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Danuta Waniek
Danuta is a Polish feminine given name. Its diminutive is Danusia. Notable people named Danuta include: *Danuta Bartoszek (born 1961), long-distance runner for Canada *Danuta Bułkowska (born 1959), former Polish champion in high jumping *Danuta Dmowska (born 1982), Polish fencer and World Épée Champion 2005 * Danuta Gleed (1946–1996), Canadian writer of Polish origin *Danuta Hojarska (born 1960), Polish politician, member of the Sejm *Danuta Hübner (born 1948), Polish economist, academic, and policy maker *Danuta Jazłowiecka (born 1957), Polish politician, member of the Sejm *Danuta Kobylińska-Walas (born 1931), Polish Sea Captain *Danuta Kordaczuk (1939–1988), Polish Olympic volleyball player *Danuta Kozák (born 1987), Hungarian Olympic sprint canoer *Danuta Lato (born 1963), Polish actress, model and singer in the 1980s and 1990s *Danuta Pietraszewska (born 1947), Polish politician, member of the Sejm *Danuta Szaflarska (1915–2017), Polish screen and stage actress *D ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Danusia
Danusia is a Polish feminine given name. It may be a diminutive from the given names Danuta and Dana (given name), Dana. Notable people with the name include: *Danusia Francis, British artistic gymnast who represented Jamaica at the 2020 Olympic Games * (1948–2015), Brazilian journalist and food critic *, a character from the novel ''The Knights of the Cross'' by Polish author Henryk Sienkiewicz *Dinusia was a ''nom de guerre'' of (1926-1944), a liaison officer and medic of a Home Army detachment See also * *, historical villa in Poland {{given name ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Danuta Kordaczuk
Danuta Kordaczuk-Wagner (born 2 September 1939 – 10 April 1988) was a Polish volleyball player and head coach, a member of Poland women's national volleyball team in 1956–1970, a bronze medalist of the Olympic Games Tokyo 1964, a bronze medalist of the World Championship ( 1956, 1962) and medalist of the European Championship (silver in 1963, bronze in 1958). Personal life She was born in Warsaw, Poland on 2 September 1939, the second day after the outbreak of World War II in Poland. On 15 October 1963 she married Hubert Wagner, volleyball player and head coach of Polish men's national volleyball team, which he led to titles of World Champions 1974 and Olympic Champions 1976. On 13 December 1965 she gave birth to their son Grzegorz, who was also volleyball player (also as setter like his parents). [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Danutė
Danutė is Lithuanian female given name. Women named ''Danutė'' include: *Elzbieta, sometimes also known as Danmila or Danutė (14th century), daughter of Gediminas, Grand Duke of Lithuania (see family of Gediminas) * Danutė of Lithuania (15th century), daughter of Kęstutis, Grand Duke of Lithuania * Danutė Budreikaitė (born 1953), Lithuanian politician and Member of the European Parliament * Danutė Jočienė (born 1970), Lithuanian lawyer and a representative of Lithuania in the European Court of Human Rights * Kazimira Danutė Prunskienė (born 1943), Lithuanian politician and former Prime Minister See also * Danuta – Polish equivalent {{DEFAULTSORT:Danute Lithuanian feminine given names Feminine given names ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Danuta Wałęsa
Mirosława Danuta Wałęsa (; ; born 25 February 1949) is the wife of former President of Poland Lech Wałęsa. In 1983 she accepted the Nobel Peace Prize in Oslo on behalf of her husband,R. W. APPLE JR., "AWARD IS ACCEPTED BY DANUTA WALESA", ''The New York Times ''The New York Times'' (''NYT'') is an American daily newspaper based in New York City. ''The New York Times'' covers domestic, national, and international news, and publishes opinion pieces, investigative reports, and reviews. As one of ...'', December 11, 1983/ref> who feared, at a time of great political upheaval in the country, that the Polish government might not allow him to return if he travelled to Oslo himself. Lech and Danuta have been married since 8 November 1969 and have eight children. Danuta grew up the second of nine children in Krypy village near Węgrów ( Krypy, Gmina Liw). She was working in a flower shop near the Lenin Shipyard in Gdańsk when she met Lech Wałęsa, then an electr ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Danuta Szaflarska
