List of victims and survivors of Auschwitz

This is the fragmentary list of all of the victims and survivors of Auschwitz concentration camp. This list represents only a sample portion of the 1.1 million victims and some survivors of the Auschwitz death camp and is not intended to be viewed as a representative count by any means.

Victims

The following victims who were male are signified by the  Pale Turquoise  background. The female victims are marked by the  Light Pink  background.

Name Hugo Sichel	Date of birth 28 Sep 1884	Date of death 1944	Age 59	Ethnicity German Jew	Notability
Agsteribbe, EstellaEstella Agsteribbe[1]	April 6, 1909	September 17, 1943	34	Jewish	Gymnast. Member of the Gold medal winning Dutch gymnastics team at the 1928 Summer Olympics.
Alt, HeinzHeinz Alt[2]	1922	January 6, 1945	22 or 23	Jewish	Composer. Deported from Theresienstadt concentration camp to the camp on September 28, 1944.
Ančerl, JanJan Ančerl	late 1942 or 1943	c. October 15, 1944	2	Jewish	Son of Karel Ančerl and Valy Ančerl. Born while parents were in Theresienstadt concentration camp.
Ančerl, ValyValy Ančerl		c. October 15, 1944		Jewish	Wife of Karel Ančerl.
Andreas Pius, Count Andreas Pius Cyrill of Zoltowski-RomanusCount Andreas Pius Cyrill of Zoltowski-Romanus Andreas Pius	1881 or 1882	September 4, 1941	59	Polish	Noble
Barlicki, NorbertNorbert Barlicki	June 6, 1880	September 27, 1941	61	Polish	Lawyer, Publicist, Politician
Bernard of Łubieński, CountCount Bernard of Łubieński	February 23, 1894	October 10, 1941	47	Polish	Noble. Was a member of the Polish Ministry of Commerce and Industrial Affairs before war broke out. Belonged to the first group of people to organise the underground fight.
Blum, RenéRené Blum[3]	March 13, 1878	April 30, 1943	65	Jewish	Choreographer, founder of the Ballet de l'Opéra; brother of Léon Blum. Transferred to the camp on September 23, 1942.
Brady, HanaHana Brady[4]	May 16, 1931	October 23, 1944	13	Jewish	Arrived at the camp on October 23, 1944, and was gassed immediately.
Brumlik, RudolfRudolf Brumlik		May 14, 1944		Czech	Businessman from Prague
Brumlik, HermioneHermione Brumlik		May 14, 1944		Czech	Wife of Rudolf – no records can be found of their son Otto Brumlik
Czech, BronisławBronisław Czech	July 25, 1908	June 4, 1944	35	Polish	Skier – 24 times Polish champion, and participant of Winter Olympics of 1928, 1932 and 1936; soldier of Armia Krajowa
Deutsch, LeaLea Deutsch[5][6]	March 18, 1927	May 1943	16	Jewish	Child actress. Born Jewish, converted to Roman Catholicism with her family on June 1941 as an attempt by her father to save the family from certain death, but still considered Jewish by Nazi racial laws. Died in the cattle wagon routed to Auschwitz.
Feiner, HerthaHertha Feiner[7][8]		March 12, 1943		Jewish	Among last Jewish employees to leave Berlin. Put on train to Auschwitz on March 12, 1943; poisoned herself in transit.
Fondane, BenjaminBenjamin Fondane[9]	November 14, 1898	October 2, 1944	45	Jewish	Poet, critic, existentialist philosopher and author
Fondane, LinaLina Fondane				Jewish	Sister of Benjamin Fondane.
Freiberger, Miroslav ŠalomMiroslav Šalom Freiberger[10][11]	1903 or 1904	c. May 3, 1943	39 or 40	Jewish	Head Rabbi of Jewish Municipality of Zagreb, catechist, translator, writer and spiritual leader, educated in law and theology science. On last transport of Jews from Croatia. Killed at camp entrance when he protested against the inhumane procedure that was implemented against the members of his community.
Gerron, KurtKurt Gerron	May 11, 1897	November 15, 1944	47	Jewish	Actor and film director; was either persuaded or coerced[12] by the Nazis to make a propaganda film showing how humane the conditions were at Theresienstadt concentration camp. After filming finished, he was deported on the final transport ever to Auschwitz, on November 15, 1944, and was gassed immediately.
Gerson, DoraDora Gerson[13]	March 23, 1899	February 14, 1943	43	Jewish	cabaret singer and silent-film actress.
Ginz, PetrPetr Ginz	February 1, 1928	September 28, 1944	16	Jewish	Writer. Esperantist.
Gertner, AlaAla Gertner[14][15]	March 12, 1912	January 5, 1945	32	Jewish	Smuggled gunpowder into the camp to help the Sonderkommando blow up Crematorium IV during an October 7, 1944 revolt. Tortured and eventually executed by hanging along with her three conspirators, the last public hanging at Auschwitz.
