Warsaw is the capital of Poland. This article gives an overview of street names in the city that refer to famous persons, cities or historic events. In the center of the city (postal code 00-0xx) Persons Krzysztof Kamil Baczyński, 1921–1944, Polish-Jewish poet and Home Army soldier Gabriel Boduen Juliusz Bursche, 1862–1942, General Superintendent of the Polish Lutheran Church Canaletto, 1697–1768, Venetian painter who painted 26 views of Warsaw Nicolaus Copernicus, 1473–1543, Polish astronomer and proponent of heliocentrism Antonio Corazzi, 1792–1877, Italian architect of the Teatr Wielki, Warsaw Tadeusz Czacki, 1765–1813, Polish statesman Roman Dmowski, 1864–1939, Polish politician, chief ideologue and co-founder of the National Democratic Party Aleksander Fredro, 1793–1876, Polish poet and writer Tylman van Gameren, 1632–1706, a Dutch architect and engineer who worked for Queen Maria Kasimira of Poland Charles de Gaulle, 1890–1970, former president of France Wojciech Górski, 1849–1935, educator Kazimierz Karaś, 1711–1775, Polish castellan Stanisław Małachowski, 1736–1809, Polish aristocrat Emil Młynarski, 1870–1935, Polish conductor and composer Emilia Plater, Noblewoman Molière, 1622–1673, French theatre writer, director and actor, one of the masters of comic satire Stanisław Moniuszko, 1819–1872, Polish conductor, composer, author of many songs, operas, and ballets filled with patriotic and Polish folk themes. Vaslav Nijinsky, 1890–1950, a Polish-born Russian ballet dancer and choreographer Józef Piłsudski, 1867–1935, Polish revolutionary, statesman and dictator Winnie-the-Pooh, cartoon character (Kubusia Puchatka) Witold Rowicki, 1914–1989, conductor Henryk Sienkiewicz, 1846–1916, Nobel prize winning writer Michał Karaszewicz-Tokarzewski, 1893–1964, a Polish general Romuald Traugutt, 1826–1864, Polish general Julian Tuwim, 1894–1953, Polish poet of Jewish origin Stefan Wiechecki, 1896–1979, Polish writer who studied the Warsaw dialect Groups of people the Ossolinski family Square of the Warsaw Uprisers (Powstańców Warszawy) Solidarity, the Polish trade union federation founded in September 1980 that helped bring down the communist regime (Solidarności) Places Vauxhall, a district of London (Foksal) Jerusalem, capital of Israel (Aleje Jerozolimskie) Kraków, second largest city in Poland (Krakowskie Przedmieście) Mazowsze Voivodeship, largest and most populous of the sixteen Polish administrative regions or voivodships (Mazowiecka) Miscellaneous Mortgage Street (Hipoteczna) Credit Street (Kredytowa) Royal Street (Królewska) Honey Street (Miodowa) New World Street (Nowy Świat) Holy Cross Street (Swiętokrzyska) School Street (Szkolna) Hospital Street (Szpitalna) Outlook Street (Widok) Gold Street (Złota) In the western part of the city centre (postal code 00-1xx) Persons Władysław Anders, 1892–1970, General in the Polish Army and later a politician with the Polish government-in-exile in London. Mordechaj Anielewicz, 1919–1943, the commander of the Jewish Fighting