Stanislav (given name)
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Stanislav or Stanislaus is a very old Slavic origin given name, meaning someone who achieves glory or fame. It is most often given in the Slavic countries of Central and South Eastern Europe. The name has spread to many non-Slavic languages as well, such as French
(Stanislas), German
and others. The English name Stanley
is popularly regarded as--and often thought to be--the Anglified form. But this is historically and linguistically inaccurate; the two names have entirely different origins and meanings.
, the name Stanisław has the following diminutives: Stach, Staś, Stasio, Stasiek, Staszek.
Variants: Stasław, Tasław.
Its feminine form is Stanisława.
Stasiek, Stasio, Stach may also be a surname.
Other derived surnames:
French language
French is a Romance language spoken as a first language in France, the Romandy region in Switzerland, Wallonia and Brussels in Belgium, Monaco, the regions of Quebec and Acadia in Canada, and by various communities elsewhere. Second-language speakers of French are distributed throughout many parts...
(Stanislas), German
German language
German is a West Germanic language, related to and classified alongside English and Dutch. With an estimated 90 – 98 million native speakers, German is one of the world's major languages and is the most widely-spoken first language in the European Union....
and others. The English name Stanley
Stanley (surname)
Stanley is both a family name and a masculine given name dating from the 11th and 12th century English contraction of 'Stoney Meadow'...
is popularly regarded as--and often thought to be--the Anglified form. But this is historically and linguistically inaccurate; the two names have entirely different origins and meanings.
Polish language
In Polish languagePolish language
Polish is a language of the Lechitic subgroup of West Slavic languages, used throughout Poland and by Polish minorities in other countries...
, the name Stanisław has the following diminutives: Stach, Staś, Stasio, Stasiek, Staszek.
Variants: Stasław, Tasław.
Its feminine form is Stanisława.
Stasiek, Stasio, Stach may also be a surname.
Other derived surnames:
- StachowStachówStachów is a village in the administrative district of Gmina Kondratowice, within Strzelin County, Lower Silesian Voivodeship, in south-western Poland. Prior to 1945, it was in Germany....
, Stachowiak, (fem.: Stachowiakowa, Stachowiakówna) Stachowicz Stachowska Stachowski Stachurka Stachwiak - Stanisławski (fem. Stanisławska), Stanczak
- StasiakStasiakStasiak is a Polish surname of patronymic origin. It is derived from the personal name "Stasio", a pet form of the name "Stanisław" , and the suffix "-ak", denoting "descendant of"...
, Stasicki, Stasiewski, Stasiński, Staśkiewicz, Stasik - Staszak (Staszakowa), Staszewski, Staszkiewicz, Staszynski
Slovene language
In Slovene language, the name Stanislav is usually abbreviated either to Stanko, Stane or Slavko.Other
Станіслаў / Stanisłaŭ (Belarusian), Stanislav (Croatian, Czech, Serbian, Slovak and Slovene), Станіслав (Ukrainian), Станислав (Bulgarian, Russian, Serbian), Stanislas (French), Stanislaus (German, Latin), Stanislovas (Lithuanian), Staņislavs (Latvian), Stanislao (Italian), Estanislau (Portuguese), Ainéislis (Irish/Gaelic), Estanislao (Spanish) and Szaniszló (Magyar/Hungarian).Saints
- Stanislaus of SzczepanówStanislaus of SzczepanówStanislaus of Szczepanów, or Stanisław Szczepanowski, was a Bishop of Kraków known chiefly for having been martyred by the Polish king Bolesław II the Bold...
(1030–1079) - Stanisław Kazimierczyk (1433–1489)
- Stanislaus KostkaStanislaus KostkaStanisław Kostka S.J. was a Polish novice of the Society of Jesus. In the Catholic Church as Saint Stanislaus Kostka....
(1550–1568)
Monarchs
- Stanislaus of Masovia, Duke of Masovia (1501–1524)
- Stanisław Leszczyński, King of Poland (1677–1766)
- Stanisław August Poniatowski, King of Poland (1732–1798)
Art, film and television
- Estanislao del CampoEstanislao del CampoEstanislao del Campo was an Argentine poet. Born in Buenos Aires to a unitarian family—the unitarians were a political party favoring a strong central government, rather than a federation—he fought in the battles of Cepeda and Pavón, defending Buenos Aires' rights.He is best remembered...
, an ArgentineArgentinaArgentina , officially the Argentine Republic , is the second largest country in South America by land area, after Brazil. It is constituted as a federation of 23 provinces and an autonomous city, Buenos Aires...
poet - Stanislas de GuaitaStanislas de GuaitaStanislas de Guaita was a French poet based in Paris, an expert on esotericism and European mysticism, and an active member of the Rosicrucian Order. He was very celebrated and successful in his time. He was an expert on magic and occultism. He had many disputes with other people who were involved...
, a French poet based in Paris, an expert on esotericismEsotericismEsotericism or Esoterism signifies the holding of esoteric opinions or beliefs, that is, ideas preserved or understood by a small group or those specially initiated, or of rare or unusual interest. The term derives from the Greek , a compound of : "within", thus "pertaining to the more inward",...
and European mysticismMysticismMysticism is the knowledge of, and especially the personal experience of, states of consciousness, i.e. levels of being, beyond normal human perception, including experience and even communion with a supreme being.-Classical origins:... - Stanisław Szukalski(1893–1987) was a Polish-born painter and sculptor.