Robota, RozaRoza Robota[14][16]	1921	January 5, 1945	23	Jewish	Smuggled gunpowder into the camp to help the Sonderkommando blow up Crematorium IV during an October 7, 1944 revolt. Tortured and eventually executed by hanging along with her three conspirators, the last public hanging at Auschwitz.
Safirsztajn, ReginaRegina Safirsztajn[14][16]		January 5, 1945			Smuggled gunpowder into the camp to help the Sonderkommando blow up Crematorium IV during an October 7, 1944 revolt. Tortured and eventually executed by hanging along with her three conspirators, the last public hanging at Auschwitz.
Haas, PavelPavel Haas[17]	June 21, 1899	October 17, 1944	45	Jewish	composer. After arrival at the camp, Josef Mengele was about to send Karel Ančerl to the gas chamber, but weakened Haas, who stood next to him, began to cough and the death sentence was therefore chosen for him instead.
Hirschmann, IvanaIvana Hirschmann[18][19]	May 5, 1866	May 8, 1943	77	Jewish	Croatian first female professor of gymnastics
Krása, HansHans Krása	November 30, 1899	October 17, 1944	44	Jewish	composer; helped to organize cultural life in Theresienstadt concentration camp.
Ullmann, ViktorViktor Ullmann	January 1, 1898	October 18, 1944	46	Jewish	Composer, conductor, pianist, teacher, music critic, active in Prague. Deported to Theresienstadt concentration camp on September 8, 1942, where he helped to organize cultural life. Transferred to Auschwitz on October 16, 1944.
Schächter, RafaelRafael Schächter	May 25, 1905	January 1945	39	Jewish	Composer, pianist and conductor. Helped to organize cultural life in Theresienstadt concentration camp. Died on the death march.
Hillesum, EttyEtty Hillesum	January 15, 1914	November 30, 1943	29	Jewish	diarist and writer
Jahn, LilliLilli Jahn	March 5, 1900	c. June 19, 1944	44	Jewish	doctor who gained international fame posthumously following the publication of her letters to her five children which she wrote during her imprisonment in the labor camp Breitenau
Janson, Paul-EmilePaul-Emile Janson	May 30, 1872	March 3, 1944	71	Belgian	30th Prime Minister of Belgium in 1937–1938
Jonas, ReginaRegina Jonas	August 3, 1902	December 12, 1944	42	Jewish	first ordained female rabbi in Germany, rabbi at Neue Synagoge in Berlin, killed two months after entering the camp.
Katzenelson, ItzhakItzhak Katzenelson	July 1, 1886	May 1, 1944	57	Jewish	teacher, poet, dramatist; his son Zvi Katzenelson was on the same transport and was killed the same day as Itzhak.
Kien, PeterPeter Kien	January 1, 1919	c. October 16, 1944	25	Jewish	artist, poet and librettist active in Theresienstadt concentration camp (Terezin), died from infectious disease soon after arrival to Auschwitz on October 16. Wife and parents were on same transport and were killed.
Kofman, BereckBereck Kofman	October 10, 1900	1943	42	Jewish	Hasidic orthodox rabbi, deported to Auschwitz from Drancy internment camp on Convoy No. 12 on July 29, 1942. According to survivor, he was at the camp for one year before his murder by a Kapo on a Shabbat because he refused to work. He was beaten up with a pickax and buried alive. Father of French philosopher Sarah Kofman.[20]
Kolbe, Saint MaximilianSaint Maximilian Kolbe	January 8, 1894	August 14, 1941	47	Polish	Saint. Conventual Franciscan friar who volunteered to die in place of Polish Army Sergeant Franciszek Gajowniczek, who was a stranger to him.
Kolmar, GertrudGertrud Kolmar	December 10, 1894	March 1943	48	Jewish	Writer used the Pen name of Gertrud Kolmar {born Gertrud Käthe Chodziesner}
Kunerwalder, EgonEgon Kunerwalder[21]					First husband of Stephanie Helbrun (married 1942). Deported to the camp with his wife in December 1943. Threw himself on the electric wire surrounding the camp in 1944.
Laskier, RutkaRutka Laskier	1929	1943	14	Jewish	teenager who wrote a diary. Her writings were posthumously published. Dubbed the "Polish Anne Frank".
Lévy, HenriHenri Lévy	June 7, 1883	August 13, 1942	59	Jewish	rabbi. He was deported on Convoy No. 8 to the camp on July 20, 1942.
Levy, RudolfRudolf Levy	1875	1944	69	Jewish	Painter and student of Henri Matisse
Mauritz of Potocki, CountCount Mauritz of Potocki		1942		Polish	noble
Makijonek, DonatDonat Makijonek	May 19, 1890	Unknown date after arrival in Auschwitz 24 May 1941[22]	51	Polish	World War I ace; KZ Number # 16301
Natan, BernardBernard Natan	July 14, 1886	October 1942	56	Jewish	film director and actor and former head of Pathé Film Studios. Arrived at the camp on September 25, 1942 and was killed several weeks later.
