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100 Notable alumni of John Paul II Catholic University of Lublin

Updated: June 01, 2026 EliteDegrees

John Paul II Catholic University of Lublin is ranked #956 in the world and #24 in Poland by aggregated alumni prominence. Below is the list of 100 notable alumni from John Paul II Catholic University of Lublin sorted by their wiki pages popularity. The directory includes famous graduates and former students along with research and academic staff. Many individuals affiliated with John Paul II Catholic University of Lublin won Nobel Prizes for Peace, in Physics, Chemistry, Physiology or Medicine, and Economics.

Ryszard Karpiński

1. Ryszard Karpiński

1935-2024 (aged 89)
Catholic priest Catholic bishop Catholic theologian university teacher
Ryszard Karpiński was a Polish prelate of the Catholic Church. He served as auxiliary bishop of Lublin from 1985 to 2011. He was also the titular bishop of Minervium until his death.
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Jakub Skiba

2. Jakub Skiba

1961-. (aged 65)
historian civil servant politician
Jakub Tadeusz Skiba is a Polish civil servant and diplomat who has been serving as a deputy Minister of Interior and Administration (2015–2017), ambassador of Poland to Brazil (2020–2023).
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Zofia Zdybicka

3. Zofia Zdybicka

1928-. (aged 98)
nun philosopher
Zofia Józefa Zdybicka is a nun and philosopher. She has been a professor at the John Paul II Catholic University of Lublin since 1978. Her order name is Maria Józefa in the Congregation of the Ursulines of the Agonizing Heart of Jesus in Poland. She is a specialist in ontology and the philosophy of religion.
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Stanisław Gogacz

4. Stanisław Gogacz

1959-. (aged 67)
politician
Stanisław Gogacz is a Polish politician. He was elected to the Senate of Poland (10th term) representing the constituency of Lublin.
Andrzej Pruszkowski

5. Andrzej Pruszkowski

1960-. (aged 66)
politician
Andrzej Marek Pruszkowski is a Polish Politician who formerly served as the president (mayor) of Lublin from 1998 to 2006. Member of Law and Justice.
Jan Masiel

6. Jan Masiel

1963-. (aged 63)
politician
Jan Tadeusz Masiel is a Polish politician. In the years 2004-2009 he was a Member of the European Parliament (MEP) for the Greater Poland Voivodship with the Self-Defense, a Non-Inscrit in the European Parliament.
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Gerard Kusz

7. Gerard Kusz

1939-2021 (aged 82)
Catholic priest Catholic bishop
Gerard Alfons Kusz was a Polish Roman Catholic prelate. He was auxiliary bishop of Opole (1985–1992) and Gliwice (1992–2014).
Marzena Wróbel

8. Marzena Wróbel

1963-. (aged 63)
politician
Marzena Dorota Wróbel is a Polish politician. She was elected to the Sejm on 25 September 2005, getting 7,524 votes in 17 Radom district as a candidate from the Law and Justice list.
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Krzysztof Michałkiewicz

9. Krzysztof Michałkiewicz

1953-. (aged 73)
trade unionist politician
Krzysztof Stefan Michałkiewicz is a Polish politician. He was elected to the Sejm on 25 September 2005, getting 11,246 votes in 6 Lublin district as a candidate from the Law and Justice list.
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Stepan Sus

10. Stepan Sus

1981-. (aged 45)
Catholic priest chaplain Catholic bishop Catholic deacon
Bishop Stepan Sus is a Ukrainian Greek Catholic hierarch as Titular Bishop of Zygris and Curial Bishop of Ukrainian Catholic Major Archeparchy of Kyiv–Galicia since 15 November 2019.
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Jan Styrna

11. Jan Styrna

1941-2022 (aged 81)
Catholic priest Catholic bishop
Jan Styrna was a Polish Roman Catholic prelate.
Jan Wieczorek

12. Jan Wieczorek

1935-2023 (aged 88)
Catholic priest Catholic bishop
Jan Wieczorek was a Polish Roman Catholic prelate. He was auxiliary bishop of Opole from 1981 to 1992 and bishop of Gliwice from 1992 to 2011.
Vasyl Semeniuk

