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Polish Polish may refer to: * Anything from or related to Poland, a country in Europe * Polish language * Polish people, people from Poland or of Polish descent * Polish chicken * Polish brothers (Mark Polish and Michael Polish, born 1970), American twin ...

male

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of Germanic origin. It means 'ruler of the home' or 'lord of the house'. It is pronounced similarly to

Henrik Henrik is a male given name of Germanic origin, primarily used in Scandinavia, Finland, Estonia, Hungary and Slovenia. In Poland, the name is spelt Henryk but pronounced similarly. Equivalents in other languages are Henry (English), Heiki (Estoni ...

, the spelling used in

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Hungary Hungary is a landlocked country in Central Europe. Spanning much of the Pannonian Basin, Carpathian Basin, it is bordered by Slovakia to the north, Ukraine to the northeast, Romania to the east and southeast, Serbia to the south, Croatia and ...

and

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. The most common equivalents in other languages are

Henry Henry may refer to: People and fictional characters * Henry (given name), including lists of people and fictional characters * Henry (surname) * Henry, a stage name of François-Louis Henry (1786–1855), French baritone Arts and entertainmen ...

( English), Heikki ( Finnish), Hendrik (

Dutch Dutch or Nederlands commonly refers to: * Something of, from, or related to the Netherlands ** Dutch people as an ethnic group () ** Dutch nationality law, history and regulations of Dutch citizenship () ** Dutch language () * In specific terms, i ...

), Heinrich (

German German(s) may refer to: * Germany, the country of the Germans and German things **Germania (Roman era) * Germans, citizens of Germany, people of German ancestry, or native speakers of the German language ** For citizenship in Germany, see also Ge ...

Enrico Enrico is both an Italian masculine given name and a surname, Enrico means homeowner, or king, derived from '' Heinrich'' of Germanic origin. It is also a given name in Ladino. Equivalents in other languages are Henry ( English), Henri ( French), ...

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Italian Italian(s) may refer to: * Anything of, from, or related to the people of Italy over the centuries ** Italians, a Romance ethnic group related to or simply a citizen of the Italian Republic or Italian Kingdom ** Italian language, a Romance languag ...

), Henri ( French), Enrique (

Spanish Spanish might refer to: * Items from or related to Spain: **Spaniards are a nation and ethnic group indigenous to Spain **Spanish language, spoken in Spain and many countries in the Americas **Spanish cuisine **Spanish history **Spanish culture ...

) and Henrique ( Portuguese). A longer list can be found

here Here may refer to: Music * ''Here'' (Adrian Belew album), 1994 * ''Here'' (Alicia Keys album), 2016 * ''Here'' (Cal Tjader album), 1979 * ''Here'' (Edward Sharpe album), 2012 * ''Here'' (Idina Menzel album), 2004 * ''Here'' (Merzbow album), ...

People named Henryk

Kings, Princes and Nobility of Poland

* Henryk Mazowiecki (1368/1370–1392/1393), Polish noble and bishop * Henryk I Brodaty the Bearded (ca. 1165/70–1238), King of Poland * Henryk I Jaworski (1292/96-1346) * Henryk II Pobozny (1196/1207–1241) * Henryk II Ziębicki (1396–1420) * Henryk III Biały (1227/1230–1266) * Henryk III Walezy (1551–1589) *

Henryk III głogowski Henryk may refer to: * Henryk (given name) * Henryk, Świętokrzyskie Voivodeship, a village in south-central Poland * Henryk Glacier, an Antarctic glacier * Henryk JanikowskiSoccer Player (polish National) See also * Henryk Batuta hoax Henryk Bat ...

(1251/60–1309)) *

Henryk IV Probus Henry Probus (Latin for the Righteous; or ''Prawy''; ; – 23 June 1290) was a member of the Silesian branch of the royal Polish Piast dynasty. He was Duke of Silesia at Wrocław from 1266 as well as the ruler of the Seniorate Provinc ...

(1258–1290) * Henryk V Brzuchaty (1248–1296)) * Henryk IX of Lubin (1369–1419/1420)) * Henryk X of Chojnów ((1426–1452))

Art

* Henryk Chmielewski (comics) (1923–2021), Papcio Chmiel comic artist * Henryk Gotlib (1890–1966), Polish-born painter, draughtsman, printmaker, and writer, who settled in England after World War II *

Henryk Siemiradzki Henryk Hektor Siemiradzki (24 October 1843 – 23 August 1902) was a Polish painter. He spent most of his active creative life in Rome. Best remembered for his monumental academic art, he is particularly known for his depictions of scenes from th ...