- Stanislav BartůšekStanislav BartušekStanislav Bartůšek, born May 19, 1961 in Ústí nad Labem, Czechoslovakia is a Czech television journalist. He had worked as high school teacher before succeeding at the auditions for the sports section of the Czech Television. His main task is to present daily sports news programs, and he also works...
(born 1961), Czech television journalist - Stanislav GovorukhinStanislav GovorukhinStanislav Sergeyevich Govorukhin has been one of the most popular Soviet and Russian film directors since the 1960s...
(born 1936), Russian film director - Stanislav HolýStanislav HolýStanislav Holý was a Czech graphic artist, caricaturist, and a designer of animated films.He studied at the Applied Arts Academy in Prague. He is best known for a series of children's books....
(1943–1998), Czech graphic artist, caricaturist, and designer of animated films - Stanislav IanevskiStanislav IanevskiStanislav Ianevski is a Bulgarian actor, known for playing Viktor Krum in the 2005 film Harry Potter and the Goblet of Fire.Ianevski was born in Sofia, Bulgaria and has lived in England and Israel. While attending Mill Hill School in the United Kingdom, Ianevski had no particular acting...
(born 1985), Bulgarian actor who plays Viktor Krum in the movie adaption Harry Potter and the Goblet of Fire - Stanislav KolibalStanislav KolíbalStanislav Kolíbal is a Czech artist and sculptor.His work is counted among the fundamentals of modern Czech art. Since 1950s, Stanislav Kolíbal has been one of the most notable personalities on the Czech art scene...
(born 1925), Czech artist - Stanisław Jerzy Lec (1909–1966), Polish poet and aphorist
- Stanisław Lem (1921–2006), Polish science fiction author and philosopher
- Stanislav LyubshinStanislav LyubshinStanislav Andreyevich Lyubshin is a Russian actor, film director, and People's Artist of the RSFSR .-Life:Stanislav Lyubshin is a notable Russian actor best known for his leading role as Dyadya Vova in Soviet comedy Kin-Dza-Dza ....
(born 1933), Russian actor, film director, and People's Artist of the RSFSR (1981) - Stanislas MerharStanislas MerharStanislas Merhar is a French actor.He was born in Paris in a family of immigrants from Slovenia. He works in cinema, television and theatre.- Filmography :Stanislas Merhar is a French actor....
, French actor of Slovene descent - Stanislao NievoStanislao NievoStanislao Nievo is an Italian writer, journalist and director. He won the Strega Prize. It is the little little son of Ippolito Nievo, author of Le confessioni di un italiano.-Works:...
, an ItalianItalyItaly , officially the Italian Republic languages]] under the European Charter for Regional or Minority Languages. In each of these, Italy's official name is as follows:;;;;;;;;), is a unitary parliamentary republic in South-Central Europe. To the north it borders France, Switzerland, Austria and...
writerWriterA writer is a person who produces literature, such as novels, short stories, plays, screenplays, poetry, or other literary art. Skilled writers are able to use language to portray ideas and images....
, journalistJournalistA journalist collects and distributes news and other information. A journalist's work is referred to as journalism.A reporter is a type of journalist who researchs, writes, and reports on information to be presented in mass media, including print media , electronic media , and digital media A...
and directorFilm directorA film director is a person who directs the actors and film crew in filmmaking. They control a film's artistic and dramatic nathan roach, while guiding the technical crew and actors.-Responsibilities:...
. - Stanislav SokolovStanislav SokolovStanislav Mihaylovich Sokolov is a Russian stop-motion animation director. He graduated from VGIK in 1971 and has since then worked with Studios Soyuzmultfilm, DEFA, Christmasfilms and S4C. He was awarded a number of prizes for his films, most notably an Emmy in 1992 for his contribution to The...
(born 1947), Russian stop-motion animation director - Stanko VrazStanko VrazStanko Vraz was a Croatian-Slovenian poet. He Slavicized his name to Stanko Vraz in 1836.-Biography:...
, Slovenian-Croatian poet - Stanisław Wyspiański (1869–1907), Polish playwright, painter and poet
Military and politics
- Stanislas Marie Adelaide, comte de Clermont-TonnerreStanislas Marie Adelaide, comte de Clermont-TonnerreStanislas Marie Adélaïde, comte de Clermont-Tonnerre was a French politician.-Early life and career:Born in Pont-a-Mousson, in what is today the Meurthe-et-Moselle department in north-eastern France...
, a French politician - Stanislas de BoufflersStanislas de BoufflersStanislas Jean, chevalier de Boufflers was a French statesman and writer.-Biography:He was born near Nancy, Meurthe-et-Moselle, the son of Louis Franois, marquis de Boufflers. His mother, Marie Catherine de Beauveau Craon, was the mistress of Stanislas Leszczynski, and the boy was brought up at...
