Witkowski
family name
Witkowski (Polish feminine: Witkowska, plural: Witkowscy) is a Polish surname. Russian-language variant: Vitkovsky, Lithuanian: Vitkauskas.
Notable people with the surname include:
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August Witkowski (1854–1913), Polish physicist
Collegium Witkowski in Kraków, Poland
Bronisław Witkowski (1899–1971), Polish luger
Charles S. Witkowski (1907–1993), American politician
Georg Witkowski (1863–1939), Jewish German literary historian
Georges Martin Witkowski (1867–1943), French conductor and composer
Igor Witkowski
John Witkowski (born 1962), American football player
Kalikst Witkowski (1818–1877), Polish politician
Kamil Witkowski (born 1984), Polish footballer
Karol D. Witkowski (1860–1910), Polish-American painter
Lutz Witkowski (born 1925), German author
Marek Witkowski (born 1974), Polish sprint canoer
Maximilian Harden, born Felix Ernst Witkowski (1861–1927), Jewish German journalist
Michał Witkowski (born 1975), Polish novelist and journalist
Nicolas Witkowski (1949–2020), French physicist
Nik Witkowski (born 1976), Canadian rugby player
Norbert Witkowski (born 1981), Polish footballer
Peter-Klaus Witkowski (born 1949), German doctor
Radosław Witkowski (born 1974), Polish politician
Stanisław Witkowski (1893–1957), Polish military officer
Szczepan Witkowski (1898–1937), Polish soldier and skier
Waldemar Witkowski (born 1953), Polish politician
Kornel Witkowski (born 2002), Polish figure skater
Jacques Witkowski (born 1963), French civil servant
Jean Witkowski (1895–1953), French conductor
Luke Witkowski (born 1990), American ice hockey player
Stefan Witkowski (1931–2007), Polish chess player
Sybille Witkowski (born c.
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