Warsaw, Poland

Polish-born French and American mathematician known for coining the word 'fractal' and developing the field of fractal geometry

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 Art Deco painter celebrated for her elegant portraits of aristocrats and highly stylized nudes

Polish-American logician and mathematician best known for his foundational work in model theory, metamathematics, and algebraic logic, influencing abstract algebra, set theory, and analytic philosophy

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

Polish-born British-naturalised physicist and Nobel Peace laureate, recognized for his work towards nuclear disarmament after leaving the Manhattan Project due to his conscience

Polish-French physicist and chemist known for pioneering research on radioactivity and the discovery of radium and polonium, a two-time Nobel Laureate