13. Vasyl Semeniuk

1949-. (aged 77)
Catholic priest Catholic bishop
Vasyl Semeniuk is the Metropolitan Archeparch of the Ukrainian Catholic Archeparchy of Ternopil–Zboriv, an archeparchy of the Ukrainian Greek Catholic Church. The eparchy is in the ecclesiastical province of Kyiv-Halych.
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Vitaliy Krivitskiy

14. Vitaliy Krivitskiy

1972-. (aged 54)
Catholic deacon Catholic bishop Catholic priest
Bishop Vitalii Kryvytskyi or Vitaliy Krivitskiy, S.D.B. is a Ukrainian Roman Catholic prelate serving as the diocesan bishop of Kyiv–Zhytomyr since 30 April 2017.
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Teofil Wilski

15. Teofil Wilski

1935-2022 (aged 87)
Catholic priest Catholic bishop
Teofil Józef Wilski was a Polish Roman Catholic prelate. He was titular bishop of Castellum in Mauretania and auxiliary bishop of Kalisz from 1995 to 2011.
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Nicolai Dubinin

16. Nicolai Dubinin

1973-. (aged 53)
Catholic priest Catholic bishop
Nicolai Gennadyevich Dubinin, O.F.M. Conv. is a Russian prelate of the Catholic Church as the Titular Bishop of Aquae in Byzacena and Auxiliary bishop of Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Mother of God at Moscow since 30 July 2020.
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Wojciech Zajączkowski

17. Wojciech Zajączkowski

1963-. (aged 63)
civil servant diplomat political scientist historian
Wojciech Jacek Zajączkowski is a Polish diplomat and historian. Since 2025 he is serving as Underseceretary of State at the Ministry of Foreign Affairs. Prior to that he was Ambassador of Poland to China (2018–2023), Russia (2010–2014), and Romania (2008–2010).
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Józef Milik

18. Józef Milik

1922-2006 (aged 84)
archaeologist Catholic priest biblical scholar
Józef Tadeusz Milik was a Polish biblical scholar and a Catholic priest, researcher of the Dead Sea Scrolls (DSS) through the deserts of Judea/Jordan, and translator and editor of the Book of Enoch in Aramaic (fragments).
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Jan Bernard Szlaga

19. Jan Bernard Szlaga

1940-2012 (aged 72)
university teacher Catholic priest theologian priest Catholic bishop
Jan Bernard Szlaga was the Roman Catholic bishop of the Roman Catholic Diocese of Pelplin, Poland. He was born the youngest of six children of Jan and Helena (Sciesińska) Szlaga.
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Adam Dyczkowski

20. Adam Dyczkowski

1932-2021 (aged 89)
theologian Catholic bishop Catholic priest
Adam Feliks Dyczkowski was a Polish Roman Catholic bishop.
Eugeniusz Tkaczyszyn-Dycki

21. Eugeniusz Tkaczyszyn-Dycki

1962-. (aged 64)
poet writer
Eugeniusz Tkaczyszyn-Dycki is a Polish poet.
Hanna Malewska

22. Hanna Malewska

1911-1983 (aged 72)
translator writer
Hanna Malewska was a Polish historian and writer, author of historical stories and novels, translator, Home Army soldier, member of the Tygodnik Powszechny team, and editor-in-chief of the monthly Znak.
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Krzysztof Grabczuk

23. Krzysztof Grabczuk

1962-. (aged 64)
politician
Krzysztof Grabczuk is a Polish politician serving as a member of the Sejm since 2019. From 2008 to 2010, he served as marshal of Lublin Voivodeship. From 2002 to 2006, he served as mayor of Chełm.
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Anna Schmidt

24. Anna Schmidt

1978-. (aged 48)
politician
Anna Katarzyna Schmidt-Rodziewicz is a Polish politician. She was elected to the Sejm (9th term) representing the constituency of Krosno. She previously also served in the 8th term of the Sejm (2015–2019).
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Władysław Bobowski

25. Władysław Bobowski

1932-2025 (aged 93)
Catholic bishop cleric Catholic priest
Władysław Bobowski was a Polish Roman Catholic bishop.
Kazimierz Ryczan

26. Kazimierz Ryczan

1939-2017 (aged 78)
Catholic priest Catholic bishop
Kazimierz Ryczan was a Polish Roman Catholic bishop.
Paweł Socha

