Warsaw, Poland

Polish film director, screenwriter, and politician, recipient of an Honorary Oscar and Palme d'Or, known for his war film trilogy: A Generation, Kanał, and Ashes and Diamonds

Polish resistance fighter and clinical nurse specialist who, as head of the children's section of Żegota, rescued approximately 2,500 Jewish children from the Warsaw Ghetto during World War II

Polish sculptor, caricaturist, and medallic artist, known for designing coins, monuments, and medals, and a laureate of many artistic competitions

Polish writer, poet, and aphorist known for his ironic philosophical-moral aphorisms and lyric poetry, recognized as one of the most influential aphorists of the 20th century

Polish pianist, composer, and Holocaust survivor whose memoir formed the basis for the acclaimed film 'The Pianist'

Polish politician, journalist, and trade unionist who served as the first non-communist Prime Minister of Poland since 1946

Polish sprinter and sports official who uniquely held world records in the 100m, 200m, and 400m, securing seven Olympic medals including three golds

Prolific Hungarian mathematician known for solving numerous open problems in discrete mathematics, graph theory, and number theory

Visionary Polish film director and screenwriter known for Dekalog, The Double Life of Veronique, and the Three Colours trilogy

Polish journalist, photographer, poet, and author renowned for his literary reportage from decolonizing Africa, South America, and Asia, and for his insightful chronicles of revolutions