Piotr

Jaroszewicz, Piotr, 1909-92, Polish political leader. A schoolmaster, he lived during World War II in the Soviet Union, where he joined the Polish army in 1943. In the postwar years he held several important positions in Poland and from 1952 to 1970 was vice premier. He became premier in 1970 following Józef Cyrankiewicz's resignation in the wake of serious rioting over inflation. He also became a full member of the politburo. In 1980 he was forced to resign because of Poland's continuing economic crisis. In 1992 he and his wife were murdered.

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Piotr

Piotr (Polish/Polish pronunciation ˈpjɔtr) is a Polish given name, equivalent to English "Peter." Its diminutive forms include Piotrek, Piotruś, Piotrusiek, Pietruszka.

It is also used in Russian as an alternative spelling of Pyotr.

Name days

Individuals named Piotr may choose their name day from the following dates:

January 3, 5, 9, 10, 16, 18, 28, 31
February 2, 5, 8, 21, 23, 24
March 2, 10, 12, 14, 23, 30
April 6, 15, 26, 28, 29, 30
May 3, 7, 8, 13, 15, 19, 22
June 2, 3, 7, 23, 29
July 2, 7, 8, 12, 25, 30
August 1, 2, 3, 6, 11, 18, 27, 29, 30
September 2, 9, 10, 12, 17, 23, 25
October 3, 18, 19
November 7, 16, 21, 24, 26
December 4, 6, 9, 21, 25

People and characters with the name Piotr

Real people

Piotr Adamczyk (b. 1972) - Polish actor
Piotr Andrejew (b. 1947) - Polish film director
Piotr Fyodorovich Anjou (1796-1869) - Russian admiral, explorer
Piotr Anweiler (b. 1961) - software entrepreneur
Piotr Bagnicki (b. 1980) - Polish football player
Piotr Bania (b. 1973) - Polish football player
Piotr Bartkowiak (b. 1975) - Polish football player
Piotr Ignacy Bieńkowski (1865–1925) - Polish scholar, archaeologist, professor
Piotr Bikont (b. 1955) - Polish journalist
Piotr Brożek (b. 1983) - Polish football player
Piotr Celeban (b. 1985) - Polish football player
Piotr Cybulski (b. 1955) - Polish politician
Piotr Czerniawski (b. 1976) - Polish poet
Piotr Dolgov (?-1962) - Soviet soldier
Piotr Drzewiecki - Former President of Warsaw
Piotr Dziewicki (b. 1979) - Polish football player
Piotr Feliks (1883 - 1941) - Polish political activist
Piotr Firlej (?-1553) - Polish nobleman
Piotr Fronczewski (b. 1946) - Polish singer and actor
Piotr Gadzinowski (b. 1957) - Polish politician
Piotr Gamrat (1487-1545)- Polish clergy (former Primate of Poland)
Piotr Gawryś (b. 1955) - Polish champion of contract bridge
Piotr Gembicki (1585-1657) - Polish politician
Piotr Giza (b. 1980) - Polish football player
Piotr Haczek (b. 1977) - Polish athlete (track)
Piotr Ikonowicz (b. 1956) - Polish politician
Piotr Iwanicki (b. 1984) - Wheelchair dancing world champion
Piotr Jaroszewicz (1909-1992) - Polish politician
Piotr Krzywicki (b. 1964) - Polish politician
Piotr Lato (b. 1979) - Polish singer
Piotr Markiewicz (b. 1973) - Polish Olympian (kayak)
Piotr Michał Czartoryski (1909-1993) - Polish noble
Piotr Michałowski (1800-1855) - Polish painter
Piotr Mieszkowski (?-1648) - Polish clergy
Piotr Misztal (b. 1965) - Polish politician
Piotr Misztal (b. 1987) - Polish football player
Piotr Mowlik (b. 1951) - Polish football player
Piotr Murdzia (b. 1975) - Polish chess champion
Piotr Naszarkowski - Polish engraver
Piotr Nowak (b. 1964) - Polish football player
Piotr Nowina-Konopka (b. 1949) - Polish politician
Piotr Nowosielski (b. 1988) - Polish football player
Piotr Opaliński (1586-1624) - Polish noble
Piotr Ożarowski (1725-1794) - Polish noble
Piotr Piekarski (b. 1964) - Polish athlete
Piotr Półtorak - Polish guitarist
Piotr Reiss (b. 1972) - Polish football player
Piotr Rubik (b. 1968) - Polish composer
Piotr Rysiukiewicz (b. 1974) - Polish sprinter
Piotr Shabelsky-Bork (b. 1893) - Russian assassin
Piotr Skarga (1536–1612) - Polish Jesuit
Piotr Skrobowski (b. 1961) - Polish football player
Piotr Skuratowicz (1891-1940) - Polish soldier
Piotr Smoleński (?-1942) - Polish mathematician, cryptographer
Piotr Sobocinski (1958-2001) - Polish cinematographer
Piotr Stolyarsky (1871-1944) - Ukrainian violinist
Piotr Sztompka (b. 1944) - Polish professor
Piotr Ślusarczyk (b. 1979) - Polish politician
Piotr Świerczewski (b. 1972) - Polish football player
Piotr Il'yich Tchaikovsky (1840-1893) - Nineteenth century Russian composer
Piotr Tokarski (b. 1971) - Polish actor
Piotr Trochowski (b. 1984) - German football player (Polish origin)
Piotr Nikolaievich Troubetzkoy (1773-1801) - Russian prince
Piotr Trubecki (?–1644) - Polish prince
Piotr Ugrumov - Latvian cyclist
Piotr Wach - Polish politician
Piotr Wadecki (b. 1973) - Polish cyclist
Piotr S. Wandycz - Polish-American historian
Piotr Wawrzeniuk - Polish vocalist, drummer
Piotr Wawrzyniak (1849-1910) - Polish priest and economist
Piotr Wilniewczyc (1887-1960) - Polish engineer and arms constructor
Piotr Wiwczarek (b. 1965) - Polish guitarist and vocalist
Piotr Woźniak (b. 1956) - Polish politician
Piotr Wysocki (1797-1875) - Polish soldier
Piotr Włostowic (ca. 1080-1153) - Polish noble
Piotr Zaev (b. 1953) - Soviet boxer
Piotr Zbylitowski (1569-1659) - Polish poet
Piotr z Bogorii i Skotnik (?-1283) - Polish noble
Piotr z Goniądza (ca. 1525-1573) - Polish politician, religious writer
Piotra Sych (1912-1963) - Belarusian writer, journalist

Fictional

Piotr Skut - fictional comic book character
Piotr Rasputin - fictional Marvel superhero in the X-Men, better known as Colossus.
Piotr Zak - fictional Polish composer
Piotr Vorkosigan - fictional nobleman and general in the Vorkosigan Saga