Dudek is a surname of
Slavic
Slavic, Slav or Slavonic may refer to:
Peoples
* Slavic peoples, an ethno-linguistic group living in Europe and Asia
** East Slavic peoples, eastern group of Slavic peoples
** South Slavic peoples, southern group of Slavic peoples
** West Slav ...
origin, coming from the territories of Poland,
Czech Republic
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and
Slovakia
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.
From
Polish
Polish may refer to:
* Anything from or related to Poland, a country in Europe
* Polish language
* Polish people, people from Poland or of Polish descent
* Polish chicken
* Polish brothers (Mark Polish and Michael Polish, born 1970), American twin ...
it means "a
hoopoe
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". The Czech/Slovak feminine form is Dudková.
People
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Alyson Dudek (born 1990), American speed skater
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Anne Dudek
Anne Louise Dudek (born March 22, 1975) is an American actress. She is known for portraying Tiffany Wilson in the 2004 film ''White Chicks'', Danielle Brooks in the television series ''Covert Affairs'', Dr. Amber Volakis on the series ''House'', ...
(born 1975), American actress
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Dariusz Dudek
Dariusz Dudek (born 8 April 1975) is a Polish professional Manager (association football), football manager and former Football player, player, most recently in charge of I liga club Zagłębie Sosnowiec.
Career
Dudek is a former player of such ...
(born 1975), Polish footballer
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Gerd Dudek
Gerhard Rochus "Gerd" Dudek (28 September 1938 – 3 November 2022) was a German jazz Tenor saxophone, tenor and Soprano saxophone, soprano saxophonist, clarinetist and flautist.
Dudek studied clarinet privately and attended music school in the ...
(1938–2022), German jazz tenor
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Gregory Dudek, Canadian computer science/robotics researcher
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Jerzy Dudek
Jerzy Henryk Dudek (born 23 March 1973) is a Polish former professional Association football, footballer who played as a Goalkeeper (association football), goalkeeper.
After beginning his career in his home country, he went on to have successful ...
(born 1973), Polish footballer
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Joe Dudek
Joseph Anthony Dudek (born January 22, 1964) is an American former professional football player.
Dudek received national attention when he was featured on the cover of ''Sports Illustrated'' December 2, 1985, issue as the magazine's pick for t ...
(born 1964), American football player
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Les Dudek
Les Dudek (born August 2, 1952, at Naval Air Station, Quonset Point, Rhode Island, United States) is an American guitarist, singer and songwriter.
In addition to his solo material, Dudek has played guitar with Steve Miller Band, The Dudek-Finni ...
(born 1952), American guitarist
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Leland Dudek
Leland "Lee" Dudek (born 1976/1977)Kaplan, Juliana; Reed Alexander, Dakin Campbell"The future of America's biggest safety net is in the hands of a career bureaucrat and a hard-charging finance titan" ''Business Insider'', April 28, 2025. is an Am ...
(appointed 2025), American public servant, interim
Social Security Administration
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commissioner
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Louis Dudek
Louis Dudek, (February 6, 1918 – March 23, 2001) was a Canadian poet, academic, and publisher known for his role in defining Modernism in poetry, and for his literary criticism. He was the author of over two dozen books. In ''A Digital Hist ...
(1918-2001), Canadian poet
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Michal Dudek
Michal Dudek (born 20 September 1990) is a Czech motorcycle speedway rider and member of the Czech junior national team.
Career details
World Championships
* Individual U-21 World Championship
** ''2008 - 16th place in the Qualifying Roun ...
(born 1990), Czech speedway rider
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Patryk Dudek
Patryk Dudek (; born 20 June 1992) is a Polish motorcycle speedway rider who is a member of the Poland national speedway team, Polish national speedway team.
Career
Dudek's father, Sławomir Dudek, Sławomir, was a professional rider and P ...
(born 1992), Polish speedway rider
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Paulina Dudek
Paulina Dudek (born 16 June 1997) is a Polish professional footballer who plays as a centre-back for Première Ligue club Paris Saint-Germain and the Poland national team.
Club career
Dudek is a youth academy graduate of Stilon Gorzów Wielk ...
(born 1997), Polish footballer
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Sebastian Dudek
Sebastian Dudek (born 19 January 1980) is a Polish professional footballer who plays for Warta Kamieńskie Młyny as a midfielder.
During the 2011–12 UEFA Europa League, he scored a top corner goal against Dundee United, which secured his tea ...
(born 1980), Polish footballer
Other uses
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Dudek Paragliders
Dudek Paragliders (until 26 May 2006 called Dudek Paragliding) is a Polish aircraft manufacturer based near Bydgoszcz and founded by Piotr Dudek, Wojtek Domanski, and Darek Filipowicz on August 22, 1995. The company specializes in the design an ...
, a Polish paraglider manufacturer, founded by Piotr Dudek
See also
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References
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Polish-language surnames
Czech-language surnames