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Czesław, (, , ) is an old
given name A given name (also known as a forename or first name) is the part of a personal name quoted in that identifies a person, potentially with a middle name as well, and differentiates that person from the other members of a group (typically a f ...
derived from the Slavic elements ''ča'' (to await) and ''slava'' (glory). Feminine form: Czesława/Česlava. The name may refer to: * Ceslaus, Christian Saint *
Czesław Białobrzeski Czesław Białobrzeski (31 August 1878 in Poshekhonye near Yaroslavl, Russia – 12 October 1953 in Warsaw) was a Polish physicist. He studied 1896–1901 at the Taras Shevchenko National University of Kyiv, University of Kyiv, continued 1908� ...
, Polish physicist * Czesław Bieżanko, Polish entomologist and recognized authority on South American butterflies * Czesław Bobrowski, Polish economist in postwar Poland * Czeslaw Brzozowicz, consulting engineer for the CN Tower, Toronto-Dominion Centre, first Toronto subway line *
Czesław Dźwigaj Czesław Dźwigaj (born 18 June 1950 in Nowy Wiśnicz) is a Polish artist, sculptor, and professor. Creator of numerous monuments, he is most often associated with monuments of Pope John Paul II, almost 50 of which have left his workshop. Artist ...
, Polish artist and sculptor *
Czesław Hoc Czesław Hoc (born 22 February 1954) is a Polish politician. He was elected to the Sejm on 25 September 2005, getting 10,746 votes in the 40-Koszalin district, as a candidate of the Law and Justice. Prior to his entry into politics, Hoc was a doct ...
, Polish politician * Czeslaw Idzkiewicz, Polish painter and teacher * Czeslaw Kozon, Roman Catholic bishop of the Diocese of Copenhagen *
Czesław Kiszczak Czesław Jan Kiszczak (; 19 October 1925 – 5 November 2015) was a Polish general, communist-era interior minister (1981–1990) and prime minister (1989). In 1981 he played a key role in imposing martial law and suppression of the ''Solidari ...
, Polish general and politician *
Czesław Lang Czesław Lang (born 17 May 1955) is a Polish former road racing cyclist. He was a bronze medalist at the 1977 UCI Road World Championships in San Cristóbal, Táchira, San Cristóbal and a silver medalist at the 1979 UCI Road World Championship ...
, Polish former road racing cyclist *
Czesław Łuczak Czesław Łuczak (born 19 February 1922 in Kruszwica – 10 August 2002 in Poznań) was a Polish historian focusing on World War II. He served as Rector (academia), rector of the Adam Mickiewicz University in Poznań from 1965 to 1972; and, from 19 ...
, Polish historian, former rector of the Adam Mickiewicz University *
Czesław Marchaj Czesław Antony Marchaj (9 July 1918 – 21 July 2015), often known in the West as C.A. Marchaj or Tony Marchaj, was a Polish-British yachtsman whose published scientific studies of the aerodynamics and hydrodynamics of sailing boats have b ...
, Polish yachtsman * Czesław Marek, Polish composer, pianist * Czesław Meyer, a fictional character who gained immortality in the Japanese light novel series ''
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'' * Czesław Michniewicz, Polish football manager and former player *
Czesław Miłosz Czesław Miłosz ( , , ; 30 June 1911 – 14 August 2004) was a Polish Americans, Polish-American poet, prose writer, translator, and diplomat. He primarily wrote his poetry in Polish language, Polish. Regarded as one of the great poets of the ...
, Polish poet and Nobel Prize recipient * Czesław Młot-Fijałkowski, a Polish military officer and a brigadier general of the Polish Army * Czesław Niemen, Polish singer-songwriter * Czesław Okińczyc, Polish–Lithuanian politician *
Czesław Piątas Gen. Czesław Piątas (born 20 March 1946) is a Polish general, former Chief of General Staff of the Polish Army. He is one of the authors of the plan of modernisation of the Polish armed forces and one of the architects of its integration with ...
, a Polish general, former Chief of General Staff of the Polish Army *
Czesław Słania Czesław Słania (22 October 1921 Czeladź; 17 March 2005 Kraków) was a Polish postage stamp and banknote engraver, living in Sweden from 1956. According to the ''Guinness Book of World Records'', Słania was the most skilled and prolific of ...
, Polish-Swedish postage stamp and banknote engraver *
Czesław Sobieraj Czesław Sobieraj (17 July 1914 - 25 July 1985) was a Polish sprint canoeist who competed from the late 1930s to the late 1940s. He won a silver medal in the K-1 10000 m event at the 1938 ICF Canoe Sprint World Championships in Vaxholm. S ...
, Polish sprint canoer *
Czesław Warsewicz Czesław Warsewicz (born 1969) is a Polish businessman and entrepreneur. Education Warsewicz graduated in Economics from Warsaw School of Economics in 1994 and from IESE Business School (Advanced Management Program, 2007). Business career He t ...
, former CEO and chairman of PKP Intercity S.A. *
Czesław Wycech Czesław Wycech (20 July 1899 – 26 May 1977) was a Polish activist, politician and historian. He was a member of the Polish peasant's parties: the Polish People's Party "Wyzwolenie", the People's Party, the Polish People's Party, and the Uni ...
, Polish activist, politician and historian * Czesław Zbierański, Polish engineer, pioneer of Polish aviation, major of Polish Army


See also

* Časlav (name)


References

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