27. Paweł Socha

1935-. (aged 91)
Catholic priest Catholic bishop
Paweł Socha is a Polish Roman Catholic prelate, who served as an auxiliary bishop of the Roman Catholic Diocese of Zielona Góra-Gorzów and the titular bishop of Thunigaba since 20 November 1973 until his retirement on 16 January 2012.
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Halina Bortnowska

28. Halina Bortnowska

1931-2024 (aged 93)
editing staff opinion journalist theologian philosopher translator
Halina Bortnowska was a Polish social and ecumenical activist, and publicist. She was born in Toruń on 23 September 1931, and died on 19 June 2024, at the age of 92.
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Jerzy Mazur

29. Jerzy Mazur

1953-. (aged 73)
Catholic priest Catholic bishop
Jerzy Mazur SVD is a Polish Roman Catholic bishop, being the head of the Roman Catholic Diocese of Ełk since 2003. He was previously a missionary, as well as a bishop in Siberia and the titular bishop of Tabunia.
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Mariusz Handzlik

30. Mariusz Handzlik

1965-2010 (aged 45)
diplomat politician
Mariusz Handzlik was a Polish diplomat, the Undersecretary of State in the Office of the President of the Republic of Poland and since October, 2008 in charge of foreign policy.
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Jan Gajek

31. Jan Gajek

1949-. (aged 77)
Catholic priest theologian Greek-Catholic priest writer
Jan Sergiusz Gajek is the Apostolic Administrator of the Belarusian Greek Catholic Church which is a sui iuris (independent) Eastern Catholic Church on the territory of Belarus. It is in full communion with the Holy See.
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Mieczysław Krąpiec

32. Mieczysław Krąpiec

1921-2008 (aged 87)
philosopher
Mieczysław Albert Maria Krąpiec OP was a Polish Thomist philosopher, theologian and rector of John Paul II Catholic University of Lublin between 1970 and 1983. Krąpiec was a founder of the Lublin school of Thomism.
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Jarosław Urbaniak

33. Jarosław Urbaniak

1966-. (aged 60)
politician
Jarosław Piotr Urbaniak is a Polish politician. He was elected to the Sejm on 25 September 2005, getting 7,400 votes in 36 Kalisz districts as a candidate from the Civic Platform list.
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Bronisław Dembowski

34. Bronisław Dembowski

1927-2019 (aged 92)
Catholic priest Catholic bishop
Bronisław Dembowski was a Polish Catholic bishop.
Edward Ozorowski

35. Edward Ozorowski

1941-2024 (aged 83)
Catholic priest priest Catholic bishop theologian
Edward Ozorowski was a Polish Roman Catholic prelate. He served as the Auxiliary bishop in Białystok from 1979 to 2006. Ozorowski then served as the Metropolitan bishop in Białystok from 2006 to 2017.
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Boleslaw Pylak

36. Boleslaw Pylak

1921-2019 (aged 98)
theologian Catholic bishop Catholic priest
Bolesław Pylak was a Polish prelate of the Roman Catholic Church. He was one of the oldest Roman Catholic bishops in Poland. Pylak was born in Łopiennik Górny, Poland and was ordained a priest on 29 June 1948 from Archdiocese of Lublin. Pylak was appointed Auxiliary bishop of the Lublin diocese as well as Titular bishop of Midica on 14...
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Eugeniusz Popowicz

37. Eugeniusz Popowicz

1961-. (aged 65)
Catholic deacon Catholic bishop Catholic priest
Archbishop Eugeniusz Mirosław Popowicz is a Polish Ukrainian Greek Catholic hierarch as an archbishop-metropolitan of Ukrainian Catholic Archeparchy of Przemyśl–Warsaw since 7 November 2015. Also he served as an apostolic administrator of the newly created Ukrainian Catholic Eparchy of Olsztyn–Gdańsk since 25 November 2020 until 23 January 2021. Previously he served as a titular bishop of Horrea Coelia and auxiliary...
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Sławomir Zawiślak

38. Sławomir Zawiślak

1963-. (aged 63)
politician
Sławomir Zawiślak is a Polish politician.
Bogdan Wojtuś

39. Bogdan Wojtuś

1937-2020 (aged 83)
theologian Catholic bishop Catholic priest
Bogdan Józef Wojtuś was a Polish Roman Catholic prelate, auxiliary bishop of the archdiocese of Gniezno from 1988 until 2012.
Adam Szal

