher writer logician Virgil Nemoianu essayist literary critic philosopher of culture Horia Roman Patapievici writer philosopher essayist Andrei Ple?u writer philosopher essayist journalist Bogdan Petriceicu Hasdeu philologist linguist Ion Pillat poet publicist academic Marin Sorescu poet playwright Nichita Stanescu poet and playwright Petre ?u?ea Vasile Voiculescu poet writer playwright Philosophers edit Lucian Blaga philosopher poet playwright Emil Cioran essayist philosopher Vasile Conta philosopher Mircea Flonta philosopher Mircea Florian philosopher Nae Ionescu orthodox philosopher Stéphane Lupasco philosopher Constantin Noica philosopher Theodor Paleologu politician philosopher Camil Petrescu essayist philosopher writer Petre ?u?ea philosopher Tudor Vianu philosopher of culture critic writer Poets edit Vasile Alecsandri playwright poet and revolutionary Grigore Alexandrescu poet Ioan Alexandru poet and political figure Nicu Alifantis poet singer songwriter Bartolomeu Anania poet and clerical figure Alexandru Andrie? poet singer songwriter Dimitrie Anghel poet and playwright Golgona Anghel poet Portuguese language Tudor Arghezi poet journalist Céline Arnauld poet French language George Astalos poet playwright French language Anatol E Baconsky poet George Bacovia poet Vasile Baghiu novelist and poet Cezar Baltag poet and essayist Ion Barbu poet and mathematician Mihai Beniuc poet and Communist Party figure Lucian Blaga poet philosopher playwright translator Ana Blandiana poet journalist Eta Boeriu poet literary critic translator Geo Bogza poet journalist Dimitrie Bolintineanu novelist poet and revolutionary Cezar Bolliac poet and revolutionary Emil Botta actor poet Emil Brumaru poet Ion Caraion poet Magda Cârneci poet art critic and historian Mircea Cartarescu poet essayist Nina Cassian poet translator English language Paul Celan poet German language Dan Coman poet George Co?buc poet translator Traian T Co?ovei poet Aron Cotru? poet Nichifor Crainic essayist poet journalist theologian and political figure Nichita Danilov poet Leonid Dimov poet Mircea Dinescu poet journalist ?tefan Augustin Doina? poet translator and political figure Rodica Draghincescu poet translator French language Geo Dumitrescu poet Mihai Eminescu poet essayist journalist Dinu Flamând poet essayist translator French language ?erban Foar?a poet essayist translator Benjamin Fondane poet essayist French language Emilian Galaicu Paun poet essayist and novelist Octavian Goga poet and political figure Bogdan Ghiu poet art critic essayist and translator Radu Gyr poet Iulia Hasdeu poet Ion Heliade Radulescu poet and revolutionary Marius Ianu? poet Florin Iaru poet and short story writer ?tefan Octavian Iosif poet translator Isidore Isou poet Nora Iuga poet Cezar Ivanescu poet Mircea Ivanescu poet and translator Eugen Jebeleanu poet Claudiu Komartin poet Nicolae Labi? poet Leonida Lari poet and political figure Irving Layton poet Gherasim Luca poet Alexandru Macedonski poet Ileana Malancioiu poet and dissident Adrian Maniu poet Angela Marinescu poet Dumitru Matcovschi poet Virgil Mazilescu poet Gabriela Melinescu poet journalist Marin Mincu critic essayist novelist poet and translator Italian language Ion Minulescu poet and novelist Ion Mure?an poet Andrei Mure?anu poet and revolutionary Alexandru Mu?ina poet essayist and translator Gellu Naum poet playwright and translator Sa?a Pana poet Oskar Pastior poet German language Adrian Paunescu poet and political figure Ioan Es Pop poet Cristian Popescu poet Simona Popescu poet Dan Sociu poet translator Marin Sorescu poet and novelist Radu Stanca director playwright poet and essayist Nichita Stanescu poet essayist translator Margareta Sterian painter poet translator Valeriu Sterian singer songwriter Virgil Teodorescu poet and translator Constant Tonegaru poet George Topîrceanu poet Tristan Tzara poet French language Radu Vancu poet essayist and translator Grigore Vieru poet Ion Vinea poet Matei Vi?niec playwright and poet French language Gelu Vla?in poet Vasile Voiculescu poet Ilarie Voronca poet French language Writers edit Gabriela Adame?teanu ?tefan Agopian Radu Aldulescu George Balai?a Eugen Barbu Marthe Bibesco writer French language Nicolae Breban Augustin Buzura Ion Luca Caragiale playwright Mateiu Caragiale novelist Mircea Cartarescu writer essayist Pavel Chihaia Ioan Mihai Cochinescu writer essayist Gheorghe Craciun Ion Creanga writer especially of children s stories Ioan Petru Culianu historian of religion Petru Dumitriu Alexandru Ecovoiu Mircea Eliade historian of religion also novelist Mihail Farca?anu writer novelist Nicolae Filimon Filip Florian Virgil Gheorghiu novelist Paul Goma writer Anton Holban Vintila Horia prominent writer French language Eugène Ionesco playwright French language Petre Ispirescu writer Panait Istrati novelist French language Gabriel Liiceanu writer editor Herta Müller writer German language Nobel Prize in Literature Mircea Nedelciu Bujor Nedelcovici Hortensia Papadat Bengescu