Karol Piegza (9 October 1899 – 3 February 1988) was a Polish teacher, writer, folklorist, photographer, and painter.

At the beginning of 1918 Piegza was conscripted into the Austro-Hungarian Army and sent to the Italian Front of World War I.

During World War II Piegza was incarcerated in Nazi concentration camps in Dachau and Mauthausen-Gusen.

He was instrumental in organizing the first Gorolski Święto festival in 1948, which presented the culture and traditions of the local people.

After his death in Jablunkov, the Karol Piegza Small Regional Museum in Bukovec was opened.