Casimir is a Latin version of the Polish male name Kazimierz (). The original Polish feminine form is

Kazimiera Kazimiera is a feminine form of the Polish name Kazimierz or Lithuanian Kazimieras (both mean Casimir) and may refer to: *Kazimiera Bujwidowa (1867–1932), Polish feminist and social activist *Kazimiera Iłłakowiczówna (1892–1983), Polish poet ...

, in Latin and other languages rendered as Casimira. It has two possible meanings: "preacher of peace" or alternatively "destroyer of peace". There is some debate as to the origin of the prefix, as it could be from the Polish "kazac" (meaning "to preach") but is more commonly cited as coming from "kaziti" (meaning "to destroy"), with "miru" meaning "peace". Old Polish and dialectal Polish versions are Kaźmierz and Kaźmir. Diminutive; Kazik, Kaziuk, Kaziu, Ziuk etc. It is a popular name in Poland, and was a popular name of Polish royals.

List of variations

*Belarusian: Казімір *Catalan: Casimir *Croatian: Kazimir, Kažimir *Czech: Kazimír *Esperanto: Kazimiro *English: Casimir *Galician: Casemiro, Casamiro *German: Kasimir *Hungarian: Kázmér *Italian: Casimiro *Latvian: Kazimirs *Lithuanian:

Kazimieras Kazimieras is a Lithuanian form of the masculine name Casimir. Its female form is Kazimiera Kazimiera is a feminine form of the Polish name Kazimierz or Lithuanian Kazimieras (both mean Casimir) and may refer to: *Kazimiera Bujwidowa (1867–1932), ...

*Polish: Kazimierz *Portuguese: Casimiro *Romanian: Cazimir *Russian: Казимир *Serbian: Казимир/Kazimir *Slovak: Kazimír *Slovene: Kazimir *Spanish: Casimiro *Swedish: Casimir *Ukrainian: Казимир *Vietnamese: Casimirô, Caximia

Royalty

Casimir I of Poland Casimir I the Restorer (; 25 July 1016 – 19 March 1058), a member of the Piast dynasty, was the duke of Poland from 1040 until his death. Casimir was the son of Mieszko II Lambert and Richeza of Lotharingia. He is known as the Restorer becau ...

, Polish name Kazimierz Odnowiciel (the Restorer) (1015–1058) *

Casimir II of Poland Casimir II the Just (; 28 October 1138 – 5 May 1194) was a Lesser Polish Duke of Wiślica from 1166 to 1173, and of Sandomierz after 1173. He became ruler over the Polish Seniorate Province at Kraków and thereby High Duke of Poland in 1177; a ...

, Polish name Kazimierz Sprawiedliwy (the Just) (1138–1194) *

Casimir III of Poland Casimir III the Great (; 30 April 1310 – 5 November 1370) reigned as the King of Poland from 1333 to 1370. He also later became King of Ruthenia in 1340, retaining the title throughout the Galicia–Volhynia Wars. He was the last Polish king fr ...

, Polish name Kazimierz Wielki (the Great) (1310–1370) *

Casimir IV Jagiellon Casimir IV (Casimir Andrew Jagiellon; ; Lithuanian: ; 30 November 1427 – 7 June 1492) was Grand Duke of Lithuania from 1440 and King of Poland from 1447 until his death in 1492. He was one of the most active Polish-Lithuanian rulers; under ...

, Polish name Kazimierz Jagielończyk, Lithuanian name Kazimieras I Jogailaitis (1427–1492) *

Casimir I, Duke of Pomerania Casimir I (or Kasimir I) (after 1130 – 1180) was Duchy of Pomerania, duke of Pomerania since his uncle Ratibor I's death in 1155/56. A son of Wartislaw I, he co-ruled Pomerania with his older brother Bogislaw I, Duke of Pomerania, Bogislaw I, rec ...

