Notable People
- Józef Michał Hubert Unrug (1884–1973), German-born Polish vice admiral who helped create the Polish navy
- Franciszek Stefan Sokół (1890–1956) Polish author, Commissioner of the government of Gdynia and the city's chief promoter and defender
- Karol Olgierd Borchardt (1905–1986), Polish maritime author and educator
- Kazimierz Ostrowski (1917 Berlin - 1999 Gdynia) Polish painter
- Zbigniew Szczepanek (b. 1933) Polish author of maritime textbooks, considered one of the best watercolor artists in Europe
- Jacek Fedorowicz (b. 1937), Polish satirist and actor
- Gunnar Heinsohn (* 1943), German scientist
- Jörg Berger (*1944-2010), German soccer player, trainer
- Klaus Hurrelmann (* 1944), German scientist
- Franciszka Cegielska (1946–2000), Polish politician and Solidarity movement activist
- Marcin Mięciel (* 1975), soccer player
- Michael Klim (* 1977), Polish-born Australian swimmer, world champion
- Adam Darski, Lead Vocals/ Lead Guitar for the Blackened Death Metal band Behemoth
- Stefan Liv, (1980-2011) Swedish ice hockey player
- Monika Pyrek Pole vaulter
- Anna Rogowska Pole vaulter
- Katya Douglas, British Actress (* 1938)
- Anna Przybylska, Polish actress
- Pawel Anaszkiewicz, Polish-Mexican visual artist
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