70 Notable Alumni of the University of Gdansk [Sorted List]

Donald Tusk

Born in: Poland
Years: 1957-.. (age 67)
Enrolled in the University of Gdansk: 1976-1980 graduated with magister degree in study of history
Occupations: historianpoliticianinternational forum participant
Biography: Donald Franciszek Tusk is a Polish politician and historian who has served as prime minister of Poland since 2023. Tusk previously served as prime minister from 2007 to 2014, and as president of the European Council from 2014 to 2019. He co-founded the Civic Platform (PO) party in 2001 and has served as its long-time leader, first from 2003 to 2014 and again since 2021. He was also the president of the European People's Party (EPP) from 2019 to 2022.

Aleksander Kwaśniewski

Born in: Poland
Years: 1954-.. (age 70)
Occupations: journalistpoliticianinternational forum participant
Biography: Aleksander Kwaśniewski is a Polish politician and journalist. He served as the president of Poland from 1995 to 2005. His tenure as President was marked by modernization of Poland, rapid economic growth (Poland's GDP has doubled in ten years), the drafting of a new Polish Constitution (1997), and the accession of Poland to NATO (1999) and the European Union (2004). In 2004, he brokered a pro-democratic agreement during the Orange Revolution in Ukraine. According to polls, as of 2020 he is considered the best president in Polish history.

Adam Darski

Born in: Poland
Years: 1977-.. (age 47)
Occupations: guitaristsingerjournalistsongwriterrock musician
Biography: Adam Nergal Darski, often referred to by his stage name Nergal, is a Polish musician, best known as the frontman of the extreme metal band Behemoth.

Jacek Kurski

Born in: Poland
Years: 1966-.. (age 58)
Enrolled in the University of Gdansk: Studied in 1997
Occupations: politicianjournalist
Biography: Jacek Olgierd Kurski is a Polish politician and journalist who has been described as a "spin doctor" for the nationalist PiS party.

Maria Kaczyńska

Born in: Belarus
Years: 1942-2010 (aged 68)
Occupations: economist
Biography: Maria Helena Kaczyńska was the First Lady of Poland from 2005 to 2010 as the wife of President Lech Kaczyński. She and her husband died in a plane crash in the Russian city of Smolensk.

Grzegorz Skawiński

Born in: Poland
Years: 1954-.. (age 70)
Occupations: songwritersingermusicianrecord producerlyricist
Biography: Grzegorz Bogdan Skawiński is a Polish pop-rock musician, guitarist, singer, composer and record producer. He was the leader of the band O.N.A., and is a member of the Phonographic Academy ZPAV.

Abelard Giza

Born in: Poland
Years: 1980-.. (age 44)
Enrolled in the University of Gdansk: Studied political science
Occupations: film directorcabaret performertheatrical directorscreenwriter
Biography: Abelard Piotr Giza is a comedian and screenwriter. He was a leader and founder of the Kabaret Limo, a cabaret group that existed between 1999 and 2014.

Julia Kamińska

Born in: Poland
Years: 1987-.. (age 37)
Occupations: film actoractor
Biography: Julia Kamińska is a Polish film and television actress. Kamińska had a lead role in TVN's BrzydUla, the Polish version of Betty la fea, and was in Reguły Gry (Rules of the Game).

Dorota Masłowska

Born in: Poland
Years: 1983-.. (age 41)
Occupations: writerscreenwritermusicianplaywrightjournalist
Biography: Dorota Masłowska is a Polish writer, playwright, columnist and journalist. She is the winner of the 2006 Nike Award, Poland's most important literary prize, for her novel The Queen's Peacock.

Jan Krzysztof Bielecki

Born in: Poland
Years: 1951-.. (age 73)
Occupations: bankerpoliticianeconomist
Biography: Jan Krzysztof Bielecki ['jan ˈkʂɨʂtɔf bʲɛˈlɛt͡skʲi] is a Polish liberal politician and economist. A leading figure of the Gdańsk-based Liberal Democratic Congress in the early 1990s, Bielecki served as Prime Minister of Poland for most of 1991. In his post-political career, Bielecki served as president of Bank Pekao between 2003 and 2010, and served as the president of the Polish Institute of International Affairs between 2009 and 2015. Since the early 2000s, Bielecki has been a member of the Civic Platform party. In 2010, the Warsaw Business Journal described Bielecki as one of the most respected economists in Poland.

