Novak (in

Serbo-Croatian Serbo-Croatian () – also called Serbo-Croat (), Serbo-Croat-Bosnian (SCB), Bosnian-Croatian-Serbian (BCS), and Bosnian-Croatian-Montenegrin-Serbian (BCMS) – is a South Slavic language and the primary language of Serbia, Croatia, Bosnia and ...

and Slovene;

Cyrillic , bg, кирилица , mk, кирилица , russian: кириллица , sr, ћирилица, uk, кирилиця , fam1 = Egyptian hieroglyphs , fam2 = Proto-Sinaitic , fam3 = Phoenician , fam4 = G ...

: ), Novák (in Hungarian,

Czech Czech may refer to: * Anything from or related to the Czech Republic, a country in Europe ** Czech language ** Czechs, the people of the area ** Czech culture ** Czech cuisine * One of three mythical brothers, Lech, Czech, and Rus' Places *Czech, ...

and Slovak), Nowak or Novack (in German and Polish), is a surname and masculine given name, derived from the Slavic word for "new" (e.g. pl, nowy, cz, nový, sh, nov / ), which depending on the exact language and usage, translates as "novice", "new man", "newcomer", or "stranger". It seems to originate, at least by common occurrence, in the province of

Upper Silesia Upper Silesia ( pl, Górny Śląsk; szl, Gůrny Ślůnsk, Gōrny Ślōnsk; cs, Horní Slezsko; german: Oberschlesien; Silesian German: ; la, Silesia Superior) is the southeastern part of the historical and geographical region of Silesia, located ...

, when Germanic stock moved into the upper

Oder river The Oder ( , ; Czech, Lower Sorbian and ; ) is a river in Central Europe. It is Poland's second-longest river in total length and third-longest within its borders after the Vistula and Warta. The Oder rises in the Czech Republic and flows thr ...

region, the

Slavs Slavs are the largest European ethnolinguistic group. They speak the various Slavic languages, belonging to the larger Balto-Slavic branch of the Indo-European languages. Slavs are geographically distributed throughout northern Eurasia, main ...

referred to the "new men" as "Nowaks". Another theory is that "new man" refers to a person who has converted to

Christianity Christianity is an Abrahamic monotheistic religion based on the life and teachings of Jesus of Nazareth. It is the world's largest and most widespread religion with roughly 2.38 billion followers representing one-third of the global pop ...

or to a new arrival in a city. It was also used for newcomers to an army and as an occupational surname for people who used the

slash-and-burn Slash-and-burn agriculture is a farming method that involves the cutting and burning of plants in a forest or woodland to create a field called a swidden. The method begins by cutting down the trees and woody plants in an area. The downed vegeta ...

method to create new arable land—''novina''. It is pronounced almost the same way in most languages, with the stress on the first syllable. The main exception is Slovene, which places the stress on the last syllable. It is the most common surname in the

Czech Republic The Czech Republic, or simply Czechia, is a landlocked country in Central Europe. Historically known as Bohemia, it is bordered by Austria to the south, Germany to the west, Poland to the northeast, and Slovakia to the southeast. The ...

Poland Poland, officially the Republic of Poland, is a country in Central Europe. It is divided into 16 administrative provinces called voivodeships, covering an area of . Poland has a population of over 38 million and is the fifth-most populous ...

, and

Slovenia Slovenia ( ; sl, Slovenija ), officially the Republic of Slovenia (Slovene: , abbr.: ''RS''), is a country in Central Europe. It is bordered by Italy to the west, Austria to the north, Hungary to the northeast, Croatia to the southeast, an ...

, and the sixth most common in

Croatia , image_flag = Flag of Croatia.svg , image_coat = Coat of arms of Croatia.svg , anthem = "Lijepa naša domovino"("Our Beautiful Homeland") , image_map = , map_caption = , capit ...

. It is also found in

Romania Romania ( ; ro, România ) is a country located at the crossroads of Central Europe, Central, Eastern Europe, Eastern, and Southeast Europe, Southeastern Europe. It borders Bulgaria to the south, Ukraine to the north, Hungary to the west, S ...

and

Moldova Moldova ( , ; ), officially the Republic of Moldova ( ro, Republica Moldova), is a Landlocked country, landlocked country in Eastern Europe. It is bordered by Romania to the west and Ukraine to the north, east, and south. The List of states ...

, in the '' Novac'' form, and among

Ashkenazi Jews Ashkenazi Jews ( ; he, יְהוּדֵי אַשְׁכְּנַז, translit=Yehudei Ashkenaz, ; yi, אַשכּנזישע ייִדן, Ashkenazishe Yidn), also known as Ashkenazic Jews or ''Ashkenazim'',, Ashkenazi Hebrew pronunciation: , singu ...

in various forms depending on their country of origin.

Laurence Urdang Laurence Urdang (March 21, 1927 – August 21, 2008) was a lexicographer, editor and author noted for first computerising the unabridged ''Random House Dictionary of the English Language'', published in 1966. He was also the founding editor ...

. ''The Last Word: The English Language: Opinions and Prejudices''. OmniData. 2008. p. 228.

Spelling

The surname is usually spelled Novák in

, Slovak, and Hungarian, Nowak in

Polish Polish may refer to: * Anything from or related to Poland, a country in Europe * Polish language * Poles, people from Poland or of Polish descent * Polish chicken *Polish brothers (Mark Polish and Michael Polish, born 1970), American twin screenwr ...

and

German German(s) may refer to: * Germany (of or related to) **Germania (historical use) * Germans, citizens of Germany, people of German ancestry, or native speakers of the German language ** For citizens of Germany, see also German nationality law **Ger ...

, Novak () in

, Slovene,

Russian Russian(s) refers to anything related to Russia, including: *Russians (, ''russkiye''), an ethnic group of the East Slavic peoples, primarily living in Russia and neighboring countries *Rossiyane (), Russian language term for all citizens and peo ...

Ukrainian Ukrainian may refer to: * Something of, from, or related to Ukraine * Something relating to Ukrainians, an East Slavic people from Eastern Europe * Something relating to demographics of Ukraine in terms of demography and population of Ukraine * So ...

, and

Belarusian Belarusian may refer to: * Something of, or related to Belarus * Belarusians, people from Belarus, or of Belarusian descent * A citizen of Belarus, see Demographics of Belarus * Belarusian language * Belarusian culture * Belarusian cuisine * Byelor ...

In specific countries

Poland

As of 2009, Nowak ( ) is the most common surname in Poland, having surpassed

Kowalski Kowalski (; feminine: Kowalska, plural: Kowalscy) is the second most common surname in Poland (140,471 people in 2009). ''Kowalski'' surname is derived from the word ''kowal'', meaning " lackmith". " Jan Kowalski" is a name that is used as a p ...

.
Statystyka najpopularniejszych nazwisk występujących w Polsce in 2009
'' ("The most popular surnames in Poland in 2009"). Its plural is ''Nowakowie'' (). Nowak is used by both male and female individuals. The archaic feminine version is ''Nowakowa'' (). Related surnames include

Nowakowski Nowakowski ( ; feminine: Nowakowska; plural: Nowakowscy) is a Polish-language surname. Derived from place names such as Nowakowo, it is related to the surnames Nowak and Nowakowicz. People * Anton Nowakowski (1897–1969), German organist and ...

(feminine:

Nowakowska Nowakowski ( ; feminine: Nowakowska; plural: Nowakowscy) is a Polish-language surname. Derived from place names such as Nowakowo, it is related to the surnames Nowak and Nowakowicz. People * Anton Nowakowski (1897–1969), German organist and ...

; plural: Nowakowscy),

Nowacki Nowacki (feminine: Nowacka; plural: Nowaccy) is a Polish surname. Notable people with this surname include: ;Feminine * Barbara Nowacka (born 1975), Polish politician * Izabela Jaruga-Nowacka (1950–2010), Polish politician * Malgorzata Nowacka ...