(1843–1902), Polish painter *

Henryk Stażewski Henryk Stażewski (pronounced: ; 9 January 1894 – 10 June 1988) was a Polish painter, visual artist and writer. Stażewski has been described as the "father of the Polish avant-garde" and is considered a pivotal figure in the history of Cons ...

(1894–1988), Polish painter * Henryk Tomaszewski (mime) (1919–2001), mime artist * Henryk Tomaszewski (poster artist) (1914–2005), poster artist

Education

Henryk Goldszmit Janusz Korczak, the pen name of Henryk Goldszmit (22 July 1878 or 1879 – 7 August 1942), was a History of the Jews in Poland, Polish Jewish pediatrician, educator, children's literature, children's author and pedagogy, pedagogue known as ''Pan D ...

, the real name of author, paediatrician, and child pedagogue Janusz Korczak *

Henryk Grossman Henryk Grossman (; pen name Grossmann; 14 April 1881 – 24 November 1950) was a Polish economist, historian, and Marxist revolutionary active in both Poland and Germany. Grossman's key contribution to political-economic theory was his book, ''T ...

(1881–1950), Polish-German economist and historian of Jewish descent * Henryk Lipszyc (born 1941), Polish specialist in Japanese culture and former ambassador to Japan

Literature

* Henryk M. Broder (born 1946), Polish-born German journalist, author, television personality, and critic of Islam *

Henryk Rzewuski Henryk Rzewuski (3 May 1791 – 28 February 1866) was a Polish nobleman, Romantic-era journalist and novelist. Life Count Henryk Rzewuski was a scion of a Polish magnate family in Ukraine. He was the son of Adam Wawrzyniec Rzewuski, a Russian ...

(1791–1866), Polish Romantic-era journalist and novelist *

Henryk Samsonowicz Henryk Bohdan Samsonowicz (23 January 1930 – 28 May 2021) was a Polish historian specializing in History of Poland in the Middle Ages, medieval Poland, prolific writer, and professor of the University of Warsaw. In 1989–1990, he was the minis ...

(1930–2021), Polish historian specializing in medieval Poland, prolific writer, and professor of the University of Warsaw *

Henryk Sienkiewicz Henryk Adam Aleksander Pius Sienkiewicz ( , ; 5 May 1846 – 15 November 1916), also known by the pseudonym Litwos (), was a Polish epic writer. He is remembered for his historical novels, such as The Trilogy, the Trilogy series and especially ...

(1846–1916), Polish author

Nobel Prize for Literature The Nobel Prize in Literature, here meaning ''for'' Literature (), is a Swedish literature prize that is awarded annually, since 1901, to an author from any country who has, in the words of the will of Swedish industrialist Alfred Nobel, "in t ...

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Military

* Henryk Cybulski (1910–1971), Polish forester and resistance fighter *

Jan Henryk Dąbrowski Jan Henryk Dąbrowski (; also known as Johann Heinrich Dąbrowski (Dombrowski) in German and Jean Henri Dombrowski in French; 2 August 1755 – 6 June 1818) was a Polish general and statesman, widely respected after his death for his patri ...

(1755–1818), Polish general and national hero , one of the principal commanders of

French Revolutionary Wars The French Revolutionary Wars () were a series of sweeping military conflicts resulting from the French Revolution that lasted from 1792 until 1802. They pitted French First Republic, France against Kingdom of Great Britain, Great Britain, Habsb ...

Kościuszko Uprising The Kościuszko Uprising, also known as the Polish Uprising of 1794, Second Polish War, Polish Campaign of 1794, and the Polish Revolution of 1794, was an uprising against the Russian and Prussian influence on the Polish–Lithuanian Common ...

War of the Fourth Coalition The War of the Fourth Coalition () was a war spanning 1806–1807 that saw a multinational coalition fight against Napoleon's First French Empire, French Empire, subsequently being defeated. The main coalition partners were Kingdom of Prussia, ...

and

Battle of Trebbia (1799) The Battle of (the) Trebbia (17 OS">Old Style and New Style dates">OS– 20 [9 Old Style and New Style dates">OSJune, 1799) was fought near the rivers of Tidone, Trebbia, and Nure in northern Italy between the joint Russian Empire, Russian an ...