Camil Petrescu Cezar Petrescu Dumitru Radu Petrescu Radu Petrescu Marin Preda novelist Vasile Pogor writer Doina Ru?ti novelist Liviu Rebreanu writer Mihail Sadoveanu novelist Dinu Sararu Mihail Sebastian writer playwright Mircea Horia Simionescu Ioan Slavici writer Lucian Dan Teodorovici Dumitru ?epeneag novelist French language Nicolae Iorga historian politician Nicolae Milescu writer diplomat Urmuz writer Richard Wagner novelist writer German language Literary critics edit George Calinescu Matei Calinescu Paul Cernat Mihai Cimpoi ?erban Cioculescu Pompiliu Constantinescu Ovid S Crohmalniceanu Constantin Dobrogeanu Gherea Garabet Ibraileanu Virgil Ierunca Eugen Lovinescu Titu Maiorescu Nicolae Manolescu Ovidiu Papadima Edgar Papu Ovidiu Pecican Perpessicius Historians edit Gheorghe I Bratianu George Calinescu Constantin Daicoviciu Nicolae Densu?ianu Constantin C Giurescu Neagu Djuvara Adrian Cioroianu Dinu C Giurescu Member of the American Romanian Academy of Arts and Sciences and Member of the Romanian Academy since Nicolae Iorga Vasile Pârvan A D Xenopol Alexandru Zub Journalists edit Ion Cristoiu Eugen Filotti journalist Director of the Press Leonard Miron journalist and Romanian National TV presenter Pamfil ?eicaru journalist Gândirea Bucovina member of Romanian Parliament Director of Curentul Cristian Tudor Popescu journalist and science fiction writer Linguists edit Eugenio Co?eriu Iorgu Iordan I C Massim Emil Petrovici Music edit Main article List of Romanian musicians See also Music of Romania especially for contemporary pop musicians Composers edit Main article List of Romanian composers George Enescu composer violinist pianist conductor teacher Ana Maria Avram composer Pascal Bentoiu composer Tiberiu Brediceanu composer and conductor Nicolae Bretan opera composer Eduard Caudella composer Paul Constantinescu composer Dimitrie Cuclin composer Constantin Dimitrescu composer cellist Sabin Dragoi composer Iancu Dumitrescu composer conductor musicologist Iosif Ivanovici Dinu Lipatti Liviu Marinescu composer Octavian Nemescu composer ?tefan Niculescu composer Nonna Otescu composer Anton Pann composer Ciprian Porumbescu composer Hora?iu Radulescu composer Octave Octavian Teodorescu composer Cornel Trailescu composer Iannis Xenakis composer born in Romania Musicians edit Alexandra Stan singer songwriter musician entertainer model dancer Dan Andrei Aldea rock guitarist composer singer Christian Badea conductor Lucian Ban jazz composer & pianist Sergiu Celibidache orchestra conductor Marius Constant originator of the Twilight Zone theme Marin Constantin conductor of the Madrigal chamber choir Nicu Covaci rock guitarist composer vocalist Michael Cretu musician Enigma Grigora? Dinicu violinist composer George Georgescu orchestra conductor Valeriu Gaina guitarist Clara Haskil pianist Inna singer songwriter dancer Hugo Jan Huss orchestra conductor and violinist Ovidiu Lipan drummer Phoenix Dinu Lipatti pianist composer Radu Lupu pianist Ion Marin conductor Cristi Minculescu rock singer and composer Jonel Ionel Perlea conductor Valentin Radu conductor Vox AmaDeus Constantin Silvestri orchestra conductor and composer Laura Stoica pop rock singer and composer Octave Octavian Teodorescu composer vanguard rock musician multi instrumentist guitars keyboards programmable instruments Cristian Vasile tango singer Dorin Liviu Zaharia composer and singer Gheorghe Zamfir pan flute musician Tudor Gheorghe musician composer and singer Classic edit Dinu Lipatti pianist and composer Radu Lupu pianist Angela Gheorghiu soprano Hariclea Darclée soprano Ileana Cotruba? soprano Nelly Miricioiu soprano Mariana Nicolescu soprano Mihaela Ursuleasa pianist Leontina Vaduva soprano Virginia Zeani soprano Folk and derivatives edit Maria Tanase Romanian popular music singer Hip hop edit Tataee producer composer vocalist Instruments edit Alexander Balanescu violinist Gheorghe Zamfir panpipes player Ion Miu cimbalom player Ion Voicu violinist Johnny Raducanu jazz pianist Dumitru Farca?u Pop and techno edit Loredana Groza pop singer Nicoleta Alexandru pop and techno singer Gabriela and Mihaela Modorcea twins sisters comprising the duo Indiggo Film and theatre edit Main article List of Romanian actors Mircea Albulescu actor ?tefan Banica Jr actor Monica Bârladeanu actress Radu Beligan actor director Joana Benedek actress Ion Luca Caragiale playwright Ion Caramitru actor Ion Cojar acting teacher founder of the Romanian method acting school Gheorghe Dinica actor Maria Filotti actress Marcel Iure? actor Catalin Mitulescu film director Maia Morgenstern actress Cristian Mungiu film director Jean Negulescu film director Oscar nominee Sergiu Nicolaescu film director Amza Pellea actor Florin Piersic actor Florian Pitti? actor Elvira Popescu actress Corneliu Porumboiu film director Cristi Puiu film director Victor Rebengiuc actor Edward G Robinson actor Andrei ?erban director of theatre and opera Sebastian Stan actor Saviana Stanescu playwright Constantin Tanase