Kaminsky is a

surname In some cultures, a surname, family name, or last name is the portion of one's personal name that indicates one's family, tribe or community. Practices vary by culture. The family name may be placed at either the start of a person's full name ...

with various origins. It may be derived from Czech/Slovak Kaminský, uk, Камінський, russian: Каминский, be, Камінскі, or Polish

Kamiński Kaminski or Kamiński (feminine: Kamińska; plural: Kamińscy) is a surname of Polish origin. It is the sixth most common surname in Poland (95,816 people in 2009, 94,829 in 2020 Kaminskas Kaminskas (Kaminskienė, Kaminskaitė) is a Lithuanian language family name. It corresponds to Polish surname Kamiński. (The English/German plural form of the latter, as in ''Diese Kaminskis'' should not be confused with the Lithuanian surname). ...

People

Adolfo Kaminsky Adolfo Kaminsky (or Adolphe; born 1 October 1925) was active in the French Resistance, specializing in the forgery of identity documents. During World War II, he forged papers that saved the lives of more than 14,000 Jews. He later went on to a ...

(1925–2023), French WWII resistance fighter and document forger * Alexander Kaminsky (1829–1897), Russian architect * Bohdan Kaminský (pen name of Karel Bušek) (1859–1929), Czech poet and translator * Bronislav Vladislavovich Kaminski, (1899–1944), General-Major of Waffen-SS *

Dan Kaminsky Daniel Kaminsky (February 7, 1979 – April 23, 2021) was an American computer security researcher. He was a co-founder and chief scientist of WhiteOps, a computer security company. He previously worked for Cisco, Avaya, and IOActive, where h ...

, American computer security expert * David Kaminsky (born 1938), Israeli basketball player * David Daniel Kaminsky, birth name of American comic

Danny Kaye Danny Kaye (born David Daniel Kaminsky; yi, דוד־דניאל קאַמינסקי; January 18, 1911 – March 3, 1987) was an American actor, comedian, singer and dancer. His performances featured physical comedy, idiosyncratic pantomimes, and ...

(1911–1987) * Frank Kaminsky (born 1993), American basketball player *

Graciela Kaminsky Graciela Kaminsky is a Professor of Economics and International Affairs at George Washington University and a Faculty Research Associate at the National Bureau of Economic Research. Kaminsky studied Economics at the Massachusetts Institute of Tec ...

, American economist * Grigory Kaminsky (1895–1938), Soviet politician * Ilya Kaminsky (born 1977), Russian-American poet and professor * James Kaminsky, American editor *

Josef Kaminský Josef Kaminský (1878–1944) was a politician in interwar Czechoslovakia , rue, Чеськословеньско, , yi, טשעכאסלאוואקיי, , common_name = Czechoslovakia , life_span = 1918–1939 ...

(1878–1944), Czechoslovak politician * Laura Kaminsky (born 1956), American composer * Max Kaminsky (1912–1961), Canadian hockey player * Max Kaminsky (1908–1994), American musician * Melvin Kaminsky, birth name of American comic Mel Brooks (born 1926) *

Patrik Kaminský Patrik Kaminský (born 27 October 1978 in Prešov) is a professional Slovak football defender who currently plays for the 3. liga club FC Lokomotíva Košice FC Lokomotíva Košice is a Slovak football club, playing in the town of Košice. Th ...

(born 1978), Slovak footballer * Rafael Kaminsky, birth name of

Rafael Eitan Rafael "Raful" Eitan ( he, רפאל "רפול" איתן, born 11 January 1929 – 23 November 2004) was an Israeli general, former Chief of Staff of the Israel Defense Forces (Ramatkal) and later a politician, a Knesset member, and government m ...

(1929–2004), Israeli general *

Rob Kaminsky Robert Harris Kaminsky (born September 2, 1994) is an American professional baseball pitcher who is a free agent. He has played in Major League Baseball (MLB) for the St. Louis Cardinals. In high school, Kaminsky was the Gatorade New Jersey Ba ...

(born 1994), American baseball player * Stuart M. Kaminsky (1934–2009), American mystery author *

Todd Kaminsky Todd Kaminsky is an American attorney and politician from the state of New York. A Democrat, he was a member of the New York State Senate representing the 9th district, which is based on the South Shore of Long Island. Early life and career ...

(born 1978), American politician, great-nephew of Mel Brooks * Walter Kaminsky (born 1941), German chemist *

Yan Kaminsky Yan Bronislavovich Kaminsky (russian: Ян Брониславович Каминский; born July 28, 1971) is a Russian former professional ice hockey player who played in the Soviet Championship League and National Hockey League between 1989 a ...

(born 1971), Russian-American ice hockey player

Fictional characters

* Mikhail "Misha" Kaminsky, character in the anime series '' Mobile Suit Gundam 0080: War in the Pocket'' * Victor Kaminsky, astronaut in ''

2001 A Space Odyssey ''2001: A Space Odyssey'' is a 2001: A Space Odyssey (novel), 1968 science fiction novel written by Arthur C. Clarke, Arthur C. Clarke and the 2001: A Space Odyssey (film), 1968 film directed by Stanley Kubrick. It is a part of Clarke's '' ...

'' * Fedyor Kaminsky, character in the book series ''

Shadow and Bone ''Shadow and Bone'' is a young adult fantasy adventure and debut novel written by Israeli-American author Leigh Bardugo. It was published by Macmillan Publishers on June 5, 2012. The novel is narrated by Alina Starkov, a teenage orphan who grows ...

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