Grabowski is a Polish surname with forms in various languages (Grabovsky, Grabauskas, Hraboŭski, or Hrabovskyi). The Belarusian and Ukrainian variants are generally transcribed beginning with an 'h' but may also be written with a 'g'. Grabowski is the 20th most common surname in

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 of over 38 million and is the fifth-most populou ...

(59,052 people in 2009).

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Grabowski/Grabowska

Achim Grabowski Achim Grabowski is a German ten-pin bowler. He finished 5th in the combined rankings at the 2006 AMF World Cup. During the final round he finished in 4th position. He has also won his first European Bowling Tour event in 2006 in Tilburg Tilb ...

, German ten-pin bowler * Adam Stanisław Grabowski, Polish bishop * Al Grabowski (1901–1966), baseball pitcher * Aleksandra 'Ola' Grabowska (born 1982), Polish-British dancer * Ałbena Grabowska (born 1971), Polish writer and neurologist *

Andrzej Grabowski Andrzej Piotr Grabowski (born 15 March 1952 in Chrzanów, Poland) is a Polish actor, singer and comedian. He is best known for playing the role of Ferdynand Kiepski in the TV series ''Świat według Kiepskich''. Career Grabowski graduated from ...

(born 1952), Polish actor *

Antoni Grabowski Antoni Grabowski (11 June 1857 – 4 July 1921)Julius Glück, ''El la klasika periodo de Esperanto (Grabowski kaj Kabe)'', en Muusses Esperanto Biblioteko No. 5, Purmerend, 1937. p. 6. was a Polish chemical engineer, and an activist of the early ...

(1857–1921), Polish Esperantist * Barbara Grabowska (1954–1994), Polish actress * Bartosz Grabowski (born 2000), Polish sprint canoeist * Bernard F. Grabowski (1923–2019), American lawyer and politician *

Damian Grabowski Damian Grabowski (born May 12, 1980) is a Polish mixed martial artist who last competed in 2019. A professional since 2007, he has fought in the UFC, Bellator, Konfrontacja Sztuk Walki (KSW), and M-1 Global. Biography Grabowski is a multiple Bra ...

(born 1980), Polish mixed martial artist *

Dariusz Grabowski Dariusz Maciej Grabowski (born 28 August 1950 in Warsaw) is a Polish politician and Member of the European Parliament (MEP) for the Masovian Voivodship with the League of Polish Families, part of the Union for Europe of the Nations Group and sit ...

(born 1950), Polish politician * Dominika Grabowska (born 1998), Polish footballer *

Elżbieta Grabowska Elżbieta or Elžbieta may refer to: * Elżbieta, Lublin Voivodeship, a village in eastern Poland * Elżbieta-Kolonia, a village in eastern Poland * Elżbieta, a Polish given name equivalent to Elizabeth Elizabeth or Elisabeth may refer to: Peo ...

(1748–1810), Polish nobility * Ewa Grabowska (born 1962), Polish alpine skier * Geoffrey C. Grabowski (born 1973), American game designer * Gene Grabowski (disambiguation), multiple individuals *

Genowefa Grabowska Genowefa Grabowska (born 1 January 1944, in Przystajń) is a Polish politician and Member of the European Parliament for the Silesian Voivodship with the Social Democracy of Poland, part of the Socialist Group and sits on the European Parliament ...

(born 1944), Polish politician * Gerd Grabowski (born 1949), German singer * Halina Grabowski (1928–2003), member of the Polish resistance movement *

Heinrich Emanuel Grabowski Heinrich Emanuel Grabowski (11 July 1792 – 1 October 1842) was a German botanist and pharmacist of Polish heritage. He was a native of Leobschütz (today known as Glubczyce, Poland). He studied pharmacy as an apprentice in Breslau (Wrocław) ...

(1792–1842), German botanist and pharmacist of Polish heritage * Helena Willman-Grabowska (1870–1957), Polish indologist * Henryk Grabowski (disambiguation), multiple individuals * (1776–1858), Polish noblewoman * Jadwiga Grabowska-Hawrylak (1920–2018), Polish architect * Jan Grabowski (disambiguation), multiple individuals * Janusz Grabowski (born 1955), Polish mathematician * Jasmin Grabowski (born 1991), German judoka * Jason Grabowski (born 1976), American baseball player * Jedrek Grabowski (born 1982), English professional wrestler *

Jim Grabowski James Grabowski (born September 9, 1944) is a former American football player and broadcaster. He played college football at the University of Illinois and professionally in the National Football League (NFL) for the Green Bay Packers and the Ch ...

