Władysław

Wladyslaw or Władysław is a Polish given name equivalent to Vladislav. Feminine form is Władysława. Variant: Włodzisław.

Famous people with this name

As only name

• Władysław I Herman (ca. 1044 - 1102), Duke of Poland
• Władysław I the Elbow-high (1261–1333), King of Poland
• Władysław II Jagiello, aka Jogaila (1351–1434), Grand Duke of Lithuania and King of Poland
• Władysław II the Exile (1105–1159), High Duke of Poland and Duke of Silesia
• Władysław III of Poland (1424–1444), King of Poland, and King of Hungary
• Władysław III Spindleshanks (1161/67 – 1231), Duke of Poland
• Władysław IV Vasa (1595–1648), King of the Polish-Lithuanian Commonwealth

As a given name

• Władysław Anders (1892–1970), a Polish general and politician
• Władysław Bartoszewski
• Władysław Gomułka
• Władysław Hańcza
• Władysław Hasior
• Władysław Franciszek Jabłonowski (1769–1802), a Polish and French general
• Władysław Kowalski (politician)
• Władysław Malecki, (1836–1900), a Polish painter.
• Władysław Marcinkowski
• Władysław Raczkiewicz
• Władysław Raginis
• Władysław Reymont
• Władysław Sikorski
• Władysław Strzemiński
• Władysław Szpilman (1911–2000), a Jewish-Polish pianist, composer, and memoirist
• Władysław Ślewiński (1854–1918), a Polish painter

Places

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