cabaretist comic and poet shot by the soviet army of occupation in Bucharest in Grigore Vasiliu Birlic actor Johnny Weissmuller actor Religion edit Arsenie Boca Teoctist Arapa?u Patriarch of the Romanian Orthodox Church Miron Cristea first Patriarch of the Romanian Orthodox Church Iuliu Hossu Greek Catholic bishop of the Cluj Gherla Diocese and later cardinal Justinian Marina Patriarch of the Romanian Orthodox Church Iustin Moisescu Patriarch of the Romanian Orthodox Church Nicodim Munteanu Patriarch of the Romanian Orthodox Church Dumitru Staniloae priest translated the Philokalia into Romanian Vasile Suciu Greek Catholic Metropolitan bishop of the Archdiocese of Fagara? and Alba Iulia Alexandru Todea Greek Catholic Metropolitan bishop of the Archdiocese of Fagara? and Alba Iulia and later cardinal Lucian Turcescu Orthodox theologian teaching at Concordia University Montreal Canada president of the Canadian Society of Patristic Studies – Richard Wurmbrand pastor author of Tortured for Christ Daniel Ciobotea incumbent Patriarch of the Romanian Orthodox Church Lucian Mure?an Greek Catholic Metropolitan bishop later and incumbent Major Archbishop of the Archdiocese of Fagara? and Alba Iulia Sports edit Athletics edit Iolanda Bala? high jump Paula Ivan Lia Manoliu discus thrower Gabriela Szabo Violeta Beclea Szekely Doina Melinte m Basketball edit Ernie Grunfeld NBA guard forward & GM Olympic champion Gheorghe Mure?an Boxing edit Lucian Bute Adrian Diaconu Leonard Doroftei Mihai Leu Francisc Va?tag Victor Zilberman Olympic welterweight boxer bronze medal Canoe edit Leon Rotman sprint canoer time Olympic champion C meter C meter and bronze C meter national titles Chess edit Adolf Albin Florin Gheorghiu Georg Marco Liviu Dieter Nisipeanu Victor Ciocâltea Football edit Ioan Andone Ilie Balaci Ladislau Bölöni Cristian Chivu Cosmin Contra Nicolae Dica Nicolae Dobrin Helmuth Duckadam Ilie Dumitrescu Bolborea Dumitru assistant coach of Steaua Bucharest Ioan Viorel Ganea Dorin Goian Gheorghe Hagi Catalin Hâldan Adrian Iencsi Adrian Ilie Anghel Iordanescu Emerich Jenei Michael Klein Miodrag Belodedici Marius Lacatu? Mircea Lucescu Silviu Lung Viorel Moldovan Dorinel Munteanu Adrian Mutu Claudiu Niculescu Gheorghe Popescu Florin Raducioiu Ioan Sabau Tibor Selymes Bogdan Stelea Florin Prunea Gymnastics edit Simona Amânar Oana Ban Octavian Belu – women s coach Sabina Cojocar Nadia Comaneci Laura Cutina Aurelia Dobre Marian Dragulescu Emilia Eberle Alexandra Gina Gogean Sandra Izba?a Marta Károlyi gymnastics coach Alexandra Marinescu Lavinia Milo?ovici Aura Andreea Munteanu Steliana Nistor Maria Olaru Catalina Ponor Claudia Presacan Andreea Raducan Monica Ro?u Daniela Siliva? Nicoleta Daniela ?ofronie Ioan Silviu Suciu Ecaterina Szabo Corina Ungureanu Teodora Ungureanu Marius Urzica Rowing edit Constan?a Burcica Georgeta Damian Elena Georgescu Doina Ignat Elisabeta Lipa Ivan Patzaichin Viorica Susanu Tennis edit Ilie Nastase Andrei Pavel Victor Hanescu Dinu Pescariu Razvan Sabau Ion ?iriac also a very successful businessman Virginia Ruzici French Open winner

Magda Rurac Irina Spîrlea Ruxandra Dragomir Sorana Cîrstea Edina Gallovits Monica Niculescu Ioana Raluca Olaru Simona Halep Other sports edit Laura Badea Romanian fencer and olympic champion in foil competition Lumini?a Dinu Hu?upan handball player Alina Dumitru olympic judo champion Alina Popa IFBB professional bodybuilder Angelica Rozeanu Adelstin time world table tennis champion ITTF Hall of Fame Science edit Biology edit Grigore Antipa hydrobiologist Ana Aslan geriatrics researcher Victor Babe? biologist Dimitrie Brândza botanist Ioan Cantacuzino microbiologist Wilhelm Knechtel botanist Nicolae Leon biologist Gheorghe Marinescu neurologist Nicolae Minovici forensic scientist Mina Minovici forensic scientist Constantin Parhon endocrinologist George Emil Palade Nobel Prize in Physiology or Medicine winner Nicolae Paulescu discovered insulin Emil Racovi?a biologist and speleologist Chemistry edit Lazar Edeleanu chemist Henrick Kacser physical chemist Costin Neni?escu founder of the Romanian school of Organic Chemistry Nicolae Teclu inventor of the Teclu gas burner Physicians edit Carol Davila Iuliu Ha?ieganu Raed Arafat the founder of SMURD a Syrian born Palestinian refugee living in Romania since David Wechsler psychologist Daniel O David professor psychologist and psychotherapist Adrian Bejan inventor of constructal theory Alexandru Ciurcu inventor with M M Just Buisson of the first reactive engine George Constantinescu inventor Anastase Dragomir inventor – parachute cell predecessor of the ejection seat Rodrig Goliescu inventor – the first airplane with a tubular fuselage Petrache Poenaru inventor Elie Radu architect engineer Anghel Saligny engineer Nicolae Vasilescu Karpen engineer Aerospace edit Henri Coanda aircraft designer and discoverer of the Coanda effect of fluidics Elie Carafoli aeronautics engineer Aurel Vlaicu flight pioneer Traian Vuia Astronauts edit Dumitru