This is a list of notable Polish Americans, including both original immigrants who obtained American citizenship and their American descendants.
Television, radio and film actors
Nick Adams (1931–1968), film actor; mother was of Polish descent
Grant Aleksander (born 1959), film and daytime actor, Guiding Light
Pico Alexander (born 1991), actor; parents are Polish immigrants
Stanley Andrews (1891–1969), TV/radio actor
David Arquette (born 1971), actor, director, screenwriter; mother (née Nowak) was of Polish Jewish and Russian Jewish descent
Rosanna Arquette (born 1959), actress, director, producer; mother (née Nowak) was of Polish Jewish and Russian Jewish descent
Jacob Artist (born 1992), actor, singer, and dancer; mother is of Polish descent
Joe Augustyn (born 1952), screenwriter, movie producer
Jake T. Austin (born 1994), actor; father is of part Polish descent
Carroll Baker (born 1931), film actress and author; father of Polish ancestry
Christine Baranski (born 1952), actress
Kristen Bell (born 1980), film/television actress (Veronica Mars), mother is of Polish descent
Maria Bello (born 1967), actress (A History of Violence, Thank You for Smoking, The Cooler); mother is of Polish descent
Brian Benben (born 1956), television actor; father was of Polish descent
Jack Benny (1894–1974), comedian, vaudevillian, and actor for radio, television, and film; of Polish Jewish descent
Carlos Bernard (né Carlos Bernard Papierski; born 1962), actor (24)
Craig Bierko (born 1964), actor and singer; father has Polish ancestry
Marc Blucas (born 1972), actor; paternal grandfather of Polish descent
Jon Bon Jovi (born 1962), singer, songwriter, actor, producer, and philanthropist; maternal grandfather of Polish descent
Alex Borstein (born 1971), actress, voice actress, writer, and comedian; of Polish Jewish descent
Lisa Boyle (born 1968), actress and model; of part Polish descent
Andrew Bryniarski (born 1969), actor and bodybuilder; father of Polish descent
Amanda Bynes (born 1986), actress and comedian; paternal grandmother was of Polish descent
Liz Cackowski (born 1975), comedy writer and actress; of part Polish descent
Nicolas Cage (born 1964), actor; maternal grandmother was of Polish descent (surname Siputa)
Bobby Campo (born 1983), actor; paternal grandmother of Polish descent
Steve Carell (born 1962), actor; mother of Polish descent
Jessica Cauffiel (born 1976), actress and singer; paternal grandmother of Polish ancestry
Jennifer Connelly (born 1970), Academy Award-winning actress; her mother was of Russian Jewish and Polish Jewish descent
Robert Conrad (born 1935; né Conrad Robert Falk), film and television actor; Polish on father (Leonard Falkowski)'s side
D.J. Cotrona (born 1980), actor; mother of half Polish descent
Elżbieta Czyżewska (1938–2010), Polish-born award-winning theater, film and TV actress
Jenna Dewan-Tatum (born 1980), actress, model, and dancer; paternal grandmother of Polish descent
Janice Dickinson (born 1955), model/reality television star; mother was of Polish descent
Dagmara Dominczyk (born 1976), Polish-born American actress; sister of Marika Dominczyk
Marika Dominczyk (born 1980), Polish-born American actress; sister of Dagmara Dominczyk
Anne Dudek (born 1975), television actress (Mad Men, House M.D.)
David Duchovny (born 1960), actor, paternal grandmother of Polish ancestry
Alexis Dziena (born 1984), film and television actress (When in Rome), of part Polish descent
George Dzundza (born 1945), actor, of part Polish descent
Zac Efron (born 1987), actor, paternal grandfather was the son of Polish Jewish parents
Jesse Eisenberg (born 1983), actor, of Polish Jewish and Ukrainian Jewish descent
Linda Emond (born 1959), actress; paternal grandmother was of Polish descent
Briana Evigan (born 1986), actress; of part Polish descent
Peter Falk (1927–2011), actor; of Polish Jewish descen
Jason David Frank (born 1973), actor and mixed martial artist; mother of half Polish descent
Johnny Galecki (born 1975), actor; father of Polish descent
Arlene Golonka (born 1936), actress
Katerina Graham (born 1989), actress (Vampire Diaries), mother of Polish Jewish and Russian Jewish descent
Gilda Gray (1901–1959), actress and dancer
Ari Graynor (born 1983), actress; father of Polish descent
Alice Greczyn (born 1986), actress
Kim Greist (born 1958), actress; Polish maternal grandmother
Zach Grenier (born 1954), actor; mother of Polish descent
Sasha Grey (born 1988), actress; maternal great-grandfather of Polish descent
Chelsea Handler (born 1975), actress and comedian; maternal great-grandmother of Polish origin
Marilu Henner (born 1952), television actress (Taxi) and health book author; father was of Polish descent
John Hodiak (1914–1955), film actor
Bonnie Hunt (born 1961), Golden Globe- and Emmy Award-nominated actress, comedian, writer, director, television producer and daytime television host, maternal grandparents were Polish
Ryan Hurst (born 1976), actor; mother of Polish descent
Scarlett Johansson (born 1984), actress (Lost in Translation); mother is of Polish and Polish Jewish descent
Jake Johnson (born 1978), actor; maternal grandmother, Lucille/Lucy Kopacz, was of Polish descent
JoJo (born 1990), singer and actress; maternal grandmother of Polish origin
Jane Kaczmarek (born 1955), actress (Malcolm in the Middle)
Nina Kaczorowski (born 1975), actress, stunt woman, model and dancer
Vincent Kartheiser (born 1979), actor; maternal great-grandmother was Polish, from Błonie
Harvey Keitel (born 1939), Academy Award-nominated actor, of Polish Jewish and Romanian Jewish descent
Ted Knight (1923–1986), Emmy Award–winning film and television actor (The Mary Tyler Moore Show, Too Close for Comfort)
Mitchell Kowal (1915-1971), film actor
Linda Kozlowski (born 1958), film actress (Crocodile Dundee)
Jane Krakowski (born 1968), film, stage and television actress (Ally McBeal, 30 Rock); winner of the 2003 Tony Award; of three quarters Polish descent
John Krasinski (born 1979), TV and film actor (The Office); of half Polish and half Irish descent
Lisa Kudrow (born 1963), actress, of Polish Jewish and Belarusian Jewish descent
Shia LaBeouf (born 1986), actor, voice actor, and comedian, mother is of Polish Jewish and Russian Jewish descent
Lisa Lampanelli (born 1961), comedian and actress; maternal grandfather, Stanley Velgot, of Polish descent
Carole Landis (1919–1948), film actress; mother was of Polish descent and father of Norwegian descent
Joe Lando (born 1961), TV and film actor (Dr. Quinn, Medicine Woman)
Matt Lanter (born 1983), actor and model; of part Polish descent
Téa Leoni (born 1966), film and TV actress; paternal grandmother was of Polish descent
Logan Lerman (born 1992), actor; his maternal grandfather was a Polish Jewish immigrant, and the rest of Logan's ancestry is Russian Jewish, Lithuanian Jewish, and other Polish Jewish
Justin Long (born 1978), film and television actor; his mother, former Broadway actress Wendy Lesniak, is of Polish descent
Josh Lucas (born 1971), actor
Eric Mabius (born 1971), TV and film actor (Ugly Betty, The Crow), mother is of Polish descent
Rose Marie (born 1923), TV and film actress (The Dick Van Dyke Show); mother of Polish heritage and father of Italian descent
Ross Martin (1920–1981), Polish Jewish immigrant, TV and film actor (Wild Wild West)
Joseph Mazzello (born 1983), actor; maternal grandfather of Polish descent
Jenny McCarthy (born 1972), actress and comedian; mother of part Polish descent
Izabella Miko (born 1981), Polish-American actress and dancer
Patrycja Mikula (born 1983), also known as Patricia Mikula, model and Playboy Cybergirl
Wentworth Miller (born 1972), actor, model, screenwriter, and producer; maternal great-grandmother, Florence Busczniewicz, of Polish descent
Christopher Mintz-Plasse (born 1989), actor; paternal grandmother, Joan Stolarczyk, was of Polish descent
Helena Modjeska (1840–1909), Polish-born actress who specialized in Shakespearean roles
Cameron Monaghan (born 1993), actor and model; mother of part Polish descent
Kyle Mooney (born 1984), actor and comedian; maternal great-grandfather of Polish descent
Zero Mostel (1915–1977), actor of stage and screen, of Polish Jewish descent
Pola Negri (1894–1987), Polish film actress who achieved notoriety as a femme fatale in silent films between the 1910s and 1930s