, a FrenchFranceThe French Republic , The French Republic , The French Republic , (commonly known as France , is a unitary semi-presidential republic in Western Europe with several overseas territories and islands located on other continents and in the Indian, Pacific, and Atlantic oceans. Metropolitan France...
statesmanStatesmanA statesman is usually a politician or other notable public figure who has had a long and respected career in politics or government at the national and international level. As a term of respect, it is usually left to supporters or commentators to use the term...
and writer - Stane DolancStane DolancStane Dolanc was a Yugoslav and Slovenian communist politician, one of Yugoslav President Josip Broz Tito's closest collaborators and one of the most influential people in Yugoslav federal politics in the 1970s and 1980s...
, Slovenian and Yugoslav Communist politician - Stanislav GalićStanislav GalicStanislav Galić is a Bosnian Serb soldier and former commander of the Sarajevo-Romanija Corps of the Army of Republika Srpska during the war in Bosnia and Herzegovina. He was convicted of war crimes....
, Serbian commander - Stanislav GrossStanislav GrossStanislav Gross is a Czech lawyer and former politician, member of the Czech Social Democratic Party . He served as minister of the interior and as Prime Minister of the Czech Republic .-Early political career:...
(born 1969), Czech politician, member of he Czech Social Democratic Party - Stanislav Galimovich HazheevStanislav Galimovich HazheevStanislav Galimovich Hazheev is the Minister of Defence in Transnistria....
, Minister of Defence in Transnistria - Stanislav of Kiev, last Kiev ruler of the Rurik Dynasty
- Stanisław Koniecpolski, a Polish nobleman (szlachcicSzlachtaThe szlachta was a legally privileged noble class with origins in the Kingdom of Poland. It gained considerable institutional privileges during the 1333-1370 reign of Casimir the Great. In 1413, following a series of tentative personal unions between the Grand Duchy of Lithuania and the Kingdom of...
), magnateMagnateMagnate, from the Late Latin magnas, a great man, itself from Latin magnus 'great', designates a noble or other man in a high social position, by birth, wealth or other qualities...
, officialOfficialAn official is someone who holds an office in an organization or government and participates in the exercise of authority .A government official or functionary is an official who is involved in public...
(starost and castellanCastellanA castellan was the governor or captain of a castle. The word stems from the Latin Castellanus, derived from castellum "castle". Also known as a constable.-Duties:...
), voivode of SandomierzSandomierzSandomierz is a city in south-eastern Poland with 25,714 inhabitants . Situated in the Świętokrzyskie Voivodeship , previously in Tarnobrzeg Voivodeship . It is the capital of Sandomierz County . Sandomierz is known for its Old Town, a major tourist attraction...
from 1625, and Field and later Grand Crown hetmanHetmanHetman was the title of the second-highest military commander in 15th- to 18th-century Poland and the Grand Duchy of Lithuania, which together, from 1569 to 1795, comprised the Polish-Lithuanian Commonwealth, or Rzeczpospolita....
(second highest military commanderCommander-in-ChiefA commander-in-chief is the commander of a nation's military forces or significant element of those forces. In the latter case, the force element may be defined as those forces within a particular region or those forces which are associated by function. As a practical term it refers to the military...
, after the king) of the Polish-Lithuanian CommonwealthPolish-Lithuanian CommonwealthThe Polish–Lithuanian Commonwealth was a dualistic state of Poland and Lithuania ruled by a common monarch. It was the largest and one of the most populous countries of 16th- and 17th‑century Europe with some and a multi-ethnic population of 11 million at its peak in the early 17th century... - Stanislav KosiorStanislav KosiorStanislav Vikentyevich Kosior, sometimes spelled Kossior was one of three Kosior brothers, Polish-born Soviet politicians. He was General Secretary of the Ukrainian Communist Party, deputy prime minister of the USSR, and a member of the Politburo of the Communist Party of the Soviet Union...
(1889–1939), Polish-born Soviet politician - Estanislao LópezEstanislao LópezEstanislao López was a governor and caudillo of the , between 1818 and 1838, a hero of provincial federalism and an ally of Juan Manuel de Rosas during the Argentine Civil War.-Biography:...
, a governor and caudilloCaudilloCaudillo is a Spanish word for "leader" and usually describes a political-military leader at the head of an authoritarian power. The term translates into English as leader or chief, or more pejoratively as warlord, dictator or strongman. Caudillo was the term used to refer to the charismatic...
of the , between 1818 and 1838 - Stanisław Maczek, was the most accomplished Polish tank commander of World War IIWorld War IIWorld War II, or the Second World War , was a global conflict lasting from 1939 to 1945, involving most of the world's nations—including all of the great powers—eventually forming two opposing military alliances: the Allies and the Axis...
. His division was instrumental in the Allied liberation of FranceOperation OverlordOperation Overlord was the code name for the Battle of Normandy, the operation that launched the invasion of German-occupied western Europe during World War II by Allied forces. The operation commenced on 6 June 1944 with the Normandy landings...
, where it closed the Falaise pocketFalaise pocketThe battle of the Falaise Pocket, fought during the Second World War from 12 to 21 August 1944, was the decisive engagement of the Battle of Normandy...
