Zbigniew () is a
Polish masculine given
name
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, originally Zbygniew . This
West Slavic name is derived from the Polish elements ''Zby-'' (from ''zbyć, zbyć się, or pozbyć się'', meaning "to dispel", "to get rid of") and ''gniew'', meaning "anger". Its
diminutive
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forms include Zbyszek and Zbyś. The Czech form of this name is
Zbyněk (derived from Zbyhněv).
Individuals with this name may celebrate their
name day on February 17, March 17, April 1, June 16 or October 10.
English diminutive of this name is
Zibi,
Zbiggy or
Zbig.
Notable people
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Zbigniew of Brzezia (c. 1360 – c. 1425), Polish knight and nobleman of Clan Zadora
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Zbigniew of Poland, high duke of Poland from 1102–1106
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Zbigniew Andruszkiewicz (born 1959), Polish rower
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Zbigniew Babiński (1896–1940), Polish military and sports aviator
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Zbigniew Bargielski (born 1937), Polish composer
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Zbigniew Baranowski (born 1991), Polish wrestler
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Zbigniew Bartman (born 1987), Polish volleyball player
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Zbigniew Beta (born 1953), Polish long jumper
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Zbigniew Bieńkowski (1913–1994), Polish poet, literary critic, translator and essayist
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Zbigniew Boniek (born 1956), Polish footballer, manager, and President of the Polish Football Association
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Zbigniew Brym (1919–2006), Polish military, photographer and publicist
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Zbigniew Bródka (born 1984), Polish speed skater, 2014 Olympic champion in 1500 metres
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Zbigniew Brzeziński (1928–2017), Polish-American diplomat and political scientist
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Zbigniew Buczkowski (born 1951), Polish film actor and entertainer
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Zbigniew Bujak (born 1954), opposition activist in the People's Republic of Poland
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Zbigniew Bujarski (1933–2018), Polish composer
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Zbigniew Burzyński (1902–1971), Polish balloonist and constructor of balloons
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Zbigniew Bzymek (born 1976), Polish-American filmmaker, experimental theatre and music video artist
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Zbigniew Chlebowski (born 1964), Polish politician
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Zbigniew Chmielowiec (born 1954), Polish politician, Member of Parliament
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Zbigniew Ciesielski (1934–2020), Polish mathematician
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Zbigniew Cybulski
Zbigniew Hubert Cybulski (; 3 November 1927 – 8 January 1967) was a Polish actor, one of the best-known and most popular personalities of the post-World War II history of Poland.
Life
Zbigniew Cybulski was born 3 November 1927 in a small vi ...
(1927–1967), Polish actor
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Zbigniew Ćwiąkalski (born 1950), Polish politician
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Zbigniew Czaja, Polish slalom canoeist
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Zbigniew Czajkowski
Zbigniew Czajkowski (5 February 1921 – 8 February 2019) was a Polish fencing coach. Czajkowski was dubbed "Father of the Polish School" of fencing. He coached many champions, including :pl:Egon Franke (szermierz), Egon Franke - the first Polish ...
(born 1921), Polish fencing coach
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Zbigniew Czerwiński (speedway rider) (born 1982), Polish speedway rider
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Zbigniew Dębski (1922–2010), Polish military personnel and co-founder of the Union of Warsaw Insurgents
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Zbigniew Deptuła (born 1962), Polish politician from the Polish People's Party
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Zbigniew Dłubak (1921–2005), Polish painter
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Zbigniew Doda (1931–2013), Polish chess player
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Zbigniew Dolata (born 1965), Polish politician, Member of Parliament
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Zbigniew Dregier
Zbigniew Dregier (born 17 July 1935) is a Polish former basketball player. He competed in the men's tournament at the 1960 Summer Olympics, and the 1964 Summer Olympics
The , officially the and commonly known as Tokyo 1964 ( ja, 東京1964 ...