Némirovsky, IrèneIrène Némirovsky[23][24]	February 11, 1903	August 17, 1942	39	Jewish	novelist. She was classified as a Jew under the Nazi racial laws, which did not take into account her conversion to Roman Catholicism.[23][24]
Epstein, MichelMichel Epstein[25]		November 6, 1942			Husband of Irène Némirovsky. Arrived on November 6, 1942, and was gassed immediately.
Noji, JózefJózef Noji	September 8, 1909	February 15, 1943	33	Polish	track and field athlete and participant of the 1936 Summer Olympics in Berlin. Murdered by the camp's SS guard, allegedly for trying to smuggle a letter.
Nussbaum, FelixFelix Nussbaum	December 11, 1904	August 2, 1944	39	Jewish	painter (surrealist). Entire family was eventually killed at the camp at different times, with the exception of one brother, who died from exhaustion at Stutthof in December 1944.
Pärsimägi, KarlKarl Pärsimägi	May 11, 1902	July 27, 1942	39	Estonian	painter (Fauvist). Unknown circumstances as to why he was sent to Auschwitz. It may have been his sexuality, or possibly because he was aiding the Resistance, or helping hide Jewish friends.[26]
Peradze, Saint GrigolSaint Grigol Peradze	September 13, 1899	December 6, 1942	43	Georgian	Saint. Priest, ecclesiastic figure, theologian, historian, Archimandrite, PhD of History, professor.
Rybarski, RomanRoman Rybarski	July 3, 1887	March 6, 1942	54	Polish	economist, historian and politician connected with the right-wing National Democracy political camp. Executed by shooting for organizing the resistance movement in the camp.[27]
Salomon, ErichErich Salomon	April 28, 1886	July 7, 1944	58	Jewish	photographer (news).
Schalek, MalvaMalva Schalek	February 18, 1882	1944	62	Jewish	painter. Was transported to the camp on May 18, 1944 and was killed soon afterwards.
Schwarz, MommieMommie Schwarz	July 28, 1876	November 19, 1942	66	Jewish	Painter-killed with his wife Else Berg
Selz, OttoOtto Selz	February 14, 1881	August 27, 1943	62	Jewish	psychologist and professor, formulated the first nonassociationist theory of thinking, in 1913.[28][29][30] Was transported to the camp on August 24, 1943.[30]
Singer, LavoslavLavoslav Singer	1866	1942	76	Jewish	known Bjelovar industrialist.[31][32][33]
Stein, Saint EdithSaint Edith Stein	October 12, 1891	August 9, 1942	50	German	Saint. Philosopher and nun. Born into a Jewish family, considered a "Catholic Jew" (of Jewish heritage, but baptized and practiced Catholicism, considered Jewish by Nazi racial laws).[34]
Rumkowski, Mordechai ChaimMordechai Chaim Rumkowski[35]	February 27, 1877	August 28, 1944	67	Jewish	Nazi-appointed head of the Judenrat while he lived in the Łódź Ghetto in Poland. He was known to abuse his power, such as by molesting young Jewish women within the ghetto.[35] Family was also killed at the camp.
Taube, CarloCarlo Taube[36]	July 4, 1897	October 1, 1944	47	Jewish	Composer, conductor and pianist. From Galicia, active in Prague. Taube, his wife Erika and their child were deported from Prague to Theresienstadt concentration camp on December 10, 1941. They were deported to Auschwitz on October 1, 1944, where all three were killed immediately.[36]
Taube, ErikaErika Taube[36]		October 1, 1944		Jewish	Wife of Carlo Taube.
Tański, TadeuszTadeusz Tański[37]	March 11, 1892	March 23, 1941	49	Polish	Automobile engineer and the designer of the first Polish serially-built automobile, the CWS T-1. Arrested on July 3, 1940, and sent to the camp.
Perl, MauriceMaurice Perl[38]				Jewish	Father of Gisella Perl. Brought his prayer book into the gas chamber.
Dresden, BarendBarend Dresden[39]		November 30, 1944		Jewish	Husband of Anna Dresden-Polak and father of Eva Dresden, both of whom were killed at Sobibor on July 23, 1943.
Wajcblum, EstusiaEstusia Wajcblum[14][16]		January 5, 1945			Smuggled gunpowder into the camp to help the Sonderkommando blow up Crematorium IV during an October 7, 1944 revolt. Tortured and eventually executed by hanging along with her three conspirators, the last public hanging at Auschwitz.
Waterman-Hollander, Froukje EstherFroukje Esther Waterman-Hollander[40]	October 25, 1915	February 28, 1943	27	Jewish	Daughter of Han Hollander and Leentje Hollander-Smeer, both of whom were killed at Sobibor on July 9, 1943.
Swiatopelk-Czetwertynski, Prince LudwikPrince Ludwik Swiatopelk-Czetwertynski	1876 or 1877	May 3, 1941	64	Polish	Noble.
Mosdorf, JanJan Mosdorf	May 30, 1904	October 11, 1943	39	Polish	Right-wing politician, director of the nationalist organization All-Polish Youth and member of political party National Radical Camp. Killed for helping Jews in the camp.