(feminine:

Nowacka Nowacki (feminine: Nowacka; plural: Nowaccy) is a Polish surname. Notable people with this surname include: ;Feminine * Barbara Nowacka (born 1975), Polish politician * Izabela Jaruga-Nowacka (1950–2010), Polish politician * Malgorzata Nowacka ( ...

; plural: Nowaccy), Nowakowicz (gender-neutral), and Nowakiewicz (gender-neutral). Nowak is the most common surname in nine

voivodeship A voivodeship is the area administered by a voivode (Governor) in several countries of central and eastern Europe. Voivodeships have existed since medieval times and the area of extent of voivodeship resembles that of a duchy in western medieval ...

s (administrative units) of Poland, and second in another. It is ranked first in

Greater Poland Voivodeship Greater Poland Voivodeship ( pl, Województwo wielkopolskie; ), also known as Wielkopolska Voivodeship, Wielkopolska Province, or Greater Poland Province, is a voivodeship, or province, in west-central Poland. It was created on 1 January 1999 o ...

(35,011),

Silesian Voivodeship Silesian Voivodeship, or Silesia Province ( pl, województwo śląskie ) is a voivodeship, or province, in southern Poland, centered on the historic region known as Upper Silesia ('), with Katowice serving as its capital. Despite the Silesian ...

(31,838),

Lesser Poland Voivodeship Lesser Poland Voivodeship or Lesser Poland Province (in pl, województwo małopolskie ), also known as Małopolska, is a voivodeship (province), in southern Poland. It has an area of , and a population of 3,404,863 (2019). It was created on 1 ...

(23,671),

Łódź Voivodeship Łódź Voivodeship (also known as Lodz Province, or by its Polish name ''Województwo łódzkie'' ) is a province-voivodeship in central Poland. It was created on 1 January 1999 out of the former Łódź Voivodeship (1975–1999) and the Sieradz ...

(15,460),

Lower Silesian Voivodeship Lower Silesian Voivodeship, or Lower Silesia Province, in southwestern Poland, is one of the 16 voivodeships (provinces) into which Poland is divided. The voivodeship was created on 1 January 1999 out of the former Wrocław, Legnica, Wałbrz ...

(13,217),

West Pomeranian Voivodeship The West Pomeranian Voivodeship, also known as the West Pomerania Province, is a voivodeship (province) in northwestern Poland. Its capital and largest city is Szczecin. Its area equals 22 892.48 km² (8,838.84 sq mi), and in 2021, it was i ...

(7,444),

Opole Voivodeship Opole Voivodeship, or Opole Province ( pl, województwo opolskie ), is the smallest and least populated voivodeship (province) of Poland. The province's name derives from that of the region's capital and largest city, Opole. It is part of Upper S ...

(5,538),

Lubusz Voivodeship Lubusz Voivodeship, or Lubuskie Province ( pl, województwo lubuskie ), is a voivodeship (province) in western Poland. It was created on January 1, 1999, out of the former Gorzów Wielkopolski and Zielona Góra Voivodeships, pursuant to the Po ...

(5,444), and

Świętokrzyskie Voivodeship The Świętokrzyskie Voivodeship, also known as the Świętokrzyskie Province, and the Holy Cross Voivodeship ( pl, województwo świętokrzyskie ) is a voivodeship (province) of Poland situated in southeastern part of the country, in the histo ...

(5,538), and second in

Subcarpathian Voivodeship Subcarpathian Voivodeship or Subcarpathia Province (in pl, Województwo podkarpackie ) is a voivodeship, or province, in the southeastern corner of Poland. Its administrative capital and largest city is Rzeszów. Along with the Marshall, it is ...

(9,301). There are two noble families of Polish origin with the surname Nowak: * One family appeared in

Silesia Silesia (, also , ) is a historical region of Central Europe that lies mostly within Poland, with small parts in the Czech Republic and Germany. Its area is approximately , and the population is estimated at around 8,000,000. Silesia is split ...

in the 15th century. It included Anatol Nowak (died 1456),

Archbishop of Wrocław In Christian denominations, an archbishop is a bishop of higher rank or office. In most cases, such as the Catholic Church, there are many archbishops who either have jurisdiction over an ecclesiastical province in addition to their own archdioc ...

. A branch of this family became

baron Baron is a rank of nobility or title of honour, often hereditary, in various European countries, either current or historical. The female equivalent is baroness. Typically, the title denotes an aristocrat who ranks higher than a lord or knig ...

s in

Bohemia Bohemia ( ; cs, Čechy ; ; hsb, Čěska; szl, Czechy) is the westernmost and largest historical region of the Czech Republic. Bohemia can also refer to a wider area consisting of the historical Lands of the Bohemian Crown ruled by the Bohem ...

in 1660. * One family appeared in Masovia around 1750. This family included Antoni and Józef Nowak, generals in the Polish army that served Napoleon, and Aleksander Nowak, a general of the Polish forces during the

November Uprising The November Uprising (1830–31), also known as the Polish–Russian War 1830–31 or the Cadet Revolution, was an armed rebellion in the heartland of partitioned Poland against the Russian Empire. The uprising began on 29 November 1830 in W ...

in 1831 against Russia.

Czech Republic and Slovakia

Novák is widespread in the

and

Slovakia Slovakia (; sk, Slovensko ), officially the Slovak Republic ( sk, Slovenská republika, links=no ), is a landlocked country in Central Europe. It is bordered by Poland to the north, Ukraine to the east, Hungary to the south, Austria to the s ...

. In both countries, the feminine form is Nováková. It is the most common surname in the Czech Republic.

Slovenia

Novak is the most common surname in

with more than 11,000 sharing it. There are however significant variations between regions: it is very common in central Slovenia (in the regions around

Ljubljana Ljubljana (also known by other historical names) is the capital and largest city of Slovenia. It is the country's cultural, educational, economic, political and administrative center. During antiquity, a Roman city called Emona stood in the ar ...

and

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), as well as in parts of southern Slovenia and eastern Slovenia (

Lower Carniola Lower Carniola ( sl, Dolenjska; german: Unterkrain) is a traditional region in Slovenia, the southeastern part of the historical Carniola region. Geography Lower Carniola is delineated by the Ljubljana Basin with the city of Ljubljana to the no ...

Prekmurje Prekmurje (; dialectically: ''Prèkmürsko'' or ''Prèkmüre''; hu, Muravidék) is a geographically, linguistically, culturally and ethnically defined region of Slovenia, settled by Slovenes and a Hungarian minority, lying between the Mur Ri ...

). It is much less common in northern and western Slovenia; in the

Goriška Goriška is a historical region in western Slovenia on the border with Italy. It comprises the northern part of the wider traditional region of the Slovenian Littoral (''Primorska''). The name ''Goriška'' is an adjective referring to the city of ...

region on the border with

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, it is quite rare. The rank of the surname Novak in the

Slovenian statistical regions The statistical regions of Slovenia are 12 administrative entities created in 2000 for legal and statistical purposes. Division By a decree in 2000, Slovenia has been divided into 12 statistical regions ( NUTS-3 level), which are grouped in two ...

: 1st in the

Central Slovenia Statistical Region The Central Slovenia Statistical Region ( sl, Osrednjeslovenska statistična regija) is a statistical region in central Slovenia. Geography This is the second-largest region in terms of territory. It has a total area of 2,555 km², with a ...

(3,422) and

Savinja Statistical Region The Savinja Statistical Region ( sl, Savinjska statistična regija) is a statistical region in Slovenia. The largest town in the region is Celje. It is named after the Savinja River. The region is very diverse in natural geography; it mainly com ...

(1,380); 2nd in the

Southeast Slovenia Statistical Region The Southeast Slovenia Statistical Region ( sl, Jugovzhodna Slovenija statistična regija) is a statistical region in southeast Slovenia. It is the largest statistical region. The development of this region is largely the result of industry (the au ...