-Demmin (after 1130–1180) *

Casimir II, Duke of Pomerania Casimir II (also spelled Kasimir II) () ( 1180 – 1219) was the duke of Pomerania-Demmin from 1187 until his death. He was succeeded by Wartislaw III, Casimir's son with princess Ingardis of Denmark. Biography Casimir II was the son of Bogisla ...

-Demmin (1219) * Casimir III, Duke of Pomerania-Stettin (1348–1372) *

Casimir IV, Duke of Pomerania Casimir IV (, ; 1351 – 2 January 1377) was a duke of Pomerania in Pomerania-Stolp since 1374. Life Casimir was the son of Bogislaw V, Duke of Pomerania and Elizabeth of Poland. His maternal grandfather Casimir III the Great, the last kin ...

-Stolp (1351–1377) *

Saint Casimir Casimir Jagiellon (; ; ; ; 3 October 1458 – 4 March 1484) was a prince of the Kingdom of Poland and of the Grand Duchy of Lithuania. The second son of King Casimir IV Jagiellon, he was tutored by Johannes Longinus, a Polish chronicler, diplo ...

(1458–1484), patron saint of Lithuania and Poland *

Casimir I of Opole Casimir I of Opole (; – 13 May 1230), a member of the Silesian Piasts, Piast dynasty, was a Dukes of Silesia, Silesian duke of Duchy of Opole and Racibórz, Opole and Racibórz from 1211 until his death. Early life Casimir was the eldest chi ...

(1178/79–1230), Polish duke *

Casimir, Margrave of Brandenburg-Bayreuth Casimir (or Kasimir) of Brandenburg-Bayreuth (27 December 1481 – 21 September 1527) was Margrave of Bayreuth or Principality of Bayreuth, Margrave of Brandenburg-Kulmbach from 1515 to 1527. Life Family background Casimir was born in Ansbac ...

between 1515 and 1527 *

John Casimir of the Palatinate-Simmern John Casimir, Count Palatine of Simmern (German: ''Johann Casimir von Pfalz-Simmern'') (7 March 1543 – Brockhaus Geschichte Second Edition) was a German prince and a younger son of Frederick III, Elector Palatine. A firm Calvinist, he was a le ...

(1543–1592), Count Palatine of Simmern and regent of the Electorate of the Palatinate from 1583 to 1592 *

Friedrich Casimir, Count of Hanau-Lichtenberg Friedrich Casimir of Hanau (born 4 August 1623 in Bouxwiller; died 30 March 1685 in Hanau) was a member of the Hanau-Lichtenberg branch of the House of Hanau. He was the ruling Count of Hanau-Lichtenberg from 1641 and of Hanau-Münzenberg from 1 ...

(1623–1685) * ''Charles Edward'' Louis John Casimir Sylvester Severino Maria Stuart ("Bonnie Prince Charlie"), Jacobite pretender to the thrones of England, Scotland, France and Ireland

People with name Casimir, Kazimir, etc.

Casimir, Comte de Montrond Casimir, Comte de Montrond (1768–1843) was a French diplomatic agent and the son of a military officer. His mother, Anglique Marie d'Arlus, comtesse de Montrond (died 1827), was a royalist writer, said to be the author of the ''Troubadour barno ...

(1768–1843) *

Casimiro de Abreu Casimiro José Marques de Abreu (January 4, 1839 – October 18, 1860) was a Brazilian poet, novelist and playwright, adept of the " Ultra-Romanticism" movement. He is famous for the poem "Meus oito anos". He is patron of the 6th chair of the ...

, Brazilian poet and novelist, adept of the "Ultra-Romanticism" movement *

Kázmér Batthyány Count Kázmér Antal Ferenc Batthyány de Németújvár (3 June 1807 – 13 July 1854) was a Hungarian politician, who served as Minister of Foreign Affairs during the Hungarian Revolution of 1848. At the beginning he was a conservative aristoc ...

