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'''Kamiński''' (feminine: '''Kamińska''', plural '''Kamińscy'''), [[anglicization|anglizicized]] as '''Kaminsky''', is a [[surname]] of [[Polish language|Polish]] origin.
{{Infobox_Co-operative
| company_name = Big 5 Sporting Goods, Inc.
| company_logo = [[Image:Big5logo.jpg]]
| company_type = [[Consumers' cooperative]]
| foundation = 1955
| location = California
| industry = [[sporting goods]] and outdoor gear
| homepage = [http://www.big5sportinggoods.com/ big5sportinggoods.com]
}}
[[Image:Big5Glendale.jpg‎|thumb|right|Big 5 Sporting Goods store in [[Glendale, California]]]]
'''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]].


It is the sixth most common [[Polish surnames|surname]] in [[Poland]] (94,499 people).{{fact}}
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.


* [[Bohdan Kaminský]], Czech poet
In [[1988]], [[Sportswest]] and [[Sportsland]] were acquired from [[Pay 'n Save]].
* 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:
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]].
* [[Aleksander Kamiński]], Polish teacher and soldier
* [[Bronisław Kamiński|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


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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]

Famous people: