Głowacki, Glovatsky, Hlovatskyi, Golovatsky, or Holovatskyi is a surname derived from ''golva'' ( Slavic for "head"). Its Ukrainian and Belarusian forms are generally transcribed beginning with an 'H' but may also be written with a 'G'.

People

Notable people with the surname include: * Aleksander Głowacki ( Bolesław Prus; 1847–1912), Polish novelist, essayist, and journalist * Anton Glovatsky (born 1988), Russian ice hockey player * Arkadiusz Głowacki (born 1979), Polish footballer * Andrzej Głowacki, Polish philosopher, professor, and graphic artist * Antoni Głowacki (1910–1980), Polish fighter pilot * Dawid Głowacki (born 1987), Polish cyclist *

Jan Nepomucen Głowacki Jan Nepomucen Głowacki (1802 – July 28, 1847) was a Polish realist painter of the Romantic era, regarded as the most outstanding landscape painter of the early 19th century in Poland under the foreign partitions. Głowacki studied painting at ...

(1802–1847), Polish painter *

Janusz Głowacki Janusz Andrzej Głowacki (13 September 1938 – 19 August 2017), better known as Janusz Głowacki or colloquially simply as Głowa, was a Poles, Polish playwright, essayist and screenwriter. Głowacki was the recipient of multiple awards and hono ...

(1938–2017), Polish-born American playwright, essayist, and screenwriter * Jerzy Głowacki (born 1950), Polish cyclist and Olympics competitor *

Krzysztof Głowacki Krzysztof Głowacki (born 31 July 1986) is a Polish professional boxer who has held the WBO cruiserweight title twice; from 2015 to 2016 and again in 2019 (elevated from interim champion). As an amateur, he won a bronze medal in the super-heav ...

(born 1986), Polish boxer *

Léon Glovacki Léon Glovacki (19 February 1928 – 9 September 2009) was a French football striker. Personal life Glovacki was born in France, and was of Polish descent. He was an international for the France national football team The France national ...

(1928–2009), French footballer * Marcin Głowacki (born 1973), Polish ice dancer and Olympics competitor *

Piotr Głowacki Piotr Głowacki (born 29 March 1980) is a Polish actor. He appeared in more than sixty films since 2004. Awarded with the most prestigious prize for a young actor of his generation in 2014, Głowacki has since played in major Polish and internatio ...

(born 1980), Polish actor *

Ryszard Głowacki Ryszard Głowacki (born 1937 in Dukla, Poland Poland, officially the Republic of Poland, is a country in Central Europe. It is divided into 16 administrative provinces called voivodeships, covering an area of . Poland has a population o ...

(born 1937), Polish geological engineer, writer, and publicist * Vadim Glovatsky (1970–2015), Kazakhstani ice hockey player and Olympics competitor *

Wojciech Bartosz Głowacki Wojciech Bartos(z) Głowacki (1758–1794), known also as Bartosz Głowacki, was a Polish peasant and the most famous member of the kosynierzy (peasant volunteer infantry) during the Kościuszko Uprising in 1794. Born as Wojciech Bartosz, he be ...

(1758–1794), Polish insurgent

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{{DEFAULTSORT:Glowacki Polish-language surnames

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