* Henryk Dembiński (1791–1864), Polish engineer, traveler and general * Henryk Dobrzański (1897–1940), Polish soldier, sportsman and partisan * Henryk Lederman (died 1944), cadet officer of the Polish Army, participant in the Warsaw Ghetto Uprising and the Warsaw Uprising * Henryk Minkiewicz (1880–1940), Polish socialist politician and General of the Polish Army, murdered in the Katyń massacre * Henryk Śniegocki (1893–1971), Scout and freedom fighter * Henryk Sucharski (1898–1946), Polish military officer and a major in the Polish Army *

Henryk Woliński Henryk Woliński (1901–1986) was a member of the Polish resistance movement in World War II, specifically the Armia Krajowa (AK), where he reached the rank of colonel. He was the head of the "Jewish Department" in AK's Bureau of Information a ...

(1901–1986), member of the Polish resistance movement in World War II

Music

* Henryk Czyż (1923–2003), Polish musician, conductor and teacher *

Henryk Górecki Henryk Mikołaj Górecki ( , ; 6 December 1933 – 12 November 2010) was a Polish composer of contemporary classical music. According to critic Alex Ross, no recent classical composer has had as much commercial success as Górecki. He became a l ...

(1933–2010), Polish composer * Henryk Melcer-Szczawiński (1869–1928), Polish composer, pianist, conductor, and teacher *

Svika Pick Svika Pick (, born Henryk Pick, 3 October 1949 – 14 August 2022) was an Israeli pop singer, songwriter, composer, and television personality. Pick first gained traction on a national level after playing a lead part in an Israeli version of ...

(1949-2022), born Henryk Pick, Israeli pop singer, songwriter, composer, and television personality *

Henryk Szeryng Henryk Bolesław Szeryng (usually pronounced ''HEN-r-ik SHEH-r-in-g'') (22 September 19183 March 1988) was a Polish- Mexican violinist. Early years He was born in Warsaw, Poland on 22 September 1918 into a wealthy Jewish family. The surname ...

(1918–1988), Polish-born violinist * Henryk Wars (1902–1977), Polish and later an American naturalized citizen pop music composer *

Henryk Wieniawski Henryk Wieniawski (; 10 July 183531 March 1880) was a Polish virtuoso violinist, composer, and pedagogue, who is regarded amongst the most distinguished violinists in history. His younger brother Józef Wieniawski and nephew :pl:Adam Tadeusz Wien ...

(1835–1880), Polish composer

Politics

Henryk Ehrlich Henryk Ehrlich , sometimes spelled ''Henryk Erlich''; 1882 – 15 May 1942) was an activist of the General Jewish Labour Bund in Poland, a member of the Petrograd Soviet, and a member of the executive committee of the Second International. Socia ...

(1882–1942), Polish activist * Henryk Gołębiewski (born 1942), Polish politician *

Henryk Józewski Henryk Jan Józewski (Kyiv, August 6, 1892 - April 23, 1981, Warsaw) was a Polish visual artist, politician, a member of government of the Ukrainian People's Republic, later an administrator during the Second Polish Republic. A member of Poland, ...

(1892–1981), Polish visual artist, politician * Henryk Milcarz (born 1950), Polish politician * Henryk Sławik (1894–1944), Polish politician, diplomat, and social worker who during World War II helped save 5,000 Hungarian and Polish Jews from Budapest by giving them false Polish passports

Science

Henryk Arctowski Henryk Arctowski (15 July 1871 – 21 February 1958; ), born Henryk Artzt, was a Polish scientist and explorer. Living in exile for a large part of his life, Arctowski was educated in Belgium and France. He was one of the first humans to wint ...

(1871–1958), Polish scientist, oceanographer and explorer of Antarctica * Henryk Grabowski (1792–1842), German botanist and pharmacist of Polish heritage *

Henryk Iwaniec Henryk Iwaniec (born October 9, 1947) is a Polish-American mathematician, and since 1987 a professor at Rutgers University. He is a member of the American Academy of Arts and Sciences and Polish Academy of Sciences. He has made important contribu ...

(born 1947), Polish American mathematician, professor * Henryk Jordan (1842–1907), Polish philanthropist, physician and pioneer of physical education in Poland *

Henryk Niewodniczański Henryk Niewodniczański (1900–1968) was a Polish physicist, professor at the Jagiellonian University and the creator and director of the Institute of Nuclear Physics in Kraków. Life and career He graduated from the Stefan Batory University ...

(1900–1968), Polish physicist *

Henryk Zygalski Henryk Zygalski (; 15 July 1908 – 30 August 1978) was a Polish mathematician and cryptologist who worked at breaking German Enigma-machine ciphers before and during World War II. Life Zygalski was born on 15 July 1908 in Posen, German Empi ...

