List of people from Gdansk
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List of people from Gdańsk
(Danzig) from the period after 1945.
Gdansk
Gdańsk is a Polish city on the Baltic coast, at the centre of the country's fourth-largest metropolitan area.The city lies on the southern edge of Gdańsk Bay , in a conurbation with the city of Gdynia, spa town of Sopot, and suburban communities, which together form a metropolitan area called the...
(Danzig) from the period after 1945.
- For people born from 1308 to 1945, see List of people from Danzig
- Józef BorzyszkowskiJózef BorzyszkowskiJózef Borzyszkowski is a Polish historian and Kashubian activist, who served as chairman of the Kashubian-Pomeranian Association from 1986-92.-Sources:* * * -Bibliography:...
, b. 1946, historian, politician, founder of the Kashubian Institute in Gdańsk - Ryszard Grodnicki, b. 1947, painter, photographer
- Andrzej SzarmachAndrzej SzarmachAndrzej Szarmach is a former Polish football player.He played in the Polish national team during its "golden age" in the 1970s...
, b. 1950, football player - Krzysztof KolbergerKrzysztof KolbergerKrzysztof Marek Kolberger was a Polish actor and theatre director. His father's surname was changed in the 1950s, it was originally Kohlberger. He is the father of actress Julia Kolberger, his daughter with ex-wife Anna Romantowska.Krzysztof Kolberger studied at Warsaw Academy of Dramatic Arts ...
, b. 1950, actor - Jan de Weryha-WysoczanskiJan de Weryha-WysoczanskiJan de Weryha-Wysoczański is a Polish sculptor and Concrete artist.He was born in Gdańsk. From 1971 to 1976 he studied sculpture at the Academy of Fine Arts in Gdańsk. Since 1981, he has been living and working in Hamburg. In 1998, he won 1st prize, Prix du Jury, at the 'Salon de Printemps 98',...
, b. 1950, sculptor - Jerzy SampJerzy SampJerzy Samp is a Polish writer, publicist and historian of the literature and culture of Pomerania and especially of the Kashubian literature...
, b. 1951, writer and historian - Jolanta KwaśniewskaJolanta KwaśniewskaJolanta Kwaśniewska , née Konty is a Polish lawyer and charity activist who was First Lady of Poland between 1995 and 2005, as the wife of the then president Aleksander Kwaśniewski....
, b 1955, former first lady - Pawel HuellePawel HuellePaweł Huelle is a Polish prose writer.Huelle studied philology at Gdańsk University, and later became a journalist. He worked for a time for the press service of Solidarność . He has also taught literature, philosophy, and history...
, b. 1957, writer and journalist - Donald TuskDonald TuskDonald Franciszek Tusk is a Polish politician who has been Prime Minister of Poland since 2007. He was a co-founder and is chairman of the Civic Platform party....
, b. 1957, Polish Prime Minister, journalist and historian - Marek KamińskiMarek KaminskiMarek Kamiński – Polish Polar explorer, author, photographer, entrepreneur. The only person to reach both Poles in a single year without external assistance: on 23 May 1995 he and Wojciech Moskal reached the North Pole, and on 27 December 1995 he reached the South Pole alone.He was brought up in...
, b. 1964, traveller - Paweł AdamowiczPawel AdamowiczPaweł Bogdan Adamowicz is the mayor of the city of Gdańsk and a Platforma Obywatelska party politician.He studied law at the University of Gdańsk, where he also became a prominent student movement member. He was one of the organizers of the 1988 strike and became the headperson of the strike...
, b. 1965, politician - Aneta KręglickaAneta KreglickaAneta Beata Kręglicka won the Miss World contest on 22 November 1989 in Hong Kong, representing Poland. She became the first and only woman from Poland to win the title...
, b. 1965, Miss World 1989 - Dariusz MichalczewskiDariusz MichalczewskiDariusz Michalczewski is a retired Polish- German boxer and former Lineal, WBO, WBA, & IBF light heavyweight champion and WBO cruiserweight champion.-Early career:...
, b. 1968, boxer - Mariusz PodkościelnyMariusz PodkoscielnyMariusz Podkościelny is a former freestyle swimmer from Poland, who twice competed at the Summer Olympics: in 1988 and 1992. Since 2003, he was a swimming coach for the University of Miami. He is currently coaching and teaching history at Pine Crest School in Fort Lauderdale,...
, b. 1968, freestyle swimmer and swimming coach - Malgorzata Mazewska, b. 1968, breaststroke swimmer
- Kamila Zielinski, b. 1974, fashion designer
- Gregorz Szamotulski, b. 1976, Footballer
- Izabelle Volfulani b. 1984, entertainer
- Tomasz WaldochTomasz WaldochTomasz Wałdoch is a retired Polish footballer. He has holds German citizenship.He had a 10 year International career and 74 caps where he often captained the side . His club career was mostly spent in Germany with VfL Bochum and FC Schalke 04...
, b. 1971, footballer - BehemothBehemoth (band)Behemoth is a Polish blackened death metal band from Gdańsk, formed in 1991. They are considered to have played an important role in establishing the Polish extreme metal underground, alongside bands such as Vader, Decapitated, Vesania and Hate....
, a blackened death metal band - Jakobe MansztajnJakobe MansztajnJakobe Mansztajn is an award-winning young Polish poet and blogger. Deputy editor of the literary quarterly Korespondencja z ojcem...
, b. 1982, poet, blogger - Beata PozniakBeata PozniakBeata Poźniak is a Polish-American actress, film director, painter, fashion model and activist who is now based out of the United States.-Biography:...
, b. 1960, actress, director, activist - Leszek MozdzerLeszek MozdzerLeszek Możdżer is a Polish jazz pianist. He is also a music producer and a film music composer.He has graduated from the Academy of Music in Gdansk, Poland...
, b. 1971, jazz pianist