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Notable individuals with the given name Andrzej
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Andrzej Bartkowiak
Andrzej Bartkowiak, A.S.C. (born 6 March 1950) is a Polish cinematographer and film director.
Career
In the early 1980s, Bartkowiak was cinematographer on three films that received Academy Award nominations for Best Picture: ''The Verdict'', ...
(born 1950), Polish film director and cinematographer
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Andrzej Bobola
Andrew Bobola, SJ ( pl, Andrzej Bobola; 1591 – 16 May 1657) was a Polish missionary and martyr of the Society of Jesus, known as the Apostle of Lithuania and the "hunter of souls". He was beaten and tortured to death during the Khmelnytsky U ...
, S.J. (1591–1657), Polish saint, missionary and martyr
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Andrzej Chyra
Andrzej Chyra (born 27 August 1964) is a Polish actor and a member of the Polish Film Academy and the European Film Academy.
Life and career
He graduated from high school and in 1987 he graduated from the Acting Theater School in Warsaw. In 199 ...
(born 1964), Polish actor
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Andrzej Czarniak
Andrzej Czarniak (11 November 1931 – 23 February 1985) was a Polish alpine skier. He competed in the men's downhill at the 1952 Winter Olympics
The 1952 Winter Olympics, officially known as the VI Olympic Winter Games ( no, De 6. olymp ...
(1931–1985), Polish alpine skier
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Andrzej Duda
Andrzej Sebastian Duda (; born 16 May 1972) is a Polish lawyer and politician who has served as president of Poland since 6 August 2015. Before becoming president, Andrzej Duda was a member of Polish Lower House (Sejm) from 2011 to 2014 and the ...
(born 1972), Polish 6th president
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Andrzej Jajszczyk
Andrzej Bogdan Jajszczyk (born 23 January 1952, Dęblin) is a professor at the AGH University of Science and Technology in Krakow, Poland, and President of the Krakow Branch of the Polish Academy of Sciences. From 2011 to 2015 he served as the fou ...
, Polish scientist
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Andrzej Kmicic
Andrzej Kmicic is best known as a fictional character created by Henryk Sienkiewicz featured in the novel ''The Deluge''. He is a typical szlachcic (Polish-Lithuanian noble) from the Polish–Lithuanian Commonwealth; unruly yet patriotic. During ...
, fictional protagonist of Henryk Sienkiewicz's novel ''The Deluge''
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Andrzej Kokowski
Andrzej Kokowski (born 1953) is a Polish archaeologist who is a Professor of Archaeology and Director of the Institute of Archaeology at Maria Curie-Skłodowska University.
Biography
Andrzej Kokowski was born in Złotów in 1953. He received his ...
(born 1953), Polish archaeologist
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Andrzej Krauze
Andrzej Krauze (born 7 March 1947) is a Polish-born British cartoonist, illustrator, caricaturist, painter, poster designer and satirist noted for his allegorical, fabulous, symbolic and sometimes scary imagery, as well as his reliance on bl ...
(born 1947), Polish-British cartoonist and illustrator
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Andrzej Leder
Andrzej Leder (born 1960) is a Polish philosopher of culture, practicing psychotherapist, and internationally recognized expert on Polish cultural history.
Biography
Andrzej Leder, the son of Witold Leder and Ewa Lipińska, graduated from the ...
(born 1960), Polish philosopher and psychotherapist
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Andrzej Mazurczak
Andrzej “Andy” Piotr Mazurczak (born 27 December 1993) is a Polish professional basketball player for Wilki Morskie Szczecin of the Polish Basketball League (PLK).
Professional career
He played for Kavala of the Greek A2 Ethniki on 2016–17 ...
(born 1993), Polish basketball player
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Andrzej Mleczko
Andrzej Mleczko (born 5 January 1949) is a Polish illustrator, mostly known for his satirical activities. He is also connected with painting, book illustrations, adverts, scenography and posters. He has worked with Polish and foreign magazines, in ...
(born 1949), Polish illustrator
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Andrzej Nowacki (born 1953), Polish artist
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Andrzej Paczkowski
Prof. Andrzej Paczkowski (born 1 October 1938 in Krasnystaw) is a Polish historian. Professor of Collegium Civitas, director of Modern History Studies in the Political Institute of Polish Academy of Sciences, member of Collegium of Institute ...
(born 1938), Polish historian
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Andrzej Panufnik
Sir Andrzej Panufnik (24 September 1914 – 27 October 1991) was a Polish composer and conductor. He became established as one of the leading Polish composers, and as a conductor he was instrumental in the re-establishment of the Warsaw Philha ...
(1914–1991), Polish composer
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Andrzej Person
Andrzej Person (born 14 May 1951 in Włocławek) is a Polish senator, representing Civic Platform
Civic Platform ( pl, Platforma Obywatelska, PO)The party is officially the Civic Platform of the Republic of Poland (''Platforma Obywatelska Rze ...
, Polish sports journalist and politician
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Andrzej Piaseczny
Andrzej Tomasz Piaseczny (born Pionki, 6 January 1971) more commonly known as Piasek, is a Polish singer, songwriter, actor, and television personality. Former Mafia singer, Member of the Phonographic Academy of ZPAV. In the years 1997–2010 he ...
(born 1971), Polish singer, songwriter, actor, and television personality
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Andrzej Sapkowski
Andrzej Sapkowski (; born 21 June 1948) is a Polish fantasy writer, essayist, translator and a trained economist. He is best known for his six-volume series of books ''The Witcher'', which revolves around the eponymous "witcher," a monster-hunte ...
(born 1948), Polish fantasy writer
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Andrzej Sekuła
Andrzej Sekuła (born December 19, 1954) is a Polish cinematographer and film director, known for his work on various critically acclaimed films throughout the 1990s.
Career
Born in Wrocław, Poland in 1954, he emigrated to Los Angeles in 1980. ...
(born 1954), Polish cinematographer and film director
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Andrzej Skowroński
Andrzej Skowroński (16 November 1953 – 10 December 2020) was a Polish rower. He competed in the men's quadruple sculls event at the 1980 Summer Olympics
The 1980 Summer Olympics (russian: Летние Олимпийские игры ...
(1953–2020), Polish rower
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Andrzej Strzelecki
Andrzej Tadeusz Strzelecki (4 February 1952 – 17 July 2020), was a Polish actor, satirist, theatre director, screenplay writer and rector of the Aleksander Zelwerowicz National Academy of Dramatic Art in Warsaw in the years 2008–2016.
In 197 ...
(1952–2020), Polish film and theatre actor
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Andrzej Tomaszewicz
Andrzej Tomaszewicz (1943 – 11 December 2020), was a Polish historian and politician who served as a Senator.
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2020 deaths
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(1943–2020), Polish politician
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Andrzej Wajda
Andrzej Witold Wajda (; 6 March 1926 – 9 October 2016) was a Polish film and theatre director. Recipient of an Honorary Oscar, the Palme d'Or, as well as Honorary Golden Lion and Honorary Golden Bear Awards, he was a prominent member of the ...
(1926–2016), Polish film director
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Andrzej Załuski (1695–1758), Polish bishop
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