PRODUCERS from Poland

Top 2

The following people are considered by Pantheon to be the most legendary Polish Producers of all time. This list of famous Polish Producers is sorted by HPI (Historical Popularity Index), a metric that aggregates information on a biography’s online popularity.

1. Samuel Goldwyn (1879 - 1974)

With an HPI of 56.53, Samuel Goldwyn is the most famous Polish Producer.  His biography has been translated into 41 different languages on wikipedia.

Samuel Goldwyn (; born Szmuel Gelbfisz; Yiddish: שמואל געלבפֿיש; August 27, 1882 (claimed but most likely July 1879) – January 31, 1974), also known as Samuel Goldfish, was a Polish-born American film producer. He was best known for being the founding contributor and executive of several motion picture studios in Hollywood. He was awarded the 1973 Golden Globe Cecil B. DeMille Award, the Irving G. Thalberg Memorial Award (1947) and the Jean Hersholt Humanitarian Award (1958).

2. Sam Spiegel (1901 - 1985)

With an HPI of 46.32, Sam Spiegel is the 2nd most famous Polish Producer.  His biography has been translated into 15 different languages.

Samuel P. Spiegel (November 11, 1901 – December 31, 1985) was an American independent film producer born in the Galician area of Austria-Hungary. Financially responsible for some of the most critically acclaimed motion pictures of the 20th century, Spiegel produced films that won the Academy Award for Best Picture three times, a Hollywood first for a sole independent producer.