(1,231) and

Mura Statistical Region The Mura Statistical Region ( sl, Pomurska statistična regija) is a statistical region in northeast Slovenia. It is predominantly agricultural with field crops representing over three-quarters of the total agricultural area (twice as much as the ...

(1,040); 3rd in the

Drava Statistical Region The Drava Statistical Region ( sl, Podravska statistična regija) is a statistical region in Slovenia. The largest city in the region is Maribor. The region's name comes from the Drava River and includes land on both banks along its course thro ...

(1,732); 5th in the

Upper Carniola Statistical Region The Upper Carniola Statistical Region ( sl, Gorenjska statistična regija) is a statistical region in northwest Slovenia. It is a region with high mountains, including Mount Triglav, and is almost entirely Alpine. A large part of this statistical ...

(963) and

Lower Sava Statistical Region The Lower Sava Statistical Region ( sl, Posavska statistična regija; until December 31, 2014 ) is a statistical region in Slovenia. It has good traffic accessibility and is located in the Sava and Krka Valleys, with hilly areas with vineyards and ...

(380); 6th in the

Coastal–Karst Statistical Region The Coastal–Karst Statistical Region ( sl, Obalno-kraška statistična regija, it, Litorale-Carso) is a statistical region in southwest Slovenia. It covers the traditional and historical regions of Slovenian Istria and most of the Karst Platea ...

(228); 8th in the

Central Sava Statistical Region The Central Sava Statistical RegionBoršič, Darja, & Alenka Kavkler. 2009. Modeling Unemployment Duration in Slovenia Using Cox Regression Models. ''Transition Studies Review'' 54(1): 145–156, p. 148. ( sl, Zasavska statistična regija) is a s ...

(192); 10th in the

Carinthia Statistical Region The Carinthia Statistical Region ( sl, Koroška statistična regija) is a statistical region in northern Slovenia along the border with Austria. The region is difficult to access and is poorly connected with the central part of Slovenia. The env ...

(238); 11th in the

Inner Carniola–Karst Statistical Region Interior may refer to: Arts and media * ''Interior'' (Degas) (also known as ''The Rape''), painting by Edgar Degas * ''Interior'' (play), 1895 play by Belgian playwright Maurice Maeterlinck * ''The Interior'' (novel), by Lisa See * Interior de ...

(228); 131st in the

Gorizia Statistical Region The Gorizia Statistical Region ( sl, Goriška statistična regija) is a statistical region in western Slovenia, along the border with Italy. It is named after the Italian town of Gorizia (the feminine adjective ''goriška'' comes from the Sloveni ...

(171).

Other countries

Croatia , image_flag = Flag of Croatia.svg , image_coat = Coat of arms of Croatia.svg , anthem = "Lijepa naša domovino"("Our Beautiful Homeland") , image_map = , map_caption = , capit ...

, Novak is the sixth most common surname. In

Serbia Serbia (, ; Serbian language, Serbian: , , ), officially the Republic of Serbia (Serbian language, Serbian: , , ), is a landlocked country in Southeast Europe, Southeastern and Central Europe, situated at the crossroads of the Pannonian Bas ...

and

Montenegro ) , image_map = Europe-Montenegro.svg , map_caption = , image_map2 = , capital = Podgorica , coordinates = , largest_city = capital , official_languages = M ...

, Novak is a given name, while

Novaković Novaković ( sr-cyr, Новаковић) is a Serbian, Montenegrin and Croatian surname, a patronymic derived from the male given name ''Novak (given name), Novak'' (meaning "the new one"). It is rendered as Novakovič in Slovenian, and historically ...

is found as a common surname. In

Germany Germany,, officially the Federal Republic of Germany, is a country in Central Europe. It is the second most populous country in Europe after Russia, and the most populous member state of the European Union. Germany is situated betwe ...

, Nowak is 159th (c. 31,000) and Noack is 270th (c. 22,000), together with different spellings (c. 64,000), with some concentration in the

Ruhr area The Ruhr ( ; german: Ruhrgebiet , also ''Ruhrpott'' ), also referred to as the Ruhr area, sometimes Ruhr district, Ruhr region, or Ruhr valley, is a polycentric urban area in North Rhine-Westphalia, Germany. With a population density of 2,800/km ...

, around

Salzgitter Salzgitter (; Eastphalian: ''Soltgitter'') is an independent city in southeast Lower Saxony, Germany, located between Hildesheim and Braunschweig. Together with Wolfsburg and Braunschweig, Salzgitter is one of the seven ''Oberzentren'' of Lower ...

and

Lüchow-Dannenberg Lüchow-Dannenberg is a district in Lower Saxony, Germany, which is usually referred to as Hanoverian Wendland (''Hannoversches Wendland'') or Wendland. It is bounded by (from the west and clockwise) the districts of Uelzen and Lüneburg and the s ...

and as Noack in

Lusatia Lusatia (german: Lausitz, pl, Łużyce, hsb, Łužica, dsb, Łužyca, cs, Lužice, la, Lusatia, rarely also referred to as Sorbia) is a historical region in Central Europe, split between Germany and Poland. Lusatia stretches from the Bóbr ...

People

Novak and Novák surname

A–J

Alexander Novak Alexander Valentinovich Novak (russian: Александр Валентинович Новак; born 23 August 1971) is a Russian politician who is the current Deputy Prime Minister of Russia since November 2020. Previously, he was the Minist ...

(born 1971), Russian politician *

Anatole Novak Anatole Novak (12 February 1937 – 5 January 2022) was a French professional road bicycle racer. Career Novak won a stage in the 1961 Tour de France, and was the Lanterne rouge (last finishing cyclist) in the 1964 Tour de France. Personal lif ...

(1937–2022), French bicycle racer * Andriy Novak (born 1988), Ukrainian footballer *

Anthony Novak Anthony Joseph Novak (born March 27, 1994) is a Canadian professional soccer player who plays as a forward. Early life Novak was born in Pickering, Ontario and began playing youth soccer with Pickering SC. He played as a goalkeeper in his yout ...

(born 1994), Canadian soccer player *

, plaintiff in ''Novak v. City of Parma'' *

Arne Novák Arne Novák, born as Arnošt Novák, (2 March 1880, Litomyšl, Bohemia – 26 November 1939, Polička) was a Czech literary historian and critic, specialist in German and Czech studies. Life He was born as a son of the high school teacher Josef ...

(1880–1939), Czech literary historian and critic *

Augustin Novák Augustin Novák (1890 - 1970), sometimes referred to as Novak or Nowak was an Austro-Hungarian World War I flying ace credited with five or seven aerial victories. A prewar soldier, who had joined the horse artillery in 1911, he participated in th ...

, a World War I flying ace * B. J. Novak (born 1979), American writer, comedian and actor known for ''

The Office ''The Office'' is a mockumentary sitcom created by Ricky Gervais and Stephen Merchant, first made in the United Kingdom, then Germany, and subsequently the United States. It has since been remade in ten other countries. The original series of ...

'' *

Barbara Novak Barbara J. Novak (born 1929) is an American art historian. She was the Helen Goodhart Altschul Professor of Art History at Barnard College from 1958 to 1998. Biography Novak was born in New York City in 1929. She grew up in Far Rockaway, Queens ...

(born 1922), American art historian *

Brandon Novak Brandon Thomas Novak (born December 10, 1978) is an American motivational speaker, author, and former professional skateboarder and "CKY crew" member. He also had appearances in the ''Viva La Bam'' reality comedy series and the '' Jackass'' fil ...

(born 1978), American skateboarder *

Brett Novak Brett Novak is an American filmmaker and director, best known for his short skateboard related films; particularly his collaborations with Spanish professional skateboarder Kilian Martin. Biography Early life Novak was born in the western Ch ...

