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): Abraham Polonsky • Alf Dubs, Baron Dubs • Calvin Trillin • Carrie Hamilton • Ellis Parker Butler • Fred Rutten • Gareth McAuley • Hanif Kureishi • Johannes Heesters • Lee Chapman • Manish Malhotra • Martin Van Buren • Robert Harley, 1st Earl of Oxford and Earl Mortimer • Sajid Javid • Semi Ojeleye • Valeriy Spitsyn

Born in the same month (December 1911): Anna Russell • Broderick Crawford • Dal Stivens • Danny O'Dea • Hans von Ohain • James Gregory (actor) • Jerzy Iwanow-Szajnowicz • Kenneth Patchen • Klaus Fuchs • Louise Bourgeois • Naguib Mahfouz • Nicholas P. Dallis • Spike Jones • Trygve Haavelmo