A Polish Uruguayans is a Uruguayan citizen of full or partial

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 ...

ancestry. The

arrived in Uruguay at the end of the 19th century. The most recent figure is from the 2011 Uruguayan census, which revealed 497 people who declared Poland as their country of birth. Other sources claim around 5,000 Poles in Uruguay. Similar to neighboring country Argentina, often, Poles came when the Germans and the Russians ruled Poland and so were known as "Germans" or "Russians". Most Polish Uruguayans belong to the Roman Catholic Church; they have their own chapel in the Atahualpa neighbourhood. There is also a significant Polish Jewish minority. Polish Uruguayans have two important institutions: the Polish Society Marshal Joseph Pilsudsky ( es, Sociedad Polonesa Mariscal José Pilsudski), established in 1915, and the Uruguayan Polish Union ( es, Unión Polono Uruguaya), established in 1935, both associated with USOPAL.USOPAL

Notable Polish Uruguayans

;Arts * José Serebrier (born 1938), conductor and composer * Daniel Hendler (born 1976), film, television, and theatre actor ;Business *

Jan Kobylański Jan Kobylański (21 July 1923, Równe, Poland – 27 March 2019, Montevideo, Uruguay) was a Polish-Paraguayan businessman. He was the founder of the Union of Polish Associations and Organizations in Latin America ( pol. ''Unia Stowarzyszeń i O ...

(1923-2019), businessman *

Ida Holz Ida Holz Bard (born 30 January 1935) is a Uruguayan engineer, computer scientist, professor, and researcher, known as a pioneer in the field of computing and the Internet. Biography Coming from a Jewish family of Polish origin, from age 18 to 22 ...

(born 1935), engineer, computer scientist, professor, and researcher * Chil Rajchman (1914-2004), Holocaust survivor and entrepreneur * Pedro Steinbruch, entrepreneur ;Sports *

Eduardo Dluzniewski Eduardo Dluzniewski (born September 22, 1952) is a former Uruguayan football referee. He is known for having supervised two matches during the 1995 Copa América The 1995 Copa América football tournament was staged in Uruguay. It was won by ...

(born 1952), football referee * Daniel Fedorczuk (born 1976), football referee *

Francisco Majewski Francisco Majewski (1 May 1939 – 22 April 2012) was a professional footballer who played in the Uruguayan Primera División and Mexican Primera División. Career Born in Montevideo, Majewski played as a central defender and was an imposing fi ...

(1939–2012), footballer *

Juan Carlos Masnik Juan Carlos Masnik Hornos (2 March 1943 – 23 February 2021) was a Uruguayan association football, football player and manager, who represented the Uruguay national football team, Uruguay national team at the 1974 FIFA World Cup in Germany. Ca ...

(born 1943), footballer *

Ladislao Mazurkiewicz Ladislao Mazurkiewicz Iglesias (; 14 February 1945 – 2 January 2013) was a Uruguayan footballer who played as a goalkeeper. Career Mazurkiewicz helped the Uruguay national team qualify for the semifinals of the 1970 World Cup, where the ''ch ...

(1945–2013), footballer *

Hernán Petryk Rodrigo Hernán Petryk Vidal (; born 21 October 1994) is a Uruguayan professional footballer who plays as a defender for Wanderers, on loan from Peñarol. Career Petryk's career began in 2013 with Atenas, with the defender featuring for the ...

(born 1994), footballer * Gustavo Szczygielski (born 1967), former basketball player *

Marcelo Tulbovitz Marcelo Tulbovitz Dembovich (born August 12, 1961 in Montevideo, Uruguay), his parents were of Latvian and Polish ancestry. he is held in high regard among the teams comprising CONMEBOL and CONCACAF. Career Tulbovitz career has brought him t ...

(born 1961), football trainer *

Matías Vitkieviez Matías Vitkieviez (born 16 May 1985) is a Uruguayan-born Swiss association footballer who plays for Étoile Carouge. Early life Vitkieviez lived in Montevideo, Uruguay, until 1999 when together with his mother and brother he emigrated to Ge ...

(born 1985), footballer ;Other Professions *The sisters

Paulina Paulina or Paullina (, ) was a name shared by three relatives of the Roman Emperor Hadrian: his mother, his elder sister and his niece. Mother of Hadrian Domitia Paulina or Paullina, Domitia Paulina Major or Paulina Major, (''Major'' Latin fo ...

Luisa Luisa (Italian and Spanish), Luísa (Portuguese) or Louise ( French) is a feminine given name; it is the feminine form of the given name Louis (Luis), the French form of the Frankish Chlodowig (German Ludwig), from the Germanic elements ''hlod' ...

and

Clotilde Luisi Clotilde Luisi (1882-1969) was the first female lawyer in Uruguay. She was also a professor, pedagogue, translator, feminist activist, and the first Uruguayan woman to study at the Faculty of Law of the University of the Republic. Biography Born ...

, prominent feminists, all daughters of Josefina Janicki (of Polish descent) * Freddy Nieuchowicz (born 1968), radio host and entertainer known by his stage name Orlando Petinatti * Wacław Radecki (1887-1953), psychological professor *

Camila Rajchman Camila Rajchman Goldfarb (born 26 November 1994) is an Uruguayan singer, songwriter and television personality. She is best known for being the vocalist of the cumbia-pop band ''Rombai'' from 2014 to 2016. Biography Camila Rajchman was born in ...

(born 1994), singer and television personality *

Lucía Topolansky Lucía Topolansky Saavedra (born 25 September 1944) is a Uruguayan politician who served as the 17th Vice President of Uruguay from September 2017 to March 2020. She was a Senator from 2005 to 2017. She also served as the First Lady of Uruguay ...

(born 1944), politician and First Lady (2010-2015)

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* Ethnic groups in Uruguay European Uruguayan Immigration to Uruguay Poland–Uruguay relations Uruguay {{Uruguay-hist-stub

Notable Polish Uruguayans

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