40. Adam Szal

1953-. (aged 73)
Catholic priest Catholic bishop
Adam Jan Szal is a Polish Roman Catholic bishop, being the archbishop of the Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Przemyśl since 2016. He was previously the auxiliary bishop of the Przemyśl and titular bishop of Lavellum.
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Ignacy Tokarczuk

41. Ignacy Tokarczuk

1918-2012 (aged 94)
Catholic priest Catholic bishop university teacher archbishop
Ignacy Tokarczuk was a Polish prelate of the Roman Catholic Church.
Grzegorz Tobiszowski

42. Grzegorz Tobiszowski

1965-. (aged 61)
politician
Grzegorz Józef Tobiszowski is a Polish politician. He was elected to the Sejm on 25 September 2005, getting 7662 votes in 31 Katowice district as a candidate from the Law and Justice list.
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Izabela Kloc

43. Izabela Kloc

1963-. (aged 63)
politician economist
Izabela Helena Kloc, née Lazar is a Polish politician. She was elected to the Sejm on 25 September 2005, getting 5,185 votes in 30 Rybnik district as a candidate from the Law and Justice list.
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Józef Pieracki

44. Józef Pieracki

1909-1988 (aged 79)
actor
Józef Pieracki was a Polish actor. He appeared in more than seventy films from 1953 to 1986.
Rafał Wnuk

45. Rafał Wnuk

1967-. (aged 59)
historian
Rafał Wnuk is a Polish historian, editor of several historical periodicals, employee of the Institute of History of the Polish Academy of Sciences and of the Polish Institute of National Remembrance (IPN). Wnuk was a student of the Polish historian Tomasz Strzembosz.
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Jan Emeryk Rościszewski

46. Jan Emeryk Rościszewski

1965-. (aged 61)
insurance broker entrepreneur manager
Jan Emeryk Rościszewski is a Polish business executive, diplomat and Poland's ambassador to France since April 2022. Previously, he served as the Chairman of the Management Board of PKO Bank Polski in 2021.
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Henryk Tomasik

47. Henryk Tomasik

1946-. (aged 80)
Catholic priest Catholic bishop
Henryk Marian Tomasik was the bishop of Radom in the years 2009-2021. He previously served as Auxiliary Bishop of Siedlce.
Ryszard Bender

48. Ryszard Bender

1932-2016 (aged 84)
politician university teacher Polish scout historian non-fiction writer
Ryszard Janusz Bender was a Polish right-wing politician and historian. He is noted for his characterization of Auschwitz as a "labour camp", attracting allegations of Holocaust denial.
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Jerzy Braun

49. Jerzy Braun

1901-1975 (aged 74)
opinion journalist philosopher poet literary critic screenwriter
Jerzy Bronisław Braun, ps. "Bronisław Rogowski" was a Polish writer, political activist, poet, playwright, literary critic, columnist, screenwriter, philosopher, scout, the last chairman of the Council of National Unity (from March to July 1945), and the last Government Delegate for Poland from June 1945.
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Józef Kupny

50. Józef Kupny

1956-. (aged 70)
Catholic priest Catholic bishop religion sociologist Catholic deacon
Józef Piotr Kupny is a Polish Roman Catholic prelate. He has been archbishop of Wrocław since 2013 and vice president of the Polish Episcopal Conference since 2024. He was previously auxiliary bishop of the Archdiocese of Katowice from 2006 to 2013.
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Wiesław Śmigiel

51. Wiesław Śmigiel

1969-. (aged 57)
Catholic deacon Catholic bishop Catholic priest
Wiesław Śmigiel is the incumbent Roman Catholic metropolitan archbishop of the Metropolitan Archdiocese of Szczecin-Kamień. He previously served as the bishop of the Diocese of Toruń from 2017 to 2024 and as auxiliary bishop of the Diocese of Pelplin from 2012 to 2017.
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Elżbieta Kruk

52. Elżbieta Kruk

1959-. (aged 67)
politician
Elżbieta Małgorzata Kruk is a Polish politician, a member of Law and Justice (national conservative political party in Poland). She was a member of the Sejm between 2001–2006, and again from 2007 until 2019..
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Krzysztof Kozłowski

