Writers from Poland

The following people are considered by Pantheon to be the top 10 most legendary Polish Writers of all time. This list of famous Polish Writers is sorted by HPI (Historical Popularity Index), a metric that aggregates information on a biography's online popularity. Visit the rankings page to view the entire list of Polish Writers.

1. #1

   

   Günter Grass

   1927 - 2015

   HPI 80.42113 langs

   Günter Grass is most famous for his novel "The Tin Drum" which was published in 1959. It is considered to be one of the most important and...Read moreShow less

   Günter Grass is most famous for his novel "The Tin Drum" which was published in 1959. It is considered to be one of the most important and influential novels of the 20th century.

2. #2

   

   Henryk Sienkiewicz

   1846 - 1916

   HPI 79.3199 langs

   Henryk Sienkiewicz is most famous for writing the novel Quo Vadis.

3. #3

   

   Wisława Szymborska

   1923 - 2012

   HPI 78.89101 langs

   Wisława Szymborska is a Polish poet and essayist. She is most famous for her poem "Nothing Twice" which won the 1996 Nobel Prize in...Read moreShow less

   Wisława Szymborska is a Polish poet and essayist. She is most famous for her poem "Nothing Twice" which won the 1996 Nobel Prize in Literature.

4. #4

   

   Adam Mickiewicz

   1798 - 1855

   HPI 78.6091 langs

   Adam Mickiewicz is most famous for being the author of the epic poem "Pan Tadeusz."

5. #5

   

   Janusz Korczak

   1878 - 1942

   HPI 77.7456 langs

   Janusz Korczak was a Polish-Jewish educator and children's author. He is most famous for being the director of an orphanage in Warsaw,...Read moreShow less

   Janusz Korczak was a Polish-Jewish educator and children's author. He is most famous for being the director of an orphanage in Warsaw, Poland.

6. #6

   

   Isaac Bashevis Singer

   1902 - 1991

   HPI 77.4990 langs

   Isaac Bashevis Singer is most famous for his short stories and novels about Jewish life in Poland and America.

7. #7

   

   Gerhart Hauptmann

   1862 - 1946

   HPI 76.9599 langs

   Gerhart Hauptmann is most famous for his play "The Weavers."

8. #8

   

   Andrzej Sapkowski

   b. 1948

   HPI 73.4454 langs

   Andrzej Sapkowski is a Polish fantasy writer who is most famous for his Witcher series.

9. #9

   

   Alfred Döblin

   1878 - 1957

   HPI 72.9054 langs

   Alfred Döblin is most famous for writing the novel "Berlin Alexanderplatz."

10. #10

    

    Władysław Reymont

    1867 - 1925

    HPI 72.7986 langs

    Władysław Reymont is most famous for his novel, "The Peasants," which is about the lives of Polish peasants in the 19th century.