Jacek () is a Polish given name of
Greek
Greek may refer to:
Anything of, from, or related to Greece, a country in Southern Europe:
*Greeks, an ethnic group
*Greek language, a branch of the Indo-European language family
**Proto-Greek language, the assumed last common ancestor of all kno ...
origin related to
Hyacinth
''Hyacinthus'' is a genus of bulbous herbs, and spring-blooming Perennial plant, perennials. They are fragrant flowering plants in the family Asparagaceae, subfamily Scilloideae and are commonly called hyacinths (). The genus is native predomin ...
, through the archaic form of ''Jacenty''. Its closely related equivalents are: Jacinto (
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
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and
Portuguese), Giacinto (
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 ...
), Jácint (
Hungarian) and Jacint (
Catalan, shortened to ''Cint'' or ''Cinto'' following the Catalan tradition of
hypocorising through
apheresis
Apheresis ( ἀφαίρεσις (''aphairesis'', "a taking away")) is a medical technology in which the blood of a person is passed through an apparatus that separates one particular constituent and returns the remainder to the circulation. ...
).
Notable people with the name Jacek
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Saint Hyacinth (Święty Jacek, Jacek Odrowąż, c. 1185–1257), Dominican friar and saint
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Jacek Baluch (1940–2019), Polish scholar, writer and poet
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Jacek Banasiak (born 1959), Polish mathematician
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Jacek Bayer (born 1964), Polish football player and coach
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Jacek Bazański (born 1958), Polish diplomat
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Jacek Bednarek (born 1964), Polish racewalker
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Jacek Bednarski (1939–2008), Polish chess player and politician
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Jacek Bednarz
Jacek Bednarz (born 5 June 1967) is a Polish football executive and former player.
Honours
Legia Warsaw
* Ekstraklasa: 1994–95
* Polish Cup: 1994–95, 1996–97
* Polish Super Cup
The Polish Super Cup (, ) is an annually held match bet ...
(born 1967), Polish football executive and former player
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Jacek Berensztajn (born 1973), Polish footballer
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Jacek Beutler (born 1964), Polish judoka
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Jacek Bielczyk (born 1953), Polish chess player
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Jacek Bielski
Jacek Bielski (born 29 January 1972) is a Polish boxer. He competed in the men's light welterweight event at the 1996 Summer Olympics
The 1996 Summer Olympics (officially the Games of the XXVI Olympiad, also known as Atlanta 1996 and com ...
(born 1972), Polish boxer
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Jacek Bierkowski
Jacek Marek Bierkowski (born 17 April 1948) is a Polish fencer. He competed in the individual and team sabre events at the 1976 and 1980 Summer Olympics
The 1980 Summer Olympics (), officially known as the Games of the XXII Olympiad () and ...
(born 1948), Polish fencer
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Jacek Bobrowicz
Jacek Bobrowicz (born 14 December 1962) is a Polish former professional footballer who played as a goalkeeper
In many team sports that involve scoring goal (sport), goals, the goalkeeper (sometimes termed goaltender, netminder, GK, goalie, ...
(born 1962), Polish footballer
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Jacek Bocheński
Jacek Bocheński (; born 29 July 1926) is a Polish writer, author of ''The Roman Trilogy'' (''Divine Julius, Naso the Poet, Tiberius Caesar''); an opposition figure in communist Poland and a leading figure in Polish literary circles.
His literar ...
(born 1926), Polish author
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Jacek Bodyk
Jacek Bodyk (born 12 June 1966) is a Polish former cyclist. He competed in the road race at the 1988 Summer Olympics.
Palmares
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:1st Stage 9 Tour de Pologne
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:1st Stage 4 Tour de Pologne
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:1st Stages 1 & 2 Tour de Pologne
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(born 1966), Polish cyclist
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Jacek Bogucki
Jacek Bogucki (born 13 February 1959 in Wysokie Mazowieckie) is a Polish politician. He was elected to the Sejm on 25 September 2005 with 7,189 votes in 24 Białystok district as a candidate from the Law and Justice list.
In 2007, he was reelect ...
(born 1959), Polish politician
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Jacek Borcuch
Jacek Borcuch (born 17 April 1970) is a Polish actor, screenwriter and film director. He contributed to more than fifteen films since 1995.
Selected filmography
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1970 births
Living people
Polish male film ...