Joanna Senyszyn

Born in: Poland
Years: 1949-.. (age 75)
Occupations: economistpolitician
Biography: Joanna Senyszyn is a Polish politician and professor of economics.

Sławomir Cenckiewicz

Born in: Poland
Years: 1971-.. (age 53)
Occupations: historianjournalistuniversity teacher
Biography: Sławomir Cenckiewicz is a Polish historian and journalist.

Kinga Baranowska

Born in: Poland
Years: 1975-.. (age 49)
Occupations: athlete
Biography: Kinga Baranowska is a Polish mountaineer. She made ascents of nine eight-thousanders and is the first Polish woman to have climbed Dhaulagiri, Manaslu and Kangchenjunga. She has also climbed the seven summits.

Tadeusz Cymański

Born in: Poland
Years: 1955-.. (age 69)
Occupations: politicianchess player
Biography: Tadeusz Cymański is a Polish conservative politician. He was elected to the Sejm on 25 September 2005 getting 23,518 votes in 25 Gdańsk district, as a candidate from the Law and Justice list.

Teresa Czerwińska

Born in: Latvia
Years: 1974-.. (age 50)
Occupations: economist
Biography: Teresa Czerwińska is a Polish economist originally from Latvia. Since 2020, she has served as a vice president of the European Investment Bank.

Janusz Lewandowski

Born in: Poland
Years: 1951-.. (age 73)
Occupations: economistpoliticianathletics competitor
Biography: Janusz Antoni Lewandowski is a Polish politician and economist belonging to the Gdańsk liberals group, and a former member of the European Parliament (elected on 13 June 2004), Chairman of the Committee on Budgets. On 27 November 2009 he obtained the post of Budget and Financial Programming Commissioner of the European Commission and is affiliated to the European People's Party (EPP). He was re-elected for the 8th term (2014–2019) of the European Parliament, as a member of the EPP group.

Anna Fotyga

Born in: Poland
Years: 1957-.. (age 67)
Enrolled in the University of Gdansk: Studied in 1981
Occupations: diplomattrade unionistpolitician
Biography: Anna Elżbieta Fotyga is a Polish politician who currently serves as a Member of the European Parliament, and is the Secretary-General of the European Conservatives and Reformists Party. She has served as Minister of Foreign Affairs of Poland, in the successive cabinets of Kazimierz Marcinkiewicz and Jarosław Kaczyński (2006–2007) and Chief of the Chancellery of the President (2007–2008).

Elżbieta Zawacka

Born in: Poland
Years: 1909-2009 (aged 100)
Occupations: historianuniversity teachermilitary officer
Biography: Elżbieta Zawacka, known also by her war-time nom de guerre Zo, was a Polish university professor, scouting instructor, SOE agent and a freedom fighter during World War II. She was promoted to brigadier general of the Polish Army (the second woman in the history of the Polish Army to hold this rank) by President Lech Kaczyński on 3 May 2006. Sometimes called "the only woman among the Cichociemni", she served as a courier for the Home Army, carrying letters and other documents from Nazi-occupied Poland to the Polish government in exile in London and back. Her regular route ran from Warsaw through Berlin and Sweden to London. She was also responsible for organizing routes for other couriers of the Home Army.

Jarosław Zieliński

Born in: Poland
Years: 1960-.. (age 64)
Occupations: politician
Biography: Jarosław Zieliński is a Polish politician. He was elected to the Sejm on 25 September 2005, getting 15780 votes in 24 Białystok district as a candidate from the Law and Justice list.

Monika Pyrek

Born in: Poland
Years: 1980-.. (age 44)
Occupations: athletics competitorpole vaulter
Biography: Monika Zofia Pyrek-Rokita is a retired Polish pole vaulter.