(born 1944), American football player * Johnny Grabowski (1900–1946), catcher in Major League Baseball * Juan Grabowski (born 1982), Argentine footballer * Jürgen Grabowski (1944–2022), West German footballer * Klementyna Grabowska (1771–1831), Polish pianist and composer * Klaus Grabowski, German murderer killed by

Marianne Bachmeier Marianne Bachmeier (3 June 1950 – 17 September 1996) became famous in Germany after she shot and killed the murderer of her daughter in an act of vigilantism in the hall of the District Court of Lübeck in 1981. Youth and family Bachmeier grew ...

, mother of his victim *

Krzysztof Grabowski Krzysztof „Grabaż" Grabowski (born March 13, 1965 in Piła) – Polish poet, singer, author of lyrics and music for songs by bands Pidżama Porno, Strachy na Lachy, Ręce Do Góry and Lavina Cox. His lyrics are functioning also as poetry � ...

(born 1965), Polish poet, singer * Laura Grabowski * Lena Grabowski (born 2002), Austrian swimmer * Maciej Grabowski (died 1750), Polish-Lithuanian nobleman and politician * Maciej Grabowski (sailor) (born 1978), Polish sailor * Marcin Grabowski (born 2000), Polish footballer * Marek Grabowski (born 1964), Polish footballer * Marek Grabowski (politician) (1950–2022), Polish doctor and politician * Mateusz Grabowski (1904–1976), Polish pharmacist and art gallery owner * Max Grabowski (1874-1946), Grabowski Motor Company/

GMC (automobile) GMC (formerly the General Motors Truck Company (1911–1943), or the GMC Truck & Coach Division (1943–1998)) is a division of the American automobile manufacturer General Motors (GM) that primarily focuses on trucks and utility vehicles. GMC c ...

founder * Mercedes Grabowski (1994–2017), Canadian pornographic actress * Michał Grabowski (1773–1812), Polish general * Michał Grabowski (author) (1804–1863), Polish author * Morris Grabowski, Grabowski Motor Company/

founder *

Norm Grabowski Norman Grabowski (February 5, 1933 – October 12, 2012) was an American hot rod builder and actor. The heavy-set crew cut-wearing Grabowski appeared in minor roles in many films produced by Albert Zugsmith and Walt Disney. He was Polish-Americ ...

(1933–2012), American hot rod builder and actor * Mena Grabowski Trott (born 1977), American businesswoman *

Peter Grabowski Peter Grabowski is a retired slalom canoeist who competed for East Germany in the 1970s. He won a bronze medal in the C-2 team event at the 1973 ICF Canoe Slalom World Championships in Muotathal , neighboring_municipalities= Bürglen (UR), Gl ...

, East German slalom canoeist * Petra Grabowski (born 1952), East German sprint canoeist * Robert Grabowski (born 1956), American musician * Reggie Grabowski (1907–1955), baseball pitcher *

Stephen Grabowski Stephen S. Grabowski (born April 1, 1952) is a former Democratic member of the Pennsylvania House of Representatives The Pennsylvania House of Representatives is the lower house of the bicameral Pennsylvania General Assembly, the legislature ...

(born 1952), American politician * Urszula Grabowska (born 1976), Polish TV actress * Wiesław Grabowski, Polish football coach *

Władysław Grabowski Władysław Grabowski (1 June 1883 – 6 July 1961) was a Polish film actor. He appeared in more than 35 films between 1911 and 1957, mainly in supporting comedy roles. Biography He was born on June 1, 1883 in Warsaw as the son of Włady ...

(1883–1961), Polish theater & film actor, mostly comedies in the 1930s * Zygmunt Grabowski (1891–1939), Polish painter

Grabowsky

* Adolf Grabowsky (1880–1969), German political scientist *

Jessica Grabowsky Jessica Grabowsky (born 8 April 1980) is a Finnish actress. She was nominated for the Jussi Award in the category of Best Actress in a Leading Role for her performance in the 2011 film ''Missä kuljimme kerran''. In 2014, she was nominated a se ...