, Hungarian politician who served as Minister of Foreign Affairs during the Hungarian Revolution of 1848 *

Kasimir Bileski Kasimir Bileski (September 14, 1908 – January 19, 2005) was a Canadian Canadians () are people identified with the country of Canada. This connection may be residential, legal, historical or cultural. For most Canadians, many (or all) of ...

, Canadian philatelist and stamp-dealer based in Winnipeg, Manitoba, Canada *

Casimir Bizimungu Casimir Bizimungu (born 1951) is a Rwandan politician. Biography A former medical doctor, Bizimungu holds a Ph.D. and an M.D. from American universities. He held several portfolios in the MRND government of Juvénal Habyarimana until July 1994. ...

, Rwandan politician *

Count Kasimir Felix Badeni Count Kasimir Felix Badeni ( German: ''Kasimir Felix Graf von Badeni'', Polish: ''Kazimierz Feliks hrabia Badeni''; 14 October 1846 – 9 July 1909), a member of the Polish noble House of Badeni, was an Austrian statesman, who served as Minist ...

, Minister-President of the Austrian half of the Austro-Hungarian Empire from 1895 until 1897 *

Casimir Delavigne Jean-François Casimir Delavigne (; 4 April 179311 December 1843) was a French poet and dramatist. Life and career Delavigne was born at Le Havre, but was sent to Paris to be educated at the Lycée Napoleon. He read extensively. When, on 20 Ma ...

, French poet and dramatist *

Casimiro Díaz : ''For the player, see: Casimiro Diaz (baseball)''. Fray Casimiro Díaz Toledano OSA (1693–1746) was a Spanish Augustinian friar who accompanied the first Spanish expedition to the Cordillera, situated on the island of Luzon in the Philippine ...

, Spanish friar of the Augustinian order (vows in 1710), who accompanied the first Spanish expedition to the Cordillera *

Casimir Dudevant François Casimir Dudevant (6 July 1795 – 8 March 1871) was the illegitimate son of Baron Jean-François Dudevant (1754–1826), a French military officer, and his mistress Augustine Soulé. On 10 December 1822, Dudevant married Aurore Dupin, ...

, French nobleman *

Casimir Ehrnrooth Göran Albert Casimir "Casse" Ehrnrooth, titled ''Vuorineuvos'' (April 6, 1931 – July 8, 2015), was a Finnish magnate and former chairman of the Nokia Corporation. His business career began in the forest industry, and later he was a director of ...

, Finnish magnate, former chairman of Nokia Corporation *

Casimir Funk Casimir Funk ( ; February 23, 1884 – November 19, 1967) was a Polish biochemist generally credited with being among the first to formulate the concept of vitamins after publishing a landmark medical writing in 1912. He highlighted these "vita ...

(Kazimierz Funk), Polish biochemist, generally credited with the first formulation of the concept of vitamins in 1912, which he called ''vital amines'' or ''vitamines'' *

Casimiro Gennari Casimiro Gennari (29 December 1839 – 31 January 1914) was an Italian Cardinal (Catholicism), cardinal of the Roman Catholic Church and was former Congregation for the Clergy, Prefect of the Congregation of the Council. Early life and pri ...

, Italian Cardinal *

Kasimir Graff Kasimir Romuald Graff (7 February 1878 – 15 February 1950) was a Polish-German astronomer. He worked as an assistant at the Hamburg Observatory and became a professor at Hamburg in 1916. In 1928 he became director of the Vienna Observatory, ...

, German astronomer *

Jean Casimir Félix Guyon Jean Casimir Félix Guyon (21 July 1831 – 2 August 1920) was a French surgeon and urologist born in Saint-Denis, Ile-Bourbon (Réunion). He studied medicine in Paris, receiving his doctorate in 1858. He was appointed ''médecin des hôpitaux' ...

