Rafał is the Polish form of the male given name

Raphael Raffaello Sanzio da Urbino, better known as Raphael (; or ; March 28 or April 6, 1483April 6, 1520), was an Italian painter and architect of the High Renaissance. List of works by Raphael, His work is admired for its clarity of form, ease of ...

. Rafał (Polish pronunciation: ) may refer to: *

Rafał Śliż Rafał Śliż (born 11 July 1983) is a Polish ski jumper. He made his Continental Cup debut in January 2004, his best result being a first place from Sapporo in January 2006 as well as two victories in Rovaniemi in December 2006. He also finish ...

(born 1983), Polish ski jumper *

Rafał A. Ziemkiewicz Rafał Aleksander Ziemkiewicz (born 13 September 1964, in Piaseczno) is a Polish political and science fiction author and right-wing publicist. Biography Science-fiction writer In 1984, during his studies at the University of Warsaw (Polish la ...

(born 1964), Polish fiction author and journalist *

Rafał Andraszak Rafał Andraszak (born 5 February 1978, in Słupsk) is a Polish footballer who currently plays for Flota Świnoujście in the Polish First League I liga ( pl, Pierwsza liga, ), currently named Fortuna I liga due to its sponsorship by Fortun ...

(born 1978), Polish footballer *

Rafał Augustyn (composer) Rafał Augustyn (born August 28, 1951, in Wrocław, Poland) is a composer of classical music, and a pianist, music critic, writer and scholar of Polish philology. As a composer he has written symphonies, chamber orchestra works, vocal and electronic ...

(born 1951), composer of classical music, pianist, music critic, writer and scholar of Polish philology *

Rafał Augustyn (racewalker) Rafał Augustyn (born 14 May 1984, in Dębica near Mielec) is a Polish race walker Racewalking, or race walking, is a long-distance discipline within the sport of athletics. Although a foot race, it is different from running in that one foot ...

(born 1984), Polish race walker *

Rafał Berliński Rafał Berliński (born 5 June 1976 in Płock Płock (pronounced ) is a city in central Poland, on the Vistula river, in the Masovian Voivodeship. According to the data provided by GUS on 31 December 2021, there were 116,962 inhabitants in th ...

(born 1976), Polish footballer *

Rafał Blechacz Rafał Blechacz (; born 30 June 1985) is a Polish classical pianist who rose to fame after decisively winning the XV International Chopin Piano Competition in 2005. Biography Blechacz began piano lessons at the age of five, and enrolled in the ...

(born 1985), Polish classical pianist *

Rafał Boguski Rafał Boguski (born 9 June 1984) is a Polish professional association football, footballer who plays for IV liga club Kalwarianka Kalwaria Zebrzydowska. Mainly a Forward (association football), forward, he also plays as a Forward (association fo ...

(born 1984), Polish footballer *

Rafał Bruski Rafał Piotr Bruski (born 1 July 1962 in Bydgoszcz) is a Polish politician who is a president of Bydgoszcz (since 2010), was a Voivode of Kuyavian-Pomeranian Voivodeship (2007-2010) and a former Deputy- President of Bydgoszcz (2006-2007). Bruski ...

(born 1962), Polish politician, president of Bydgoszcz (2010) *

Rafał Brzozowski Rafał Brzozowski (born 8 June 1981) is a Polish singer and television presenter. His career started through participation in the first season of The Voice of Poland in 2011. He hosted the Polish version of Wheel of Fortune. Brzozowski attempte ...

(born 1981), Polish singer and TV presenter, represented

Poland in the Eurovision Song Contest 2021 Poland participated in the Eurovision Song Contest 2021 with the song " The Ride" written by Joakim Övrenius, Thomas Karlsson, Clara Rubensson and Johan Mauritzson. The song was performed by Rafał. In March 2021, the Polish broadcaster (TVP) a ...

Rafał Dębski Rafał Dębski (born 1969) is a Polish writer of fantasy, historic, sensational and criminal novels. He works as a psychologist. Since June 2009 he has been editor in chief of the magazine '' Science Fiction, Fantasy and Horror''. He debuted in ...