(1908–1978), Polish mathematician and cryptologist who worked at breaking German Enigma ciphers before and during World War II

Sport

Henryk Alszer Henryk Alszer (7 May 1918 – 31 December 1959) was a Polish footballer. He was part of the Poland national team who were at the 1952 Summer Olympics. Before the war he participated in several sports for the sports and athletic club of RKS Hajd ...

(1918–1959), Polish footballer * Henryk Apostel (born 1941), Polish international football player *

Henryk Bałuszyński Henryk Bałuszyński (15 July 1972 – 1 March 2012) was a Polish professional Association football, footballer who played as a Forward (association football), striker. Career Bałuszyński was born in Knurów. He scored four goals for the Polan ...

(born 1972), Polish international football player * Henryk Budzicz (born 1953), Polish sprint canoer * Henryk Chmielewski (boxer) (1914–1998), Polish boxer who competed in the 1936 Summer Olympics * Henryk Czapczyk (1922–2010), Warta Poznań football player *

Henryk Glücklich Henryk Glücklich (22 January 1945 – 23 September 2014) was a Polish motorcycle speedway. Career Glücklich appeared in the Speedway World Championship finals three times, finishing fifth in 1970. He also rode in five World Team Cup finals ...

(1945–2014), former international motorcycle speedway rider * Henryk Grabowski (athlete) (1929–2012), Polish long jumper * Henryk Kasperczak (born 1946), Polish football manager and a football player * Henryk Kukier (1930–2020), Polish boxer *

Henryk Leliwa-Roycewicz Henryk Leliwa-Roycewicz (30 July 1898 in Janopol, Ryki County – 18 June 1990 in Warsaw) was a Polish Major of the Cavalry and horse rider who competed in the 1936 Summer Olympics. In 1936 he and his horse ''Arlekin III'' (translated as '' ...

(1898–1990), Polish Olympic silver medallist in Eventing at 1936 Olympics * Henryk Maculewicz (born 1950), retired Polish footballer * Henryk Martyna (1907–1984), Polish international football player *

Henryk Miłoszewicz Henryk Miłoszewicz (27 January 1956 – 5 April 2003) was a Polish professional footballer and manager. He played nine times for Poland. Honours Legia Warsaw * Polish Cup: 1979–80, 1980–81 Lech Poznań * Ekstraklasa (; meaning "Extra ...

(1956–2003), Polish international football player * Henryk Reyman (1897–1963), attacking soccer player, sports official and military officer *

Henryk Średnicki Henryk Średnicki (17 January 1955, Siemianowice Śląskie, Poland – 10 April 2016, Piotrków Trybunalski, Poland) was a Polish amateur boxer who represented his native country twice at the Summer Olympics, starting in 1976. Średnicki was best ...

(1955–2016), Polish boxer *

Henryk Szordykowski Henryk Jan Szordykowski (3 June 1944 – 25 December 2022) was a Polish runner who specialized in the 800 metres and 1500 metres. He was born in Iłowo-Osada and represented the club Wawel Kraków.Henryk Abicht (1835–1863), Polish socialist and independence activist * Henryk Firlej (1574–1626), Polish noble, bishop * Henryk Grohman (1862–1939), Polish industrialist of German origin * Henryk Gulbinowicz (1923–2020), Archbishop of Wrocław from 1976 to 2004 * Henryk de Kwiatkowski (1924–2003), Polish-born member of the Royal Air Force *

Henryk Łowmiański Henryk Łowmiański (August 22, 1898 near Ukmergė - September 4, 1984 in Poznań) was a Polish historian and academic who was an authority on the early history of the Slavic and Baltic people. A researcher of the ancient history of Poland, Lith ...

(1898–1984), Polish medieval historian * Henryk Muszyński (born 1933), Primate Emeritus of Poland and former Archbishop * Henryk Pająk (born 1937), Polish writer, journalist and publisher *

Henryk Tauber ''Henryk (Tauber) Fuchsbrunner'' (8 July 1917 – 3 January 2000) was a Polish Jewish prisoner at Auschwitz-Birkenau death camp during the Holocaust, who gave detailed testimony at the end of World War II. Tauber was his mother's maiden name. His p ...

(1917–2000), Polish Jewish Holocaust survivor *

Henryk Tomasik Henryk Marian Tomasik (born 4 January 1946) was the Roman Catholic Diocese of Radom, bishop of Radom in the years 2009-2021. He previously served as Auxiliary Bishop of Siedlce. Tomasik was born in Łuków in the Diocese of Siedlce. After compl ...

(born 1946), Bishop of Radom * Henryk Zieliński (1920–1981), Polish historian and professor at the University of Wrocław