Jarosław Sellin

Born in: Poland
Years: 1963-.. (age 61)
Enrolled in the University of Gdansk: In 1988 graduated with magister degree in study of history
Occupations: journalistpoliticianspokesperson
Biography: Jarosław Daniel Sellin is a Polish politician and journalist. He was elected to the Sejm, the lower house of Polish parliament, on 25 September 2005, getting 18,097 votes in 26 Gdynia district as a candidate from the Law and Justice list.

Agnieszka Pomaska

Born in: Poland
Years: 1980-.. (age 44)
Occupations: politician
Biography: Agnieszka Dominika Pomaska, is a Polish politician who has been a member of the Sejm since 2009, serving in the 6th, 7th, 8th and 9th terms.

Magdalena Sroka

Born in: Poland
Years: 1979-.. (age 45)
Occupations: police officerpolitician
Biography: Magdalena Joanna Sroka is a Polish police officer and politician, serving as a member of the Sejm. She was the leader of Agreement political party. Since 2023 she is a member of Polish People’s Party.

Marta Gałuszewska

Born in: Poland
Years: 1994-.. (age 30)
Occupations: pop singerrecording artist
Biography: Marta Gałuszewska, is a Polish pop singer, known for winning the eighth season of The Voice of Poland on 25 November 2017. She chose to join Michał Szpak team.

Aleksander Hall

Born in: Poland
Years: 1953-.. (age 71)
Occupations: journalisthistorianpoliticianopinion journalist
Biography: Aleksander Jan Hall is a Polish conservative political thinker, scholar and retired politician. He was an activist for the Movement for Defense of Human and Civic Rights, and later a politician and member of Solidarity Electoral Action. In 2001, he quit politics to focus on research. Author of many books and articles on history, patriotism, etc. He is married to Katarzyna Hall.

Maciej Łopiński

Born in: Poland
Years: 1947-.. (age 77)
Occupations: politiciantrade unionist
Biography: Maciej Jan Łopiński, Polish journalist, minister in the President's Office from 2005 until 2010 and again from 2015 until 2016, from 2011 until 2013 election member of parliament and since 2020 the former acting chairman of the Polish public broadcaster TVP.

Stanisław Ciosek

Born in: Poland
Years: 1939-2022 (aged 83)
Occupations: politiciandiplomat
Biography: Stanisław Józef Ciosek was a Polish diplomat and politician.

Raymond Dokpesi

Years: 1951-2023 (aged 72)
Occupations: politician
Biography: Chief Raymond Anthony Aleogho Dokpesi was a Nigerian media businessman. His parents were from Agenebode, Edo state in a family including six sisters. He entered the Nigerian mass media industry with his company DAAR Communications and set-up the Nigerian TV network Africa Independent Television (AIT). He was the organising committee chairman of the People's Democratic Party national conference in 2015. As of March 2020, he was still undergoing a trial on corruption charges. In May 2020, Dokpesi survived a serious COVID-19 infection. He suffered a stroke shortly after the 2023 Ramadan fastRaymond died from a fall on his treadmill o

Wojciech Kasperski

Born in: Poland
Years: 1981-.. (age 43)
Occupations: film producerfilm directorscreenwriter
Biography: Wojciech Kasperski is a Polish screenwriter, film director and producer. In 2006 he received the Grand Prix for The Seeds for Best Documentary at Kraków Film Festival, and went on to win several prestigious awards including Sterling Short Grand Jury Award at AFI-Discovery Channel Silverdocs Documentary Festival. His short films won over forty awards and recognitions around the world and garnered extensive media attention and critical acclaim. Winner of Golden Laurel, Russian Film Academy Award for Best Short Documentary.

Sławomir Nowak

Born in: Poland
Years: 1974-.. (age 50)
Enrolled in the University of Gdansk: Studied political science
Occupations: politician
Biography: Sławomir Ryszard Nowak is a Polish politician and a state official in Ukraine. He was elected to the Sejm on 25 September 2005, getting 9,061 votes in 25 Gdańsk district as a candidate from the Civic Platform list.

Grzegorz Bierecki

Born in: Poland
Years: 1963-.. (age 61)
Occupations: politician
Biography: Grzegorz Michał Bierecki is a Polish politician. He was elected to the Senate of Poland (10th term) representing the constituency of Chełm.