Prunariu Romania s first and only cosmonaut Mathematics edit Emanoil Bacaloglu Dan Barbilian Anton Davidoglu Ion Ghica Alexandru Ghika Spiru Haret Traian Lalescu Monarchs edit Main article Russian rulers Rurik ruler of Novgorod progenitor of the Rurikid Dynasty traditionally the first ruler of Russia Vladimir the GreatOleg "the Seer" conqueror of Kiev and founder of Kievan Rus famous for his wars with Byzantium Igor "the Old" the first historically well attested Rurikid ruler Olga the first woman ruler of Rus regent the first Christian among Russian rulers Vladimir I "the Great" turned from pagan to saint and enacted the Christianization of Kievan Rus Yaroslav I "the Wise" reigned in the period when Kievan Rus reached the zenith of its cultural flowering and military power founder of Yaroslavl Vladimir II Monomakh defender of Rus from Cuman nomads presided over the end of the Golden Age of Kiev Yury I "the Long Handed" founder of Moscow and the key figure in transition of political power from Kiev to Vladimir Suzdal Alexander NevskyVsevolod "the Big Nest" the Grand Prince of Vladimir during its Golden Age had children Alexander Nevsky Prince of Novgorod and Grand Prince of Vladimir military hero famous for the Battle of Neva and the Battle of the Ice patron saint and the Name of Russia Ivan I "the Moneybag" brought wealth and power to Moscow by maintaining his loyalty to the Golden Horde and acting as its chief tax collector in Russia Simeon "the Proud" continued the policies of his father Ivan I died of the Black Death Ivan the GreatDmitry Donskoy saint and war hero the first Prince of Moscow to openly challenge Mongol authority in Russia famous for the Battle of Kulikovo Ivan III "the Great" reunited the Central and Northern Rus put an end to the Mongol yoke brought Renaissance architecture to Russia Ivan IV the first Tsar of Russia called "the Terrible" in the West transformed Russia into a multiethnic multiconfessional and transcontinental state Boris Godunov the first non Rurikid monarch Ivan the TerribleFalse Dmitriy I the first impostor during the Time of Troubles Vasili IV Shuisky Tsar elected during the Time of Troubles False Dmitry II the second impostor during the Time of Troubles Mikhail the first Romanov monarch oversaw the largest ever expansion of Russia s territory reaching the Pacific Peter the GreatPeter I "the Great" the first Russian Emperor polymath craftsman and inventor modernized Russian Army and westernized culture won the Great Northern War founded the Russian Navy and the new capital Saint Petersburg Catherine I the first Russian Empress Elizabeth "the Merry Empress" during the era of high Baroque Catherine II "the Great" German born Russian Empress during the Age of Enlightenment significantly expanded Russia s territory Catherine the GreatAlexander I the first Russian King of Poland and the first Russian Grand Duke of Finland Alexander II "the Liberator" enacted the "Great Reforms" in Russian economy and social structure including the emancipation reform of Nicholas II the last actual emperor forced to abdicate after the February Revolution killed with his family during the Russian Civil War Statesmen of the Tsardom and Empire edit Main articles Russian Prime Ministers Russian Foreign Ministers and Russian Ministers of War Aleksey Arakcheyev Minister of War of Alexander I organized military agricultural colonies Vasily GolitsynAbram Gannibal he was a general and military engineer of Black African origin governor of Reval the great grandfather of Alexander Pushkin and hero of his novel Peter the Great s Negro Vasily Golitsyn th century commander of the Russian Army Foreign Minister and a favourite of Tsarevna Sophia abolished rank priority in the military concluded Eternal Peace Treaty of with Poland one of the most educated Russians of the time Alexander GorchakovFyodor Golovin associate of Peter the Great general admiral the first Russian field marshal and Chancellor the first Russian count and the first to receive the Order of St Andrew negotiated the Treaty of Nerchinsk and the Treaty of Karlowitz Alexander Gorchakov Foreign Minister and Chancellor of Alexander II a friend and rival of Otto von Bismarck denounced the Treaty of Paris advocated the League of the Three Emperors Ivan Goremykin twice the Prime Minister of Imperial Russia Aleksandr MenshikovAlexander Kerensky the second and the last Prime Minister of the Russian Provisional Government Franz Lefort tutor of Peter the Great general and diplomat oversaw the foundation of the Russian Navy Afanasy Ordin NashchokinGeorgy Lvov the first Prime Minister of the Russian Provisional Government Aleksandr Menshikov associate and friend of Peter the Great de facto ruler of Russia for two years after Peter s death generalissimus Prince the first Governor of Saint Petersburg Pavel Milyukov founder of the Constitutional Democratic Party Foreign Minister in the Russian Provisional Government Nikolay Muravyov Amursky governor of the East Siberia