Czesław, ( cz, Česlav, be, italic=yes, Časłaŭ; Česłaŭ, lt,

Česlovas Česlovas is a Lithuanian masculine given name and may refer to: * Česlovas Juršėnas (b. 1938), Lithuanian politician *Česlovas Kudaba (1934–1993), Lithuanian politician *Česlovas Kundrotas (b. 1961), Lithuanian long-distance runner and ...

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derived from the Slavic elements ''ča'' (to await) and ''slava'' (glory). Feminine form: Czesława/Česlava. The name may refer to: * Ceslaus, Christian Saint * Czesław Białobrzeski, Polish physicist *

Czesław Bieżanko Czesław Marian Bieżanko (22 November 1895 in Kielce – 1986 in Pelotas, Brazil) was a Polish entomologist and recognized authority on South American butterflies. He was professor of the College of Agronomy in the city of Pelotas (currently ...

, Polish entomologist and recognized authority on South American butterflies *

Czesław Bobrowski Czesław Bobrowski (17 February 1904, in Sarny – 18 May 1996, in Warsaw) was a Polish economist. In postwar Poland, he was a director of Central Planning Office (''Centralny Urząd Planowania'') from 1945–1948, author of the Three-Year Plan. ...

, Polish economist in postwar Poland *

Czeslaw Brzozowicz Czeslaw Peter Brzozowicz (June 28, 1911 - November 24, 1997) was a consulting engineer for the CN Tower, Toronto-Dominion Centre, first Toronto subway line, among many other construction projects in Canada. Biography Born in Sokolow Malopolski, ...

, consulting engineer for the CN Tower, Toronto-Dominion Centre, first Toronto subway line *

Czesław Dźwigaj Czesław Dźwigaj (born 18 June 1950 in Nowy Wiśnicz) is a Polish artist, sculptor, and professor. Creator of numerous monuments, he is most often associated with monuments of Pope John Paul II, almost 50 of which have left his workshop. Artisti ...

, Polish artist and sculptor *

Czesław Hoc Czesław Hoc (born 22 February 1954) is a Polish politician. He was elected to the Sejm on 25 September 2005, getting 10,746 votes in the 40-Koszalin district, as a candidate of the Law and Justice. Prior to his entry into politics, Hoc was a doct ...

, Polish politician * Czeslaw Idzkiewicz, Polish painter and teacher * Czeslaw Kozon, Roman Catholic bishop of the Diocese of Copenhagen * Czesław Kiszczak, Polish general and politician * Czesław Lang, Polish former road racing cyclist * Czesław Łuczak, Polish historian, former rector of the Adam Mickiewicz University * Czesław Marchaj, Polish yachtsman *

Czesław Marek Czesław Marek (1891–1985) was a Polish composer, pianist, and piano teacher who settled in Switzerland during World War I. Life Born in the town of Przemyśl in Eastern Galicia, near Lwów (now Lviv in Ukraine), Marek studied in that ci ...

, Polish composer, pianist * Czesław Meyer, a fictional character who gained immortality in the Japanese light novel series '' Baccano!'' * Czesław Michniewicz, Polish football manager and former player * Czesław Miłosz, Polish poet and Nobel Prize recipient * Czesław Młot-Fijałkowski, a Polish military officer and a brigadier general of the Polish Army * Czesław Niemen, Polish singer-songwriter * Czesław Okińczyc, Polish–Lithuanian politician * Czesław Piątas, a Polish general, former Chief of General Staff of the Polish Army * Czesław Słania, Polish-Swedish postage stamp and banknote engraver * Czesław Sobieraj, Polish sprint canoer * Czesław Warsewicz, former CEO and chairman of PKP Intercity S.A. * Czesław Wycech, Polish activist, politician and historian *

Czesław Zbierański Czesław Michał Zbierański (1885–1982) was a Polish engineer, pioneer of Polish aviation, major of Polish Army. In 1910–1911, with Stanisław Cywiński, he constructed an aircraft with two pairs of wings, the first Polish aircraft construct ...

, Polish engineer, pioneer of Polish aviation, major of Polish Army

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