Tomasz Wołek

Born in: Poland
Years: 1947-2022 (aged 75)
Enrolled in the University of Gdansk: In 1972 graduated with magister degree in study of history
Occupations: historianjournalistopinion journalist
Biography: Tomasz Wołek was a Polish sports journalist and writer.

Zbigniew Jagiełło

Born in: Poland
Years: 1964-.. (age 60)
Occupations: bankermanager
Biography: Zbigniew Jagiełło is a Polish banker. He was appointed President of the Management Board of Bank PKO Bank Polski in October 2009. He is also the Vice Chairman of the Supervisory Board of Bank Pocztowy S.A. and Board Member of the Association of Polish Banks.

Stefan Chwin

Born in: Poland
Years: 1949-.. (age 75)
Occupations: writerliterary criticgraphic artistpedagogueliterary historian
Biography: Stefan Chwin is a Polish novelist, literary critic, and historian of literature whose life and literary work is closely linked to his hometown. He holds a post of Literature Professor at the University of Gdansk, his professional interests are focused on romanticism.

Arkadiusz Rybicki

Born in: Poland
Years: 1953-2010 (aged 57)
Occupations: politician
Biography: Arkadiusz Czesław Rybicki was a Polish politician.

Katarzyna Hall

Born in: Poland
Years: 1957-.. (age 67)
Enrolled in the University of Gdansk: Graduated with magister degree in mathematics
Occupations: mathematicianpoliticianteacher
Biography: Katarzyna Hall, (born 15 March 1957 in Gdańsk) is a Polish teacher, educational and social activist, and local government clerk. She was the Minister of National Education of the Republic of Poland from 2007 to 2011. In 2008, she invited Ivan Shyla to continue his education in Poland when he was kept from sitting for his final exam by Belarusian authorities.

Maciej Dejczer

Born in: Poland
Years: 1953-.. (age 71)
Occupations: film directordirectorscreenwriter
Biography: Maciej Dejczer is a Polish film director, best known for his film 300 Miles to Heaven, which won the second European Film Award for European Discovery of the Year. He is an alumnus of the Krzysztof Kieślowski Film School in Katowice.

Paweł Huelle

Born in: Poland
Years: 1957-2023 (aged 66)
Occupations: journalistliterary criticwriterscreenwriter
Biography: Paweł Marek Huelle was a Polish prose writer.

Karol Nawrocki

Born in: Poland
Years: 1983-.. (age 41)
Enrolled in the University of Gdansk: 2003-2008 graduated with magister degree in study of history
Occupations: politicianhistorian
Biography: Karol Tadeusz Nawrocki is a Polish historian. Since 2021 he is the current head of the Institute of National Remembrance (IPN). He also served as the director of the Museum of the Second World War in Gdańsk from 2017 to 2021.

Selim Chazbijewicz

Born in: Poland
Years: 1955-.. (age 69)
Occupations: writeruniversity teacherpolitical scientistopinion journalistimam
Biography: Selim Chazbijewicz is a Polish political scientist, columnist, and poet. Between 2017 and 2023, he served as an ambassador to Kazakhstan.

Dariusz Drelich

Born in: Poland
Years: 1967-.. (age 57)
Occupations: politician
Biography: Dariusz Drelich is a Polish businessman and politician that has served as voivode of Pomeranian Voivodeship since 8 December 2015.

Piotr Nowina-Konopka

Born in: Poland
Years: 1949-.. (age 75)
Occupations: trade unionistpoliticianeconomist
Biography: Piotr Nowina-Konopka is a Polish academic, politician and diplomat.

Beata Maciejewska

Born in: Poland
Years: 1968-.. (age 56)
Occupations: politician
Biography: Beata Monika Maciejewska is a Polish politician. She was elected to the Sejm (9th term) representing the constituency of Gdańsk.

Kazimierz Kleina

Born in: Poland
Years: 1958-.. (age 66)
Occupations: politicianschool teacher
Biography: Kazimierz Mariusz Kleina is a Polish politician. He was elected to the Sejm on September 25, 2005, getting 7896 votes in the 26th Gdynia district, as a candidate from the Civic Platform list.