, an American filmmaker and director *

David Novak (disambiguation) David Novak (born 1941) is an American theologian and philosopher. David Novak may also refer to: *David C. Novak (born 1952), American businessman and philanthropist * David J. Novak (born 1961), American judge * David Novák (born 1979), Czech fo ...

, several persons *

Dennis Novak Dennis Novak (; born 28 August 1993, in Wiener Neustadt) is an Austrian professional tennis player. Novak achieved a career-high ATP singles ranking of world No. 85 in March 2020. Professional career 2013 Novak made his ATP main draw debut at ...

(born 1993), Austrian tennis player *

Dezső Novák Dezső Novák (3 February 1939 – 26 February 2014) was a Hungarian footballer who played as a defender. During his club career he played for Ferencvárosi TC. For the Hungary national team, he participated in the 1964 European Nations' Cu ...

(1939–2014), Hungarian footballer *

Doug Novak Doug Novak is an American basketball coach who is currently an assistant coach for the Army Black Knights basketball team. Novak was previously the interim head coach of the Mississippi State women's basketball team from 2021 to 2022. He was elev ...

, women's basketball coach for

Mississippi State Mississippi State University for Agriculture and Applied Science, commonly known as Mississippi State University (MSU), is a public land-grant research university adjacent to Starkville, Mississippi. It is classified among "R1: Doctoral Univers ...

Dragutin Novak Dragutin Karlo Novak (16 February 1892 in Zagreb – 31 October 1978, Zagreb) was the first person in what is now Croatia to make a heavier-than-air flight by flying a plane constructed by Slavoljub Eduard Penkala, June 22, 1910. Novak flew in an ...

(1892–1978), Croatian aviator *

Džoni Novak Džoni Novak (born 4 September 1969) is a Slovenian former professional footballer who played as a midfielder. He represented his country at Euro 2000 and the 2002 World Cup. Club career Born in Ljubljana, he started his professional career p ...

(born 1969), Slovenian former footballer *

Emil Novák Emil Novák (born April 12, 1989 in Zábřeh) is a Czech snowboarder, specializing in snowboard cross. Novák competed at the 2014 Winter Olympics for the Czech Republic. In the snowboard cross, he finished 4th in his 1/8 round race, failing to ...

, Czech snowboarder *

Éva Novák-Gerard Éva Novák (8 January 1930 – 30 June 2005), also known as Éva Novák-Gérard, was a swimmer from Hungary. She won three medals at the 1952 Summer Olympics in Helsinki, after a bronze four years earlier in London. She was inducted into the ...

(1930–2005), Hungarian swimmer *

Evelin Novak Evelin Novak (born 1985 in Čakovec) is a Croatian soprano. Novak was born in Croatia. At the age of 12 she started her singing education, four years later she won two first prizes at international competitions in Croatia. At the age of 17 she bec ...

(born 1965), Croatian operatic soprano *

Ferenc Novák Ferenc Novák (born July 13, 1969 in Budapest) is a Hungarian sprint canoeist who has competed from the early 1990s to 2006. At the 2000 Summer Olympics in Sydney, he won a gold medal in the C-2 500 m event with teammate Imre Pulai. In the ...

(born 1969), Hungarian canoer and Olympic champion * Filip Novák (born 1982), Czech professional ice hockey defenceman *

Franz Novak Franz Novak (10 January 1913 – 21 October 1983Berndt Rieger: ''Der Fahrdienstleiter des Todes. Franz Novak, der transportexperte Eichmanns. Eine Biographie'', Norderstedt 2001, S.127f) was an Austrian SS-''Hauptsturmführer'' (captain). He w ...

(1913–1983), Austrian SS-Hauptsturmführer *

Gabi Novak Gabrijela "Gabi" Novak (; born 8 July 1936) is a Croatian pop and jazz singer. A wife of the prominent Croatian singer-songwriter Arsen Dedić, whom she married in 1973, Novak became popular in the 1960s. Biography Born in Berlin into a family ...

(born 1936), Croatian pop singer *

Grga Novak Grga Novak (2April 18887September 1978) was a distinguished Croatian historian, archaeologist and geographer, and President of the Yugoslav Academy of Sciences and Arts from 1958 to 1978. Born on the island of Hvar, he was Professor of Ancient Hi ...

(1888–1978), Croatian historian, archaeologist and geographer *

Grigory Novak Grigory Irmovich Novak (russian: Григорий Ирмович Новак, 5 March 1919 – 10 July 1980) was a Jewish Soviet weightlifter who won a world title in 1946 and a silver medal at the 1952 Summer Olympics. During his career Novak se ...

(1919–1980), Ukrainian Olympic weightlifter *

Ilona Novák Ilona Novák (16 May 1925 – 14 March 2019) was a Hungarian swimmer and Olympic champion. She competed at the 1948 Olympic Games in London, where she finished 4th in 100 m backstroke and 5th in 4 × 100 m freestyle relay. At the 1952 Olympic ...

(1925–2019), Hungarian swimmer and Olympic champion * Ján Novák (1921–1984), Czech composer * Ján Novák (born 1985), Slovak footballer * Ján Novák (born 1979), Czech professional ice hockey player *

Jane Novak Jane Novak (born Johana Barbara Novak; January 12, 1896 – February 3, 1990) was an American actress of the silent film era. Background Jane Novak was born Johana Barbara Novak in St. Louis, Missouri to Bohemian immigrant Joseph Jerome Novak a ...

(1896–1990), actress in silent films *

Jeff Novak Jeff Ladd Novak (born July 27, 1967) is a former American football offensive lineman who played professionally in the World League of American Football and the National Football League. Novak was born in Arlington Heights, Illinois, and grew up ...

(born 1967), former American footballer *

Jim Novak James R. Novak (September 14, 1955 - April 2018) was a comic book creator, primarily working as a letterer for Marvel Comics, where he worked on almost every one of their ongoing series, and contributed to the development of the iconic Star Wars l ...

(1955–2018), American comic book letterer *

Jiří Novák Jiří Novák (; born 22 March 1975) is a Czech former professional tennis player. He was born in Zlín, Czechoslovakia but resides nowadays in Monte Carlo, Monaco. Career Novák turned professional in 1993 and won seven singles and 18 doubles ...

(born 1975), Czech former tennis player *

Joe Novak Joe Novak (born April 19, 1945) is a former American football player and coach. He served as the head football coach at Northern Illinois University from 1996 to 2007, compiling a record of 63–76. Novak played college football as a defensive en ...

(born 1945), retired college football coach *

John Novak John Novak is a Canadian voice, film and television actor who frequently does work for the Ocean Productions based in Vancouver, Canada. Biography He was born in Venezuela to Canadian parents who were visiting the country. He has also starred ...

(born 1955), actor *

John Philip Novak John Philip "Phil" Novak (born February 15, 1946) was an American politician and businessman. Born in Berwyn, Illinois, Novak served in the United States Army from 1966 to 1968 and was stationed in the Panama Canal Zone. He received his bachelor's ...

(born 1946), American politician *

Joseph D. Novak Joseph Donald Novak (born 1932) is an American educator, and Professor Emeritus at the Cornell University, and Senior Research Scientist at the Florida Institute for Human & Machine Cognition. He is known for his development of concept mapping in t ...

(born 1930), American educator

K–Z

Karel Novák Karel Novák is a retired Czechoslovak slalom canoeist who competed in the early-to-mid 1960s. He won two medals in the mixed C-2 event at the ICF Canoe Slalom World Championships with a gold in 1961 and a bronze in 1963 Events January ...

, Czech slalom canoeist *

Katalin Novák Katalin Éva Novák (born 6 September 1977) is a Hungarian politician serving as the current president of Hungary, having been elected in the 2022 presidential election. Novák is the first woman to hold the presidency, as well as the youngest ...

, Hungarian president *

Kate Novak Kate Novak is an American fantasy author. Biography Novak grew up in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania where she graduated from the University of Pittsburgh with a BS in Chemistry. She primarily published in the ''Forgotten Realms'' and ''Ravenloft'' s ...

