Famous Persons from Żary, Lubusz, Poland
- Adam Lorenc - Born on October 30, 1998 - Volleyball player
- Mateusz Lis - Born on February 27, 1997 - Association football player
- Paulina Żukowska - Born on February 20, 1997 - Athlete
- Monika Kobylińska - Born on April 9, 1995 - Handball player
- Aneta Łabuda - Born on January 7, 1995 - Handball player
- Arnold Zdebiak - Born on May 11, 1993 - Bobsledder, and Athletics competitor
- Paweł Kapusta - Born on October 22, 1989 - Journalist
- Mateusz Bartosz - Born on March 29, 1987 - Basketball player
- Viktor Sokolovskyi - Born on December 24, 1986 - Military personnel - Order for Bravery 3rd Class of Ukraine (died: July 27, 2014)
- Piotr Jóźwiak - Born on July 14, 1984 - Lawyer (died: July 27, 2014)
- Marcin Szałęga - Born on August 12, 1982 - Association football player (died: July 27, 2014)
- Iwona Matkowska - Born on May 28, 1982 - Amateur wrestler - Silver Medal of Merit for National Defence (died: July 27, 2014)
- Andrzej Tychowski - Born on October 5, 1981 - Association football player (died: July 27, 2014)
- Q56255872 - Born on September 6, 1981 - Singer (died: January 4, 2024)
- Kamil Sworacki - Born on September 9, 1980 - Soldier (died: January 4, 2024)
- Sebastian Dudek - Born on January 19, 1980 - Association football player (died: January 4, 2024)
- Andrzej Niedzielan - Born on February 27, 1979 - Association football player (died: January 4, 2024)
- Olaf Ciszak - Born on September 11, 1977 - Drawer, and Comics artist (died: January 4, 2024)
- Mariusz Liberda - Born on December 24, 1976 - Association football player (died: January 4, 2024)
- Tymoteusz Myrda - Born on December 16, 1976 - Economist, and Spokesperson (died: January 4, 2024)
- Sergei Polischuk - Born on January 11, 1975 - Ice hockey player (died: January 4, 2024)
- Q23303708 - Born on December 21, 1974 - Military personnel (died: October 15, 2015)
- Rafał Niżnik - Born on December 11, 1974 - Association football player (died: October 15, 2015)
- Marcin Bortnowski - Born on March 1, 1972 - Composer (died: October 15, 2015)
- Iwona Chołuj - Born on March 8, 1971 - Actor (died: October 15, 2015)
- Q11814512 - Born on February 20, 1971 - Journalist (died: October 15, 2015)
- Piotr Nidecki - Born on May 31, 1969 - Military officer - Bronze Cross of Merit (died: October 15, 2015)
- Adam Szanowicz - Born on July 25, 1967 - Athletics competitor (died: October 15, 2015)
- Jacek Filipiak - Born on March 2, 1967 - Director, and Film director (died: October 15, 2015)
- Józef Tracz - Born on September 1, 1964 - Amateur wrestler - Gold Cross of Merit | Bronze Medal "Armed Forces in the Service of the Homeland" | Silver Medal of Merit for National Defence | Bronze Medal of Merit for National Defence | Knight of the Order of Polonia Restituta (died: October 15, 2015)
- Mieczysław Tracz - Born on November 15, 1962 - Amateur wrestler (died: September 2, 2019)
- Małgorzata Turska - Born on May 13, 1961 - Basketball player (died: September 2, 2019)
- Jolanta Fedak - Born on September 21, 1960 - Politician - Commander of the Order of Polonia Restituta (died: December 31, 2020)
- Halina Szymańska - Born on November 9, 1959 - Politician - Grand Officer of the Order for Merits to Lithuania (died: December 31, 2020)
- Janusz Zagórski - Born on March 9, 1958 - Ufologist, Journalist, and Political scientist (died: December 31, 2020)
- Krzysztof Franieczek - Born on January 9, 1958 - Film actor (died: December 31, 2020)
- Krzysztof Jałosiński - Born on December 29, 1957 - Manager (died: December 31, 2020)
- Henryk Korbański - Born on September 25, 1957 - Sculptor, and Painter (died: December 31, 2020)
- Edward Białek - Born on August 15, 1956 - Literary historian - Gold Cross of Merit (died: December 31, 2020)
- Andrzej Kucharski - Born on May 19, 1955 - Surgeon (died: December 31, 2020)
- Aleksandr Isachëv - Born on January 11, 1955 - Graphic artist, and Painter (died: December 5, 1987)
- Q28702827 - Born on January 14, 1954 - Journalist, and Farmer (died: December 5, 1987)
- Edward Lorens - Born on December 28, 1953 - Association football player (died: December 5, 1987)