Weisz, ÁrpádÁrpád Weisz	April 16, 1896	January 31, 1944	47	Jewish	Football (soccer) player and manager.
Wiesel, SarahSarah Wiesel		May 1944		Jewish	Mother of Elie Wiesel. Gassed immediately.
Wiesel, TziporaTzipora Wiesel		May 1944		Jewish	Younger sister of Elie Wiesel. Gassed immediately.
Zimetbaum, MalaMala Zimetbaum[41]	January 26, 1922	September 15, 1944	22	Jewish	Deported to the camp on Transport #10 on September 15, 1942. Inmate #19880. Her proficiency in several languages allowed her to work as an interpreter in the camp. Publicly executed at the camp after an escape attempt, with her lover, Edward Galiński.
Galiński, EdwardEdward Galiński[42]	May 10, 1923	September 15, 1944	21	Polish	Publicly executed at the camp after an escape attempt, with his lover, Mala Zimetbaum.

• Eddy Hamel, American soccer right winger (AFC Ajax; killed in Auschwitz)^[43]

Survivors

Name	#	Born	Died	Age	Ethnicity	Imprisoned	Notability
Rozenberg, JozekJozek Rozenberg	137404	November 6, 1916	July 27, 1994	77 years	Jewish	1942 –April 1945	He and his wife had one son, Moniush Rozenberg, born in 1939 or 1940. They were hiding in the woods and in attics, making homemade candy to sell on the black market, until 1942 when they were captured. They used to use sugar cubes to give to the baby to keep him quiet in hiding. The gestapo took their 2 year old son and put him in a wagon headed for Auschwitz, never to be seen again. He and his wife Gitla were separated. He was sent to Reichsautobahn Lager Pommern until he was sent to Auschwitz August 21, 1943. He survived by stealing an extra potato a day and cooking it on the oven where he loaded coal. On January 18, 1945, he was sent on a death march from Auschwitz to Wodzislaw where he was transferred via train to Buchenwald concentration camp January 22, 1945. He was assigned to the "Little Camp". Then, transferred again on January 30, 1945 to Berga concentration camp code name Schwalbe V where he was eventually liberated by American soldiers. He found his wife, Gitla Rozenberg née Rusinek who also survived the camps, when he returned to Poland.
Lewis, HelenHelen Lewis		June 22, 1916	December 31, 2009	93 years	Jewish	May 1944 –1944	Dancer who trained in Prague. Left Auschwitz on a forced march to Stutthof concentration camp in January 1945. Emigrated in 1947 to Belfast, where she worked as a dance teacher and choreographer. Her autobiography, A Time to Speak, was published in 1992.[44]
Eilenberg-Eibeshitz, AnnaAnna Eilenberg-Eibeshitz		November 5, 1923		92	Jewish	–	Published Author on: Breaking My Silence; Sisters of the Storm; Preserved Evidence, Ghetto Lodz; My Son... My Son... A Chronicle; Remember!: A Collection of Testimonies; Mirka Among Strangers; Ruthka: A Diary of War; Women in the Holocaust
Bartoszewski, WładysławWładysław Bartoszewski	4427	February 19, 1922	April 24, 2015	93	Polish	September 22, 1940 –April 8, 1941	Member of Armia Krajowa. Released from camp due to actions by Polish Red Cross. Minister of Foreign Affairs of Poland (twice) after 1989.
Borowski, TadeuszTadeusz Borowski		November 12, 1922	July 1, 1951	28	Polish	1943–late 1944	writer. Transferred to Natzweiler-Struthof, then to Dachau concentration camp; committed suicide after the war.
Brady, GeorgeGeorge Brady		February 9, 1928	alive	88	Jewish	October 23, 1944 –January 18, 1945	Plumber. Sent on the death march; escaped when a Soviet tank blew a hole in the building he was in. His mother, father and sister Hana were gassed at the camp.
Braun, BorisBoris Braun[45][46][47]		February 9, 1928	alive	95	Jewish		University professor. His mother and father were killed during the Holocaust.
Bacon, YehudaYehuda Bacon		July 28, 1929	alive	86	Jewish	December 1943 –January 18, 1945	Artist. Sent on the death march. His father was gassed in June 1944; his mother and his sister Hanna were deported to Stutthof concentration camp, where they died a few weeks before its liberation.
Gabbai, DarioDario Gabbai[48]					Jewish	April 1944 –January 27, 1945	Member of Sonderkommando. Family was killed at the camp.
Bielecki, JerzyJerzy Bielecki[48]					Polish		Political prisoner. Suffered hanging torture (arms hung behind back).
