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
 * 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 (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