Jolanta Wadowska-Król

Jolanta Danuta Wadowska-Król (; 27 June 1939 – 18 June 2023) was a Polish pediatrician.

Early life and education Wadowska-Król was born in Katowice to father Piotr and mother Stanisława . After her mother was left partially blind from a lightning strike, she was sent to live with one of her aunts at the age of one. she graduated in 1964.

Career Wadowska-Król began her career working at the Provincial Integrated Hospital in Katowice and a pediatric clinic in Dąbrówka Mała. Her funeral took place at the in Ligota-Panewniki, and she was buried at the .

Legacy A mural in Wadowska-Król's honor was erected in her hometown of Katowice in 2018. It reads, "Women know what they are doing."

Wadowska-Król was named an in 2017. The following year, she received the from the , and a mural in her honor was unveiled on in Katowice.

In popular culture In October 2022, Wadowska-Król's granddaughter Agnieszka Cygan directed Our Lady of Szopienice, a play about her grandmother's work with lead-poisoned children. In February 2026, Netflix released the miniseries Lead Children about Wadowska-Król; her children and grandchildren were involved with the production of the series, with some making acting cameos as well. In the series, Wadowska-Król was played by Joanna Kulig.