Maciej Grabowski

Born in: Poland
Years: 1959-.. (age 65)
Occupations: economistpolitician
Biography: Maciej Hipolit Grabowski is a Polish economist and politician. He served as the Undersecretary of State for the Ministry of Finance from 2008 to 2013, and the Minister of Environment from 27 November 2013 to 16 November 2015.

Przemysław Gdański

Years: 1967-.. (age 57)
Occupations: chess player
Biography: Przemysław Gdański is a Polish economist, former chess player and the current CEO of BNP Paribas Bank polska.

Izabela Filipiak

Born in: Poland
Years: 1961-.. (age 63)
Occupations: writerpoet
Biography: Izabela Filipiak is a Polish writer, an essayist, a columnist, and a scholar.

Tadeusz Aziewicz

Born in: Poland
Years: 1960-.. (age 64)
Occupations: economistpolitician
Biography: Tadeusz Aziewicz is a Polish politician. He was elected to the Sejm on 25 September 2005, getting 9093 votes in 26 Gdynia district as a candidate from the Civic Platform list.

Tadeusz Dąbrowski

Born in: Poland
Years: 1979-.. (age 45)
Occupations: editing staffwriterliterary criticpoetcritic
Biography: Tadeusz Dąbrowski is a Polish poet, essayist, and critic. He is also the editor of the literary bimonthly Topos and co-editor of the poetry podcast on Radio Gdańsk. He was (2012-2019) the art director of the European Poet of Freedom Festival.

Jolanta Banach

Born in: Poland
Years: 1958-.. (age 66)
Occupations: librarianpolitician
Biography: Jolanta Maria Banach is a Polish politician, teacher, member of the 2nd, 3rd and 4th Sejm terms, 2001-2003 Secretary of State in the Ministry of Labor and Social Policy of Poland, and 2003-2004 Secretary of State in the Ministry of Economy, Labor and Social Policy of Poland.

Marek Rutka

Born in: Poland
Years: 1975-.. (age 49)
Occupations: economist
Biography: Marek Rutka is a Polish journalist, economist, academic teacher and politician. Member of the Sejm for New Left. Since 2022 he is also a member of National Media Council.

Grzegorz Berendt

Years: 1964-.. (age 60)
Occupations: university teacherhistorian
Biography: Grzegorz Berendt is a Polish historian. He is a professor at the University of Gdańsk and affiliated with the Institute of National Remembrance. Berendt is the director of the Museum of the Second World War.

Jacek Gdański

Born in: Poland
Years: 1970-.. (age 54)
Occupations: chess player
Biography: Jacek Gdański is a Polish chess player who won the Polish Chess Championship in 1992. FIDE Grandmaster (1997).

Jerzy Samp

Born in: Poland
Years: 1951-2015 (aged 64)
Occupations: historianliterary historianopinion journalist
Biography: Jerzy Samp was a Polish writer, publicist and historian of the literature and culture of Pomerania and especially of the Kashubian literature. He was also an activist in the Kashubian-Pomeranian Association (chairman of Gdańsk Branch 1986–1989, 1995–1998).

Piotr Domaradzki

Born in: Poland
Years: 1946-2015 (aged 69)
Occupations: journalisthistoriantrade unionistartist
Biography: Piotr Krystian Domaradzki was a Polish-American journalist, essayist and historian who, during a longtime association with Chicago's Polish community, worked for 30 years at Dziennik Związkowy (Alliance Daily), the oldest and largest Polish-language newspaper in the United States. From October 2009 to March 2013, he served as the paper's editor-in-chief. He emigrated from Poland in 1984 and became a U.S. citizen in 1996.

Aleksandra Szutenberg

Born in: Poland
Years: 1988-.. (age 36)
Occupations: rhythmic gymnastjournalist
Biography: Aleksandra Szutenberg is a Polish rhythmic gymnast. She started gymnast training at the age of 6.

Tomasz Piotr Nowak

Born in: Poland
Years: 1956-.. (age 68)
Occupations: politician
Biography: Tomasz Piotr Nowak is a Polish politician, member of the Sejm since 2005.

