"Jan Kowalski" is a popular name that is used as a placeholder name in Poland, similar to " John Smith ", its rough English- language equivalent, in English-speaking countries (though a more direct translation would be "John Smithson").
Kowalski is:
1st in Masovia Voivodeship (26,270)
2nd in Silesian Voivodeship (11,811)
3rd in Kuyavian- Pomeranian Voivodeship (12,076)
2nd in Łódź Voivodeship (15,005)
2nd in Lower Silesian Voivodeship (9,429)
3rd in Warmian-Masurian Voivodeship (6,480)
2nd in West Pomeranian Voivodeship (6,345)
3rd in Lubusz Voivodeship (2,904)
Alexander Kowalski (1902–1940), Polish ice hockey player killed in the Katyn massacre
Aleksander Kowalski, Polish Nordic combined skier
Aleksander Kowalski (1908– 1951 ), Polish trade union activist
Aleksander Kowalsky (born 1943), Croatian-Austrian classical music conductor
Alexander Kowalski ( musician ) (born 1978), German DJ, electronic music artist
Alfred Kowalski-Wierusz (1849–1915), Polish painter
Josef Wierusz-Kowalski (1866-1927), diplomat and chimist
Aneta Kowalska (born 1982), Polish pair skater
Anna Kowalska (1903–1969), Polish writer
Bernard Louis Kowalski (1929–2007), American director
Bolesław Kowalski (1915–1944), Polish trade union activist and underground fighter (AL)
Daniel Kowalski (born 1975), Australian Olympic swimmer
Danuta Kowalska (born 1929), Polish artist, designer of interior decoration
Emmanuel D.Kowalski (born 1969), French historian and writer
Franciszek Kowalski (1799–1862), Polish poet, insurgent of the November Uprising
Frank Kowalski (1907–1974), American US Army soldier and United States Representative
Grzegorz Kowalski (born 1942), Polish sculptor, designer of interior decoration
James Kowalski (born 1954), United States Air Force Lieutenant General, Commander Air Force Global Strike Command Barksdale AFB
Janusz Kowalski, Polish cyclist
Janusz Andrzej Kowalski (born 1935), Polish artist, designer of interior decoration
Jerzy Kowalski (1893–1948), Polish writer and classical philologist
Jerzy Bogdan Kowalski (born 1923), Polish professor of theory of state and law
Jochen Kowalski (born 1954), German singer
John Kowalski (born c. 1951 ), American soccer coach
Józef Kowalski (1900–2013), Polish supercentenarian and second -to-last Polish -Soviet war veteran
Józef Kowalski (1911–1942), Polish Roman Catholic priest killed at Auschwitz, beatified
Józef Wierusz-Kowalski (1866–1927), Polish physicist and diplomat
Julie Kowalski (born 1983), French female biker (nickname: "la reine des petits bouchons")
Kasia Kowalska (born 1973), Polish pop rock singer and songwriter
Katarzyna Kowalska (born 1985), Polish long distance runner
Kazimierz Kowalski (1925–2007), Polish professor of zoology, ordination, mammals paleontology
Kazimierz Maria Kowalski (born 1926), Polish writer and journalist
Ken Kowalski, Canadian politician
Kerstin Kowalski, German rower
Ludwik Kowalski (born 1931), Polish -American nuclear physicist and professor emeritus
Manja Kowalski, German rower
Maria Kowalska, Polish alpine skier
Marian Kowalski (1821–1884), Polish astronomer
Saint Faustina Kowalska (1905–1938), Catholic saint
Myron Kowalsky, Canadian politician
Natalia Kowalska (born 1989 ), Polish racing driver
Piotr Kowalski, artist
Raymond Kowalski, (born 1951 ), American artist ceramicist and inventor
Richard Kowalski (born 1963), American Astronomer
Robert Kowalski (born 1941), British logician
Sharon Kowalski, subject of groundbreaking disability and LGBT legal rights case
Stanisław Kozyr-Kowalski (born 1936), Polish professor of sociology
Tadeusz Kowalski (1841–1904), Polish agronomist, agricultural activist and educator
Tadeusz Kowalski (1889–1948), Polish orientalist, expert on Middle East Muslim culture and languages
Thomas Schmidt-Kowalski (1949–2013), German composer
William Kowalski (born 1970), American author of Eddie's Bastard
Witold Cezariusz Kowalski (born 1936), Polish professor of geology
Wladek Kowalski (AKA "Killer" Kowalski) (1926–2008), Polish -Canadian professional wrestler, trainer
Władysław Kowalski ( politician ) (1894– 1958 ), Polish trade union activist, writer and politician (PSL, ZSL)
Włodzimierz Tadeusz Kowalski (born 1935), Polish professor of modern history and publicist
Zygmunt Kowalski (born 1932), Polish professor of chemistry
Kowalski, character in the 1991 parody film Hot Shots!, played by Kristy Swanson
Kowalski, main character in Vanishing Point, played by Barry Newman
Kowalski, character in the PlayStation 2 game Syphon Filter 2
Kowalski, character in Madagascar and the TV series The Penguins of Madagascar
Mr Kowalski, original owner of Kowalski's, Rosie Duncan's florist store in the novel Fairytale of New York (ISBN 9781847561657), played by Miranda Dickinson
Mrs. Kowalski, Miriam Margolyes' character in the film How to Lose Friends & Alienate People (2008)
Baby Kowalski, supporting character in The Ren & Stimpy Show
Benjamin "Ben" Kowalski in the comic series Templar, Arizona
Major Charles Kawalsky, character in the science fiction television series Stargate SG-1 and Stargate movie
Dick Kowalsky, character in the French animated series Funky Cops (2003)
Jacob Kowalski, Dan Fogler's character in the film Fantastic Beasts and Where to Find Them ( 2016 )
Joe Kowalski, character in SIGMA Force book series by author James Rollins
Kitty Kowalski, Lex Luthor's companion in 2006 film Superman Returns, played by Parker Posey
Leon Kowalski, character in the 1982 film Blade Runner played by Brion James
Matt Kowalsky, George Clooney 's character in the movie Gravity.
Peter "Petey" Kowalski in the video game Bully
Roch Kowalski, character in Sienkiewicz's novel With Fire and Sword
Roxanne Kowalski, Daryl Hannah's character in Roxanne, the 1987 remake of Cyrano de Bergerac with Steve Martin
Seaman Kowalski, crewman assigned aboard the submarine SSRN Seaview, on the 1964–68 TV series Voyage to the Bottom of the Sea, played by Del Monroe
Sergei Kowalski, the titular character in the spaghetti western The Mercenary, played by Franco Nero.
Sgt. Kowalski, character in Raising Arizona
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