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 an ...

and Slovene;

Cyrillic The Cyrillic script ( ), Slavonic script or the Slavic script, is a writing system used for various languages across Eurasia. It is the designated national script in various Slavic, Turkic, Mongolic, Uralic, Caucasian and Iranic-speaking co ...

: ), Novák (in Hungarian, 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, locate ...

, 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 t ...

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 popula ...

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 veget ...

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 populou ...

, 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, and ...

, 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 = , capi ...

. 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 in Eastern Europe. It is bordered by Romania to the west and Ukraine to the north, east, and south. The unrecognised state of Transnistri ...

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

Spelling

The surname is usually spelled Novák in Czech, Slovak, and Hungarian, Nowak in Polish 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 **Ge ...

, Novak () in

, Slovene, Russian,

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.

In specific countries

Poland

As of 2009, Nowak ( ) is the most common surname in Poland, having surpassed Kowalski.
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 (feminine: Nowakowska; plural: Nowakowscy), Nowacki (feminine: 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 ...

(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 V ...

(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 Sier ...

(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, Wałbr ...

(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 ...

(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 Si ...

(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 ...

(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 his ...

(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 i ...

(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 Silesia, Czech Republic and Germany. Its area is approximately , and the population is estimated at around 8,000,000. S ...

in the 15th century. It included Anatol Nowak (died 1456), Archbishop of Wrocław. 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 kn ...

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 ...

. 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 n ...

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 R ...

). It is much less common in northern and western Slovenia; in the Goriška region on the border with

Italy Italy ( it, Italia ), officially the Italian Republic, ) or the Republic of Italy, is a country in Southern Europe. It is located in the middle of the Mediterranean Sea, and its territory largely coincides with the homonymous geographical ...

, 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 tw ...

: 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 c ...

(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 throug ...

(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 (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 Slov ...

(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 = , capi ...

, Novak is the sixth most common surname. In

Serbia Serbia (, ; Serbian: , , ), officially the Republic of Serbia ( Serbian: , , ), is a landlocked country in Southeastern and Central Europe, situated at the crossroads of the Pannonian Basin and the Balkans. It shares land borders with Hu ...

and

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

, Novak is a given name, while Novaković 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 betwee ...

, 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 Minis ...

(born 1971), Russian politician * Anatole Novak (1937–2022), French bicycle racer * Andriy Novak (born 1988), Ukrainian footballer * Anthony Novak (born 1994), Canadian soccer player * Anthony Novak, 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 No ...

(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 ser ...

'' * Barbara Novak (born 1922), American art historian * Brandon Novak (born 1978), American skateboarder * Brett Novak, an American filmmaker and director * David Novak (disambiguation), 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 (1939–2014), Hungarian footballer * Doug Novak, women's basketball coach for Mississippi State * Dragutin Novak (1892–1978), Croatian aviator * Džoni Novak (born 1969), Slovenian former footballer * Emil Novák, Czech snowboarder * Éva Novák-Gerard (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 famil ...

(born 1936), Croatian pop singer * Grga Novak (1888–1978), Croatian historian, archaeologist and geographer * Grigory Novak (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 Olympi ...

(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 (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 double ...

(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 (born 1955), actor * John Philip Novak (born 1946), American politician * Joseph D. Novak (born 1930), American educator

K–Z

* Karel Novák, 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 (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 (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 (born 1942), Swedish model and actress * Ljudmila Novak (born 1959), Slovenian politician and Member of the European Parliament * Martin Novák, Czech ice hockey player * Matěj Novák (born 1989), Czech figure skater * Mel Novak (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 m ...

(1915–1978), American National Basketball League player * Mirjam Novak (born 1981), German actress and screenwriter * Miroslav Novák (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, ...

(born 1981), National Football League placekicker * Otto Novák (1902–1984), Czech footballer * Petr Novák (disambiguation) *

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, 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 (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 (born 1983), basketball player * Tom Novak, marketing professor * Tommy Novak (born 1997), American Ice Hockey Player * Viktor Novak (1889–1977), Yugoslav historian * Vilmos Aba-Novák (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 ...

(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 ...

, 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. ...

(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) (1904–1986), Czechoslovak Nordic skier

Novakov surname

* Andrey Novakov (born 1988), Bulgarian politician * Anna Novakov, Serbian-American art historian and curator * Boncho Novakov (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 (born 1956), Slovak handball player * Eva Nováková (born 1938), Czech politician * Ivana Nováková (born 1965), Czech basketball player * Kristýna Badinková Nováková (born 1983), Czech film and television actress * Petra Nováková (born 1993), Czech skier * Soňa Nováková (born 1975), Czech female beach volleyball player * Šárka Nováková (born 1971), Czech high jumper * Teréza Nováková (1853–1912), Czech feminist author, editor, and ethnographer * Vratislava Nováková, Czechoslovak slalom canoer

Nowak surname

* , Academy Award–nominated director of '' Isaac in America: A Journey with Isaac Bashevis Singer'' * Anton Nowak (1865–1932), Austrian artist * Bartosz Nowak, Polish footballer * Cécile Nowak (born 1967), French judoka *

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 atte ...

(born 1935), member of United States House of Representatives (1975–1993) * Jan Nowak-Jeziorański (1914–2005), Polish journalist and World War II hero * Jerzy Nowak, Polish actor * Jerzy Robert Nowak, Polish historian * Józef Nowak (1925–1984), Polish actor * Julian Nowak (1865–1946), Polish physician, veterinarian, bacteriologist, and politician * Katarzyna Nowak, Polish tennis player * Kazimierz Nowak (1897–1937), Polish traveler * Leopold Nowak (1904–1991), Austrian musicologist * Lisa Nowak (born 1963), American astronaut * Łukasz Nowak (born 1988), Polish athlete * Marco Nowak, 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 Rig ...

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

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

(born 1965), Austrian mathematical biologist * Mateusz Nowak, Polish cyclist * Oskar Nowak (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, Polish footballer * Teresa Nowak (born 1942), Polish athlete * Tim Nowak, German decathlete * Wanda Nowak (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. ...

(born 1987), Serbian tennis player * Starina Novak (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 Tu ...

(

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 (

1404), Serbian commander *

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

(born 1934), Montenegrin politician * Novak Martinović (born 1985), Serbian footballer * (1928–1995), Serbian writer and journalist * Novak Radonić (1826–1890), Serbian painter * Novak Roganović (1932–2008), Serbian footballer * Novak Tomić (1936–2003), Serbian footballer

Characters

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

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'' * 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 ...

'' inspired by ''The Shop Around the Corner'' * Holland and Dewey Novak, characters in the television series '' Eureka Seven'' * James Novak, 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, eponymous character of American drama television series * Jimmy Novak, his wife Amelia and his daughter

Claire Novak ''Supernatural (American TV series), 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 ...

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

'', 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 Pega ...

, 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 Fer ...

'' * 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 detective drama series which aired from 1946 to 1947 as a West Coast regional (produced at KGO in San Francisco) program and in 1949 as a nationwide program for ABC. The regional version originally s ...

'' * 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 Pe ...

'' * Tom Nowak, in the movie '' Test pilota Pirxa'' * 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 increasin ...

'' * 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 ...

References

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