Does anyone here know who the “famous Krakowians” depicted on these year 2000 Polish stamps are?

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  1. Sure.

    Stamp 1:

    MikoÅ‚aj Kopernik, Jerzy Turowicz with “Tygodnik Powszechny” newspaper, Jadwiga of Poland (Jadwiga AndegaweÅ„ska), professor Józef Dietl (principal of Jagiellonian University), Krzysztof Penderecki, Casimir III the Great (actually, his statue from the Jagiellonian University), Pope John Paul II, and Albert Chmielowski (depicted with a child). In the background, you’ve got Collegium Maius and St. Mary’s Basilica.

    Stamp 2:

    SÅ‚awomir Mrożek, poster of “Wesele” by StanisÅ‚aw WyspiaÅ„ski, WisÅ‚awa Szymborska, Jan Matejko, Piotr Skrzynecki, StanisÅ‚aw Lem, logo of weekly “Przekrój” magazine, “Zaczarowana Dorożka” (literally: the enchanted carriage) inspired by the poem by Konstanty Ildefons GaÅ‚czyÅ„ski, Franz Joseph I of Austria, Tadeusz Kantor. In the background, we’ve got Sukiennice (Cloth Hall)