coloniser of the Priamurye and Primorye concluded the Treaty of Aigun and the Treaty of Beijing with China Karl Nesselrode Foreign Minister of Alexander II and Nicholas I a leading European conservative statesman of the Holy Alliance Grigory Orlov favourite of Catherine the Great who enthroned her progenitor of Bobrinsky family founder of the Free Economic Society owner of the Orlov Diamond Mikhail SperanskyKonstantin Pobedonostsev tutor to Alexander III and Éminence grise of his imperial politics Grigory Potyomkin Tavrichesky a favourite of Catherine II conqueror and the first governor of Novorossiya founder of Sevastopol and Yekaterinoslav Grigori Rasputin mystic and healer who influenced the latter politics of Nicholas II Kirill Razumovsky the last Hetman of Ukrainian Cossacks the president of the Russian Academy of Sciences Nikolay Rumyantsev Foreign Minister during the French invasion of Russia founder of the Rumyantsev Museum Mikhail Speransky the chief reformer during the reign of Alexander I father of Russian liberalism oversaw the publication of the Full Collection of Laws of the Russian Empire Ekaterina Vorontsova DashkovaPyotr Stolypin Interior Minister and then Prime Minister put down the Russian Revolution of initiated Stolypin reform Ekaterina Vorontsova Dashkova the closest female friend of Catherine the Great a major figure of the Russian Enlightenment a director of the Imperial Academy of Arts and Sciences and the founder of Russian Academy Sergei Witte Finance Minister who later became the first Prime Minister of Russia presided over extensive industrialization of the country and supervised the construction of the Trans Siberian Railway Soviet leaders and statesmen edit Main articles Soviet leaders Soviet Premiers Soviet heads of state and Soviet Foreign Ministers Nikolai Bukharin Politburo member in the s editor of government newspapers Pravda and Izvestia author of The ABC of Communism Nikolai Bulganin Soviet Premier in – and in – supporter of Khrushchev Konstantin Chernenko leader of the Soviet Union in – Feliks Dzerzhinsky founder of the Cheka the first Soviet secret police worked on the problem of street children socialization Vladimir LeninMikhail Gorbachev the last General Secretary of the Communist Party launched the policies of glasnost and perestroika the only president of the Soviet Union who led it to its collapse Mikhail Kalinin formal Head of state of the Soviet Union during the s and s Nikita Khrushchev leader of the Soviet Union in – launched de Stalinisation and many erratic policies backed the progress of the early Soviet space program Alexei Kosygin Soviet Premier under Brezhnev author of the eventually stifled Kosygin reform which included elements of capitalist management Vyacheslav MolotovVladimir Lenin founder of Bolshevik party the leader of the October Revolution the first Soviet head of state in – founder of the Soviet Union creator of Leninism Anatoly Lunacharsky the first Soviet Minister of Enlightenment Georgy Malenkov a close associate of Stalin Soviet Premier and one of the leaders after Stalin s death Vyacheslav Molotov Soviet Premier in the s Foreign Minister during World War II a close associate of Stalin Yakov Sverdlov the first de jure head of the Russian SFSR Mikhail Suslov leading ideologist during the Brezhnev era Leon TrotskyGennady Yanayev the leader of the August Coup that attempted to depose Gorbachev Nikolai Yezhov Interior Minister and head of the NKVD during the period of the Great Purge was executed soon after Presidents and contemporary politicians edit Main articles Russian Presidents and Russian Prime Ministers Viktor Chernomyrdin Prime Minister of Russia for the most of s Yegor Gaidar Prime Minister in launched the controversial shock therapy reforms aimed into installation of liberal market economy in Russia Boris Gryzlov current Speaker of Russia s State Duma the lower house of parliament and a leader of the ruling United Russia party Mikhail Fradkov Prime Minister in – currently the head of Russian Foreign Intelligence Service Sergei Kiriyenko Prime Minister in currently the head of Rosatom the state nuclear energy corporation Dmitry MedvedevYury Luzhkov Mayor of Moscow from to Valentina Matviyenko governor of St Petersburg since to Dmitry Medvedev President of Russia in Sergei Mironov current Speaker of Russia s Federation Council the upper house of parliament and a leader of the Fair Russia party Yevgeny Primakov Foreign Minister in – and Prime Minister in – presided over the start of economic recovery and a significant change of the foreign policy Vladimir Putin the second President of Russia in – and again since Prime Minister of Russia in – and Vladimir PutinAnatoly Sobchak first post Soviet mayor of St Petersburg Sergei Stepashin Prime Minister in currently the head of the Account Chamber of Russia the state audit agency Boris Yeltsin the first President of Russia in – Vladimir Zhirinovsky founder and the leader of the Liberal Democratic Party of