, American fantasy writer *

Kayvan Novak Kayvan Novak ( fa, کیوان نواک; born 23 November 1977) is a British actor and comedian.Kadivar, DariuSyriana breaks Iranian stereotypes, ''Persian Mirror''. Retrieved 3 August 2007. He co-created and starred in the comedy series ''Fone ...

(born 1978), British-Iranian actor *

Kevin Novak Kevin Novak (born September 1, 1982 in Los Angeles, California) is an American soccer defender, who played two seasons for Real Salt Lake in Major League Soccer and one for the Rochester Raging Rhinos of the USL First Division. Novak grew up in ...

(born 1982), American soccer player *

Kim Novak Marilyn Pauline "Kim" Novak (born February 13, 1933) is an American retired film and television actress and painter. Novak began her career in 1954 after signing with Columbia Pictures and quickly became one of Hollywood's top box office stars, ...

(born 1933), American actress *

Krysia Nowak Krysia Nowak (born 1948), also known as Krysia Danuta Michna-Nowak, is a British painter and designer of Polish descent, working in mixed media. Early life Daughter of Squadron Leader and Henrietta Nowak, Krysia attended Notre Dame High Scho ...

(born 1948), British artist *

Ladislav Novák Ladislav Novák (5 December 1931 – 21 March 2011) was a Czech football defender and later a football manager. He played 75 matches for Czechoslovakia, 71 of them as a team captain.

(1931–2011), Czech football player and manager *

Laila Novak Laila Novak, (born 29 January 1942 as ''Laila Linnéa Maria Nyborg'' in Nybro, Sweden, the daughter of Lisbet Peterson Nyborg and Arne Nyborg), is a Swedish model A model is an informative representation of an object, person or system. The term ...

(born 1942), Swedish model and actress *

Ljudmila Novak Ljudmila Novak (born 1 August 1959) is a Slovenian politician and a Member of the European Parliament. She is the president of the New Slovenia – Christian People's Party. Since 21 December 2011, she has been the vice-president of the Slovenia ...

(born 1959), Slovenian politician and Member of the European Parliament *

Martin Novák Martin Novák (born November 2, 1988) is a Czech professional ice hockey player. He is currently playing for LHK Jestřábi Prostějov of the Czech 1.liga. Novák made his Czech Extraliga debut playing with HC Slovan Bratislava Hockey Club ...

, Czech ice hockey player *

Matěj Novák Matěj Novák (born 6 November 1989) is a Czech former competitive ice dancer. With former partner Lucie Myslivečková, he is the 2010 Golden Spin of Zagreb champion and the 2011 Czech national champion. He currently competes with Gabriela Kub ...

(born 1989), Czech figure skater *

Mel Novak Mel Novak (born June 16, 1942) is an American actor who is best known for villainous roles in ''Black Belt Jones'', ''Game of Death'', and ''An Eye for an Eye''. He is also known for doing all of his own stunts and fighting scenes. Career 1970s ...

(born 1942), American actor *

Michael Novak Michael John Novak Jr. (September 9, 1933 – February 17, 2017) was an American Catholic philosopher, journalist, novelist, and diplomat. The author of more than forty books on the philosophy and theology of culture, Novak is most widely known ...

(1933–2017), conservative American Roman Catholic philosopher and diplomat * Michael Novak (footballer), Austrian footballer *

Mike Novak Michael Donald Novak (April 23, 1915 – August 15, 1978) was an American professional basketball player. He played in the NBL, BAA, and NBA from 1939 to 1954. A 6'9" center from Loyola University Chicago, he was one of the first prominent "big ...

(1915–1978), American National Basketball League player *

Mirjam Novak Mirjam Elisabeth Novak (born 16 January in Nuremberg) is an actress and screenwriter of Croatian-German descent who has appeared in various films and television shows in the US, England, Canada and Germany. She moved to Los Angeles to attend the ...

(born 1981), German actress and screenwriter *

Miroslav Novák Miroslav Novák (26 October 1907, Kyjov, Czechoslovakia – 5 May 2000, Rouen, France was a Czech theologian of the Old Testament, a spiritual bishop and between 1961 and 1990, the patriarch of the Czechoslovak Hussite Church. Miroslav Novák (Doc ...

(1907–2000), Czech Hussite bishop *

Nick Novak Nicholas Ryan Novak (born August 21, 1981) is a former American football placekicker. He was signed by the Chicago Bears as an undrafted free agent in 2005. He played college football at Maryland. Novak has played for the Washington Redskins, A ...

(born 1981), National Football League placekicker *

Otto Novák Otto Novák (22 March 1902 – 15 October 1984) was a Czechoslovak footballer. He competed in the men's tournament at the 1924 Summer Olympics. On a club level, he played for FK Viktoria Žižkov FK Viktoria Žižkov is one of the olde ...

(1902–1984), Czech footballer *

Petr Novák (disambiguation) Petr Novák may refer to: * Petr Novák (1945-1997), Czech rock musician * Petr Novák, Czech Paralympic athlete * Petr Novák (born 1982), Czech Olympic skier * Petr Novák (born 1996), Czech swimmer * Petr Novák (born 1988), Czech Greco-Roma ...

Robert Novak Robert David Sanders Novak (February 26, 1931 – August 18, 2009) was an American syndicated columnist, journalist, television personality, author, and conservative political commentator. After working for two newspapers before serving in the ...

(1931–2009), American journalist and conservative political commentator *

Rudolph Novak Rudolph Novak (January 29, 1887, in Chroustovice – October 16, 1968, in Cedar Rapids, Iowa) was an American gymnast who competed in the 1924 Summer Olympics. He was a gymnastics director at Olivet College and raised the popularity of the spor ...

, American gymnast *

Slobodan Novak Ante Slobodan Novak (3 November 1924 – 25 July 2016) was a Croatian writer and novelist. He is best known for his novel ''Gold, Frankincense and Myrrh'' (1968), often listed as one of the best Croatian novels of the 20th century. Biography N ...

(1924–2016), Croatian writer *

Slobodan Prosperov Novak Slobodan Prosperov Novak (born 11 April 1951), is a Croatian literature historian, comparativist and theatrologist. Biography Prosperov Novak was born in Belgrade, but spent his childhood in Dubrovnik. He graduated comparative literature in 1973 at ...

(born 1951), Croatian literary historian *

Štefan Novák Štefan Novák (4 December 1879 – 5 September 1932) was a Greek Catholic hierarch who, from 1913 to 1918, served as the bishop of the Eparchy of Presov (present-day Slovak Catholic Eparchy of Prešov). On 4 December 1879, he was born in Ubľ ...

(1879–1932), Greek Catholic Bishop of the Eparchy of Prešov *

Steve Novak Steven Michael Novak (born June 13, 1983) is an American former professional basketball player who is currently a television analyst for the Milwaukee Bucks on Fox Sports Wisconsin. He is listed as 6'10", 225 lbs. He played college basketball ...

(born 1983), basketball player *

Tom Novak Thomas P. Novak is the Denit Trust Distinguished Scholar and Professor of Marketing at The George Washington University School of Business, where he co-directs the Center for the Connected Consumer and the Connected Consumer Panel. Professor No ...

, marketing professor *

Tommy Novak Tommy Novak (born April 28, 1997) is an American professional ice hockey forward for the Nashville Predators of the National Hockey League (NHL). He was drafted with the 85th overall pick by the Predators in the third round of the 2015 NHL Entry ...

(born 1997), American Ice Hockey Player *

Viktor Novak Viktor Novak (4 February 1889 – 1 January 1977) was a Yugoslav Croat historian, professor at the University of Belgrade and full member of the Serbian Academy of Sciences and Arts (SANU), and a corresponding member of the Yugoslav Academy of Sci ...