(born 1935), Polish basketball player
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Zbigniew Drzewiecki
Zbigniew Drzewiecki (; 8 April 189011 April 1971) was a Polish pianist who was for most of his life a teacher of pianists. He was especially associated with the interpretation of Frédéric Chopin's works. His pupils include several famous pianist ...
(1890–1971), Polish pianist and music educator
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Zbigniew Dunin-Wasowicz (1882–1915), Polish military leader
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Zbigniew Dybol (born 1947), Polish handball player
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Zbigniew Fedyczak (born 1952), Polish sports shooter
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Zbigniew Fil
Zbigniew Fil (born 17 March 1977, in Zamość) is a Polish singer and multi-instrumentalist.
He studied viola at the Academy of Music in Kraków
The Krzysztof Penderecki Academy of Music in Kraków ( pl, Akademia Muzyczna im. Krzysztofa Penderec ...
(born 1977), Polish singer and multi-instrumentalist
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Zbigniew Firlej (c. 1613–1649), noble of the Polish-Lithuanian Commonwealth
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Zbigniew Antoni Fronczek
Zbigniew Antoni Fronczek (born 20 February 1935) is a Polish politician, current Member of Bydgoszcz City Council who represents the 4th district.
On 12 November 2006 he was elected to Bydgoszcz City Council. He got 592 votes in 4th district, ...
(born 1935), Polish politician
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Zbigniew Gawlik (born 1956), Polish handball player
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Zbigniew Gawlor (1946–2003), Polish luger
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Zbigniew Girzyński (born 1973), Member of Parliament
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Zbigniew Gołąb
Zbigniew Gołąb (16 March 1923, in Nowy Targ – 24 March 1994, in Chicago) was a Polish-American linguist and Slavist. He was described as "one of the world's greatest experts on the Macedonian language and the leading expert on Macedonian ...
(1923–1994), Polish linguist and Slavist
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Zbigniew Grzybowski (born 1976), Polish football winger
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Zbigniew Gut
Zbigniew Gut (; 17 April 1949 – 27 March 2010) was a Polish football defender who played for the Poland national team in the 1974 FIFA World Cup and the 1972 Summer Olympics. The football club he was with for the longest part of his career w ...
(1949–2010), Polish football defender
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Zbigniew Herbert
Zbigniew Herbert (; 29 October 1924 – 28 July 1998) was a Polish poet, essayist, drama writer and moralist. He is one of the best known and the most translated post-war Polish writers. While he was first published in the 1950s (a volume titled ...
(1924–1998), Polish poet, essayist, drama writer and moralist
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Zbigniew Herman (1935–2010), Polish physician and pharmacologist
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Zbigniew Hoffmann (born 1963), Polish politician
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Zbigniew Jagiełło (born 1964), Polish banker
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Zbigniew Janiszewski (born 1931), Polish pole vaulter
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Zbigniew Januszkiewicz (born 1962), Polish swimmer
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Zbigniew Jaremski (1949–2011), Polish sprinter
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Zbigniew Jaworowski (1927–2011) Polish physician and alpinist
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Zbigniew Juszczak (born 1975), Polish field hockey player
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Zbigniew Kabata
Zbigniew 'Bob' Kabata, CM (17 March 1924 – 4 July 2014) was a Polish parasitologist, veteran of the Polish Armia Krajowa during World War II, poet, fisherman, translator and scientific administrator.
Early life
Kabata was born into a military ...
(1924–2014), Polish parasitologist, World War II veteran, poet, fisherman, translator and scientific administrator
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Zbigniew Kaczmarek (disambiguation), multiple people, including:
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Zbigniew Kaczmarek (weightlifter) (born 1946), Polish weightlifter, Olympic medalist
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Zbigniew Kaczmarek (footballer) (born 1962), Polish football player
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Zbigniew Karkowski
Zbigniew Karkowski (born 14 March 1958 – 12 December 2013) was a Polish experimental musician and composer.
Karkowski was born on 14 March 1958 in Krakow, Poland. He studied composition at the State College of Music in Gothenburg, Sweden, aest ...
