1. Portraits of famous Poles

2. Anja Rubik Fashion model Anja Rubik was born in Rzeszów, Poland on June 12, 1985. Growing up, Anja lived in Greece, Canada, and South Africa and began modeling full- time after graduating from a British high school in Paris. Rubik can be seen in numerous editorials for Vogue, Numero, Harper's Bazaar.

3. WERONIKA SOLARZ

4. EVa Minge fashion designer Ewa Minge - (born 23.05.1967 in Sczecinek) one of the most acclaimed Polish fashion designers. Known both in Poland and abroad. She presented her Haute Couture collections in Paris and at the Cannes Film Festival. She graduated in cultural studies and art history. In 1994 she began to deal with the fashion and design industry. Since 1996, their collections are presented and sold outside Polish borders. She has shows in Berlin, Moscow, Vienna, Barcelona, ​​ Madrid, Geneva, Paris, Rome, Montreal and New York. She worked with the Next Couture magazine. She also designed clothes for Barbie. The winner of the X edition of the Silver Loop (Fall '96). Four awards for Polish fashion designers: Golden basting, Golden Hanger, Silver Loops and statuette "Fashion Personality" Foreign Awards: Moscow (Gold Medal at the International Fair of Moscow)

5. ALICJA SOLARZ

6. ANDRZEJ WAJDA Film director He’s a member of the Immortal Circle of the French Academie des Beaux Arts. He was honoured with the Golden Lion at the Venice Film Festival in 1998 for his contribution to cinema. He also won a Lifetime Achievement Oscar in 2000. His best films are 'Generation' (1955), 'Canal' (1957, awarded the Silver Palm at Cannes), 'Man of Marble' (1977), 'The Land of Promise' (1974, nominated for an Oscar, won awards in Gdańsk and Moscow) 'The Maids from Wilko' (1979), 'The Conductor' (1980), 'Man of Iron' (1981, awarded the Golden Palm at Cannes), 'Danton' (1985, won the Prix Delluc), 'Korczak' (1990), 'Pan Tadeusz' (1999), and 'Revenge' (2001).

7. MACIEJ KALETA

8. ROMAN POLAŃSKI Actor, director, script writer He has received numerous awards for his film direction, including films such as Knife in the Water (1962, Oscar nomination, FIPRESCI at Venice, Grand Prix at Prades), 'Repulsion' (1965, Silver Bear at Berlin), 'Cul- de-Sac' (1966, winner of the Golden Bear in Berlin), 'Rosemary's Baby' (1968, Oscar nomination), 'Chinatown' (1974, Golden Globe in Hollywood), 'Tess' (1980, Caesar Award for film and director), 'Pirates' (1986), 'Frantic' (1988), and 'The Pianist' (2001, Golden Palm at Cannes, 7 Cesars, and 3 Oscars). He has been a member of the French Academie des Beaux Arts since 1999.

9. WERONIKA PIETRZAK

10. DANIEL OLBRYCHSKI theater and film actor He has worked with many prominent directors (Andrzej Wajda, Krzysztof Zanussi, Claude Lelouch, Volker Schlöndorff, Nikita Mikhalkov); winner of many awards; In 2009, he starred alongside Angelina Jolie the leading male role in the movie "Salt" (directed by Philip Noyce).

11. WERONIKA KALETA

12. JÓZEF PIŁSUDZKI independence activist, a military commander, politician Head of the Polish state in the years 1918-1922, two-time Polish prime minister. In 1920 during the war with the Bolsheviks he carried out a maneuver that defeated the Soviets and prevented their march on the west of Europe.

13. SYLWESTER KOPYTEK

14. Maryla Rodowicz singer The singer’s body of work comprises over 2000 recorded songs, with over 30 albums in Polish, as well as in English, Czech, German and Russian. Apart from „Małgośka”, the artist’s most famous songs are „Long live the ball”, „Done that”, „Great water”, „Talk over the ocean”, „Bedside bossanova”, „Inflammables” and her latest album’s hits such as „Everybody wants to love” and „What is to be, will be”. Maryla Rodowicz has performed in concert worldwide: in Europe, America, Australia, and Asia. She has received some of the most pretigious awards for her singing. She also participated in all of the major festivals in Poland. Rodowicz also took part in festivals in Oklahoma City, Los Angeles, and Tulsa.

15. KRYSTIAN KUBOWICZ

16. Krzysztof Penderecki composer and conductor. He is best known for his 1965 composition "St. Luke's Passion." His style reflects the changes in music from the '60s to the present day. He has played with and conducted several orchestras (the Berlin Philharmonic Orchestra and orchestras in France, England, Italy, Austria, Sweden and Switzerland) and has won numerous awards for his composition and conducting. In America he has performed with the New York Philharmonic and the Philadelphia Orchestra

17. KINGA HORNIK

18. Izabela Miko Actress / dancer Izabella Anna Mikolajczak was born in Lodz, Poland, on January 21, 1981. After studying to be a ballerina while growing up in Warsaw, she was invited to study ballet in New York City when an American choreographer offered her a scholarship. She took the screen name Izabella Miko and made her film debut in "Coyote Ugly" (2000). In 2006, she landed the lead in "Save The Last Dance 2," putting her dance education to good use. Since then, the Heather Graham look-alike has had several small appearances, the most notable in HBO's Deadwood. She was also featured in The Cape, NBC's short-lived try at cashing in on the superhero craze.Heather Graham DeadwoodThe Cape

19. EMILA SKOWRONEK

20. Marek Piekarczyk rock singer In the early 80s he joined the TSA band. Since 1982, the TSA have released LPs and their songs occupied the top positions in the charts. The group was considered to be a precursor of heavy metal in Poland. Together with a team of TSA Marek Piekarczyk occurred at about 2000 concerts in Poland, USA, Canada, Belgium, Holland, Czechoslovakia, Russia, France, Finland, Lithuania, Belarus, Ukraine and Germany.

21. ALEKSANDRA KOWALCZYK

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