Władysław

Władysław is a Polish given male name, cognate with Vladislav. Feminine form is Władysława. Alternate, archaic forms are Włodzisław (male) and Włodzisława (female).

Famous people

As only name

• Władysław I Herman (ca. 1044–1102), Duke of Poland
• Władysław I the Elbow-high (1261–1333), King of Poland
• Władysław II Jagiełło (1351–1434), Grand Duke of Lithuania and King of Poland
• Władysław II the Exile (1105–1159), High Duke of Poland and Duke of Silesia
• Władysław III of Poland (1424–1444), King of Poland, and King of Hungary
• Władysław III Spindleshanks (1161/67–1231), Duke of Poland
• Władysław IV Vasa (1595–1648), King of the Polish-Lithuanian Commonwealth
• Władysław Opolczyk (c. 1332 – 1401), Polish duke
• Władysław Opolski (1225/1227-1281/1282), Polish duke

As a given name

• Władysław Anders (1892–1970), a Polish general and politician
• Władysław Bartoszewski
• Władysław Gomułka
• Władysław Hańcza
• Władysław Hasior (1928-1999), a Polish sculptor and painter
• Władysław Franciszek Jabłonowski (1769–1802), a Polish and French general
• Władysław Kowalski (disambiguation), several people
• Władysław Malecki, (1836–1900), a Polish painter
• Władysław Marcinkowski
• Władysław Raczkiewicz
• Władysław Raginis
• Władysław Reymont
• Władysław Sikorski
• Władysław Bortnowski, a Polish general and historian
• Władysław Strzemiński
• Władysław Szpilman (1911–2000), a Jewish-Polish pianist, composer, and memoirist
• Władysław Ślewiński (1854–1918), a Polish painter
• Władziu Valentino Liberace
• Władysław Żeleński (disambiguation), several people

Places

• Władysław, Lesser Poland Voivodeship
• Włodzisław, Goleniów County
• Włodzisław, Sławno County

See also

• Blanka Wladislaw, Brazilian female chemist of Polish origin
• Ladislav