Lech () is a

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. Lech was the name of the legendary founder of Poland. Lech also appears as a surname, with 14,289 people having the name in Poland.Individuals with the surname Lech in Poland

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Lech Lech may refer to: People * Lech (name), a name of Polish origin * Lech, the legendary founder of Poland * Lech (Bohemian prince) Products and organizations * Lech (beer), Polish beer produced by Kompania Piwowarska, in Poznań * Lech Poznań, ...

, legendary founder of Poland *

Lech II Lech II was a legendary ruler of Poland mentioned by 15th century chronicler Jan Długosz. He was the son of the alleged founder of the City of Kraków, Krakus I, and he was the brother of Krakus II. Bibliography * Jan Długosz, Roczniki, czy ...

, legendary ruler of Poland and son of

Krakus Krakus, Krak or Grakch was a legendary Polish prince, king and founder of Kraków, the ruler of the Lechitic tribe of Vistulans. Krakus is also credited with building Wawel Castle and slaying the Wawel Dragon by feeding it a dead sheep full of ...

* Lech Bądkowski (1920–1984), Polish writer, journalist, publicist and Kashubian-Pomeranian activist * Lech Gardocki (born 1944), Polish lawyer, judge and former First President of the Supreme Court of Poland * Lech Garlicki (born 1946), Polish jurist and constitutional law specialist *

Lech Janerka Lech Andrzej Janerka (born 2 May 1953 in Wrocław, Poland) is a Polish songwriter, vocalist, and bassist. In the 1980s he was leader of a notable Polish post-punk Post-punk (originally called new musick) is a broad genre of punk music that em ...

(born 1953), Polish songwriter, vocalist, and bassist *

Lech Jęczmyk Lech Jęczmyk (born January 10, 1936) is a Polish publicist, essayist, writer and translator. Critic of science-fiction Science fiction (sometimes shortened to Sci-Fi or SF) is a genre of speculative fiction which typically deals with imagi ...

(born 1936), Polish publicist, essayist, writer and translator *

Lech Kaczyński Lech Aleksander Kaczyński (; 18 June 194910 April 2010) was a Polish politician who served as the city mayor of Warsaw from 2002 until 2005, and as President of Poland from 2005 until his death in 2010. Before his tenure as president, he prev ...

(1949–2010), Politician of the party Prawo i Sprawiedliwość, former President of Poland * Lech Kołakowski (born 1963), Polish politician *

Lech Kowalski Lech Kowalski (born 1951) is an American film director of Polish descent. He was born in London to Polish parents. His most notable film is the documentary, ''D.O.A.'', subtitled ''A Rite of Passage'', which chronicled the burgeoning UK punk sce ...

(born 1951), British-born American filmmaker *

Lech Koziejowski Lech Koziejowski (born 3 April 1949) is a Polish fencer. He won a gold medal in the team foil event at the 1972 Summer Olympics The 1972 Summer Olympics (), officially known as the Games of the XX Olympiad () and commonly known as Munich 19 ...

(born 1949), Polish fencer and Olympic gold medalist *

Lech Kuropatwiński Lech Stefan Kuropatwiński (4 July 1947 – 20 December 2022)
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(born 1947), Polish politician * Lech Łasko (born 1956), Polish volleyball player and Olympic gold medalist *

Lech Mackiewicz Lech Mackiewicz (born 1960 in Skierniewice, Poland) is a Polish actor, director, playwright; graduate of the National Academy of Theatrical Arts (PWST) in Cracow (Poland 1983), and UTS (University of Technology Sydney 1987). He formed Auto Da Fe T ...

(born 1960), Polish actor, director and playwright * Lech Majewski (film director) (born 1953), Polish film and theatre director, writer, poet, and painter *

Lech Ordon Lech Ordon (24 November 1928, Poznań – 21 October 2017, Warsaw) was a Polish actor. In 1948, he graduated from The Aleksander Zelwerowicz National Academy of Dramatic Art in Warsaw, at the time located in Łódź. He was known for his roles i ...

(1928–2017), Polish actor *

Lech Owron Lech Owron (6 July 1893 – 9 June 1965) was a Polish stage and film actor whose career began in the 1920s during the silent film era. Early life Born in Radom, Lech Owron graduated from the Edward Rontaler Gymnasium in Warsaw, he then studied m ...

