Slezak is a

Czech Czech may refer to: * Anything from or related to the Czech Republic, a country in Europe ** Czech language ** Czechs, the people of the area ** Czech culture ** Czech cuisine * One of three mythical brothers, Lech, Czech, and Rus' Places * Czech, ...

, Slovak and

Polish Polish may refer to: * Anything from or related to Poland, a country in Europe * Polish language * Poles Poles,, ; singular masculine: ''Polak'', singular feminine: ''Polka'' or Polish people, are a West Slavic nation and ethnic group, w ...

surname, which originally meant a person from

Silesia Silesia (, also , ) is a historical region of Central Europe that lies mostly within Poland, with small parts in the Czech Republic and Germany. Its area is approximately , and the population is estimated at around 8,000,000. Silesia is split ...

, derived from the Czech word ''slezsko''.''Dictionary of American Family Names''
"Slezak Family History"
Oxford University Press, 2013. Retrieved on 16 January 2016. Variants of the name include Ślązak, Slezák, Ślęzak, Slenzak, and Szlezák. The name may refer to: * Dalibor Slezák (born 1970), Czech football player *

Erika Slezak Erika Alma Hermina Slezak (; born August 5, 1946) is an American actress, best known for her role as Victoria "Viki" Lord on the American daytime soap opera ''One Life to Live'' from 1971 through the television finale in 2012 and again in the ...

(born 1946), American actress * Janusz Ślązak (1907–1985), Polish rower * Jim Slezak (born 1966), American politician * John Slezak (1896–1984), American businessman *

Katarina Krpež Slezak Katarina may refer to: Geography * Katarina-Sofia borough, a borough in central Stockholm * Topol pri Medvodah, a settlement in the Municipality of Medvode, Slovenia, known as Katarina People * Katarina (given name) * Katarina (''Doctor Who''), a ...

(born 1988), Serbian handballer *

Leo Slezak Leo Slezak (; 18 August 1873 – 1 June 1946) was a Moravian dramatic tenor. He was associated in particular with Austrian opera as well as the title role in Verdi's '' Otello''. He is the father of actors Walter Slezak and Margarete Slezak a ...

(1873–1946), Czech opera singer *

Margarete Slezak Margarete Slezak (9 January 1901 – 30 August 1953) was an Austro-German singer and actress.Newman & Kirtley p. 340 She was the sister of the actor Walter Slezak. Selected filmography * ''Derby'' (1949) * '' King for One Night'' (1950) * '' Abu ...

(1901-1953), Austrian actress * Ron Slenzak (born 1948), American photographer * Victor Slezak (born 1957), American actor *

Walter Slezak Walter Slezak (; 3 May 1902 – 21 April 1983) was an Austrian-born film and stage actor active between 1922 and 1976. He mainly appeared in German films before migrating to the United States in 1930 and performing in numerous Hollywood producti ...

(1902–1983), Austrian actor * Zoltán Szlezák (born 1967), Hungarian footballer

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