Polak

For other uses, see Polak (disambiguation).

Polak is the Polish noun for a Pole (also in several other Slavic languages). It is also a surname. In 2020 there were over 21,500 persons with the surname in Poland.

Notable people with the surname include

• A. Polak Daniels (1842–1891), Dutch chess master
• Abraham Polak (1910–1970), Israeli historian, professor at the Tel Aviv University
• Ada Polak (1914–2010), Norwegian art historian
• Anna Dresden-Polak (1906–1943), née Polak, Jewish Dutch gymnast
• Anna Sophia Polak (1874—1943), Jewish feminist and author
• Ben Polak (born 1961), British professor of economics
• Benedykt Polak (c. 1200 – c. 1280), Polish Franciscan friar, traveler, explorer and interpreter
• Bojan Polak (1918–2004), Yugoslav military officer, politician, and athlete
• Boris Polak (born 1954), Israeli world champion and Olympic sport shooter
• Carel Polak (1909–1981), Dutch politician
• Christian Polak (born 1950), French businessman and author
• Clairy Polak (1956–2023), Dutch journalist
• Clark Polak (1937–1980), American businessman, publisher, journalist, and LGBT activist
• Eleni-Klaoudia Polak (born 1996), Greek athlete specialising in the pole vault
• Elza Polak (1910–1995), Yugoslav horticulturist
• Elżbieta Polak (born 1959), Polish politician
• Eric Polak, American fantasy artist
• David Polak, American business executive and philanthropist from Beverly Hills, California
• Fred Polak (1907–1985), Dutch sociologist and politician
• Gottlieb Polak (1883–1942), Chief Rider and Riding Master of the horses Spanish Riding School
• Graham Polak (born 1984), Australian Football League player
• Hanna Polak (born 1967), Polish director, cinematographer and producer
• Henri Polak (1868–1943), Dutch trade unionist and politician
• Henry Polak (1882–1959), British humanist
• Jacques J. Polak (1914–2010), Dutch economist
• Jakob Eduard Polak (1818–1891), Austrian physician active in Iran
• Jakub Polak (musician) (1545–1605), Polish musician
• Jakub Polák (anarchist) (1952–2012), Czech anarchist and Roma rights activist
• Jason Polak (born 1968), Australian soccer player
• Jo-Anne Polak (born 1959), first woman executive in the Canadian Football League
• Julia Polak (1939–2014), Argentine-born British pathologist
• Kyle Polak (born 1984), American goalkeeper
• Maralyn Lois Polak, American writer
• Marcin Polak (born 1982), Polish Paralympic cyclist
• Marek Polak (born 1963), Polish politician
• Mary Polak (born 1967/68), Canadian politician
• Maximilien Polak (1930–2022), Dutch-born Canadian judge and politician
• Minus Polak (1928–2014), Dutch lawyer, politician, judge
• Mira Adanja Polak (born 1942), Serbian journalist, author and TV host
• Miroslav Polak (born 1958), Serbian football manager and player
• Monique Polak (born 1960), Canadian writer
• Nate Polak (born 1989), American soccer player
• Paul Polak (1933–2019), Czech-born American businessman
• Patrycja Polak (born 1991), Polish volleyball player
• Rainer Polak, ethnomusicologist and djembe drummer
• Richard Polak (1870–1957), Dutch photographer
• Roman Polák (born 1986), Czech ice hockey player
• Ryszard Polak (1959–2017), Polish footballer
• Sacha Polak (born 1982), Dutch film director
• Sjaak Polak (born 1976), Dutch footballer
• Stuart Polak, Baron Polak (born 1961), British politician and member of the House of Lords
• Tadeusz Polak (born 1944), Polish footballer
• Tyler Polak (born 1992), American soccer player
• Vojtěch Polák (born 1985), Czech ice hockey player
• Wim Polak (1924–1999), Dutch politician
• Wojciech Polak (born 1964), Roman Catholic archbishop of Gniezno, Poland
• Vasek Polak (1914–1997), Czech race car driver and racing team owner
• Željko Polak (born 1976), Bosnian-Herzegovinian footballer

See also

• All pages with titles containing Polak
• Polack (surname)
• Polack, a derogatory term
• Polák
• Polášek
• Poliakoff
• Pollack, a surname
• Pollak, a surname
• Polyakov