Polak

Polak is the Polish noun for a Pole (also in several other Slavic languages). It is also a surname. In 2020 there were over 21,500 persons with the surname in Poland.

Notable people with the surname include

 * A. Polak Daniels (1842–1891), Dutch chess master
 * Abraham Polak (1910–1970), Israeli historian, professor at the Tel Aviv University
 * Ada Polak (1914–2010), Norwegian art historian
 * Anna Dresden-Polak (1906–1943), née Polak, Jewish Dutch gymnast
 * Anna Sophia Polak (1874—1943), Jewish feminist and author
 * Ben Polak (born 1961), British professor of economics
 * Benedykt Polak (c. 1200), Polish Franciscan friar, traveler, explorer and interpreter
 * Bojan Polak (1918–2004), Yugoslav military officer, politician, and athlete
 * Boris Polak (born 1954), Israeli world champion and Olympic sport shooter
 * Carel Polak (1909–1981), Dutch politician
 * Christian Polak (born 1950), French businessman and author
 * Clairy Polak (1956–2023), Dutch journalist
 * Clark Polak (1937–1980), American businessman, publisher, journalist, and LGBT activist
 * Eleni-Klaoudia Polak (born 1996), Greek athlete specialising in the pole vault
 * Elza Polak (1910–1995), Yugoslav horticulturist
 * Elżbieta Polak (born 1959), Polish politician
 * Eric Polak, American fantasy artist
 * David Polak, American business executive and philanthropist from Beverly Hills, California
 * Fred Polak (1907–1985), Dutch sociologist and politician
 * Gottlieb Polak (1883–1942), Chief Rider and Riding Master of the horses Spanish Riding School
 * Graham Polak (born 1984), Australian Football League player
 * Hanna Polak (born 1967), Polish director, cinematographer and producer
 * Henri Polak (1868–1943), Dutch trade unionist and politician
 * Henry Polak (1882–1959), British humanist
 * Jacques J. Polak (1914–2010), Dutch economist
 * Jakob Eduard Polak (1818–1891), Austrian physician active in Iran
 * Jakub Polak (musician) (1545–1605), Polish musician
 * Jakub Polák (anarchist) (1952–2012), Czech anarchist and Roma rights activist
 * Jason Polak (born 1968), Australian soccer player
 * Johan Bernard Abraham Fortunatus Mayor Polak, Indonesian politician and sociologist
 * Jo-Anne Polak (born 1959), first woman executive in the Canadian Football League
 * Julia Polak (1939–2014), Argentine-born British pathologist
 * Kyle Polak (born 1984), American goalkeeper
 * Maralyn Lois Polak, American writer
 * Marcin Polak (born 1982), Polish Paralympic cyclist
 * Marek Polak (born 1963), Polish politician
 * Mary Polak (born 1967/68), Canadian politician
 * Maximilien Polak (1930–2022), Dutch-born Canadian judge and politician
 * Minus Polak (1928–2014), Dutch lawyer, politician, judge
 * Mira Adanja Polak (born 1942), Serbian journalist, author and TV host
 * Miroslav Polak (born 1958), Serbian football manager and player
 * Monique Polak (born 1960), Canadian writer
 * Nate Polak (born 1989), American soccer player
 * Paul Polak (1933–2019), Czech-born American businessman
 * Patrycja Polak (born 1991), Polish volleyball player
 * Rainer Polak, ethnomusicologist and djembe drummer
 * Richard Polak (1870–1957), Dutch photographer
 * Roman Polák (born 1986), Czech ice hockey player
 * Ryszard Polak (1959–2017), Polish footballer
 * Sacha Polak (born 1982), Dutch film director
 * Sjaak Polak (born 1976), Dutch footballer
 * Stuart Polak, Baron Polak (born 1961), British politician and member of the House of Lords
 * Tadeusz Polak (born 1944), Polish footballer
 * Tyler Polak (born 1992), American soccer player
 * Vojtěch Polák (born 1985), Czech ice hockey player
 * Wim Polak (1924–1999), Dutch politician
 * Wojciech Polak (born 1964), Roman Catholic archbishop of Gniezno, Poland
 * Vasek Polak (1914–1997), Czech race car driver and racing team owner
 * Željko Polak (born 1976), Bosnian-Herzegovinian footballer