Paczyński, JózefJózef Paczyński[48]					Polish		Political prisoner. About every 1 1/2 weeks, he was ordered to cut the hair of the camp's commanding officer, Rudolf Höss. Personally witnessed gassings from nearby.[35]
Piechowski, KazimierzKazimierz Piechowski[48]	918	October 3, 1919	alive	96	Polish	June 20, 1940 –June 20, 1942	Imprisoned because the boy scouts were labeled a criminal organization. From Rajkowy. Deported to camp on second transport from Tarnów. On June 20, 1942, he escaped from Auschwitz I along with 3 other prisoners, dressed as members of the SS-Totenkopfverbände, fully armed. They stole an SS staff car from the motor pool, a Steyr 220 belonging to Rudolf Höss, and drove out the main gate. The escape was facilitated by Piechowski's fluent command of German. As they drove toward the gate he told the guards to hurry up and open it. None of the four were recaptured.[49][50]
Jaster, Stanisław GustawStanisław Gustaw Jaster[50]	6438	1921			Polish	June 20, 1942	Veteran of Invasion of Poland in rank of first lieutenant, from Warsaw. On June 20, 1942, he escaped from Auschwitz I along with 3 other prisoners, dressed as members of the SS-Totenkopfverbände, fully armed. They stole an SS staff car from the motor pool, a Steyr 220 belonging to Rudolf Höss, and drove out the main gate.[49][50]
Lempart, JózefJózef Lempart[50]	3199	1916			Polish	June 20, 1942	Priest, from Wadowice. On June 20, 1942, he escaped from Auschwitz I along with 3 other prisoners, dressed as members of the SS-Totenkopfverbände, fully armed. They stole an SS staff car from the motor pool, a Steyr 220 belonging to Rudolf Höss, and drove out the main gate.[49][50]
Bendera, EugeniuszEugeniusz Bendera[50]	8502	1906			Ukrainian	June 20, 1942	Auto mechanic, from Chortkiv. On June 20, 1942, he escaped from Auschwitz I along with 3 other prisoners, dressed as members of the SS-Totenkopfverbände, fully armed. They stole an SS staff car from the motor pool, a Steyr 220 belonging to Rudolf Höss, and drove out the main gate.[49][50]
Smoleń, KazimierzKazimierz Smoleń[48]					Polish		Political prisoner.
Kowalczyk, AugustAugust Kowalczyk[48]					Polish		Political prisoner.
Stenkin, PavelPavel Stenkin[35]					Russian		Prisoner of war.
Mikusz, JózefJózef Mikusz[35]					Polish		Political prisoner.
Veselá, SilviaSilvia Veselá[35]					Jewish	1942	Deported from holding camp near Bratislava.
Votavová, EvaEva Votavová[35]					Jewish	July 1942
Pressburger, OttoOtto Pressburger[35]					Jewish		From Trnava. Forced to dig mass graves and exhume corpses. His mother and father were killed at the camp.
Breder, LibušaLibuša Breder[51]					Jewish		Worked in the "Canada" sector of the camp. Witnessed rapes of women by the camp's officers.
Citrónová, HelenaHelena Citrónová[51]					Jewish		Worked in the "Canada" sector of the camp. An SS officer, Franz Wunch, fell in love with her. As a result, Wunch would later save Helena's sister from the gas chambers, although her sister's son and daughter could not be saved.
Rybacki, TadeuszTadeusz Rybacki[51]					Polish		Political prisoner. Served as a waiter at the SS canteen in the camp.
Alexander, VeraVera Alexander[51]					Jewish		Witnessed crimes committed by Irma Grese.
Mozes Kor, EvaEva Mozes Kor[51][52]	87063	January 30, 1934	alive	82	Jewish	1944 –January 27, 1945	One of the "Mengele twins" who was selected and used for involuntary medical experiments. Both of her parents and two older sisters were killed at the camp; only Miriam and herself survived. Founder of CANDLES Holocaust Museum and Education Center.
Mozes, MiriamMiriam Mozes[52]	87064	January 30, 1934	June 6, 1993	59	Jewish	1944 –January 27, 1945	Eva's twin sister. One of the "Mengele twins" who was selected and used for involuntary medical experiments. Mengele injected Miriam with a chemical that stopped the growth of her kidneys; later, Eva donated one of her kidneys.
Laks, JonaJona Laks[52]							One of the "Mengele twins" who was selected and used for involuntary medical experiments.
Kriegel, VeraVera Kriegel[52]							One of the "Mengele twins" who was selected and used for involuntary medical experiments.
Pufeles, PearlPearl Pufeles[52]							One of the "Mengele twins" who was selected and used for involuntary medical experiments.
Helen Rappaport[52]							One of the "Mengele twins" who was selected and used for involuntary medical experiments.
Reichenberg, EphraimEphraim Reichenberg[52]					Jewish		One of the "Mengele twins" who was selected and used for involuntary medical experiments.
Frankfurter, GyuriGyuri Frankfurter[53]					Jewish		One of the "Mengele twins" who was selected and used for involuntary medical experiments. From Berettyóújfalu. Emigrated to United States in 1947, name changed to "George".
Frankfurter, LaciLaci Frankfurter[53]					Jewish		One of the "Mengele twins" who was selected and used for involuntary medical experiments. From Berettyóújfalu. Emigrated to United States in 1947, name changed to "Leslie".
