100 Notable Alumni of the Warsaw University of Technology

Waldemar Pawlak

Born in: Poland
Years: 1959-.. (age 66)
Enrolled in the Warsaw University of Technology: Studied in 1984
Occupations: farmerpolitician
Biography: Waldemar Pawlak [valˈdɛmar ˈpavlak] is a Polish politician. He has twice served as Prime Minister of Poland, briefly in 1992 and again from 1993 to 1995. From November 2007 to November 2012 he served as Deputy Prime Minister and the Minister of Economy. Pawlak remains Poland's youngest prime minister to date.

Joanna Chmielewska

Born in: Poland
Years: 1932-2013 (aged 81)
Occupations: writerchildren's writer
Biography: Joanna Chmielewska, was the pen name of Irena Kühn (née Becker), a Polish novelist and screenwriter. Her work is often described as "ironic detective stories". Her novels, which have been translated into at least eleven languages, have sold more than 6 million copies in Poland and over 10 million copies in Russia.

Marian Spychalski

Born in: Poland
Years: 1906-1980 (aged 74)
Occupations: politicianarchitectmilitary personnelmilitary officer
Biography: Marian "Marek" Spychalski was a Polish architect in pre-war Poland, and later, military commander and a communist politician. During World War II he belonged to the Polish underground forces operating within Poland and was one of the leaders of the People's Guard, then People's Army. He held several key political posts during the PRL era, most notably; Chairman of the Council of State, mayor of Warsaw and Defence Minister.

Adam Czerniaków

Born in: Poland
Years: 1880-1942 (aged 62)
Occupations: engineerpoliticianpoet
Biography: Adam Czerniaków was a Polish engineer and senator who was head of the Warsaw Ghetto Jewish Council (Judenrat) during World War II. He committed suicide on 23 July 1942 by swallowing a cyanide pill, a day after the commencement of mass extermination of Jews known as the Grossaktion Warsaw.

Marcin Mroczek

Born in: Poland
Years: 1982-.. (age 43)
Occupations: danceractor
Biography: Marcin Mroczek is a Polish actor and dancer.

Jacek Gmoch

Born in: Poland
Years: 1939-.. (age 86)
Occupations: association football playerassociation football manager
Biography: Jacek Wojciech Gmoch is a Polish former professional footballer, manager, and commentator. As a player he spent the majority of his career playing for Legia Warsaw as a defender, and represented Poland 29 times internationally. After a career ending injury he became a successful trainer, winning multiple titles in Poland, Greece, and Cyprus, while also managing the Poland National Team.

Tomasz Knapik

Born in: Poland
Years: 1943-2021 (aged 78)
Occupations: broadcaster
Biography: Tomasz Knapik was a Polish film, radio and television voice-over translation artist (known as lektor in Polish). He held a doctorate in electrical engineering and also served as a lecturer at the Faculty of Transport of the Warsaw University of Technology. He was widely regarded as a legend in the field of voice-over translation in Poland.

Tomasz Bagiński

Born in: Poland
Years: 1976-.. (age 49)
Enrolled in the Warsaw University of Technology: Studied architecture
Occupations: animatorscreenwriterfilm directorfilm producer
Biography: Tomasz "Tomek" Bagiński is a Polish illustrator, animator, producer and director. He is a self-taught artist.

Michał Kalecki

Born in: Poland
Years: 1899-1970 (aged 71)
Occupations: university teachereconomist
Biography: Michał Kalecki was a Polish Marxian economist. Over the course of his life, Kalecki worked at the London School of Economics, University of Cambridge, University of Oxford, and Warsaw School of Economics, and was an economic advisor to the governments of Poland, France, Cuba, Israel, Mexico, and India. He also served as the deputy director of the United Nations Economic Department in New York City.

Marcin Kierwiński

Born in: Poland
Years: 1976-.. (age 49)
Enrolled in the Warsaw University of Technology: Studied in 2001; Studied in 2002
Occupations: politician
Biography: Marcin Piotr Kierwiński is a Polish politician, local government official, Deputy Marshal of the 3rd and 4th term of Masovia from 2010 to 2011, Member of Parliament of the 7th, 8th and 9th term, secretary of state in the Prime Minister's Chancellery and head of the political cabinet of Prime Minister Ewa Kopacz in 2015 and general secretary of the Civic Platform from 2020.

Przemysław Gintrowski

Born in: Poland
Years: 1951-2012 (aged 61)
Occupations: film score composercomposersinger-songwriterengineer
Biography: Przemysław Adam Gintrowski was a Polish composer and musician.

