Stas (, ; , sl, Staš) is a reduced form, among many, of the

Slavic language The Slavic languages, also known as the Slavonic languages, are Indo-European languages spoken primarily by the Slavic peoples and their descendants. They are thought to descend from a proto-language called Proto-Slavic, spoken during the E ...

given name Stanislav known under several spellings (; ; ; , etc.). It may also serve as a given name of its own. Notable people commonly referred to with the name Stas or variants include: *

Stas Pokatilov Stas Aleksandrovich Pokatilov (russian: Стас Александрович Покатилов; born 8 December 1992) is a Kazakh footballer who plays for Aktobe. Career On 30 December 2014, Pokatilov signed a two-year contract with FC Aktobe. O ...

, Kazakh footballer *

Tryzuby Stas Stanislav Ivanovych Shcherbatykh ( uk, Станіслав Іванович Щербатих, russian: Станислав Иванович Щербатых) (24 February 1948 – 24 January 2007), better known by his stage name Tryzuby Stas ( uk ...

, "Tridental Stas", stage name of a Ukrainian singer-songwriter Stanislav Ivanovych Shcherbatykh *

Stas Namin Stas Namin is a Russian rock musician, known as the leader of the popular Soviet music group, Tsvety (russian: link=no, Цветы, lit=The Flowers). He is also a composer, actor, record producer, and director, and lends his name to the thea ...

, Soviet and Russian-Armenian musician *

Stas Maliszewski Staś Maliszewski (born Stanislaw MaliszewskiJohn Underwood ''Sports Illustrated'', November 15, 1965. ''pol.'' Stanisław Maliszewski; August 1944 in Poland) is a Polish American former football linebacker. He played college football for Prince ...

, Polish American former football linebacker *

Stas Misezhnikov Stas Misezhnikov ( he, סטס מיסז'ניקוב; born 28 February 1969) is an Israeli politician who served as a member of the Knesset for Yisrael Beiteinu and as the country's Minister of Tourism. Biography Born in Moscow in the Soviet Union ...

, Israeli politician *

Stas Piekha Stanislav Pyatrasovich "Stas" Piekha (russian: Станислав Пятрасович "Стас" Пьеха), is a Russian popular singer and actor, and the grandson of Edita Piekha. Early life Piekha was born on 13 August 1980, the grandson of E ...

, Russian pop singer and actor *

Stas Mikhaylov Stanislav Vladimirovich Mikhaylov (russian: link=no, Станислав Владимирович Михайлов), better known as Stas Mikhaylov (russian: link=no, Стас Михайлов, born 27 April 1969 in Sochi, Russia) is a popular ...

, Russian pop singer and songwriter *

Staś Kmieć Staś Kmieć () is a theater and dance choreographer, specializing in a variety of styles of dance: theatre dance, character/folk, period/historical, social/ballroom, ballet, and concert dance. American-born of Polish descent, he is considered th ...

, Polish theatre and dance choreographer *

Staš Skube Staš Skube (born 15 November 1989) is a Slovenian handball player who plays for Montpellier Handball and the Slovenian national team. His older brother is Sebastian Skube. Career Skube started his career in 2006 with RK Trimo Trebnje. In 2013 ...

, Slovenian handball player

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