Greenfeld, PeterPeter Greenfeld[54]	A-2459	1940			Jewish	1944 –January 27, 1945	One of the "Mengele twins" who was selected and used for involuntary medical experiments. Known at the camp as "Josef "Peipchek" Klineman". Born in Prague.
Klineman, MarthaMartha Klineman[54]	A-4931	1940			Jewish	1944 –January 27, 1945	Peter's twin. One of the "Mengele twins" who was selected and used for involuntary medical experiments. Born in Prague.
Salomon, LipotLipot Salomon[55]	A-5723	1923 or 1924	April 19, 1965	40 years	Jewish	May 28, 1944 –January 1945	One of the "Mengele twins" who was selected and used for involuntary medical experiments. Born in Turţ. First deported to Vynohradiv ghetto on April 14, 1944.
Salomon, DezoDezo Salomon[55]	A-5724	1923 or 1924	April 22, 1996	71 years	Jewish	May 28, 1944 –January 1945	One of the "Mengele twins" who was selected and used for involuntary medical experiments. Born in Turţ. First deported to Vynohradiv ghetto on April 14, 1944.
Somogyi, PeterPeter Somogyi[56]	A-17454	April 14, 1933			Jewish	July 9, 1944 –January 27, 1945	One of the "Mengele twins" who was selected and used for involuntary medical experiments. From Pécs. Their mother and older sister (14 years) were gassed at Auschwitz at arrival.
Somogyi, ThomasThomas Somogyi[56]	A-17455	April 14, 1933			Jewish	July 9, 1944 –January 27, 1945	One of the "Mengele twins" who was selected and used for involuntary medical experiments. From Pécs.
Helbrun, StephanieStephanie Helbrun[21]		February 4, 1924			Jewish	December 1943 –January 18, 1945	One of the "Mengele twins" who was selected and used for involuntary medical experiments. Born in Subotica, lived in Prague until 1939. Escaped on the death march. Their parents and sister were killed in various camps.
Helbrun, AnnettaAnnetta Helbrun[21]		February 4, 1924			Jewish	December 1943 –January 18, 1945	One of the "Mengele twins" who was selected and used for involuntary medical experiments. Born in Subotica, lived in Prague until 1939. Escaped on the death march.
Able, GeorgeGeorge Able[21]							Met Annetta Helbrun when both were assigned to a commando loading corpses. Later married Annetta in 1948.
Spiegel, Zvi ErnstZvi Ernst Spiegel[56]		1913 or 1914				January 27, 1945	Assigned to supervise twins used in the medical experiments of Josef Mengele. Saved children from the gas chamber on several occasions. After the camp's liberation, he took 157 Mengele twins and homeless children to safety in Hungary. 29 years old in 1944.
Nyiszli, MiklósMiklós Nyiszli[51]		June 17, 1901	May 5, 1956	54	Jewish	June 1944 –January 18, 1945	Prisoner, and doctor (pathologist) who served Josef Mengele. Sent on the death march.
Dacko, RyszardRyszard Dacko[51]					Polish		Political prisoner.
Hantz, StanislawStanislaw Hantz[57]					Polish		Political prisoner.
Einsenschmidt, EliezerEliezer Einsenschmidt[57]						Jewish
Cahana, Alice LokAlice Lok Cahana[57]		1929	alive	81 or 82	Jewish	1944	Deported from Sárvár.
Venezia, MorrisMorris Venezia[57]					Jewish	April 1944	Part of the Sonderkommando.
Rosenbach, FranzFranz Rosenbach[57]					Gypsy		Survived because he was transferred to another camp. His mother was killed at the camp.
Szmyt, WładysławWładysław Szmyt[57]					Polish		Political prisoner.
Mandelbaum, HenrykHenryk Mandelbaum[57]	181970	December 15, 1922	June 17, 2008	85	Jewish	April 22, 1944 –January 18, 1945	Part of Sonderkommando. Fled on a death march.
Mann, IbiIbi Mann[57]						Jewish
Eichengreen, LucilleLucille Eichengreen[35]		February 1, 1925	alive	91	Jewish	August 1944 –October 1944	From Hamburg. Deported to Łódź Ghetto on October 26, 1941, where she was molested by Mordechai Chaim Rumkowski and remained for four years until deported to Auschwitz. Transferred to Neuengamme concentration camp.
Pilecki, WitoldWitold Pilecki	4859	May 13, 1901	May 25, 1948	47	Polish	September 22, 1940 –April 26, 1943	Soldier and secret agent ("Tomasz Serafiński"). He volunteered to be imprisoned at Auschwitz (the only person known to do so) for a Polish resistance operation in order to gather intelligence and escape. As the author of the Witold's report, the first intelligence report on Auschwitz, his operation enabled the Polish government-in-exile to convince the Allies that the Holocaust was taking place. Later executed by Polish communists.