, French surgeon and urologist born on Ile-Bourbon (Réunion) * Kazimír Gajdoš, Slovak footballer *

Casimir Gzowski Sir Casimir Stanislaus Gzowski, (born Kazimierz Stanisław Gzowski; March 5, 1813 – August 24, 1898), was a Polish-Canadian engineer who was known for his work on a wide variety of Canadian railways, as well as work on the Welland Canal. He al ...

(1813–1898), engineer and acting Lieutenant Governor of Ontario *

Casimir Lefaucheux Casimir Lefaucheux (; 26 January 1802 – 9 August 1852) was a French gunsmith. He was born in Bonnétable, France and died in Paris, France. Casimir Lefaucheux obtained his first patent in 1827. In 1832, he completed a drop-barrel sporting gun ...

, French gunsmith *

Casimir Lewy Casimir Lewy (; ; 26 February 1919 – 8 February 1991) was a Polish philosopher of Jewish descent. He worked in philosophical logic but published scantly. He was an influential teacher; several of his students went on to be prominent philosoph ...

, Polish-born British philosopher * Casimir Liberski, Belgian jazz-musician who plays piano and electric keyboard * Casimir Loxsom, American middle-distance runner who specialises in the 800 metres *

Kazimir Malevich Kazimir Severinovich Malevich (

, Russian artist, pioneer of geometric abstract art and the originator of the Avant-garde Suprematist movement *

Casimir Ney Louis-Casimir Escoffier, known primarily as Casimir Ney or L. Casimir-Ney (24 February 1801 – 3 February 1877) was a French composer and one of the foremost Viola, violists of the 19th century. History Escoffier/Ney was born in Paris. During th ...

, French composer and one of the foremost violists of the 19th century *

Casimir Oyé-Mba Casimir Marie Ange Oyé-Mba (20 April 1942 – 16 September 2021) was a Gabonese politician. After serving as Governor of the Bank of Central African States (BEAC) from 1978 to 1990, Oyé-Mba was Prime Minister of Gabon from 3 May 1990 to 2 Nove ...

, Gabonese politician * Casimir Pierre Perier, French statesman, president of the council during the July Monarchy * Casimir Pilenas, private investigator and British intelligence agent *

Casimir Pulaski Kazimierz Michał Władysław Wiktor Pułaski (; March 4 or 6, 1745 October 11, 1779), anglicised as Casimir Pulaski ( ), was a Polish nobleman, soldier, and military commander who has been called "The Father of American cavalry" or "The So ...

, Polish soldier, member of the Polish nobility and politician who has been called "the father of American cavalry" * Casimir Reuterskiöld, Swedish sport-shooter who competed in the 1920 Summer Olympics * Kazimir Sas, Australian film and television actor, known for his work on children's television series * Casimir Stapko (1913–2006), American portrait painter * Kazimir Strzepek, cartoonist living in Seattle, Washington * Casimir Zagourski (Polish: Kazimierz Zagórski), pioneering photographer of Central African peoples and customs * Casimir Zeglen, Polish pastor and inventor of a bullet-resistant cloth *

Casemiro Carlos Henrique Casimiro (born 23 February 1992), also known mononymously as Casemiro , is a Brazilian professional Association football, footballer who plays as a defensive midfielder for club Manchester United F.C., Manchester United and the ...

, Brazilian footballer * Casimiro Miguel, Brazilian sports commentator and streamer

People with name Kazimierz

Kazimierz Ajdukiewicz Kazimierz Ajdukiewicz (; 12 December 1890 – 12 April 1963) was a Polish philosopher and logician, a prominent figure in the Lwów–Warsaw school of logic. He originated many novel ideas in semantics. Among these was categorial grammar, a ...

, Polish philosopher and logician *

Kazimierz Bartel Kazimierz Władysław Bartel (; ; 3 March 1882 – 26 July 1941) was a Polish people, Polish mathematician, freemason, scholar, diplomat and politician who served as 15th, 17th and 19th List of prime ministers of Poland, Prime Minister of P ...

