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Famous Polish People.

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4 celebrated Polish figures including actors, musicians, scientists, writers, athletes, and cultural stars across Polish history.

Günter Grass

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Günter Grass

Poland

Günter Grass won the Nobel Prize in Literature in 1999 for his novel The Tin Drum. He was a prolific writer and political activist who served in the Waffen-SS during World War II, a fact he revealed in 2006. Grass co-founded the Willy Brandt Circle and received numerous awards including the Georg Büchner Prize.

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1860 1930