Władysław is a Polish given male name, cognate with

Vladislav Vladislav ( be, Уладзіслаў (', '); pl, Władysław (disambiguation), Władysław, ; Russian language, Russian, Ukrainian language, Ukrainian, Bulgarian language, Bulgarian, Macedonian language, Macedonian, sh-Cyrl, Владислав ...

. The feminine form is Władysława, archaic forms are Włodzisław (male) and Włodzisława (female), and Wladislaw is a variation. These names may refer to:

Famous people

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Włodzisław, Duke of Lendians Włodzisław or Władysław (date of birth unknown – died after 944/945) was a Duke of Lendians. Life As ruler of Lendians, he paid tribute to Kievan Rus', which is confirmed by archaeological studies and biography of Constantine VII Porphyroge ...

(10th century) *

Władysław I Herman Władysław I Herman ( 1044 – 4 June 1102) was the duke of Poland from 1079 until his death. Accession Władysław was the second son of the Polish duke Casimir the Restorer and Maria Dobroniega of Kiev. As the second son, Władysław was not ...

(ca. 1044–1102), Duke of Poland *

Władysław II the Exile : ''This article refers to the 12th century Polish monarch. For the 14th century founder of the Jagiellon dynasty, see Jogaila, and for other monarchs with similar names, see Ladislaus II (disambiguation).'' Vladislaus II the Exile ( pl, Władys� ...

(1105–1159), High Duke of Poland and Duke of Silesia *

Władysław III Spindleshanks : ''This article refers to the 12th-century Polish monarch. For the 15th-century Jagiellon monarch, see Władysław III of Poland, and for other monarchs with similar names see Ladislaus III (disambiguation)''. Władysław III Spindleshanks ( pl, W ...

(1161/67–1231), Duke of Poland *

Władysław Opolski Vladislaus I of Opole ( pl, Władysław opolski) ( – 27 August/13 September 1281/2) was a Duke of Kalisz during 1234–1244, Duke of Wieluń from 1234 to 1249 and Duke of Opole–Racibórz from 1246 until his death. He was the second son ...

(1225/1227-1281/1282), Polish duke *

Władysław of Salzburg Władysław of Salzburg, also known as Władysław of Wrocław/Breslau ( pl, Władysław Wrocławski) or Władysław of Silesia (german: Wladislaus von Schlesien, cs, Vladislav Slezský; – 27 April 1270), a member of the Silesian Piasts, was ...

(1237–1270), Polish Roman Catholic archbishop *

Władysław I the Elbow-high Władysław is a Polish given male name, cognate with Vladislav. The feminine form is Władysława, archaic forms are Włodzisław (male) and Włodzisława (female), and Wladislaw is a variation. These names may refer to: Famous people Mononym * W ...

(1261–1333), King of Poland *

Władysław of Oświęcim Władysław of Oświęcim ( pl, Władysław oświęcimski; 1275/80 – by 15 May 1324), was a Duke of Oświęcim from 1315 until his death. He was the eldest son of Mieszko I, Duke of Cieszyn by his wife, probably called Grzymisława. Life In 129 ...

(c. 1275–1324), Duke of Oświęcim *

Władysław of Bytom Władysław of Bytom (1277/83 – around 8 September 1352), was a Duke of Koźle during 1303-1334, Duke of Bytom from 1316, Duke of Toszek from 1329 and Duke of Siewierz during 1328–1337. He was the second son of Duke Casimir of Bytom by his wif ...

(c. 1277–c. 1352), Polish noble *

Władysław of Legnica Władysław of Legnica ( pl, Władysław legnicki; 6 June 1296 – after 13 January 1352), was a Duke of Legnica during 1296–1312 (with his brothers until 1311 and briefly alone during 1311–1312), of Brzeg and Wrocław during 1296–1311 (wi ...

(1296–after 1352), Duke of Legnica *

Władysław the Hunchback Władysław the Hunchback (pl: ''Władysław Garbaty''; ca. 1303/05 - 5 June 1351/April 1352), was a Polish prince, member of the House of Piast. He was Duke of Dobrzyń during 1312-1327 (until 1316 under the regency of his mother and uncle) and ...

(c. 1303-c. 1352), Polish prince *

Władysław the White Władysław (Włodko) the White or Władysław of Gniewkowo ( pl, Władysław (Włodko) Biały (Gniewkowski); ca. 1327/1333 – 29 February 1388), was a Polish prince member of the House of Piast, Duke of Gniewkowo during 1347/1350–1363/1364 ...

(c. 1327–1388), Duke of Gniewkowo * Władysław II of Opole ( – 1401), Polish duke *

Władysław II Jagiełło Jogaila (; 1 June 1434), later Władysław II Jagiełło ()He is known under a number of names: lt, Jogaila Algirdaitis; pl, Władysław II Jagiełło; be, Jahajła (Ягайла). See also: Names and titles of Władysław II Jagiełło. w ...