Józef Borzyszkowski

Born in: Poland
Years: 1946-.. (age 78)
Occupations: politicianhistorian
Biography: Józef Borzyszkowski is a prolific Polish historian, professor of history at Gdańsk University, and Kashubian activist, who served as chairman of the Kashubian-Pomeranian Association from 1986 to 1992.

Ryszard Świlski

Born in: Poland
Years: 1971-.. (age 53)
Occupations: politician
Biography: Ryszard Jan Świlski is a Polish politician. He was elected to the Senate of Poland (10th term) representing the constituency of Gdańsk.

Piotr Murdzia

Born in: Poland
Years: 1975-.. (age 49)
Occupations: chess composerchess player
Biography: Piotr Murdzia is a Polish chess International Master, International Solving Grandmaster, and eight-time world champion in chess problem solving. He is known as one of the best chess problem solvers in the world.

Marzenna Drab

Born in: Poland
Years: 1956-.. (age 68)
Occupations: politician
Biography: Marzenna Stefania Drab is a Polish politician who is a member of the Sejm of Poland (since 2007) and former acting Governor of Kuyavian-Pomeranian Voivodeship (2006).

Barbara Tuge-Erecińska

Born in: Poland
Years: 1956-.. (age 68)
Enrolled in the University of Gdansk: 1975-1980 graduated with magister degree in scandinavian studies
Occupations: diplomattrade unionistpolitician
Biography: Barbara Krystyna Tuge-Erecińska is Polish diplomat and civil service member who served as a Ambassador of the Republic of Poland to Sweden (1991–1997), to Denmark (2001–2005), to the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland (2006–2012), and to Cyprus (2014–2018). She also served as a Undersecretary of State (1999-2001) and Secretary of State (2005-2006) in the Ministry of Foreign Affairs.

Igor Hałagida

Born in: Poland
Years: 1971-.. (age 53)
Occupations: university teacherhistorian
Biography: Igor Hałagida is a Polish historian of Ukrainian descent, a researcher at the Polish Institute of National Remembrance in Gdańsk, and a professor at the Faculty of History of the University of Gdańsk.

Witold Gintowt-Dziewałtowski

Born in: Poland
Years: 1949-.. (age 75)
Occupations: politician
Biography: Witold Józef Gintowt-Dziewałtowski is a Polish politician. He was elected to the Sejm on 25 September 2005, getting 9389 votes in 34 Elbląg district as a candidate from Democratic Left Alliance list.

Zbigniew Kozak

Born in: Poland
Years: 1961-.. (age 63)
Occupations: politicianengineer
Biography: Zbigniew Ryszard Kozak is a Polish politician. He was elected to the Sejm on 25 September 2005, getting 7,901 votes in 26 Gdynia district as a candidate from the Law and Justice list.

Anna Zielińska-Głębocka

Born in: Poland
Years: 1949-.. (age 75)
Occupations: university teacherpoliticianeconomist
Biography: Anna Maria Zielińska-Głębocka is a Polish politician. She was elected to the Sejm on 25 September 2005, getting 3797 votes in 25 Gdańsk district as a candidate from the Civic Platform list.

Małgorzata Tarasiewicz

Born in: Poland
Years: 1960-.. (age 64)
Occupations: political scientist
Biography: Małgorzata Tarasiewicz is a Polish activist, politician, and political scientist. She was a coordinator of the Polish section of Amnesty International, where she was involved with efforts to establish the International Criminal Court. Tarasiewicz has been involved in the leadership of the Polish Green Party, and has run for public office as an independent.

Piotr Kula

Years: 1987-.. (age 37)
Occupations: athlete
Biography: Piotr Kula is a Polish sailor. He competed at the 2012 Summer Olympics in the Men's Finn class.

Katarzyna Krenz

Born in: Poland
Years: 1953-.. (age 71)
Occupations: translatorwriterpoet
Biography: Katarzyna Krenz is a Polish writer, poet and painter.

Andrzej Butkiewicz

Born in: Poland
Years: 1955-2008 (aged 53)
Occupations: trade unionist
Biography: Andrzej Butkiewicz was a political activist opposing Communism in Poland during the 1970s and 1980s, imprisoned for his role in the Solidarity movement.