Waldemar Łysiak

Born in: Poland
Years: 1944-.. (age 81)
Occupations: art historianarchitectwriterjournalist
Biography: Waldemar Łysiak is a bestselling Polish writer, art historian and journalist, who has written under his own name as well as the pseudonyms 'Valdemar Baldhead' (a rough translation of his name), 'Archibald', 'Mark W. Kingden', 'Rezerwowy Ł.'. He is notable as an author of numerous books on the Napoleonic era, both historical and fiction. He also owns a large number of rare prints and manuscripts, among others the poems by Norwid and the only surviving copy of Kochanowski's Treny.

Janusz Weiss

Born in: Poland
Years: 1948-2023 (aged 75)
Enrolled in the Warsaw University of Technology: Studied in 1968
Occupations: radio personalitytelevision presentercabaret performerwriterjournalist
Biography: Janusz Alfred Weiss was a Polish journalist, actor, television personality and co-founder of one of the most popular radio stations in Poland, Radio ZET.

Robert Gliński

Born in: Poland
Years: 1952-.. (age 73)
Occupations: directorfilm directorscreenwriter
Biography: Robert Ignacy Gliński is a Polish film director and screenwriter. A graduate of the National Film School in Łódź. He won the Golden Lions at the Gdynia Film Festival in 1992 with his film Wszystko, co najważniejsze and in 2001 with Cześć, Tereska. In 2002 he received an Eagle, the Polish Film Award for his film Cześć, Tereska.

Paweł Rabiej

Born in: Poland
Years: 1971-.. (age 54)
Occupations: politiciandeputyphilologist
Biography: Paweł Mariusz Rabiej is a politicat and opinion journalist. He is one of the co-founders of the Modern centrist party, and was its spokesperson from 2016 to 2017. From 2018 to 2020 he was a deputy mayor of Warsaw, Poland.

Jakub Kulesza

Born in: Poland
Years: 1990-.. (age 35)
Occupations: computer scientistpolitician
Biography: Jakub Kulesza is a Polish politician and a former Member of Parliament.

Krzysztof Jurgiel

Born in: Poland
Years: 1953-.. (age 72)
Occupations: politiciansurveyor
Biography: Krzysztof Jurgiel is a Polish politician. He is the former Minister of Agriculture and Rural Development in the cabinet of Beata Szydło (from 16 November 2015 to 2018).

Władysław Tatarkiewicz

Born in: Poland
Years: 1886-1980 (aged 94)
Occupations: art historianphilosopher
Biography: Władysław Tatarkiewicz was a Polish philosopher, historian of philosophy, historian of art, esthetician, and ethicist.

Jerzy Wasowski

Born in: Poland
Years: 1913-1984 (aged 71)
Occupations: composerpianistjournalistactor
Biography: Jerzy Ryszard Wasowski was a Polish acoustics engineer, radio announcer, composer, pianist, actor and director. He was the son of Józef Wasowski and the husband of Maria Wasowska and the father of Grzegorz Wasowski. Together with Jeremi Przybora he created Kabaret Starszych Panów (Old Gentlemen's Cabaret).

Rafał Olbiński

Born in: Poland
Years: 1943-.. (age 82)
Occupations: graphic artistart educatorpainterdesignerillustrator
Biography: Rafał Olbinski is a Polish illustrator, painter, and educator, living in the United States. He is considered one of the major representatives of the Polish School of Posters.

Wadim Tyszkiewicz

Born in: Belarus
Years: 1958-.. (age 67)
Occupations: politician
Biography: Wadim Tyszkiewicz is a Polish politician. He was elected to the Senate of Poland (10th term) representing the constituency of Zielona Góra. He is a member of the Yes! For Poland political movement.

Jacek Karpiński

Born in: Italy
Years: 1927-2010 (aged 83)
Enrolled in the Warsaw University of Technology: 1948-1951 graduated with engineer's degree
Occupations: engineercomputer scientistresistance fighter
Biography: Jacek Karpiński was a Polish pioneer in computer engineering and computer science.

Joanna Rutkowska

Born in: Poland
Years: 1981-.. (age 44)
Occupations: computer scientist
Biography: Joanna Rutkowska is a Polish computer security researcher, primarily known for her research on low-level security and stealth malware, and as founder of the Qubes OS security-focused desktop operating system.

Henryk Wujec

Born in: Poland
Years: 1940-2020 (aged 80)
Enrolled in the Warsaw University of Technology: Studied in 1977
Occupations: trade unionistdissidentphysicistpolitician
Biography: Henryk Wujec was a Polish politician who served as a member of the Sejm.