(born 1970), Polish actor and film director
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Jacek Braciak
Jacek Braciak (; born 12 May 1968) is a Polish film and theater actor. He has appeared in more than 60 films since 1991. He received the Polish Academy Award for Best Supporting Actor for '' Edi'' (2003), ''Rose'' (2012) and '' Leave No Traces'' ...
(born 1968), Polish actor
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Jacek Bromski
Jacek Bromski (born 19 December 1946) is a Polish film director. He has directed 15 films since 1982. He was a member of the jury at the 18th Moscow International Film Festival.
Selected filmography
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Alice may refer to:
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(born 1946), Polish film director
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Jacek Brzozowski
Jacek Brzozowski is a Polish academician, public official and politician who is serving since December 2023 as the Voivode of Podlaskie Voivodeship.
Biography
In 2002, he graduated in history from the University of Białystok. He then became an e ...
(born 1977), Polish politician
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Jacek Bury (born 1967), Polish politician
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Jacek Bylica (born 1963), Polish diplomat
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Jacek Bąk (born 1973), Polish footballer
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Jacek Błażewicz (born 1951), Polish computer scientist
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Jacek Chańko (born 1974), Polish footballer
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Jacek Chmielnik
Jacek Chmielnik (January 31, 1953, in Łódź, Poland – August 22, 2007, in Suchawa, Poland) was a Polish stage and film actor
An actor (masculine/gender-neutral), or actress (feminine), is a person who portrays a character in a producti ...
(1953–2007), Polish actor
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Jacek Chociej (born 1965), Polish footballer
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Jacek Cichocki (born 1971), Polish politician
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Jacek Cuch (born 1973), Polish footballer
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Jacek Cyzio (born 1968), Polish football player and coach
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Jacek Czaputowicz (born 1956), Polish politician and academic
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Jacek Czech (born 1976), Polish Paralympic swimmer
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Jacek Czerniak
Jacek Czerniak (born 30 August 1964) is a Polish politician and political scientist. Member of the Sejm representing Democratic Left Alliance (SLD) and the New Left
The New Left was a broad political movement that emerged from the countercultu ...
(born 1964), Polish politician and political scientist
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Jacek Daniluk (1961–1986), Polish equestrian
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Jacek Dehnel
Jacek Maria Dehnel (born 1 May 1980 in Gdańsk, Poland) is a Polish people, Polish poet, writer, translator and painter.
Life and work
He graduated from the Stefan Żeromski High School No. 5 in Gdańsk, where he excelled in Humanities. Dehnel ...
(born 1980), Polish poet and writer
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Jacek Dembiński (born 1969), Polish footballer
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Jacek Dominik (born 1969), Polish civil servant
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Jacek Duchowski (born 1966), Polish footballer
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Jacek Dukaj
Jacek Józef Dukaj (pronounced: ; born 30 July 1974) is a Polish science fiction and fantasy writer. His fiction explores such themes as alternate history, alternative physics and logic, human nature, religion, the relationship between science a ...
(born 1974), Polish science fiction writer
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Jacek Dąbrowski (born 1974), Polish footballer
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Jacek Falfus (born 1951), Polish politician
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Jacek Fedorowicz (born 1937), Polish satirist and caricaturist
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Jacek Frąckiewicz (born 1969), Polish footballer
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Jacek Furdyna
Jacek K. Furdyna is a Polish American physicist and academic. He is a Professor Emeritus at the University of Notre Dame.
Furdyna is most known for his publications in condensed matter physics, and particularly for his research on elemental and ...
(born 1933), Polish-American physicist and academic
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Jacek Gabrusewicz (born 1982), Polishh footballer
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Jacek Gawryszewski (born 1966), Polish diplomat
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Jacek Gałązka (1924–2018), Polish soldier
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Jacek Gdański (born 1970), Polish chess player
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Jacek Gilewski (born 1969), Polish archer
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Jacek Gmoch (born 1939), Polish footballer and manager
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Jacek Gollob
Jacek Gollob (born 27 October 1969 in Bydgoszcz, Poland) is a former motorcycle speedway rider from Poland.
Career
Gollob twice won the individual Polish Championship (in 1998 and 2000), and has also won the team and pairs championships sever ...