Russia Vice Chairman of the State Duma Gennady Zyuganov head of the Communist Party of the Russian Federation since Military edit Army edit Main articles Russian field marshals and Soviet marshals Mikhail Annenkov conqueror of Central Asia builder of the strategical Transcaspian Railway Vasily ChapaevIvan Bagramyan Soviet marshal prominent in the Baltic Offensive during World War II Pyotr Bagration general and hero of the Napoleonic Wars mortally wounded in the Battle of Borodino Roman Bagration general and brother of Pyotr Bagration participated in the Napoleonic Wars Aleksandr Baryatinsky field marshal perfected the mountain warfare tactics of the Russian Army captured Imam Shamil during the Caucasian War Alexander Bekovich Cherkassky leader of the first Russian military expeditions into Central Asia founder of Krasnovodsk Vasily Blücher one of the first five Soviet marshals prominent in the Russian Civil War and the Northern Expedition in China Maria Bochkareva founder of the Women s Battalion of Death during World War I Aleksei Brusilov World War I general led the tactically innovative Brusilov Offensive destroying the military of Austria Hungary almost completely Denis DavydovSemyon Budyonny Civil War commander statesman triple Hero of the Soviet Union Vasily Chapayev legendary Civil War commander prototype for Chapaev movie and Chapayev and Void novel hero of many Russian jokes Mikhail Chernyayev general captured Tashkent during the conquest of Central Asia the governor of Russian Turkestan Vasily Chuikov commander and hero in the Battle of Stalingrad Soviet marshal double HSU Denis Davydov general guerilla fighter and soldier poet of the Napoleonic Wars invented a genre of hussar poetry noted for its hedonism and bravado Anton Denikin Civil War general one of the leaders of White Movement Hans Karl von Diebitsch Zabalkansky field marshal took Adrianople during the Russo Turkish War – Mikhail Petrovich Dolgorukov — Russian major general who lost his life in the Battle of Virta Bro against the Swedes Nadezhda Durova "the Cavalry Maiden" a female hero of the Napoleonic wars Alexander Gorbatyi Shuisky voevoda of Tsar Ivan IV hero of the Russo Kazan Wars and the final Siege of Kazan Nadezhda DurovaLeonid Govorov World War II Soviet marshal led Operation Spark which broke the blockade of Leningrad Andrei Grechko World War II Soviet marshal Soviet Defence Minister under Brezhnev Ivan Gudovich field marshal conquered Khadjibey and Anapa in the Russo Turkish War – conquered Dagestan in the Russo Turkish War – Iosif Gurko commander and hero of the Russo Turkish War – won the battles of Shipka Pass Gorni Dubnik and Plovdiv liberated the Bulgarian capital Sofia Mikhail Frunze revolutionary a prominent Civil War commander Konstantin Kaufmann conqueror of the Khanate of Khiva the first governor of Russian Turkestan Ivan Konev Soviet marshal led Red Army on the Eastern Front Mikhail Kutuzov double HSULavr Kornilov World War I general notable for Kornilov Affair Nikolay Krylov Soviet marshal commander of the Strategic Rocket Forces under Brezhnev double HSU Mikhail Kutuzov hero of the Russo Turkish War – defeated Napoleon s Grande Armée during French invasion of Russia in turning the tide of the Napoleonic Wars Andrey Kurbsky associate and then a leading political opponent of Tsar Ivan IV hero of the Russo Kazan Wars Peter Lacy field marshal led the Siege of Danzig commander in chief during Russo Swedish War – Rodion Malinovsky Soviet marshal prominent at the Battle of Stalingrad and the Battle of Budapest Soviet Defense Minister under Khrushchev Alexander Matrosov World War II soldier self sacrificed himself to win the battle Hero of the Soviet Union Konstantin RokossovskyAleksandr Menshikov associate of Peter the Great field marshal in the Great Northern War won the principal Battle of Poltava Kirill Meretskov Soviet marshal led the Petsamo–Kirkenes Offensive which liberated the northern Norway from Nazi occupation prominent in the Soviet invasion of Manchuria Mikhail Miloradovich hero of the Napoleonic Wars killed in attempt to pacify the Decembrist revolt Kuzma Minin national hero merchant who led Russia s struggle for independence against Poland Lithuania during the Time of Troubles Burkhard Christoph von Münnich field marshal statesman founder of the first Cadet Corps in Russia led the Siege of Danzig commander in chief during Russo Austrian Turkish War – Semyon Andreevich Pugachov captain in World War one commanded several fronts across the USSR Rodion Oslyabya a monk from Trinity Sergius Lavra hero of the Battle of Kulikovo Fabian Gottlieb von Osten Sacken conquered the Duchy of Warsaw and governed Paris during the War of the Sixth Coalition Ivan Panfilov World War II general hero of the Battle of Moscow the commander of Panfilovtsy HSU Pyotr Rumyantsev ZadunayskyIvan Paskevich hero and commander in the Russo Persian War – and the Russo Turkish War – crushed the Polish November Uprising and the Hungarian Revolution of