Mordechai Gebirtig

Yiddish writer (1877–1942).

Born May 4th, 1877 in Kraków. ^[ref]

Died June 4th, 1942 at 65 years old in Kraków Ghetto.

Orest Subtelny

Canadian-ukrainian historian (1941-2016).

Born May 17th, 1941 in Kraków.

Died July 24th, 2016 at 75 years old in Toronto.

Gustaw Holoubek

Polish actor, theatre director, senator (1923–2008).

Born April 21st, 1923 in Kraków. ^[ref]

Died March 6th, 2008 at 84 years old in Warsaw. ^[ref]

Andrzej Munk

Film director (1921-1961).

Born October 16th, 1921 in Kraków.

Died September 20th, 1961 at 39 years old in Łowicz (traffic collision).

Aleksander Buksa

Polish footballer.

Born January 15th, 2003 (age 23 years) in Kraków.

Jerzy Vetulani

Polish pharmacologist and neuroscientist (1936–2017).

Born January 21st, 1936 in Kraków.

Died April 6th, 2017 at 81 years old in Kraków (traffic collision). ^[ref]

Piotr Szczęsny

Polish chemist.

Born July 6th, 1963 in Kraków.

Died October 29th, 2017 at 54 years old in Warsaw (self-immolation).

Andrzej Olechowski

Polish politician.

Born September 9th, 1947 in Kraków.

Died April 25th, 2026 at 78 years old ^[ref]

Maria Pawlikowska-Jasnorzewska

Polish poet (1891–1945).

Born November 24th, 1891 in Kraków.

Died July 9th, 1945 at 53 years old in Manchester (cancer).

Halina Czerny-Stefańska

Polish musician (1922–2001).

Born December 31st, 1922 in Kraków.

Died July 1st, 2001 at 78 years old in Kraków.