Krzysztof Tchórzewski

Born in: Poland
Years: 1950-.. (age 75)
Occupations: politicianelectrical engineer
Biography: Krzysztof Józef Tchórzewski is a Polish engineer and politician. He serves as the Minister of Energy in the cabinet of Beata Szydło (since 1 December 2015). Prior to this, Tchórzewski was a minister without portfolio.

Włodzimierz Karpiński

Born in: Poland
Years: 1961-.. (age 64)
Occupations: politician
Biography: Włodzimierz Witold Karpiński is a Polish politician. Karpiński served as Minister of State Treasury in the Cabinets of Donald Tusk and Ewa Kopacz.

Michał Vituška

Born in: Belarus
Years: 1907-1945 (aged 38)
Occupations: politician
Biography: Michal Apanasavič Vituška was a Belarusian leader of the Black Cats, a unit of the SS-Jagdverbände, during World War II.

Stanisław Wigura

Born in: Ukraine
Years: 1903-1932 (aged 29)
Occupations: engineerathletemilitary flight engineerlectureraircraft pilot
Biography: Stanisław Wigura was a Polish aircraft designer and aviator, co-founder of the RWD aircraft construction team and lecturer at the Warsaw University of Technology. Along with Franciszek Żwirko, he won the international air contest Challenge 1932.

Tadeusz Sołtyk

Born in: Poland
Years: 1909-2004 (aged 95)
Occupations: engineermilitary flight engineer
Biography: Tadeusz Sołtyk was a Polish aircraft designer and aerospace engineer, most famous as the creator of the PZL TS-11 Iskra

Tomasz Gębala

Born in: Poland
Years: 1995-.. (age 30)
Occupations: handball player
Biography: Tomasz Gębala is a Polish handball player for Industria Kielce.

Stanisław Kopański

Born in: Russia
Years: 1895-1976 (aged 81)
Occupations: engineermilitary officer
Biography: General Stanisław Kopański was a Polish military commander, politician, diplomat, an engineer and one of the best-educated Polish officers of the time, serving with distinction during World War II. He is best known as the creator and commander of the Polish Independent Carpathian Brigade and Polish 3rd Carpathian Infantry Division.

Jakub Przygoński

Born in: Poland
Years: 1985-.. (age 40)
Occupations: rally raid rider
Biography: Jakub Przygoński is a Polish racing driver. As a rally raid driver, he won the FIA World Cup for Cross-Country Rallies in 2018. In addition to racing in rally raids, he has raced in other disciplines, especially motorcycling, such as motocross and enduro. He has also competed in drifting competitions, having won the bronze medal at 2022 FIA Motorsport Games in drifting.

Wieslaw Kazimierz Binienda

Born in: Poland
Years: 1956-.. (age 69)
Occupations: academicengineer
Biography: Wiesław Kazimierz Binienda is a Polish-American scientist, researcher, PhD, and professor and co-director of the Gas and Turbine Research and Testing Laboratory on the Department of Civil Engineering at the University of Akron.

Henryk Magnuski

Born in: Poland
Years: 1909-1978 (aged 69)
Occupations: inventorengineer
Biography: Henryk Władysław Magnuski was a Polish telecommunications engineer who worked for Motorola in Chicago. He was a primary contributor in the development of one of the first Walkie-Talkie radios, the Motorola SCR-300, and influenced the company's success in the field of radio communication.

Maciej Lasek

Born in: Poland
Years: 1967-.. (age 58)
Enrolled in the Warsaw University of Technology: Studied in 1992
Occupations: engineer
Biography: Maciej Grzegorz Lasek – is a Polish engineer, specializing in flight mechanics, PhD, Chairman of the Committee for Investigation of National Aviation Accidents. He was the head of a commission that investigated the 2010 Polish Air Force Tu-154 crash.

Edward Redliński

Years: 1940-2024 (aged 84)
Occupations: opinion journalistprose writerwriterjournalistplaywright
Biography: Edward Redliński was a Polish novelist, publicist, and dramatist.

Maciej Kalenkiewicz

Born in: Belarus
Years: 1906-1944 (aged 38)
Occupations: engineermilitary officer
Biography: Maciej Kalenkiewicz was a Polish engineer and lieutenant colonel of the Polish Army. During World War II was a soldier of Henryk Dobrzański's military unit, member of cichociemni, officer of the Home Army, partisan commander in the Nowogródek District of the Home Army.

