Namesakes
Olympic Medalists:
1 bronze, 1 silver/bronze
(bronze) Beata Sokołowska-Kulesza 2000; 2004 canoe sprint 
(silver/bronze) Beata Mikołajczyk 2008; 2012 canoe sprint
Polish Presidents and Prime Ministers:
1 prime minister
(prime minister) Beata Szydło 2015-2017