, resulting in the destruction of 14 German WehrmachtWehrmachtThe Wehrmacht – from , to defend and , the might/power) were the unified armed forces of Nazi Germany from 1935 to 1945. It consisted of the Heer , the Kriegsmarine and the Luftwaffe .-Origin and use of the term:...
and SS divisions - Stanisław Narutowicz, (Lithuanian: Stanislovas Narutavičius), a PolishPolesthumb|right|180px|The state flag of [[Poland]] as used by Polish government and diplomatic authoritiesThe Polish people, or Poles , are a nation indigenous to Poland. They are united by the Polish language, which belongs to the historical Lechitic subgroup of West Slavic languages of Central Europe...
-LithuaniaLithuaniaLithuania , officially the Republic of Lithuania is a country in Northern Europe, the biggest of the three Baltic states. It is situated along the southeastern shore of the Baltic Sea, whereby to the west lie Sweden and Denmark...
n lawyer and politician, one of the twenty signatoriesSignatories of the Act of Independence of LithuaniaThe signatories of the Act of Independence of Lithuania were the twenty Lithuanian men who signed the Act of Independence of Lithuania on February 16, 1918. The signatories were elected to the Council of Lithuania by the Vilnius Conference in September 1917 and entrusted with the mission of...
of the Act of Independence of LithuaniaAct of Independence of LithuaniaThe Act of Independence of Lithuania or Act of February 16 was signed by the Council of Lithuania on February 16, 1918, proclaiming the restoration of an independent State of Lithuania, governed by democratic principles, with Vilnius as its capital. The Act was signed by all twenty...
and brother to the first president of Poland Gabriel NarutowiczGabriel NarutowiczGabriel Narutowicz was a Lithuanian-born professor of hydroelectric engineering at Switzerland's Zurich Polytechnic, and Poland's Minister of Public Works , Minister of Foreign Affairs , and the first president of the Second Polish Republic....
. He was also the only PolishPolandPoland , officially the Republic of Poland , is a country in Central Europe bordered by Germany to the west; the Czech Republic and Slovakia to the south; Ukraine, Belarus and Lithuania to the east; and the Baltic Sea and Kaliningrad Oblast, a Russian exclave, to the north...
member of the TarybaCouncil of LithuaniaThe Council of Lithuania , after July 11, 1918 The State Council of Lithuania , was convened at the Vilnius Conference that took place between September 18 and 23, 1917. The council was granted the executive authority of the Lithuanian people and was entrusted to establish an independent...
, the provisional Lithuanian parliament formed in the later stages of World War IWorld War IWorld War I , which was predominantly called the World War or the Great War from its occurrence until 1939, and the First World War or World War I thereafter, was a major war centred in Europe that began on 28 July 1914 and lasted until 11 November 1918... - Stanislav PetrovStanislav PetrovOn September 26, 1983 the Nuclear Early Warning System of the Soviet Union twice reported the launch of American Minuteman ICBMs from bases in the United States. These missile attack warnings were correctly identified as a false alarm by Stanislav Yevgrafovich Petrov, an officer of the Soviet Air...
(born c.1939), retired Soviet Air Defense Forces lieutenant colonel - Stanislav PoplavskyStanislav PoplavskyStanislav Gilyarovich Poplavsky was a general in the Soviet and Polish armies.-Biography:He was born in Imperial Russia, in the vicinity of Kiev. His family was ethnically Polish, and in his younger years he considered himself a Pole...
(1902–1973), general in the Soviet and Polish armies - Stanislav ShushkevichStanislav ShushkevichStanislau Stanislavavich Shushkevich is a Belarusian politician and scientist. From September 28, 1991 to January 26, 1994 he was the first leader and head of state of independent Belarus after the dissolution of the Soviet Union...
(born 1934), Belarusian politician and scientist - Stanisław Sosabowski, a PolishPolandPoland , officially the Republic of Poland , is a country in Central Europe bordered by Germany to the west; the Czech Republic and Slovakia to the south; Ukraine, Belarus and Lithuania to the east; and the Baltic Sea and Kaliningrad Oblast, a Russian exclave, to the north...
general in World War IIWorld War IIWorld War II, or the Second World War , was a global conflict lasting from 1939 to 1945, involving most of the world's nations—including all of the great powers—eventually forming two opposing military alliances: the Allies and the Axis...
. He fought in the Battle of ArnhemBattle of ArnhemThe Battle of Arnhem was a famous Second World War military engagement fought in and around the Dutch towns of Arnhem, Oosterbeek, Wolfheze, Driel and the surrounding countryside from 17–26 September 1944....
(NetherlandsNetherlandsThe Netherlands is a constituent country of the Kingdom of the Netherlands, located mainly in North-West Europe and with several islands in the Caribbean. Mainland Netherlands borders the North Sea to the north and west, Belgium to the south, and Germany to the east, and shares maritime borders...
) in 1944 as commander of the Polish 1st Independent Parachute BrigadePolish 1st Independent Parachute BrigadeThe 1st Independent Parachute Brigade was a parachute brigade under command of Maj.Gen. Stanisław Sosabowski, created in Scotland in September 1941, with the exclusive mission to drop into occupied Poland in order to help liberate the country. The British government, however, pressured the Polish... - Stanislav ZimprichStanislav ZimprichStanislav Zimprich was a Czech pilot who flew with the RAF in the Battle of Britain. He is credited with one confirmed and four probable kills....