Paul Newman (1925–2008), actor; of Polish Jewish/Hungarian Jewish (paternal) and Slovak Catholic (maternal) descent
Jerry O'Connell (born 1974), TV and film actor; maternal grandfather was of Polish descent
Jodi Lyn O'Keefe (born 1978), actress and model; of part Polish descent
Jerry Orbach (1935–2004), Tony Award-winning stage, film, musical theatre and television actor and singer; mother was of Polish-Lithuanian Roman Catholic background; father was a German Jewish immigrant
Frank Oz (born 1944), British-born American film director, actor and puppeteer, father was a Polish Jew
Joanna Pacuła (born 1957), Polish-born actress
Jared Padalecki (born 1982), actor (Gilmore Girls, Supernatural); father is of Polish descent
Adrianne Palicki (born 1983), actress; paternal grandfather of Polish descent
Gwyneth Paltrow (born 1972), actress; paternal family were Jewish immigrants from Belarus and Poland; grandfather's surname was "Paltrowicz"
Annie Parisse (born 1975), actress; father of part Polish descent
James Penzi (born 1952), playwright, screenwriter, poet; mother is Polish
Mary Kay Place (born 1947), actress and singer; Polish maternal great-grandmother
Stefanie Powers (born 1942), actress and singer; mother was of Polish descent
Beata Pozniak (born 1960), Polish-born actress, film director, painter, fashion model and activist who is now based out of the United States (Babylon 5, JFK)
Robert Prosky (1930–2008), TV and film actor (Hill Street Blues)
Danny Pudi (born 1979), TV actor; mother is of Polish descent
Maggie Q (born 1979), model and actress (Nikita, Mission: Impossible III, Die Hard 4.0); father is of Irish and Polish descent
Jack Quaid (born 1992), actor; maternal grandfather of Polish ancestry
Emily Ratajkowski (born 1991), actress and model; paternal grandfather was of Polish (Catholic) descent, maternal grandfather was a Polish Jewish immigrant
John Ratzenberger (born 1947), TV actor (Cheers), mother was of Polish descent
Dana Reeve (1961–2006), actress, singer, and activist for disability causes; paternal grandmother of Polish descent
Ronda Rousey (born 1987), MMA fighter and actress; of part Polish descent
Eli Roth (born 1972), film director, producer, writer and actor, of Polish Jewish, Russian Jewish, and Austrian Jewish descent
Paul Rudd (born 1969), actor, of Polish Jewish and Russian Jewish descent
Amy Ryan (born 1969), actress, born Amy Beth Dziewiontkowski; of part Polish descent
Meg Ryan (born 1961), née Hyra, actress, Polish ancestry on her father's side
Thomas Sadoski (born 1976), actor; paternal grandfather of Polish descent
Jonathan Sadowski (born 1979), actor of Polish and Italian descent
Fred Savage (born 1976), actor (The Wonder Years), of Polish Jewish and Russian Jewish descent
Rob Schneider (born 1963), actor, comedian, screenwriter, and director; father was of Polish Jewish and Russian Jewish descent
Liev Schreiber (born 1967), film and stage actor, mother is of Polish Jewish descent
Chloë Sevigny (born 1974), film actress and model; mother is of Polish descent
Atticus Shaffer (born 1998), actor; maternal grandmother, Wanda Mary Jankowski, of Polish descent
Casey Siemaszko (born 1961), film/television actor, Polish father
Nina Siemaszko (born 1970), film/television actress, Polish father
Joseph Sikora (born 1976), Polish-American actor (Boardwalk Empire, The Heart, She Holler, Power)
Bill Smitrovich (born 1947), actor
Leelee Sobieski (born 1982), actress, father is of partial Polish descent
Olga Sosnovska (born 1972), Polish-born TV and soap opera actress (All My Children)
Martin Starr (born 1982), actor; maternal great-grandmother, Mary H. Krzyzanowski, of Polish descent
Ben Stiller (born 1965), actor, father is of Polish Jewish descent
Gloria Swanson (1899–1983), actress (best known for Sunset Boulevard); mother, Adelaide Klainowksi, was of part Polish descent
Loretta Swit (born 1937), musical theatre and television actress (M*A*S*H)
Keith Szarabajka (born 1952), TV and film actor
Eric Szmanda (born 1975), TV actor (CSI), of part Polish descent
Christine Taylor (born 1971), actress; of part Polish descent
Miles Teller (born 1987), actor; paternal great-grandmother, Catherine Stancavage, was of Polish descent
Meghan Trainor (born 1993), singer and actress; maternal grandfather of Polish descent
Alan Tudyk (born 1971), TV, film and stage actor; father of Polish descent
Liv Tyler (born 1977), actress and model; paternal great-grandfather was a Polish immigrant
Tom Tyler (1903–1954), film actor (Adventures of Captain Marvel)
James Urbaniak (born 1963), film, television and theatre actor
Travis Van Winkle (born 1982), actor; maternal grandmother of Polish descent
Michael Vartan (born 1968), film and television actor; mother is a Jewish immigrant from Poland
Jean Wallace (1923–1990), film actress
Eli Wallach (1915–2014), actor, of Polish Jewish descent
Devon Werkheiser (born 1991), actor; maternal great-grandmother was of Polish descent
Paul Wesley (born 1982), actor, born Paul Wasilewski to Polish parents (Fallen, The Vampire Diaries)
Alicia Witt (born 1975), actress, singer, songwriter, and pianist (paternal great-grandfather of Polish ancestry)
Pia Zadora (born 1954), actress and singer; mother was of Polish descent
Maddie Ziegler (born 2002), actress and dancer; of partial Polish descent
Madeline Zima (born 1985), actress; maternal grandfather of Polish ancestry
Vanessa Zima (born 1986), actress; maternal grandfather of Polish ancestry
Yvonne Zima (born 1989), actress; maternal grandfather of Polish ancestry
Sheri Moon Zombie (born 1970), actress; mother of Polish descent
Daphne Zuniga (born 1962), actress; maternal grandfather of Polish descent
Chris Zylka (born 1985), actor; maternal grandfather of Polish descent
John S. Flizikowski (1868–1934), prominent Chicago architect
Frank Gehry (born 1929), Canadian-born of Polish Jewish descent; California architect
Norman Jaffe (1932–1993), architect widely noted for his contemporary residential architecture
Daniel Libeskind (born 1946), Polish-born architect
Elizabeth Plater-Zyberk (born 1950), Polish American leader of the New Urbanism movement
Witold Rybczynski (born 1943), Scottish-born architect, author and professor; later based in Canada and the United States
Richard Anuszkiewicz (born 1930), painter, sculptor, and printmaker
Joseph Bakos (aka Jozef Bakos; 1891–1977), Southwestern artist
Władysław T. Benda (1873–1948), painter and illustrator
Hedwig Gorski (born 1949), performance poet and avant-garde artist
Frank Kozik, graphic artist who has worked with Nirvana, Pearl Jam, Stone Temple Pilots, the Red Hot Chili Peppers, Melvins, The Offspring and Butthole Surfers; runs Man's Ruin Records
Tamara de Lempicka (1898–1980), art deco artist
Jan Lorenc (born 1954), photographer and designer
Jozef Mazur (1897–1970), painter and stained glass artist
Rafał Olbiński (born 1945), artist
Ed Paschke (1939–2004), artist
Miroslaw Rogala (born 1954), video artist
Theodore Roszak (1907–1981), sculptor
Jan Sawka (1946–2012), painter, sculptor, printmaker, stage design, and set design
Kesha Sebert (born 1987), singer
David Seymour (1911–1956), Polish-born photographer and photojournalist
Julian Stanczak (born 1928), painter
Stanisław Szukalski (1893–1987), painter, sculptor and pseudoscientific historian
Arthur Szyk (1894–1951), political cartoonist
Jack Tworkov (1900–1982), painter
Piotr Uklański, artist and photographer
Max Weber (1881–1961), Polish-born Expressionist painter
Jurek Wajdowicz (born 1951), photographer, artist and graphic designer
Krzysztof Wodiczko (born 1943), artist
Korczak Ziolkowski (1908–1982), sculptor of Crazy Horse Memorial
Charles Bukowski (1920–1994), writer
Virginia C. Bulat (1938–1986), author and historian
Mark Z. Danielewski (born 1966), author (House of Leaves)
Stuart Dybek (born 1942), poet, writer
Hedwig Gorski (born 1949), performance poet, avant-garde artist
John Guzlowski (born 1948), poet/essayist, author (Lightning and Ashes)
Chuck Klosterman (born 1972), author with German and Polish ancestry
Lelord Kordel (1904–2001), author of books on nutrition and healthy living
Jerzy Kosinski (1933–1991), novelist
Chris Kuzneski (born 1969), best-selling author of multiple thrillers (Sign of the Cross, The Lost Throne)