(1889–1977), Yugoslav historian *

Vilmos Aba-Novák Vilmos Aba-Novák ( hu, Aba- Novák Vilmos, until 1912: hu, Novák Vilmos; March 15, 1894 – September 29, 1941

(1894–1941), Hungarian painter and graphic artist *

Vítězslav Novák Vítězslav Augustín Rudolf Novák (5 December 1870 – 18 July 1949) was a Czech composer and academic teacher at the Prague Conservatory. Stylistically, he was part of the neo-romantic tradition, and his music is considered an important e ...

(1870–1949), Czech composer *

Viveca Novak Viveca Novak is an American journalist who has worked as the editorial and communications director at OpenSecrets since 2011. She was previously a Washington correspondent for ''Time'' and ''The Wall Street Journal''. She is a frequent guest on CN ...

, American journalist *

Vjenceslav Novak Vjenceslav Novak (11 September 1859 in Senj – 20 September 1905 in Zagreb) was a Croatian Realist writer, dramatist, and music historian. He was born into an emigrant Czech family, of which his mother was from an emigrant Bavarian family. H ...

(1859–1905), Croatian writer *

Vladimír Novák (painter) Vladimír Novák (born April 30, 1947) is a Czech Republic, Czech painter. Biography Novák was born in Louny, Czech Republic and studied at the Prague Academy of Fine Arts. He is a member of the art group 12/15: Better Late Than Never. He live ...

(born 1947), Czech painter *

Vladimír Novák (skier) Vladimír Novák (February 2, 1904 – April 28, 1986) was a Czechoslovakian Nordic skier who competed in the 1920s and in the 1930s. He won a silver medal in the 4 x 10 km at the 1933 FIS Nordic World Ski Championships in Innsbruck. ...

(1904–1986), Czechoslovak Nordic skier

Novakov surname

* Andrey Novakov (born 1988), Bulgarian politician *

Anna Novakov Anna Novakov is a Serbian-American art historian, critic, educator, and curator based at Saint Mary's College of California. A prolific writer, Novakov has received numerous awards and grants for her research and art criticism. In addition to he ...

, Serbian-American art historian and curator *

Boncho Novakov Boncho Novakov ( bg, Бончо Новаков, born 7 May 1935) is a former Bulgarian cyclist. He competed in the 1000m time trial at the 1960 Summer Olympics The 1960 Summer Olympics ( it, Giochi Olimpici estivi del 1960), officially known ...

(born 1935), Bulgarian cyclist *

Tihomir Novakov Tihomir Novakov, Ph.D known also as Tica Novakov (March 16, 1929 – January 2, 2015) was a Serbian-born American physicist. As a scientist, Novakov is known for his black carbon, air quality, and climate change research. James Hansen dubbed him " ...

(1929–2015), Serbian-born American physicist

Nováková surname

Daniela Trandžíková-Nováková Daniela Trandžíková-Nováková (born 26 October 1956) is a Slovak handball player. She competed at the 1980 Summer Olympics and the 1988 Summer Olympics The 1988 Summer Olympics (), officially known as the Games of the XXIV Olympiad () ...

(born 1956), Slovak handball player *

Eva Nováková Eva Nováková (born 18 January 1938) is a Czech politician. Having served in the Federal Assembly (Czechoslovakia), Federal Assembly of Czechoslovakia, she went on to serve in the Chamber of Deputies of the Parliament of the Czech Republic before ...

(born 1938), Czech politician *

Ivana Nováková Ivana Nováková (born 16 July 1965) is a Czech basketball player. She competed in the women's tournament at the 1988 Summer Olympics The 1988 Summer Olympics (), officially known as the Games of the XXIV Olympiad () and commonly known as ...

(born 1965), Czech basketball player *

Kristýna Badinková Nováková Kristýna Badinková Nováková, formerly Fuitová Nováková, née Nováková (born 24 April 1983) is a Czech people, Czech film and television actress, born in Prague. Filmography (film and television) * ''Honeymoon (2013 film), Honeymoon'' ...

(born 1983), Czech film and television actress *

Petra Nováková Petra Nováková (born 17 August 1993 in Karlovy Vary) is a Czech cross-country skier. She competed at the FIS Nordic World Ski Championships 2013 in Val di Fiemme. She competed at the 2014 Winter Olympics in Sochi, in the sprint, skiathlon, rela ...

(born 1993), Czech skier *

Soňa Nováková Soňa Nováková-Dosoudilová (born 6 October 1975 in Olomouc) is a female beach volleyball player from the Czech Republic. She twice represented her native country at the Summer Olympics: 2000 and 2004. Partnering Eva Celbová she claimed the go ...

(born 1975), Czech female beach volleyball player *

Šárka Nováková Šárka Nováková (née Makówková; born 21 February 1971 in Zlín, Czechoslovakia) is a retired Czech high jump The high jump is a track and field event in which competitors must jump unaided over a horizontal bar placed at measured heights w ...

(born 1971), Czech high jumper *

Teréza Nováková Teréza Nováková, née Lanhausová (31 December 1853 – 13 November 1912) was a Czech feminist author, editor, and ethnographer. Life Teréza Nováková was born in Prague in the Austrian Empire (now the Czech Republic). She married a second ...

(1853–1912), Czech feminist author, editor, and ethnographer *

Vratislava Nováková Vratislava Nováková is a retired Czechoslovak slalom canoeist who competed in the early-to-mid 1960s. She won two medals in the mixed C-2 event at the ICF Canoe Slalom World Championships with a gold in 1961 and a bronze in 1963 Events ...

, Czechoslovak slalom canoer

Nowak surname

* , Academy Award–nominated director of '' Isaac in America: A Journey with Isaac Bashevis Singer'' *

Anton Nowak Anton Nowak (10 May 1865 – 28 May 1932) was an Austrian artist and graphic designer. Life Nowak was born in Maribor and studied at the Academy of Fine Arts, Vienna under Christian Griepenkerl and Leopold Karl Müller. In 1894, he joined the ...

(1865–1932), Austrian artist *

Bartosz Nowak Bartosz Nowak (born 25 August 1993) is a Polish professional footballer who plays as a midfielder for Raków Częstochowa. Previously, he played for clubs such as Ruch Chorzów, Stal Mielec and Górnik Zabrze. Career statistics Honours Sta ...

, Polish footballer *

Cécile Nowak Cécile Nowak (born 22 April 1967 in Valenciennes) is a French judoka, world and Olympic champion. She won a gold medal in the extra lightweight division at the 1992 Summer Olympics in Barcelona.Henry J. Nowak Henry James Nowak (born February 21, 1935) is an American lawyer, politician and a former Democratic member of the United States House of Representatives from New York between 1975 and 1993. Early life Nowak was born in Buffalo, New York atten ...

(born 1935), member of United States House of Representatives (1975–1993) *

Jan Nowak-Jeziorański Jan Nowak-Jeziorański (; 2 October 1914 – 20 January 2005) was a Polish journalist, writer, politician, social worker and patriot. He served during the Second World War as one of the most notable resistance fighters of the Home Army. He is b ...

(1914–2005), Polish journalist and World War II hero *

Jerzy Nowak Jerzy Nowak (20 June 1923 – 26 March 2013) was a Polish film and theatre actor and teacher. Biography During World War II, Nowak fought with the Polish partisans. In 1948, he graduated from the Ludwik Solski Academy for the Dramatic Art ...

, Polish actor *

Jerzy Robert Nowak Jerzy Robert Nowak (born 8 September 1940 in Terespol) is a Polish historian, and former columnist in right-wing Catholic media outlets including Nasz Dziennik, Telewizja Trwam, Radio Maryja.Törnquist-Plewa, Barbara. "The Jedwabne Killings–A C ...

, Polish historian *

Józef Nowak Józef Nowak (8 April 1925 – 16 January 1984) was a Polish actor. He appeared in more than 50 films and television shows between 1951 and 1980. Selected filmography * ''Warsaw Premiere'' (1951) * ''Drugi brzeg'' (1962) * ''Westerplatte'' ...

