Polányi, Polanyi is a surname. There have been a number of prominent individuals in the Polanyi family, illustrated in the following family tree:
Adolf Pollacsek (1820–1871) ∞ Zsófia SchlesingerMihály Pollacsek (March 21, 1848, Bánhegy (Dluha) – January 10, 1905), prominent member of the bourgeoisie involved in railroads
∞ (1881 in Warsaw) Cecília Wohl (Hungarian: Pollacsek Mihályné, Wohl Cecília, French: Cécile Wohl; 1862, Vilnius – 1939, Budapest), daughter of Lithuanian Rabbi Alex Wohl, held a literary salon in BudapestLaura Polanyi, later Striker (1882–1957), ∞ Sándor StrikerEva Striker Zeisel, American industrial designerAdolf PolányiKarl Paul Polanyi (Hungarian: Polányi Károly, 1886, Vienna – 1964, Pickering, Ontario), a Hungarian-Canadian political economist and author of The Great Transformation
∞ Ilona DuczyńskaKari Polanyi-Levitt (born 1923, Vienna), the Emerita Professor of Economics at McGill UniversitySophia (Zsófia) PolányiMichael Polanyi (Hungarian: Polányi Mihály; 1891, Budapest – 1976, Manchester), Hungarian chemist, philosopher of science, economist
∞ Magda Elizabeth PolanyiJohn Charles Polanyi (born 1929, Berlin), Canadian Nobel Prize winner in ChemistryPaul (Pál) PolányiLujza PollacsekErvin Szabó (1877–1918)Vilma PollacsekIrma Seidler, early love of György LukácsErnő Seidler, founding member of the Communist Party of Hungary