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Witold is a masculine Polish given name. This name derives from the Lithuanian “

Vytautas Vytautas the Great (; 27 October 1430) was a ruler of the Grand Duchy of Lithuania. He was also the prince of Grodno (1370–1382), prince of Lutsk (1387–1389), and the postulated king of the Hussites. In modern Lithuania, Vytautas is revere ...

” composed of two elements: “vyti” (chase) plus “tauta” (the people), but It is also possible that it is a name of Germanic origin which means "ruling the forest". Notable people with the name include: *

(c. 1350–1430) (Polish: Witold Kiejstutowicz, Witold Aleksander or Witold Wielki), ruler of the Grand Duchy of Lithuania, prince of Grodno and prince of Lutsk * Witold, ''nom de guerre'' used by

Jan Karski Jan Karski (born Jan Kozielewski, 24 June 1914 – 13 July 2000) was a Polish soldier, Polish resistance movement in World War II, resistance-fighter, and diplomat during World War II. He is known for having acted as a courier in 1940–1943 to ...

(1914-2000), Polish resistance fighter and professor * Witold Abramowicz (politician) (1874–1940/1941), Lithuanian politician * Witold Abramowicz (scientist), Polish scientist * Witold Balcerowski (1935–2001), Polish chess player * Witold Baran (1939–2020), Polish middle-distance runner * Witold Conti (1908–1944), Polish film actor * Witold Czartoryski (1824–1865), Polish Duke of Klewán and Zuków *

Witold Leon Czartoryski Prince Witold Leon Karol Adam Jarosław Jerzy Czartoryski (10 February 1864 – 6 September 1945) was a Polish noble (szlachcic) and landowner. He served as the general commissar of Galicia and Lodomeria from the end of Russian occupation in 19 ...

(1864–1945), Polish noble *

Witold Gombrowicz Witold Marian Gombrowicz (August 4, 1904 – July 24, 1969) was a Polish writer and playwright. His works are characterised by deep psychological analysis, a certain sense of paradox and absurd, anti-nationalism, anti-nationalist flavor. In 1937, ...

(1904–1969), Polish novelist and dramatist *

Witold Hurewicz Witold Hurewicz (June 29, 1904 – September 6, 1956) was a Polish mathematician who worked in topology. Early life and education Witold Hurewicz was born in Łódź, at the time one of the main Polish industrial hubs with economy focused on th ...

(1904–1956), Polish mathematician * Witold Kiełtyka (1984-2007), Polish drummer, a founding member of the death metal band

Decapitated Decapitation is the total separation of the head from the body. Such an injury is invariably fatal to humans and all vertebrate animals, since it deprives the brain of oxygenated blood by way of severing through the jugular vein and common ...

* Witold Kieżun (1922–2021) Polish economist, participant in the

Warsaw Uprising The Warsaw Uprising (; ), sometimes referred to as the August Uprising (), or the Battle of Warsaw, was a major World War II operation by the Polish resistance movement in World War II, Polish underground resistance to liberate Warsaw from ...

and prisoner in the Soviet gulag *

Witold Lutosławski Witold Roman Lutosławski (; 25 January 1913 – 7 February 1994) was a Polish composer and conductor. Among the major composers of 20th-century classical music, he is "generally regarded as the most significant Polish composer since Szymanow ...

(1913–1994), Polish composer and conductor *

Witold Małcużyński Witold Małcużyński (August 10, 1914July 17, 1977) was a Polish pianist who specialized in the works of Frédéric Chopin. Biography Małcużyński was born in 1914 in Koziczyn (Congress Poland, Russian Empire). He was the older brother of Ka ...

(1914–1977), Polish pianist * Witold Mańczak (1924–2016), Polish linguist * Witold Mroziewski (born 1966), Polish-American Roman Catholic Auxiliary Bishop of Brooklyn * Witold Pahl (born 1961), Polish politician *

Witold Pilecki Witold Pilecki (; 13 May 190125 May 1948), known by the codenames ''Roman Jezierski'', ''Tomasz Serafiński'', ''Druh'' and ''Witold'', was a Polish World War II cavalry officer, intelligence agent, and resistance leader. As a youth, Pilecki ...

(1901–1948), Polish World War II cavalry officer, intelligence agent and resistance leader, co-founder of the

Secret Polish Army Secret Polish Army (, ) was a Polish resistance movement founded in November 1939 in German-occupied Poland, which was active in the voivodeships of Warsaw, Podlasie, Kielce and Lublin. Founders were: * Lieutenant Colonel Jan Henryk Włodarkie ...

resistance movement *

Witold Pruszkowski Witold Pruszkowski (14 January 1846, Bershad - 10 October 1896, Budapest) was a Polish painter and graphic artist in the Symbolism (movement), Symbolist style. Biography He spent his childhood in Odessa and Kiev. The family emigrated to Dieppe ...

(1846–1896), Polish painter *

Witold Roter Witold Kazimierz Roter (September 20, 1932 – June 19, 2015, in Wrocław.) was a mathematician, of the Polish School of Mathematics, expert in differential geometry. Early life and education Witold Kazimierz Roter was born on September 20, 19 ...

(1932–2015), Polish mathematician *

Witold Rowicki Witold Rowicki (born ''Witold Kałka'', 26 February 1914 – 1 October 1989) was a Polish conductor. He held principal conducting positions with the Warsaw Philharmonic Orchestra and the Bamberg Symphony Orchestra. Witold Lutoslawski's Conc ...

(1914–1989), Polish orchestra conductor *

Witold Rybczynski Witold Rybczynski (born 1 March 1943) is a Canadian American architect, professor and writer. He is currently the Martin and Margy Meyerson Professor Emeritus of Urbanism at the University of Pennsylvania. Early life Rybczynski was born in E ...

(born 1943), Canadian-American architect, professor and writer *

Witold Szabłowski Witold Szabłowski () (born 1980, in Ostrów Mazowiecka) is a Polish journalist and author. Biography Witold Szablowski was born in Ostrów Mazowiecka. He graduated from the Department of Journalism and Political Science at Warsaw University. ...

(born 1980), Polish journalist and author *

Witold Szyguła Witold Henryk Szyguła (22 November 1940 – 4 September 2003) was a Polish footballer and manager who played as a goalkeeper. He signed for Scottish club Hamilton Academical in June 1971, alongside fellow Polish internationals Alfred Olek an ...

(1940–2003), Polish international football goalkeeper and manager *

Witold Tomczak Witold Stanisław Tomczak (5 April 1957 – 11 March 2025) was a Polish far-right politician who was a member of the European Parliament from 2004 to 2009. Before his political career, Tomczak worked as a physician. He graduated from the Medic ...

(1957–2025), Polish politician *

Witold Urbanowicz Witold Urbanowicz (30 March 1908 – 17 August 1996) was a Polish fighter ace of the Second World War. According to the official record, Witold Urbanowicz was the second highest-scoring Polish fighter ace, with 17 confirmed wartime kills and 1 p ...

(1908–1996), second highest-scoring Polish fighter ace of the Second World War * Witold Wojtkiewicz (1879–1909), Polish painter * Witold Zacharewicz (1914–1943), Polish film actor executed for aiding Jews during the Holocaust * Witold Zawadowski (1888–1980), Polish radiologist * Witold Zagórski (1930–2016), Polish basketball player and coach {{given name Polish masculine given names Masculine given names