1994–1999 television series Due South (named after the above Streetcar character) Steve Kowalski, character in the 2007 film Devil's Diary Viktor Kowalski, member of the OAS in The Day of the Jackal by Frederick Forsyth Walt Kowalski, protagonist of the 2008 film Gran Torino played by Clint Eastwood Meryl Lee Kowalski, character in the Gary D. Schmidt book The Wednesday Wars See also References Polish-language surnames Occupational surnames