Kowalski

Kowalski (; feminine: Kowalska, plural: Kowalscy) is the second most common surname in Poland (140,471 people in 2009). Kowalski surname is derived from the word kowal, meaning "[black]smith". "Jan Kowalski" is a name that is used as a placeholder name in Poland in the meaning of "Average Joe", similar to "John Smith", its rough English-language equivalent, in English-speaking countries. (though a more direct translation would be "John Smithson"). Notable people Alexander Kowalski (1902–1940), Polish ice hockey player killed in the Katyn massacre Aleksander Kowalski (1930–2009), Polish Nordic combined skier Alexander Kowalski (musician) (born 1978), German DJ, electronic music artist Alfred Kowalski (1849–1915), Polish painter Aneta Kowalska (born 1982), Polish pair skater Annette Kowalski (born 1936), American producer, business partner of Bob Ross Bernard Louis Kowalski (1929–2007), American director Bronisława Kowalska (1955–2020), Polish politician Chana Kowalska (1899-1942), Polish Jewish painter and journalist Craig Kowalski (born 1981), American ice hockey player Daniel Kowalski (born 1975), Australian Olympic swimmer Faustyna Kowalska (1905–1938), Polish Catholic saint, nun and mystic Franciszek Kowalski (1799–1862), Polish poet, insurgent of the November Uprising Frank Kowalski (1907–1974), American US Army soldier and United States Representative Gary A. Kowalski (born 1953), American author Grzegorz Kowalski (disambiguation) James Kowalski (born 1954), United States Air Force Lieutenant General, Commander of Air Force Global Strike Command Barksdale AFB Janusz Kowalski (born 1952), Polish cyclist Jerzy Kowalski (disambiguation) Jochen Kowalski (born 1954), German singer John Kowalski (born c.