(born 1969), Polish writer of fantasy, historic, sensational and criminal novels *

Rafał de Weryha-Wysoczański Chevalier Rafał Hugon Maria de Weryha-Wysoczański-PietrusiewiczListed with first name, two middle names, title of nobility and triple barrelled surname in ''Gothaisches Genealogisches Handbuch'', Adelige Häuser IV, Marburg 2018, vol 8, pp. 492-49 ...

, Ph.D., (born 1975), Polish art historian, genealogist and writer *

Rafał Dobrowolski Rafał Dobrowolski (born 27 December 1983 in Kielce) is an athlete from Poland, who competes in archery. 2008 Summer Olympics At the 2008 Summer Olympics in Beijing Dobrowolski finished his ranking round with a total of 667 points, which gave h ...

(born 1983), athlete from Poland, who competes in archery *

Rafał Dobrucki Rafał Dobrucki (born 27 December 1976 Poland) is a Polish former speedway rider. Career On 25 July 1999 he won the Continental Final, which formed part of the 2000 Speedway Grand Prix Qualification. He went on to qualify as a permanent rider ...

(born 1976), Polish speedway rider who was a permanent rider in 2000 Speedway Grand Prix *

Rafał Dutkiewicz Rafał Dutkiewicz (born 6 July 1959, Mikstat) is a Polish politician and entrepreneur who served as the city mayor of Wrocław, Lower Silesian Voivodeship, Poland from 2002 to 2018. Career till 2002 In the late 1970s and early 1980s he engag ...

(born 1959), the current mayor of the city of Wrocław, Poland (since 2002) *

Rafał Fedaczyński Rafał Fedaczyński (born 3 December 1980) is a Polish race walker. He competed in the 50 km event at the World Race Walking Cup in 2004 and 2006, at the World Championships in 2005 and 2007, and at the 2008, 2012 and 2016 Olympics. His ...

(born 1980), Polish race walker *

Rafał Feinmesser Rafał Feinmesser (1895 – ?) was a Polish chess master. He was killed in the Holocaust in Warszawa. He played several times in the Warsaw championships. He tied for 5-6th in 1926 (Abram Blass and Paulino Frydman, Paulin Frydman won), tied for ...

(1895–?), Polish chess master * Rafał Gan-Ganowicz (1932–2002), a Polish mercenary, journalist, and activist * Rafał Głażewski (born 1980), Polish sprint canoeist who competed in the early to mid-2000s *

Rafał Gikiewicz Rafał Gikiewicz (born 26 October 1987) is a Polish professional footballer who plays as a goalkeeper for Bundesliga club FC Augsburg. Club career Gikiewicz was born in Olsztyn. In July 2008, he moved to Jagiellonia Białystok. In August 2010, ...

(born 1987), Polish footballer *

Rafał Grodzicki Rafał Grodzicki (born October 28, 1983 in Kraków) is a Polish Polish may refer to: * Anything from or related to Poland, a country in Europe * Polish language * Poles Poles,, ; singular masculine: ''Polak'', singular feminine: ''Polka ...

(born 1983), Polish defender *

Rafał Grotowski Rafał Grotowski (born 18 September 1973 in Poznań, Wielkopolskie) is a field hockey player from Poland, who was a member of the Men's National Team that ended up in twelfth and last place at the 2000 Summer Olympics in Sydney. The team had qual ...

(born 1973), field hockey player from Poland *

Rafał Grupiński Rafał Szymon Grupiński (born 26 September 1952, in Wronki) is a Polish politician. He was elected to the Sejm on 25 September 2005, getting 8,168 votes in 36 Kalisz district as a candidate from the Civic Platform Civic Platform ( pl, Platfor ...

(born 1952), Polish politician *

Rafał Grzelak Rafał Grzelak (; born 24 June 1982) is a Polish professional footballer who plays as a left winger for KP Starogard Gdański. Career Born in Łódź, Grzelak made his Ekstraklasa debut on 22 May 1999 for ŁKS Łódź against Wisła Kraków ...