Tadeusz Iwiński

Born in: Poland
Years: 1944-.. (age 81)
Occupations: Esperantistpolitician
Biography: Tadeusz Iwiński is a Polish politician. He was from 1991 to 2015 a member of the Sejm (the lower house of the Polish parliament), elected to represent the Olsztyn electoral district from the list presented by the Democratic Left Alliance (Sojusz Lewicy Demokratycznej). He had earlier (1967–1990) been a long-serving member of the communist Polish United Workers Party (Polska Zjednoczona Partia Robotnicza).

Jan Zachwatowicz

Born in: Russia
Years: 1900-1983 (aged 83)
Occupations: restoreruniversity teacherconservatorart historianarchitect
Biography: Jan Zachwatowicz was a Polish architect, architectural historian, and restorer. He is notable for being the creator of the Blue Shield cultural heritage symbol.

Zbigniew Lengren

Born in: Russia
Years: 1919-2003 (aged 84)
Occupations: draftspersonfilm directorgraphic artistcaricaturistwriter
Biography: Zbigniew Lengren was a Polish cartoonist, caricaturist, and illustrator. He was awarded the "Order of Smile" amongst other, numerous awards. His most famous creation is Professor Filutek, who appeared once a week on the last page of Przekrój magazine, together with his dog Filuś, for over 50 years, a record run in Polish comics. Lengren was also a writer, especially of poems for children.

Jan Lenica

Born in: Poland
Years: 1928-2001 (aged 73)
Occupations: graphic artistpostage stamp designeruniversity teacherpainterscenographer
Biography: Jan Lenica was a Polish graphic designer and cartoonist.

Jerzy Werner

Born in: Poland
Years: 1909-1977 (aged 68)
Occupations: engineer
Biography: Jerzy Werner was a professor at the Technical University of Lodz, the constructor of the first Polish lorries, the Star 20 and Valentina, a builder of chassis for trucks at PZInż (National Industry Works) prior to World War II, and a Pawiak prisoner.

Stefan Kuryłowicz

Born in: Poland
Years: 1949-2011 (aged 62)
Occupations: university teacherarchitect
Biography: Stefan Kuryłowicz was a Polish architect and professor who is widely credited with transforming the architecture and skyline of Warsaw, Poland, in the twenty years following the collapse of Communism in 1989. Media reports have called Kuryłowicz "one of the most influential Polish architects." He and the late architect Jacek Syropolski created the architecture company, Kurylowicz & Associates.

Bohdan Pniewski

Born in: Poland
Years: 1897-1965 (aged 68)
Occupations: university teacherarchitect
Biography: Bohdan Wiktor Kazimierz Pniewski was a Polish modernist architect, professor at the Warsaw University of Technology and the Academy of Fine Arts in Warsaw. He is mostly known as a designer of state buildings in pre-war and post-war Poland, though the working conditions of an architect, in these eras, palpably varied. Pniewski, popular amongst the Polish political interwar elite (he was the designer of the Brühl Palace, which was the office of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs, headed by Józef Beck), remained prominent in Communist Poland. Surprisingly, "Beck's of court architect" (nadworny architekt Becka), as he was called by his enemies after 1945 due to his role in designing the palace of the hated minister, constructed his most known buildings after the war - in the People's Republic of Poland.

Czesław Mroczek

Born in: Poland
Years: 1964-.. (age 61)
Occupations: politician
Biography: Czesław Mroczek is a Polish politician. He was elected to the Sejm on 25 September 2005, getting 8,311 votes in 18 Siedlce district as a candidate from the Civic Platform list. He was re-elected with 33,207 votes.

Zygmunt Puławski

Born in: Poland
Years: 1901-1931 (aged 30)
Occupations: engineermilitary flight engineermilitary personnel
Biography: Zygmunt Puławski was a Polish aircraft designer and pilot. He invented a gull-wing aircraft design, also known as "Puławski wing" and designed a series of Polish PZL fighters.

Mieczysław G. Bekker

Born in: Poland
Years: 1905-1989 (aged 84)
Occupations: engineerscientist
Biography: Mieczysław Gregory Bekker was a Polish vehicular engineer and professor.

Ryszard Białous

Born in: Poland
Years: 1914-1992 (aged 78)
Occupations: engineermilitary officerarchitect
Biography: Ryszard Białous codename: Jerzy was a Polish scoutmaster (harcmistrz) captain of the AK-Szare Szeregi. Commander of the Batalion Zośka before and during the Warsaw Uprising. He was also known under the noms de guerre "Zygmunt" and "Taran".