(1916–1942), Czech pilot who flew with the RAF in the Battle of Britain - Stanisław Żółkiewski a Polish noblemanSzlachtaThe szlachta was a legally privileged noble class with origins in the Kingdom of Poland. It gained considerable institutional privileges during the 1333-1370 reign of Casimir the Great. In 1413, following a series of tentative personal unions between the Grand Duchy of Lithuania and the Kingdom of...
, magnateMagnateMagnate, from the Late Latin magnas, a great man, itself from Latin magnus 'great', designates a noble or other man in a high social position, by birth, wealth or other qualities...
and military commander who took part in many campaigns both in Poland and on its southern and eastern border. He held a number of notable posts in the administration of the Polish-Lithuanian CommonwealthPolish-Lithuanian CommonwealthThe Polish–Lithuanian Commonwealth was a dualistic state of Poland and Lithuania ruled by a common monarch. It was the largest and one of the most populous countries of 16th- and 17th‑century Europe with some and a multi-ethnic population of 11 million at its peak in the early 17th century...
Music
- Stanislav BiničkiStanislav BinickiStanislav Binički , was a Serbian composer, conductor, and pedagogue.Binički, who was born in Jasika, Kruševac, is considered to be one of the most famous representatives of Serbian classical music...
(1874–1942), Serbian composer, conductor, and pedagogue - Stanislav BuninStanislav BuninStanislav Stanislavovich Bunin is a Russian-born pianist.He was born in Moscow in 1966 into an established European musical family which included his grandfather Heinrich Neuhaus and his grandmother Zinaida ....
(born 1966), Russian-born pianist - Stanislao GastaldonStanislao GastaldonMartino Stanislao Luigi Gastaldon was an Italian composer, primarily of salon songs for solo voice and piano. However, he also composed instrumental music, two choral works, and four operas. Today, he is remembered almost exclusively for his 1881 song "Musica proibita" , still one of the most...
, an Italian composer primarily of light music - Stanislao MatteiStanislao MatteiStanislao Mattei was an Italian composer, musicologist, and teacher. A pupil of Giovanni Battista Martini, Mattei's music bares a close resemblance to his style of composition...
, an ItalianItalyItaly , officially the Italian Republic languages]] under the European Charter for Regional or Minority Languages. In each of these, Italy's official name is as follows:;;;;;;;;), is a unitary parliamentary republic in South-Central Europe. To the north it borders France, Switzerland, Austria and...
composerComposerA composer is a person who creates music, either by musical notation or oral tradition, for interpretation and performance, or through direct manipulation of sonic material through electronic media...
, musicologist, and teacher - Stanisław MoniuszkoStanisław MoniuszkoStanisław Moniuszko was a Polish composer, conductor and teacher. His output includes many songs and operas, and his musical style is filled with patriotic folk themes of the peoples of the former Polish-Lithuanian Commonwealth...
, a PolishPolandPoland , officially the Republic of Poland , is a country in Central Europe bordered by Germany to the west; the Czech Republic and Slovakia to the south; Ukraine, Belarus and Lithuania to the east; and the Baltic Sea and Kaliningrad Oblast, a Russian exclave, to the north...
composerComposerA composer is a person who creates music, either by musical notation or oral tradition, for interpretation and performance, or through direct manipulation of sonic material through electronic media...
, conductor and teacherTeacherA teacher or schoolteacher is a person who provides education for pupils and students . The role of teacher is often formal and ongoing, carried out at a school or other place of formal education. In many countries, a person who wishes to become a teacher must first obtain specified professional...
. His output includes many songs and operaOperaOpera is an art form in which singers and musicians perform a dramatic work combining text and musical score, usually in a theatrical setting. Opera incorporates many of the elements of spoken theatre, such as acting, scenery, and costumes and sometimes includes dance...
s, generally referred to as the father of Polish national operaPolish operaPolish opera may be broadly understood to include operas staged in Poland and works written for foreign stages by Polish composers, as well as opera in the Polish language....
. - Stanko PremrlStanko PremrlStanko Premrl was a Slovenian Roman Catholic priest, composer and music teacher. He is most famous as the author of the music for the Slovenian national anthem, the Zdravljica.Premrl was born in the village of Št...
, author of the music for the Slovenian national anthem
Sports
- Stanislav AngelovStanislav AngelovStanislav Angelov , a.k.a The Pelé , is a Bulgarian football player, who currently plays for Cypriot First Division side Anorthosis Famagusta. Angelov plays as a defensive midfielder, sometimes as a fullback or centre back....
(born 1978), Bulgarian footballer - Estanislao BasoraEstanislao BasoraEstanislao Basora Brunet is a former Spanish footballer who spent most of his career at FC Barcelona. In 1974, during the club’s 75th anniversary celebrations, he was included in their all-time best XI. Basora also played for both Spain and the Catalan XI...
, a former SpanishFootball in SpainFootball is the most popular sport in Spain. The Royal Spanish Football Federation is the national governing body and it organizes La Liga, the Copa del Rey and the Spain national football team, current champion of the FIFA World Cup...