(born 1969), Polish motorcycle speedway rider
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Jacek "Tede" Graniecki (born 1976), Polish rapper
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Jacek Grembocki (born 1965), Polish football player and coach
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Jacek Gutowski (1960–1996), Polish weightlifter
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Jacek Góralski (born 1992), Polish footballer
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Jacek Hankiewicz (born 1965), Polish badminton player
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Jacek Huchwajda (born 1967), German fencer
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Jacek Hugo-Bader (born 1957), Polish journalist
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Jacek Inglot (born 1962), Polish science-fiction writer
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Jacek Izydorczyk (born 1972), Polish professor of law
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Jacek Jankowski (born 1969), Polish diplomat
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Jacek Jasiaczek (born 1964), Polish ice dancer
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Jacek Jaworek (1969–2024), Polish construction worker
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Jacek Jaśkowiak
Jacek Jaśkowiak (born 10 March 1964) is a Polish politician and entrepreneur. He is the current mayor of the city of Poznań, Greater Poland Voivodeship, Poland, and a member of the Civic Platform political party, in which he is considered as a ...
(born 1964), Polish politician and entrepreneur
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Jacek Jezierski (1722–1805), Polish writer and businessman
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Jacek Jędruch (1927–1995), Polish-American nuclear engineer and historian
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Jacek Kacprzak (born 1970), Polish footballer
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Jacek Kaczmarski
Jacek Marcin Kaczmarski (22 March 1957 – 10 April 2004) was a Polish singer, songwriter, poet and author.
Life
He was the son of painter Anna Trojanowska-Kaczmarska, a Pole of Jewish background, and the artist Janusz Kaczmarski.
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(1957–2004), Polish singer and songwriter
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Jacek Kalita, Polish professional bridge player
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Jacek Karpiński (1927–2010), Polish computer scientist and engineer
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Jacek Kaspszyk (born 1952), Polish music conductor
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Jacek Kawalec (born 1961), Polish actor and television personality
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Jacek Kazimierski
Jacek Kazimierski (born 17 August 1959) is a Polish former professional footballer who played as a goalkeeper.
He began his career in Agrykola Warsaw and later played for Legia Warsaw, Olympiacos and K.A.A. Gent. He won the Polish Cup twic ...
(born 1959), Polish footballer
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Jacek Kiełb (born 1988), Polish footballer
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Jacek Junosza Kisielewski (born 1952), Polish biologist and diplomat
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Jacek Kochan (born 1955), Polish drummer and music producer
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Jacek Koman (born 1956), Polish actor and singer
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Jacek Komuda
Jacek Lech Komuda (born 23 June 1972) is a Polish writer and historian. He specialized in the period of the Polish–Lithuanian Commonwealth and History of Poland (1569–1795), and is the author of several novels and short stories of fantasy/his ...
(born 1972), Polish writer and historian
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Jacek Kopczyński (born 1971), Polish actor
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Jacek Kosmalski (born 1976), Polish footballer
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Jacek Kowalczyk (born 1981), Polishfootballer
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Jacek Kołumbajew (born 1991), Polish badminton player
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Jacek Kościelniak (born 1963), Polish politician
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Jacek Krawczyk (born 1949), Polish swimmer
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Jacek Krenz (born 1948), Polish academic architect and painter
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Jacek Krukowski (born 1969), Polish equestrian
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Jacek Krupa (born 1955), Polish politician
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Jacek Krupka (born 1977), Polish entrepreneur and professional darts player
* (born 1941), Polish politician
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Jacek Krzynówek (born 1976), Polish footballer
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Jacek Kubka (born 1967), Polish sports shooter
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Jacek Kugler (born 1942), American political scientist
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Jacek Kuranty (born 1978), Polish football player and coach
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Jacek Kuroń
Jacek Jan Kuroń (; 3 March 1934 – 17 June 2004) was one of the democratic leaders of opposition in the People's Republic of Poland. He was widely known as the "godfather of the Polish opposition," not unlike Václav Havel in Czechoslovakia. Kur ...
(1934–2004), Polish opposition leader
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Jacek Kurski (born 1966), Polish politician
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Jacek Kurzawiński (1962–2019), Polish volleyball coach
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Jacek Lachowicz (born 1972), Polish musician
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Jacek Laskowski (born 1967), Polishsports commentator
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Jacek Lech (1947–2007), Polish singer
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Jacek Lipiński (born 1966), Polish lawyer and politician
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Jacek Lojtek, Polish Paralympic volleyball player
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Jacek Magdziński (born 1986), Polish footballer
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Jacek Magiera (born 1977), Polish football player and coach
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Jacek Majchrowski (born 1947), Polish politician and professor
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Jacek Malczewski
Jacek Malczewski (; 15 July 1854 – 8 October 1929) was a Polish symbolist painter who was one of the central figures of the patriotic Young Poland movement.
