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'''Kamiński''' (feminine: '''Kamińska''', plural '''Kamińscy'''), [[anglicization|anglizicized]] as '''Kaminsky''', is a [[surname]] of [[Polish language|Polish]] origin. |
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| company_name = Big 5 Sporting Goods, Inc. |
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| company_logo = [[Image:Big5logo.jpg]] |
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| company_type = [[Consumers' cooperative]] |
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| foundation = 1955 |
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| location = California |
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| industry = [[sporting goods]] and outdoor gear |
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| homepage = [http://www.big5sportinggoods.com/ big5sportinggoods.com] |
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}} |
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[[Image:Big5Glendale.jpg|thumb|right|Big 5 Sporting Goods store in [[Glendale, California]]]] |
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'''Big 5 Sporting Goods''' ({{nasdaq|BGFV}}) is a [[sports equipment|sporting goods]] retailer headquartered in [[El Segundo, California]] with 366 stores in eleven western states. Steven G. Miller is the [[Chairman]], [[President]], and [[CEO]]. |
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It is the sixth most common [[Polish surnames|surname]] in [[Poland]] (94,499 people).{{fact}} |
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The Big 5 name is derived from its start as five [[California]] located Army-Navy [[surplus store]]s in the 1950s. For the 2004 fiscal year, Big 5 had $769.9 million in sales. |
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* [[Bohdan Kaminský]], Czech poet |
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In [[1988]], [[Sportswest]] and [[Sportsland]] were acquired from [[Pay 'n Save]]. |
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* David Daniel Kaminsky, birth name of [[Danny Kaye]] |
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* [[Dan Kaminsky]], security expert |
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* Hank Kaminsky, American sculptor |
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* [[Max Kaminsky]], professional hockey player |
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* Melvin Kaminsky, birth name of [[Mel Brooks]] |
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* [[Walter Kaminsky]], German chemist |
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* [[Mikhail Kaminsky]], character of the anime |
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* [[Alexander Kaminsky]], Russian architect |
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Famous people: |
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A list of major competitors can be found on this list of [[:Category:Sporting goods retailers of the United States|sporting goods retailers of the United States]]. |
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* [[Aleksander Kamiński]], Polish teacher and soldier |
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* [[Bronisław Kamiński|Bronislav Vladislavovich Kaminski]], German-Polish engineer |
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* [[Heinrich Kaminski]], German composer |
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* [[Janusz Kamiński]], Polish cinematographer |
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* [[Marek Kamiński]], polar explorer |
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* [[Michał Kamiński]], Polish politician |
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* [[Mik Kaminski]], British musician |
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* [[Vincent Kaminski]], Enron executive |
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* [[Brian Kaminski]], Sports Editor and English Scholar |
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Revision as of 17:55, 12 October 2008
Kamiński (feminine: Kamińska, plural Kamińscy), anglizicized as Kaminsky, is a surname of Polish origin.
It is the sixth most common surname in Poland (94,499 people).[citation needed]
- Bohdan Kaminský, Czech poet
- David Daniel Kaminsky, birth name of Danny Kaye
- Dan Kaminsky, security expert
- Hank Kaminsky, American sculptor
- Max Kaminsky, professional hockey player
- Melvin Kaminsky, birth name of Mel Brooks
- Walter Kaminsky, German chemist
- Mikhail Kaminsky, character of the anime
- Alexander Kaminsky, Russian architect
Famous people:
- Aleksander Kamiński, Polish teacher and soldier
- Bronislav Vladislavovich Kaminski, German-Polish engineer
- Heinrich Kaminski, German composer
- Janusz Kamiński, Polish cinematographer
- Marek Kamiński, polar explorer
- Michał Kamiński, Polish politician
- Mik Kaminski, British musician
- Vincent Kaminski, Enron executive
- Brian Kaminski, Sports Editor and English Scholar