Smolenski or Smoleński (Polish feminine: Smoleńska; plural: Smoleńscy) is a

toponymic surname A toponymic surname or habitational surname or byname is a surname or byname derived from a place name,

. As a Polish surname, it may be associated with the places named

Smolensk Smolensk is a city and the administrative center of Smolensk Oblast, Russia, located on the Dnieper River, west-southwest of Moscow. First mentioned in 863, it is one of the oldest cities in Russia. It has been a regional capital for most of ...

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/ref> Notable people with this surname include: *

Anna Smoleńska Anna Smoleńska (; February 28, 1920 in Warsaw – March 19, 1943 in Auschwitz-Birkenau), pseudonym Hania, was a Polish student of art history at the University of Warsaw, author of the symbol of Fighting Poland during World War II and girl ...

(1920–1943), Polish WWII resistance member *

Dionizy Smoleński Dionizy Smoleński (October 6, 1902 in Łódź – February 8, 1984 in Warsaw) was a specialist in the theory of combustion, explosives, and internal ballistics. Smoleński was professor at the Wrocław and the Warsaw University of Technology. He w ...

(1902–1984), Polish scientist *

Don Smolenski Don Smolenski is an American businessman who is the team president of the Philadelphia Eagles of the National Football League (NFL). He joined the franchise in 1998 as their chief financial officer before being promoted to his current role in 20 ...

, American businessman * John Smolenski (historian) (born 1973), American historian * John Smolenski (politician) (1891–1953), American politician *

Józef Smoleński Józef Smoleński (1894–1978) was a soldier of Polish Legions in World War I and General brygady of the Polish Army. He fought in World War I, Polish–Soviet War and World War II, serving in the military forces from 1914 until 1945. Born on 18 ...

(1894–1978), Polish general *

Martin Smolenski Martin Smolenski (Bulgarian language, Bulgarian: Мартин Смоленски; born 8 March 2003) is a Bulgarian Association football, footballer who plays as a midfielder for POFC Botev Vratsa, Botev Vratsa. Career Smolenski joined CSKA Sof ...

(born 2003), Bulgarian footballer *

Piotr Smoleński Piotr Smoleński (died 9 January 1942) was a cryptologist in the Russian section (''B.S.-3'') of the interbellum Polish General Staff's Cipher Bureau. With other cryptologists, including Jan Graliński, he died in the sinking of the passenger s ...

(died 1942), Polish cryptologist * Tadeusz Samuel Smoleński (1884–1909), Polish Egyptologist *

Władysław Smoleński Władysław Smoleński (1851–1926) was a Polish historian, author of many books and articles, and a professor of the Warsaw University. Further reading * External links

* 1851 births 1926 deaths 20th-century Polish historians Polish ...

(1851–1926), Polish historian

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