Duda is a given name and surname. Notable people with the name include:

Given name

Duda Salabert Duda Salabert Rosa is a Brazilian politician, Environmentalism, environmentalist, and teacher. In 2020, she became the first transgender person to serve on the Municipal Chamber of Belo Horizonte, city council of Belo Horizonte after campaigning ...

(born 1981/82), Brazilian politician and teacher *

Duda Sanadze Duda Sanadze ( ka, დუდა სანაძე) (born 25 July 1992) is a Georgian professional basketball player For Al-Nasr Dubai of the UAE National Basketball League. Playing career In February 2021, Sanadze signed for Serbian team Bora ...

(born 1992), a Georgian basketball player * Duda Yankovich (born 1976), a Serbian Brazilian fighter in boxing and mixed martial arts

Surname

In Slavic languages, the surname derives from the nickname for a

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player (from "duda" which means a bagpipe). In Czech, it may also originate from the word "dudek" (

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), while in Hungarian comes either from the old secular name "Duda" or is an abbreviated version of "Dudás".

Arts and entertainment

* Elisabeth Duda (born 1979), Polish writer, film and television actress *

Harry Duda Harry Alfred Piotr Duda (born 29 October 1944) is a Polish poet and publicist. He is Master of Polish Philology and a retired captain of the Polish Army (Infantry Commander). Biography Harry Alfred Piotr Duda was born in Košetice on 29 October 19 ...

(born 1944), Polish poet and publicist *

Jerzy Duda-Gracz Jerzy Duda-Gracz (March 20, 1941 in Częstochowa – November 5, 2004 in Łagów, Świebodzin County, Łagów) was a Polish people, Polish painter. He graduated from the Academy of Fine Arts in Kraków in 1968. His work was exhibited in over 187 ...

(1941–2004), Polish painter * John Duda (born 1977), American film actor *

Jörg Duda Jörg Duda (born 17 December 1968) is a German composer of classical music. Life and career Born in Munich, Duda was influenced by the church music of Scheyern Abbey. He took lessons in organ and improvisation with Harald Feller, in theory an ...

(born 1968), German composer * Kelly Duda (born 1966), American filmmaker and activist *

Mariusz Duda Mariusz Duda (born 25 September 1975 in Węgorzewo) is a Polish musician, composer, vocalist, lyricist, multi-instrumentalist, and music producer. Duda is best known for his performances with the rock band Riverside (band), Riverside, one of the ...

(born 1975), Polish musician and composer *

Steve Duda Steve Duda is an American DJ, record producer, audio engineer, manager and software engineer from Menlo Park, California. He is best known for his mid-2000s collaborative electronic music projects with Canadian record producer and DJ Deadmau5 u ...

, American DJ, record producer, engineer and manager

Politics

Agata Kornhauser-Duda Agata Kornhauser-Duda (born 2 April 1972) is First Lady of Poland since 2015 as the wife of president of Poland, Andrzej Duda. Background and family Kornhauser was born in Kraków, the child of Julian Kornhauser, a Polish people, Polish writer, ...

(born 1972), Polish former teacher and first lady of Poland *

Andrzej Duda Andrzej Sebastian Duda (born 16 May 1972) is a Polish lawyer and politician who has served as the sixth president of Poland since 2015. Before becoming president, he served as a Member of the Sejm from 2011 to 2014 and before becoming Member of ...

(born 1972), president of Poland * Joanna Duda-Gwiazda, wife of the Polish trade unionist and politician Andrzej Gwiazda

Sports and games

Adam Duda Adam Duda (born 29 April 1991) is a Polish professional footballer who plays as a striker. Honours Concordia Elbląg * IV liga Warmia-Masuria: 2018–19 * Polish Cup (Warmia-Masuria regionals): 2018–19 Gedania Gdańsk * IV liga Pomerania IV ...

