Kossak is the surname of 4 generations of notable Polish painters, writers and poets, descending from the historical painter Juliusz Kossak. Notable people with this surname include: Progenitor, Juliusz Kossak (1824–99), Polish painter from the partitions period Tadeusz Kossak (1857–1935), Polish army officer and freedom fighter Wojciech Kossak (1857–1942), painter, son of Juliusz Kossak Jerzy Kossak (1886–1955), painter, son of Wojciech Kossak, grandson of Juliusz Kossak Zofia Kossak-Szczucka (1889–1968), novelist, daughter of Wojciech Kossak's twin brother Tadeusz Kossak, granddaughter of Juliusz Kossak Maria Pawlikowska-Jasnorzewska née Kossak (1891–1945), poet, second daughter of Wojciech Kossak, granddaughter of Juliusz Kossak Magdalena Samozwaniec née Kossak (1894–1972), writer, third daughter of Wojciech Kossak, granddaughter of Juliusz Kossak (1896–1975), painter and illustrator Zenon Kossak (1907–1939), Ukrainian activist Gloria Kossak (1941–1991), painter and poet, daughter of Wojciech Kossak's son, Jerzy Kossak (1886–1955) See also Kozak (surname) Cossack (disambiguation) Surnames of Polish origin