Stefan Themerson

Born in: Poland
Years: 1910-1988 (aged 78)
Occupations: film directorwriterphilosopherpublisherart theorist
Biography: Stefan Themerson was a Polish writer of children's literature, poet and inventor of Semantic Poetry, novelist, script writer filmmaker, composer and philosopher. He wrote in at least three languages. With his wife, Franciszka Themerson, they are regarded as leading husband-and-wife exponents of European Surrealism and publishers.

Louis-Christophe Zaleski-Zamenhof

Born in: Poland
Years: 1925-2019 (aged 94)
Occupations: engineerEsperantist
Biography: Louis-Christophe Zaleski-Zamenhof was a Polish-born French civil and marine engineer, specializing in the design of structural steel and concrete construction. He was a grandson of the Polish Jewish L. L. Zamenhof, the inventor of the international auxiliary language Esperanto. From the 1960s until his death, Zaleski-Zamenhof lived in France.

Antoni Kocjan

Born in: Poland
Years: 1902-1944 (aged 42)
Occupations: design engineermilitary flight engineer
Biography: Antoni Kocjan was a renowned Polish glider constructor and a contributor to the intelligence services of the Polish Home Army during World War II.

Stanisław Jankowski

Born in: Poland
Years: 1911-2002 (aged 91)
Occupations: military personnelarchitect
Biography: Stanisław Jankowski was an SOE agent and Polish resistance fighter during World War II, and an architect thereafter, who played a prominent role in the post-war reconstruction of Warsaw.

Marian Mazur

Born in: Poland
Years: 1909-1983 (aged 74)
Occupations: writerelectrotechnicianinformation scientistphysicistelectrical engineer
Biography: Marian Mazur was a Polish scientist who specialized in electrothermics and cybernetics, and the founding father of the Polish school of cybernetics.

Henryk Orfinger

Years: 1951-.. (age 74)
Occupations: entrepreneur
Biography: Henryk Orfinger is a Polish entrepreneur. He is the president of the management board at the cosmetic firm Dr. Irena Eris and holds several positions in Polish business institutions. Together with his wife, Irena Eris, he is listed within the 100 richest Poles in 2013 by the Polish edition of Forbes Magazine.

Maciej Parowski

Born in: Poland
Years: 1946-2019 (aged 73)
Occupations: screenwriterjournalistscience fiction writer
Biography: Maciej Parowski was a Polish journalist, essayist, science fiction writer, editor and translator.

Tomasz Kołodziejczak

Born in: Poland
Years: 1967-.. (age 58)
Occupations: publisherjournalistscience fiction writerpoetwriter
Biography: Tomasz Kołodziejczak is a Polish science fiction and fantasy writer, screenwriter, publisher and editor of books, comics and role-playing games.

Henryk Skolimowski

Born in: Poland
Years: 1930-2018 (aged 88)
Occupations: philosopherenvironmentalistuniversity teacher
Biography: Henryk Skolimowski was a Polish philosopher. He completed technical studies, musicology and philosophy in Warsaw. He received his Ph.D. in philosophy from Oxford University.

Andrew Targowski

Born in: Poland
Years: 1937-.. (age 88)
Occupations: engineercomputer scientisttennis player
Biography: Andrew Stanislaw Targowski (born October 9, 1937) is a Polish–American computer scientist specializing in enterprise computing, societal computing, information technology impact upon civilization, information theory, wisdom theory, and civilization theory. One of the pioneers of applied information systems in Poland, he is an executive, university professor, scientist, civilizationist, philosopher, visionary, writer, and generalist.

Marian Walentynowicz

Born in: Russia
Years: 1896-1967 (aged 71)
Occupations: graphic artistphotographercaricaturistillustratorarchitect
Biography: Marian Walentynowicz was a Polish graphic artist, architect, teacher, writer and a precursor to the comic book in Poland.

Pablo Álvarez Fernández

Born in: Spain
Years: 1988-.. (age 37)
Occupations: astronautaerospace engineer
Biography: Pablo Álvarez Fernández is a Spanish aeronautical engineer and astronaut. In November 2022, he was selected by the European Space Agency (ESA) as a full astronaut in the class of 2022 and it was in April 2024 when he graduated as such.

Eugeniusz Czykwin

Born in: Poland
Years: 1949-.. (age 76)
Enrolled in the Warsaw University of Technology: Studied in 1973
Occupations: engineerjournalistpolitician
Biography: Eugeniusz Czykwin is a Polish politician. He was elected to Sejm on 25 September 2005, getting 14181 votes in 24 Białystok district as a candidate from the Democratic Left Alliance list.

