Pelikán (Czech and Slovak feminine: Pelikánová) and Pelikan is a surname, meaning '

pelican Pelicans (genus ''Pelecanus'') are a genus of large water birds that make up the family Pelecanidae. They are characterized by a long beak and a large throat pouch used for catching prey and draining water from the scooped-up contents before ...

' in various languages, including Czech and German. Notable people with the surname include: * Alfred Pelikan (1893–1987), German-American painter and educator * Boris Pelikan (1861–1931), Ukrainian politician * Emilie Mediz-Pelikan (1861–1908), Austrian landscape painter * Franz Pelikan (1925–1994), Austrian footballer * János Pelikán (born 1995), Hungarian cyclist *

Jaroslav Pelikan Jaroslav Jan Pelikan Jr. (; December 17, 1923 – May 13, 2006) was an American scholar of the history of Christianity, Christian theology, and medieval intellectual history at Yale University. Early years Jaroslav Jan Pelikan Jr. was born on D ...

(1923–2006), American Christian scholar *

Jiří Pelikán (chess player) Jiří (Jorge) Pelikán ( Častolovice, 23 April 1906 – Chacabuco, July 1984) was a Czech-Argentine chess master. In 1935, Jiří Pelikán tied for 2nd-4th in Luhačovice ( Karel Opočenský won) then won in Prague (12th Kautsky memorial). In 19 ...

(1906–1984), Czech-Argentine chess master *

Jiří Pelikán (politician) Jiří Pelikán (7 February 1923 – 26 June 1999) was a Czechs, Czech journalist and politician. Born in Olomouc, he was a member of the National Assembly (Communist Czechoslovakia), National Assembly in the Czechoslovak Socialist Republic and la ...

(1923–1999), Czech journalist and politician *

Lisa Pelikan Lisa Pelikan (born July 12, 1954) is an American stage, film, and television actress. Born in Berkeley, California, Pelikan studied drama at the Juilliard School on a full scholarship. She subsequently made her Broadway theatre, Broadway debut i ...

(born 1964), French actress * Radka Pelikánová (born 1977), Czech tennis player *

Robert Pelikán Robert Pelikán (born 18 October 1979) is a Czech Republic, Czech lawyer and politician who served as Ministry of Justice (Czech Republic), Minister of Justice from 2015 to 2018. Biography Legal career Pelikán studied at the Faculty of Law of t ...

(born 1979), Czech lawyer * Wilhelm Pelikan (1893–1981), German-Austrian chemist, anthroposophist and pharmacist

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