(1958–2013), Polish composer and musician
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Zbigniew Karpus (born 1954), Polish historian
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Zbigniew Kiernikowski
Zbigniew Kiernikowski (born 2 July 1946 in Szamarzewo) is a Polish prelate of the Catholic Church who was bishop of Legnica from 2014 to 2021 and of Siedlice from 2002 to 2014.
Biography
Kiernikowski was ordained to the priesthood on 6 June 19 ...
(born 1946), Polish Roman Catholic priest, professor
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Zbigniew Komorowski
Zbigniew Komorowski is a Polish former competitive figure skater. He is the 1994 Polish national senior champion, having won the junior title in the 1991–92 season. He placed 14th at the 1992 World Junior Championships and 18th at the 1994 ...
, Polish figure skater
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Zbigniew Kowalski (born 1970), Polish football defender
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Zbigniew Kozak (born 1961), Polish politician, Member of Parliament
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Zbigniew Kruszyński
Zbigniew Kruszyński (born 14 October 1960), commonly known as Detsi Kruszyński or Detzi Kruszyński, is a Polish-German retired footballer. Primarily a midfielder, he was also adept in defence and attack. In an 18-year professional career, he ...
(born 1960), Polish football player
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Zbigniew Kupczynski (born 1928), Polish-Canadian abstract expressionist artist
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Zbigniew Kuźmiński (1921–2005), Polish film director and screenwriter
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Zbigniew Kuźmiuk (born 1956), Polish politician
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Zbigniew Kwiatkowski (born 1985), Polish handball player
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Zbigniew Lengren (1919–2003), Polish cartoonist, caricaturist, and illustrator
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Zbigniew Leśniak (born 1950), Polish slalom canoeist
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Zbigniew Lew-Starowicz (born 1943), Polish psychiatrist and psychotherapist
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Zbigniew Libera (born 1959), Polish artist
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Zbigniew J. Lipowski (1924–1997), Polish psychiatrist, historian, author, political commentator and speaker
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Zbigniew Lubiejewski (born 1949), Polish volleyball player
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Zbigniew Marciniak (born 1952), Polish mathematician and university teacher
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Zbigniew Makomaski (born 1931), Polish middle-distance runner
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Zbigniew Makowski (born 1930), Polish painter
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Zbigniew Małkowski (born 1978), Polish football goalkeeper
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Zbigniew Matwiejew (born 1949), Polish fencer
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Zbigniew Messner
Zbigniew Stefan Messner (; 13 March 1929 – 10 January 2014) was a Communist economist and politician in Poland. His ancestors were of German Polish descent who had assimilated into Polish society. In 1972, he became Professor of Karol Adamiecki ...
(1929–2014), Polish politician and economist
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Zbigniew Miązek (born 1966), Polish slalom canoer
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Zbigniew Michalewicz, Polish entrepreneur, author and professor
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Zbigniew Morsztyn
Zbigniew Morsztyn (Morstin, Morstyn) (ca. 1628 – December 13, 1689) was a Polish poet.
Morsztyn was born in Kraków. For nine years (1648-1657) he served in the army, and fought against the Swedes and Russians during the Northern Wars. His ...
(c. 1628–1689), Polish poet
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Zbigniew Namysłowski
Zbigniew Jacek Namysłowski (9 September 1939 – 7 February 2022) was a Polish jazz alto saxophonist, flautist, cellist, trombonist, pianist and composer.
Life and career
Namysłowski was born in Warsaw, Poland, on 9 September 1939. He performe ...
(born 1939), Polish jazz composer
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Zbigniew Nienacki
Zbigniew Nienacki (January 1, 1929 in Łódź – September 23, 1994 in Morąg) was a pen name of Polish writer, Zbigniew Tomasz Nowicki. He was most known for his Pan Samochodzik (Mister Automobile) series.
Biography
His works consist of ad ...