Andrzej Smirnow

Born in: Poland
Years: 1938-.. (age 87)
Occupations: politicianelectrical engineer
Biography: Andrzej Smirnow is a Polish politician. He was elected to the Sejm on 25 September 2005, getting 10,263 votes in 20 Warsaw district as a candidate from the Civic Platform list.

Antoni Bohdziewicz

Born in: Lithuania
Years: 1906-1970 (aged 64)
Occupations: film directorscreenwriter
Biography: Antoni Bohdziewicz was a Polish screenplay writer and director, best known for his 1956 adaptation of Zemsta by Aleksander Fredro.

Jolanta Hibner

Born in: Poland
Years: 1951-.. (age 74)
Occupations: engineerpolitician
Biography: Jolanta Emilia Hibner is a Polish politician. She was elected to the Sejm on 25 September 2005, getting 3512 votes in 19 Warsaw district as a candidate from the Civic Platform list. She was re-elected on 21 October 2007.

Halina Skibniewska

Born in: Poland
Years: 1921-2011 (aged 90)
Occupations: politicianuniversity teacherarchitect
Biography: Halina Skibniewska was a Polish architect, lecturer on Architecture at the Warsaw University of Technology, and served in the Polish sejm from 1965 to 1985. During her career, she was the first woman to serve as the Deputy Marshal of the Sejm, a post which she held from 1971 to 1985, the first architect to design independent housing for disabled persons, and designed some of the most sought-after housing developments of her day.

Władysław Findeisen

Born in: Poland
Years: 1926-2023 (aged 97)
Enrolled in the Warsaw University of Technology: Studied in 1949
Occupations: engineerpoliticianuniversity teacher
Biography: Władysław Findeisen was a Polish engineer, academic and politician.

Antoni Palluth

Born in: Poland
Years: 1900-1944 (aged 44)
Occupations: engineermilitary officer
Biography: Antoni Palluth was a founder of the AVA Radio Company. The company built communications equipment for the Polish military; the work included not only radios but also cryptographic equipment.

Mieczysław Janowski

Born in: Poland
Years: 1947-.. (age 78)
Occupations: engineerpolitician
Biography: Mieczysław Edmund Janowski is a Polish politician and Member of the European Parliament (MEP) for the Subcarpathian Voivodship with the Law and Justice, part of the Union for a Europe of Nations. He sits on the European Parliament's Committee on Regional Development.

Leon Suzin

Born in: Poland
Years: 1901-1976 (aged 75)
Occupations: architect
Biography: Leon Suzin was a Polish architect. His work was part of the architecture event in the art competition at the 1928 Summer Olympics.

Stanisław Żaryn

Born in: Poland
Years: 1910-1964 (aged 54)
Occupations: engineerteacherconservatorarchitecturban planner
Biography: Stanisław Żaryn was an architect, urbanist, historian and academic teacher who significantly contributed to the process of the reconstruction of historical Polish architecture after its destruction by the Germans during WWII. He was born in Warsaw to Eugenia and Franciszek Zaryn.

Barbara Brukalska

Born in: Poland
Years: 1899-1980 (aged 81)
Occupations: university teacherarchitect
Biography: Barbara Brukalska was a Polish architect, an architectural theorist, a prominent exponent of Functionalism, a member of the Praesens group, and a professor at Warsaw Polytechnic. She was also the wife of architect Stanisław Brukalski.

Tadeusz Gronowski

Born in: Poland
Years: 1894-1990 (aged 96)
Occupations: architectpaintergraphic artistillustrator
Biography: Tadeusz Lucjan Gronowski was a Polish graphic artist, architect who worked as an interior designer, painter, and a book illustrator.

Piotr Chmielowski

Born in: Ukraine
Years: 1848-1904 (aged 56)
Occupations: literary historianjournalisthistorianliterary criticwriter
Biography: Piotr Chmielowski was a Polish philosopher, literary historian and critic.

Agnieszka Soin

Born in: Poland
Years: 1977-.. (age 48)
Occupations: politician
Biography: Agnieszka Anna Soin is a Polish politician. She was elected to the Sejm (9th term) representing the constituency of Wrocław. She previously also served in the 8th term of the Sejm (2015–2019). She is affiliated with the Law and Justice party.