53. Krzysztof Kozłowski

1931-2013 (aged 82)
journalist politician
Krzysztof Jan Kozlowski was a Polish journalist and politician. He served as Poland's Minister of the former Interior and Administration with the Cabinet of Prime Minister Tadeusz Mazowiecki from 1990 until 1991. (The single ministry was split into two separate ministries in 2011). Kozlowski also served as the first Chief of the Urząd Ochrony Państwa (UOP) from 1990 to 1992...
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Danuta Kuroń

54. Danuta Kuroń

1949-. (aged 77)
journalist trade unionist
Danuta Kuroń is a Polish trade union and democratic activist. She was an underground organizer for the trade union Solidarity in the Polish People's Republic, and she edited and contributed reporting to their periodicals.
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Ewa Kurek

55. Ewa Kurek

1951-. (aged 75)
non-fiction writer opinion journalist historian university teacher historian of Modern Age
Ewa Kurek is a Polish historian specializing in Polish-Jewish history during World War II. She has been associated with the far-right, and her revisionist views regarding the Holocaust in Poland have been widely categorized as indicative of antisemitism and Holocaust denial.
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Arkadiusz Czartoryski

56. Arkadiusz Czartoryski

1966-. (aged 60)
politician
Arkadiusz Czartoryski is a Polish politician. He was elected to the Sejm on 25 September 2005, getting 14,753 votes in 18 Siedlce district as a candidate from the Law and Justice list.
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Damian Zimon

57. Damian Zimon

1934-. (aged 92)
theologian Catholic bishop Catholic priest
Damian Zimoń is metropolitan archbishop emeritus of the Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Katowice.
Janusz Krupski

58. Janusz Krupski

1951-2010 (aged 59)
historian trade unionist
Janusz Krupski was a Polish historian, member of the democratic opposition to communist rule in Poland during the People's Republic of Poland and a government official.
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Alojzy Orszulik

59. Alojzy Orszulik

1928-2019 (aged 91)
Catholic priest Catholic bishop
Alojzy Orszulik S.A.C. was a Polish Roman Catholic bishop.
Andrzej Dzięga

60. Andrzej Dzięga

1952-. (aged 74)
archbishop Catholic priest theologian jurist university teacher
Mons. Dr. Andrzej Dzięga is a Polish prelate of the Catholic Church who was an metropolitan archbishop of the Metropolitan Archdiocese of Szczecin-Kamień from 2009 to 2024. He was bishop of the Diocese of Sandomierz from 2002 to 2009.
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Tomasz Strzembosz

61. Tomasz Strzembosz

1930-2004 (aged 74)
historian university teacher trade unionist
Tomasz Strzembosz was a Polish historian and writer who specialized in the World War II history of Poland. He was a professor at the Polish Academy of Sciences Institute of Political Studies, in Warsaw; and, from 1991, at the John Paul II Catholic University of Lublin. Strzembosz was a resident of Warsaw, Poland.
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Ireneusz Krosny

62. Ireneusz Krosny

1968-. (aged 58)
mime artist actor
Ireneusz Krosny is a Polish actor and mime artist. Born in Tychy, between 1982 and 1992 he worked with three amateur pantomime groups, most notably, "Scena Pantomimy", founded and led by Krosny. He began his professional career in 1992 with the solo act "One Mime Theatre". He received several top awards at comedy festivals in Poland, and also had his...
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Marzena Okła-Drewnowicz

63. Marzena Okła-Drewnowicz

1972-. (aged 54)
politician
Marzena Okła-Drewnowicz is a Polish politician, from 2023 to 2025, she held the office of the Minister of Senior Citizens Affairs She has been a member of the Sejm since 2007.
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Adrian Józef Galbas

64. Adrian Józef Galbas

1968-. (aged 58)
Catholic priest Catholic cleric Catholic bishop religious
Adrian Józef Galbas, S.A.C. is a Polish prelate of the Catholic Church who has been Metropolitan Archbishop of Warsaw since December 2024. He became Archbishop of Katowice in May 2023, after sixteen months as coadjutor there. He was auxiliary bishop of Ełk from 2020 to 2021. He is a professed member of the Pallottines (Society of the Catholic Apostolate).
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Julia Hartwig