Lyudmila Pavlichenko World War II Soviet sniper credited with kills the most successful female sniper in history Alexander Peresvet a monk from Trinity Sergius Lavra hero of the Battle of Kulikovo fought with the Tatar champion Chelubey in single combat where they killed each other Grigory Potyomkin Tavrichesky conqueror and coloniser of Novorossiya reformer of the Russian Army led the Siege of Ochakov during the Russo Turkish War – Dmitry Pozharsky national hero prince who led Russia s struggle for independence against Poland Lithuania during the Time of Troubles Alexander Prozorovsky commander in chief during the Russo Turkish War – Nikolay Raevsky hero of the Napoleonic Wars and the Battle of Borodino Roza ShaninaAnikita Repnin field marshal in the Great Northern War conquer and the first governor of Riga Nicholas Repnin field marshal and diplomat hero of the Russo Turkish wars key man in the Partitions of Poland pacified the Germans in the War of the Bavarian Succession Konstantin Rokossovsky Soviet and Polish marshal Defense Minister of Poland double HSU oversaw the main Soviet battle operations of the Eastern Front World War II commanded the Moscow Victory Parade of Grigory Romodanovsky leading Russian general of Tsar Alexey s reign commander in chief during the Russo Turkish War – Grand Duke Nicholas Nikolaevich commander in chief of the Russian Army at the start of World War I then commanded the Caucasus front Pyotr Rumyantsev Zadunaysky hero of the Seven Years War won the battles of Larga and Kagula and concluded the Russo Turkish War of – by the Treaty of Küçük Kaynarca military writer Pyotr Saltykov most prominent Russian commander in chief during the Seven Years War Mikhail Skobelevwon the battle of Paltzig and the battle of Kunersdorf captured Berlin Igor Sergeyev the only marshal of the Russian Federation Defense minister in the late s Roza Shanina World War II Soviet sniper confirmed kills Boris Shaposhnikov Soviet marshal chief of the general staff during the start of the German invasion military theorist and author of The Brain of the Army Aleksei Shein the first Russian generalissimo commander in chief during Azov campaigns Boris Sheremetev field marshal in the Great Northern War won the battle of Erastfer and the battle of Poltava Ivan Sidorenko World War II Soviet sniper over confirmed kills Mikhail Skobelev the "White General" conqueror of Central Asia and hero of the Russo Turkish War of Sergei Sokolov Soviet marshal chief commander during the Soviet war in Afghanistan Alexander SuvorovVasily Sokolovsky Soviet marshal prominent in the Battle of Moscow and the Battle of Kursk military theorist Alexander Suvorov greatest Russian general of the th century generalissimo who never lost a battle won at Kinburn Ochakov and Focsani during the Russo Turkish War – crushed Kosciuszko Uprising led an outstanding Italian and Swiss expedition author of The Science of Victory Semyon Timoshenko World War II Soviet marshal won the Winter War senior professional officer of the Red Army at the start of the German invasion Fyodor Tolbukhin World War II Soviet marshal liberated Bulgaria and Yugoslavia Michael Barclay de Tolly field marshal led a strategic retreat during the French invasion of Russia led Russian Army to Paris in the War of the Sixth Coalition Gennady Troshev chief general during the Second Chechen War Hero of Russia Mikhail Tukhachevsky Red Army commander during the Russian Civil War Soviet marshal military theorist Dmitriy Ustinov Soviet marshal proponent of the Soviet space program Defence Minister in the late Brezhnev era Aleksandr Vasilevsky Soviet marshal Chief of the Soviet General Staff during most of World War II led the Soviet invasion of Manchuria double HSU Mikhail Vorontsov field marshal hero of the Napoleonic Wars captured Varna in the Russo Persian War – led decisive campaigns of the Caucasian War Eduard Totleben general and military engineer hero of the Siege of Sevastopol – Kliment Voroshilov Civil War commander statesman double HSU Mikhail Vorotynsky defeated the Ottoman and Crimean Khanate army in the Battle of Molodi eliminating the threat of Ottoman expansion into Russia Peter Wittgenstein field marshal defended St Petersburg in hero of the War of the Sixth Coalition Ivan Yakubovsky Soviet marshal commander in chief of the Warsaw Pact under Brezhnev double HSU Aleksey Yermolov hero of the Napoleonic Wars and the Battle of Borodino military ruler of the Caucasus at the start of the Caucasian War Andrey Yeryomenko World War II Soviet marshal prominent in the Battle of Stalingrad Yunus bek Yevkurov paratrooper commander of Russian peacekeepers during the NATO bombing of Yugoslavia Head of Ingushetia Hero of Russia Vasily Zaytsev Soviet sniper killed enemy soldiers and officers including snipers a hero of the Battle of Stalingrad Georgy Zhukov Soviet marshal chief of the General Staff and representative of STAVKA four times the Hero of the Soviet Union oversaw all the main Soviet battle