Wiesel, ElieElie Wiesel[57]	A-7713	September 30, 1928	alive	87	Jewish	May 17, 1944 –January 1945	Writer, professor, political activist, Nobel Peace Prize winner (1986). His mother and younger sister are gassed immediately. Transferred to Buchenwald concentration camp, where Wiesel's father, Shlomo, was beaten[58] and killed.[59] Two older sisters, Hilda and Beatrice, survive.
Firestone, RenéeRenée Firestone[60]					Jewish		Her sister was killed at the camp during medical experiments.
Pisar, SamuelSamuel Pisar[61][62]		March 18, 1929	July 27, 2015	87	Jewish		Lawyer, writer. His parents and younger sister Frieda were killed during the war. Transferred to Dachau concentration camp. Escaped during a death march.[61]
Ančerl, KarelKarel Ančerl[63]		April 11, 1908	July 3, 1973	65	Jewish	October 15, 1944	Conductor. Josef Mengele was about to send Ančerl to the gas chamber, but a weakened Pavel Haas, who stood next to him, began to cough and the death sentence was therefore chosen for him instead. Helped to organize cultural life in Theresienstadt concentration camp.
Perl, GisellaGisella Perl[38][64]		1907	1988	80 or 81 years	Jewish	1944	Gynecologist. Forced to be an inmate doctor. Saved the lives of hundreds of pregnant women by aborting their pregnancies (pregnant women were often killed for experiments by Josef Mengele).
Vrba, RudolfRudolf Vrba[65]	44070	September 11, 1924	March 27, 2006	81	Jewish	January 15, 1943 –April 7, 1944	Scientist. Escaped from the camp. Co-author of the Vrba-Wetzler report, delivered to the Allies, which saved the lives of an estimated 120 to 200 thousand Jews. Testified against Adolf Eichmann at Eichmann's trial.
Wetzler, AlfrédAlfréd Wetzler[65]	29162	May 10, 1918	February 8, 1988	69	Jewish	1942 –April 7, 1944	Escaped from the camp. Co-author of the Vrba-Wetzler report, delivered to the Allies, which saved the lives of an estimated 120 to 200 thousand Jews.
Dekel, AlexAlex Dekel[66]							Served under Josef Mengele as his subject, witnessing many of Mengele's human medical experiments.
Kielar, WieslawWieslaw Kielar		August 12, 1912	June 1, 1990		Polish (non-Jewish)[67]		Author of the autobiographical novel Anus Mundi: 5 Years in Auschwitz

• Lowy Adolf - Lang Andras, from Hungary (Miskolc)
• Ted Banwell, British soldier and member of Dutch Resistance
• Leo Bretholz, Austrian Jew who escaped from train en route; author of Leap into Darkness.
• Eva Brewster, German-Jewish (born in Berlin), Author of Vanished in Darkness – An Auschwitz Memoir, survived.
• Thomas Buergenthal Czechoslovak Jew, human rights champion, former judge of the International Court of Justice, author of A Lucky Child, interned at Auschwitz-Birkenau, Sachsenhausen, survived.
• Józef Cyrankiewicz, later Prime Minister of Poland and Chairman of the Polish Council of State
• Yehiel De-Nur, Polish-Jewish writer, in Auschwitz for two years, survived, died July 17, 2001.
• Robert Desnos, French poet. Died of typhoid after the camp's liberation.
• Lowy Dezso, from Hungary (Miskolc) - Jewish accountant
• Laure Diebold, French resistant, Compagnon de la Libération
• Xawery Dunikowski, Polish sculptor and artist, best known for his Neo-Romantic sculptures and Auschwitz-inspired art. Survived.
• Anna Eilenberg-Eibeshitz, Polish-Jewish writer, Auschwitz, survived.
• Kurt Epstein, Czechoslovak Jewish Olympic water polo competitor
• Anne Frank, teenage diarist from Amsterdam, held 7 weeks at Auschwitz, transferred to Bergen-Belsen where she died of Typhus.
• Hans Frankenthal, German-Jewish author, survived.
• Viktor Frankl, Austrian-Jewish neurologist and psychiatrist, survived.
• Franciszek Gajowniczek, Polish Army Sergeant whose life was spared when Maximilian Kolbe took his place. Survived and died in 1995.
• Józef Garliński, Polish best selling writer who wrote numerous books in both English and Polish on Auschwitz and World War II, including the best selling 'Fighting Auschwitz'. Survived and died in 2005.
• Leon Greenman, British anti-fascism campaigner. Survived and died in 2008.
• Perry Broad, Brazilian non-commissioned officer SS-Unterscharführer, active at Auschwitz from April 1942 - 1945.
• Nicholas (Miklós) Hammer, Hungarian born Jew, who was placed in Auschwitz I block 6 and worked in the Kanada I section. Subject of the biography Sacred Games by Gerald Jacobs. Unusual as he was in labour, concentration and death camps before being liberated.
• Magda Herzberger, Romanian-Jewish author and poet, survived.
