''Tadeusz'' is a

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 ...

first name, derived from Thaddaeus. Tadeusz may refer to: * Tadeusz Bednarowicz (1906–1939), Polish footballer *

Tadeusz Bór-Komorowski Generał Tadeusz Komorowski (1 June 1895 – 24 August 1966), better known by the name Bór-Komorowski (after one of his wartime code names: ''Bór'' – "The Forest") was a Polish military leader. He was appointed commander-in-chief a day be ...

(1895–1966), Polish military leader *

Tadeusz Borowski Tadeusz Borowski (; 12 November 1922 – 3 July 1951) was a Polish writer and journalist. His wartime poetry and stories dealing with his experiences as a prisoner at Auschwitz are recognized as classics of Polish literature. Early life Boro ...

(1922–1951), Polish writer and The Holocaust survivor *

Tadeusz Boy-Żeleński Tadeusz Kamil Marcjan Żeleński (21 December 1874 – 4 July 1941), better known by his pen name Tadeusz Boy-Żeleński or simply as Boy, was a Polish stage writer, poet, critic and, above all, the translator of over 100 French literature , Fre ...

(1874–1941), Polish gynaecologist, writer, poet, art critic, translator of French literary classics and journalist * Tadeusz Brzeziński (1896–1991), Polish consular official and the father of President Jimmy Carter's national security adviser, Zbigniew Brzezinski * Tadeusz Czeżowski (1889–1981), Polish philosopher and logician *

Tadeusz Dołęga-Mostowicz Tadeusz Dołęga-Mostowicz (; 10 August 1898 – 20 September 1939) was a Polish writer, journalist and author of over a dozen popular novels. One of his best known works, which in Poland became a byword for fortuitous careerism, was '' The Career ...

(1898–1939), Polish journalist and author of over a dozen popular novels *

Tadeusz Drzazga Tadeusz Drzazga (August 7, 1975) is a retired male weightlifter from Poland. He competed for his native country at the 2004 Summer Olympics in Athens, Greece, finishing in 13th place in the men's middle-heavyweight division (– 94&nbs ...

(born 1975), Polish weightlifter * Tadeusz Fijas (born 1960), Polish ski jumper * Tadeusz Hollender (1910–1943), Polish poet, translator and humorist * Tadeusz Rozwadowski (1866–1928), Polish military commander, diplomat, and politician, a founder of the modern Polish Republic *

Tadeusz Kantor Tadeusz Kantor (6 April 1915 – 8 December 1990) was a Polish painter, assemblage and Happenings artist, set designer and theatre director. Kantor is renowned for his revolutionary theatrical performances in Poland and abroad. Laureate of ...

(1915–1990), Polish artist and theatre-maker * Tadeusz Kassern (1904–1957), Polish composer * Tadeusz Wladyslaw Konopka, birth name of

Ted Knight Ted Knight (born Tadeusz Wladyslaw Konopka; December 7, 1923August 26, 1986) was an American actor known for playing the comedic roles of Ted Baxter in ''The Mary Tyler Moore Show'', Henry Rush in '' Too Close for Comfort'' and Judge Elihu Sm ...

(1923–1986), American actor *

Tadeusz Konwicki Tadeusz Konwicki (22 June 1926 – 7 January 2015) was a Polish writer and film director, as well as a member of the Polish Language Council. Life Konwicki was born in 1926 as the only son of Jadwiga Kieżun and Michał Konwicki in Naujoji Vil ...

(1926–2015), Polish writer *

Tadeusz Kościuszko Andrzej Tadeusz Bonawentura Kościuszko (; 4 or 12 February 174615 October 1817) was a Polish Military engineering, military engineer, statesman, and military leader who then became a national hero in Poland, the United States, Lithuania, and ...

(1746–1817), Polish–Lithuanian military leader and national hero, and American Revolutionary War general *

Tadeusz Kotarbiński Tadeusz Marian Kotarbiński (; 31 March 1886 – 3 October 1981) was a Polish philosopher, logician and ethicist. A pupil of Kazimierz Twardowski, he was one of the most representative figures of the Lwów–Warsaw School, and a member of th ...

(1886–1981), pupil of Kazimierz Twardowski * Tadeusz Krwawicz (1910–1988), Polish pioneer in medicine * Tadeusz Kurcyusz (1881–1944), commandant of Narodowe Sily Zbrojne *

Tadeusz Łomnicki Tadeusz Łomnicki (; 18 July 1927 – 22 February 1992) was a Polish actor, one of the most notable stage and film artists of his time in Poland. He is remembered mostly for his roles in comedies and dramas, as well as for the role of Kordian in ...

(1927–1992), Polish actor *

Tadeusz Michalik Tadeusz Michalik (born 16 February 1991) is a Polish Greco-Roman wrestler. He represented Poland at the 2020 Summer Olympics in Tokyo, winning a bronze medal in the men's Greco-Roman 97 kg event. He competed in the 97kg event at the 2022 Wor ...

