Piasecki (feminine: Piasecka, plural: Piaseccy) is a

Polish Polish may refer to: * Anything from or related to Poland, a country in Europe * Polish language * Poles, people from Poland or of Polish descent * Polish chicken *Polish brothers (Mark Polish and Michael Polish, born 1970), American twin screenwr ...

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and may refer to one of the following. * Anna Piasecka (1882–1980), Polish politician *

Barbara Piasecka Johnson Barbara "Basia" Piasecka Johnson (born Barbara Piasecka; February 25, 1937 – April 1, 2013) was a Polish humanitarian, philanthropist, art connoisseur and collector. Early life Piasecka Johnson was born in Staniewicze near Grodno, Poland (n ...

(1937–2013), Polish-American philanthropist and art collector *

Bartosz Piasecki Bartosz Piasecki (; born 9 December 1986) is a Norwegian fencer. Early life Piasecki was born in Tczew in the Pomeranian Voivodeship, Poland but moved to Norway with his family when he was two years old. His father, Mariusz Piasecki is a fencin ...

(born 1984), Norwegian fencer *

Bolesław Piasecki Bolesław Bogdan Piasecki, alias Leon Całka, Wojciech z Królewca, Sablewski (18 February 1915 – 1 January 1979) was a Polish politician and writer. Biography In the Second Polish Republic he was one of the more prominent Polish nationa ...

(1915–1979), Polish politician * Edyta Piasecka, Polish soprano *

Fabian Piasecki Fabian Piasecki (born 4 May 1995) is a Polish professional Association football, footballer who plays as a Forward (association football), forward for Raków Częstochowa. Honours Miedź Legnica *I liga: 2017–18 I liga, 2017–18 Raków Częst ...

(born 1995), Polish footballer *

Francis Piasecki Francis Piasecki (28 July 1951 – 6 March 2018) was a French professional football midfielder A midfielder is an outfield position in association football. Midfielders may play an exclusively defensive role, breaking up attacks, and ...

(1951–2018), French footballer *

Frank Piasecki Frank Nicolas Piasecki ( ; ; October 24, 1919 – February 11, 2008) was an American engineer and helicopter aviation pioneer. Piasecki pioneered tandem rotor helicopter designs and created the compound helicopter concept of vectored thrust using ...

(1919–2008), American engineer and founder of two aviation businesses: :*

Piasecki Helicopter Piasecki Helicopter Corporation was a designer and manufacturer of helicopters located in Philadelphia and nearby Morton, Pennsylvania, in the late 1940s and the 1950s. Its founder, Frank Piasecki, was ousted from the company in 1956 and starte ...

Piasecki Aircraft The Piasecki Aircraft Corporation (PiAC) is a manufacturer of aircraft, principally advanced rotorcraft. It was founded by American vertical flight pioneer Frank Piasecki to develop compound helicopters and other advanced rotorcraft after he was ...

Jess Piasecki Jess Piasecki (, born 18 April 1990) is a British long-distance runner. She competed in the senior women's race at the 2019 IAAF World Cross Country Championships held in Aarhus, Denmark. She finished in 36th place. In 2019, she won the Úst ...

, British long-distance runner *

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 cyclist *

Sergiusz Piasecki Sergiusz Piasecki (; 1901 in Lachowicze near Baranowicze – 1964 in Penley, London) was one of the best known Belarusian-Polish writers of the mid 20th century. He was mainly portraying life of criminals and lowlifes of Minsk, which he knew v ...

(1901–1964), Polish writer *

Stanisław Piasecki Stanisław Piasecki (15 December 1900 – 12 June 1941) was a Polish right-wing activist, politician and journalist of partially Jewish descent. Piasecki was born on 15 December 1900 in Lwów, Austrian Galicia. He was the son of scouting activist ...

(1900–1941), Polish right-wing activist, politician and journalist *

Zofia Posmysz-Piasecka Zofia Posmysz-Piasecka (; 23 August 1923 – 8 August 2022) was a Polish journalist, novelist, and author. She was a resistance fighter in World War II and survived imprisonment at the Auschwitz and Ravensbrück concentration camps. Her ...

(born 1923), Polish writer * (1893–1954), Polish general, recipient of

Virtuti Militari The War Order of Virtuti Militari (Latin: ''"For Military Virtue"'', pl, Order Wojenny Virtuti Militari) is Poland's highest military decoration for heroism and courage in the face of the enemy at war. It was created in 1792 by Polish King Stan ...

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