It is the birthplace of the Polish dramatist and author Sławomir Mrożek.
Jan Władysław Obłąk (born May 26, 1913 in Borzęcin – died December 16, 1988) was a Polish Catholic Priest, Bishop of Warmia from 1982 until his death in 1988.
Other mass graves of murdered Romanies in the region include those at Bielcza (28 murdered), Borzęcin Dolny (28 murdered) and Żabno (49 murdered).