* 1964 – Witold Smorawiński, Polish guitarist, composer, and teacher

* 1933 – Henryk Górecki, Polish composer ( d. 2010 )

* 1909 – Grażyna Bacewicz, Polish composer and violinist ( d. 1969 )

* 1939 – Czesław Niemen, Polish singer-songwriter and composer ( d. 2004 )

Together with the leaders of the independence movement, the exile community included the greatest Polish literary and artistic minds, including the Romantic poets Adam Mickiewicz, Juliusz Słowacki, Cyprian Norwid, and composer Frédéric Chopin.

* 1835 – Henryk Wieniawski, Polish composer ( d. 1880 )

* 1913 – Witold Lutosławski, Polish composer ( d. 1994 )

Krzysztof Penderecki (, born 23 November 1933 ) is a Polish composer and conductor.

* 1810 – Frédéric Chopin, Polish composer ( d. 1849 )

* 1785 – Karol Kurpiński, Polish composer ( d. 1857 )

* Menashe Oppenheim ( 1905 – 73 ), Polish Jewish singer, composer, and songwriter

* 1925 – Moritz Moszkowski, Polish / German composer ( b. 1854 )

* 1999 – Milosz Magin, Polish composer and pianist ( b. 1929 )

* 2007 – Tadeusz Nalepa, Polish composer, guitar player, vocalist and lyricist ( Breakout ) ( b. 1934 )

* 1937 – Karol Szymanowski, Polish composer ( b. 1882 )

* 2010 – Henryk Górecki, Polish composer ( b. 1933 )

* 1860 – Ignacy Jan Paderewski, Polish pianist, composer, and statesman ( d. 1941 )

* 1933 – Krzysztof Penderecki, Polish composer

* 1882 – Karol Szymanowski, Polish composer and pianist ( d. 1937 )

* 1887 – Paul Kochanski, Polish violinist and composer ( d. 1934 )

* 1857 – Karol Kurpiński, Polish composer ( b. 1785 )

* 1914 – Andrzej Panufnik, Polish composer, pianist, and conductor ( d. 1991 )

** Witold Lutosławski, Polish composer ( d. 1994 )

* August 29 – Jan Ekier, Polish pianist and composer

* June 29 – Ignacy Jan Paderewski, Polish pianist, composer, and third Prime Minister of Poland ( b. 1860 )

* 1984 – Paweł Kieszek, Polish footballer

* 1983 – Paweł Brożek, Polish footballer

The first phase of the battle was started by a charge of Polish heavy cavalry under Paweł Jasieński.

Polish literary critic and University of Warsaw professor Paweł Dudziak remarked that " in spite of the unclear role of its author, The Painted Bird is an achievement in English literature.

* 1976 – Paweł Małaszyński, Polish actor

* 1985 – Paweł Korzeniowski, Polish swimmer

Antoni Paweł Sułkowski, who led the Polish troops during the siege of 1807, is the namesake of a Kołobrzeg street today

Polish resistance in Masuria was organised by Paweł Nowakowski " Leśnik " commander of the Home Army's Działdowo district

* 1958 – Paweł Przytocki, Polish conductor

* July 20 – Sir Paweł Edmund Strzelecki, Polish explorer and geologist ( d. 1873 )

* June 26 – Paweł Małaszyński, Polish actor

** Paweł Włodkowic, Polish scholar ( b. 1370 )

The Polish envoys, among them Mikołaj Trąba, Zawisza Czarny, and Paweł Włodkowic, lobbied for an end to the forced conversion of heathens and to the Order's aggression against Lithuania and Poland.

A manifesto entitled " Development through Democracy " issued by the party in February 2005 was signed by a broad range of Polish intellectuals and artists, including Paweł Huelle ( writer ), Marek Edelman ( physician, last surviving leader of the Warsaw Ghetto Rising ), Agnieszka Holland ( director ), Marek Kondrat ( actor ), Kazimierz Kutz ( director ), Jan Miodek ( linguist ), Daniel Olbrychski ( actor ), Jerzy Pilch ( writer ), Henryk Samsonowicz ( historian ), Jerzy Szacki ( sociologist ).

In 1560 Polish pastor Paweł Buntowski preaches in the town, and in 1586 Polish religious literature spreads out.

Australia: Polish explorer Count Paweł Edmund Strzelecki named the highest mountain in Australia, Mount Kosciuszko.

On April 30, 1946, the Lusatian National Committee also postulated a petition to the Polish Government, signed by Paweł Cyż – the minister and an official Sorbian delegate in Poland.

* Paweł Jasienica ( 1909 – 1970 ), a Polish historian and author, started his career as a history teacher in Grodno in 1920s and 1930s

Instead of promoting a film, this " trailer ", which appeared among regular trailers in selected cinemas across London starting 19 November 2007, advertised a live event, Realtime Movie, by Polish artist Paweł Althamer.

This was followed in March 1840 by Polish explorer Paweł Edmund Strzelecki, who unknowingly led his expedition across the same terrain already encountered by McMillan, renaming many natural landmarks and places.

Sir Paweł Edmund Strzelecki KCB CMG FRGS MRS (; 24 June 17976 October 1873 ) was a Polish explorer and geologist who in 1845 also became a British subject.

The joined forces began to follow the Polish Crown army under Stanisław Potocki, and Lithuanian army under Paweł Sapieha, to force their enemies to take on a decisive battle.

It was the site of the most courageous escape resulting in the killing of 50 prisoners including Polish flight officers: Major Antoni Kiewnarski, Lieutenant Stanisław Król and navigation Lieutenants Włodzimierz Kolanowski, Jerzy Mondschein, Kazimierz Pawluk and Paweł Tobolski.