Władysław

Władysław is a Polish given male name, cognate with Vladislav. The feminine form is Władysława, archaic forms are Włodzisław (male) and Włodzisława (female), and Wladislaw is a variation. These names may refer to:

Famous people

Mononym

• Włodzisław, Duke of Lendians (10th century)
• Władysław I Herman (ca. 1044–1102), Duke of Poland
• Władysław II the Exile (1105–1159), High Duke of Poland and Duke of Silesia
• Władysław III Spindleshanks (1161/67–1231), Duke of Poland
• Władysław Opolski (1225/1227-1281/1282), Polish duke
• Władysław of Salzburg (1237–1270), Polish Roman Catholic archbishop
• Władysław I the Elbow-high (1261–1333), King of Poland
• Władysław of Oświęcim (c. 1275–1324), Duke of Oświęcim
• Władysław of Bytom (c. 1277–c. 1352), Polish noble
• Władysław of Legnica (1296–after 1352), Duke of Legnica
• Władysław the Hunchback (c. 1303-c. 1352), Polish prince
• Władysław the White (c. 1327–1388), Duke of Gniewkowo
• Władysław II of Opole (c. 1332 – 1401), Polish duke
• Władysław II Jagiełło (1351–1434), Grand Duke of Lithuania and King of Poland
• Władysław I of Płock (c. 1406-1455), Polish noble
• Władysław of Głogów (c. 1420–1460), Silesian nobleman
• Władysław III of Poland (1424–1444), King of Poland, and King of Hungary
• Władysław of Zator (1455–1494), Duke of Zator
• Władysław IV Vasa (1595–1648), King of the Polish-Lithuanian Commonwealth

Given name

Władysław

• Władysław Anders (1892–1970), Polish general and politician
• Władysław Bartoszewski (1922–2015), Polish politician and activist
• Władysław Bortnowski (1891–1966), Polish historian and general
• Władysław Gomułka (1905–1982), Polish politician
• Władysław Hańcza (1905–1977), Polish actor and theatre director
• Władysław Hasior (1928–1999), Polish sculptor and painter
• Władysław Filipkowski (1892–1950), Polish general
• Władysław Franciszek Jabłonowski (1769–1802), Polish and French general
• Władysław Kowalski (disambiguation), several people
• Władysława Majerczyk (born 1952), Polish cross-country skier
• Władysław Malecki (1836–1900), Polish painter
• Władysław Marcinkowski (1858–1947), Polish sculptor
• Władysław Raczkiewicz (1885–1947), President of Poland from 1939 to 1947
• Władysław Raginis (1908–1939), Polish military commander
• Władysław Reymont (1867–1925), Polish novelist and 1924 laureate of the Nobel Prize in Literature
• Władysław Sikorski (1881–1943), Polish military and political leader
• Władysław Ślewiński (1854–1918), Polish painter
• Władysław Strzemiński (1893–1952), Polish painter
• Władysław Szpilman (1911–2000), Polish pianist and composer
• Wladislaw Taczanowski (1825–1893), German politician
• Władysław Żeleński (disambiguation), several people

Władysława

• Władysława Habicht (1867–1963), Polish activist
• Władysława Majerczyk (born 1952), Polish cross-country skier
• Władysława Markiewiczówna (1900–1982), Polish pianist and educator

Surname

• Blanka Wladislaw, Brazilian chemist

Places

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

See also

• Ladislav
• Vladislav