CatalanFootball in CataloniaFootball is the most important sport in Catalonia and was introduced in the late 19th century by a combination of mostly British immigrant workers and visiting sailors, and students returning from Britain. Catalonia led the way in the development of football in Spain, organising both the first...
footballer - Stanislav CherchesovStanislav CherchesovStanislav Salamovich Cherchesov is a Russian football manager and former international goalkeeper for USSR and Russia. He currently manages FC Terek Grozny....
(born 1963), Russian football manager and former international goalkeeper - Stanislav ChistovStanislav ChistovStanislav Mikhailovich Chistov is a Russian professional ice hockey player currently playing for Metallurg Magnitogorsk of the Kontinental Hockey League .- Playing career:...
(born 1983), Russian ice hockey player - Stanislav GenchevStanislav GenchevStanislav Genchev is a Bulgarian professional footballer who currently plays for Ludogorets Razgrad and the Bulgaria national team. He has played much of his career in a centre midfielder role; however, since his arrival at SC Vaslui, he has been used on every position. Genchev is best known for...
(born 1981), Bulgarian footballer - Estanislao GoyaEstanislao GoyaCarlos Estanislao "Tano" Goya is an Argentine professional golfer.After turning professional in 2007, Goya won the Tour de las Americas qualifying school by nine shots, and followed that with victory in the first event of the 2008 season, the Challenge Tour co-sanctioned Center Open, and third...
, an ArgentineArgentinaArgentina , officially the Argentine Republic , is the second largest country in South America by land area, after Brazil. It is constituted as a federation of 23 provinces and an autonomous city, Buenos Aires...
professional golferProfessional golferIn golf the distinction between amateurs and professionals is rigorously maintained. An amateur who breaches the rules of amateur status may lose his or her amateur status. A golfer who has lost his or her amateur status may not play in amateur competitions until amateur status has been reinstated;... - Stanislav GrigaStanislav GrigaStanislav Griga was a Czechoslovak football player and later a football manager. He played 34 matches for Czechoslovakia and scored eight goals....
(born 1961), Slovak retired football player and manager - Stanislav HenychStanislav HenychStanislav Henych is a Czechoslovakian former cross-country skier who competed during the 1970s. He won a silver medal in the 50 km at the 1974 FIS Nordic World Ski Championships in Falun....
(born 1949), Czechoslovakian cross-country skier - Stanislas JulienStanislas JulienStanislas Aignan Julien was a French sinologist.-Biography:Born at Orléans, he studied the classics at the Collège de France, and in 1821 was appointed assistant professor of Greek. In the same year he published an edition of The Rape of Helen of Coluthus, with versions in French, Latin, English,...
, a FrenchFranceThe French Republic , The French Republic , The French Republic , (commonly known as France , is a unitary semi-presidential republic in Western Europe with several overseas territories and islands located on other continents and in the Indian, Pacific, and Atlantic oceans. Metropolitan France...
sinologist - Stanislav LopukhovStanislav LopukhovStanislav Lopukhov is a retired male breaststroke swimmer from Russia, who won the silver medal in the 4×100 metres medley relay at the 1996 Summer Olympics in Atlanta, Georgia.-References:*...
(born 1972), Russian breaststroke swimmer - Stanislav LoskaStanislav LoskaStanislav Loska is a veteran on the Czech paralympic team, competing in alpine skiing. The 2010 Winter Paralympics in Vancouver were his fifth Paralympic Games. At the 1994 Winter Paralympics in Lillehammer he won the bronze medal in slalom. He won the same medal in the world championship in Lech...
, Czech paralympic athlete - Stanislav ManolevStanislav ManolevStanislav Manolev is a Bulgarian footballer, currently playing for PSV Eindhoven as a right-back/midfielder.-Pirin 1922:Manolev started to play football in Makedonska Slava. After two seasons club renamed to Pirin 1922.-Litex Lovech:...
(born 1985), Bulgarian footballer - Stanislav MedvedenkoSlava MedvedenkoStanislav "Slava" Medvedenko is a Ukrainian former professional basketball player, who last played with the Atlanta Hawks in the National Basketball Association. His position was power forward....
(born 1979), Ukrainian basketball player - Stanislav MorozovStanislav MorozovStanislav Oleksandrovych Morozov is a retired Ukrainian pair skater who now works as a coach. With partner Tatiana Volosozhar, he was a four-time Ukrainian national champion...
, Ukrainian pairs figure skater - Stanislav NeckářStanislav NeckárStanislav "Stan" Neckář ; born December 22, 1975) is a Czech former professional ice hockey player. He played ten seasons in the National Hockey League with the Ottawa Senators, New York Rangers, Phoenix Coyotes, Tampa Bay Lightning and the Nashville Predators...
(born 1975), Czech ice hockey player - Stanislav NedkovStanislav NedkovStanislav Nedkov is a Bulgarian mixed martial artist. He currently competes in the light heavyweight division of the Ultimate Fighting Championship .His nickname is Staki.-Early career:...
(born 1981), Bulgarian mixed martial arts fighter - Stanislav OsinskyStanislav OsinskyStanislav Aleksandrovich Osinsky is a male backstroke swimmer from Kazakhstan, who twice competed for his native country at the Summer Olympics: 2004 and 2008. His best result was finishing in 41st place in the men's 100m backstroke event in Athens, Greece .-References:*...
