21 Notable alumni of Wroclaw University of Technology
Updated: June 22, 2026 EliteDegrees
Wroclaw University of Technology is ranked #767 in the world and #14 in Poland by aggregated alumni prominence. Below is the list of 21 notable alumni from Wroclaw 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 Wroclaw University of Technology won Nobel Prizes for Peace, in Physics, Chemistry, Physiology or Medicine, and Economics.
1. Jan Czekajewski
1934-. (aged 92)
engineer
Jan Czekajewski is a Polish-American engineer and owner/president of Columbus Instruments.
2. Elwira Lisowska
1930-. (aged 96)
academic
immunologist
Elwira Lisowska is a Polish biochemist and professor. She made significant contributions to the biochemistry of human blood groups, especially MNS and P1PK blood group systems, and to the immunochemical characterization of glycopeptide antigens.
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3. Kerstin Günther
1967-. (aged 59)
electrical engineer
Kerstin Günther is a German business executive. Since 1991, she has held management positions in the Deutsche Telekom Group where in March 2012 she was appointed Senior Vice President Technology Europe, reporting to Claudia Nemat, board member Europe and Technology. From 2013 till 2017, she has been chairwoman of Magyar Telekom, which is a subsidiary of Deutsche Telekom. From 2016...
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4. Włodzimierz Kalicki
1955-. (aged 71)
journalist
opinion journalist
Włodzimierz Kalicki is a Polish writer and journalist. He published his first articles in the underground bibuła papers in the 1970s in the People's Republic of Poland. He received an underground award during martial law in Poland in 1981. In 1989 he joined the team of Gazeta Wyborcza, the first independent Polish newspaper. He has received several journalism awards for...
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5. Stanisław Iwan
1949-. (aged 77)
politician
Stanisław Antoni Iwan is a Polish business executive and former politician who is the vice president of the Kostrzyn–Słubice Special Economic Zone. He served as voivode of the Lubusz Voivodeship from 2000 to 2001 and in the Polish Senate from 2007 to 2015.
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6. Krzysztof Wielicki
1950-. (aged 76)
mountaineer
Krzysztof Jerzy Wielicki is a Polish mountaineer, regarded as one of the greatest Polish climbers in history. He is the 5th man to climb all fourteen eight-thousanders and the first ever to climb Mount Everest, Kangchenjunga, and Lhotse in winter. He is a member of The Explorers Club.
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7. Leszek Czarnecki
1962-. (aged 64)
economist
engineer
entrepreneur
Leszek Janusz Czarnecki is a Polish billionaire. His main business activity is banking. He is an engineer by education and a doctor of economics. Graduate of Harvard Business School (AMP). Since 2006 he lives in Malta.
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8. Maja Włoszczowska
1983-. (aged 43)
sport cyclist
Maja Martyna Włoszczowska is a Polish former mountain biker. She is the 2008 and 2016 Olympic silver medalist in cross-country cycling. She is a member of the International Olympic Committee (IOC).
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9. Krzysztof Baranowski
1938-. (aged 88)
sailor
teacher
traveler
opinion journalist
journalist
Krzysztof Baranowski – yachtsman, sailing captain, journalist, teacher, member of the Council Board of Polish Maritime Foundation. He is the first Pole to sail twice single-handed around the globe. He is a graduate of the Wroclaw University of Technology (engineer of electronics) and High School of the Journalists in Warsaw.
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10. Wojciech Murdzek
1957-. (aged 69)
politician
Wojciech Piotr Murdzek – a Polish politician, from 2020 he is Minister of Science and Higher Education, from 2002 to 2014 he was president of Świdnica, also parliamentarian and member of the Sejm.
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11. Paweł Kasprzak
1961-. (aged 65)
filmmaker
writer
politician
Cezary Paweł Kasprzak is a Polish political and human rights activist, one of the leaders of the Obywatele RP movement, and a professional TV producer. He was an Independent Students' Union, Orange Alternative and Solidarity trade union activist, a close collaborator of Władysław Frasyniuk. He is a founding member of the Consultative Council of Poland created during the October 2020...
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12. Tomasz Czechowicz
1970-. (aged 56)
entrepreneur
Tomasz Czechowicz is a Polish entrepreneur and a private equity investor. He is the founder and Chief Investment Officer of MCI Capital SA, a private equity group in Central and Eastern Europe. He also serves on the supervisory boards of multiple companies. Czechowicz manages a group of investment funds active in Poland and across Central and Eastern Europe. The funds...
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13. Henryk Gołębiewski
1942-. (aged 84)
politician
Henryk Gołębiewski is a Polish politician. He was elected to Sejm on 25 September 2005, getting 8454 votes in 2 Wałbrzych district as a candidate from the Democratic Left Alliance list.
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14. Ryszard Zbrzyzny
1955-. (aged 71)
mining engineer
politician
trade unionist
Ryszard Zbrzyzny is a Polish politician. He was elected to the Sejm on 25 September 2005, getting 9644 votes in 1 Legnica district as a candidate from Democratic Left Alliance list.
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15. Umar Garba Danbatta
1959-. (aged 67)
civil servant
university teacher
Umar Garba Danbatta, is a Nigerian author, philanthropist, administrator and professor of electrical, telecommunications engineer. He served as the executive vice-chairman and chief executive Officer of Nigerian Communications Commission since November 2015 to April 2020 and was reappointed in July 2020 to October 2023 by the confirmation from the Senate house. Prior to his appointment, he has been acting vice-chancellor...
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16. Wanda Rutkiewicz
1943-1992 (aged 49)
mountaineer
Wanda Rutkiewicz was a Polish mountaineer and computer engineer. She was the first woman to reach the summit of K2 and the third woman (first European woman) to summit Mount Everest.
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17. Kornel Morawiecki
1941-2019 (aged 78)
university teacher
dissident
physicist
trade unionist
politician
Kornel Andrzej Morawiecki was a Polish politician, the founder and leader of Fighting Solidarity (Polish: Solidarność Walcząca), one of the splinters of the Solidarity movement in Poland during the 1980s. His academic background was that of a theoretical physicist. He was also a member of the 8th legislature of the Sejm, of which was also the Senior Marshal on 12...
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18. Marcin Gwóźdź
1977-. (aged 49)
engineer
politician
Marcin Piotr Gwóźdź is a Polish manager, engineer, and politician. From 2018 to 2019, he served as Deputy Marshal of the Lower Silesian Voivodeship, and has been a member of the Sejm for the 9th and 10th terms.
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19. Zbigniew Jagiełło
1964-. (aged 62)
manager
banker
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.
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20. 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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21. Mateusz Morawiecki
1968-. (aged 58)
historian
economist
manager
politician
Mateusz Jakub Morawiecki is a Polish economist and politician who served as Prime Minister of Poland from 2017 to 2023. A member of the Law and Justice (PiS) party, he previously served in the cabinet of prime minister Beata Szydło as deputy prime minister from 2015 to 2017, Minister of Development from 2015 to 2018 and Minister of Finance from...
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