Władysław Szpilman

Władysław Szpilman was a Polish-Jewish pianist, classical composer and Holocaust survivor. Szpilman is widely known as the central figure in the 2002 Roman Polanski film The Pianist, which was based on his autobiographical account of how he survived the German occupation of Warsaw. In the film, he is portrayed by American actor Adrien Brody.

5 December 1911

Born on the same birth day (5 December): Adetoun Ogunsheye • Clyde Cessna • Denise Drysdale • Emeric Pressburger • Fyodor Tyutchev • Giuseppe Occhialini • Harry Nelson Pillsbury • Ilja Antonov • José Carreras • Oleksandr Yaroslavskyi • Peter Pohl • Serge Chapleau • Xavier Garbajosa • Zbigniew Oleśnicki (cardinal)

Born in the same month (December 1911): Broderick Crawford • Chet Huntley • Dal Stivens • Hans von Ohain • Hortense Calisher • Jerzy Iwanow-Szajnowicz • Josh Gibson • Kenneth Patchen • Klaus Fuchs • Nicholas P. Dallis • Nino Rota • Qian Xuesen • Stan Kenton