Ostrovsky, Ostrovskiy, Ostrovskyi, be, Астроўскі, Astrowski (masculine), Ostrovskaya or Ostrovska, be, Астроўскaя, Astrowskaya (feminine) are variations of a Slavic surname. Notable people with the surname include: It is based on the Slavic word for "island" *Belarussian: востраў (vostraw) *Russian: остров (ostrov) *Ukrainian: острів (ostriv)

Notable people

Alexander Ostrovsky Alexander Nikolayevich Ostrovsky (russian: Алекса́ндр Никола́евич Остро́вский; ) was a Russian playwright, generally considered the greatest representative of the Russian realistic period. The author of 47 origina ...

(1823–1886), Russian dramatist *

Alexey Ostrovsky Aleksey Vladimirovich Ostrovskiy (russian: Алексей Владимирович Островский, also transliterated Alexei Vladimirovich Ostrovsky; born January 14, 1976) is a member of the State Duma of Russia. He is a member of the LDP ...

(born 1976), Russian politician *

Anton Ostrovsky Anton 'Klin' Ostrovsky ( he, אנטון "קלין" אוסטרובסקי; born on 6 June 1982) is an Israeli actor and rap singer. Biography Anton was born in Novocherkassk, Rostov Oblast, USSR (now Russia) in 1982 as the eldest son. He visited ...

(born 1982), Israeli actor and rap singer *

Arkady Ostrovsky Arkady (Avraam) Il'ich Ostrovsky (also spelled Ostrovskij, Ostrovskyj russian: Аркадий (Авраам) Ильич Островский) (February 25 Old_Style_and_New_Style_dates">O.S._February_12.html" ;"title="Old_Style_and_New_Style_d ...

(1914–1967), Soviet composer *

Baruch Ostrovsky Baruch Ostrovsky (1890–1960; he, ברוך אוסטרובסקי), the first mayor of Ra'anana, served as mayor for 28 years. He championed democracy, equality, education and organized Jewish labor. Background Baruch Ostrovsky was born in U ...

(1890–1960), first mayor of Ra'anana, Israel * Erika Ostrovsky (1926–2010), Austrian-American biographer of Louis-Ferdinand Céline *

Grigory Ostrovsky Grigory Silovich Ostrovsky (1756–1814) was a Russian portrait Painting, painter active during the 18th century in the Kostroma Governorate. Career Almost nothing is known of Ostrovsky's life, and little is known about his career; the only ...

(1756–1814), Russian portrait painter * Iossif Ostrovskii (1934–2020), Ukrainian mathematician * Josh Ostrovsky (born 1982), American entrepreneur, social media personality * Leonid Ostrovsky (1936-2001), Soviet football star * Leonard Ostrovsky (1922–1973), US politician in Ohio *

Mikhail Nikolayevich Ostrovsky Mikhail Nikolayevich Ostrovsky (russian: Михаил Николаевич Островский; 1827–1901) was a Russian statesman who served as Minister of State Property (a post roughly equivalent to the American position of Secretary of th ...

(1827–1901), Russian statesman *, commissar and Soviet minister to Bucharest, victim of Stalin's purges *

Nikolai Ostrovsky Nikolai Alexeevich Ostrovsky (russian: Никола́й Алексе́евич Остро́вский; uk, Мико́ла Олексі́йович Остро́вський; 29 September 1904 – 22 December 1936) was a Soviet socialist realist w ...

(1904–1936), Russian Soviet writer, author of the novel ''How the Steel Was Tempered'' *

Rafail Ostrovsky Rafail Ostrovsky is a distinguished professor of computer science and mathematics at UCLA and a well-known researcher in algorithms and cryptography. Biography Rafail Ostrovsky received his Ph.D. from MIT in 1992. He is a member of the editoria ...

(born 1963), professor of computer science and mathematics at UCLA * Sasha Ostrovsky member of Russian country music band Bering Strait *

Simon Ostrovsky Simon Ostrovsky (russian: Симо́н Остро́вский; born ) is an American documentary filmmaker and journalist. Best-known for his coverage of the Russo-Ukrainian War for ''VICE News'', he reported extensively on events that unfolde ...

(born 1981), Soviet-born Jewish American journalist, director, and producer of documentaries * Sofiya Ostrovska (born 1958), Ukrainian mathematician *

Victor Ostrovsky Victor John Ostrovsky (born 28 November 1949) is an author and a former katsa (case officer) for the Israeli Mossad. He authored two nonfiction books about his service with the Mossad: ''By Way of Deception'', a #1 ''New York Times'' bestseller ...

(born 1949), Canadian-born, Israel-raised self-proclaimed former Mossad officer and author of several books * Vivian Ostrovsky (born 1945), experimental filmmaker

Fictional characters

* Elka Ostrovksy, in ''

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'', a US TV sitcom * Olive Ostrovsky, in the musical ''

The 25th Annual Putnam County Spelling Bee ''The 25th Annual Putnam County Spelling Bee'' is a musical comedy with music and lyrics by William Finn, based on a book by Rachel Sheinkin, conceived by Rebecca Feldman with additional material by Jay Reiss. The show centers on a fictional spe ...

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