Zev Zweigenhaft (1915–2005), Orthodox Jewish Rabbi Jan Kiepura (1902–1966), Polish singer and actor Paul Godwin (1902–1982), Polish-German violinist Jędrzej Giertych (1903–1992), Polish politician Władysław Spiegelman (1906–1982), father of Art Spiegelman Yehiel Feiner (1909–2001), the widely translated writer of Holocaust novels known by his pseudonym Ka-Tzetnik Władysław Szpilman (1911–2000), Polish pianist and classical composer, widely known as the central figure in the 2002 Roman Polanski film The Pianist Edward Gierek (1913–2001), Polish communist politician; first secretary of the ruling Polish United Workers' Party (PZPR) Haim Hefer (1925–2012), Israeli poet and songwriter Stanisław Jaros (1932–1963), Polish anti-communist activist Krystyna Czajkowska (born 1936), Polish volleyball player James Spigelman (born 1946), Australian judge who served as Chief Justice of New South Wales from 1998 to 2011 Jacek Majchrowski (born 1947), Polish politician and historian, Mayor of Kraków Magdalena Piekorz (born 1974), Polish film director and screenwriter Piotr Łukasiewicz (born 1974) is a Polish diplomat Łukasz Simlat (born 1977), Polish actor Joanna Krupa (born 1979), Polish-American model, actress and animal rights activist Marcin Drzymont (born 1981), Polish footballer Marcin Koniusz (born 1983), Polish sabre fencer Eugen Polanski (born 1986), Polish footballer Paula Kania (born 1992), Polish tennis player Twin towns – sister cities Sosnowiec is twinned with: Derhachi, Ukraine Dziwnów, Poland Idar-Oberstein, Germany Komárom, Hungary Maârif (Casablanca), Morocco Les Mureaux, France Roubaix, France Suceava, Romania Notelist References External links Official web site of Sosnowiec Sosnowiec on an old photography (in Polish) Local weather in Sosnowiec, Weather.com Mapquest link to 6 towns in Poland called Sosnowiec Encarta map of Sosnowiec, Śląskie, Poland Pictures of Sosnowiec (in Polish) Jewish Community in Sosnowiec on Virtual Shtetl Yizkor book of Sosnowiec Note about Haim Hefer (1925–2012) (in Hebrew) City counties of Poland Cities and towns in Silesian Voivodeship Kraków Voivodeship (14th century – 1795) Kielce Voivodeship (1919–1939) Holocaust locations in Poland Nazi war crimes in Poland