Kulish (, , ) is a surname of Ukrainian origin. In the Ukrainian language ''kulish'' () means "

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". The Russian variant of this dish, ''kulesh'' () should be differentiated from '' kulesha'' () (maize-flour porridge). Alternative spellings or transliterations of the surname include Kulisch (German), Kulisz (Polish), and Kuliš (Czech, Serbo-Croatian).

List of people

Kulish

* Igor Kulish (born 1964), Soviet football goalkeeper * Karpoor Chandra Kulish (1926–2006), Indian journalist * Kiril Kulish (born 1994), American actor, singer, and dancer *

Mykola Kulish Mykola Hurovych Kulish () (18 December 1892 – 3 November 1937) was a Ukrainian prose writer, playwright, pedagogue, veteran of World War I, and Red Army veteran. He is considered to be one of the lead figures of the Executed Renaissance; he w ...

(1892–1937), Ukrainian writer and film director *

Nicholas Kulish Nicholas Matthew Kulish (born 1975) is an author and journalist who reports for ''The New York Times''. Since March 2014, he has worked as an investigative journalist based in New York. He is the author of two books, the satirical novel ''Last O ...

(born 1975), American journalist *

Panteleimon Kulish Panteleimon Oleksandrovych Kulish (; 7 August 1819 – 14 February 1897) was a Ukrainian writer, critic, poet, folklorist, and translator. Life Panteleimon Kulish was born 7 August 1819 in Voronizh (now Sumy Oblast) into an impoverished ...

(1819–1897), Ukrainian writer *

Savva Kulish Savva Yakovlevich Kulish (; 17 October 1936 – 9 June 2001) was a Soviet film director and screenwriter. He directed eight films between 1966 and 1994. His 1979 film ''Takeoff (film), Takeoff'' won the Silver Prize at the 11th Moscow Interna ...

(1936–2001), Soviet film director *

Serhiy Kulish Serhiy Volodymyrovych Kulish (, born 17 April 1993) is a Ukrainian sport shooter. He won Silver medal in 2024 Summer Olympics in the men's 50 metres rifle three positions. Career He competed at the 2012 Summer Olympics in the men's 10 metre ai ...

(born 1993), Ukrainian sport shooter * Stanislav Kulish (born 1989), Ukrainian footballer * Volodymyr Kulish (born 1963), Ukrainian politician * Yuriy Kulish (born 1963), Ukrainian footballer

Kulisz (Polish spelling)

* (born 1966), Polish musician * Karol Kulisz (1873–1940), Polish Lutheran pastor

Kulisch (German spelling)

* (born 1989), Polish bicycle racer * (1903–?), German politician * (1862–1943), Austrian-German agronomist * Ulrich W. Kulisch (born 1933), German mathematician

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List of people

Kulish

Kulisz (Polish spelling)

Kulisch (German spelling)

See also

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