(1925–1984), Polish actor *

Julian Nowak Julian Ignacy Nowak (; 10 March 1865 – 7 November 1946) was a Polish microbiologist and politician who served as 9th Prime Minister of Poland in 1922. Nowak studied medicine at the Jagiellonian University in 1886–1893 and was a professor th ...

(1865–1946), Polish physician, veterinarian, bacteriologist, and politician *

Katarzyna Nowak Katarzyna Nowak (born 13 January 1969) is a former professional tennis player from Poland. Biography Professional tour Nowak, who comes from Łódź, turned professional at the age of 19. On the WTA Tour, her best performance was a semifinal ap ...

, Polish tennis player *

Kazimierz Nowak Kazimierz Nowak (11 January 1897 in Stryj – 13 October 1937 in Poznań) was a Polish traveler, correspondent, reporter and photographer. Life Born in Stryj, Nowak lived in Poznań following World War I. From 1931 to 1936, he traveled alone, by ...

(1897–1937), Polish traveler *

Leopold Nowak Leopold Nowak (17 August 1904 – 27 May 1991) was an Austrian musicologist chiefly known for editing the works of Anton Bruckner for the International Bruckner Society.Bruckner Problems, in Perpetuity, Margaret Notley ''19th-Century Music'', Vo ...

(1904–1991), Austrian musicologist *

Lisa Nowak Lisa Marie Nowak (née Caputo, born May 10, 1963) is an American aeronautical engineer, and former NASA astronaut and United States Navy officer. Nowak served as naval flight officer and test pilot in the Navy, and was selected by NASA for NASA ...

(born 1963), American astronaut *

Łukasz Nowak Łukasz Nowak (born 18 December 1988, in Poznań) is a Polish race walking, race walker. He finished 6th in the 50 kilometers walk at the Athletics at the 2012 Summer Olympics, 2012 Olympic Games in London with a new personal best of 3:42:47. ...

(born 1988), Polish athlete *

Marco Nowak Marco Nowak (born 23 July 1990) is a German professional ice hockey defenceman who currently plays for Eisbären Berlin of the Deutsche Eishockey Liga (DEL). He has previously played with the DEG Metro Stars and Nürnberg Ice Tigers. Internati ...

, German ice hockey player *

Mark Nowak Mark Nowak is an American poet, as well as cultural critic, playwright and essayist, from Buffalo, New York Buffalo is the second-largest city in the U.S. state of New York (behind only New York City) and the seat of Erie County. It is at ...

(born 1964), American poet and writer *

Manfred Nowak Manfred Nowak (born 26 June 1950 in Bad Aussee) is an Austrian human rights lawyer, who served as the United Nations Special Rapporteur on Torture from 2004 to 2010. He is Secretary General of the European Inter-University Center for Human Righ ...

(born 1950), United Nations Special Rapporteur on Torture *

Martin Nowak Martin Andreas Nowak (born April 7, 1965) is an Austrian-born professor of Mathematical and theoretical biology, mathematical biology, at Harvard University since 2003. He is one of the leading researchers in the field that studies the role of co ...

(born 1965), Austrian mathematical biologist *

Mateusz Nowak Mateusz Nowak (born 15 July 1992) is a Polish former professional cyclist. Major results ;2010 : 1st Time trial, National Junior Road Championships ;2011 : 7th Memoriał Andrzeja Trochanowskiego ;2012 : 2nd Overall Dookoła Mazowsza ::1st Youn ...

, Polish cyclist *

Oskar Nowak Oskar Nowak may refer to: * Oskar Nowak (hockey), Austrian ice hockey and field hockey player * Oskar Nowak (footballer), Polish footballer {{hndis, Nowak, Oskar ...

(1913–?), Austrian ice hockey player *

Piotr Nowak Piotr "Peter" Nowak (; born 5 July 1964) is a Polish professional football manager and former player. He was most recently in charge of Ekstraklasa club Jagiellonia Białystok. Nowak played in Europe for Polish clubs such as Zawisza Bydgoszcz ...

(born 1964), Polish footballer and manager *

Sylwia Nowak Sylwia is a given name. Notable people with the name include: * Sylwia Ejdys (born 1984), Polish middle-distance runner *Sylwia Gruchała (born 1981), Polish fencer * Sylwia Jaśkowiec (born 1986), Polish cross-country skier * Sylwia Julito (born ...

, Polish ice dancer *

Tadeusz Nowak Tadeusz Zdzisław Nowak (born 28 November 1948 in Poland Poland, officially the Republic of Poland, is a country in Central Europe. It is divided into 16 administrative provinces called voivodeships, covering an area of . Poland has a ...

, Polish footballer *

Teresa Nowak Teresa Nowak, née Gierczak (born 29 April 1942) is a Polish hurdler. She competed in the women's 100 metres hurdles at the 1972 Summer Olympics The 1972 Summer Olympics (), officially known as the Games of the XX Olympiad () and commonly k ...

(born 1942), Polish athlete *

Tim Nowak Tim Nowak (born 13 August 1995 in Bad Mergentheim) is a German athlete competing in the combined events. He represented his country at the 2016 World Indoor Championships finishing seventh. Competition record Personal bests Outdoor *100 metres ...

, German decathlete *

Wanda Nowak Wanda Nowak (16 January 1913 – 30 April 1977) was an Austrian athlete. She competed in the women's high jump at the 1936 Summer Olympics The 1936 Summer Olympics (German: ''Olympische Sommerspiele 1936''), officially known as the Ga ...

(born 1913), Austrian athlete * Zdzisław Nowak (1906–1996), Polish athlete *

Zenon Nowak Zenon Nowak (27 January 1905 – 21 August 1980) was a Communist activist and politician in the People's Republic of Poland. He was one of the members of the pro-Soviet Natolin faction of the PZPR Central Committee during the Polish October ...

(1905–1980), Polish trade union activist and politician

Novak given name

Novak Djokovic Novak Djokovic ( sr-Cyrl, Новак Ђоковић, translit=Novak Đoković, ; born 22 May 1987) is a Serbian professional tennis player. He has been ranked world No. 1 for a record total 373 weeks, and has finished as the year-end No. 1 ...

(born 1987), Serbian tennis player *

Starina Novak Starina Novak ( sr-Cyrl, Старинa Новак; ro, Baba Novac; bg, Баба Новак, meaning "Old Novak") was a Serb ''hajduk'' (brigand and rebel) who distinguished himself in many battles against the Ottoman Empire. He is considered a n ...

(1530–1601), Serbian brigand and rebel *

Novak Grebostrek Novak Grebostrek ( sr-cyr, Новак Гребострек, 1312–14) was a ''veliki vojvoda'' of Serbian King Stefan Milutin (r. 1282–1321), who commanded a Serbian contingent supporting Byzantine Emperor Andronikos II Palaiologos against Tur ...

(

fl. ''Floruit'' (; abbreviated fl. or occasionally flor.; from Latin for "they flourished") denotes a date or period during which a person was known to have been alive or active. In English, the unabbreviated word may also be used as a noun indicatin ...

1312), Serbian commander *

Novak Karaljuk Novak ( sr-cyr, Новак; 1404–10), known as Karaljuk (Караљук), was a Serbian nobleman in the service of Despot Stefan Lazarević ( 1402–1427), who was known to have fought a guerilla war against the Ottomans that brought great damag ...

(

1404), Serbian commander *

Novak Kilibarda Novak Kilibarda, PhD ( cyrl, Новак Килибарда; born 7 January 1934) is a Montenegro, Montenegrin former politician, professor, literary historian and writer. Early life and education Kilibarda was born on 7 January 1934 in the villag ...

