Tchaikovsky (surname)

Tchaikovsky [chah-ee-KOV-skee] and its feminine variant Tchaikovska or Tchaikovskaya is a Slavic surname most commonly seen in this form, its French transliteration from Cyrillic. Other transliterations include Tschaikowski (German) Ciajkovskij (Italian), Tsjaikovski (Dutch), Csajkovszkij (Hungarian), Chaikovski (Spanish), Tjajkovskij (Swedish), Tsjajkovskij (Norwegian) and Tšaikovski (Finnish). It has also been rendered as Tchaikovski, Chaikovsky, Chaykovsky, Chaikovskiy, Chaykovskiy and Chaikovskii. Among Slavic languages which use the Latin alphabet, it frequently occurs in its Polish version, Czajkowski, or as Čajkovskij (Czech) and Čajkovski (Slovak/Slovenian/Croatian/Bosnian)/(چ-کوردیایکۆفسکی). The surname, in all its forms, is shared by the following individuals:

Writers

(1804–1886) Michał Czajkowski, Polish-Ukrainian writer on Cossack themes; lived in Turkey as Mehmed Sadyk Pasha
(1816–1873) Antoni Czajkowski, Polish writer and poet during the period of Romanticism in Poland
(1850–1916) Modest Ilyich Tchaikovsky, Russian playwright and opera librettist; brother of Pyotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky
(1851–1926) Nikolai Tchaikovsky, Russian writer of influential revolutionary socialist tracts; opponent of Bolshevism
(1857–1935) Andriy Yakovich Chaykovskiy, Ukrainian lawyer, essayist, nationalist and organizer during Ukrainian War of Independence
(1896–1970) Juan Czajkowski, Polish-Argentine journalist and longtime editor of Polish newspaper Oredownik in Posadas, Misiones
(1926–1999) Zbigniew Czajkowski-Dębczyński, Polish participant in Warsaw Uprising; wrote about death of Krzysztof Kamil Baczyński
(born 1933) Ryszard Czajkowski, Polish geophysicist, journalist, filmmaker, publicist and travel writer; Polish expedition to South Pole
(born 1934) Michał Czajkowski (theologian), Polish Catholic educator and priest in Wrocław; author of hundreds of ecclesiastical studies
(born 1940) Yuriy Chaikovskiy, Russian historian of science whose writings focus on evolution and its philosophical constructs
(born 1967) Leszek Czajkowski, Polish poet, songwriter, composer and publicist; along with Jacek Kaczmarski, known as "bard of Polish right"
(fl. 2008–) Adrian Tchaikovsky, British fantasy writer of Polish extraction

Composers

(1840–1893) Pyotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky, Russian composer whose works are among the most frequently performed in classical repertoire
(1925–1996) Boris Tchaikovsky, Russian classical composer; works include four symphonies, chamber music and film music
(1935–1982) André Tchaikowsky (also Andrzej Czajkowski; born Robert Andrzej Krauthammer), Polish classical pianist and composer; works include sonatas, string quartets and concertos
(born 1946) Aleksandr Chaikovski, Russian classical composer; studied with Tikhon Khrennikov; rector of Saint Petersburg Conservatory

Sports personalities

(born 1921) Zbigniew Czajkowski, Polish fencing master; known as "Father of the Polish School of Fencing"; coach of champions
(1923–1998) Zlatko Čajkovski, Croatian footballer (right half, 1939–60) and coach (1961–81); known as "Čik"; brother of Željko Čajkovski
(born 1925) Željko Čajkovski, Croatian footballer and coach; silver medalist as part of Yugoslavia's national team at 1948 Olympics; brother of Zlatko Čajkovski
(born 1978) Daniel Czajkowski, Polish cyclist who turned professional in 2001; has been a member of DHL–Author team since 2006

Military men

(1893–1938) Kasyan Chaikovski, Russian military commander; comcor in World War I; executed in Stalinist purge; rehabilitated 1956
(1923–1945) Iosif Chaikovski, Soviet Army officer whose name became nationally known as a World War II Hero of the Soviet Union
(born 1947) Jędrzej Czajkowski, Polish military officer who rose to top rank of fleet admiral; chief of staff for naval command, 1996–2005

Others

(1872–1947) Józef Czajkowski, Polish painter, architect, graphic artist and educator; one of founders of movement known as "Polish Applied Art"
(1878–1954) Stanisław Czajkowski, Polish landscape painter; brother of Józef Czajkowski
(1888–1924) Boris Vitalyevich Chaikovsky, Russian director of silent films (Miss Meri, 1918; Beglets [Man on the Run], 1919)
(born 1933) Bogdan Czajkowski, Polish educator; led March 1968 strike at Warsaw University of Technology; advisor to Lech Wałęsa
(born 1939) Krzysztof Czajkowski, Polish political figure; longtime mayor (1989–2002) of Łódzkie Voivodship town of Aleksandrów Łódzki
(born 1950) Bram Tchaikovsky, English lead vocalist and guitarist for the eponymous power pop band; original name Peter Bramall

Fictional characters

Magda Czajkowski, half-Polish–half-Yorkshire character played by actress Kathryn Apanowicz on British serial drama Eastenders