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Piasecki (feminine: Piasecka, plural: Piaseccy) is a Polish family name and may refer to one of the following. *
Anna Piasecka Anna Anastazja Piasecka (March 13, 1882 – August 8, 1980) was a Polish politician, educator and activist. She served in the Legislative Sejm of the Second Polish Republic. The daughter of Paweł Łęgowski and Julianny z Balcerowiczów, sh ...
(1882–1980), Polish politician *
Barbara Piasecka Johnson Barbara "Basia" Piasecka Johnson (born Barbara Piasecka; February 25, 1937 – April 1, 2013) was a Polish humanitarian, philanthropist, art connoisseur and collector. Early life Piasecka Johnson was born in Staniewicze near Grodno, Poland (no ...
(1937–2013), Polish-American philanthropist and art collector * Bartosz Piasecki (born 1984), Norwegian fencer * Bolesław Piasecki (1915–1979), Polish politician *
Edyta Piasecka Edyta Piasecka is a Polish dramatic coloratura soprano. Biography She graduated from the Academy of Music in Kraków. She participated in a range of master classes, including, a. o. the Internationale Bachakademie Stuttgart and courses led ...
, Polish soprano * Fabian Piasecki (born 1995), Polish footballer *
Francis Piasecki Francis Piasecki (28 July 1951 – 6 March 2018) was a French professional football midfielder A midfielder is an outfield position in association football. Midfielders may play an exclusively defensive role, breaking up attacks, and ...
(1951–2018), French footballer *
Frank Piasecki Frank Nicolas Piasecki ( ; ; October 24, 1919 – February 11, 2008) was an American engineer and helicopter aviation pioneer. Piasecki pioneered tandem rotor helicopter designs and created the compound helicopter concept of vectored thrust using ...
(1919–2008), American engineer and founder of two aviation businesses: :*
Piasecki Helicopter Piasecki Helicopter Corporation was a designer and manufacturer of helicopters located in Philadelphia and nearby Morton, Pennsylvania, in the late 1940s and the 1950s. Its founder, Frank Piasecki, was ousted from the company in 1956 and start ...
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Piasecki Aircraft The Piasecki Aircraft Corporation (PiAC) is a manufacturer of aircraft, principally advanced rotorcraft. It was founded by American vertical flight pioneer Frank Piasecki to develop compound helicopters and other advanced rotorcraft after he w ...
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Jess Piasecki Jess Piasecki (, born 18 April 1990) is a British long-distance runner. She competed in the senior women's race at the 2019 IAAF World Cross Country Championships The 2019 IAAF World Cross Country Championships were hosted in the city of Aarh ...
, British long-distance runner *
Lech Piasecki Lech Piasecki (born 13 November 1961) is a Polish former racing cyclist. Born in Poznań, he became the first Polish cyclist to wear the yellow jersey in the Tour de France, in 1987. After Piasecki became Amateur world champion in 1985, the Co ...
(born 1961), Polish cyclist * Sergiusz Piasecki (1901–1964), Polish writer *
Stanisław Piasecki Stanisław Piasecki (15 December 1900 – 12 June 1941) was a Polish right-wing activist, politician and journalist of partially Jewish descent. Piasecki was born on 15 December 1900 in Lwów, Austrian Galicia. He was the son of scouting activist ...
(1900–1941), Polish right-wing activist, politician and journalist *
Zofia Posmysz-Piasecka Zofia Posmysz-Piasecka (; 23 August 1923 – 8 August 2022) was a Polish journalist, novelist, and author. She was a resistance fighter in World War II and survived imprisonment at the Auschwitz and Ravensbrück concentration camps. Her ...
(born 1923), Polish writer * (1893–1954), Polish general, recipient of
Virtuti Militari The War Order of Virtuti Militari (Latin: ''"For Military Virtue"'', pl, Order Wojenny Virtuti Militari) is Poland's highest military decoration for heroism and courage in the face of the enemy at war. It was created in 1792 by Polish King Stan ...
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Piasecka Piasecki (feminine: Piasecka, plural: Piaseccy) is a Polish family name and may refer to one of the following. * Anna Piasecka (1882–1980), Polish politician * Barbara Piasecka Johnson (1937–2013), Polish-American philanthropist and art colle ...
Polish-language surnames