Gdynia - Notable People

Notable People

  • Józef Michał Hubert Unrug (1884–1973), German-born Polish vice admiral who helped create the Polish navy
  • Franciszek Stefan Sokół (1890–1956) Polish author, Commissioner of the government of Gdynia and the city's chief promoter and defender
  • Karol Olgierd Borchardt (1905–1986), Polish maritime author and educator
  • Kazimierz Ostrowski (1917 Berlin - 1999 Gdynia) Polish painter
  • Zbigniew Szczepanek (b. 1933) Polish author of maritime textbooks, considered one of the best watercolor artists in Europe
  • Jacek Fedorowicz (b. 1937), Polish satirist and actor
  • Gunnar Heinsohn (* 1943), German scientist
  • Jörg Berger (*1944-2010), German soccer player, trainer
  • Klaus Hurrelmann (* 1944), German scientist
  • Franciszka Cegielska (1946–2000), Polish politician and Solidarity movement activist
  • Marcin Mięciel (* 1975), soccer player
  • Michael Klim (* 1977), Polish-born Australian swimmer, world champion
  • Adam Darski, Lead Vocals/ Lead Guitar for the Blackened Death Metal band Behemoth
  • Stefan Liv, (1980-2011) Swedish ice hockey player
  • Monika Pyrek Pole vaulter
  • Anna Rogowska Pole vaulter
  • Katya Douglas, British Actress (* 1938)
  • Anna Przybylska, Polish actress
  • Pawel Anaszkiewicz, Polish-Mexican visual artist

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