(1929–1994), Polish writer
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Zbigniew Nieradka, Polish glider pilot
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Zbigniew Niewiadomski (born 1946), Polish sprint canoer
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Zbigniew Niszczot (born 1955), Australian rugby league player
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Zbigniew Nowosadzki (born 1957), Polish painter
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Zbigniew Okoński (born 1949), Polish politician and businessman
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Zbigniew Oleśnicki (disambiguation), multiple people, including:
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Zbigniew Oleśnicki (cardinal) (1389–1455), Roman Catholic clergyman and a Polish statesman and diplomat
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Zbigniew Oleśnicki (primate of Poland) (c. 1430–1493), Roman Catholic clergyman and Polish politician
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Zbigniew Orywał (born 1930), Polish middle-distance runner
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(born 1951), Polish politician and athlete
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Zbigniew Pakleza (born 1986), Polish chess Grandmaster
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Zbigniew Paleta
Zbigniew Paleta (born 1940) is a Polish violinist and composer for telenovelas and the Cinema of Mexico. He is the father of actresses Ludwika and Dominika Paleta. They relocated to Mexico City in 1980.
Awards
* Ariel Award in 1998 by the Mexica ...
(born 1942), Polish violinist and composer for telenovelas
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Zbigniew Paradowski (born 1932), Polish rower
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Zbigniew Pełczyński
Zbigniew Pełczyński (, 29 December 1925 – 22 June 2021) was a Polish-British political philosopher and academic. He taught politics at Pembroke College, Oxford, from 1957 to 1992, and was later an Emeritus Fellow of the college. Pełczyński ...
(1925–2021), Polish-British political philosopher and academic
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Zbigniew Piątek (born 1966), Polish road racing cyclist
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Zbigniew Pierzynka, Polish long-distance runner
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Zbigniew Pietrzykowski
Zbigniew Jan Pietrzykowski (4 October 1934 – 19 May 2014) was a Polish boxer.
He took part in three Olympic Games, each time winning a medal. He won a bronze medal at Melbourne 1956 in the light middleweight division, after losing in t ...
(1934–2014), Polish boxer, Olympian
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Zbigniew Piórkowski (1929–1994), Polish boxer, Olympian
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Zbigniew Podraza (born 1953) Polish politician, member of Sejm and mayor of Dąbrowa Górnicza
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Zbigniew Preisner (born 1955), Polish film score composer
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Zbigniew Promiński (born 1978), nicknamed "Inferno", Polish death metal drummer
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Zbigniew Przybyszewski (1907–1952), Polish military officer and a Commander in the Polish Navy
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Zbigniew Radziwonowicz (1930–2002), Polish athlete in the javelin throw
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Zbigniew Raszewski (1925–1992), Polish writer and theatre historian
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Zbigniew Religa (1938–2009), Polish cardiac surgeon and politician
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Zbigniew Romaszewski (1940–2014), Polish conservative politician, senator, and human rights activist
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Zbigniew Rybczyński (born 1949), Polish filmmaker, director, cinematographer, and screenwriter
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Zbigniew Rychlicki (1922–1989), Polish graphic artist and illustrator of children's books
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Zbigniew Rynasiewicz (born 1963), Polish politician
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Zbigniew Sawan (1904–1984), Polish stage and film actor
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Zbigniew Schodowski (born 1987), Polish rower
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Zbigniew Schwarzer
Zbigniew Schwarzer (12 January 1928 – 14 April 2008) was a Polish rower. He competed at the 1952 Summer Olympics and the 1956 Summer Olympics
The 1956 Summer Olympics, officially known as the Games of the XVI Olympiad, were an intern ...