, Polish mathematician and politician who served as Prime Minister of Poland three times between 1926 and 1930 *

Kazimierz Brandys Kazimierz Brandys (27 October 1916 – 11 March 2000) was a Polish essayist and writer of film scripts. Biography Brandys was born in Łódź. He was the brother of the writer Marian Brandys and husband of the translator . He graduated in law f ...

, Polish essayist and writer of film scripts *

Kazimierz Brodziński Kazimierz Brodziński (8 March 1791 in Królówka – 10 October 1835 in Dresden) was an important Polish Romantic poet. Life He was born in Królówka near Bochnia. He came from the low nobility. He was a student at schools in Tarnów, ...

, Polish Romantic poet *

Kazimierz Deyna Kazimierz Deyna (; 23 October 1947 – 1 September 1989) was a Polish professional association football, footballer who played as an attacking midfielder in the playmaker role and was one of the most highly regarded players of his generation, du ...

, Polish football player, one of the best marksmen in the history of world football *

Kazimierz Fabrycy Kazimierz Fabrycy (3 March 1888 in Odessa – 18 July 1958) was a Polish general. Early life Kazimierz Fabrycy was born on March 3, 1888, in Odessa, in the Kherson Governorate of the Russian Empire. Upon graduating from school in Nemyriv, Niemi ...

, Polish general, member of the Polish Legions in World War I, fought in the Polish Soviet War *

Kazimierz Fajans Kazimierz Fajans (Kasimir Fajans in many American publications; 27 May 1887 – 18 May 1975) was a Polish-Jewish physical chemist, a pioneer in the science of radioactivity and the co-discoverer of chemical element protactinium. Education and ca ...

, American physical chemist of Polish origin and a pioneer in the science of radioactivity *

Kazimierz Górecki Kazimierz Górecki (January 17, 1954 - June 26, 1977) was a Polish sprint canoer who competed in the mid-1970s. He won two bronze medals at the 1974 ICF Canoe Sprint World Championships in Mexico City, earning them in the K-1 4 x 500 m and K- ...

, Polish sprint canoer who competed in the mid-1970s * Kazimierz Konopka, Polish activist *

Kazimierz Kord Kazimierz Kord (18 November 1930 – 29 April 2021) was a Polish conductor. Between 1949 and 1955, he studied piano at the Leningrad Conservatory. He also studied at the Academy of Music in Kraków. He held major conducting positions with the P ...

, Polish conductor *

Kazimierz Kuratowski Kazimierz Kuratowski (; 2 February 1896 – 18 June 1980) was a Polish mathematician and logician. He was one of the leading representatives of the Warsaw School of Mathematics. He worked as a professor at the University of Warsaw and at the Ma ...

, Polish mathematician and logician, one of the leading representatives of the Warsaw School of Mathematics *

Kazimierz Kutz Kazimierz Julian Kutz (16 February 1929 – 18 December 2018) was a Polish film director, author, journalist and politician, one of the representatives of the Polish Film School and a deputy speaker of the Senate of Poland. Biography Kazimie ...

, Polish film director, author, journalist and politician, one of the representatives of the Polish Film School and a deputy speaker of the Senate of Poland * Kazimierz Malewicz, Russian-Polish artist and painter *

Kazimierz Marcinkiewicz Kazimierz Marcinkiewicz (; born 20 December 1959) is a Polish conservative politician who served as Prime Minister of Poland from 31 October 2005 to 14 July 2006. He was a member of the Law and Justice party (''Prawo i Sprawiedliwość'', PiS). ...

, Polish conservative politician who served as Prime Minister of Poland from 31 October 2005 to 14 July 2006 *

Kazimierz Michałowski Kazimierz Józef Marian Michałowski (14 December 1901, in Tarnopol – 1 January 1981, in Warsaw) was a Polish archaeologist and Egyptologist, Art history, art historian, member of the Polska Akademia Nauk, Polish Academy of Sciences, profe ...