Danuta Szaflarska (; 6 February 1915 – 19 February 2017) was a Polish film and stage actress. In 2008 she was awarded the Złota Kaczka for the best Polish actress of the century. Szaflarska participated in the Warsaw Uprising as a liaison. Szaflarska was awarded the Order of Polonia Restituta, Commander's Cross and Commander's Cross with Star, one of Poland's highest Orders and Medal for Merit to Culture – Gloria Artis, Gold Medal of Gloria Artis (2007). Personal life Szaflarska was born in Kosarzyska, Piwniczna-Zdrój (Galicia (Eastern Europe), Galicia, Austria-Hungary, now Poland). She married her first husband, Jan Ekier, a pianist, in 1942. They had one daughter, Maria. The pair divorced. Her second husband, Janusz Kilański, was a radio announcer. He was the father of Szaflarska's second daughter, Agnieszka. Kilański and Szaflarska also divorced. Szaflarska centenarian, turned 100 in February 2015. She was a regular player of Teatr Rozmaitości in Warsaw, specializin ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Danuta Pietraszewska
Danuta Róża Pietraszewska, née Sitek (born 8 May 1947 in Ruda Śląska, Poland) is a Polish politician. She was elected to the Sejm on 25 September 2005, receiving 9,841 votes in 31 Katowice Katowice (, ) is the capital city of the Silesian Voivodeship in southern Poland and the central city of the Katowice urban area. As of 2021, Katowice has an official population of 286,960, and a resident population estimate of around 315,000. K ... district, as a candidate from the Platforma Obywatelska (Civic Platform) list. See also * List of Sejm members (2005–2007) External linksDanuta Pietraszewska — parliamentary page— includes declarations of interest, voting record, and transcripts of speeches. 1947 births Living people People from Ruda Śląska Civic Platform politicians Members of the Polish Sejm 2005–2007 Members of the Polish Sejm 2007–2011 Members of the Polish Sejm 2011–2015 Members of the Polish Sejm 2015–2019 Women members of the ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Danuta Lato
Danuta Lato (born Danuta Irzyk; 25 November 1963) is a Polish glamour model, actress and later singer. Career Lato was born Danuta Irzyk on 25 November 1963 (some sources giving the year 1965 instead of 1963) in the small village of Szufnarowa in Gmina Wiśniowa, Podkarpackie Voivodeship where she later worked as a kindergarten teacher. She married and divorced her first husband at the age of 20 after only a week's marriage. It was the first divorce ever in the village. Some sources claim her daughter Laura is from that weeklong marriage. Lato moved to West Germany in 1984 to pursue a modeling and film career, including a recurring role in Yehuda Barkan's series of Hidden Camera films. Throughout the late 1980s into the 1990s she pursued a music career. As a singer, she had moderate success in Europe with her single "Touch My Heart". Her other songs were syndicated across European Italo disco compilation CDs from the 1980s–1990s, such as ''Hot Girls''. Although not ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Danuta Kozák
Danuta Kozák (; born 11 January 1987) is a Hungarian Sprint kayak, sprint canoeist. She has won one silver, one bronze and six Olympic gold medals, three of which in 2016 Summer Olympics, Rio de Janeiro in 2016, making her the first female to win Canoeing at the 2016 Summer Olympics – Women's K-1 500 metres, K1, Canoeing at the 2016 Summer Olympics – Women's K-2 500 metres, K2 and Canoeing at the 2016 Summer Olympics – Women's K-4 500 metres, K4 at the same Olympics (a record equalled in 2024 by Dame Lisa Carrington). At the 2020 Summer Olympics, she won a gold medal in Canoeing at the 2020 Summer Olympics – Women's K-4 500 metres, Women's K-4 500 metres, and bronze medal in Canoeing at the 2020 Summer Olympics – Women's K-2 500 metres, Women's K-2 500 metres. Career Kozák has competed since the late 2000s. She won a silver medal in the K-4 500 m event at the 2008 Summer Olympics in Beijing. Kozák then won a gold medal at the 2012 Summer Olympics, London Olympics i ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Danuta Kobylińska-Walas