(born 1991), Polish footballer * Bogusław Duda (born 1953), Polish racewalker * Brigitte Duda (born 1961), Austrian diver *

Jan-Krzysztof Duda Jan-Krzysztof Duda (; born 26 April 1998) is a Polish Grandmaster (chess), chess grandmaster. A Chess prodigy, prodigy, he achieved the grandmaster title in 2013 at the age of 15 years and . he is ranked No. 1 in Poland and No. 17 in the FIDE w ...

(born 1998), Polish chess player *

Jason Duda Jason Duda (born May 5, 1975) is a Canadian retired professional ice hockey player who played for the Wichita Thunder of the Central Hockey League (CHL). He then served as assistant coach for the Wichita Thunder until being dismissed from that j ...

(born 1975), Canadian ice hockey player *

Kacper Duda Kacper Duda (born 1 January 2004) is a Polish professional footballer who plays as a midfielder for I liga club Wisła Kraków. Career Duda started his senior career with Polish side Wisła Kraków. After coming back from a loan move to II liga ...

(born 2004), Polish footballer *

Lucas Duda Lucas Christopher Duda (born February 3, 1986) is an American former professional baseball first baseman. He played in Major League Baseball (MLB) from 2010 to 2019 for the New York Mets, Tampa Bay Rays, Atlanta Braves, and Kansas City Royals. H ...

(born 1986), American baseball player *

Mark Duda Mark D. Duda (born February 4, 1961) is a former professional American football defensive tackle in the National Football League (NFL). He played his entire NFL career with the St. Louis Cardinals from 1983 until 1987. From 1979 to 1982, Duda p ...

(born 1961), American football defensive tackle *

Ondrej Duda Ondrej Duda (; born 5 December 1994) is a Slovak professional footballer who plays as a midfielder for club Hellas Verona and the Slovakia national team. Club career Duda began his football career at his hometown club MFK Snina. He later mov ...

(born 1994), Slovak footballer *

Paul Duda Paul Leroy Duda (born December 8, 1943) is a former Canadian football player who played for the 1965 Hamilton Tiger-Cats, 1965-1969 Norfolk Norfolk Neptunes (2) and ended his career in 1970 with the Orlando Panthers (2). He won the Grey Cup with t ...

(born 1943), Canadian football player *

Radek Duda Radek Duda (born January 28, 1979, in Chodov) is a Czech former professional ice hockey player. He was selected by the Calgary Flames in the 7th round (192nd overall) of the 1998 NHL Entry Draft. played in the WHL with the Regina Pats Duda pla ...

(born 1979), Czech ice hockey player

Other

Bonaventura Duda Bonaventura Duda (14 January 1924 – 3 August 2017) was a Croatian Franciscan, theologian, biblical scholar, and a corresponding member of the Croatian Academy of Sciences and Arts. Early life and education Roko Duda was born in the Free State ...

(1924–2017), Croatian Franciscan friar, theologian and member of the Croatian Academy of Sciences and Arts *

Jarosław Duda Jarosław Duda may refer to: * Jarosław Duda (politician) * Jarosław Duda (computer scientist) Jarosław Duda (Polish pronunciation: ), also known as Jarek Duda, is a Polish computer scientist and an assistant professor at the Institute of Co ...

, Polish computer scientist *

Oswald Duda Oswald Duda (11 April 1869 – 21 November 1941), full name Pavel Theodor Friedrich Oswald Duda was a German entomologist mainly interested in Diptera. Duda was born in Silesia Silesia (see names #Etymology, below) is a historical region ...

(1869–1941), German entomologist *

Radu Duda Prince Radu of Romania (born Radu Duda on 7 June 1960, formerly known as Prince Radu of Hohenzollern-Veringen from 1999 to 2007) is the husband of Margareta of Romania, who is the head of the House of Romania and a disputed pretender to the f ...

(born 1960), Romanian prince * Richard O. Duda, American professor of electrical engineering

References

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