(1351–1434), Grand Duke of Lithuania and King of Poland *

Władysław I of Płock Władysław I of Płock (1406/09 - 11/12 December 1455), was a Polish prince member of the House of Piast from the Masovian branch. He was a Duke of Płock, Rawa Mazowiecka, Gostynin, Sochaczew, Belz, Płońsk, Zawkrze and Wizna during 1426-1434 ...

(c. 1406-1455), Polish noble *

Władysław of Głogów Władysław of Głogów ( pl, Władysław Głogowski, cs, Vladislav Těšínsko-Hlohovský, german: Wladislaus von Teschen) ( – 14 February 1460) was a Silesian nobleman. He was the ruling Duke of Cieszyn during 1431–1442 (with his brothers ...

(c. 1420–1460), Silesian nobleman *

Władysław III of Poland Władysław III (31 October 1424 – 10 November 1444), also known as Ladislaus of Varna, was King of Poland and the Supreme Duke (''Supremus Dux'') of Grand Duchy of Lithuania from 1434 as well as King of Hungary and Croatia from 1440 until h ...

(1424–1444), King of Poland, and King of Hungary *

Władysław of Zator Władysław of Zator ( pl, Władysław Zatorski; 1455 – 28 May/21 September 1494), was a Duke of Zator during 1468–1474 (with his three brothers as co-rulers), ruler over the western half of Zator during 1474–1482 (with his brother as co-rul ...

(1455–1494), Duke of Zator *

Władysław IV Vasa Władysław IV Vasa; lt, Vladislovas Vaza; sv, Vladislav IV av Polen; rus, Владислав IV Ваза, r=Vladislav IV Vaza; la, Ladislaus IV Vasa or Ladislaus IV of Poland (9 June 1595 – 20 May 1648) was King of Poland, Grand Duke of ...

(1595–1648), King of the Polish-Lithuanian Commonwealth

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;Władysław *

Władysław Anders ) , birth_name = Władysław Albert Anders , birth_date = , birth_place = Krośniewice-Błonie, Warsaw Governorate, Congress Poland, Russian Empire , death_date = , death_place = London, England, United Kingdom , serviceyears ...

(1892–1970), Polish general and politician *

Władysław Bartoszewski Władysław Bartoszewski (; 19 February 1922 – 24 April 2015) was a Polish politician, social activist, journalist, writer and historian. A former Auschwitz concentration camp prisoner, he was a World War II resistance fighter as part of the ...

(1922–2015), Polish politician and activist *

Władysław Bortnowski Władysław Bortnowski (12 November 1891 – 21 November 1966) was a Polish historian, military commander and one of the highest ranking generals of the Polish Army. He is most famous for commanding the Pomorze Army in the Battle of Bzura during ...

(1891–1966), Polish historian and general *

Władysław Gomułka Władysław Gomułka (; 6 February 1905 – 1 September 1982) was a Polish communist politician. He was the ''de facto'' leader of post-war Poland from 1947 until 1948. Following the Polish October he became leader again from 1956 to 1970. Go ...

(1905–1982), Polish politician *

Władysław Hańcza Władysław Hańcza (1905–1977) was a Polish actor and theatre director. During World War II he joined an underground theater. After the war he was a lecturer at the State Theatre Academy in Warsaw. Selected filmography * '' Popioły'' (1965) ...

(1905–1977), Polish actor and theatre director *

Władysław Hasior Władysław Hasior (Polish pronunciation: , May 14, 1928 – July 14, 1999) was one of the leading Polish contemporary sculptors connected with the Podhale region. He was also a painter and theatre set designer. Biography Władysław Hasior was ...

(1928–1999), Polish sculptor and painter *

Władysław Filipkowski Władysław Filipkowski (noms de guerre ''Cis'' and ''Janka''; 1 May 1892 – 17 April 1950) was a Polish military commander and a professional officer of the Polish Army. During World War II he was the commanding officer of the Armia Krajowa unit ...

(1892–1950), Polish general *

Władysław Franciszek Jabłonowski Władysław Franciszek Jabłonowski (25 October 1769 – 29 September 1802) was a Polish general and military commander, who fought for France during the Napoleonic Wars. He is the first known Polish general of African descent. After enlist ...

(1769–1802), Polish and French general *

Władysław Kowalski (disambiguation) Władysław Kowalski may refer to: * Władysław Kowalski (politician) (1894–1958), Polish politician * Władysław Kowalski (actor) (1936–2017), Polish actor * Władysław Kowalski (footballer) (1897–1939), Polish footballer, played for Wis� ...

