By Tim Lambert Magdalena Abakanowicz 1930-2017 Sculptor Jankel Adler 1895-1949 Artist Linda Boguslaw 1952- Actor Frederick Chopin 1810-1849 Composer Joseph Conrad 1857-1924 Writer Nicolaus Copernicus 1473-1543 Astronomer Marie Curie 1867-1934 Physicist Casimir Funk 1884-1967 Chemist Leo Gerstenzang 1892-1973 invented cotton swabs (cotton buds) Miroslaw Hermaszewski 1941- The first Pole in space Antoni Hoffman 1950-1992 Biologist Agnieszka Holland 1948- Film director Pawel Huelle 1957- Writer Krystyna Janda 1952- Actor Feliks… Continue reading Famous People From Poland