Richard C. Lukas (born 1937), author, historian and freelance writer
Czesław Miłosz (1911–2004), Nobel Prize–winning poet, prose writer, essayist and translator
Andrew Nagorski (born 1947), non-fiction/fiction author and award-winning senior editor of Newsweek magazine
Michael Alfred Peszke (born 1932), psychiatrist and historian of the Polish Armed Forces in World War II
David Pietrusza (born 1949), non-fiction and historical author
James Rollins (born 1961; né Czajkowski), bestselling author of fantasy and action-adventure thrillers (Sandstorm, Map of Bones)
Leo Rosten (1908–1997), teacher and academic; best known as a humorist in the fields of scriptwriting, storywriting, journalism and Yiddish lexicography
Diane Wakoski (born 1937), poet and essayist in residence at Michigan State University
Maia Wojciechowska (1927–2002), writer of children's books
Leo Yankevich (born 1961), critic, editor, poet and translator associated with the New Formalist movement
Adam Zamoyski (born 1949), historian and a member of the Zamoyski ancient Polish nobility family
George Zebrowski (born 1945), science fiction author
Roger Zelazny (1937–1995), writer of fantasy and science fiction short stories and novels
Aleksandra Ziółkowska-Boehm (born 1949), academic and non-fiction and historical author
R. Zygmunt Pawlowski (born 1957), tartan designer (Nevada State tartan)
Joe Augustyn (born 1952), screenwriter, producer (Night of the Demons)
Andrzej Bartkowiak (born 1950), cinematographer, director and actor
Richard Boleslavsky (1889–1937), director (The Painted Veil)
Mark Cendrowski, television director
Tad Danielewski (1921–1993), director/producer; his first wife was Polish-American actress Sylvia Daneel, with whom he emigrated to the United States
Samuel Goldwyn (1882–1974), Polish-born U.S. Hollywood motion picture producer and founding contributor of several motion picture studios
Janusz Kamiński (born 1959), two-time-Oscar-winning cinematographer and film director who has photographed all of Steven Spielberg's movies since Schindler's List (1993)
Stanley Kubrick (1928–1999), US/UK filmmaker, screenwriter, producer and photographer
Martin Kunert, writer/director (Campfire Tales, MTV's Fear, Voices of Iraq)
Rudolph Maté (1898–1964), cinematographer and film director
Alan J. Pakula (1928–1998), producer, writer and director (Sophie's Choice)
Roman Polanski (born 1933), filmmaker born and raised in Poland; fled from the U.S. to France in 1978 due to allegations of statutory rape
Andrzej Sekuła (born 1954), cinematographer and film director
Aaron Spelling (1923–2006), film and television producer
Sam Spiegel (1901–1985), Academy Award-winning film producer
J. Michael Straczynski (born 1954), writer/producer (Babylon 5 franchise)
Gore Verbinski (born 1964), director (Pirates of the Caribbean (all 3 films), The Mexican, The Ring)
Andy Wachowski (born 1967), filmmaker, director (The Matrix, V for Vendetta)
Lana Wachowski (born 1965), filmmaker, director (The Matrix, V for Vendetta)
Albert Warner (1883–1967), co-founder of Warner Bros. Studios
Harry Warner (1881–1958), one of the founders of Warner Bros. and a major contributor to the development of the film industry
Jack L. Warner (1892–1978), president and driving force behind the highly successful development of Warner Bros. Studios in Hollywood
Sam Warner (1887–1927), co-founder and Chief Executive Officer of Warner Bros. film company
Billy Wilder (1906–2002), journalist, screenwriter, film director, and producer whose career spanned more than 50 years and 60 films
Dariusz Wolski, Polish-born cinematographer (Pirates of the Caribbean, The Crow, A Perfect Murder, Crimson Tide)
Mika Brzezinski (born 1967), NBC and MSNBC News journalist and commentator
Rita Cosby (born 1964), MSNBC anchor; journalist
Christopher Hitchens, literary critic and political activist
Laura Ingraham (born 1964), conservative political TV commentator/radio show host/author
Larry King (born 1933), Larry King Live
John Kobylt, radio personality and co-host of talk radio program John and Ken on KFI AM 640 (Los Angeles, California)
Max Kolonko, TV personality, news correspondent, author, producer
Michelle Kosinski (born 1974), NBC News correspondent
Alan Krashesky, anchorman of Chicago's WLS-TV or ABC 7
Jim Miklaszewski, chief Pentagon correspondent for NBC News
Carl Monday, investigative journalist in Cleveland
Mike Royko (1932–1997), long-time Chicago newspaper columnist
Wilma Smith (née Pokorny), anchorwoman WJW-TV
Gloria Steinem (born 1934), American feminist icon, journalist, and social and political activist
Ivo Widlak (born 1978), Polish-born international press, radio and television Journalist
Michelle Buswell (born 1983), model
Anna Chudoba, model/reality TV star
Janice Dickinson (born 1955), self-proclaimed first supermodel, fashion photographer, actress, author and an agent
Katarzyna Dolinska, model and contestant of America's Next Top Model, Cycle 10
Anna Jagodzinska, Polish model, born in Sierpc
Diane Klimaszewski (born 1971), model and one half of the Coors Light Twins with sister Elaine
Elaine Klimaszewski (born 1971), model and one half of the Coors Light Twins with sister Diane
Joanna Krupa (born 1981), model and actress
Jordan Monroe (born 1986), Playboy model
Beth Ostrosky Stern (born 1972), model and wife of Howard Stern
Emily Ratajkowski (born 1991), Polish-American model who appeared on iCarly
Anja Rubik, Polish model, born in Rzeszów
Mia Tyler (born 1978), plus-size model, actress, public speaker and advocate; great-grandfather emigrated from Poland
Michael Anthony (born 1954), born Michael Anthony Sobolewski; bassist (Van Halen)
Jerry Augustyniak (born 1958), drummer (10,000 Maniacs)
Pat Benatar (born 1953), Patricia Mae Andrzejewski, rock singer ("Heartbreaker", "Hit Me With Your Best Shot", "Love Is A Battlefield")
Eddie Blazonczyk (born 1941), polka musician
Mike Bordin (born 1962), drummer for (Faith No More)
Clem Burke (born 1954), drummer (Blondie)
Peter Cetera (born 1944), singer/songwriter, bassist (Chicago)
Greyson Chance (born 1997), singer, songwriter, and pianist; maternal great-grandmother, Annie J. Kosinski, of Polish descent
Leonard Chess, co-founder of Chess Records
Phil Chess, co-founder of Chess Records
Florian Chmielewski (born 1927), Minnesota musician; politician; former legislator; former President of the Minnesota Senate
John Curulewski (1950–1988), one of the original members of Styx
Dick Dale (born 1937), pioneer of surf rock and one of the most influential guitarists of the early 1960s; experimented with reverb and made use of custom made Fender amplifiers
Poe (née Ann Danielewski, born 1968), singer-songwriter
Neil Diamond (born 1941), singer-songwriter, born to a Jewish family descended from Russian and Polish immigrants
Henry Doktorski (born 1956), accordionist, pianist, composer and conductor
Urszula Dudziak (born 1943), jazz singer
Adam Dutkiewicz (born 1977), guitarist (Killswitch Engage)
Rik Fox (née Suligowski), heavy metal bass/guitar player (Steeler, W.A.S.P); also actor and published writer
Piotr Gajewski (born 1959), conductor, music director (National Philharmonic)
Isis Gee (born 1972), pop singer-songwriter
Paul Gilbert (born 1966), guitarist (Mr.Big, Racer X)
Leopold Godowsky (1870–1938), Polish-born pianist/composer
Benny Goodman (1909–1986), jazz musician, clarinetist and bandleader, known as "King of Swing", "Patriarch of the Clarinet", "The Professor", and "Swing's Senior Statesman; of Polish Jewish descent
Lawrence Gwozdz (born 1953), saxophone player
Josef Hofmann (1876–1957), Polish-born pianist and composer
Mieczysław Horszowski (1892–1993), Polish-born pianist
Frank Iero (born 1981), guitarist for the band (My Chemical Romance)
Walter Jagiello (1930–2006), polka musician; akas: "Mały Władziu", "Li'l Wally", "The Polka King"
Bobby Jarzombek (born 1963), drummer (Halford)
Ron Jarzombek, guitarist (Watchtower)
Steve Jocz (born 1981), drummer (Sum 41)
Jan Kaczmarek (born 1953), Academy Award-winning composer
Greg Kihn (born 1950), pop musician, frontman (The Greg Kihn Band)
Pee Wee King (1914–2000), country-western singer and songwriter ("Tennessee Waltz")
Frank Klepacki (born 1974), musician, video game music composer and sound director
