Adolf Ryszka
b. 5 February 1935 near Popielów Rybnik (PL), d. 28 April 1995; Polish sculptor
| 1953-1957 | Studied at the University of Art Techniques in Zakopane |
| 1957-1962 | Studied at the faculty of sculpture at the Academy of Fine Arts in Warsaw in George Jarnuszkiewicz's workshop |
| 1965 | Member of the Association of Polish Artists and Designers (ZPAP) |
| 1980-1982 | President of the Artistic Council of the Section of Sculpture, chairman of the ZPAP |
| since 1983 | Head of the department of sculpture at the faculty of fine arts at the Nikolaus Kopernikus University in Toruń |
| März 1995 | Holder of the title of professor |