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Lech () is a Polish masculine
given name A given name (also known as a forename or first name) is the part of a personal name quoted in that identifies a person, potentially with a middle name as well, and differentiates that person from the other members of a group (typically a ...
. Lech was the name of the legendary founder of Poland. Lech also appears as a surname, with 14,289 people having the name in Poland.Individuals with the surname Lech in Poland


Given name

* Lech, legendary founder of Poland * Lech II, legendary ruler of Poland and son of Krakus *
Lech Bądkowski Lech Bądkowski (24 January 1920 in Toruń, Poland – 24 February 1984 in Gdańsk) was a Polish writer, journalist, publicist and Kashubian-Pomeranian activist, a promoter of regional history and culture, co-founder and leader of the Kashubi ...
(1920–1984), Polish writer, journalist, publicist and Kashubian-Pomeranian activist * Lech Gardocki (born 1944), Polish lawyer, judge and former First President of the Supreme Court of Poland * Lech Garlicki (born 1946), Polish jurist and constitutional law specialist *
Lech Janerka Lech Andrzej Janerka (born 2 May 1953 in Wrocław, Poland) is a Polish songwriter, vocalist, and bassist. In the 1980s he was leader of a notable Polish post-punk Post-punk (originally called new musick) is a broad genre of punk music that e ...
(born 1953), Polish songwriter, vocalist, and bassist *
Lech Jęczmyk Lech Jęczmyk (born January 10, 1936) is a Polish publicist, essayist, writer and translator. Critic of science-fiction Science fiction (sometimes shortened to Sci-Fi or SF) is a genre of speculative fiction which typically deals with imagin ...
(born 1936), Polish publicist, essayist, writer and translator *
Lech Kaczyński Lech Aleksander Kaczyński (; 18 June 194910 April 2010) was a Polish politician who served as the city mayor of Warsaw from 2002 until 2005, and as President of Poland from 2005 until his death in 2010. Before his tenure as president, he pre ...
(1949–2010), Politician of the party Prawo i Sprawiedliwość, former President of Poland * Lech Kołakowski (born 1963), Polish politician *
Lech Kowalski Lech Kowalski (born 1951) is an American film director of Polish descent. He was born in London to Polish parents. His most notable film is the documentary, '' D.O.A.'', subtitled ''A Rite of Passage'', which chronicled the burgeoning UK punk sc ...
(born 1951), British-born American filmmaker * Lech Koziejowski (born 1949), Polish fencer and Olympic gold medalist *
Lech Kuropatwiński Lech Stefan Kuropatwiński (4 July 1947 – 20 December 2022)
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(born 1947), Polish politician * Lech Łasko (born 1956), Polish volleyball player and Olympic gold medalist * Lech Mackiewicz (born 1960), Polish actor, director and playwright * Lech Majewski (film director) (born 1953), Polish film and theatre director, writer, poet, and painter *
Lech Ordon Lech Ordon (24 November 1928, Poznań – 21 October 2017, Warsaw) was a Polish actor. In 1948, he graduated from The Aleksander Zelwerowicz National Academy of Dramatic Art in Warsaw, at the time located in Łódź. He was known for his roles i ...
(1928–2017), Polish actor *
Lech Owron Lech Owron (6 July 1893 – 9 June 1965) was a Polish stage and film actor whose career began in the 1920s during the silent film era. Early life Born in Radom, Lech Owron graduated from the Edward Rontaler Gymnasium in Warsaw, he then studied m ...
(1893–1965), Polish actor *
Lech Piasecki Lech Piasecki (born 13 November 1961) is a Polish former racing cyclist. Born in Poznań, he became the first Polish cyclist to wear the yellow jersey in the Tour de France, in 1987. After Piasecki became Amateur world champion in 1985, the Co ...
(born 1961), Polish racing cyclist *
Lech Pijanowski Lech Andrzej Pijanowski (; 26 July 1928 – 6 January 1974) was a Polish film critic, broadcaster, director, screenwriter and populiser of games. Personal life Pijanowski was born on 26 July 1928 in Warsaw and died 6 January 1974 aged 45 in Warsaw ...
(1928–1974), Polish film critic, broadcaster, director, screenwriter and populiser of games *
Lech Rzewuski Lech Rzewuski (1941–2004) was a Polish painter. 1941 births 2004 deaths 20th-century Polish painters 21st-century Polish painters 20th-century Swedish painters 20th-century Polish male artists Swedish male painters 21st-century Swedi ...
(1941–2004), Polish painter *
Lech Szczucki Prof. Lech Szczucki (1933 – 19 November 2019) was a Polish historian of philosophy and culture, particularly noted since the 1960s for his work on the Polish Brethren. He was a professor emeritus of the Polish Academy of Sciences (PAN), Institut ...
(1933–2019), Polish historian of philosophy and culture *
Lech Szymańczyk Lech Szymańczyk (born 15 May 1949 in Wola Młocka) is a Polish politician. He was elected to Sejm on 25 September 2005, getting 7393 votes in 16 Płock district as a candidate from Samoobrona Rzeczpospolitej Polskiej list. He was also a member ...
(born 1949), Polish politician *
Lech Trzeciakowski Lech Trzeciakowski (24 December 1931 – 7 January 2017) was a Polish historian who served as director of the Western Institute (''Instytut Zachodni'') in Poznań from 1974 to 1978. Born in Poznań Poznań () is a city on the River Warta i ...
(1931–2017), Polish historian *
Lech Wałęsa Lech Wałęsa (; ; born 29 September 1943) is a Polish statesman, dissident, and Nobel Peace Prize laureate, who served as the President of Poland between 1990 and 1995. After winning the 1990 election, Wałęsa became the first democrati ...
(born 1943), Polish co-founder of the Solidarity movement and former President of Poland *
Lech Woszczerowicz Lech Woszczerowicz (born 8 May 1940 in Lwów) is a Polish politician. He was elected to the Sejm on 25 September 2005, getting 5987 votes in 26 Gdynia district as a candidate from the Samoobrona Rzeczpospolitej Polskiej Self-Defence of the Repu ...
(born 1940), Polish politician * Lech Wyszczelski (born 1942), Polish military historian and author