Miliza Korjus (1909–1980), Polish-born opera singer and Academy Award-nominated actress
Adam Kowalczyk, guitar player (Live)
Ed Kowalczyk (born 1971), vocalist (Live)
Benjamin Kowalewicz (born 1975), vocalist (Billy Talent)
Gene Krupa (1909–1973), big band and jazz drummer
JoJo (born 1990), pop and R&B singer–songwriter; actress
Liberace (1919–1987), entertainer of Polish and Italian descent
Adam Makowicz (born 1940), jazz pianist and composer
Marilyn Manson (born 1969), musician, artist
Ray Manzarek (born 1939), The Doors keyboardist and co-founder
Marilyn Mazur (born 1955), percussionist/composer/singer/pianist/bandleader
Paul Mazurkiewicz, drummer (Cannibal Corpse)
Robert Muczynski (born 1929), composer
Karen O (born 1978), singer ("Yeah Yeah Yeahs)
Ric Ocasek, lead singer and rhythm guitarist (The Cars)
Ken Peplowski (born 1959), jazz clarinetist and saxophonist
Christina Perri (born 1986), singer and songwriter
Gene Pitney (1940–2006), singer and songwriter
Bogdan Raczynski, musician
Axl Rose (born 1962), lead vocalist for the band Guns N' Roses
Frederic Rzewski (born 1938), composer and pianist
John Rzeznik (born 1965), guitarist and vocalist of Goo Goo Dolls
Richie Sambora (born 1959), Bon Jovi guitarist
Jacques Singer (1910–1980), conductor
Stevenson Sedgwick, composer, keyboard player (The Phantom Limbs), multi-instrumentalist, composer Black Ice
Matt Skiba (born 1976), singer and guitarist (Alkaline Trio, blink-182)
Ruth Slenczynska (born 1925), pianist
Hillel Slovak (1962–1988), Israeli-American musician; original guitarist and founding member of Red Hot Chili Peppers
Walt Solek, polka musician
Peter Steele (1962–2010), vocalist, bassist (Type O Negative)
Zygmunt Stojowski (1870–1946), pianist and composer
Leopold Stokowski (1882–1977), conductor and composer
Roman Totenberg, Polish-born violinist
Steven Tyler (born 1948), lead vocalist (Aerosmith); maternal grandfather emigrated from Poland
Thomas Tyra (1933–1995), college bandmaster, composer, arranger and music educator
Keith Urban (born 1967), New Zealand-born U.S.-based Grammy an,ARIA-winning country music singer
Michał Urbaniak (born 1943), Polish-born jazz musician
Bobby Vinton (born 1935), pop singer
Henryk Wars (1902–1977), composer
Cory Wells, born Emil Lewandowski in Buffalo, New York; one of the three lead vocalists in the band Three Dog Night
Jack White, singer/guitarist for The White Stripes
D'arcy Wretzky (born 1968), bassist (The Smashing Pumpkins)
Franciszek Zachara (1898–1966), composer, pianist
Elisabeth Hasselbeck (born 1977), co-host of The View and contestant on Survivor
Bonnie Hunt (born 1961), host of The Bonnie Hunt Show
Jenny Jones (born 1946), talk show host who hosted The Jenny Jones Show from 1991 to 2002
Jane Kaczmarek (born 1955), Emmy-nominated actress Malcolm in the Middle and Raising the Bar
John Krasinski (born 1979), actor, The Office (US series)
Richard "Mach" Machowicz, host of Discovery Channel's Future Weapons, former Navy SEAL
Charlie O'Connell (born 1975), reality and TV actor (The Bachelor)
Kinga Philipps (born 1976), actress/producer
Janelle Pierzina (born 1980), contestant on the sixth and All-Star seasons of the American version of the CBS reality show Big Brother
Stefanie Powers (born 1942), film and television actress best known for her role as Jennifer Hart in the 1980s television series Hart to Hart
Anthony Stanislas Radziwill (1959–1999), television executive/filmmaker
Pat Sajak (born 1946, née Patrick Sajdak), host of the popular and long-running television game show Wheel of Fortune
Jon Stewart (born 1962), host
Edyta Śliwińska (born 1982), television personality; ballroom dancer (Dancing with the Stars)
Paul Winchell (1922–2005), ventriloquist, voice actor and comedian; his grandparents were Jewish immigrants from Poland and Austria-Hungary
Theater and dance
Christine Baranski, stage, film and television actress (Tony, Emmy, Drama Desk award winner)
Walter Bobbie (né Wladysław Babij), Broadway director
Pesach Burstein (1896–1986), Polish-born Israeli-American actor, comedian, singer; director of Yiddish vaudeville/theatre (husband of Lillian Lux and father of Mike Burstyn)
Mike Burstyn (born 1945), musical theatre actor; entertainer (son of Pesach Burstein and Lillian Lux)
David Burtka (born 1975), stage actor
John Gromada, Broadway composer and sound designer
Jerry Jarrett (né Jerome Jaroslow), Broadway musical theatre actor
Staś Kmieć, theater and dance choreographer
Lillian Lux (1918–2005), singer, author, songwriter and actress in Yiddish theater and Yiddish vaudeville; wife of Pesach Burstein; mother of Mike Burstyn
pl:Ida Nowakowska, actress, singer and dancer
Anna Sokolow, leading American modern-dance choreographer, Broadway choreographer
Zypora Spaisman, Lublin-born, U.S. stage actress (Yiddish Theatre); was midwife in Poland during World War II
Marta Wittkowska, contralto operatic singer
Karen Ziemba, Tony Award-winning actress, singer and dancer
Business and economics
Max Factor, Sr., Polish-born cosmetics company founder
David Geffen (born 1943), American record executive, film producer, theatrical producer and philanthropist
Leo Gerstenzang, inventor of Q-Tips
Alan Greenspan (born 1926), economist; Chairman of the Federal Reserve of the United States, 1987-2006
Nathan Handwerker (1890–1974), Polish-Jewish-American entrepreneur known for creating the Nathan's Famous brand of hot dogs
Barbara Piasecka Johnson (1937–2013), humanitarian and art collector, who was one of the richest women in the world
Henry Juszkiewicz, Chairman/CEO of Gibson Guitar Corporation
Tom Kalinske, former president and CEO of Sega of America
Dennis Kozlowski, former CEO of Tyco International, convicted in 2005 of fraud
Reuben and Rose Mattus, founders of the Häagen-Dazs company
Edward P. Roski, real estate businessman; rated #163 on Forbes' 400 Richest Americans (2008), with a net worth of approximately $2.5 billion
Frank Piasecki, founder of Piasecki Helicopter Company, inventor of dual-rotor helicopters
Helena Rubinstein, Polish-born cosmetics company founder
Lydia Sarfati, founder of the Repechage cosmetics company
Martha Stewart (née Martha Kostyra; born 1941), business magnate, author, editor, former stockbroker, model, and homemaking advocate
Bob Stupak (1942–2009), founded Vegas World casino and the Stratosphere tower
Jack Tramiel (born 1928), founder of Commodore; President and CEO of Atari
Sanford I. Weill (born 1933), banker, philanthropist, CEO/Chairman of Citigroup
Warren Winiarski (born 1928), winemaker, stag leap winery
Steve Wozniak (born 1950), co-founder of Apple, philanthropist
Anne Wojcicki, co-founder of 23andMe, a personal genomics and biotechnology company
Susan Wojcicki, senior vice president in charge of product management and engineering at Google
Christian Brevoort Zabriskie (1864–1936), vice president of Pacific Coast Borax Company
Sam Zell (born 1941), U.S.-born billionaire and real estate entrepreneur
John Scolvus (15th century), aka John of Cologneo, navigator (possibly the first Pole in the Americas)
Gabby Gabreski (1919–2002), fighter ace in World War II, and again in Korea
Ralph Ignatowski (1926–1945), awarded the Purple Heart with Gold Star, Presidential Unit Citation with Star, Asiatic-Pacific Campaign Medal, and the World War II Victory Medal
Jan Karski (1914–2000), Polish World War II resistance fighter and scholar
Tadeusz Kościuszko (1746–1817), Polish and Lithuanian national hero, general and a leader of 1794 uprising (which bears his name) against the Russians
Włodzimierz Krzyżanowski (1824–1887), Polish military leader and a Union general in the American Civil War
Donald J. Kutyna (born 1933), General, commander in chief of the North American Aerospace Defense Command and the United States Space Command from 1990 to 1992, and commander of Air Force Space Command at Peterson Air Force Base, Colorado from 1987 to 1990
Robert J. Modrzejewski (born 1934), U.S. Marine and Medal of Honor Recipient for conspicuous gallantry in Vietnam
Kazimierz Pułaski (1746–1779), Polish soldier and politician; has been called "the father of American cavalry"; from 1777 until his death, he fought in the American Revolutionary War for the independence of the U.S.