His works combined the predominant style of his time with historical motifs of Pol ...
(1854–1929), Polish painter
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Jacek Markiewicz (born 1976), Polish football player and coach
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Jacek Małachowski
Jacek Małachowski (; 25 August 1737 – 27 March 1821) was a Polish nobleman, politician and administrator as well as Polish chancellor. He was the son of Jan Małachowski, also a Polish chancellor. One of his four brothers was Count Stanis ...
(1737–1821), Polish nobleman
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Jacek Mickiewicz (born 1970), Polish cyclist
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Jacek Mierzejewski (1883–1925), Polish painter
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Jacek Moskwa (born 1948), Polish journalist
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Jacek Najder (born 1960), Polish diplomat and politician
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Jacek Namieśnik (1949–2019), Polish chemist
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Jacek Nawrocki (born 1965), Polish volleyball player and coach
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Jacek Niedźwiedzki (1951–2021), Polish tennis player
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Jacek Nieżychowski (1924–2009), Polish actor and singer
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Jacek Olczak (born 1965), Polish businessman
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Jacek Oleksyn (born 1953), Polish biologist
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Jacek Ozdoba (born 1991), Polish politician
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Jacek Paczkowski (born 1981), Polish footballer
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Jacek Pastusiński (born 1964), Polish triple jumper
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Jacek Paszulewicz
Jacek Paszulewicz (born 15 January 1977) is a Polish professional Manager (association football), football manager and former Football player, player who is currently the director of Jaguar Gdańsk's academy. He was the chairman of Polish side B ...
(born 1977), Polish professional football player and coach
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Jacek Pałkiewicz (born 1942), Polish journalist, traveler and explorer
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Jacek Piechota (born 1959), Polish politician
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Jacek Piekara (born 1965), Polish fantasy writer
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Jacek Podsiadło (born 1964), Polish poet and writer
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Jacek Poniedziałek (born 1965), Polish actor
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Jacek Popek (born 1978), Polish footballer
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Jacek Popiel (born 1954), Polish theatre and literary scholar and professor
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Jacek Proszyk (born 1973), Polish historian
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Jacek Protasiewicz (born 1967), Polish politician
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Jacek Protas (born 1964), Polish politician
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Jacek Proć (born 1981), Polish archer
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Jacek Przebierała, Polish paralympic athlete
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Jacek Prześluga, Polish businessman
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(born 1967), American professional bridge player
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Jacek Purchla (born 1954), Polish art historian and economist
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Jacek Pyl (born 1962), Polish–Ukrainian Roman Catholic prelate
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Jacek Płuciennik (1970–1998), Polish footballer
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Jacek Rajchel (1944–2020), Polish geologist and author
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Jacek Ratajczak (born 1973), Polish footballer
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Jacek Rempała (born 1971), Polish motorcycle speedway rider
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Jacek Andrzej Rossakiewicz (1956–2016), Polish painter
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Jacek Rostowski (born 1951), Polish-British politician and economist
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Jacek Rotmil
Jacek Rotmil (1888–1944) was a Russian-born art director and production designer who worked on 100 films during his career Following the First World War, Rotmil entered the booming German film industry and worked prolifically until 1933. Follow ...
(1888–1944), Polish art director
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Jacek Rozenek (born 1969), Polish actor
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Jacek Rutkowski (1934–2016), Polish geologist and professor
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Jacek Rybicki (1959–2024), Polish trade unionist and politician
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Jacek Rybiński (1701–1782), Polish Cistercian
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Jacek Rylski (born 1956), Polish rower
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Jacek Różycki (c.1635 – 1703/1704), Polish composer
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Jacek Salij (born 1942), Polish theologian
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Jacek Saryusz-Wolski (born 1948), Polish politician and diplomat
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Jacek Sasin (born 1969), Polish politician
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Jacek Sauk (born 1944), Polish politician
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Jacek Sempoliński
Jacek Sempoliński (27 March 192730 August 2012) was a Polish painter, draftsman, art professor, critic, and essayist.