Stanisław Rogalski

Born in: Czech Republic
Years: 1904-1976 (aged 72)
Occupations: engineermilitary flight engineer
Biography: Stanisław Rogalski was a Polish aircraft designer, born in Olomouc, best known as one of the founding trio of the inter-war period RWD airplane factory in Warsaw. He obtained his degree at Warsaw University of Technology. During World War II he became technical director at the Turk Hava Kurumu Ucak Fabrikasi factory. In 1949 he moved to the United States, where he ended his career at Grumman as an aerodynamics expert.

Konrad Fiałkowski

Born in: Poland
Years: 1939-2020 (aged 81)
Occupations: writercomputer scientistscience fiction writer
Biography: Konrad R. Fiałkowski was a Polish engineer, information technology scientist and hard science fiction writer.

Stanisław Herbst

Born in: Estonia
Years: 1907-1973 (aged 66)
Occupations: historian
Biography: Stanisław Herbst was a Polish historian, researcher of modern history, and military historian. He was a professor at the University of Warsaw and the Dzerzhinsky Political-Military Academy in Warsaw, and was also the president of the Polish Historical Society. Pupils of his included Zdzisław Spieralski and Tomasz Strzembosz.

Józef Szanajca

Born in: Poland
Years: 1902-1939 (aged 37)
Occupations: university teacherarchitect
Biography: Józef Szanajca was a Polish architect.

Wacław Zalewski

Born in: Ukraine
Years: 1917-2016 (aged 99)
Occupations: architect
Biography: Wacław Piotr Zalewski was a Polish construction engineer and designer, creator of innovative buildings such as "Spodek" in Katowice, "Supersam" in Warsaw from the roof of the structure funikularnej, or train station in Katowice. He was Professor Emeritus of Structural Design at the School of Architecture of MIT.

Stanisław Kuś

Born in: Poland
Years: 1925-2020 (aged 95)
Enrolled in the Warsaw University of Technology: In 1951 studied architectural engineering
Occupations: civil engineer
Biography: Stanisław Kuś was a Polish professor of technical sciences, designer, civil engineer, and rector of the Rzeszów University of Technology Poland.

Andrzej Wach

Born in: Poland
Years: 1955-.. (age 70)
Biography: Andrzej Wach is the President of Polskie Koleje Państwowe S.A.. He replaced the previous president, Macieja Męclewskiego, in September 2004. He has worked for Polish railways since 1980, and previously held the position of Chairman at PKP Energetyka.

Adolf Ciborowski

Born in: Poland
Years: 1919-1987 (aged 68)
Occupations: architectpolitician
Biography: Adolf Ciborowski was a Polish architect, urban planner and politician.

Zbigniew Burzyński

Born in: Ukraine
Years: 1902-1971 (aged 69)
Occupations: mechanical engineermilitary officer
Biography: Zbigniew Jan Władysław Antoni Burzyński, was a Polish balloonist and constructor of balloons, pioneer of Polish balloons, who twice won the Gordon Bennett Cup in ballooning, also beat the world record.

Tadeusz Chyliński

Born in: Poland
Years: 1911-1978 (aged 67)
Occupations: mechanical engineermilitary flight engineer
Biography: Tadeusz Chylińnski – was a Polish airplane designer and constructor, a researcher at the Institute of Aviation in Warsaw and specialist in aircraft structures.

Adam Skorek

Years: 1956-.. (age 69)
Occupations: university teacherelectrical engineer
Biography: Adam Waldemar Skorek is a Canadian University professor and a Polish engineer. He was born in Krzczonów, Lublin, Poland.

Zdzisław Pawlak

Born in: Poland
Years: 1926-2006 (aged 80)
Enrolled in the Warsaw University of Technology: 1949-1951 studied telecommunications engineering
Occupations: computer scientistmathematician
Biography: Zdzislaw I. Pawlak was a Polish mathematician and computer scientist. He was affiliated with several organization, including the Polish Academy of Sciences and the Warsaw School of Information Technology. He served as the Director of the Institute of Computer Science at the Warsaw University of Technology (1989–96). Pawlak was known for his contribution to many branches of theoretical computer science. He is credited with introducing the rough set theory and also known for his fundamental works on it. He also introduced the Pawlak flow graphs, a graphical framework for reasoning from data. He was conferred with Order of Polonia Restituta in 1999. He was also a full member of Polish Academy of Sciences.

Grzegorz Rozenberg

Born in: Poland
Years: 1942-.. (age 83)
Occupations: university teachermathematiciancomputer scientistacademic
Biography: Grzegorz Rozenberg is a Polish and Dutch computer scientist.