Hyman G. Rickover (1900–1986), .U.S Navy Admiral; known as the "father of the Nuclear Navy"; first Director of Naval Reactors
Edward Rowny (born 1917), U.S. Army General and ambassador Chief U.S. Negotiator for Arms Control
John Shalikashvili (1936–2011), U.S. Army general and Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff; born in Warsaw, Poland and emigrated to the U.S. as a teenager; became the first draftee to rise to rank of General and first JCS Chairman after General Colin Powell
Frank P. Witek (1921–1944), U.S. Marine and Medal of Honor recipient
Mark Begich, United States Senator from Alaska, 2009-2015
Dan Benishek (born 1952), physician; U.S. Representative for Michigan's 1st congressional district (R-MI)
A. Bruce Bielaski, director of the Bureau of Investigation (now the Federal Bureau of Investigation)
Jackie Biskupski, politician and businesswoman from Utah
Michael Bloomberg (born 1942), businessman and politician, and the former Mayor of New York City
Zbigniew Brzezinski (born 1928), Polish-American political scientist, geostrategist, and statesman
Susan Bysiewicz (born 1961), Secretary of State, Connecticut
John D. Cherry (born 1951), Lt. Governor, Michigan
Florian Chmielewski (born 1927), Minnesota musician; politician; former legislator; former President of the Minnesota Senate
Andrew R. Ciesla (born 1953), State Senator, New Jersey, Republican
Mark Critz, U.S. Congressman
Ed Derwinski (1926–2012), former U.S. Secretary of Veteran Affairs
John Dingell (born 1926), Democratic Representative from Michigan, Dean (longest-serving member) of the House of Representatives
Thaddeus J. Dulski (1915–1988), U.S. House of Representatives, New York
Renee Ellmers U.S. Representative for North Carolina's 2nd congressional district since 2011.
John A. Gronouski (1919–1996), Postmaster General and ambassador
Chuck Hagel, United States Senator (R-NE); U.S. Secretary of Defense
Kyle Janek (born 1958), Texas State Senator
Leon Jaworski (1905–1982), special prosecutor during the Watergate scandal
Mike Johanns, United States Senator
Paul E. Kanjorski (born 1937), Pennsylvania Congressman, Democrat
Marcy Kaptur (born 1946), U.S. Representative for the Ninth Congressional District of Ohio, Democrat
Casimir Kendziorski (1898–19??), Wisconsin State Senate (1949–74)
Jerry Kleczka (born 1943), United States House of Representatives from 1985 to 2005, representing the Fourth Congressional District of Wisconsin
Ted Kulongoski (born 1940), Governor of Oregon
Kyle Kulinski,(born 1988) progressive and atheist commentator, host of Secular Talk. Father of partial Polish descent.
Raymond Lesniak (born 1946), New Jersey State Senator
Bill Lipinski (born 1937), United States House of Representatives (D-IL) from 1983–2005, representing the 3rd District of Illinois; father of Dan Lipinski
Dan Lipinski (born 1966), member of the United States House of Representatives (D-IL), representing the 3rd District of Illinois; son of Bill Lipinski
George D. Maziarz (born 1953), Republican state senator from New York's 62nd district
Christopher Murphy (born 1973), United States Senator (D-CT); mother of Polish descent
Barbara Mikulski (born 1936), Senior United States Senator (D-MD)
Frank Murkowski (born 1933), former United States Senator and Governor (Republican); father of Lisa Murkowski
Lisa Murkowski (born 1957), Junior United States Senator from Alaska; first U.S. Senator born in Alaska; Alaska's first female senator (Republican); daughter of Frank Murkowski
Edmund Muskie (1914–1996), Democratic politician from Maine, served as Governor of Maine, a U.S. Senator, as U.S. Secretary of State, and ran as a candidate for Vice President of the United States
Marian P. Opala (born 1921), Oklahoma Supreme Court Justice
Tim Pawlenty (born 1960), Governor of Minnesota, Republican
Ed Pawlowski, Mayor of Allentown, Pennsylvania
Gene Pelowski (born 1952), Representative in the Minnesota State Legislature for District 31A; schoolteacher (Winona Senior High School, Winona, Minnesota)
Władysław Pleszczyński, conservative editor and writer
Adam Przeworski (born 1940), Professor of Political Science
Roman Pucinski (1919–2002), House of Representatives, Illinois
Nicholas Andrew Rey (1938–2009), United States Ambassador to Poland from 1993–97
Dan Rostenkowski (1928–2010), served in the U.S. Congress as a U.S. Representative from 1959–95 (D-IL)
Bernie Sanders (born 1941), United States Senator from Vermont
Bart Stupak (born 1952), former U.S. Representative (D-MI)
Richard Trumka, American labor movement leader
Alexander Vershbow, United States Ambassador to South Korea
Jackie Walorski, United States Representative
Aldona Wos, United States Ambassador to Estonia until 2006
Marion Zioncheck (1901–1936), United States House of Representatives from 1933–36
Paul Gregory Bootkoski (born 1940), Bishop of Metuchen, New Jersey
Fabian Bruskewitz (born 1935), Bishop of Lincoln, Nebraska
Walter Ciszek (1904–1984), Jesuit priest held by the Soviet Union for 23 years, between 1941 and 1963
Franciszek Chalupka (died 1909), Polish priest, graduate of Orchard Lake Seminary, founder of the first Polish parishes in New England, started from 1887
Józef Dąbrowski (1842–1903), Catholic priest
William A. Dembski (born 1960), Episcopalian; prominent proponent of intelligent design
Edward Kmiec (born 1936), Bishop of Buffalo, New York
John Cardinal Krol (1910–1996), Archbishop of Philadelphia
Jerome Edward Listecki (born 1949), Archbishop of Milwaukee, Wisconsin
Adam Cardinal Maida (born 1930), Archbishop of Detroit, Michigan
David Miscavige (born 1960), Chairman of the Board of Religious Technology Center (RTC), a corporation that controls the trademarked names and symbols of Dianetics and Scientology, and controls the copyrighted teachings of Scientology founder L. Ron Hubbard
Leopold Moczygemba (1824–1891), Franciscan, founder of the first Polish settlement in Panna Maria, Texas
Thomas J. Paprocki (born 1952), Roman Catholic Bishop of Springfield, Illinois
Edmund Cardinal Szoka (born 1927), former president of the Pontifical Commission for Vatican City State and Governor of Vatican City
Thomas Wenski (born 1950), Bishop of Orlando, Florida
David Zubik (born 1949), Roman Catholic Bishop of Pittsburgh
Henryk Arctowski (1871–1958), scientist, oceanographer and Antarctica explorer
Julius Axelrod (1912–2004), biochemist
Paul Baran (1926–2011), Internet pioneer, one of the developers of packet-switched networks along with Donald Davies and Leonard Kleinrock
Mieczysław G. Bekker (1905–1989), engineer and scientist; inventor of the lunar rover
Eric Bender (born 1984), exercise scientist; doctor of physical therapy
Karol J. Bobko (born 1937), former NASA astronaut
Elonka Dunin (born 1958), game developer, writer, and amateur cryptographer; maintains a website dedicated to the Kryptos sculpture/cipher located at the CIA's headquarters
Andrzej Ehrenfeucht (born 1932), mathematician and computer scientist; formulated the Ehrenfeucht–Fraïssé game and Ehrenfeucht–Mycielski sequence