(born 1984), Kazakhstani backstroke swimmer - Stanislav PozdniakovStanislav PozdniakovStanislav Alexeyevich Pozdniakov is a Russian fencer, who has won five Olympic medals in the sabre competitions. He also won the gold medal at the 2006 World Fencing Championships and the 2007 World Fencing Championships in the individual sabre as well as a bronze medal in the team sabre in...
(born 1973), Russian fencer - Stanisław Rola (born 1957), Polish race walker
- Stanislav RumenovStanislav RumenovStanislav Rumenov is a Bulgarian footballer currently playing for Minyor Pernik as an attacker.-References:...
(born 1980), Bulgarian footballer - Stanislav ŠestákStanislav ŠestákStanislav Šesták is a Slovak football striker who plays for Bursaspor and the Slovakia national football team.-Slovakia:...
(born 1982), Slovak football striker - Stanislav StoyanovStanislav StoyanovStanislav Stoyanov is a Bulgarian football midfielder, who currently plays for Cherno More Varna in the A PFG. His natural position is at defensive midfielder, but he has also played at right and left back, at right side midfielder and attacking midfielder.-Career:In 1994 he signed first...
(born 1976), Bulgarian football defender - Estanislao Struway, a former midfielderMidfielderA midfielder is an association football position. Some midfielders play a more defensive role, while others blur the boundaries between midfielders and forwards. The number of midfielders a team uses during a match may vary, depending on the team's formation and each individual player's role...
from ParaguayParaguayParaguay , officially the Republic of Paraguay , is a landlocked country in South America. It is bordered by Argentina to the south and southwest, Brazil to the east and northeast, and Bolivia to the northwest. Paraguay lies on both banks of the Paraguay River, which runs through the center of the... - Stanislav TarasenkoStanislav TarasenkoStanislav Tarasenko |Zhukov]]a, Rostov-na-Donu) is a retired long jumper from Russia, best known for winning the silver medal in the men's long jump event at the 1993 World Championships in Stuttgart, Germany.-References:...
(born 1966), Russian long jumper - Stanislav TimchenkoStanislav TimchenkoStanislav Timchenko is a Russian figure skater. He is the 2002 World Junior bronze medalist. In 2008, he skated in Igor Bobrin's Ice Miniature Theatre-Results:-External links:*...
(born 1983), Russian figure skater - Stanislav VargaStanislav VargaStanislav Varga is a former football player from Slovakia and currently manager of ŠK Odeva Lipany.-Career:Varga, a tall and commanding centre-back, was recruited by Peter Reid for £650,000 from Slovan Bratislava during the summer of 2000...
(born 1972), Slovak footballer - Stanislas WawrinkaStanislas WawrinkaStanislas Wawrinka is a Swiss professional tennis player. He also holds German citizenship as his father is German. His career ranking high is no. 9, achieved on 9 June 2008. He considers clay his best surface and his backhand his best shot...
, a Swiss professional tennisTennisTennis is a sport usually played between two players or between two teams of two players each . Each player uses a racket that is strung to strike a hollow rubber ball covered with felt over a net into the opponent's court. Tennis is an Olympic sport and is played at all levels of society at all...
player - Stanislav VlčekStanislav VlcekStanislav Vlček is a Czech football striker who currently plays for Slavia Prague.-Career:Vlček signed a contract with Anderlecht for 2,5 years on 21 December 2007. His previous club was Slavia Prague, where he returned on 16 April 2009.-Attributes:He is a well traveled player with a lot of...
(born 1976), Czech football striker - Stanislav ZabrodskiyStanislav ZabrodskiyStanislav Zabrodskiy is an athlete from Kazakhstan. Zabrodskiy competed at the 2004 Summer Olympics in men's individual archery. He won his first match, advancing to the round of 32. In the second round of elimination, he was defeated. His final rank was 18th overall.-References:...
(born 1962), Kazakh archer - Stanislav ZakarovStanislav ZakarovStanislav Zakarov is a Russian pairs figure skater. He won the 2002 World Junior Figure Skating Championships with partner Elena Riabchuk.-Navigation:...
, Russian pairs figure skater - Stanislav ZhukStanislav ZhukStanislav Alekseevich Zhuk was a pair skater who represented the Soviet Union. With partner and wife Nina, he won three silver medals at the European Figure Skating Championships and finished sixth at the 1960 Winter Olympics.He later went on to a long career as a coach...
(died 1998), Soviet figure skater and coach
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- EstanislaoEstanislaoEstanislao was an indigenous alcade of Mission San José; and a member and leader of the Lakisamni tribe of the Yokut people of northern California...
, Native American chieftain (ca. 1798–1838) - Stanislav AndreskiStanislav AndreskiStanisław Andrzejewski was a Polish-British sociologist known best for his scathing indictment of the "pretentious nebulous verbosity" endemic in the modern social sciences in his classic work Social Sciences as Sorcery .Andrzejewski was a Polish Army officer...
(born 1919), Polish-British sociologist - Stanko BloudekStanko BloudekStanko Bloudek was a Slovenian aeroplane and automobile designer, a sportsman and a sport inventor, designer, builder and educator.- Biography :...
