# Novotný (surname)

Novotný (feminine Novotná) is a Czech and Slovak surname. Notable persons with that surname include:
* Anna Dasha Novotny (born 2000), American country singer-songwriter
* Antonín Novotný (1904–1975), Czechoslovak president 1957–1968
* Antonín Novotný (actor) (1913–2005), Czech film actor
* Antonín Novotný (chess composer) (1827–1871), Czech chess composer
* Antonín Novotný (water polo), Czech Olympic water polo player in 1920
* Boris Novotný (born 1976), Slovak judoka
* David Novotný (born 1969), Czech actor
* David Jan Novotný (born 1947), Czech writer
* Eduard Novotný (1921–?), Czech bobsledder
* Franz Novotny (born 1949), Austrian film producer, director, screenwriter
* Franz Nikolaus Novotny (1743–1773), Austrian organist and composer at the Esterházy court
* Fritz Novotny (1903–1983), Austrian art historian
* Geeta Novotny, American mezzo-soprano and writer
* Irena Novotná-Česneková (born 1972), Czech biathlete
* Jakub Novotný (born 1979), Czech volleyball player
* Jan Novotný (1929–2005), Czech glass artist and painter
* Jan Novotný (footballer) (born 1982), Czech football midfielder
* Jana Novotná (1968–2017), Czech tennis player
* Jarmila Novotná (1907–1994), Czech actress
* Jeanne Novotny, American professor of nursing
* Jiří Novotný (footballer) (born 1970), Czech football defender
* Jiří Novotný (futsal player) (born 1988), Czech futsal defender
* Jiří Novotný (ice hockey) (born 1983), Czech ice hockey centre
* John Novotny (1918–2006), American basketball player
* Josef Novotný (born 1956), Czech volleyball player
* Kamila Novotná (born 2005), Slovak sport shooter
* Kateřina Novotná (born 1984), Czech short- and long-track speed-skater
* Manfred Novotný (fl. 1960s), Czech luger
* Mariella Novotny (1941–1983), English socialite and prostitute involved in the Profumo affair
* Mark Novotny, American physicist
* Michal Novotný (born 1981), Czech snowboarder
* Michal Novotný (curator) (born 1985), Czech art curator, critic, and writer
* Mike Novotny (born 1996), American soccer goalkeeper
* Milos Novotny (born 1942), American chemist
* Monica Novotny, American television journalist
* Nancy Novotny, American voice actress
* Nataša Novotná (born 1977), Czech dancer and choreographer
* Ondřej Novotný (born 1998), Czech football forward
* Paul Novotny (born 1966), American politician in Minnesota
* Pavel Novotný (born 1973), Czech football defensive midfielder
* Petra Novotná (orienteer) (born 1966), Czech orienteering competitor
* Petra Novotná (volleyball) (born 1981), Czech volleyball player
* Radek Novotný (born 1984), Czech orienteering competitor
* Ray Novotny (1907–1995), US football player
* Reid Novotny (born 1978), American politician in Maryland
* René Novotný (born 1963), Czech figure skater
* Roman Novotný (born 1986), Czech long jumper
* Růžena Novotná (born 1941), Czech canoer
* Sabrina Novotná (born 2000), Czech handball player
* Štěpán Novotný (born 1990), Czech ice hockey winger
* Tuva Novotny (born 1979), Swedish actress and singer
* Viliam Novotný (born 1973), Slovak neurosurgeon and politician
* Vlasta Novotna (born 1890s), Czech dancer

## Fictional

* Debbie Novotny, in the American TV series Queer as Folk
* Hunter Novotny-Bruckner, in the American TV series Queer as Folk
* Michael Novotny, in the American TV series Queer as Folk