• Ruth Huppert Elias, Czechoslovak-Jewish (from Ostrava), Author of Triumph of Hope - From Theresienstadt and Auschwitz to Israel, survived.
• Stefan Jaracz, Polish actor and theater director who survived camp but died of Tuberculosis in 1945.
• Isabella Katz Leitner Hungarian-Jewish (from Kisvárda), author of Isabella – From Auschwitz to Freedom, survived.
• Imre Kertesz, Hungarian writer, Nobel Laureate in Literature for 2002.
• Stanisław Kętrzyński, Polish historian and diplomat
• Gertrude "Traute" Kleinová, Czechoslovak Jewess, 3-time table tennis world champion
• Antoni Kocjan, Polish glider constructor and a contributor to the intelligence services of the Polish Home Army. Murdered by Gestapo in 1944.
• Abram Korn, Polish-Jewish (from Lipno), author of Abe's Story: A Holocaust Memoir, survived.
• Rena Kornreich Gelissen, Polish-Jewish (born in Tyliczi), author of Rena’s Promise - A Story of Sisters in Auschwitz, survived.
• Zofia Kossak-Szczucka, Polish writer and World War II resistance fighter, co-founder the wartime Polish organization Żegota. Released through the efforts of the Polish underground.
• Henri Landwirth, Belgian philanthropist and founder of Give Kids the World (survived).
• Joel Lebowitz, Mathematical Physicist. Survived. Honors include the Boltzmann Medal, Henri Poincaré Prize, and Max Planck Medal.
• Olga Lengyel, Hungarian-Jewish author of Five Chimneys, survived.
• Stepan Lenkavsky, Ukrainian nationalist ideologist
• Primo Levi, Italian-Jewish chemist and author, survived.
• Curt Lowens, German-Jewish actor and resistant, survived.
• Arnošt Lustig, Czechoslovak and later Czech Jewish writer and novelist, the Holocaust is his lifelong theme, survived.
• Branko Lustig, Croatian-American film producer.^[68]
• Filip Müller, Inmate# 29236; Survivor and author of "Eyewitness Auschwitz – Three Years in the Gas Chambers" 1979
• Alfred "Artem" Nakache, French swimmer, world record (200-m breaststroke), one-third of French 2x world record (3x100 relay team); imprisoned in Auschwitz, where his wife and daughter were killed
• Igor Newerly – Polish novelist and educator.
• Henry Oertelt, German-Jewish author of An Unbroken Chain incarcerated at Theresienstadt, Auschwitz-Birkenau, Golleschau and Flossenburg, survived.
• Bernard Offen, Polish documentary filmmaker working in Poland and the United States to create Second Generation Witnesses.
• Harry Osers (born 1929) Czech engineer, currently living in Caracas, Venezuela.
• Ignacy Oziewicz, Polish army officer, first commandant of Narodowe Sily Zbrojne
• Lev Rebet, Ukrainian nationalist ideologist.
• Bernat Rosner Hungarian-Jewish lawyer, co-author of An uncommon friendship. Survived.
• Mira Ryczke Kimmelman German-Jewish (from Danzig), author of Echoes from the Holocaust – a Memoir, survived.
• Lowy Sandor, from Hungary (Miskolc) – Jewish lawyer
• Vladek and Anja Spiegelman, parents of Art Spiegelman, author of Maus. Vladek Spiegelmann was the central character in Maus.
• Józef Szajna Polish scenery designer, stage director, playwright, theoretician of the theatre, painter and graphic artist.
• Leon Schiller, Polish theater and film director, critic and theoretician. He was also a composer and wrote theater and radio screenplays.
• Sigmund Sobolewski, known as "Prisoner 88". Was in Auschwitz from June 14, 1940 to November 7, 1944. Non-Jewish prisoner number 88, immortalized in the book "Prisoner 88: The Man in Stripes."
• Paul Steinberg German-Jewish (born in Berlin), author of Speak You Also - A Survivor’s Reckoning, survived.
• Hedi Szmuk Fried, Hungarian-Jewish (from Sighet), author of The Road to Auschwitz – Fragments of a Life, survived.
• Rebbe Menachem Mendel Taub of Kaliv
• Jack Tramiel, (1928-2012). Polish-born businessman, founder of Commodore International. Rescued by the U.S. Army in April 1945.
• Rose Van Thyn (1921–2010), Auschwitz and Ravensbrueck survivor who directed Holocaust education activities in her adopted city of Shreveport, Louisiana
• Simone Veil, née Simone Annie Jacob (July 13, 1927–), French politician, survived.
• Shlomo Venezia Greek-Jewish (born in Thessaloniki), author of Inside the Gas Chambers – Eight Months in the Sonderkommando of Auschwitz, survived.
• Rose Warfman (née Gluck), a French nurse, member of the French Resistance
• Stanislaw Wygodzki, Polish-Jewish author, survived.
• Strasser Julianna Zsuzsanna – Lang Andrasne, from Hungary (Paks)
• Dorfsman Ita Hanna – Lodz, from Poland

See also

• List of victims of Nazism

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