- Dorota Czudowska - Born on February 2, 1953 - Politician (died: December 5, 1987)
- Jerzy Janoszka - Born on August 10, 1952 - Social activist - Bronze Cross of Merit (died: December 5, 1987)
- Bożenna Bukiewicz - Born on February 14, 1952 - Politician (died: December 5, 1987)
- Ernestyna Winnicka - Born on January 27, 1952 - Actor (died: December 5, 1987)
- Andrzej Nowakowski - Born on May 2, 1951 - Politician (died: December 5, 1987)
- Marek Samarcew - Born on April 11, 1951 - Military officer - Knight of the Order of Polonia Restituta (died: December 5, 1987)
- Tadeusz Ślusarski - Born on May 19, 1950 - Pole vaulter, and Athletics competitor - Odznaka „Zasłużony Mistrz Sportu” | Gold Cross of Merit | Officer of the Order of Polonia Restituta | Knight of the Order of Polonia Restituta (died: August 17, 1998)
- Janusz Rewiński - Born on September 16, 1949 - Cabaret performer, Farmer, Politician, and Actor - Medal for Merit to Culture (died: August 17, 1998)
- Genowefa Wiśniowska - Born on March 4, 1949 - Trade unionist, and Politician (died: August 17, 1998)
- Stefan Witczak - Born on September 10, 1948 - Catholic priest - Officer of the Order of Polonia Restituta (died: October 8, 2006)
- Oleksii Vadaturskyi - Born on September 8, 1947 - Businessperson - Honorary Diploma of the Cabinet of Ministers of Ukraine | Hero of Ukraine, Order of the State | Hero of Ukraine (died: July 31, 2022)
- Antoni Jaszczak - Born on June 3, 1946 - Economist, and Computer scientist (died: July 21, 2008)
- Reinhild Hoffmann - Born on November 1, 1943 - Dancer, and Choreographer - Officer's Cross of the Order of Merit of the Federal Republic of Germany (died: July 21, 2008)
- Mykhailo Parasunko - Born on April 20, 1943 - Politician - Order of Merit (Ukraine), 3rd class | Medal "For Labour Valour" (died: September 18, 2014)
- Jürgen Schramke - Born on August 12, 1942 - Germanist, Romanist, and Author (died: August 5, 2016)
- Edda Müller - Born on July 23, 1942 - University teacher, and Politician - Internationaler TÜV Rheinland Global Compact Award | Cross of the Order of Merit of the Federal Republic of Germany (died: August 5, 2016)
- Heilwig Jacob - Born on July 4, 1942 - Sprinter (died: August 5, 2016)
- Heinz-Jürgen Kluge - Born on April 25, 1941 - Nuclear physicist, and Physicist - Lise Meitner Prize | Robert Wichard Pohl Prize | Fellow of the American Physical Society (died: August 5, 2016)
- Stephan Mory - Born on February 20, 1941 - Physicist, and Politician (died: April 13, 2020)
- Asja Łamtiugina - Born on November 8, 1940 - Actor (died: March 31, 2023)
- Ulf Preuss-Lausitz - Born on September 26, 1940 - University teacher (died: March 31, 2023)
- Vera Loebner - Born on July 25, 1938 - Film director, and Screenwriter (died: March 31, 2023)
- Peter Beuge - Born on April 11, 1938 - Mineralogist, and University teacher (died: June 21, 2001)
- Eva Hempel - Born on October 22, 1936 - Mineralogist, and University teacher (died: March 26, 2020)
- Dieter Fechner - Born on July 18, 1936 - Writer (died: December 6, 2021)
- Q114515738 - Born on July 11, 1936 - Writer (died: December 6, 2021)
- Martin Blümcke - Born on July 6, 1935 - Journalist, and Archivist - Officer's Cross of the Order of Merit of the Federal Republic of Germany | Order of Merit of Baden-Württemberg (died: December 6, 2021)
- Q17115438 - Born on January 3, 1934 - Physicist (died: December 6, 2021)
- Vladimír Votava - Born on March 5, 1932 - Internist (died: December 6, 2021)
- Jochen Krause - Born on January 20, 1928 - Internist (died: December 6, 2021)
- Lothar Rädisch - Born on October 7, 1927 - Badminton coach, and Badminton player (died: April 9, 2005)
- Gerhard Haney - Born on April 17, 1926 - Jurist, and Judge (died: January 1, 2012)
- Yakov Roitberg - Born on August 16, 1925 - University teacher, and Mathematician - Order of the Patriotic War 1st class | State Prize of Ukraine in Science and Technology | Medal "For the Victory over Germany in the Great Patriotic War 1941–1945" (died: February 21, 2007)
- Václav Kalina - Born on August 4, 1925 - University teacher, and Mathematician (died: February 21, 2007)