65. Julia Hartwig

1921-2017 (aged 96)
translator poet essayist writer
Julia Hartwig-Międzyrzecka was a Polish writer, poet and translator, considered to be one of Poland's most important poets.
Artur Zawisza

66. Artur Zawisza

1969-. (aged 57)
politician polonist
Artur Wojciech Zawisza is a Polish far-right politician and biogas plant industrialist. He served as a Sejm member of the Law and Justice party (2001–2007) and was subsequently the vice-president of the Libertas Poland (2009–2014), National Movement (Poland) (2014–2018) and Federation for the Republic (2018–2019) parties. He has been the president of the Union of Producers and Employers of Biogas...
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Anna Moskwa

67. Anna Moskwa

1979-. (aged 47)
sociologist economist
Anna Moskwa is a Polish politician who served as the Minister of Climate and Environment under Prime Minister Mateusz Morawiecki in his second cabinet from 2021 to 2023. She is the second minister to hold the position, after inaugural minister Michał Kurtyka. Moskwa has also previously served as Undersecretary of State in the Ministry of Marine Economy and Inland Navigation.
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Tadeusz Gocłowski

68. Tadeusz Gocłowski

1931-2016 (aged 85)
Catholic priest Catholic bishop
Tadeusz Gocłowski, C.M. was a Roman Catholic archbishop.
Wacław Depo

69. Wacław Depo

1953-. (aged 73)
university teacher Catholic bishop Catholic priest
Wacław Tomasz Depo is a Polish Roman Catholic bishop, being the archbishop of the Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Częstochowa since 2012. He was previously the bishop of the Diocese of Zamość-Lubaczów from 2006 to 2012.
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Stanisław Wielgus

70. Stanisław Wielgus

1939-. (aged 87)
university teacher Catholic priest philosopher Catholic bishop medievalist
Stanisław Wojciech Wielgus is a Polish prelate of the Catholic Church, who resigned his position as Archbishop of Warsaw on 6 January 2007, just one day after being installed in that post in a private ceremony, just before the start of his public installation, because of revelations that he cooperated with the Polish communist secret police decades earlier. He was...
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Michał Heller

71. Michał Heller

1936-. (aged 90)
priest physicist philosopher theologian writer
Michał Kazimierz Heller, also known as Michael Heller, is a Polish philosopher, theoretical physicist, cosmologist, theologian, and Catholic priest. He is a professor of philosophy at the Pontifical University of John Paul II in Kraków, Poland, and an adjunct member of the Vatican Observatory staff.
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Wiesław Myśliwski

72. Wiesław Myśliwski

1932-. (aged 94)
editing staff screenwriter prose writer writer playwright
Wiesław Myśliwski is a Polish novelist. He is a two-time recipient of the Nike Award, the most important literary prize for Polish literature.
Zbigniew Lew-Starowicz

73. Zbigniew Lew-Starowicz

1943-2024 (aged 81)
psychiatrist sexologist
Zbigniew Kazimierz Lew-Starowicz was a Polish psychiatrist and psychotherapist, expert in sexology and national consultant in this field, and professor of medical science. He worked at VIZJA University (then the University of Finance and Management in Warsaw). He was awarded the Knight's Cross (1997) and the Officer's Cross (2012) of the Order of Polonia Restituta. Lew-Starowicz died on 13 September...
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Franciszek Blachnicki

74. Franciszek Blachnicki

1921-1987 (aged 66)
lecturer writer Catholic priest university teacher educator
Franciszek Blachnicki was a Polish Roman Catholic priest and the founder of the Light-Life movement, also known as the Oasis Movement, and the Secular Institute of the Immaculate Mother of the Church. He founded several other movements and religious congregations that would address a range of social and ethical issues. These issues included anti-alcoholism and human rights. His movements first...
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Jan Hartman

75. Jan Hartman

1967-. (aged 59)
author philosopher non-fiction writer university teacher
Jan Marek Hartman is a Polish-Jewish philosopher specializing in bioethics, writer, anticlerical, opinion journalist and politician, professor of the humanities.
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Mirosław Piotrowski

76. Mirosław Piotrowski

1966-. (aged 60)
historian politician
Mirosław Mariusz Piotrowski is an independent Polish politician and Member of the European Parliament (MEP). He was originally elected in 2004 with the League of Polish Families, then part of the Independence and Democracy grouping. At the 2009 election, he was re-elected for Law and Justice.
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Edmund Niziurski