operations of the Eastern Front World War II inspected the Moscow Victory Parade of Navy edit Main article Russian admirals Fyodor Apraksin general admiral won the Battle of Gangut during the Great Northern War led the Russian Navy in the Russo Persian War – Fyodor ApraksinAksel Berg admiral and scientist major developer of radiolocation and cybernetics Vasily Chichagov admiral polar explorer won the battles of Öland Reval and Vyborg Bay effectively bringing the Russo Swedish War of to an end Cornelius Cruys vice admiral the first commander of the Russian Baltic Fleet Fyodor Dubasov admiral placed Dalny and Port Arthur under Russian control Sergey Gorshkov admiral led major landing operations during WII commander in chief of the Soviet Navy during most of the Cold War Samuel Greig admiral won the Battle of Chesma during the Russo Turkish War – and the Battle of Hogland during the Russo Swedish War – Ivan Grigorovich admiral chief of Port Arthur s port during the Siege of Port Arthur Vasily ChichagovVladimir Istomin rear admiral hero of the Siege of Sevastopol – during the Crimean War died in action Aleksandr Kolchak admiral polar explorer a leader of the White movement during the Russian Civil War Vladimir Kornilov vice admiral hero of the Siege of Sevastopol – died in the Battle of Malakoff Nikolay Krabbe admiral and naval minister co founded the first Russian naval bases in Primorsky Krai oversaw the development of naval artillery and ironclad ships Nikolay Kuznetsov admiral World War II commander in chief of the Soviet Navy Mikhail Lazarev admiral three times circumnavigator and discoverer of Antarctica Pavel Nakhimovdestroyed five enemy warships as a commander of Azov in the Battle of Navarino tutor to Nakhimov Kornilov and Istomin Stepan Makarov vice admiral inventor and explorer performed the first ever successful torpedo attack during the Russo Turkish War of – built the first torpedo boat tender and the first polar icebreaker author of the insubmersibility theory killed in the Russo Japanese War when his ship struck a naval mine Pavel Nakhimov admiral circumnavigated the world with Mikhail Lazarev fought in the Battle of Navarino annihilated the Ottoman fleet in the Battle of Sinope commander and hero at the Siege of Sevastopol – Andrey Popov admiral hero of the Crimean War led a Russian flotilla to support the Union during the American Civil War designed the first true Russian battleship Pyotr Velikiy Fyodor UshakovJosé de Ribas vice admiral founder of Odessa hero of the Siege of Izmail Grand Duke Alexei Alexandrovich general admiral and Naval Minister during the Russo Japanese War Grand Duke Konstantin Nikolayevich general admiral and statesman oversaw the rapid transition of the Russian Navy to ironclad warships Alexei Senyavin re established the Don Military Flotilla and played a crucial role in Russia s gaining access to the Black Sea Dmitry Senyavin admiral won the battle of the Dardanelles and the battle of Athos against Ottomans during the Napoleonic Wars Naum Senyavin vice admiral won the Battle of Osel during the Great Northern War Grigory Spiridov admiral destroyed the Ottoman fleet in the Battle of Chesma during the Russo Turkish War – Jean de Traversay admiral commanded the Russian Black Sea Fleet and Russian Baltic Fleet organised early Russian circumnavigations Vasily ZavoykoVladimir Tributs admiral a leading navy commander during the Siege of Leningrad led the Soviet evacuation of Tallinn Fyodor Ushakov the most illustrious Russian admiral of the th century saint won the battles of Fidonisi Kerch Strait Tendra and Cape Kaliakra during the Russo Turkish War – single handedly carved out the Greek Septinsular Republic did not lose a single ship in battles Ivan Yumashev admiral reclaimed Southern Sakhalin and Kuril Islands for the USSR during the Soviet–Japanese War commander in chief of the Soviet Navy in the late s Vasily Zavoyko fought in the Battle of Navarino twice circumavigated the globe explored the estuary of the Amur River repelled the superior British French forces in the Siege of Petropavlovsk during the Crimean War Matija Zmajevic vice admiral hero of the battle of Gangut and the battle of Grengam during the Great Northern War Air Force edit Main article Russian aviators Yekaterina Budanova World War II pilot one of the world s two female fighter aces Valery ChkalovValery Chkalov leader of the first ultralong flight from Moscow to the Russian Far East leader of the first transcontinental flight by airplane over the North Pole Hero of the Soviet Union Mikhail Devyatayev fighter pilot known for his incredible escape aboard a stolen bomber from a Nazi concentration camp on the Baltic island of Usedom HSU Nikolai Gastello the first Soviet pilot to direct his burning aircraft on a ground target HSU Alexander Golovanov chief marshal of Aviation at the end of World War II commander of Long Range Aviation Sergey Gritsevets fighter ace during the 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