- Q60832043 - Born on May 11, 1925 - University teacher, and Mathematician - Silver Cross of Merit | Medal of the 10th Anniversary of People's Poland (died: October 28, 1994)
- Borys Khandros - Born on December 25, 1923 - Screenwriter - Honored Worker of Culture of Ukraine | Order of the Patriotic War 2nd class (died: January 1, 2006)
- Wolfgang Kraak - Born on June 22, 1923 - University teacher, and Inventor (died: April 23, 2015)
- Hans Balzer - Born on March 24, 1921 - Translator (died: February 26, 1969)
- Q13027980 - Born on October 10, 1919 - Military personnel - Order of the Patriotic War 1st class | Medal "For Battle Merit" | Order of the Red Star | Order of the Red Banner | Order of Lenin | Hero of the Soviet Union (died: January 17, 2001)
- Q29829684 - Born on December 17, 1916 - Military personnel - Badge of the 1000th anniversary of the Polish State (died: January 17, 2001)
- Friedrich Schoenfelder - Born on October 17, 1916 - Dub actor, Film actor, Television actor, Voice actor, and Stage actor (died: August 14, 2011)
- Q12138860 - Born on June 12, 1913 - Historian (died: July 13, 1992)
- Nikolai Sudarikov - Born on February 2, 1913 - Non-fiction writer, University teacher, Diplomat, and Jurist - Order of Glory Third Class | Order of the Patriotic War 2nd class | Medal "For Battle Merit" | Order of the Badge of Honour | Order of the October Revolution | Order of the Red Star | Order of Friendship of Peoples | Order of the Red Banner of Labour | Medal "For the Victory over Germany in the Great Patriotic War 1941–1945" (died: January 1, 2000)
- Gerhard Brehme - Born on September 7, 1912 - Non-fiction writer, University teacher, Diplomat, and Jurist - German Cross in Gold | Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross (died: July 17, 1943)
- Florian Stępniak - Born on January 3, 1912 - Catholic priest (died: August 12, 1942)
- Zdeněk Adla - Born on June 1, 1910 - Children's writer, Journalist, Painter, and Writer (died: August 29, 1990)
- Erich Ullmann - Born on January 26, 1909 - Politician (died: August 29, 1990)
- Willy Jähde - Born on January 18, 1908 - Military personnel - Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross (died: April 25, 2002)
- Semyon Frolovskiy - Born on February 2, 1906 - Aircraft pilot, Military officer, and Carpenter - Order of the Patriotic War 1st class | Medal "To a Partisan of the Patriotic War", 1st class | Medal "In Commemoration of the 800th Anniversary of Moscow" | Medal "In Commemoration of the 850th Anniversary of Moscow" | Zhukov Medal | Jubilee Medal "60 Years of the Armed Forces of the USSR" | Jubilee Medal "In Commemoration of the 100th Anniversary of the Birth of Vladimir Ilyich Lenin" | Medal "For the Defence of Moscow" | Order of the Badge of Honour | Medal "For the Defence of Leningrad" | Jubilee Medal "50 Years of Victory in the Great Patriotic War 1941–1945" | Jubilee Medal "Twenty Years of Victory in the Great Patriotic War 1941–1945" | Order of the Red Star | Jubilee Medal "Thirty Years of Victory in the Great Patriotic War 1941–1945" | Jubilee Medal "50 Years of the Armed Forces of the USSR" | Order of the Red Banner | Jubilee Medal "Forty Years of Victory in the Great Patriotic War 1941–1945" | Medal "For the Victory over Germany in the Great Patriotic War 1941–1945" | Hero of the Soviet Union | Jubilee Medal "70 Years of the Armed Forces of the USSR" | Order of Lenin (died: April 16, 1998)
- Claus Back - Born on June 19, 1904 - Writer (died: April 10, 1969)
- Max Vorwerg - Born on September 20, 1903 - Production designer, and Painter (died: October 26, 1975)
- David Bykov - Born on April 1, 1903 - Politician - Honorary officer of the State Security | Medal "For Courage" | Order of the Red Star | Order of the Red Banner | Medal "For the Victory over Germany in the Great Patriotic War 1941–1945" | Order of Lenin (died: August 10, 1982)
- Q95615160 - Born on May 15, 1902 - Politician - Order of the Patriotic War 2nd class | "Hammer and Sickle" gold medal | Order of the Red Star | Order of the Red Banner | Hero of Socialist Labour | Order of Lenin (died: November 4, 1992)