Jelínek (feminine: Jelínková) is a

Czech surname Czech names are composed of a given name and a family name (surname). Czechs typically get one given name – additional names may be chosen by themselves upon baptism but they generally use one. With marriage, the bride typically adopts the bride ...

that means "little deer". Notable people include: * Adriana Jelínková (born 1995), Czech alpine ski racer *

Antonín Jelínek Antonín Jelínek (born 4 November 1956) is a Czech Republic, Czech amateur wrestling, wrestler. He competed in the Wrestling at the 1980 Summer Olympics – Men's Greco-Roman 52 kg, men's Greco-Roman 52 kg at the 1980 Summer Olympics. Referenc ...

(born 1956), Czech wrestler * Arthur J. Jelinek (1928–2022), American anthropologist *

Bohumil Jelínek Bohumil Jelínek-Milka was a Czech footballer who played as a striker. Club career During his playing career, Jelínek played for Smíchov. International career On 1 April 1906, Jelínek made his debut for Bohemia in Bohemia's second game, star ...

, Czech football player * David Jelínek (born 1990), Czech basketball player *

Dora Jelínková Dora Jelínková (5 August 1949 – 20 March 2007) was a Czech volleyball player. She competed in the women's tournament at the 1972 Summer Olympics The 1972 Summer Olympics (), officially known as the Games of the XX Olympiad () and o ...

(1949–2007), Czech volleyball player *

Elfriede Jelinek Elfriede Jelinek (; born 20 October 1946) is an Austrian playwright and novelist. She is one of the most decorated authors to write in German and was awarded the 2004 Nobel Prize in Literature for her "musical flow of voices and counter-voices ...

(born 1946), Austrian writer * Ellen Marianne Mattson Jelinek (born 1973), Swedish actress *

Eloise Jelinek Eloise Jelinek (February 2, 1924 in Dallas – December 21, 2007 in Tucson) was an American linguist specializing in the study of syntax. Her 1981 doctoral dissertation at the University of Arizona was titled "On Defining Categories: AUX and PRED ...

(1924–2007), American linguist *

František Cína Jelínek František Cína Jelínek (6 June 1882 in Prague-Karlín – 3 February 1961 in Prague) was a Czech landscape painter. Biography Born on 6 June 1882 in Prague, he was the son of an innkeeper. He graduated from high school in Křemencova Street ...

(1882–1961), Czech painter *

Frederick Jelinek Frederick Jelinek (18 November 1932 – 14 September 2010) was a Czech-American researcher in information theory, automatic speech recognition, and natural language processing. He is well known for his oft-quoted statement, "Every time I fire ...

(1932–2010), American information theorist *

Hanns Jelinek Hanns Jelinek (5 December 1901 – 27 January 1969) was an Austrian composer of Czech descent who is also known under the pseudonyms Hanns Elin, H. J. Hirsch, Jakob Fidelbogen. Biography Jelinek was born and died in Vienna. His father was a ma ...

(1901–1969), Austrian composer *

Jan Jelinek Jan Jelinek is a German electronic musician who also operates under the names Farben, Gramm and The Exposures. His music is usually categorized as minimal techno, glitch or microhouse, and is characterized by deep basslines, extensive use of sa ...

(born 1949), German musician * Jan Jelínek (legionary) (1893–1974), Czech writer * Jiří Jelínek (ballet dancer) (born 1977), Czech ballet dancer * Jiří Jelínek (trumpeter) (1922–1984), Czech musician * Josef Jelínek (1941–2024), Czech football player * Josef Jelínek (footballer, born 1902) (1902–1973), Czech football player * Joseph R. Jelinek (1919–1978), American general *

Karina Jelinek Olga Karina Jelinek (born 22 March 1981) is an Argentine model, actress and television personality. Biography Jelinek was born on 22 March 1981 in Villa María, Córdoba, Villa María, Córdoba Province (Argentina), Córdoba. She began to work ...

(born 1981), Argentine model and actress * Karl Jelinek (1822–1876), Austrian physicist and meteorologist * Maria Jelinek (born 1942), Canadian skater *

Mariann Jelinek Mariann Jelinek is an American organizational theorist, and Emeritus Professor of Strategy at the College of William & Mary, considered an icon for her contributions in the field of management of technology and innovation. Biography Born in 194 ...

(born 1942), American organizational theorist * Mercedes Jelinek (born 1985), American photographer *

Milena Jelinek Milena Jelinek (Czech: Milena Jelínková, née Tobolová; August 19, 1935 – April 15, 2020) was a Czech American screenwriter, playwright and teacher. She wrote the screenplay for the film '' Forgotten Light'', which was awarded three Czech Li ...

(1935–2020), Czech-American writer *

Otto Jelinek Otto John Jelinek (Czech: Otakar Jelínek; born May 20, 1940) is a businessman, former figure skater, and Canadian politician. Jelinek's family fled to Switzerland, then to Canada from Czechoslovakia in 1948, following the Communist coup d'� ...

(born 1940), Canadian skater and diplomat * Pavel Jelínek (born 1972), Czech physicist * Petr Jelínek (born 1984), Czech ice hockey player * Robert Jelinek (born 1969), Swedish actor * Ron Jelinek (born 1945), American politician *

Šárka Jelínková Šárka Jelínková (born 24 January 1968) is a Czech politician and social worker who had been Senator from Kroměříž from October 2016 to October 2022. In 2019 Christian and Democratic Union – Czechoslovak People's Party leadership electio ...

(born 1968), Czech politician * Tomáš Jelínek (born 1962), Czech ice hockey player * W. Craig Jelinek (born 1952), American businessman * Václav Jelínek (1944–2022), Czechoslovak spy * Vladislav Jelínek, Czech football player * Wilhelm Jelinek (born 1994), Austrian handball player *

Žuži Jelinek Žuži Jelinek (born Suzana Ferber; 17 July 1920 – 23 January 2016) was a Hungarian-born Croatia, Croatian fashion stylist, designer, and writer. Early life Jelinek was born in 1920 in Budapest to poor Jewish parents, Izidor and Ruža Ferber, ...

(1920–2016), Croatian writer

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