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Aleksander Gieysztor, (born 17 July 1916 - died 9 February 1999) An Honorary Citizen of Warsaw from April 1992. Resolution of the Council of the Capital City of Warsaw No. XXX/168/92 of 13 April 1992. An eminent scholar and historian for almost all his life connected with Warsaw. He lived in the capital from 1921. During the occupation he was active in the underground army. He took part in the Warsaw Uprising, where he was taken prisoner. During the war he connected underground activities...

Stanisław Broniewski-Orsza, (born 29 December 1915 - died 30 December 2000) Honorary Citizen of Warsaw from April 1992. Resolution of the Council of the Capital City of Warsaw No. XXX/167/92 of 13 April 1992. A distinguished activist of the scouting movement and one of the best known members of the Polish resistance movement. He acted under the pseudonyms Stefan Orsza, Witold, K. Krzemień. He commanded the Operation Arsenal. He was the commanding officer of the Warsaw Banner of the Grey...

Eugenia Kierbedziowa, (born 1855 - died 10 July 1946) Honorary Citizen of Warsaw since April 1929 Daughter of Stanisław Kierbedź, the famous builder of steel truss bridges, including the first steel bridge in Warsaw, closes the roster of pre-war Honorary Citizens of Warsaw. However, the Council of Warsaw honoured Eugenia Kierbedziowa for her own merits in respect of the capital. She was a great philanthropist. In 1914 she donated to the city a building in Koszykowa Street specially-built and...

Maria Skłodowska-Curie, (born 7 November 1867 – died 4 July 1934 ) Honorary Citizen of Warsaw from April 1924. Born in Warsaw, a great scientist, the co-originator of radioactivity studies. She spent most of her life in France, where her scientific career developed. She was the precursor of a new branch of chemistry – radiochemistry. Her achievements include the development of the radioactivity theory, techniques for isolating radioactive isotopes and the discovery of two new elements –...

Ferdynand Foch, (born 2 November 1851 - died 20 March 1929) Honorary Citizen of Warsaw since April 1923. Marshal of France, Great Britain and Poland. An outstanding leader and theoretician in the art of war. One of the heroes of World War I. Before its outbreak he was a lecturer at the French Military Academy. As Commander of the Ninth Army he largely contributed to the victory at the Battle of the Marne in 1914. In 1917, he became Chief of the General Staff. In 1918, he conducted a...