Wolski (feminine: Wolska, plural: Wolscy) is a

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Wola Wola (, ) is a district in western Warsaw, Poland, formerly the village of Wielka Wola, incorporated into Warsaw in 1916. An industrial area with traditions reaching back to the early 19th century, it underwent a transformation into an office (co ...

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Oxford University Press, 2013. Retrieved on 14 January 2016. Variants of the name include Volski, Volsky, and Wolsky. The surname may refer to: *

Albert Wolsky Albert Wolsky (born November 24, 1930) is an American costume designer. He has worked both on stage shows as well as for film, and has been nominated for an Academy Award for Best Costume Design seven times, winning two awards for his work on the ...

(born 1930), American costume designer * Bartosz Wolski (born 1980), American sprint canoer * Bill Wolski (1944–2006), American football player *

Dariusz Wolski Dariusz Adam Wolski (born 7 May 1956 in Warsaw) is a Polish film and music video cinematographer. He is known for his work as the cinematographer on the ''Pirates of the Caribbean'' film series and on Alex Proyas' cult classics '' The Crow'' and ...

(born 1956), Polish cinematographer *

Dominika Wolski Dominika Wolski (born 4 May in Szczecin, Poland) is a Polish-born, Canadian-raised actress living between Vancouver and Los Angeles. Biography Born in Szczecin, Poland, Wolski emigrated to North America at the age of 7. Her parents came from b ...

(born 1975), Canadian actress *

Jacek Saryusz-Wolski Jacek Emil Saryusz-Wolski (born 19 September 1948 in Łódź) is a Polish diplomat and PiS ( Law and Justice) politician. He has been a Member of the European Parliament (MEP) since June 2004. He served as Vice President of the European Parliame ...

(born 1948), Polish politician *

Ken Wolski Kenneth Wolski (born September 16, 1948) is an American activist from New Jersey. Wolski resides in Trenton, New Jersey and is the executive director of the Coalition for Medical Marijuana - New Jersey and a registered nurse. In 2012, Wolski ran fo ...

(born 1948), American political activist *

Marcin Wolski Marcin Wolski (born 22 July 1947 in Łódź) is a Polish writer, journalist and satirist. Member of the communist PZPR party from 1975 to 1981. As a journalist, he writes for ''Wprost'', ''Gazeta Polska''Waldemar Kumór, "Czy musiało do tego ...

(born 1947), Polish writer *

Maryla Wolska Maryla Wolska (13 March 1873 – 25 June 1930) was a Polish poet of the Young Poland movement.Mikołaj Wolski Mikołaj Wolski (1553–1630), bearer of the Półkozic coat of arms, was a Grand Court Marshal (1600-1616), Grand Crown Marshal (1616–1630), diplomat of the Polish–Lithuanian Commonwealth, starost of Krzepice and Olsztyn. He was famous for ...

(1553–1630), Polish government official * Patryk Wolski (born 1993), Polish footballer * Piotr Wolyniec (formerly Piotr Wolski, 1889-1949) Polish landowner and government official * Rafał Wolski (born 1992), Polish footballer * Robert Wolski (born 1982), Polish athlete * Victor J. Wolski (born 1962), American judge *

Włodzimierz Wolski Włodzimierz Wolski (9 October 1824, Pultusk – 29 July 1882, Brussels) was a Polish poet, novelist, translator, and librettist. He is best known as the author of the libretto to Stanisław Moniuszko's opera ''Halka''. He grew up in Warsaw and p ...

(1824–1882), Polish writer *

Wojtek Wolski Wojciech "Wojtek" Wolski (; born February 24, 1986) is a Polish-Canadian former professional ice hockey forward who played eight seasons in the National Hockey League (NHL) with the Colorado Avalanche, Phoenix Coyotes, New York Rangers, Florid ...

(born 1986), Canadian ice hockey player *

Xawery Wolski Xawery Wolski (born 1960 in Warsaw, Poland) is a Polish artist. Biography Wolski's work is predominantly sculpture. Some of the projects he has undertaken in Mexico include; the sculpture "Infinity Chains" at the entrance of the Rufino Tamay ...

(born 1960), Polish artist

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{{surname, Wolski, Wolska, Wolsky Polish-language surnames Surnames of Polish origin

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