(born 1991), Polish Olympic bronze medalist in

Greco-Roman wrestling Greco-Roman (American English), Graeco-Roman (British English), or classic wrestling (Euro-English) is a style of wrestling that is practiced worldwide. Greco-Roman wrestling was included in the first modern Olympic Games in 1896 and has been i ...

at the 2020 Olympics *

Tadeusz Miciński Tadeusz Miciński (1873-1918) was a Polish poet, novelist, and playwright associated with the Young Poland movement. Known for his mystical and symbolist themes, Miciński's works often explore the human psyche, existential questions, and the me ...

(1873–1918), Polish poet and playwright *

Tadeusz Pietrzykowski Tadeusz Pietrzykowski (; 8 April 191717 April 1991) was a Polish boxer, Polish Armed Forces soldier, and a prisoner at the Auschwitz-Birkenau and Neuengamme concentration camps run by the German Nazis during World War II. He was part of the fir ...

(1917–1991), Polish boxer and

Polish Armed Forces The Armed Forces of the Republic of Poland (, ; abbreviated SZ RP), also called the Polish Armed Forces and popularly called in Poland (, roughly "the Polish Military"—abbreviated ''WP''), are the national Military, armed forces of the Poland, ...

soldier, known as the "boxing champion of Auschwitz" *

Tadeusz Piotrowski (mountaineer) Tadeusz Piotrowski (January 1, 1940 – July 10, 1986) was a Polish mountaineer and author of several books related to the subject. He has been referred to as "perhaps the finest winter mountaineer of his day". Career Piotrowski began his care ...

(1940–1986), mountaineer and writer *

Tadeusz Piotrowski (sociologist) Tadeusz Piotrowski or Thaddeus Piotrowski (born 10 February 1940) is a Polish-American sociologist and author. He is a professor of sociology in the Social Science Division of the University of New Hampshire at Manchester, in Manchester, New ...

(born 1940), sociologist and author of books about Holocaust and the history of Poland *

Tadeusz Rejtan Tadeusz Reytan (surname also alternatively spelled as ''Rejtan'', and rarely ''Reyten''; ; ; 20 August 1742 – 8 August 1780) was a nobleman from the Polish–Lithuanian Commonwealth. He was a member of the Sejm of the Polish–Lithuanian Commo ...

(1742–1780), Polish nobleman *

Tadeusz Romer Tadeusz Ludwik Romer (6 December 1894 in Antanašė near Rokiškis - 23 March 1978 in Montreal) was a Polish diplomat and politician. Life and career He was a personal secretary to Roman Dmowski in 1919. Later he joined the Polish Ministry of For ...

(1894–1978), Polish diplomat and politician * Tadeusz Różewicz (1921–2014), Polish poet and writer *

Tadeusz Rut Tadeusz Rut (11 October 1931 – 27 March 2002) was a Polish athlete. He competed at the 1956, 1960 and 1964 Olympics in the hammer throw and won a bronze medal in 1960. In 1956 he also finished 17th in the discus throw and was selected as the Li ...

(1931–2002), Polish hammer thrower *

Tadeusz Sapierzyński Colonel Tadeusz Sapierzyński (born 1 April 1958 in Miastko, Poland) is a Polish Army officer, former commander of the special forces unit "GROM", from 2004 until 2006.Pawel Wronski, Gazeta Wyborcza, "Zmiana dowódcy GROM-u", 2004-01-2/ref>''Gazet ...

(born 1958), Polish army officer * Tadeusz Sendzimir (1894–1989), Polish engineer and inventor *

Tadeusz Swietochowski Tadeusz Świętochowski (; 28 April 1932 – 15 February 2017) was a Polish-American historian and Caucasologist, Professor Emeritus of Columbia University and Monmouth University. Biography Świętochowski was born in France into a family of ...

(1934–2017), American historian and Caucasologist * Tadeusz Ślusarski (1950–1998), Polish Olympic gold medalist in pole vault at the 1976 Olympics * Tadeusz Tański (1892–1941), Polish automobile engineer and the designer of, among others, the first Polish serially-built automobile * Tadeusz Tomaszewski (born 1959), Polish politician, Member of the Parliament * Tadeusz Ważewski (1896–1972), Polish mathematician *

Tadeusz Zawadzki Tadeusz Leon Józef Zawadzki (; January 24, 1921 – August 20, 1943) was a Polish Scout leader, scout instructor, scoutmaster, Home Army second lieutenant, commander of Gray Ranks, assault groups in Warsaw, one of the protagonists of Aleksander ...

(1921–1943), Polish anti-Nazi resistance fighter *

Tadeusz Żychiewicz Tadeusz Żychiewicz (12 January 1922 in Bratkowice – 11 November 1994 in Kraków) was a Polish journalist, art historian, religious publicist, theologist, Biblicist, feuilletonist and editor of ''Tygodnik Powszechny'', soldier of Armia Krajowa ...

(1922–1994), Polish journalist, art historian and publicist

Fictional characters

* , the titular character of ''

Pan Tadeusz ''Pan Tadeusz'' (full title: ''Sir Thaddeus, or the Last Foray in Lithuania: A Nobility's Tale of the Years 1811–1812, in Twelve Books of Verse'') is an epic poem by the Polish people, Polish poet, writer, translator and philosopher Adam Micki ...

'', an 1834 epic poem by Adam Mickiewicz {{given name Polish masculine given names Masculine given names