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Kowalski (Polish pronunciation: [kɔˈvalskʲi] ; feminine: Kowalska , plural: Kowalscy ) is the second most common surname in Poland (140,471 people in 2009).[1] Kowalski surname is derived from the word kowal , meaning "[black]smith ".
"Jan Kowalski " is used as a placeholder name in Poland to mean "Average Joe ", much as "John Smith" is used in English-speaking countries (though a more direct translation would be "John Smithson").
Notable people Alexander Kowalski (1902–1940), Polish ice hockey player killed in the Katyn massacreAleksander Kowalski (1930–2009), Polish Nordic combined skierAlexander Kowalski (musician) (born 1978), German DJ, electronic music artistAlfred Kowalski (1849–1915), Polish painterAnnette Kowalski (born 1936), American producer, business partner of Bob Ross Bernard Louis Kowalski (1929–2007), American directorBronisława Kowalska (1955–2020), Polish politicianChana Kowalska (1899-1942), Polish Jewish painter and journalistCraig Kowalski (born 1981), American ice hockey playerDaniel Kowalski (born 1975), Australian Olympic swimmerFaustyna Kowalska (1905–1938), Polish Catholic saint, nun and mysticFrank Kowalski (1907–1974), American US Army soldier and United States RepresentativeGary A. Kowalski (born 1953), American authorGrzegorz Kowalski (disambiguation) James Kowalski (born 1954), United States Air Force Lieutenant General, Commander of Air Force Global Strike Command Barksdale AFBJanusz Kowalski (born 1952), Polish cyclistJerzy Kowalski (disambiguation) Jochen Kowalski (born 1954), German singerJohn Kowalski (born c. 1951), American soccer coachJózef Kowalski (1900–2013), Polish supercentenarian and second-to-last Polish-Soviet war veteranJózef Kowalski (1911–1942), Polish Roman Catholic priest killed at Auschwitz, beatifiedJózef Wierusz-Kowalski (1866–1927), Polish physicist and diplomatKasia Kowalska (born 1973), Polish pop rock singer and songwriterKatarzyna Kowalska (born 1985), Polish long distance runnerKazimierz Kowalski , Polish singerKen Kowalski (born 1945), Canadian politicianKerstin Kowalski (born 1976), German rowerLudwik Kowalski (born 1931), Polish-American nuclear physicist and professor emeritusŁukasz Kowalski , Polish footballerManja Kowalski (born 1976), German rowerLech Kowalski (born 1951), American film directorMaria Kowalska , Polish alpine skierMarian Albertovich Kowalski (1821–1884), Polish astronomerSaint Faustina Kowalska (1905–1938), Catholic saintMyron Kowalsky (1941–2022), Canadian politicianNatalia Kowalska (born 1989), Polish racing driverNatalia Kowalska (1918–unknown), Polish chess masterPiotr Kowalski (1927-2004), French-Polish artistRichard Kowalski (born 1963), American astronomerRobert Kowalski (born 1941), British logicianSharon Kowalski , subject of groundbreaking disability and LGBT legal rights caseTadeusz Kowalski (1889–1948), Polish orientalist, expert on Middle East Muslim culture and languagesThomas Schmidt-Kowalski (1949–2013), German composerWacław Kowalski , Polish actorWilliam Kowalski (born 1970), American authorWladek Kowalski (AKA "Killer" Kowalski) (1926–2008), Polish-Canadian professional wrestler, trainerWładysław Kowalski (politician) (1894–1958), Polish trade union activist, writer and politician (PSL, ZSL)Yelizaveta Kovalskaya (1851–1943), Russian revolutionaryStanisław Kowalski (1910–2022), Polish supercentenarian masters athlete.Fictional characters Kowalski, character in the 1991 parody film Hot Shots! , played by Kristy Swanson Kowalski, main character in the 1971 film Vanishing Point , played by Barry Newman Kowalski, character in the PlayStation 2 game Syphon Filter 2 Kowalski , character in Madagascar and the TV series The Penguins of Madagascar Mr Kowalski, original owner of Kowalski's, Rosie Duncan's florist store in the novel Fairytale of New York Mrs. Kowalski, Miriam Margolyes ' character in the film How to Lose Friends & Alienate People (2008) Baby Kowalski, supporting character in The Ren & Stimpy Show Benjamin "Ben" Kowalski in the comic series Templar, Arizona Major Charles Kawalsky , a character in the science fiction movie Stargate and subsequent television series Stargate SG-1 Dick Kowalsky, character in the French animated series Funky Cops (2003) Felix Kawalski , character in the British television series EastEnders Jacob Kowalski, Dan Fogler 's character in the film Fantastic Beasts and Where to Find Them (2016) Joe Kowalski, character in SIGMA Force book series by author James Rollins Kitty Kowalski, Lex Luthor's companion in 2006 film Superman Returns , played by Parker Posey Leon Kowalski, character in the 1982 film Blade Runner played by Brion James Matt Kowalsky, George Clooney 's character in the movie Gravity Peter "Petey" Kowalski in the video game Bully Private Kowalski, character in the video game Fallout: New Vegas Roch Kowalski, character in Sienkiewicz's novel With Fire and Sword Roxanne Kowalski, Daryl Hannah 's character in Roxanne , the 1987 remake of Cyrano de Bergerac with Steve Martin [2] [3] Seaman Kowalski, crewman assigned aboard the submarine SSRN Seaview , on the 1964–68 TV series Voyage to the Bottom of the Sea , played by Del Monroe Sergei Kowalski, the titular character in the Spaghetti Western The Mercenary , played by Franco Nero . Sgt. Kowalski, character in Raising Arizona Sgt. Kowalski, character in video game Call of Duty 3 Sophie Kowalski, Marion Cotillard 's character in the 2005 French film Jeux d'Enfants , also known by its English title, Love Me If You Dare Stanley and Stella Kowalski , characters in the Pulitzer Prize –winning play by Tennessee Williams and 1951 film, A Streetcar Named Desire Detective Stanley Kowalski , character in the 1994–1999 television series Due South (named after the above Streetcar character)Steve Kowalski, character in the 2007 film Devil's Diary Viktor Kowalski, member of the OAS in The Day of the Jackal by Frederick Forsyth Walt Kowalski , protagonist of the 2008 film Gran Torino played by Clint Eastwood Meryl Lee Kowalski, character in the Gary D. Schmidt book The Wednesday Wars See also Other uses References
Celtic Germanic Romance Semitic Slavic Other From "spark" rel. to occ. 'smith'
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