Surname

* Andrzej Lech (born 1946), Polish Olympic handball player * Andrzej Jerzy Lech (born 1955), Polish artist and photographer * Grzegorz Lech (born 1983), Polish footballer *
Joanna Lech Joanna Lech (born 25 January 1984, in Rzeszów, Poland) – a Polish poet and writer. Author of ''Zapaść'', ''Nawroty'' (nominated for NIKE Literary Award 2011), ''Trans'', ''Piosenki Pikinierów'' and ''Sztuczki'' (nominated for NIKE Litera ...
(born 1984), Polish poet and writer * Jacek Lech (1947–2007), Polish singer *
Piotr Lech Piotr Lech (born 18 June 1968 in Kętrzyn) is a Polish retired goalkeeper and goalkeeping coach, currently working with Ruch Chorzów youth teams. In 2018, he was announced as the Ruch Chorzów Ruch Chorzów () is a Polish association football ...
(born 1968), Polish goalkeeper


See also

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Lach (name) Lach (: ), Lyakh or Ljach is a surname. It was used by East Slavs to refer to Poles. Ethnic Poles in Nowy Sącz (south-eastern Poland) also used the name, referring to themselves as '' Lachy Sądeckie''. According to Paweł Jasienica, it derives f ...
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Lech (Bohemian prince) Lech (; died 805) was a Bohemian tribal ruler, one of the earliest named rulers in early Slavic Bohemia. The first reference to him is in the 805 entry of Annales Regni Francorum when Charles, son of Charlemagne, was sent to Bohemia to pacify t ...
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Lech (river) The Lech (, ''Licca'') is a river in Austria and Germany. It is a right tributary of the Danube in length with a drainage basin of . Its average discharge at the mouth is . Its source is located in the Austrian state of Vorarlberg, where ...
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Polish name Polish names have two main elements: the given name, and the surname. The usage of personal names in Poland is generally governed by civil law, church law, personal taste and family custom. The law requires a given name to indicate the person ...
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Slavic names Given names originating from the Slavic languages are most common in Slavic countries. The main types of Slavic names: * Two-basic names, often ending in mir/měr (''Ostromir/měr'', ''Tihomir/měr'', '' Němir/měr''), *voldъ (''Vsevolod'' ...
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Lech (disambiguation) Lech may refer to: People * Lech (name), a name of Polish origin * Lech, the legendary founder of Poland * Lech (Bohemian prince) Products and organizations * Lech (beer), Polish beer produced by Kompania Piwowarska, in Poznań * Lech Pozna ...


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