77. Edmund Niziurski

1925-2013 (aged 88)
writer science fiction writer
Edmund Niziurski was a popular Polish writer, author of numerous humorous novels and stories for children, recipient of the Order of the Smile.
Rafał Dutkiewicz

78. Rafał Dutkiewicz

1959-. (aged 67)
politician
Rafał Dutkiewicz is a Polish politician and entrepreneur who served as the city mayor of Wrocław, Lower Silesian Voivodeship, Poland from 2002 to 2018.
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Marian Jaworski

79. Marian Jaworski

1926-2020 (aged 94)
philosopher Catholic bishop Catholic priest
Marian Franciszek Jaworski was a Cardinal Priest and Archbishop of Lviv of the Latins in the Roman Catholic Church. He was a close friend of Pope John Paul II.
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Piotr Szczepanik

80. Piotr Szczepanik

1942-2020 (aged 78)
singer actor composer
Piotr Stanisław Szczepanik was a popular Polish singer and actor.
Vasyl Kuk

81. Vasyl Kuk

1913-2007 (aged 94)
publicist composer
Vasyl Stepanovych Kuk was a Ukrainian nationalist activist and militant who was the last leader of the Ukrainian Insurgent Army, following the death of Roman Shukhevych. In 1954, he was captured by Soviet KGB troops and spent six years in prison without a court sentence.
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Stefan Wyszyński

82. Stefan Wyszyński

1901-1981 (aged 80)
Catholic priest Catholic bishop Catholic deacon writer
Stefan Wyszyński was a Polish Roman Catholic prelate who served as Archbishop of Warsaw and Archbishop of Gniezno from 1948 to 1981. He previously served as Bishop of Lublin from 1946 to 1948. He was created a cardinal on 12 January 1953 by Pope Pius XII. As Archbishop of Gniezno, Wyszyński possessed the title, "Primate of Poland".
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Wojciech Cejrowski

83. Wojciech Cejrowski

1964-. (aged 62)
explorer writer sociologist publicist photographer
Wojciech Daniel Cejrowski is a Polish radio journalist, satirist, photographer, travel writer, artistic director of the Discover World library, and a member of The Explorers Club.
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Dominik Tarczyński

84. Dominik Tarczyński

1979-. (aged 47)
politician film director
Dominik Tarczyński is a Polish politician and journalist, who has served as a Member of the European Parliament (MEP) since 2020 and was a member of the Sejm (MP) from 2015 to 2020.
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Przemysław Czarnek

85. Przemysław Czarnek

1977-. (aged 49)
university teacher jurist politician
Przemysław Czarnek is a Polish politician and academic who was the Polish Minister of Education and Science from 2020 to 2023. He was voivode of the Lubelskie Voivodeship from 2015 to 2019 and elected in 2019 as a member of the 9th Sejm as a member of Law and Justice. Czarnek is notable for his opposition to LGBT rights, his...
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Janusz Palikot

86. Janusz Palikot

1964-. (aged 62)
businessperson politician
Janusz Marian Palikot is a Polish politician, activist and businessman. Palikot studied philosophy and became wealthy as a businessman who dealt with crates and distilled beverages. He was elected to Sejm on 25 September 2005 in the 6 Lublin district, running on the Civic Platform list, and was re-elected in 2007.
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Marek Kuchciński

87. Marek Kuchciński

1955-. (aged 71)
journalist politician
Marek Tadeusz Kuchciński is a Polish politician and member of the Sejm, first elected in 2001. Prior to 2015, he served as one of the Deputy Marshals of the Sejm, nominated by the Law and Justice (PiS) parliamentary club, and also held the position of head of the party's parliamentary caucus. From 2015 to 2019, during the period when Law...
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Bogdan Borusewicz

88. Bogdan Borusewicz

1949-. (aged 77)
historian politician trade unionist
Bogdan Michał Borusewicz is a Polish politician who served as the Marshal of the Polish Senate from 20 October 2005 to 11 November 2015. Borusewicz was a democratic opposition activist under the Communist regime, a member of the Polish parliament (Sejm) for three terms and first Senate Marshal to serve two terms in this office. He served as the Acting...
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Kazimierz Nycz