, Polish archaeologist and Egyptologist, and the founder of Nubiology *

Kazimierz Orlik-Łukoski Kazimierz (; ; ) is a historical district of Kraków and Kraków Old Town, Poland. From its inception in the 14th century to the early 19th century, Kazimierz was an independent city, a royal city of the Crown of the Polish Kingdom, located south ...

, Polish military commander and one of the Generals of the Polish Army murdered by the Soviet Union in the Katyń massacre of 1940 *

Kazimierz Plater Kazimierz Plater (Broel-Plater) (3 March 1915, Vilna – 30 April 2004, Warsaw) was a Polish chess master. Born into an aristocratic family in Vilnius, he studied in Warsaw where he won the Warsaw County Chess Championship in 1934. After the Sec ...

, Polish chess master *

Kazimierz Poniatowski Prince Kazimierz Poniatowski (15 September 1721 – 13 April 1800) was a Polish nobleperson, ''podkomorzy wielki koronny'' (1742–1773), Lieutenant general of the Royal Polish forces, ''generał wojsk koronnych''. Knight of the Order of th ...

, Polish Szlachcic, ''podkomorzy wielki koronny'' (1742–1773), ''generał wojsk koronnych'', Knight of the Order of the White Eagle *

Kazimierz Prószyński Kazimierz Prószyński (4 April 1875 – 13 March 1945) was a Polish inventor active in the field of cinematography. He patented his first film camera, called Pleograph, before the Auguste and Louis Lumière, Lumière brothers, and later went o ...

, Polish inventor in the field of cinema *

Kazimierz Przerwa-Tetmajer Kazimierz Przerwa-Tetmajer (12 February 1865 – 18 January 1940) was a Polish Goral poet, novelist, playwright, journalist and writer. He was a member of the Young Poland movement. Life Kazimierz Przerwa-Tetmajer was born in Ludźmierz in Po ...

, Polish poet, novelist, playwright, journalist and writer, member of the Young Poland movement *

Kazimierz Sabbat Kazimierz Aleksander Sabbat (27 February 1913 – 19 July 1989), was President of Poland-Polish government-in-exile, in-exile from 8 April 1986 until his death, 19 July 1989, after serving (from 1976) as Prime Minister of the Polish governm ...

, President of Poland in Exile from 8 April 1986 until his death, 19 July 1989, after serving (from 1976) as Prime Minister of the Polish Government in Exile *

Maciej Kazimierz Sarbiewski Maciej Kazimierz Sarbiewski (in Latin, ''Matthiās Casimīrus Sarbievius''; Lithuanian: ''Motiejus Kazimieras Sarbievijus''; Sarbiewo, Poland, 24 February 1595 Maciej Kazimierz Sarbiewski's biography by Mirosław Korolko in: – 2 April 1640, W ...

(1595–1640), the first Polish poet to become widely celebrated abroad *

Kazimierz Serocki Kazimierz Serocki (3 March 1922 – 9 January 1981) was a Polish composer and one of the founders of the Warsaw Autumn contemporary music festival. Life Serocki was born in Toruń. He studied composition with Kazimierz Sikorski and piano wi ...

, Polish composer and one of the founders of the Warsaw Autumn contemporary music festival * Kazimierz Siemienowicz, Polish general of artillery, gunsmith, military engineer, artillery specialist and pioneer of rocketry *

Kazimierz Sosnkowski General Kazimierz Sosnkowski (; 19 November 1885 – 11 October 1969) was a Polish independence fighter, general, diplomat, and architect. He was a major political figure and an accomplished commander, notable in particular for his contribu ...

, Polish independence fighter, politician and Polish Army general *

Kazimierz Skorupka Kazimierz Józef Skorupka, codename: Dziad (18 February 1901 in Warsaw – 24 December 1943 in Majdanek) was a Polish Scoutmaster (harcmistrz), Polish Army officer and member of the Polish Szare Szeregi, resistance during the Second World War. He ...

