Bobak is a given name and a surname. It is a Persian male given name and a variant of Babak, which is derived from the

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, meaning 'young father'. In Polish, Bobak is a surname, derived from the Slavic word , meaning "bean" or "broad bean".''Dictionary of American Family Names''
"Babak Family History"
Oxford University Press, 2013. Retrieved on 10 January 2016. The name may refer to:

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* Bobak Ferdowsi (born 1979), American systems engineer *

Bobak Kianoush Another Level were a British soul and R&B-influenced boy band that formed in 1997 and broke up in 2000, consisting of Mark Baron, Dane Bowers, Bobak Kianoush and Wayne Williams. They achieved seven top ten singles, including the 1998 number-on ...

(born 1978), British musician

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* Bruno Bobak (1923–2012), Canadian artist *

Celia Bobak Celia Bobak is an art director and set decorator. She has been nominated for two Academy Awards. Academy Awards Both nominations were for Best Production Design: * 77th Academy Awards – ''The Phantom of the Opera'' (shared with Anthony D. G. ...

, set decorator and art director *

Jacqueline Bobak Jacqueline Bobak is an American mezzo-soprano singer. She teaches at the California Institute of the Arts.

(born 1962), American musician *

Katherine Bobak Katherine Bobak (born August 8, 1994) is a Canadian pair skater. With Ian Beharry, she is the 2011 JGP Final silver medalist and the 2012 Canadian national junior champion. With Matthew Penasse, she is the 2009 Canadian national novice champion ...

(born 1994), Canadian pair skater *

Molly Bobak Molly Lamb Bobak (née Lamb; February 25, 1920 – March 2, 2014) was a Canadian teacher, writer, printmaker and painter working in oils and watercolours. During World War II, she was the first Canadian woman artist to be sent overseas to docu ...

(1922–2014), Canadian artist and writer *

Przemysław Bobak Przemysław Jacek Bobak (born 1974) is a Polish diplomat who serves an ambassador of Poland to Ethiopia (since 2020). Life Przemysław Bobak has finished SGH Warsaw School of Economics. He has been studying also at the Central European Univers ...

(born 1974), Polish diplomat *

Stanisław Bobak Stanisław Bobak (12 March 1956 – 12 November 2010) was a Polish ski jumper. Career Bobak was born in Ząb. Stanisław Bobak was one of the leading ski jumpers of the 1970s and 1980s, and was a member of the Polish team at the 1976 Winter Olym ...

(1956–2010), Polish ski jumper

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