(born 1934), Montenegrin politician *

Novak Martinović Novak Martinović ( sr-Cyrl, Новак Мартиновић, ; born 31 January 1985) is a Serbian professional footballer who plays as a defender for OFK Beograd. Career In his homeland, Martinović played for Rad, BSK Borča, OFK Beograd, and ...

(born 1985), Serbian footballer * (1928–1995), Serbian writer and journalist *

Novak Radonić Novak Radonić ( sr-Cyrl, Новак Радонић; Mol, 31 March 1826 – Sremska Kamenica, 11 July 1890) was a painter from modern-day Serbia. Work He was the pupil of Petar Pilić and Nikola Aleksić before he went to study art in Vienna. Up ...

(1826–1890), Serbian painter *

Novak Roganović Novak Roganović (Serbian Cyrillic: Новак Рогановић; 14 January 1932 – 4 February 2008) was a Serbian footballer. He was part of the Yugoslav squad that won gold at the 1960 Summer Olympics. He played for FK Vojvodina, Austria W ...

(1932–2008), Serbian footballer *

Novak Tomić Novak Tomić (Serbian Cyrillic: Новак Томић; 7 January 1936 – 23 July 2003) is a former Serbian football player. His nickname was Krca. On the national level he played for Yugoslavia national team (5 matches), and was a participant a ...

(1936–2003), Serbian footballer

Characters

Allie Novak Allie Novak is a fictional character from the Australian drama series ''Wentworth'', played by Kate Jenkinson. She made her first appearance during the fourth season episode titled, "First Blood", broadcast on 10 May 2016. The character was in ...

, character from the Australian drama series ''Wentworth'' * Arpad Novack, from '' Illatszertár'' (''Parfumerie''), the Hungarian play used as inspiration for ''The Shop Around the Corner'' * Barbara Novak, in the movie ''

Down with Love ''Down with Love'' is a 2003 American romantic comedy film directed by Peyton Reed. It stars Renée Zellweger and Ewan McGregor and is a pastiche of the early-1960s American "no-sex sex comedies", such as ''Pillow Talk'' and '' Lover Come Back' ...

'' played by Renée Zellweger * Billy Novak, in the Amazon television series '' The Collection'' * Bobby Novak, from the American television series ''

Pearson Pearson may refer to: Organizations Education *Lester B. Pearson College, Victoria, British Columbia, Canada *Pearson College (UK), London, owned by Pearson PLC *Lester B. Pearson High School (disambiguation) Companies *Pearson PLC, a UK-based int ...

'' *

Casey Novak Casey Novak is a fictional character on '' Law & Order: Special Victims Unit'', portrayed by Diane Neal. She is the only female Assistant District Attorney (ADA) to have appeared in five complete seasons in any ''Law & Order'' series and the thir ...

, in ''Law & Order: SVU'' * Dazzle Novak, in the television series ''

Moonbeam City ''Moonbeam City'' is an American adult animated television series that was created by Scott Gairdner, and starred the voices of Elizabeth Banks, Rob Lowe, Kate Mara and Will Forte. It premiered on Comedy Central on September 16, 2015. A parody o ...

'' * Georg Nowack, a character from the musical ''

She Loves Me ''She Loves Me'' is a musical with a book by Joe Masteroff, music by Jerry Bock, and lyrics by Sheldon Harnick. The musical is the third adaptation of the 1937 play '' Parfumerie'' by Hungarian playwright Miklós László, following the 1940 fil ...

'' inspired by ''The Shop Around the Corner'' * Holland and Dewey Novak, characters in the television series ''

Eureka Seven ''Eureka Seven'', known in Japan as , is a 2005 Japanese anime series created by Bones. The series was directed by Tomoki Kyoda, with series composition by Dai Satō, character designs by Kenichi Yoshida and music by Naoki Satō. ''E ...

'' *

James Novak James is a common English language surname and given name: *James (name), the typically masculine first name James * James (surname), various people with the last name James James or James City may also refer to: People * King James (disambiguat ...

, a character on the television series ''

Scandal A scandal can be broadly defined as the strong social reactions of outrage, anger, or surprise, when accusations or rumours circulate or appear for some reason, regarding a person or persons who are perceived to have transgressed in some way. Th ...

'' *

Jessica Novak ''Jessica Novak'' is an American drama television series that aired on CBS from November 5 until December 3, 1981 and was written by Ira Steven Behr. The cast includes Helen Shaver, Kip Gilman, Erik Kilpatrick, and Lara Parker. The series was can ...

, eponymous character of American drama television series * Jimmy Novak, his wife Amelia and his daughter

Claire Novak ''Supernatural'' is an American television drama series created by writer and producer Eric Kripke. It was initially broadcast by The WB network from September 13, 2005, but after the first season, the WB and UPN networks merged to form The CW net ...

, from the television series ''Supernatural'' * John Novak, protagonist of the television show ''

Mr. Novak ''Mr. Novak'' is an American television dramatic series starring James Franciscus in the title role as a high school teacher. The series aired on NBC for two seasons, from 1963 to 1965. It won a Peabody Award in 1963. Synopsis The series follows ...

'' * Klara Novak, a character on ''

The Shop Around the Corner ''The Shop Around the Corner'' is a 1940 American romantic comedy-drama film produced and directed by Ernst Lubitsch and starring Margaret Sullavan, James Stewart and Frank Morgan. The supporting cast included Joseph Schildkraut, Sara Haden, Feli ...

'', played by Margaret Sullavan *

Lindsey Novak The characters from the Canadian military science fiction television series ''Stargate Atlantis'' were created by Brad Wright and Robert C. Cooper. The series follows the adventures of a human expedition to the lost city of Atlantis in the Pegas ...

, recurring character in the ''Stargate Atlantis'' television series * Pat Novak, in ''The Novak Element'' in the movie ''

RoboCop ''RoboCop'' is a 1987 American science fiction action film directed by Paul Verhoeven and written by Edward Neumeier and Michael Miner. The film stars Peter Weller, Nancy Allen, Daniel O'Herlihy, Ronny Cox, Kurtwood Smith, and Miguel Ferre ...

'' * Pat Novak, played by Jack Webb in the old-time radio program ''

Pat Novak, for Hire ''Pat Novak, for Hire'' is an old-time radio radio drama, detective drama series which aired from 1946 to 1947 as a West Coast regional (produced at KGO (AM), KGO in San Francisco) program and in 1949 as a nationwide program for American Broadcast ...

'' * Sydney Novak, played by

Sophia Lillis Sophia Lillis (born February 13, 2002) is an American actress. She is known for her role as Beverly Marsh in the horror films '' It'' (2017) and '' It: Chapter Two'' (2019) and for her starring role as a teenager with telekinetic abilities in th ...

in the Netflix series ''

I Am Not Okay With This ''I Am Not Okay with This'' is an American coming-of-age black comedy streaming television series based on the graphic novel of the same name by Charles Forsman. The series stars Sophia Lillis, Wyatt Oleff, Sofia Bryant, and Kathleen Rose Perk ...

'' * Tom Nowak, in the movie ''

Test pilota Pirxa ''Inquest of Pilot Pirx'' ( pl, Test pilota Pirxa, russian: Дознание пилота Пиркса, Doznaniye pilota Pirksa, et, Navigaator Pirx) is a joint Polish-Soviet 1979 film directed by . It is based on the short story "The Inquest" ...

'' * Tommy Nowak, in the movie '' Pink Cadillac'', played by Clint Eastwood * Trishka Novak, character in the 2011 video game ''

Bulletstorm ''Bulletstorm'' is a 2011 first-person shooter game developed by People Can Fly and Epic Games and published by Electronic Arts (EA). The video game is distinguished by its system of rewarding players with "skillpoints" for performing increasi ...

'' * Zig Novak, character on television series ''

Degrassi ''Degrassi'' is a Canadian television franchise created by Kit Hood and Linda Schuyler in 1979. It is centred on a multigenerational teen drama about an ensemble cast of teenagers attending the namesake Toronto school as they navigate their ad ...

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