(born 1980), Finnish actress *

Nicholas Grabowsky Nicholas John Grabowsky (born May 7, 1966) is a horror/fantasy author and screenwriter. Early life Grabowsky was born in Norwalk, California in 1966 to parents Arthur J. Grabowsky and Doris Ruth Moreno. From 1966 to 1995, he resided with his ...

(born 1966), American author *

Paul Grabowsky Paul Atherstone Grabowsky (born 27 September 1958) is an Australian pianist and composer. Biography Born in Lae, Papua New Guinea, Grabowsky is a pianist and composer of music for film, theatre and opera. His father Alistair had lived in Pap ...

(born 1958), Australian pianist and composer

Grabovsky/Grabovskyy/Grabovskii

* Boris Grabovsky (1901–1966), Soviet engineer *

Dmytro Grabovskyy Dmytro Grabovskyy ( uk, Дмитро Грабовський, he, דימיטרי גרבובסקי; 30 September 1985 – 23 January 2017) was a Ukrainian professional road bicycle racer, who last competed for UCI Continental team before his ...

(1985–2017), Ukrainian road bicycle racer *

Igor Grabovsky Igor Vladimirovich Grabovsky (russian: Игорь Владимирович Грабовский, born September 2, 1941) is a Russian water polo player who competed for the Soviet Union in the 1964 Summer Olympics. In 1964 he was a member of t ...

(born 1941), Soviet water polo player *

Mikhail Grabovski Michail Jurjevič Hraboŭski ( Belarusian: Міхаіл Юр'евiч Грабоўскі; born 31 January 1984), better known as Mikhail Grabovski (Russian: Михаил Грабовский), is a German-born Belarusian professional ice hockey ...

(born 1984), Belarusian ice hockey player

Hrabovsky

Leonid Hrabovsky Leonid Oleksandrovych Hrabovsky (also Hrabovsky or Hrabovs'ky, uk, Леонід Олександрович Грабо́вський; russian: Леони́д Алекса́ндрович Грабо́вский, ''Leonid Alexandrovitch Grabovsky ...

(born 1935), Ukrainian composer * Valentin Hrabovsky (1937–2004), Ukrainian poet

Other

* Grabowsky Motor Corporation, the pre-1912 predecessor of

GMC Truck GMC (formerly the General Motors Truck Company (1911–1943), or the GMC Truck & Coach Division (1943–1998)) is a division of the American automobile manufacturer General Motors (GM) that primarily focuses on trucks and utility vehicles. GMC cu ...

* Grabowski Prize, prize for young authors writing in Esperanto *

Laurel Rose Willson Laurel Rose Willson (August 18, 1941 – April 8, 2002) was an American con artist. She authored books alleging Satanic ritual abuse (SRA), and later assumed the guise of a Holocaust survivor. Early life Willson was born in Tacoma, Washington ...

(alias Laura Grabowski), American writer * Gary Grobowski,

Vince Vaughn Vincent Anthony Vaughn (born March 28, 1970) is an American actor. Vaughn began acting in the late 1980s, appearing in minor television roles before attaining wider recognition with the 1996 comedy-drama film '' Swingers''. He has appeared in ...

character in 2006 American romantic comedy-drama film

The Break-Up ''The Break-Up'' is a 2006 American romantic comedy-drama film directed by Peyton Reed, starring Vince Vaughn and Jennifer Aniston. It was written by Jay Lavender and Jeremy Garelick from a story by them and Vaughn, and produced by Universal Pict ...

* Grabowsky Motor Company, division of the American automobile manufacturer General Motors *

Grabowski Gallery The Grabowski Gallery was an avant-garde art gallery opened in 1959 in London's Chelsea by Mateusz Grabowski, anticipating the Swinging Sixties. It hosted some of the earliest shows of the rising pop art movement and was the first venue in Lond ...

, London avant-garde art gallery * Duke Grabowski: Mighty Swashbuckler!, point-and-click adventure game

References

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