Famous People with Name Konstanty

Konstanty Iwanowicz Ostrogski            Origin/Culture/Country: Russian

Konstanty Iwanowicz Ostrogski: also known under his Ruthenian name Konstantin Ivanovich Ostrozhsky and modern Belarusian transliteration Kanstancin Astrožski, was a Lithuanian duke of slavonic origin and a Grand Hetman of Lithuania since September 11, 1497, until his death. As a speaker of the Ruthenian language he is considered to be one of the precursors of the Belarusian language and a national hero in Belarus.

Konstanty Kalinowski            Origin/Culture/Country: Ukrainian

Konstanty Kalinowski: was a writer, journalist, lawyer and revolutionary. He was one of the leaders of Belarusian and Lithuanian national revival and the leader of the January Uprising in the lands of the former Grand Duchy of Lithuania. His coat of arms was Kalinowa.Kastus Kalinouski was born to an impoverished szlachta family of a manager of the Mostowlany farm and manor (now in Bialystok County. After graduating from a local school in Svislach in 1855 he went to Moscow, where he started studying at private law school. Soon he moved to St. Petersburg, where he continued his studies at the University of St. Petersburg and got involved in several Polish students' conspiracies and secret cultural societies. After graduating in 1860 he returned to the area of Hrodna, where he continued to work as a revolutionary.

Konstanty Maria Sopocko            Origin/Culture/Country: Polish

Konstanty Maria Sopocko: was a Polish artist, specializing in woodcuting. He created posters, advertisements, logos, bookplates and illustrations. He lectured at the Academy of Fine Arts in Warsaw.

Konstanty Dombrowicz            Origin/Culture/Country: Polish

Konstanty Dombrowicz: is a Polish journalist and politician; President of Bydgoszcz (since 2002).He worked as journalist for Polish Radio in Koszalin (1972) and in Bydgoszcz (1972-1983). Next he worked for TVP 3 Gdansk (1984-1990) and collaborator in Bydgoszcz' local newspapers.He was an Originator, co-author of regional television TVP 3 Bydgoszcz - he was a first Chief of TVP3 Bydgoszcz (1990-1993). Between 1994 and 1999 he worked in City Office as Chief of Bureau of Executive Committee and as Press Spokesperson. In 1999 he was a Chief of Press Bureau and co-originator pastoral visits of Pope John Paul II in Bydgoszcz on June 7.

Konstanty Laszczka            Origin/Culture/Country: Polish

Konstanty Laszczka: was a Polish sculptor, painter, graphic artist, as well as professor and rector of the Jan Matejko Academy of Fine Arts in Kraków. Laszczka became the Rector of the Academy in 1911, however, for family reasons he resigned from this function in 1912.[1][2]Laszczka was born into a large farming family in Masovia, the son of Antoni Laszczka and his wife Katarzyna, from Kupce village. His talent was first discovered by the Ostrowscy family of landed gentry who sponsored his art studies in Warsaw in 1885 under the tutorage of Jan Krynski and Ludwik Pyrowicz.

Casimir James (Jim) Konstanty            Origin/Culture/Country: American

Casimir James (Jim) Konstanty: (March 2, 1917 - June 11, 1976) was an American relief pitcher in Major League Baseball who played for the Cincinnati Reds (1944), Boston Braves (1946), Philadelphia Phillies (1948-1954), New York Yankees (1954-1956) and St.