(born 1982), Polish footballer *

Rafał Grzelak (born 1988) Rafał Grzelak (; born 24 June 1982) is a Polish professional footballer who plays as a left winger for LKS Różyca. Career Born in Łódź, Grzelak made his Ekstraklasa debut on 22 May 1999 for ŁKS Łódź against Wisła Kraków. He spe ...

(born 1988), Polish footballer *

Rafał Grzyb Rafał Grzyb (born 16 January 1983 in Jędrzejów) is a Polish professional football manager and former player who is the assistant coach of Ekstraklasa club Jagiellonia Białystok. He is also the councilor of the city of Białystok from the ...

(born 1983), Polish footballer (midfielder) *

Rafał Hadziewicz Rafał Hadziewicz (13 October 1803, Zamch – 7 September 1883, Kielce) was a Polish painter; primarily of portraits and religious works, and an expert on ancient culture. Biography From 1816 to 1822, he attended the Royal Lyceum (formerly ...

(1803–1883), Polish historical painter *

Rafał Jackiewicz Rafał Jackiewicz (born February 17, 1977) is a Polish professional boxer who fights in welterweight division. He is a former EBU welterweight champion. His professional debut took place on 17 February 2001. Jackiewicz defeated Milan Smetana ...

(born 1977), Polish professional boxer who fights in welterweight division *

Rafał Jakubowicz Rafał Jakubowicz (born 1974), is a visual artist and art critic. Education He studied at the Academy of Fine Arts in Poznań, at the Faculty of Artistic Education (1999) and the Faculty of Painting, Graphics and Sculpture (2000). He is currentl ...

(born 1974), visual artist * Rafał Janicki (born 1992), Polish footballer *

Rafał Jaworski Rafał Jaworski (born 1973) is a Polish historian and archivist, affiliated with Jan Kochanowski University's branch in Piotrków Trybunalskibr>He is one of the editors and author of many articles in the popular Polish historical magazine, ''Mówi� ...

(born 1973), Polish historian and archivist *

Rafał Jewtuch Marcin Rafał Jewtuch (born April 17, 1973) is an internationally notable Polish amateur snooker player. He also commentates on snooker matches for Polish Eurosport Eurosport is a group of pay television networks in Europe and parts of Asi ...

(born 1973), internationally notable Polish amateur snooker player *

Rafał Kaczmarczyk Rafał Kaczmarczyk (born 2 June 1972, in Dzierzgoń) is a retired Polish professional footballer. Kaczmarczyk played several seasons in the Polish Ekstraklasa with Stomil Olsztyn and Widzew Łódź RTS Widzew Łódź () is a Polish football ...

(born 1972), retired Polish professional footballer *

Rafał Kaczor Rafal Kaczor (born 6 August 1982) is a Polish amateur boxer who represented his country at flyweight Flyweight is a weight class in combat sports. Boxing Flyweight is a class in boxing which includes fighters weighing above 49 kg (108&nbs ...

(born 1982), Polish amateur boxer, represented Poland at flyweight at the 2008 Olympics *

Rafał Kosik Rafał Kosik (8 October 1971 in Warsaw, Poland) is a Polish science fiction writer. He has published eleven novels. A Polish-language film based on the series ''Felix, Net i Nika'' entitled ''Felix, Net, and Nika and Theoretically Possible Catas ...

(born 1971), Polish science fiction writer *

Rafał Kosznik Rafał Kosznik (born 17 December 1983) is a Polish former professional footballer who played as a left-back In the sport of association football, a defender is an outfield position whose primary role is to stop attacks during the game and pr ...

(born 1983), Polish footballer *

Rafał Kownacki Rafał Kownacki (born November 14, 1980, in Ciechanów, Poland) is a Polish lawyer. He was the member of the Legal Committee as well as the Global Policy Committee of Confédération Internationale des Sociétés d'Auteurs et Compositeurs from 201 ...

(born 1980), Polish lawyer * Rafał Kozielewski (born 1976), Polish judoka *

Rafał Kubacki Rafał Andrzej Kubacki (born 23 March 1967 in Wrocław) is a Polish judoka. He is known from his role as Ursus (Lygia's huge bodyguard) in '' Quo Vadis'' (2001 film) directed by Jerzy Kawalerowicz. He has also entered politics; ...

