Chernyak, Czerniak, Czarniak, Cherniak or Cherniack is a gender-neutral Slavic surname. It is derived from čьrnъ ("black"). Czerniak and Czarniak are the Polish variants, with Czerniak being about six times more common.

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* Alexey Chernyak (born 1973), Russian politician *

Andrzej Czarniak Andrzej Czarniak (11 November 1931 – 23 February 1985) was a Polish alpine skier. He competed in the men's downhill at the 1952 Winter Olympics The 1952 Winter Olympics, officially known as the VI Olympic Winter Games ( no, De 6. olymp ...

(1931–1985), Polish alpine skier *

Boris Cherniak Boris Cherniak (born 12 December 1964) is a Soviet-born Canadians, Canadian and US based comedian hypnotist and motivational speaker, entertainer and author that performs internationally. Cherniak performs under the stage name Hypnotist The Incre ...

(born 1964), Russian-born comedy hypnotist, motivational speaker, entertainer, author, illusionist and hypnotherapist * Christopher Cherniak, American philosophy academic *

Evgeniy Chernyak Evgeniy Chernyak is a businessman is the head of the supervisory board of the holding Global Spirits (the biggest alcohol holding in Eastern Europe) and owner of the brand ''Khortytsia (company), Khortytsia''. He holds the 19th place on the Ukra ...

(born 1969), Ukrainian businessman *

Konrad Czerniak Konrad Czerniak (born 11 July 1989) is a Polish competitive swimmer who has participated in the Olympics, FINA world championships, and European championships. He won ten medals at these championships, mostly in the butterfly. At the 2012 Summ ...

(born 1989), Polish swimmer *

Leah Cherniak Leah Cherniak (born 1956) is a Canadian playwright, actor, and teacher. She is a co-founder of Theatre Columbus (now called Common Boots). Early life and education Cherniak graduated from the University of Toronto with a BA in 1979. She later s ...

(born 1956), Canadian playwright and theatre director *

Lindsay Czarniak Lindsay Ann Czarniak (born ) is an American sports anchor and reporter. She currently works for Fox Sports as a sideline reporter for NFL games. After spending six years with WRC-TV, the NBC owned-and-operated station in Washington, D.C., Cza ...

(born 1977), American sports anchor and reporter *

Moshe Czerniak Moshe Czerniak (born Moizes Czerniak, also knowns as Miguel Czerniak; he, משה צ'רניאק; 3 February 1910 – 31 August 1984) was a Polish-Israeli chess player. He was awarded the title of International Master (IM) by FIDE in 1952. Biog ...

(1910–1984), Polish-Israeli chess master *

Nathalie Sarraute Nathalie Sarraute (; born Natalia Ilinichna Tcherniak ( rus, Ната́лья Ильи́нична Черня́к); – 19 October 1999) was a French writer and lawyer. Personal life Sarraute was born in Ivanovo-Voznesensk (now Ivanovo), 300&n ...

(born Natalya Chernyak, 1900–1999), French lawyer and writer *

Saul Cherniack Saul Mark Cherniack, (January 10, 1917 – March 30, 2018) was a Canadian lawyer and politician. He was a member of the Legislative Assembly of Manitoba from 1962 to 1981, and served as a cabinet minister in the government of Edward Schreyer. ...

(1917–2018), Canadian lawyer and politician * Volodymyr Chernyak (1941–2021), Ukrainian politician * Włodzimierz Czarniak (1934–1964), Polish alpine skier *

Yan Chernyak Yan Chernyak (6 April 1909 – 19 February 1995) was a World War II era spy who led a network of several dozen people in Germany working for the Soviet Union's military intelligence, the GRU. He was nicknamed "man without a shadow" for his abilit ...

(1909–1995), World War II Soviet spy *Brothers Tim Czerniak and Elis Czerniak of

Halves (band) Halves are an ambient band based in Dublin, Ireland. It is composed of Brian Cash and brothers Tim and Elis Czerniak, with additional live members. Formation Halves was formed when Dave, Brian and Tim sat down together and listed bands & compos ...

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