Jerzy is the Polish version of the masculine given name George. The most common nickname for Jerzy is Jurek (), which may also be used as an official first name. Occasionally the nickname Jerzyk may be used, which means "

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" in Polish.

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*Jerzy, ''nom de guerre'' of

Ryszard Białous Ryszard Białous codename: Jerzy (b. 4 April 1914 in Warsaw - 24 March 1992 in Neuquén, Argentina) was a Polish scoutmaster (harcmistrz) captain of the Home Army, AK-Grey Ranks, Szare Szeregi. Commander of the Battalion Zośka, Batalion Zoś ...

, Polish World War II resistance fighter * Jerzy Andrzejewski, Polish writer * Jerzy Bartmiński, Polish linguist and ethnologist * Jerzy Braun (disambiguation), several people * Jerzy Brzęczek, Polish footballer and manager * Jerzy Buzek, Polish politician and former Prime Minister and former President of the European Parliament *

Jerzy Dudek Jerzy Henryk Dudek (born 23 March 1973) is a Polish former professional Association football, footballer who played as a Goalkeeper (association football), goalkeeper. After beginning his career in his home country, he went on to have successful ...

, Polish footballer * Jerzy Fedorowicz, Polish actor and theatre director * Jerzy Ficowski, Polish poet and translator * Jerzy Grotowski, Polish theatre director and theorist * Jerzy Hoffman, Polish film director, screenwriter, and producer * Jerzy Jarniewicz, Polish poet, literary critic, translator and essayist * Jerzy Janiszewski, Polish artist *

Jerzy Janowicz Jerzy Filip Janowicz Jr. (; born 13 November 1990) is a Polish inactive professional tennis player and padel player. Janowicz is best known for becoming the first Polish man to reach a Grand Slam (tennis)#Tournaments, major semifinal, at the 2013 ...

, Polish tennis player * Jerzy Jurka, Polish-American computational and molecular biologist * Jerzy Kawalerowicz, Polish film director * Jerzy Kosiński, Polish-American novelist * Jerzy Kukuczka, Polish mountain climber *

Jerzy Kulej Jerzy Zdzisław Kulej (19 October 1940 – 13 July 2012) was a Polish Boxer (boxing), boxer, politician and sports commentator. He was a two-time Olympic and two-time European Champion. Life and career He was born in 1940 in Częstochowa, Pola ...

, Polish boxer and sports commentator *

Jerzy Kuźmienko Jerzy Kuźmienko (born September 17 or 18 1931) was a Polish architect, urban planner and university teacher. Biography In 1965 Kuźmienko graduated from the Warsaw University of Technology with a degree in architecture, and stayed on teachin ...

, Polish architect *

Jerzy Owsiak Jerzy Zbigniew Owsiak (Polish pronunciation: ; born 6 October 1953) is a Polish journalist and social work, social campaigner. He is the founder of the Great Orchestra of Christmas Charity (WOŚP / Wielka Orkiestra Świątecznej Pomocy), one of t ...

, Polish social activist *

Jerzy Pilch Jerzy Pilch (; 10 August 1952 – 29 May 2020) was a Polish writer, columnist, and journalist. He is the winner of the 2001 Nike Award for his novel ''Pod Mocnym Aniołem''. Critics have compared Pilch's style to Witold Gombrowicz, Milan Kunde ...

, Polish novelist, journalist, and columnist *

Jerzy Pniewski Jerzy Pniewski (Polish: ; June 1, 1913 – June 16, 1989) was a Polish physicist, professor at the University of Warsaw and a member of the Polish Academy of Sciences. He is best known for discovering the hypernucleus together with Marian Danys ...

, Polish physicist *

Jerzy Połomski Jerzy Połomski (born Jerzy Pająk; 18 September 1933 – 14 November 2022) was a Polish pop singer and actor. He is widely considered among the most popular Polish music artists of the 1960s and 1970s. Life and career Born in Radom, Pająk ...

, Polish singer *

Jerzy Popiełuszko Jerzy Popiełuszko ( born Alfons Popiełuszko; 14 September 1947 – 19 October 1984) was a Polish Roman Catholic priest who became associated with the opposition Solidarity trade union in communist Poland. He was murdered in 1984 by three ...

, Polish priest assassinated by the Security Service and beatified in the

Catholic Church The Catholic Church (), also known as the Roman Catholic Church, is the List of Christian denominations by number of members, largest Christian church, with 1.27 to 1.41 billion baptized Catholics Catholic Church by country, worldwid ...

* Jerzy Potz, Polish ice hockey player * Jerzy Semkow, Polish conductor * Jerzy Stuhr, Polish actor * Jerzy Urban, Polish journalist and commentator * Jerzy Vetulani, Polish neuroscientist * Jerzy Waldorff, Polish media personality

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