23 Notable alumni of Silesian University of Technology
Updated: June 22, 2026 EliteDegrees
Silesian University of Technology is ranked #844 in the world and #18 in Poland by aggregated alumni prominence. Below is the list of 23 notable alumni from Silesian University of Technology sorted by their wiki pages popularity. The directory includes famous graduates and former students along with research and academic staff. Many individuals affiliated with Silesian University of Technology won Nobel Prizes for Peace, in Physics, Chemistry, Physiology or Medicine, and Economics.
1. Joanna Sekuła
1961-. (aged 65)
engineer
Joanna Sekuła is a Polish politician. She was elected to the Senate of Poland (10th term) representing the constituency of Katowice.
2. Wojciech Piecha
1958-. (aged 68)
politician
Wojciech Piotr Piecha is a Polish politician. He was elected to the Senate of Poland (10th term) representing the constituency of Bielsko-Biała. He was also elected to the 9th term (2015–2019) of the Senate of Poland.
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3. Rafał Adamczyk
1974-. (aged 52)
Rafał Adamczyk is a Polish politician. Member of the Sejm for New Left. Former Vice President of Będzin.
4. Marek Baraniecki
1954-. (aged 72)
science fiction writer
writer
journalist
Marek Baraniecki is a Polish science fiction writer and journalist. He graduated in environmental engineering. In 1985 he published a short story collection Głowa Kasandry, and for a novel with the same title he was given the Janusz A. Zajdel Award.
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5. Kazimierz Matuszny
1960-. (aged 66)
politician
Kazimierz Władysław Matuszny is a Polish politician. He was elected to the Sejm on 25 September 2005, getting 9,033 votes in 27 Bielsko-Biała district as a candidate from the Law and Justice list.
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6. Ryszard Knosala
1949-. (aged 77)
researcher
engineer
politician
Ryszard Antoni Knosala is a Polish engineer, professor of technical sciences and politician. He was the first Rector of the University of Applied Sciences in Nysa, starting from 5 October 2001. Knosala was elected to the Sejm on 25 September 2005, getting 9087 votes in 21 Opole district as a candidate from the Civic Platform list.
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7. Andrzej Gałażewski
1944-. (aged 82)
mechanical engineer
politician
Andrzej Józef Gałażewski is a Polish politician. He was elected to the Sejm on 25 September 2005, getting 9524 votes in 29 Gliwice district as a candidate from the Civic Platform list.
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8. Jacek Bierkowski
1948-. (aged 78)
fencer
Jacek Marek Bierkowski is a Polish fencer. He competed in the individual and team sabre events at the 1976 and 1980 Summer Olympics.
9. Tadeusz Patzek
engineer
researcher
Tadeusz "Tad" W. Patzek is a Polish-American chemical engineer and physicist.
10. Maria Jastrzębska
1924-1988 (aged 64)
engineer
Maria Wanda Jastrzębska was a Polish electronics engineer, and university teacher at Silesian University of Technology and Opole University of Technology.
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11. Zuzanna Siwy
1972-. (aged 54)
chemist
Zuzanna Stefania Siwy is a Polish–American chemist at the University of California, Irvine. Her research considers synthetic nanopores and their application in ionic devices. She is a Fellow of the American Physical Society, American Association for the Advancement of Science and Foundation for Polish Science.
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12. Mirosław Sekuła
1955-. (aged 71)
politician
Mirosław Sekuła is a Polish chemist and politician. A member of the Sejm between 1997 and 2001 and again between 2007 and 2011, Sekuła also served as President of the Supreme Audit Office between 2001 and 2007, as Undersecretary of State at the Ministry of Finance between 2011 and 2013, and as the sixth Marshal of Silesian Voivodeship between 2013...
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13. Jerzy Czerwiński
1960-2024 (aged 64)
computer scientist
teacher
politician
Jerzy Czerwiński was a Polish politician. He was elected to the Senate of Poland (10th term) representing the constituency of Opole.
14. Krzysztof Gadowski
1962-. (aged 64)
engineer
politician
Krzysztof Jan Gadowski is a Polish politician. He was elected to the Sejm on 25 September 2005, getting 7705 votes in 30 Rybnik district as a candidate from the Civic Platform list.
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15. Edward Makula
1930-1996 (aged 66)
mechanical engineer
glider pilot
Edward Makula was a Polish glider pilot and engineer.
16. Jerzy Buzek
1940-. (aged 86)
university teacher
politician
trade unionist
engineer
chemist
Jerzy Karol Buzek is a Polish politician and former Member of the European Parliament from Poland. He has served as Prime Minister of Poland from 1997 to 2001, since being elected to the European Parliament in 2004, he served as President of the European Parliament between 2009 and 2012. He is married to Ludgarda Buzek and is the father of...
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17. Marian Krzaklewski
1950-. (aged 76)
metallurgical engineer
politician
university teacher
trade unionist
Marian Krzaklewski is a Polish politician. A member of Solidarity since the 1980s, he was one of the most known and influential Polish politicians in the late 1990s, when he created the Solidarity Electoral Action (AWS). The AWS coalition, especially when it joined forces with Freedom Union, was a major accomplishment in Polish politics, transforming the fragmented post-Solidarity camp into...
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18. Adam Gierek
1938-. (aged 88)
university teacher
engineer
politician
Adam Gierek is a Polish politician and former Member of the European Parliament (MEP) for the Silesian Voivodship, serving from 2001 to 2019. During his time in the European Parliament, he was a member of the Democratic Left Alliance-Labor Union, part of the Socialist Group, and sat on the European Parliament's Committee on Industry, Research and Energy. He is a...
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19. Zygmunt Frankiewicz
1955-. (aged 71)
engineer
politician
Zygmunt Frankiewicz is a Polish politician. He was elected to the Senate of Poland (10th term) representing the constituency of Katowice. He was also elected to the 11th term. He is the chairman of the party New Poland.
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20. Roman Fritz
1966-. (aged 60)
businessperson
politician
Roman Fritz is a Polish politician and entrepreneur, he serves as a member of the 10th term Sejm.
21. Róża Maria Goździewska
1936-1989 (aged 53)
emergency medical technician
nurse
Róża Maria Goździewska was a Polish nurse, known as the youngest nurse of the 1944 Warsaw Uprising when she was a child.
22. Ryszard Pawłowski
1950-. (aged 76)
electrical engineer
mountaineer
electrician
Ryszard Pawłowski is a Polish alpine and high-altitude climber and photographer. He is a member of The Explorers Club.
23. Maciej Klich
1958-. (aged 68)
historian
dissident
graphic artist
Maciej Klich [ˈmat͡ɕɛj klʲix'] (born 28 February 1958) is a Polish historian, graphic artist, and former anti-communist Polish independence activist. In 1980, Klich co-founded the Independent Students' Association (Polish: Niezależne Zrzeszenie Studentów, NZS) in Silesia. Klich was interned on 24 December 1981, during the martial law set by the communist regime in Poland. In internment camps, Klich created 70+ stamps...
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