(born 1967), Polish judoka *

Rafał Kujawa Rafał Kujawa (born 11 July 1988) is a Polish professional Association football, footballer who plays as a Forward (association football), forward. He began his youth career at ŁKS Łódź, where he later made his professional debut during the 2 ...

(born 1988), Polish footballer *

Rafał Kurmański Rafał Kurmański (August 22, 1982 in Poland – May 30, 2004 in Zielona Góra, Poland) was a Polish speedway rider who was 2nd in 2001 Individual Under-19 European Championship. Speedway Grand Prix results Career Individual World C ...

(1982–2004), Polish speedway rider *

Rafał Kwieciński Rafał Kwieciński (born 18 June 1975) is a Polish footballer who plays as a midfielder. Honours EB/Streymur * Faroese Cup: 2007 File:2007 Events Collage.png, From top left, clockwise: Steve Jobs unveils Apple's first iPhone; TAM Airlines Fl ...

(born 1975), Polish footballer * Rafał Lasocki (born 1975), Polish professional footballer *

Rafał Leszczyński (1526–1592) Rafał Leszczyński (1526–1592), of Wieniawa coat of arms, was a voivode of Brześć Kujawski from 1545 to 1550; castellan of Śrem in 1580, starost of Radziejów, sejm marshal, one of the leaders of the Executionist movement and Polish Reforma ...

(1526–1592), voivode of the Brześć Kujawski Voivodeship from 1545 to 1550 *

Rafał Leszczyński (1579–1636) Rafał Leszczyński (October 1579 – 29 March 1636) was a Polish–Lithuanian noble and Imperial count. He was the castellan of Kalisz starting in 1618, he became the voivode of Bełz in 1620, and the starost of Hrubieszów in 1633. He was ex ...

(1579–1636), Polish-Lithuanian noble and Imperial count *

Rafał Leszczyński (1650–1703) Rafał Leszczyński (1650–1703) from the Leszczyński family of Counts of the Holy Roman Empire, was a Polish nobleman ( szlachcic), father of King of Poland Stanisław I Leszczyński. Biography Rafał held the following noble positions: *P ...

(1650–1703), Polish nobleman (szlachcic), father of King of Poland Stanisław I Leszczyński *

Rafał Leszczyński (footballer) Rafał Leszczyński (born 26 April 1992) is a Polish professional Association football, footballer who plays as a Goalkeeper (association football), goalkeeper for Ekstraklasa club Śląsk Wrocław. External links * * References

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(born 1992), Polish goalkeeper * Rafał Muchacki (born 1955), Polish politician *

Rafał Murawski Rafał Murawski (, born 9 October 1981) is a Polish former professional footballer who played as a midfielder. Club career Murawski was born in Malbork. While spending his youth club time mostly in Gdańsk, he signed his first senior contract ...

(born 1981), Polish footballer (midfielder) * Rafał Niżnik (born 1974), Polish footballer *

Rafał of Tarnów Rafał of Tarnów ( or ) was a Polish nobleman ( szlachcic). Rafał was the owner of Tarnów and Wielowieś estates and served as Podkomorzy of Sandomierz since 1355 and castellan of Wisnice since 1368. He expanded his estates among others ...

, Polish nobleman (szlachcic) *

Rafał Okoniewski Rafał Okoniewski (born 26 January 1980) is a Polish speedway rider and is the only rider to win the U-19 European Championship twice, in 1998 and 1999. He has been riding since 1996 and is the son of former speedway rider Mariusz (1956–200 ...

(born 1980), Polish speedway rider *

Rafał Olbiński Rafał Olbinski (born February 21, 1943) is a Polish illustrator, painter, and educator, living in the United States. He is considered one of the major representatives of the Polish School of Posters. Biography Olbinski was born in Kielce, Pol ...

