Krzysztof () is a
Polish male given name, equivalent to English ''
Christopher''. The name became popular in the 15th century. Its
diminutive
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forms include Krzyś, Krzysiek, and Krzysio;
augmentative – Krzychu
Individuals named Krzysztof may choose to celebrate their
name day
In Christianity, a name day is a tradition in many countries of Europe and the Americas, as well as Christian communities elsewhere. It consists of celebrating a day of the year that is associated with one's baptismal name, which is normatively t ...
on March 15, July 25, March 2, May 21, August 20 or October 31.
People with the first name Krzysztof
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Krzysztof Arciszewski (1592–1656), Polish military man
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Krzysztof Bednarski (born 1953), famous contemporary Polish sculptor
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Krzysztof Bizacki (born 1973), Polish footballer
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Krzysztof Bukalski (born 1970), Polish footballer
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Krzysztof Charamsa (born 1972), Polish priest
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Krzysztof Chodkiewicz, d. 1652, Polish-Lithuanian nobleman
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Krzysztof Cwalina (born 1971), Polish freestyle swimmer
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Krzysztof Czerwinski (Krzysztof Czerwiński) (born 1980), Polish conductor, organist and voice teacher
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Krzysztof Dabrowski
Christoph Dabrowski (born Krzysztof Dąbrowski; 1 August 1978) is a German football manager and former player who last managed Rot-Weiss Essen. He played for Werder Bremen, Arminia Bielefeld, Hannover 96 and VfL Bochum.
Club career
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(Krzysztof Dąbrowski) (born 1978), Polish footballer
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Krzysztof Głowacki (born 1986), Polish boxer
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Krzysztof Grzymułtowski (1620–1687), Polish voivod of Poznań Voivodship, diplomat and member of Polish sejm
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Krzysztof Hołowczyc (born 1962), Polish rally driver
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Krzysztof Kamil Baczyński (1921–1944), code-name Jan Bugaj, Polish poet
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Krzysztof Kciuk (born 1980), Polish darts player
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Krzysztof Kieślowski (1941–1996), film director
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Krzysztof Klabon (c. 1550 – c. 1616), Polish Renaissance composer, lutenist, and singer.
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Krzysztof Komeda (born Krzysztof Trzciński) (1931–1969), Polish film music composer and jazz pianist
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Krzysztof Kosiński
Krzysztof Kosiński, also known as Kryshtof Kosynsky
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(died 1593) Polish noble
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Krzysztof Krawczyk (singer) (1946–2021), Polish pop singer
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Krzysztof Krawczyk (athlete) (born 1962), Polish high jumper
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Krzysztof Król (born 1987), Polish footballer
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Krzysztof Mikołaj Piorun Radziwiłł (1547–1603), nicknamed The Thunderbolt, Reichsfürst of the Holy Roman Empire and a Polish-Lithuanian noble
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Krzysztof Nowak (1975–2005), Polish football player
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Krzysztof Oliwa (born 1973), former ice hockey player
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Krzysztof Opaliński (1609–1655), Polish-Lithuanian Commonwealth noble, politician and writer
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Krzysztof Ossoliński (1587–1645), Polish-Lithuanian szlachcic (nobleman)
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Krzysztof Penderecki (1933–2020), Polish composer and conductor of classical music
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Krzysztof Piątek (born 1995), Polish professional footballer
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Krzysztof Piesiewicz (born 1945), Polish lawyer, screenwriter, and politician
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Krzysztof Radziwiłł (1585–1640), Polish-Lithuanian noble and magnate
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Krzysztof Ratajski (born 1977), Polish darts player
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Krzysztof Ratajczyk (born 1973), Polish footballer
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Krzysztof Skiba aka Skiba (born 1964), Polish musician, songwriter, satirist, essayist and actor
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Krzysztof Soszynski (born 1977), Polish-Canadian professional mixed martial artist
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Krzysztof Szydłowiecki (1467–1532), Polish noble
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Krzysztof Warlikowski (born 1962), Polish theatre and opera director
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Krzysztof Warzycha (born 1964), Polish footballer nicknamed 'Gucio'
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Krzysztof Włodarczyk, Polish boxer
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Krzysztof Wielicki (born 1950), Polish mountaineer
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Krzysztof Wiesiołowski, d. 1637, Polish szlachcic
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Krzysztof Wodiczko, an artist currently living in Boston
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Krzysztof Zanussi (born 1939), Polish producer and film director
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Krzysztof Zbaraski (1580–1627), a Polish noble
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Krzysztof Zygmunt Pac (1621–1684), Chancellor of the Grand Duchy of Lithuania
People with the middle name Krzysztof
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Mikołaj Krzysztof "Sierotka" Radziwiłł
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Wladyslaw Krzysztof Grabinski, son of
Stanisław Bohdan Grabiński
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Jan Krzysztof Bielecki (born May 3, 1951)
See also
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Polish name
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Polish masculine given names
Masculine given names