, Slovenian plane and auto-mobile designer - Stanislao CannizzaroStanislao CannizzaroStanislao Cannizzaro, FRS was an Italian chemist. He is remembered today largely for the Cannizzaro reaction and for his influential role in the atomic-weight deliberations of the Karlsruhe Congress in 1860.-Biography:...
, an Italian chemist. He is remembered today largely for the Cannizzaro reaction and for his influential role in the atomic-weight deliberations of the Karlsruhe Congress in 1860 - Stanisław Dziwisz, a PolishPolandPoland , officially the Republic of Poland , is a country in Central Europe bordered by Germany to the west; the Czech Republic and Slovakia to the south; Ukraine, Belarus and Lithuania to the east; and the Baltic Sea and Kaliningrad Oblast, a Russian exclave, to the north...
prelatePrelateA prelate is a high-ranking member of the clergy who is an ordinary or who ranks in precedence with ordinaries. The word derives from the Latin prælatus, the past participle of præferre, which means "carry before", "be set above or over" or "prefer"; hence, a prelate is one set over others.-Related...
of the Roman Catholic ChurchRoman Catholic ChurchThe Catholic Church, also known as the Roman Catholic Church, is the world's largest Christian church, with over a billion members. Led by the Pope, it defines its mission as spreading the gospel of Jesus Christ, administering the sacraments and exercising charity... - Stanislav GrofStanislav GrofStanislav Grof is a psychiatrist, one of the founders of the field of transpersonal psychology and a pioneering researcher into the use of non-ordinary states of consciousness for purposes of analyzing, healing, and obtaining growth and insight into the human psyche...
(born 1931), one of the founders of the field of transpersonal psychology - Stanislaus HosiusStanislaus HosiusStanislaus Hosius was a cardinal, since 1551 Prince-Bishop in Bishopric of Warmia, Poland since 1558 papal legate to the Holy Roman Emperor's Imperial Court in Vienna, Austria and since 1566 a papal legate to Poland.Hosius was born in Kraków as the son of Ulrich Hos of Pforzheim and studied law...
, a cardinalCardinal (Catholicism)A cardinal is a senior ecclesiastical official, usually an ordained bishop, and ecclesiastical prince of the Catholic Church. They are collectively known as the College of Cardinals, which as a body elects a new pope. The duties of the cardinals include attending the meetings of the College and...
, since 1551 Prince-BishopPrince-BishopA Prince-Bishop is a bishop who is a territorial Prince of the Church on account of one or more secular principalities, usually pre-existent titles of nobility held concurrently with their inherent clerical office...
in Bishopric of WarmiaArchbishopric of WarmiaThe Prince-Bishopric of Warmia was a semi independent ecclesiastical state, a Prussian bishopric under the jurisdiction of the Archbishopric of Riga that was a protectorate of the Monastic state of the Teutonic Knights and a protectorate of Kingdom of Poland, later part of the Polish-Lithuanian...
(Ermland), PolandPolandPoland , officially the Republic of Poland , is a country in Central Europe bordered by Germany to the west; the Czech Republic and Slovakia to the south; Ukraine, Belarus and Lithuania to the east; and the Baltic Sea and Kaliningrad Oblast, a Russian exclave, to the north... - Stanislav KriventsovStanislav KriventsovStanislav Kriventsov is a chess International Master and a chess coach who currently resides in Canada after spending ten years in the United States between 1997 and 2007...
(born 1973), international chess master - Stanislaw MazurStanislaw MazurStanisław Mazur was a Polish mathematician and a member of the Polish Academy of Sciences....
(1905–1981), Polish mathematician - Stanislav Prowazek (1875–1912), Czech zoologist and parasitologist
- Stanislav SegertStanislav SegertStanislav Segert was a prominent scholar of Semitic languages and one of the foremost authorities on North-West Semitic languages.-Life:...
(1921–2005), scholar of Semitic languages - Stanislav ShatskyStanislav ShatskyStanislav Shatskii was an important late Tsarist and early Soviet humanistic educator, writer, and educational administrator....
(1878–1934), late Tsarist and early Soviet humanistic educator, writer, and educational administrator - Stanislav ShwartsStanislav ShwartsStanislav Semenovich Shwarts was a prominent Ukrainian-Soviet ecologist and zoologist. He was a full member of the Russian Academy of Sciences.- Biography :...
(1919–1976), Soviet ecologist and zoologist - Stanislav Gustavovich StrumilinStanislav Gustavovich StrumilinStanislav Gustavovich Strumilin was a Soviet economist. He played a leading role in the analysis of the planned economy of the...
(1877–1974), Soviet economist who developed the Strumilin index - Stanislaw Ulam (1909–1984), Polish born American mathematician
- Stanislav VydraStanislav VydraStanislav Vydra was a Bohemian Jesuit priest, writer, mathematician.-Life:...
(1741–1804), Bohemian writer, mathematician and Jesuit - Stanislaus Grumman, a fictional character from Philip Pullmans's His Dark Materials trilogy.
- Stanislaus JoyceStanislaus JoyceStanislaus Joyce was an Irish teacher, scholar, and writer who lived for many years in Italy. He was the brother of James Joyce. Considered a "whetstone" by his more famous brother, who shared his ideas and his books with him, Stanislaus was three years younger than James, and a constant boyhood...
, brother of James Joyce