(born 1943), painter, illustrator and designer living in the USA *

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(born 1976), Polish sociologist and political scientist * Rafał Patyra (born 1974), Polish sport journalist who has worked in Telewizja Polska since 2003 * Rafał Pietrzak (born 1992), Polish footballer *

Rafał Piotrowski Decapitated is a Polish death metal band formed in Krosno in 1996. The group comprises guitarist, founder and composer Wacław "Vogg" Kiełtyka, vocalist Rafał Piotrowski, bassist Paweł Pasek and drummer James Stewart. Decapitated have gaine ...

(born 1985), Polish death metal vocalist * Rafał Piszcz (born 1940), Polish sprint canoeist *

Rafał Ratajczyk Rafał Ratajczyk (born 5 April 1983, in Żyrardów) is a Polish former professional racing cyclist. Doping In December 2009, he was banned by the Polish Cycling Association for half a year for doping. He tested positive for ephedrine.

(born 1983), Polish professional racing cyclist * Rafał Siemaszko (born 1986), Polish footballer * Rafał Stradomski (born 1958), Polish composer of contemporary classical music, pianist, and writer *

Rafał Syska Rafał Syska (born July 18, 1974 in Kielce) is a Polish film historian and associate professor in the Audiovisual Arts Department of Jagiellonian University in Cracow. First he was specialized in the phenomenon of violence in cinema (Ph-D thesis '' ...

(born 1974), Polish film historian and writer *

Rafał Szombierski Rafał Szombierski (born 12 March 1982 in Pyskowice, Poland) is a Polish motorcycle speedway rider. Speedway Grand Prix results Career World Under-21 Championship *''2000 - 12th place in Semi-Final'' * 2003 - 3rd place (11 points +3) Ind ...

(born 1982), Polish speedway rider *

Rafał Szukała Rafał Marek Szukała (born 9 April 1971 in Poznań) is a former butterfly swimmer from Poland, who won the silver medal in the men's 100 m butterfly at the 1992 Summer Olympics in Barcelona, Spain. Szukała competed in three consequenti ...

(born 1971), former butterfly swimmer from Poland, Olympic silver medallist *

Rafał Szwed Rafał Szwed (born 18 July 1973) is a Polish former professional footballer A football player or footballer is a sportsperson who plays one of the different types of football. The main types of football are association football, American ...

(born 1973), Polish professional footballer * Rafał Taubenschlag (1881–1958), Polish historian of law, a specialist in Roman law and papyrology *

Rafał Ulatowski Rafał Ulatowski (born 26 January 1973 in Łódź) is a Polish football manager, currently serving as Lech Poznań's head of youth development. Previously a professional footballer as a midfielder, he has also worked as a sports commentator. H ...

(born 1973), Polish football manager *

Rafał Wójcik Rafał Wójcik (born 18 September 1972 in Starachowice) is a Polish long-distance runner. Up to 2004 he specialized in the 3000 metres steeplechase. He finished eighth at the 2002 European Championships and competed without reaching the final at ...

(born 1972), Polish long-distance runner *

Rafał Wiechecki Rafał Sylwester Wiechecki (born 25 September 1978 in Piotrków Trybunalski) is a Polish politician. He was elected to the Sejm on 25 September 2005, getting 6,058 votes in the 41st Szczecin district, running on the League of Polish Families The ...

(born 1978), Polish politician *

Rafał Wieruszewski Rafał Wieruszewski (born 24 February 1981 in Środa Wielkopolska Środa Wielkopolska (until 1968 ''Środa''; german: Schroda) is a town in western-central Poland, situated in the Greater Poland Voivodeship, about southeast of Poznań, with ...

(born 1981), Polish sprinter, specializes in the 400 metres *

Rafał Wnuk Rafał Wnuk (born 22 May 1967, in Zamość) is a Polish historian, editor of several historical periodicals, employee of the Institute of History of the Polish Academy of Sciences and of the Polish Institute of National Remembrance (IPN). Wnuk wa ...

(born 1967), Polish historian *

Rafał Wojaczek Rafał Wojaczek (December 6, 1945 – May 11, 1971) was a Polish poet of the postwar generation. He was a son of a respected family in Upper Silesia. His life was marked by abortive studies, alcoholism, depression and suicide attempts, the last ...

(1945–1971), Polish poet of the postwar generation * Rafał Wolski (born 1992), Polish professional footballer

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