UW Notable Alumni

Notable Alumni of UW

• Menachem Begin (1935) - Nobel Peace Prize laureate and former Prime Minister of Israel.
• Lech Wałęsa (1970) - Nobel Peace Prize laureate and former President of Poland.
• Czesław Miłosz (1934) - Nobel Prize in Literature laureate.
• Wisława Szymborska (1948) - Nobel Prize in Literature laureate.
• Jerzy Buzek (1971) - Former Prime Minister of Poland and President of the European Parliament.
• Andrzej Wajda (1950) - Acclaimed filmmaker and recipient of an honorary Oscar.
• Krzysztof Penderecki (1958) - Renowned composer and conductor.
• Zbigniew Brzezinski (1953) - Influential political scientist and National Security Advisor to the President of the United States.