Sylwester is the Polish form of

Sylvester Sylvester or Silvester is a name derived from the Latin adjective ''silvestris'' meaning "wooded" or "wild", which derives from the noun ''silva'' meaning "woodland". Classical Latin spells this with ''i''. In Classical Latin, ''y'' represented a ...

. Notable people with the name include:

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* Sylwester Ambroziak (born 1964), Polish sculptor *

Sylwester Bednarek Sylwester Bednarek ( ; born 28 April 1989) is a Polish high jumper. He won the bronze medal at the 2009 World Championships and gold at the 2017 European Indoor Championships. Life and career Bednarek was born in Łódź. He finished fourth ...

(born 1989), Polish high jumper *

Sylwester Braun Sylwester Braun (code-name "Kris", 1 January 1909, Warsaw – 2 February 1996, Warsaw) was a Polish photographer, Home Army officer. He is known for taking photos during the Nazi Occupation of Poland and the Warsaw Uprising. Braun was born on ...

(1909–1996), Polish photographer, Home Army officer *

Sylwester Chęciński Sylwester Chęciński (21 May 1930 – 8 December 2021) was a Polish film and television director. He was born in Susiec, Poland, on 21 May 1930. Chęciński died in Wrocław on 8 December 2021, at the age of 91. Biography Chęciński was born ...

(born 1930), Polish film and television director * Sylwester Chruszcz (born 1972), Polish politician and Member of the European Parliament * Sylwester Czereszewski (born 1971), Polish footballer *

Sylwester Czopek Sylwester Czopek (born 1958 in Bełżyce) is the rector of Rzeszów University. He is an archaeologist and museologist. In 2011 Czopek received the Knight's Cross of the Order of Polonia Restituta The Order of Polonia Restituta (, ) is a P ...

(born 1958), Polish rector * Sylwester Janiszewski (born 1988), Polish racing cyclist *

Sylwester Janowski Sylwester Janowski (born 8 December 1976) is a Polish former professional footballer who played as a goalkeeper. Career Janowski played for Poland at the 1993 UEFA European Under-16 Championship, which Poland won, and the 1993 FIFA U-17 World ...

(born 1976), Polish footballer *

Sylwester Kaliski Sylwester Kaliski (19 December 1925 – 16 September 1978) was a Polish engineer, professor and military general. He was a member of the Polish Academy of Sciences (PAN). Born in Toruń, Kaliski was a specialist in the field of applied physics ...

(1925–1978), Polish engineer and general * Sylwester Królikowski (born 1950), Polish fencer * Sylwester Kubica (1949–2018), Polish gymnast *

Sylwester Lusiusz Sylwester Lusiusz (born 18 September 1999) is a Polish professional footballer who plays as a midfielder for III liga club Cracovia II. Honours Cracovia *Polish Cup The Polish Cup in Association football, football ( ) is an annual Single-eli ...

(born 1999), Polish footballer *

Sylwester Maciejewski Maciej Sylwester Maciejewski (born 10 July 1955 in Żyrardów, Poland) is a Polish actor, with roles in many films. In 1978, Maciejewski graduated from Akademia Teatralna im. Aleksandra Zelwerowicza in Warsaw. His wife, Barbara, was involved in t ...

(born 1955), Polish actor *

Sylwester Patejuk Sylwester Patejuk (born 30 November 1982) is a Polish former professional footballer who played as a winger. Career Club He joined Podbeskidzie Bielsko-Biała in July 2009. In June 2012, he joined Śląsk Wrocław. In 2016, Patejuk signed ...

(born 1982), Polish footballer *

Sylwester Pawłowski Sylwester Stefan Pawłowski (born 13 September 1958 in Łódź) is a Polish politician. He was elected to the Sejm on 25 September 2005, getting 12469 votes in 9 Łódź Łódź is a city in central Poland and a former industrial centre. It ...

(born 1958), Polish politician *

Sylwester Porowski Sylwester Andrzej Porowski (born April 7, 1938 in Bierzyn, Lower Silesian Voivodeship), is a Polish physicist specializing in solid-state and high pressure physics. He is the Co-Director and Board Member of The Institute of High Pressure Phys ...

(born 1938), Polish physicist specializing in solid-state and high-pressure physics *

Sylwester Sembratowicz Sylwester Sembratowicz (; 3 September 1836 – 4 August 1898) was the Metropolitan Archbishop of the Ukrainian Greek Catholic Church from 1885 until his death in 1898 and a Cardinal of the Catholic Church. Life Sylwester Sembratowicz was bor ...

(1836–1898), Polish-born archbishop *

Sylwester Szmyd Sylwester Szmyd (born 2 March 1978) is a Polish former professional road bicycle racer, who rode professionally between 2002 and 2016. Born in Bydgoszcz, Szmyd competed as a climber who served as a leader in smaller stage races, and as a strong m ...

(born 1978), Polish professional road bicycle racer *

Sylwester Wilczek Sylwester Wilczek (10 December 1936 — 3 May 2025) was a Polish ice hockey player and coach. He played for Gwardia Katowice and Górnik Katowice during his career. He also played for the Polish national team at the 1964 Winter Olympics T ...

(born 1936), Polish ice hockey player and coach *

Sylwester Zych Sylwester Zych (May 19, 1950 – July 11, 1989) was a Polish Catholic priest. Biography He was born in Ostrówek, and lived in Lipinki. Later he attended school in Duczki and Zielonka. Zych took part in various resistance activities, among them, se ...

(1950–1989), Polish priest

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Robert Sylwester Robert Alfred Sylwester (January 5, 1927 – August 5, 2016) was an Emeritus Professor of Education at the University of Oregon in the United States.Sylwester Glacier Lennox-King Glacier is a large valley glacier, about long that flows east into the Ross Ice Shelf. Location Lennox-King Glacier drains Bowden Névé and flows northeast between the Holland Range and the Queen Alexandra Range of Antarctica ...

, Antarctic glacier flowing north between Jacobs Nunatak and MacAlpine Hills into Law Glacier, named after David L. Sylwester {{given name, type=both Polish masculine given names Masculine given names