Kazimierz Fajans (1887–1975), pioneer in the science of radioactivity; created Fajans' rules; discovered the element protactinium
Christopher Ferguson (born 1961), former NASA astronaut
Richard Feynman (1918–1988), physicist; 1965 Nobel Prize in Physics
Casimir Funk (1884–1967), biochemist, generally credited with the first formulation of the concept of vitamins in 1912
Walter Golaski (1913–1996), engineer
Joanna Hoffman, part of the original Apple Macintosh developer team; acted as the team's only marketing person for more than a year; wrote the first draft of the Macintosh User Interface Guidelines
Josef Hofmann (1876–1957), inventor of windshield wipers, shock absorbers for vehicles, and oil burning furnace
Roald Hoffmann (born 1937), chemist and writer, Nobel Prize winner (1981)
Leonid Hurwicz (1917–2008), economist, Nobel Prize winner (2007)
Christopher Jargocki (born 1944), physicist and author
Hilary Koprowski (born 1916), virologist and immunologist
Alfred Korzybski (1879–1950), developed the theory of general semantics
Stephanie Kwolek (born 1923), inventor nylon and kevlar
Gerhard Lenski (born 1924), sociologist known for contributions to the sociology of religion, social inequality, and ecological-evolutionary social theory
Richard Lenski (born 1956), evolutionary biologist, proved evolution with the E. coli long-term evolution experiment
Janusz Liberkowski (born 1953), winner of the first season of the show American Inventor; his invention was the Anecia Safety Capsule
Henryk Magnuski (1909–1978), inventor of the first walkie talkie the SCR-300
Bronislaw Malinowski (1884–1942), one of the most important 20th-century anthropologists
Krzysztof Matyjaszewski (1950), polymer chemist best known for the discovery of atom transfer radical polymerization (ATRP)
Albert Abraham Michelson (1852–1931), Polish-born American physicist; awarded the Nobel Prize in physics (1907) for work done on the measurement of the speed of light; the first American to receive the Nobel in the sciences
Ralph Modjeski (1861–1940), engineer and bridge builder
Jan Moor-Jankowski (1924–2005), primatologist; Polish independence fighter during World War II
Stanisław Mrozowski (1902–1999), worked on the Manhattan Project
Jan Mycielski (1932), mathematician whose work includes the Ehrenfeucht–Mycielski sequence, The Mycielskian, The Mycielski–Grötzsch graph and Mycielski's theorem
Bohdan Paczyński (1940–2007), astronomer, leading scientist in theory of the evolution of stars
Scott E. Parazynski (born 1961), NASA astronaut, performed a dangerous EVA never performed before to repair a live solar array on the International Space Station
James A. Pawelczyk (born 1960), astronaut, Associate Professor of Physiology and Kinesiology at Penn State; the first Pole in outer space (1980)
Sidney Pestka (born 1936), geneticist and biochemist who discovered how the genetic code of the mRNA is translated into protein through the small ribosomal subunit
Frank Piasecki (born 1929), aviation engineer, developed vertical lift aircraft
Piotr Piecuch (born 1960), physical chemist, best known for his work in theoretical and computational chemistry, particularly ab initio quantum-mechanical methods based on coupled-cluster theory
Marek Pienkowski (born 1945), medical researcher and clinician known for innovations in diagnosis and treatment of immunological deficiencies and asthma/allergic disorders.
Isidor Isaac Rabi (1898–1988), emigrated to the U.S. in 1899; awarded the Nobel Prize in Physics (1944) for work on molecular-beam magnetic-resonance detection method.
Wojciech Rostafiński (born 1921), worked for NASA; contributed to the theory of aeronautics and applied mathematics; listed in Scientific Citation Index
Albert Sabin, Polish-born medical scientist, discovered oral vaccine for poliomyelitis
Andrew Schally (born 1926), endocrinologist and Nobel Prize winner in 1977 in Medicine for research work
Tadeusz Sendzimir (1894–1989), engineer and inventor of international renown with 120 patents in mining and metallurgy, 73 of which were awarded to him in the United States
Maria Siemionow, Polish surgeon who performed the first face transplant surgery in the U.S.
Igor Sikorsky (1889–1972), helicopter engineer who founded the first helicopter industry in the U.S.
Jack W. Szostak (born 1952), Nobel Prize–winning biologist; his work helped us to understand telomeres and helped create the human genome project
Alfred Tarski (1902–1983), mathematician and philosopher
Joseph Tykociński-Tykociner (1877–1969), patent and invention of sound film on motion pictures
Adam Ulam (1922–2000), historian and political scientist at Harvard University, one of the world's foremost authorities on Russia and the Soviet Union
Stanisław Ulam (1909–1984), mathematician who participated in the Manhattan Project and proposed the Teller–Ulam design of thermonuclear weapons
Andrzej Walicki (born 1930), economist; in 1998 he won Balzan Prize for his contribution to the study of the Russian and Polish cultural and social history, and also the study of European culture in the 19th century
Frank Wilczek (born 1951), physicist, Nobel Prize 2004
Anne Wojcicki, biotech analyst, biologist, and businesswoman; co-founder of 23andMe (genetics testing)
Stanley Wojcicki, professor and former chair of the physics department at Stanford University in California
Aleksander Wolszczan (born 1946), astronomer, discoverer of the first extrasolar planets and pulsar planets
Maria Zakrzewska (1829–1902), pioneering female doctor in the United States
Edmund Zalinski (1849–1909), invented pneumatic dynamite torpedo-gun, invented an electrical fuse, Other inventions included a modified entrenching tool, a ramrod-bayonet, and a telescopic sight for artillery and the Zalinsky boat, one of the earliest submarines in the United States
George D. Zamka (born 1962), NASA astronaut
Casimir Zeglen (1869–19??), invented the bulletproof vest in 1897; a Catholic priest of St. Stanislaus Kostka Roman Catholic Church in Chicago
Florian Znaniecki (1882–1958), sociologist and philosopher
Wojciech H. Zurek (1900–1992), pioneer in information physics; co-author of a proof stating that a single quantum cannot be cloned; coined the terms "einselection" and "quantum discord"
Antoni Zygmund (1900–1992), mathematician, "trigonometric series"
Rick Ankiel (born 1979), former professional baseball outfielder and pitcher
Mike Bielecki (born 1959), former professional baseball player
Joe Borowski, Cleveland Indians closing pitcher
Dave Borkowski (born 1977), former Major League Baseball relief pitcher
Stan Coveleski (1889–1984), Major League Baseball player during the 1910s and 1920s
Jim Czajkowski (born 1963), Major League Baseball starting pitcher
Doug Drabek (born 1962), former professional baseball player
Moe Drabowsky (1935–2006), right-handed relief pitcher in Major League Baseball
Tim Federowicz (born 1987), catcher for the Chicago Cubs
Mark Fidrych (1954-2009), pitcher in Major League Baseball
Jason Grabowski (born 1976), pitcher in Major League Baseball
Steve Gromek (1920–2002), pitcher in Major League BaseballBaseball