Danuta Kobylińska-Walas (also ''Danuta Walas-Kobylińska'', born 27 November 1931 in Kozietuły, Poland) was the first female sea captain. She is the first woman to successfully train for the profession of sailor and reach the position of Sea Captain.Encyclopedia of Szczecin. T. II, P-Ż. Szczecin: University of Szczecin, 2000, p. 583. (pl) She studied at the Maritime University of Szczecin. Kobylińska-Walas was a nautical captain from 1962 and led among others MS ''Kopalnia Wujek'', ''Kołobrzeg II'', MS ''Toruń'', MS ''Bieszczady'', MS ''Powstaniec Wielkopolski'', MS ''Budowlany'', MS ''Uniwersytet Toruński'', MS ''Jarosław'', and MS ''Malbork''. She is now retired and lives in Warsaw and Szczecin Szczecin ( , , ; ; ; or ) is the capital city, capital and largest city of the West Pomeranian Voivodeship in northwestern Poland. Located near the Baltic Sea and the Poland-Germany border, German border, it is a major port, seaport, the la .... Orders * Polonia Rest ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Danuta Bartoszek
Danuta Bartoszek (born 19 August 1961 in Pyrzyce, Poland) is a former long-distance runner. Originally from Poland, Bartoszek represented Canada at the 1996 Summer Olympics in Atlanta, Georgia. At Atlanta, the resident of Mississauga, Ontario finished the women's marathon in 32nd place (2:37:06). In 2001, she competed in the women's marathon at the 2001 World Championships in Athletics The 8th World Championships in Athletics, under the auspices of the International Association of Athletics Federations, were held at Commonwealth Stadium in Edmonton, Alberta, Canada between 3 and 12 August 2001 and was the first time the event ... held in Edmonton, Alberta, Canada. She finished in 43rd place. Achievements References External links * * * archive * * * 1961 births Living people Canadian female marathon runners Track and field athletes from Mississauga People from Pyrzyce Athletes from West Pomeranian Voivodeship Athletes (track and field) at the 1994 Common ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Danuta Jazłowiecka
Danuta Jazłowiecka (born 19 May 1957 in Opole) is a Polish politician. She was elected to the Sejm on 25 September 2005, getting 14,248 votes in 21 Opole district as a candidate from the Civic Platform list. In June 2009 she was elected as a Member of the European Parliament (MEP) from the Civic Platform list. She joined Group of the European People's Party (Christian Democrats)http://www.europarl.europa.eu/members/public/geoSearch/view.do?country=PL&partNumber=1&language=EN&id=96781 in European Parliament. She was re-elected in 2014 The year 2014 was marked by the surge of the Western African Ebola epidemic, West African Ebola epidemic, which began in 2013, becoming the List of Ebola outbreaks, most widespread outbreak of the Ebola, Ebola virus in human history, resul .... See also * Members of Polish Sejm 2005-2007 * Members of the European Parliament for Poland 2009–14 * Members of the European Parliament for Poland 2014–19 References External linksDanuta ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Danuta Hübner
Danuta Maria Hübner (, or ; born 8 April 1948) is a Polish politician, diplomat, and economist and Member of the European Parliament. She was European Commissioner for Regional Policy from 22 November 2004 until 4 July 2009, when she resigned to become a Member of European Parliament for the Civic Platform. In 2012 Hübner became a member of the International Honorary Council of the European Academy of Diplomacy. Education Hübner received her MSc in Economics, SGH Warsaw School of Economics (Central School of Planning and Statistics) in 1971, her PhD in economics, SGH Warsaw School of Economics 1974 Visiting scholar at the Centre for European Studies at the University of Sussex in 1974, and her post-doctoral degree in international trade relations, SGH Warsaw School of Economics in 1980. Hübner was a 1988–1990 Fulbright scholar at the University of California, Berkeley and received an honorary Degree in Laws of Sussex University in 2005. Academics In the 1970s Hübner wa ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
