Krakowski ( ; feminine: Krakowska; plural: Krakowscy) is a Polish surname. It is a

toponymic surname A toponymic surname or topographic surname is a surname derived from a place name.

Kraków Kraków (), or Cracow, is the second-largest and one of the oldest cities in Poland. Situated on the Vistula River in Lesser Poland Voivodeship, the city dates back to the seventh century. Kraków was the official capital of Poland until 1596 ...

and environs. It appears in various forms in other languages.

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Kolowrat-Krakowsky Kolowrat-Krakowsky ( cz, Kolowrat-Krakowští) is an historic Bohemian family from Central Europe. It is a branch of the Kolowrat family. The Kolowrat family originated in Central Bohemia, in what is today the Czech Republic, in the 13th centur ...

, historic family from Central Europe **

Count Sascha Kolowrat-Krakowsky Count Alexander " Sascha" Joseph von Kolowrat-Krakowsky (29 January 1886 – 4 December 1927) was an Austrian film producer of Bohemian-Czech descent from the House of Kolowrat. A pioneer of Austrian cinema, he founded the first major film studi ...

** Feldmarschall Johann Karl, Graf von Kolowrat-Krakowsky *

Alois Josef Krakovský z Kolovrat Alois Josef hrabě Krakovský z Kolovrat or Krakowský z Kolowrat (german: Alois Josef Krakovský von Kolowrat) (21 January 1759 – 28 March 1833) was the Roman Catholicism, Roman Catholic archbishop of Prague from 1831 to 1833. Biography Krakows ...

(1759–1833), Czech Catholic archbishop *

Andrzej Krakowski Andrzej Krakowski (born 1946) is a Polish-American film producer, screenwriter, and director. His production of a 10-episode dramatic TV series ''We Are New York'', which was funded by and produced for the Mayor's Office of New York, won two Emmy ...

(born 1946), Polish-American filmmaker * Emilia Krakowska (born 1940), Polish actress *

Jane Krakowski Jane Krakowski (; ; born October 11, 1968) is an American actress, comedienne, and singer. She is best known for her starring role as Jenna Maroney in the NBC satirical comedy series ''30 Rock'' (2006–2013, 2020), for which she received four ...

(born 1968), American actress *

Joe Krakauskas Joseph Victor Lawrence Krakauskas (March 28, 1915 – July 8, 1960) was a Canadian baseball pitcher who played for seven seasons in the Major League Baseball (MLB). He played for the Washington Senators from 1937 to 1940 and the Cleveland I ...

(1915–1960), Canadian baseball player * Serhiy Krakovskyi (born 1960), Ukrainian footballer * Solomon Krakovsky (1922–2016), American actor better known as

Steven Hill Stephen or Steven is a common English given name, first name. It is particularly significant to Christianity, Christians, as it belonged to Saint Stephen ( grc-gre, Στέφανος ), an early disciple and deacon who, according to the Book of Ac ...

Shmuel Krakowski Shmuel Krakowski, Samuel Krakowski or Stefan Krakowski ( he, שמואל קרקובסקי) (23 March 1926 – September 2018) was an Israeli historian specializing in the Holocaust in Poland. After surviving the Holocaust, Krakowski worked for the i ...

(1926–2018), Polish-Israeli historian * Wolf Krakowski (born 1947), Canadian Yiddish-speaking musician

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* Krakowska, type of Polish sausage (kielbasa) *

Obwarzanek krakowski An ' (, plural: ' ; also spelled ') is a braided ring-shaped bread that is boiled and sprinkled with salt and sesame or poppy seeds before being baked. It has a white, sweetish, moist and chewy crumb underneath a crunchy golden-brown crust. Tradi ...

, braided ring-shaped bread * Galeria Krakowska, shopping mall in Kraków *

Gazeta Krakowska The ''Gazeta Krakowska'', (full title ''Polska Gazeta Krakowska'') is the largest regional daily newspaper in Kraków, Poland, published five times a week in that city. Gazeta Krakowska was established on 15 February 1949. It features articles abo ...

, largest regional daily newspaper in Kraków *

Opera Krakowska The Opera Krakowska (also known as the Kraków Opera) is an opera house located in Kraków, Poland. It was founded in 1954 in postwar Kraków, although the tradition of opera in the city dates back to 1628 when the first ever full libretto in Po ...

Krakowska Street in Bydgoszcz Krakowska street is a small street located in Bydgoszcz, Poland. Location The street is located on the edge of downtown Bydgoszcz. It starts on the northern side of the Brda river, and stretches northbound to reach Jagiellońska street. Histo ...

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