Celestyn Czaplic (6 April 1723 – 23 May 1804) of the Kierdeja coat of arms was a Polish–Lithuanian szlachcic, politician, writer and a poet.

[1] He attended schools in Volhynia, and spent time at the court of the magnate and prince Antoni Lubomirski.

[2][3] He became the podkomorzy of Łuck in the Volhynia Voivodeship in 1765; he was known there, as he served as a local judge for some time prior to receiving his new title and office.

[1] His participation in the Sejm of 1767–68, which bowed to the Russian demands, earned him condemnation from the opposition, particularly from the supporters of the Bar Confederation; despite that, he was still a popular figure, and highly considered by the king.

[1] In 1773 he received the office and title of Master of the Hunt of the Crown (łowczy koronny), which he held to 1783.

[5] As a writer and poet he has authored fairy tales, idyls, and similar forms of light poetry, some of it published anonymously.