Jan Bohdan Dembowski (26 December 1889 in Saint Petersburg - 22 September 1963 in Warsaw) was a Polish biologist, professor, first president of the Polish Academy of Sciences (1952-1956), marshal of the Sejm (1952-1957), Deputy Chairman of the Polish Council of State (1952-1957).
He was awarded the Order of the Builders of Polish People's Republic and also received the Commander's Cross with Star of the Order of Polonia Restituta. In 1949 and 1955 state winner of the first degree, a member of the Academy of Sciences and foreign - USSR Academy of Sciences (honorary member), the Hungarian Academy of Sciences, National Academy of Sciences in New York.
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