People of the Revolution and the USSR
- Roman Bartoszcze Roman Bartoszcze A peasant leader who carried Rural Solidarity into pluralist politics
- Leszek Balcerowicz Leszek Balcerowicz Architect of Poland's shock therapy and symbol of the post-communist transition
- Bogdan Michał Borusewicz Bogdan Borusewicz The Solidarity strategist who planned the 1980 Gdańsk strike, shaped the 21 Demands, and co-founded the MKS
- Alina Pienkowska Alina Pienkowska The shipyard nurse who, when the regime declared the strike over, held workers back and turned it into a solidarity strike
- Henryka Krzywonos Henryka Krzywonos-Strycharska The tram driver who carried the strike beyond the shipyard
- Jerzy Borowczak Jerzy Borowczak The shipyard worker who helped launch independent unionism