Mark Grudzielanek (born 1970), second baseman in Major League Baseball, plays for the Kansas City Royals
Mark Gubicza (1962–present), former pitcher in Major League Baseball
Ray Jablonski (1926–1985), third baseman in Major League Baseball with an eight-year career from 1953 to 1960
Scott Kamieniecki (born 1964), former professional baseball player
Matt Kata (born 1978), Major League Baseball infielder
Ryan Klesko (born 1971), Major League Baseball player
Ted Kluszewski (1924–1988), Major League first baseman
Paul Konerko (born 1976), former professional baseball first baseman
Tony Kubek (born 1936), baseball player and television broadcaster
Whitey Kurowski (1918–1999), third baseman in Major League Baseball who played his entire career for the St. Louis Cardinals (1941–49)
Mat Latos (Born 1987), professional baseball pitcher
Eddie Lopat (1918–1992), Major League Baseball pitcher
Stan Lopata (1925–2013), Major League Baseball player
Mark Lukasiewicz (born 1973), former professional baseball player who played two seasons for the Anaheim Angels
Greg Luzinski (born 1950), former left fielder in Major League Baseball
Joe Maddon (born 1954), Major League Baseball manager, currently serving as manager of the Chicago Cubs
Gary Majewski (born 1980), former Major League Baseball pitcher
Phil Mankowski (born 1953), former third baseman in Major League Baseball who played for the Detroit Tigers and New York Mets
Brian Matusz (born 1987), professional baseball pitcher for the Baltimore Orioles of Major League Baseball
Bill Mazeroski (born 1936), former Major League baseball player
Barney McCosky (1917–1996), center fielder/left fielder in Major League Baseball
Doug Mientkiewicz (born 1974), former first baseman for the Minnesota Twins, Boston Red Sox, and several other MLB teams
Dave Mlicki (born 1968), former right-handed pitcher in Major League Baseball
Stan Musial (1920–2013), Major League Baseball player who played 22 seasons for the St. Louis Cardinals from 1941 to 1963
Joe Niekro (1944–2006), starting pitcher in Major League Baseball; younger brother of Hall of Fame pitcher Phil Niekro; father of first baseman Lance Niekro
Phil Niekro (born 1939), former pitcher in Major League Baseball and member of the Baseball Hall of Fame
C. J. Nitkowski (born 1973), left-handed former professional baseball pitcher
Tom Paciorek (born 1946), Major League outfielder and first baseman for 18 seasons between 1970 and 1987
Freddie Patek (born 1944), Major League Baseball player for the Pittsburgh Pirates, Kansas City Royals, and California Angels
Ron Perranoski (born 1936), Major League pitcher
A. J. Pierzynski (born 1976), Major League catcher
Johnny Podres (1932–2008), Major League Baseball left-handed starting pitcher
Jack Quinn (1883–1946), Major League pitcher
Ron Reed (born 1942), Major League pitcher
Al Simmons (1902–1956), player in Major League Baseball over three decades
Marc Rzepczynski (born 1985), Major League pitcher
Bill "Moose" Skowron (born 1930), Major League Baseball player, primarily a first baseman
Matt Szczur, active Major League outfielder for the Chicago Cubs
Frank Tanana (born 1953), former left-handed pitcher in Major League Baseball
Alan Trammell (born 1958), baseball shortstop for the Detroit Tigers from 1977 to 1996
Troy Tulowitzki (born 1984), Major League Baseball shortstop
Helen Walulik (1929–2012), All-American Girls Professional Baseball League player
Ted Wilks (1915-1989), relief pitcher (aka "The Cork") with the St. Louis Cardinals, Pittsburgh Pirates, Cleveland Indians; coach of the Kansas City A's (now Oakland)
Carl Yastrzemski (born 1939), Major League Baseball player
Richie Zisk (born 1949), Major League Baseball player for the Pittsburgh Pirates, Chicago White Sox, Texas Rangers, and Seattle Mariners from 1971 to 1983
Carol Blazejowski (born 1956), women's professional basketball player
Vince Boryla (born 1927), pro basketball player, coach, and executive
Frank Brickowski (born 1959), retired basketball player
Dan Dickau (born 1978),
Mike Gminski (born 1959), former college and professional basketball player
Tom Gola (1933–2014), one of Philadelphia's most famous basketball players
Bobby Hurley (born 1971), Duke and NCA basketball player
Frank Kaminsky (born 1993), basketball player
Thomas Kelati (born 1982), professional basketball player for the Polish national team
Mike Krzyzewski (born 1947), head coach of the Duke University men's basketball team and the 2008 gold medal-winning U.S. men's Olympic basketball team
Mitch Kupchak (born 1954), former professional basketball player and current general manager of the Los Angeles Lakers since the 2000–2001 season after Jerry West moved to the Memphis Grizzlies organization
Bob Kurland (born 1924), 7-foot basketball center
Red Mihalik (born 1916), NCAA and Olympic official/referee
Paul Mokeski (born 1957), former basketball player
Eric Piatkowski (born 1970), National Basketball Association player with the Phoenix Suns
Joe Proski (born 1940), first trainer of Phoenix Suns; inducted into Phoenix Ring of Fame in 2001
Joel Przybilla (born 1979), professional basketball player in the NBA
A.J. Slaughter (born 1987), professional basketball player for the Polish national team
Kelly Tripucka (born 1959), National Basketball Association player for the Detroit Pistons, Utah Jazz, and Charlotte Hornets from 1981 to 1991
Steve Wojciechowski (born 1976), assistant coach of the Duke University men's basketball team
Marcin Gortat (born 1984), professional basketball player in the NBA. Washington Wizards.
Eddie Lubanski, considered one of the greatest bowlers of all time; is in the Guinness book of World Records
Bobby Czyz (born 1962), boxer
Andrew Golota (born 1968), professional boxer from Poland who has been involved in many controversial fights
Stanley Ketchel (1886–1910), boxer who became one of the greatest world middleweight champions
Stanley Poreda (1909–1983), Jersey City boxer considered a top heavyweight contender in the early 1930s
Paweł Wolak (born 1981), former WBC USNBC Light Middleweight Champion
Teddy Yarosz (1910–1974), NBA Middleweight Boxing Champion
Tony Zale (1913–1997), two-time Middleweight World Champion Boxer
Tara Lipinski (born 1982), Olympic gold medalist figure skater and celebrity
Janet Lynn (born 1953), figure skater and Olympic bronze medalist
Danny Abramowicz (born 1945), wide receiver in the NFL who played for the New Orleans Saints and the San Francisco 49ers
Pete Banaszak (born 1944), college and professional football player
Steve Bartkowski (born 1952), former NFL quarterback
Chuck Bednarik (1925-2015), former Hall of Fame NFL linebacker for the Philadelphia Eagles
Tom Brady (born 1977), 5 time Super Bowl champion, NFL quarterback for the New England Patriots; Maternal grandmother of Polish decent.
Zeke Bratkowski (born 1931), All-American quarterback at the University of Georgia in 1952 and 1953
Bryan Bulaga (born 1989), NFL offensive tackle
Frank Bykowski (1915–1985), football player
Brad Cieslak (born 1982), tight end in the NFL; currently plays for the Cleveland Browns.
