{{wiktionary|Kaminsky}} {{distinguish|Kamensky (surname)}} '''Kaminsky''' is a surname with various origins. It may be derived from Czech/Slovak '''Kaminský''', {{langx|uk|Камінський}}, {{langx|ru|Каминский}}, {{langx|be|Камінскі}}, or Polish '''Kamiński'''. Feminine forms include '''Kaminská''' (Czech and Slovak), '''Kamińska''' (Polish), '''Kaminska''' (Ukrainian), and '''Kaminskaya''' (Belarusian and Russian). Its Lithuanian counterpatrt: Kaminskas. "Kaminskis" is a Latvian form; it is also used to transterate "Kaminsky" into Lithuanian.
Notable people with the surname include:
* Adolfo Kaminsky (1925–2023), French WWII resistance fighter and document forger * Alexander Kaminsky (1829–1897), Russian architect *Anna Kamińska * Berta Kaminskaya (1853–1878), Ukrainian Narodnik * Bohdan Kaminský (pen name of Karel Bušek) (1859–1929), Czech poet and translator *Bożena Kamińska * Bronislav Kaminski, (1899–1944), General-Major of Waffen-SS * Dan Kaminsky (1979–2021), American computer security expert * David Kaminsky (born 1938), Israeli basketball player * David Daniel Kaminsky, birth name of American comic Danny Kaye (1911–1987) * Dina Kaminskaya (1919–2006), Russian-American lawyer and human rights activist *Ester Rachel Kamińska *Ewa Kamińska-Eichler * Frank Kaminsky (born 1993), American basketball player * Graciela Kaminsky, American economist * Grigory Kaminsky (1895–1938), Soviet politician *Ida Kamińska, Polish actress and director * Ilya Kaminsky (born 1977), Russian-American poet and professor * James Kaminsky, American editor * Josef Kaminský (1878–1944), Czechoslovak politician *Julia Kamińska, Polish film and television actress * Laura Kaminsky (born 1956), American composer * Max Kaminsky (ice hockey) (1912–1961), Canadian hockey player * Max Kaminsky (musician) (1908–1994), American musician * Melvin Kaminsky, birth name of American comic Mel Brooks (born 1926) * Patrik Kaminský (born 1978), Slovak footballer * Rafael Kaminsky, birth name of Rafael Eitan (1929–2004), Israeli general * Rob Kaminsky (born 1994), American baseball player * Stuart M. Kaminsky (1934–2009), American mystery author * Todd Kaminsky (born 1978), American politician, great-nephew of Mel Brooks * Valiantsina Kaminskaya (born 1987), Belarusian and Ukrainian cross-country skier * Victoria Kaminskaya (born 1995), Portuguese swimmer * Walter Kaminsky (born 1941), German chemist * Yan Kaminsky (born 1971), Russian-American ice hockey player
==Fictional characters== * Fedyor Kaminsky, character in the book series ''Shadow and Bone'' * Mikhail "Misha" Kaminsky, character in the anime series ''Mobile Suit Gundam 0080: War in the Pocket'' * Victor F. Kaminsky, Dr., character in the film/novel ''2001: A Space Odyssey''
==See also== * {{intitle|Kaminsky}} * {{intitle|Kaminska}} * {{intitle|Kaminskaya}} *Kamensky (surname)
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