Kruk is a surname. The word means "raven" in Polish, Belarusian, and Ukrainian languages. Polish archaic feminine forms: Krukówna (after father), Krukowa (after husband).KRUK
Notable people with the surname include: Elżbieta Kruk (born 1959), Polish politician Frances Kruk, Polish-Canadian poet Herman Kruk (1897–1944), Polish-Jewish activist during World War II Isaiah Kruk, birth surname of Isaiah Shavitt, Israeli-American theoretical chemist Janusz Kruk, (1946–1992), Polish singer, guitarist and composer John Kruk (born 1961), American baseball player Joseph Kruk (1885−1972), Polish-Jewish politician Mariusz Kruk, Polish sprint canoer Pavel Kruk (born 1992), Belarusian football player Petro Kruk (born 1985), Ukrainian sprint canoer Svetlana Kruk (born 1979), Belarusian beauty queen
Feminine Agnieszka Krukówna, Polish actress
Fictional, characters Frank Kruk, protagonist of the eponymous novel by Petras Cvirka
See also
Krük Kreuk Pieter van der Kruk (1941–2020), Dutch weightlifter and shot putter Pieter van der Kruk Jr. (born 1972), Dutch discus thrower and shot putter
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