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Witkowski (Polish feminine: Witkowska, plural: Witkowscy) is a
Polish surname Polish names have two main elements: the given name, and the surname. The usage of personal names in Poland is generally governed by civil law (legal system), civil law, church law, personal taste and family custom. The law requires a given nam ...
. Russian-language variant: Vitkovsky, Lithuanian: Vitkauskas. Notable people with the surname include:


Witkowski

* August Witkowski (1854–1913), Polish physicist ** Collegium Witkowski in Kraków, Poland *
Bronisław Witkowski Bronisław Witkowski (27 August 1899 in Lviv – 15 October 1971 in Krynica-Zdrój) was a Polish luger who competed during the 1930s. He won the bronze medal in the men's singles event at the 1935 European luge championships in Krynica, Poland ...
(1899–1971), Polish luger *
Charles S. Witkowski Charles Stanley Witkowski (March 4, 1907 – June 1, 1993) was mayor of Jersey City from 1957 to 1961. Biography Witkowski was born in Jersey City, New Jersey, the son of Blanche and Joseph Witkowski, who were Polish immigrants. He was elected P ...
(1907–1993), American politician *
Georg Witkowski Georg Witkowski (11 September 1863, in Berlin – 11 September 1939, in Amsterdam) was a German literary historian. Literary works * '' Die Handlung des zweiten Teils von Goethes Faust'' - Akademische Antrittsvorlesung, 1898, Dr. Seele & Co., ...
(1863–1939), Jewish German literary historian * Georges Martin Witkowski (1867–1943), French conductor and composer *
Igor Witkowski (, 'The Bell') was a purported top-secret scientific technological device, wonder weapon, or developed in the 1940s in Nazi Germany. Rumors of this device have persisted for decades after WW2 and were used as a plot trope in the fiction novel '' ...
* John Witkowski (born 1962), American football player * Kalikst Witkowski (1818–1877), Polish politician *
Kamil Witkowski Kamil Witkowski (born 9 December 1984) is a Polish football manager and former player who played as a forward. He is currently in charge of IV liga Lublin club Lewart Lubartów. Witkowski played high school soccer in the United States for Bisho ...
(born 1984), Polish footballer *
Karol D. Witkowski Karol (Karl) D. Witkowski (16 August 1860, Yazlovets, now in Chortkiv Raion – 17 May 1910) was a Polish-American portraitist and genre painter, better known in the US as Karl Witkowski. He painted scenes of contemporary daily life in America. B ...
(1860–1910), Polish-American painter * (born 1925), German author *
Marek Witkowski Marek Krzysztof Witkowski (born 21 May 1974 in Czechowice-Dziedzice) is a Polish sprint canoeist who competed from 1994 to 2000. Competing in two Summer Olympics, he won a bronze medal in the K-4 1000 m event at Sydney in 2000. For ...
(born 1974), Polish sprint canoer *
Maximilian Harden __NOTOC__ Maximilian Harden (born Felix Ernst Witkowski, 20 October 1861 – 30 October 1927) was an influential German journalist and editor. Biography Born the son of a Jewish merchant in Berlin, he attended the '' Französisches Gymnasium'' ...
, born Felix Ernst Witkowski (1861–1927), Jewish German journalist *
Michał Witkowski Michał Witkowski (born 17 January 1975, in Wrocław, Poland) is a Polish novelist. Life and career His first "official" work, ''Copyright'', published in 2001, was a collection of short stories. However, he had previously published, ''Zgorszen ...
(born 1975), Polish novelist and journalist * (1949–2020), French physicist *
Nik Witkowski Nikyta Witkowski (born in London, England) is a rugby centre for the Canadian national rugby team and for Coventry R.F.C. in England. He grew up in Montreal and played his rugby for the Montreal Wanderers RFC. He currently resides in Vancouver ...
(born 1976), Canadian rugby player * Norbert Witkowski (born 1981), Polish footballer * (born 1949), German doctor * (born 1974), Polish politician *
Stanisław Witkowski Stanisław Witkowski Order of the British Empire, CBE (Hon.) (23 April 1883 – 28 August 1957), was an officer, engineer and military industry organiser in the Polish Army, Order of the British Empire, Hononary Commander of the Order of the Briti ...
(1893–1957), Polish military officer *
Szczepan Witkowski Szczepan Viktor Witkowski (20 December 1898 – 29 May 1937) was a Polish soldier and skier. Witkowski was born in Lwów, Kingdom of Galicia and Lodomeria (today Lviv, Ukraine Ukraine is a country in Eastern Europe. It is the List of ...
(1898–1937), Polish soldier and skier *
Waldemar Witkowski Waldemar Włodzimierz Witkowski (born 29 October 1953) is a Polish politician, currently serving as a senator. He has been a leader of the Labour Union since 2006, and from 2006 to 2018 served as a member of the Greater Poland Voivodeship Sejmik ...
(born 1953), Polish politician *
Kornel Witkowski Kornel Witkowski (born 3 January 2002) is a Polish figure skater. He is the 2021 Polish national champion and qualified to the final segment at the 2022 European Championships in Tallinn Tallinn is the capital city, capital and List of citi ...
(born 2002), Polish figure skater *
Jacques Witkowski Jacques Witkowski (born 21 January 1963) is a French civil servant. From 30 January 2013 until 30 July 2014 he served as the Prefect of Mayotte. He was succeeded by Seymour Morsy. Honours Witkowski is a recipient of the Legion of Honour ...
(born 1963), French civil servant * Jean Witkowski (1895–1953), French conductor * Luke Witkowski (born 1990), American ice hockey player *
Stefan Witkowski Stefan Witkowski (27 September 1931 – 24 October 2007) was a Polish chess player who won the Polish Chess Championship in 1959. He received the FIDE title of International Master (IM) in 1977. Chess career From 1951 to 1979 Stefan Witkowski pl ...
(1931–2007), Polish chess player * Sybille Witkowski (born c. 1981), German operatic singer * Tom Witkowski (born 1937), German actor, stage director, and lecturer *
Tomasz Witkowski Tomasz Witkowski (; born 1963) is a Polish psychologist, scientific skepticism, skeptic and science writer. He is known for his unconventional campaigns against pseudoscience. He specializes in debunking pseudoscience, particularly in the fields ...
(born 1963), Polish psychologist and writer


