Wiśniewski

Wiśniewski (feminine: Wiśniewska, plural Wiśniewscy) is the third most common surname in Poland (111,174 people in 2009). It is a toponymic surname derived from any of locations named Wiśniewa, Wiśniewo, Wiśniowa, Wiśniew. It is related to the following surnames in other languages:

History

 * House of Wiśniowiecki, a Polish princely family of Ruthenian-Lithuanian origin

Wisniewski

 * Andreas Wisniewski (born 1959), German actor and dancer
 * Connie Wisniewski (1922–1995), American baseball pitcher
 * David Wisniewski (1953–2002), British children's author
 * Edgar Wisniewski (1930–2007), German architect
 * James Wisniewski (born 1984), American ice hockey player
 * John S. Wisniewski (born 1962), American politician
 * Jonathan Wisniewski, French rugby player
 * Keith Wisniewski (born 1981), American mixed martial arts fighter
 * Leo Wisniewski (born 1959), American football player
 * Margarethe Wisniewski known professionally as Margarete Schlegel (1899–1987), German theatre and film actress and soprano operetta singer
 * Maryan Wisniewski (1937–2022), French footballer
 * Paul Wisniewski (born 1949), British radio broadcaster and television reporter
 * Stefan Wisniewski (born 1953), German member of the Red Army Faction
 * Stefen Wisniewski, American football player
 * Steve Wisniewski (born 1967), American football player
 * Matt Wisniewski (born 1990), American artist

Wiśniewski

 * Adam Wiśniewski (born 1980), Polish handballer
 * Adam Wiśniewski-Snerg (1937–1995), Polish science fiction author
 * Andrzej Wiśniewski, Polish football manager
 * Jacek Wiśniewski (born 1974), Polish footballer
 * Jan Wiktor Wiśniewski (1922-2006), Polish footballer
 * Janek Wiśniewski, fictional name for Zbigniew Godlewski (1952–1970), Polish demonstrator
 * Janusz Leon Wiśniewski (born 1954), Polish writer and chemist
 * Józef Wiśniewski (1940–1996), Polish ice hockey player
 * Łukasz Wiśniewski (born 1989), Polish volleyball player
 * Michał Wiśniewski (born 1972), Polish pop vocalist
 * Mieczysław Wiśniewski (1892–1952), Polish footballer
 * Piotr Wiśniewski (born 1982), Polish footballer
 * Przemysław Wiśniewski, Polish footballer
 * Radosław Wiśniewski, Polish footballer
 * Wiesław Z. Wiśniewski (1931–1994), Polish astronomer
 * 2256 Wiśniewski, an asteroid named in his honour
 * Zenon Wiśniewski (born 1959), Polish politician

Wiśniewska

 * Aleksandra Wiśniewska (born 1994), Polish politician, political scientist, humanitarian, and activist
 * Ania Wiśniewska (born 1977), Polish pop singer
 * Ewa Wiśniewska (born 1942), Polish actress
 * Jadwiga Wiśniewska (born 1963), Polish politician
 * Joanna Wiśniewska (born 1972), Polish discus thrower
 * Lucyna Wiśniewska (1955–2022), Polish politician
 * Marta Wiśniewska (born 1978), Polish dancer and singer, also known as Mandaryna
 * Maria Pasło-Wiśniewska (born 1959), Polish politician
 * Olimpia Bartosik-Wiśniewska (born 1976), Polish chess master

Wischnewski

 * Anke Wischnewski (born 1978), German luger
 * Hans-Jürgen Wischnewski (1922–2005), German politician
 * Siegfried Wischnewski (1922–1989), German actor

Wiśniowski

 * Łukasz Wiśniowski (born 1991), Polish racing cyclist
 * Michal Wisniowski (born 1980), Polish artist

Places

 * Wólka Wiśniewska, a village in east-central Poland
 * Wiśniew, Siedlce County, a village in Poland
 * Wiśniew, Mińsk County, a village in Poland
 * Wiśniewo (disambiguation), other places in Poland