, several people *

Władysława Majerczyk Władysława Majerczyk (born 16 June 1952) is a Polish cross-country skier. She competed at the 1972 Winter Olympics and the 1976 Winter Olympics The 1976 Winter Olympics, officially known as the XII Olympic Winter Games (german: XII. Olymp ...

(born 1952), Polish cross-country skier *

Władysław Malecki Władysław Aleksander Malecki (3 January 1836, Masłów, Świętokrzyskie Voivodeship, Masłów - 5 March 1900, Szydłowiec) was a Polish landscape painter in the Realism (art), Realistic style. Biography He was born to an impoverished noble fam ...

(1836–1900), Polish painter *

Władysław Marcinkowski Władysław Marcinkowski (June 16, 1858 in Mieszków, Greater Poland Voivodeship – December 10, 1947 in Poznań) was a Polish sculptor who created a monument of Adam Mickiewicz in Milosław. He was commander of Organizacja Wojskowa Zwi ...

(1858–1947), Polish sculptor *

Władysław Raczkiewicz Władysław Raczkiewicz (; 28 January 1885 – 6 June 1947) was a Polish politician, lawyer, diplomat and President of Poland- in-exile from 1939 until his death in 1947. Until 1945, he was the internationally recognized Polish head of st ...

(1885–1947), President of Poland from 1939 to 1947 *

Władysław Raginis Władysław Raginis (June 27, 1908 – September 10, 1939) was a Polish military commander during the Polish Defensive War of 1939 of a small force holding the Polish fortified defense positions against a vastly larger invasion during the Battl ...

(1908–1939), Polish military commander *

Władysław Reymont Władysław Stanisław Reymont (, born Rejment; 7 May 1867 – 5 December 1925) was a Polish novelist and the 1924 laureate of the Nobel Prize in Literature. His best-known work is the award-winning four-volume novel '' Chłopi'' (''The Peasants ...

(1867–1925), Polish novelist and 1924 laureate of the Nobel Prize in Literature *

Władysław Sikorski Władysław Eugeniusz Sikorski (; 20 May 18814 July 1943) was a Polish military and political leader. Prior to the First World War, Sikorski established and participated in several underground organizations that promoted the cause for Polish ...

(1881–1943), Polish military and political leader *

Władysław Ślewiński Władysław Ślewiński (1 June 1856, in Nowy Białynin – 24 March 1918, in Paris) was a Polish painter. He was one of Gauguin's students and a leading artist of the Young Poland movement. Biography He was born to a landowning family and his ...

(1854–1918), Polish painter *

Władysław Strzemiński Władysław Strzemiński (21 November 1893 – 26 December 1952) was a Polish avant-garde painter of international renown. Life and work Strzemiński was born in Minsk to an ethnic Polish family. In 1914, he graduated from the Military School o ...

(1893–1952), Polish painter *

Władysław Szpilman Władysław Szpilman (; 5 December 1911 – 6 July 2000) was a Polish pianist and classical composer of Jewish descent. Szpilman is widely known as the central figure in the 2002 Roman Polanski film '' The Pianist'', which was based on Szpilman ...

(1911–2000), Polish pianist and composer *

Wladislaw Taczanowski Wladislaw (von) Taczanowski (12 August 1825 – 13 March 1893) was an elected member of the German Reichstag in Berlin from March 1871 to January 1877 as a representative of the Polenpartei ("Polish Party"). A nobleman and member of the Tacza ...

(1825–1893), German politician * Władysław Żeleński (disambiguation), several people ;Władysława *

Władysława Habicht Władysława Habicht (1 June 1867 – 2 April 1963) was a Polish suffragette, social activist, and part of the housing cooperative movement. Biography She was born in Odporyszów to parents of German descent and attended a convent school in Stan ...

(1867–1963), Polish activist *

(born 1952), Polish cross-country skier *

Władysława Markiewiczówna Władysława Markiewiczówna (5 February 1900 in Bochnia – 17 May 1982 in Katowice) was a Polish pianist and renowned educator. She studied in the Conservatory of the Musical Society in Kraków (nowadays Academy of Music in Kraków) in the p ...

(1900–1982), Polish pianist and educator

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Blanka Wladislaw Blanka Wladislaw (born Blanka Wertheim, 3 June 1917 – d. 26 January 2012) was a Brazilian chemist of Polish-Jewish descent. Biography Wladislaw was born Blanka Wertheim on 3 June 1917, in Warsaw, Congress Poland, a part of the Russian Empire ...

, Brazilian chemist

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* Władysław, Lesser Poland Voivodeship * Włodzisław, Goleniów County *

Włodzisław, Sławno County Włodzisław (formerly ) is a settlement in the administrative district of Gmina Malechowo, within Sławno County, West Pomeranian Voivodeship, in north-western Poland. It lies approximately south-east of Malechowo, south of Sławno, and nort ...