Lou Creekmur (born 1927), NFL left offensive tackle/guard for the Detroit Lions from 1951–59
Frank Dancewicz (1924–1985), former NFL quarterback
Mike Ditka (born 1939), former NFL player, television commentator, and coach
Frank Gatski (1919–2005), former NFL player
Stephen Gostkowski (born 1984), placekicker for the New England Patriots of the NFL
Jim Grabowski (born 1944), football player and broadcaster
Bruce Gradkowski, quarterback for the Cincinnati Bengals
Chris Gronkowski (born 1986), fullback for the Denver Broncos
Dan Gronkowski (born 1985), tight end for the Cleveland Browns
Rob Gronkowski (born 1989), tight end for the New England Patriots
Jack Ham (born 1948), former linebacker who played for the Pittsburgh Steelers
Leon Hart (1928–2002), tight end and defensive end
Henry Hynoski (born 1988), fullback for the New York Giants
Jim Irsay (born 1959), owner and CEO of the Indianapolis Colts
Jeff Jagodzinski (born 1963), head coach of the Boston College Eagles football team
Sebastian Janikowski (born 1978), kicker for the Oakland Raiders
Vic Janowicz (1930–1996), halfback for Ohio State University
Ron Jaworski (born 1951), former football player, NFL analyst on ESPN
Mike Kenn (born 1956), former offensive tackle for the Atlanta Falcons
Joe Klecko (born 1953), former NFL defensive end
Gary Kubiak (born 1961), NFL coach and former player
Frank Kush (born 1929), football coach who most prominently served as head coach at Arizona State University for more than two decades
Joe Kowalewski (born 1982), tight end for the New York Jets
Glen Kozlowski (born 1962), wide receiver for the Chicago Bears
Ted Kwalick (born 1947), former tight end in the NFL and World Football League
Chris Liwienski (born 1975), offensive guard who currently plays for the Miami Dolphins of the NFL
Johnny Lujack (born 1925), former quarterback for the University of Notre Dame and the Chicago Bears
Don Majkowski (born 1964), former NFL quarterback
Stas Maliszewski (born 1944), Princeton All-American 1964 and 1965, Baltimore Colts 1966 NFL Draft
Ted Marchibroda (born 1931), former quarterback and head coach in the NFL
Dan Marino, former quarterback for the Miami Dolphins
John Matuszak (1950–1989), former defensive end with the Oilers, Chiefs, and Raiders; son of Marv Matuszak
Marv Matuszak (1931–2004), former linebacker; son of John Matuszak
Lou Michaels, former pro defensive lineman, 1958–1971, with the Colts, Steelers, Rams, and Packers
Walt Michaels (born 1929), former player and coach, remembered for his six-year tenure as head coach of the New York Jets from 1977–1982
Dick Modzelewski (born 1931), former college and pro football player with the Redskins, Steelers, Giants and Browns; coach for the Cleveland Browns; member of the College Football Hall of Fame
Mike Munchak (born 1960), former pro offense with the Houston Oilers; Pro Football Hall of Fame
Gene Mruczkowski (born 1980), offensive lineman for the New England Patriots of the NFL
Scott Mruczkowski (born 1982), center, San Diego Chargers, Bowling Green
Bronko Nagurski (1908–1990), former NFL player and professional wrestler
Ray Nitschke (1936-1998), former Hall of Fame NFL linebacker for the Green Bay Packers
Bill Osmanski (1915–1996), College and Pro Football Hall of Fame; former player with Chicago Bears
Walt Patulski (born 1950), former defensive end for the University of Notre Dame, Buffalo Bills, and St. Louis Cardinals
Jason Pociask (born 1983), tight end for the New York Jets
Paul Posluszny (born 1984), linebacker for the Jacksonville Jaguars
Bill Romanowski (born 1966), former football player for the San Francisco 49ers and Oakland Raiders
Tony Romo, NFL quarterback for the Dallas Cowboys
Ed Rutkowski (born 1941), former wide receiver and quarterback for the Buffalo Bills; later became County Executive of Erie County (Buffalo)
Mark Stepnoski, one of NFL's top linemen with the Dallas Cowboys
Hank Stram (1923–2005), Head Coach, Kansas City Chiefs
Mike Tomczak (born 1962), former NFL quarterback
Frank Tripucka (born 1927), former quarterback for the Broncos, Cardinals and Lions
Steve Wisniewski, former Pro-bowler, offensive guard with the Oakland Raiders
Alex Wojciechowicz (1915–1992), former offensive lineman and linebacker for the Detroit Lions and Philadelphia Eagles
Tom Zbikowski (born 1985), safety for the Baltimore Ravens
Billy Burke (1902–1972), prominent golfer of the 1930s
Betsy King (born 1955), professional golfer
Paul Stankowski (born 1969), professional golfer with two PGA Tour wins; finished tied for 5th at the 1997 Masters as well as a tie for 17th at the 1997 U.S. Open
Bob Toski (born 1926), golf player and teacher
Al Watrous (1899–1983), PGA Champion
Walt Zembriski (born May 4, 1935), former ironworker; played on both the PGA and Senior PGA tour
Eric Boguniecki (born 1975), center for the Anaheim Ducks from New Haven, Connecticut
Len Ceglarski (born 1926), U.S. Olympic ice hockey team silver medal winner, 1952
Mike Komisarek (born 1982), defenseman for the Toronto Maple Leafs from West Islip, New York
Ed Olczyk (born 1966), former head coach and player in the National Hockey League
Joe Pavelski (born 1984), center for the San Jose Sharks from Stevens Point, Wisconsin
James Wisniewski (born 1984), defenseman for the Columbus Blue Jackets from Canton, Michigan
Alyson Dudek (born 1990), short track speed skater at the 2010 and 2014 Winter Olympics; won bronze in 2010
Mark Gorski (born 1960), track cyclist; gold medal
Bob Gutowski (1935–1960), pole vaulter; won silver at 1956 Summer Olympics
Jeffrey Klepacki, rower in 1992, 1996 and 2000 Olympics; won Rowing World Championship titles in 1994, 1998 and 1999
Christopher Liwski, rower on 2004 and 2008 Olympic teams (alternate); won Rowing World Championship title in 2007
Norbert Schemansky (born 1924), gold, silver and bronze Olympic m in weightlifting
Jenn Suhr (née Stuczynski), pole vaulter, won silver at 2008 Summer Olympics
Stanisława Walasiewicz (a.k.a. Stella Walsh) (1911–1980), athlete and Olympic champion
Brad Guzan, USA international goalkeeper currently playing in England for Aston Villa
Wojtek Krakowiak (born 1976), soccer player; most recently for the Tampa Bay Mutiny of Major League Soccer
Danny Szetela (born 1987), soccer player for the Columbus Crew of the MLS
Chris Wondolowski (born 1983), soccer player for the San Jose Earthquakes of the MLS; 2010 MLS Golden Boot winner
Ole Anderson (born 1942)
Killer Kowalski (1926–2008)
Chris Mordetsky (born 1983)
Beth Phoenix (born 1980)
Ivan Putski (born 1941), Polish-born American professional wrestler and champion
Stanley Radwan (1908–1998), professional wrestler and strongman
Trish Stratus (born 1975)
Greg "The Hammer" Valentine (born 1950)
Johnny Valentine (1928–2001)
Rob Van Dam (born 1970)
Velvet Sky (born 1981)
Stanislaus Zbyszko (1879–1967)
Jane Bartkowicz (born 1949), a top woman U.S. tennis player in the 1960s
Arthur Dake (1910–2000), Grand Master chess player
Stefan Janoski (born 1979), professional skateboarder of half-Polish, half-Irish descent; one of the most recognized pro skateboarders
Henryk Jordan (1842–1907), philanthropist, physician, and pioneer of physical education in Poland
Brad Keselowski (born 1984), NASCAR driver
Ed Korfanty, fencing master, U.S. National Women's saber coach, Olympic saber coach, and a former Men's Veteran's Saber World Champion
Steve Kuclo (born 1985), bodybuilder
Alan Kulwicki (1954–1993), auto racing champion
Billy Packer (born 1940), sportscaster for CBS Sports
Gary Styczynski (born 1965), professional poker player; won the 2007 World Series of Poker
George Adamski (1891–1965), one of the first people to publicly claim to have seen and photographed UFOs
Leon Czolgosz (1873–1901), assassin of U.S. President William McKinley
John Wayne Gacy (1942–1994), serial killer
Ted Kaczynski (born 1942), the Unabomber
Alvin Karpis (1907–1979), associate of Ma Barker gang, Alcatraz prisoner
Richard "Iceman" Kuklinski (1935–2006), notorious hitman, claimed to have killed 200 people
Joseph Opala (born 1950), scholar of African American history
Curtis Sliwa (born 1954), Guardian Angels founder
Wilfrid Michael Voynich (1865–1930), antiquarian and bibliophile, and the eponym of the Voynich manuscript
Henry Earl J. Wojciechowski (aka Hymie Weiss) (1898–1926), mob boss and rival of Al Capone
John Wojnowski (born 1943), protester against pedophilia in the Catholic Church
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