(1928–2008), Polish rower
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Zbigniew Ścibor-Rylski (1917–2018), Polish aviator, officer of the Home Army, Brigadier General of the Polish Army
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Zbigniew Seifert (1946–1979), Polish jazz musician
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Zbigniew Siemiątkowski (born 1957), Polish politician
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Zbigniew Skowroński (1925–1992), Polish bobsledder
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Zbigniew Skrudlik (born 1934), Polish fencer
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Zbigniew Ślusarski (born 1947), Polish rower
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Zbigniew Sosnowski (born 1963), Polish politician, Member of Parliament
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Zbigniew Spruch (born 1965), Polish cyclist
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Zbigniew Stonoga (born 1974), Polish entrepreneur, videobloger, social and political activist
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Zbigniew Stryj (born 1968), Polish actor
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Zbigniew Stypułkowski (1904–1979), Polish lawyer and politician
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Zbigniew Suchecki (born 1984), Polish speedway rider
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Zbigniew Suszyński (born 1961), Polish film, television and theater actor
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Zbigniew Syka (1936–1996), Polish sprinter
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Zbigniew Szafrański, Polish Egyptologist
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Zbigniew Szczepkowski
Zbigniew Szczepkowski (4 May 1952 – 4 February 2019) was a Polish cyclist. He competed in the team pursuit event at the 1976 Summer Olympics
Events January
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(born 1952), Polish cyclist
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Zbigniew Szewczyk (born 1967), Polish football player and coach
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Zbigniew Szydlo (born 1949), English chemist, academic and teacher
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Zbigniew Szymczak (born 1952), Polish chess player
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Zbigniew Tęczyński (c. 1450–1498), Polish nobleman
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Zbigniew Torzecki, Polish sprint canoer
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Zbigniew Tłuczyński (born 1956), Polish handball player and coach
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Zbigniew Turski (1908–1979), Polish composer
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Zbigniew Wachowicz (born 1972), Polish football defender
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Zbigniew Wassermann (1949–2010), minister-member of the Council of Ministers, coordinator of special services
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Zbigniew Wawer, Polish historian, specializing in Polish military history in World War II
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Zbigniew Włodkowski (born 1961), Polish politician, Member of Parliament
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Zbigniew Wodecki
Zbigniew Stanisław Wodecki (; 6 May 1950 – 22 May 2017) was a Polish singer, musician, composer, actor and TV presenter.
Early life and career
He was born on 6 May 1950 in Godów, Poland. He started to play the violin at the age of fi ...
(1950–2017), Polish musician
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Zbigniew Wóycicki
Zbigniew Czesław Wóycicki (June 1, 1902 – April 2, 1928) was a Polish military officer and skier.
Wóycicki was born in Zakopane. He was the leader of the national Olympic military patrol team at the 1924 and 1928 Winter Olympics. In 19 ...
(1902–1928), Polish officer and skier
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Zbigniew Woźnicki (1958–2008), Polish cyclist
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Zbigniew Wyciszkiewicz (born 1969), Polish football midfielder
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Zbigniew Zakrzewski (disambiguation), multiple people, including:
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Zbigniew Zakrzewski (footballer) (born 1981), Polish footballer
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Zbigniew Zakrzewski (economist) (1912–1992), Polish economist
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Zbigniew Zaleski (born 1947), Polish politician
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Zbigniew Załuski (1926–1978), Polish army officer, writer and Member of Parliament
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Zbigniew Zamachowski
Zbigniew Zamachowski (; born 17 July 1961) is a Polish actor.
Life and career
He was born on 17 July 1961 in Brzeziny near Łódź. Zamachowski graduated from the actor's faculty of the National Film School in Łódź. He began his acting care ...
(born 1961), Polish actor
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Zbigniew Zapasiewicz
Zbigniew Jan Zapasiewicz (13 September 1934 – 14 July 2009) was one of the most prominent post-war Polish actors, as well as a theatre director and pedagogue.
Biography
Zbigniew Zapasiewicz was born on 13 September 1934 in Warsaw, Poland. Du ...
(1934–2009), Polish actor, theatre director, and pedagogue
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Zbigniew Żarnowiecki (born 1927), Polish rower
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Zbigniew Zarzycki (born 1948), Polish volleyball player
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Zbigniew Ziobro (born 1970), Polish politician
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Zbigniew Żedzicki (born 1945), Polish wrestler
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Zbigniew Żupnik (1951–2000), Polish painter
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Zbigniew Zychowicz (1953–2016), Polish politician and member of the Democratic Left Alliance
See also
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Zbyszko
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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'' ...
References
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Slovak masculine given names