Dudek is a surname of
Slavic-language origin (meaning "
hoopoe
Hoopoes () are colourful birds found across Africa, Asia, and Europe, notable for their distinctive "crown" of feathers. Three living and one extinct species are recognized, though for many years all of the extant species were lumped as a single ...
"). The Czech/Slovak feminine form is
Dudková.
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Alyson Dudek (born 1990), American speed skater
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Anne Dudek (born 1975), American actress
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Dariusz Dudek
Dariusz Dudek (born 8 April 1975 in Knurów) is a Polish football manager and former player, currently in charge of I liga club Zagłębie Sosnowiec.
Career
Dudek is a former player of such a teams like GKS Katowice, Widzew Łódź, Odra Wodzis ...
(born 1975), Polish footballer
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Gerd Dudek
Gerhard Rochus "Gerd" Dudek (28 September 1938 – 3 November 2022) was a German jazz Tenor saxophone, tenor and Soprano saxophone, soprano saxophonist, clarinetist and flautist.
Dudek studied clarinet privately and attended music school in the ...
(1938–2022), German jazz tenor
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Gregory Dudek
Gregory L. Dudek is a Canadian computer scientist specializing in robotics, computer vision, and intelligent systems. He is a chaired professor at McGill University where he has led the Mobile Robotics Lab since the 1990s (a role now shared with P ...
, Canadian computer science/robotics researcher
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Jerzy Dudek (born 1973), Polish footballer
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Joe Dudek
Joseph Anthony Dudek (born January 22, 1964) is a former American football player.
Dudek received national attention when he was featured on the cover of ''Sports Illustrated's'' December 2, 1985, issue as the magazine's pick for the Heisman T ...
(born 1964), American football player
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Les Dudek
Les Dudek (born August 2, 1952, at Naval Air Station, Quonset Point, Rhode Island, United States) is an American guitarist, singer and songwriter.
In addition to his solo material, Dudek has played guitar with Steve Miller Band, The Dudek-Fin ...
(born 1952), American guitarist
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Louis Dudek
Louis Dudek, (February 6, 1918 – March 23, 2001) was a Canadian poet, academic, and publisher known for his role in defining Modernism in poetry, and for his literary criticism. He was the author of over two dozen books. In ''A Digital Hist ...
(1918-2001), Canadian poet
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Michal Dudek
Michal Dudek (born 20 September 1990) is a Czech motorcycle speedway rider and member of the Czech junior national team.
Career details
World Championships
* Individual U-21 World Championship
** ''2008 - 16th place in the Qualifying Rou ...
(born 1990), Czech speedway rider
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Patryk Dudek
Patryk Dudek (; born 20 June 1992) is a Polish motorcycle speedway rider who is a member of the Polish national speedway team.
Career
Dudek's father, Sławomir, was a professional rider and Patryk gained his speedway licence in 2008. Dudek ...
(born 1992), Polish speedway rider
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Paulina Dudek
Paulina Dudek (born 16 June 1997) is a Polish professional footballer who plays as a centre-back for Division 1 Féminine club Paris Saint-Germain, which she captains, and the Poland national team.
Club career
Dudek is a youth academy graduat ...
(born 1997), Polish footballer
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Sebastian Dudek
Sebastian Dudek (born 19 January 1980) is a Polish professional footballer who plays for Warta Kamieńskie Młyny as a midfielder.
During the 2011–12 UEFA Europa League, he scored a top corner goal against Dundee United, which secured his team ...
(born 1980), Polish footballer
Other uses
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Dudek Paragliders
Dudek Paragliders (until 26 May 2006 called Dudek Paragliding) is a Polish aircraft manufacturer based near Bydgoszcz and founded by Piotr Dudek, Wojtek Domanski, and Darek Filipowicz on August 22, 1995. The company specializes in the design an ...
, a Polish paraglider manufacturer, founded by Piotr Dudek
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Polish-language surnames
Czech-language surnames