Sempoliński was born in Warsaw. He studied painting at the Academy of Fine Arts in Warsaw. He taught at his alma mater from ...
(1927–2012), Polish painter and art professor
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Jacek Siewiera
Jacek Zdzisław Siewiera (born April 27, 1984 in Wrocław) is a Polish army officer, medical doctor and a lawyer. As a doctor of medicine, he is an expert in Anesthesiology, anaesthesiology and intensive therapy. University of Oxford alumnus. Th ...
(born 1984), Polish army officer, medical doctor, and lawyer
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Jacek Soliński (born 1957), Polish painter and photographer
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Jacek Starościak (1947–2021), Polish politician
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Jacek Stopa (born 1987), polish chess player
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Jacek Streich (born 1967), Polish rower
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Jacek Stryjenski (1922–1961), Swiss painter and decorator
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Jacek Sutryk
Jacek Zbigniew Sutryk (born 17 September 1978, in Wrocław) is a Polish politician and sociologist. He currently serves as the mayor of the city of Wrocław, Lower Silesian Voivodeship, Poland. In June 2024 he was elected chairman of the Associ ...
(born 1978), Polish politician and sociologist
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Jacek Szczurowski (1716 – after 1773), Polish Jesuit and musician
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Jacek Szmatka (1950–2001), Polish sociologist
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Jacek Szopiński (born 1964), Polish ice hockey player and coach
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Jacek Tascher (born 1957), Polishfigure skater
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Jacek Tomczak
Jacek Jerzy Tomczak (born July 27, 1973, in Poznań) is a Polish politician and lawyer. He is a member of the Sejm for Poland Comes First, having been a member for Law and Justice from 2005 to 2010.
He was elected to Sejm on 25 September 2005 ...
(born 1973), Polish politician and lawyer
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Jacek Tomczak (chess player) (born 1990), Polish chess player
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Jacek Tylicki
Jacek Tylicki (born 1951 in Sopot, Poland) is a Polish artist who settled in New York City in 1982. Tylicki works in the field of land art, installation art, and site-specific art. His conceptual projects often raise social and environmenta ...
(born 1951), Polish artist
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Jacek Wierzchowiecki (1944–2015), Polish equestrian
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Jacek Wilk (born 1974), Polish lawyer and politician
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Jacek Wiśniewski (born 1974), Polish footballer
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Jacek Wojciechowicz (born 1963), Polish politician
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Jacek Woroniecki
Adam Marian Tomasz Pius Leon duke Korybut Woroniecki, religious name Jacek (21 December 1878 – 18 May 1949) was a Polish Dominican priest, theologian, professor of ethics, scholastic philosopher, and rector of the Catholic University of Lubli ...
(1878–1949), Polish priest and theologian
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Jacek Woszczerowicz (1904–1970), Polish actor
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Jacek Wszoła
Jacek Roman Wszoła (born 30 December 1956 in Warsaw, Poland) is a retired Poland, Polish high jumper best known for winning gold and silver medals at the 1976 Summer Olympics, 1976 and 1980 Summer Olympics respectively. Wszoła is also a one-tim ...
(born 1956), Polish high jumper
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Jacek Włosowicz (born 1966), Polish politician
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Jacek Yerka (born 1952), Polish surrealist painter
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Jacek Ziarkowski (born 1975), Polish football player and coach
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Jacek Zieliński (disambiguation), multiple people
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Jacek Ziober
Jacek Ziober (born 18 November 1965) is a Polish former professional footballer who played as a forward.
In years 1989 to 1993, he was a key player of Poland national football team. In 1990, he won the ''Piłka Nożna'' Polish Footballer of t ...
(born 1965), Polish footballer
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Jacek Łągwa (born 1969), Polish musician and actor
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Jacek Żakowski
Jacek Wojciech Żakowski (born 17 August 1957) is a Polish journalist and author. In 1989 he was head of the editorial division of ''Gazeta Wyborcza'', 1989–1990 spokesman of the Citizens Parliamentary Club, in 1991–1992 president of the Polis ...
(born 1957), Polish journalist and author
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Jacek Żuławski (1907–1976), Polish sculptor
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Jacek M. Zurada, Polish-American computer scientist
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Radosław Jacek (born 1986), Polish football player and coach
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