Wiśniewski (; feminine: Wiśniewska, plural Wiśniewscy) is the third most common surname in Poland (111,174 people in 2009). It is a toponymic surname derived from any of locations named Wiśniewa, Wiśniewo, Wiśniowa, Wiśniew. It is related to the following surnames in other languages: In Romania, it appears as Vișinescu (or Vișnescu), taking the Latin-derived suffix –escu. History House of Wiśniowiecki, a Polish princely family of Ruthenian-Lithuanian origin People Wisniewski Andreas Wisniewski (born 1959), German actor and dancer Connie Wisniewski (1922–1995), American baseball pitcher David Wisniewski (1953–2002), British children's author Edgar Wisniewski (1930–2007), German architect James Wisniewski (born 1984), American ice hockey player John S. Wisniewski (born 1962), American politician Jonathan Wisniewski, French rugby player Keith Wisniewski (born 1981), American mixed martial arts fighter Leo Wisniewski (born 1959), American football player Maryan Wisniewski (born 1937), French footballer Paul Wisniewski (born 1949), British radio broadcaster and television reporter Stefan Wisniewski (born 1953), German member of the Red Army Faction Stefen Wisniewski, American football player Steve Wisniewski (born 1967), American football player Matt Wisniewski (born 1990), American artist Wiśniewski Adam Wiśniewski (born 1980), Polish handballer Adam Wiśniewski-Snerg (1937–1995), Polish science fiction author Andrzej Wiśniewski, Polish football manager Jacek Wiśniewski (born 1974), Polish footballer Jan Wiktor Wiśniewski (1922-2006), Polish footballer Janek Wiśniewski, fictional name for Zbigniew Godlewski (1952–1970), Polish demonstrator Janusz Leon Wiśniewski (born 1954), Polish writer and chemist Józef Wiśniewski (1940–1996), Polish ice hockey player Łukasz Wiśniewski (born 1989), Polish volleyball player Michał Wiśniewski (born 1972), Polish pop vocalist Mieczysław Wiśniewski (1892–1952), Polish footballer Piotr Wiśniewski (born 1982), Polish footballer Przemysław Wiśniewski, Polish footballer Radosław Wiśniewski, Polish footballer Wiesław Z. Wiśniewski (1931–1994), Polish astronomer 2256 Wiśniewski, an asteroid named in his honour Zenon Wiśniewski (born 1959), Polish politician Wiśniewska Ania Wiśniewska (born 1977), Polish pop singer Ewa Wiśniewska (born 1942), Polish actress Jadwiga Wiśniewska (born 1963), Polish politician Joanna Wiśniewska (born 1972), Polish discus thrower Lucyna Wiśniewska (born 1955), Polish politician Marta Wiśniewska (born 1978), Polish dancer and singer, also known as Mandaryna Maria Pasło-Wiśniewska (born 1959), Polish politician Wischnewski Anke Wischnewski (born 1978), German luger Hans-Jürgen Wischnewski (1922–2005), German politician Siegfried Wischnewski (1922–1989), German actor Wiśniowski Łukasz Wiśniowski (born 1991), Polish racing cyclist Michal Wisniowski (born 1980), Polish artist Places Wólka Wiśniewska, a village in east-central Poland Wiśniew, Siedlce County, a village in Poland Wiśniew, Mińsk County, a village in Poland Wiśniewo (disambiguation), other places in Poland See also Vishnevsky, similar Russian