89. Kazimierz Nycz

1950-. (aged 76)
Catholic bishop Catholic priest transitional deacon
Kazimierz Nycz is a Polish prelate of the Catholic Church who served as the Archbishop of Warsaw from 2007 to 2024. He was Bishop of Koszalin-Kołobrzeg from 2004 to 2007, after serving more than fifteen years as auxiliary bishop of Kraków. Pope Benedict XVI elevated him to the rank of cardinal in 2010.
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Beata Mazurek

90. Beata Mazurek

1967-. (aged 59)
politician
Beata Mazurek, née Cieluch is a Polish politician. She was elected to the Sejm on 25 September 2005, getting 7,012 votes in 7 Chełm district as a candidate from the Law and Justice list. After Law and Justice won the parliamentary election in 2015 she became a spokeswoman in December 2015.
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Henryk Gulbinowicz

91. Henryk Gulbinowicz

1923-2020 (aged 97)
lecturer Catholic bishop Catholic priest university teacher preacher
Henryk Roman Gulbinowicz was a prelate of the Catholic Church who served as Archbishop of Wrocław from 1976 to 2004. Pope John Paul II made him a cardinal in 1985. In 2020, he was banned from making public appearances following a Holy See investigation that confirmed allegations that he had committed sexual abuse and evidence that he had been a...
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Zbigņevs Stankevičs

92. Zbigņevs Stankevičs

1955-. (aged 71)
university teacher Catholic bishop Catholic priest
Zbigņevs Stankevičs is a Latvian Catholic prelate who has served as Archbishop of Riga since 2010. He previously served in leadership at the Seminary Institute of Religious Sciences in Riga.
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Mieczysław Maliński

93. Mieczysław Maliński

1923-2017 (aged 94)
poet writer Catholic priest theologian opinion journalist
Mieczysław Maliński was a Polish Catholic priest, theologian and writer.
Mieczysław Mokrzycki

94. Mieczysław Mokrzycki

1961-. (aged 65)
Catholic priest Catholic bishop
Mieczysław Mokrzycki is a Polish-born Catholic prelate, currently serving as the archbishop of Lviv of the Latins in Ukraine.
Konrad Krajewski

95. Konrad Krajewski

1963-. (aged 63)
Catholic priest
Konrad Krajewski is a Polish Catholic prelate who has served as Prefect of the Dicastery for the Service of Charity since 2013. He served as Papal Master of Ceremonies from 1998 to 2013. In 2013, he was appointed as Papal Almoner to coordinate the charitable concerns of Pope Francis and lead the Office of Papal Charities; this became the Dicastery...
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John Paul II

96. John Paul II

1920-2005 (aged 85)
author autobiographer archbishop professor politician
Pope John Paul II was head of the Catholic Church and sovereign of Vatican City from 16 October 1978 until his death in 2005. He was the first non-Italian pope since Adrian VI in the 16th century, as well as the third-longest-serving pope in history, after St. Peter and Pius IX.
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Anna Brzezińska

97. Anna Brzezińska

1971-. (aged 55)
historian writer
Anna Brzezińska is a Polish writer.
Marian Gołębiewski

98. Marian Gołębiewski

1937-2024 (aged 87)
lecturer Catholic bishop Catholic priest university teacher theologian
Marian Gołębiewski was a Polish Roman Catholic prelate, who served as an archbishop of Wrocław from 2004 to 2013. From 1996 to 2004, he was Bishop of Koszalin-Kołobrzeg.
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Sławoj Leszek Głódź

99. Sławoj Leszek Głódź

1945-. (aged 81)
archbishop Catholic bishop Catholic priest military chaplain bishop
Sławoj Leszek Głódź is a Polish prelate of the Catholic Church who served as Archbishop of Gdańsk from 2008 to 2020. He has been a bishop since 1991 and before that spent a decade working in the Roman Curia.
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Zygmunt Zimowski

100. Zygmunt Zimowski

1949-2016 (aged 67)
university teacher Catholic bishop Catholic priest
Zygmunt Zimowski was a Polish prelate of the Roman Catholic Church. Archbishop Zimowski had served until his death in July 2016 as President of the Pontifical Council for the Pastoral Care of Health Care Workers, having been head of that office since his appointment by Pope Benedict XVI on 18 April 2009. He previously served as bishop of Radom from...
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