, Polish scoutmaster and army officer *

Kazik Staszewski Kazimierz Piotr Staszewski (born 12 March 1963), also known as Kazik, is a Polish singer and songwriter. He is the son of the architect and poet Stanisław Staszewski. He is the frontman of the band Kult, which he founded in 1982; their latest ...

, Polish rock musician, leader of the band Kult *

Kazimierz Świtalski Kazimierz Stanisław Świtalski (; 4 March 1886 – 28 December 1962) was a Polish politician, diplomat, soldier, military officer in the Polish Legions and Prime Minister of Poland between April and December 1929. Early life and studies Kazim ...

, Polish officer, politician, and a Prime Minister of Poland *

Kazimierz Michał Ujazdowski Kazimierz Michał Ujazdowski (born 28 July 1964 in Kielce) is a Polish politician and lawyer, associate professor of law at the University of Lodz. Minister of Culture and National Heritage in the governments of Jerzy Buzek (2000–2001), Kazimier ...

, Polish politician * Kazimierz Urbanik (1930–2005), Polish mathematician * Kazimierz de Weydlich, Polish chess master *

Kazimierz Zarankiewicz Kazimierz Zarankiewicz (2 May 1902 – 5 September 1959) was a Polish mathematician and Professor at the Warsaw University of Technology who was interested primarily in topology and graph theory. Biography Zarankiewicz was born in Częstochowa, ...

, Polish mathematician

People with surname Casimir

* Artur von Casimir (1907–2005), German pilot *

Auguste Casimir-Perier Auguste Victor Laurent Casimir-Perier (20 August 1811, in Paris – 6 June 1876) was a French diplomat and political leader. He was the son of Prime Minister of France , Prime Minister Casimir Pierre Perier and the father of President of France, ...

, French diplomat; son of Casimir Pierre Perier and father of President Jean Casimir-Perier *

Ernst Casimir Ernest or Ernst Casimir may refer to: * Ernest Casimir, Count of Nassau-Weilburg (1607–1655), founder of the younger line of Nassau-Weilburg * Ernest Casimir I, Count of Nassau-Dietz (1573–1632) * Prince Ernest Casimir of the Netherlands (May ...

, count of Nassau-Dietz and Stadtholder of Friesland, Groningen and Drenthe *

J. R. Ralph Casimir J. R. Ralph Casimir (28 September 1898 – 8 March 1996)Garvey, Marcus"1920" In ''The Marcus Garvey and Universal Negro Improvement Association Papers, Volume XI: The Caribbean Diaspora, 1910–1920'', edited by Robert A. Hill, John Dixon, Marie ...

(1898–1996), Dominican poet, editor and pan-Africanist organiser *

Jean Casimir-Perier Jean Paul Pierre Casimir-Perier (; 8 November 1847 – 11 March 1907) was a French politician who served as President of France from June 1894 to January 1895. Biography Jean Casimir-Perier was born in Paris on 8 November 1847, the son of Augu ...

, French politician, fifth president of the French Third Republic *

Kirsten Casimir Kirsten Nicole Casimir (born 28 May 1978) is a former Dominican cricketer who played for the Windward Islands in West Indian domestic cricket. He played as a right-handed middle-order batsman. Casimir made his first-class debut in January 2001, ...

(born 1978), West Indian cricketer *

Hendrik Casimir Hendrik Brugt Gerhard Casimir (15 July 1909 – 4 May 2000) was a Dutch physicist who made significant contributions to the field of quantum mechanics and quantum electrodynamics. He is best known for his work on the Casimir effect, which descr ...

(1909–2000), Dutch physicist * Raymond Casimir (born 1976), West Indian cricketer

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Casimir (dinosaur) Casimir is a Latin version of the Polish male name Kazimierz (). The original Polish feminine form is Kazimiera, in Latin and other languages rendered as Casimira. It has two possible meanings: "preacher of peace" or alternatively "destroyer of p ...

, on the French TV show ''l'Île aux enfants''

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