# Zdeněk

Zdeněk is a Czech male given name derived from the Latin name Sidonius. Jan Svoboda (linguist) [cs] contested the relation with the Latin name, and an alternative etymology is a diminutive of Zdeslav.
The South Slavic counterpart is Zdenko. The feminine counterpart is Zdenka.

## People with this name

* Zdeněk Altner (1947–2016), Doctor of Laws, is a Czech lawyer and advocate
* Zdeněk Adamec (born 1956), retired javelin thrower who represented Czechoslovakia
* Zdeněk Bárta (1891–1987), Bohemian Olympic fencer
* Jan Zdeněk Bartoš (1908–1981), Czech composer
* Zdeněk Bažant (born 1937), Professor at Northwestern University's Robert R. McCormick School of Engineering and Applied Science
* Zdeněk Blatný (born 1981), Czech professional ice hockey left wing
* Zdeněk Bohutínský (born 1946), Czechoslovak sprint canoeist
* Zdeněk Bradáč (born 1981), Czech illusionist, magician, escapologist, juggler and record-breaker
* Zdeněk Burian (1905–1981), Czech painter, paleoartist and book illustrator
* Zdeněk Černický (1914–?), Czechoslovak canoeist
* Zdeněk Doležal (born 1931), pair skater who competed for Czechoslovakia
* Zdeněk Fibich (1850–1900), Czech composer of classical music
* Zdeněk Fierlinger (1891–1976), Czech politician
* Zdeněk Fifka, Czechoslovak slalom canoeist who competed in the mid-1960s
* Zdeněk Folprecht (composer), Czech conductor
* Zdeněk Folprecht (footballer) (born 1991), professional Czech football player
* Zdeněk Frolík (1933–1989), Czech mathematician
* Zdeněk Groessl (1941–2023), Czech former volleyball player
* Zdeněk Grygera (born 1980), Czech football player
* Zdeněk Hedrlín (1933–2018), Czech mathematician
* Zdeněk Hnát (born 1935), Czech classical pianist
* Zdeněk Hruška (born 1954), former Czechoslovak footballer and football manager
* Zdeněk Humhal (1933–2015), Czech former volleyball player
* Zdeněk Chalabala (1899–1962), Czech conductor
* Zdeněk Jarkovský (1918–1948), ice hockey player for the Czechoslovak national team
* Zdeněk Jirotka (1911–2003), Czech writer of radio-broadcast plays and author of humorous novels, short stories, feuilletons
* Zdeněk Kalista (1900–1982), Czech historian, poet, literary critic, and editor
* Zdeněk Kopal (1914–1993), Czech astronomer who mainly worked in England
* Zdeněk Košler (1928–1995), Czech conductor
* Zdeněk Koukal (born 1984), Czech football player
* Zdeněk Kovář (1917–2004), Czech industrial designer
* Zdeněk Kroča (born 1980), Czech footballer
* Zdeněk Kroupa (1921–1999), Czech operatic bass singer
* Zdeněk Kubica (born 1986), Czech ice hockey player
* Zdeněk Kudrna (1946–1982), international speedway rider
* Zdeněk Kutlák (born 1980), Czech ice hockey player
* Zdeněk Lenhart (born 1948), orienteering competitor who competed for Czechoslovakia
* Zdeněk Liška (1922–1983), Czech composer who produced a large number of film scores
* Zdeněk Lukáš (1928–2007), prolific Czech composer having composed over 330 works
* Zdeněk Mácal (1936–2023), Czech conductor
* Zdeněk Matějka (1937–2006), Czech chemist known for his contributions to development of ion exchange
* Zdeněk Matějček (1922–2004), Czech children's psychologist and researcher
* Zdeněk Měšťan (born 1944), Czechoslovak slalom canoeist
* Zdeněk Miler (February 21, 1921 - November 30, 2011), Czech animator and illustrator best known for his Mole character and its adventures
* Zdeněk Mlynář (1930–1997), Czech intellectual
* Zdeněk Moravec, Czech astronomer
* Zdeněk Nedvěd (born 1975), professional ice hockey player
* Zdeněk Nehoda (born 1952), Czech football forward
* Zdeněk Nejedlý (1878–1962), Czech musicologist, music critic, author, and politician
* Zdeněk Neubauer (1942–2016), Czech philosopher and biologist
* Zdeněk Opočenský (1896–1975), Czech gymnast
* Zdeněk Otava (1902–1980), Czech operatic baritone
* Zdeněk Pazdírek (born 1953), former Czechoslovak figure skater
* Zdeněk Pecka (born 1954), Czech rower
* Zdeněk Podskalský (1923–1993), Czech film director and screenwriter
* Zdeněk Pololáník (born 1935), Czech contemporary composer
* Zdeněk Pospěch (born 1978), Czech footballer
* Zdeněk Rohlíček (born 1980), Czech actor known especially for his stage work
* Zdeněk Rygel (born 1951), former football player from Czechoslovakia
* Zdeněk Sádecký (1925–1971), Czech musicologist
* Zdeněk Simota (born 1985), currently rides in the Czech ExtraLeague with AK Plzeň
* František Zdeněk Skuherský (1830–1892), Czech composer, pedagogue, and theoretician
* Zdeněk Srstka (1935–2019), Czech actor, stunt and weightlifter
* Zdeněk Svoboda (born 1972), former professional footballer
* Zdeněk Svěrák (born 1936), Czech actor, humorist and scriptwriter
* Zdeněk Šafář (born 1978), Czech freestyle skier who specializes in skicross
* Zdeněk Ščasný (born 1957), Czech football manager and former player
* Zdeněk Šenkeřík (born 1980), Czech football striker
* Zdeněk Škára (1950–2010), Czechoslovak handball player
* Zdeněk Škrland (1914–1996), Czechoslovak sprint canoeist
* Zdeněk Šmejkal (born 1988), professional Czech football player
* Zdeněk Špinar (1916–1995), Czech paleontologist and author
* Zdeněk Štěpánek (1896–1968), Czech actor
* Zdeněk Štybar (born 1985), Czech professional cyclo-cross cyclist
* Zdeněk Tylšar (1945–2006), Czech player of the French horn
* Zdeněk Tůma (born 1960), Czech economist, former Governor of the Czech National Bank
* Zdeněk Valenta, Czechoslovak slalom canoeist
* Zdeněk Vávra (1891–1947), Olympic fencer, competed for Bohemia in 1912 and Czechoslovakia in 1920
* Zdeněk Veselovský (1928–2006), important Czech zoologist
* Zdeněk Vítek (born 1977), Czech biathlete
* Zdeněk Zeman (born 1947), Czech-Italian football coach
* Zdeněk Ziegler, multiple people
* Zdeněk Zlámal (born 1985), Czech football goalkeeper