Jerzy is the Polish version of the masculine given name George. The most common nickname for Jerzy is Jurek (), which may also be used as an official first name. Occasionally the nickname Jerzyk may be used, which means "

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" in Polish.

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*Jerzy, ''nom de guerre'' of

Ryszard Białous Ryszard Białous codename: Jerzy (b. 4 April 1914 in Warsaw - 24 March 1992 in Neuquén, Argentina) was a Polish scoutmaster (harcmistrz) captain of the Home Army, AK-Grey Ranks, Szare Szeregi. Commander of the Battalion Zośka, Batalion Zoś ...

, Polish World War II resistance fighter *

Jerzy Andrzejewski Jerzy Andrzejewski (; 19 August 1909 – 19 April 1983) was a prolific Polish writer. His works confront controversial moral issues such as betrayal, the Jews and Auschwitz in the wartime. His novels, ''Ashes and Diamonds'' (about the immediate ...

, Polish writer * Jerzy Bartmiński, Polish linguist and ethnologist * Jerzy Braun (disambiguation), several people * Jerzy Brzęczek, Polish footballer and manager *

Jerzy Buzek Jerzy Karol Buzek (; born 3 July 1940) is a Polish politician and former Member of the European Parliament from Poland. He has served as Prime Minister of Poland from 1997 to 2001, since being elected to the European Parliament in 2004, he serv ...

, Polish politician and former Prime Minister and former President of the European Parliament *

Jerzy Dudek Jerzy Henryk Dudek (born 23 March 1973) is a Polish former professional Association football, footballer who played as a Goalkeeper (association football), goalkeeper. After beginning his career in his home country, he went on to have successful ...

, Polish footballer * Jerzy Fedorowicz, Polish actor and theatre director *

Jerzy Ficowski Jerzy Tadeusz Ficowski (; 4 October 1924 in Warsaw – 9 May 2006 in Warsaw) was a Polish poet, writer, ethnographer and translator (from Yiddish, Russian, Romani and Hungarian). Biography and works During the German occupation of Poland in ...

, Polish poet and translator * Jerzy Grotowski, Polish theatre director and theorist *

Jerzy Hoffman Jerzy Julian Hoffman (; born 15 March 1932) is a Polish director, screenwriter, and producer. He received the Polish Academy Life Achievement Award in February 2006. Hoffman is best known for his works in ''The Deluge (film), The Deluge'' (1974) ...

, Polish film director, screenwriter, and producer * Jerzy Jarniewicz, Polish poet, literary critic, translator and essayist * Jerzy Janiszewski, Polish artist *

Jerzy Janowicz Jerzy Filip Janowicz Jr. (; born 13 November 1990) is a Polish inactive professional tennis player and padel player. Janowicz is best known for becoming the first Polish man to reach a Grand Slam (tennis)#Tournaments, major semifinal, at the 2013 ...

, Polish tennis player * Jerzy Jurka, Polish-American computational and molecular biologist *

Jerzy Kawalerowicz Jerzy Franciszek Kawalerowicz (19 January 1922 – 27 December 2007) was a Polish film director, screenwriter and politician, having been a member of Polish United Workers' Party from 1954 until its dissolution in 1990 and a deputy in Polish pa ...

, Polish film director *

Jerzy Kosiński Jerzy Kosiński (; born Józef Lewinkopf; 14 June 19333 May 1991) was a Jewish-Polish-American writer and two-time president of the American chapter of P.E.N., who wrote primarily in English. Born in Poland, he survived World War II there, ...

, Polish-American novelist *

Jerzy Kukuczka Józef Jerzy Kukuczka (; 24 March 1948 – 24 October 1989) was a Polish mountaineer, regarded as one of the greatest high-altitude climbers in history. In 1987, he became the second man (after Reinhold Messner) to climb all 14 eight-thousand ...

, Polish mountain climber *

Jerzy Kulej Jerzy Zdzisław Kulej (19 October 1940 – 13 July 2012) was a Polish Boxer (boxing), boxer, politician and sports commentator. He was a two-time Olympic and two-time European Champion. Life and career He was born in 1940 in Częstochowa, Pola ...

, Polish boxer and sports commentator *

Jerzy Kuźmienko Jerzy Kuźmienko (born September 17 or 18 1931) was a Polish architect, urban planner and university teacher. Biography In 1965 Kuźmienko graduated from the Warsaw University of Technology with a degree in architecture, and stayed on teachin ...

, Polish architect *

Jerzy Owsiak Jerzy Zbigniew Owsiak (Polish pronunciation: ; born 6 October 1953) is a Polish journalist and social work, social campaigner. He is the founder of the Great Orchestra of Christmas Charity (WOŚP / Wielka Orkiestra Świątecznej Pomocy), one of t ...

, Polish social activist *

Jerzy Pilch Jerzy Pilch (; 10 August 1952 – 29 May 2020) was a Polish writer, columnist, and journalist. He is the winner of the 2001 Nike Award for his novel ''Pod Mocnym Aniołem''. Critics have compared Pilch's style to Witold Gombrowicz, Milan Kunde ...

, Polish novelist, journalist, and columnist *

Jerzy Pniewski Jerzy Pniewski (Polish: ; June 1, 1913 – June 16, 1989) was a Polish physicist, professor at the University of Warsaw and a member of the Polish Academy of Sciences. He is best known for discovering the hypernucleus together with Marian Danys ...

, Polish physicist *

Jerzy Połomski Jerzy Połomski (born Jerzy Pająk; 18 September 1933 – 14 November 2022) was a Polish pop singer and actor. He is widely considered among the most popular Polish music artists of the 1960s and 1970s. Life and career Born in Radom, Pająk ...

, Polish singer *

Jerzy Popiełuszko Jerzy Popiełuszko ( born Alfons Popiełuszko; 14 September 1947 – 19 October 1984) was a Polish Roman Catholic priest who became associated with the opposition Solidarity trade union in communist Poland. He was murdered in 1984 by three ...

, Polish priest assassinated by the Security Service and

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in the

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* Jerzy Potz, Polish ice hockey player * Jerzy Semkow, Polish conductor *

Jerzy Stuhr Jerzy Oskar Stuhr (; 18 April 1947 – 9 July 2024) was a Polish film actor, film and theatre actor. Considered one of the most popular, influential and versatile Polish actors and an icon of Polish cinema, he also worked as a screenplay, screen ...

, Polish actor * Jerzy Urban, Polish journalist and commentator * Jerzy Vetulani, Polish neuroscientist * Jerzy Waldorff, Polish media personality

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