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Agata Witkowska Agata Witkowska (née Durajczyk; born 19 August 1989) is a Polish volleyball player, playing as a libero. She is part of the Poland women's national volleyball team. She competed at the 2015 European Games, and 2015 Women's European Volleyball ...
(born 1989), Polish volleyball player *
Edyta Witkowska Edyta Witkowska-Popecka (born 24 July 1979 in Przysucha) is a retired Polish wrestler and sumo wrestler. Career Witkowska won a bronze medal in the Sumo heavyweight event at the 2005 World Games in Duisburg and a silver medal in the Sumo-open we ...
(born 1979), Polish wrestler *
Ewa Witkowska Ewa Kasprzyk née Witkowska (; born 7 September 1957, in Poznań) is a retired Polish sprinter who competed primarily in the 200 metres The 200 metres, or 200-meter dash, is a sprint running event. On an outdoor 400-metre racetrack, ...
(born 1957), Polish sprinter *
Grażyna Witkowska Grażyna Witkowska (born 22 June 1952) is a Polish gymnast. She competed in six events at the 1968 Summer Olympics The 1968 Summer Olympics (), officially known as the Games of the XIX Olympiad () and officially branded as Mexico 1968 (), ...
(born 1952), Polish gymnast *
Kamila Witkowska Kamilla and Kamila are feminine given names used in a number of languages and throughout history with roots in Slavic, Arabic, and South Asian languages and Latin. Both Kamila and Kamilla are popular names in Eastern Europe, Scandinavia, and Ita ...
(born 1991), Polish volleyball player


Other

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Eugen V. Witkowsky Eugen V. Witkowsky (; June 18, 1950 – February 3, 2020) was a Russian fiction and fantasy writer, literary scholar, poet, and translator. Biography Witkowsky came from a family of Germans in Russia, Russified Germans who owned a small cardb ...
(1950–2020), Russian writer *
Margarete Wittkowski Margarete "Grete" Wittkowski (18 August 1910 – 20 October 1974) was a German economist and politician ( KPD / SED). Between 1961 and 1967 she served as deputy chair of the East German Council of Ministers, the only woman ever to hold this pos ...
(1910–1974), German economist and politician *
Vladimir Vitkovsky Vladimir Konstantinovich Vitkovsky (; April 21, 1885 – January 18, 1978) was a White Army general in the Russian Civil War. He was born in Pskov. He served in the Imperial Russian Army in World War I. He was a recipient of the Order of St. Geor ...
(1885–1978), White Army general *
Whitey Witt Lawton Walter "Whitey" Witt (born Ladislaw Waldemar Wittkowski; September 28, 1895 – July 14, 1988) was an American professional baseball outfielder. He played all or part of ten seasons in Major League Baseball (MLB) with the Philadelphia Athl ...
(1895–1988), born Ladislaw Waldemar Wittkowski, American baseball player


See also

* * {{surname, Witkowski (Witkowska), Witkowsky, Wittkowski, Wittkowsky, Witkovsky, Witkovský, Vitkowsky, Vítkovský (Vítkovská) Polish-language surnames