(1893–1965), Polish actor *

Lech Piasecki Lech Piasecki (born 13 November 1961) is a Polish former racing cyclist. Born in Poznań, he became the first Polish cyclist to wear the yellow jersey in the Tour de France, in 1987. After Piasecki became Amateur world champion in 1985, the Co ...

(born 1961), Polish racing cyclist *

Lech Pijanowski Lech Andrzej Pijanowski (; 26 July 1928 – 6 January 1974) was a Polish film critic, broadcaster, director, screenwriter and populiser of games. Personal life Pijanowski was born on 26 July 1928 in Warsaw and died 6 January 1974 aged 45 in Warsaw ...

(1928–1974), Polish film critic, broadcaster, director, screenwriter and populiser of games *

Lech Rzewuski Lech Rzewuski (1941–2004) was a Polish painter. 1941 births 2004 deaths 20th-century Polish painters 21st-century Polish painters 20th-century Swedish painters 20th-century Polish male artists Swedish male painters 21st-century Swedi ...

(1941–2004), Polish painter *

Lech Szczucki Prof. Lech Szczucki (1933 – 19 November 2019) was a Polish historian of philosophy and culture, particularly noted since the 1960s for his work on the Polish Brethren. He was a professor emeritus of the Polish Academy of Sciences (PAN), Institut ...

(1933–2019), Polish historian of philosophy and culture *

Lech Szymańczyk Lech Szymańczyk (born 15 May 1949 in Wola Młocka) is a Polish politician. He was elected to Sejm on 25 September 2005, getting 7393 votes in 16 Płock district as a candidate from Samoobrona Rzeczpospolitej Polskiej list. He was also a member ...

(born 1949), Polish politician *

Lech Trzeciakowski Lech Trzeciakowski (24 December 1931 – 7 January 2017) was a Polish historian who served as director of the Western Institute (''Instytut Zachodni'') in Poznań from 1974 to 1978. Born in Poznań Poznań () is a city on the River Warta i ...

(1931–2017), Polish historian *

Lech Wałęsa Lech Wałęsa (; ; born 29 September 1943) is a Polish statesman, dissident, and Nobel Peace Prize laureate, who served as the President of Poland between 1990 and 1995. After winning the 1990 election, Wałęsa became the first democratica ...

(born 1943), Polish co-founder of the Solidarity movement and former President of Poland *

Lech Woszczerowicz Lech Woszczerowicz (born 8 May 1940 in Lwów) is a Polish politician. He was elected to the Sejm on 25 September 2005, getting 5987 votes in 26 Gdynia district as a candidate from the Samoobrona Rzeczpospolitej Polskiej Self-Defence of the Repu ...

(born 1940), Polish politician * Lech Wyszczelski (born 1942), Polish military historian and author

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Andrzej Lech Andrzej Jan Lech (born 15 May 1946 in Gdynia) is a former Polish handball player who competed in the 1972 Summer Olympics The 1972 Summer Olympics (), officially known as the Games of the XX Olympiad () and commonly known as Munich 1972 (germa ...

(born 1946), Polish Olympic handball player *

Andrzej Jerzy Lech Andrzej Jerzy Lech (born January 22, 1955, in Wrocław, Poland), is a Polish artist and photographer.Richard Stockton College of New Jersey, Art and Architecture of New Jersey, "Andrzej Jerzy Lech", Life and work Between 1981-1984 he studied at ...

(born 1955), Polish artist and photographer * Grzegorz Lech (born 1983), Polish footballer * Joanna Lech (born 1984), Polish poet and writer *

Jacek Lech Jacek Lech (born Leszek Zerhau; 15 April 1947 in Bielsko-Biała – 25 March 2007 in Katowice) was a popular Polish singer. Biography In 1966, he joined the group Czerwono-Czarni. The song ''Bądź dziewczyną moich marzeń'' ("Be the girl o ...

(1947–2007), Polish singer *

Piotr Lech Piotr Lech (born 18 June 1968 in Kętrzyn) is a Polish retired goalkeeper In many team sports which involve scoring goals, the goalkeeper (sometimes termed goaltender, netminder, GK, goalie or keeper) is a designated player charged with dir ...

(born 1968), Polish goalkeeper

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