Ulrich Schrade

Born in: Poland
Years: 1943-2009 (aged 66)
Occupations: university teacherphilosopher
Biography: Ulrich Schrade was a Polish philosopher, educationist and ethicist. Born in Patryki.

Jerzy Skolimowski

Born in: Poland
Years: 1907-1985 (aged 78)
Enrolled in the Warsaw University of Technology: Studied in 1927-1934
Occupations: coxswainpainterarchitect
Biography: Jerzy Walerian Skolimowski was a Polish rowing coxswain who competed in the 1928 Summer Olympics, in the 1932 Summer Olympics, and in the 1936 Summer Olympics.

Gerard Antoni Ciołek

Born in: Ukraine
Years: 1909-1966 (aged 57)
Occupations: architect
Biography: Gerard Ciołek was a Polish architect, as well as a leading historian of parks and gardens.

Bronisław Żurakowski

Years: 1911-2009 (aged 98)
Occupations: engineermilitary flight engineerathlete
Biography: Bronisław Żurakowski was a Polish engineer, aeroplane constructor, and glider test pilot.

Włodzimierz Mucha

Born in: Poland
Years: 1956-2019 (aged 63)
Occupations: architect
Biography: Włodzimierz Mucha was a Polish architect, designer and partner at Bulanda & Mucha Architects. Co-winner of SARP Honorary Award in 2015.

Zygmunt Zaleski

Born in: Poland
Years: 1882-1967 (aged 85)
Occupations: translatorpoetliterary historianhistoriandiplomat
Biography: Zygmunt Zaleski of Lubicz coat of arms, pseudonymes R. de Bron, R. Debron, was a Polish literature historian, literary critic, poet, publicist, and translator. Awarded the Légion d'honneur.

Grażyna Ciemniak

Born in: Poland
Years: 1948-.. (age 77)
Occupations: politicianchemist
Biography: Grażyna Jolanta Ciemniak is a Polish political figure who has been a member of the Senate of Poland (1993–97) and Deputy President of Bydgoszcz (1998–2001), as well as member of the Sejm of Poland (2001–07, since 2009) and member of the European Parliament (2004).

Jan Michał Małek

Born in: Poland
Years: 1928-2022 (aged 94)
Occupations: translatorchemical engineerbusinessperson
Biography: John Michael Małek was a Polish-American engineer, entrepreneur, real estate investor and developer, economics enthusiast, and activist and philanthropist.

Jerzy Pietrzyk

Born in: Poland
Years: 1955-.. (age 70)
Occupations: athletics competitorsprinter
Biography: Jerzy Pietrzyk is a retired Polish sprinter who specialized in the 400 metres.

Ryszard Bartel

Born in: Poland
Years: 1897-1982 (aged 85)
Occupations: engineermilitary flight engineermilitary officer
Biography: Ryszard Bartel was a Polish engineer, aircraft designer and aviator, one of Poland's aviation pioneers.

Marian Suski

Born in: Poland
Years: 1905-1993 (aged 88)
Occupations: military officerscientistfencer
Biography: Marian Suski was a Polish fencer and engineer. He won a bronze medal in the team sabre event at the 1932 Summer Olympics. He served in the Polish Army and commanded the communication during the defense of Warsaw in 1939. After capitulation he was sent to oflag and eventually to Oflag VII-A Murnau.

Andrzej Piotr Ruszczyński

Born in: Poland
Years: 1951-.. (age 74)
Occupations: university teachermathematicianchess composer
Biography: Andrzej Piotr Ruszczyński is a Polish-American applied mathematician, noted for his contributions to mathematical optimization, in particular, stochastic programming and risk-averse optimization.

Andrzej Bulanda

Born in: Poland
Years: 1955-.. (age 70)
Occupations: architect
Biography: Andrzej Bulanda - is a Polish architect, designer and partner at Bulanda & Mucha Architects. He is the co-creator with Włodzimierz Mucha of many award-winning competition projects and completed works such as the BRE Bank building in Bydgoszcz, the Old Paper Mill in Konstancin-Jeziorna, the Sports Hall in Konstancin-Jeziorna, the Cameratta complex at Eko-Park in Warsaw, the expansion of the Public Library building in Warsaw, the Prudential in Warsaw, the Kazimierz Pułaski Museum in Warka, the Koneser complex in Warsaw, Rother's Mills in Bydgoszcz, sports club “Deski”, Piękna Nova in Warsaw and Chmielna 25 in Warsaw.