Gender:
Origin:
Slavic
223 famous people named Novak found on Wikipedia.
201 male in US.
Most recent ranking:
5432-th in year 2018
Best ranking:
3684-th in year 2012
Used in: Serbian
Novak (in Serbo-Croatian and Slovene), Novák (in Hungarian, Czech and Slovak), Nowak (in German and Polish) is a Slavic name, both used as a given name and surname, derived from the word for "new" (e.g. Polish: nowy, Czech: nový, Serbo-Croatian: novo) meaning something similar to "new man", "newcomer", or "stranger" in English. The name was often given to a new arrival in a city or a convert to Christianity. It was also used for newcomers to an army and as an occupational surname for people who used the slash-and-burn 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, Poland, and Slovenia, and the sixth most common in Croatia. It is also found in Romania and Moldova in the Novac form and among Ashkenazi Jews in various forms depending on their country of origin.
From Slavic novy: new, newcomer.
| Popularity | Name | Birth Year | Description |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Novak Djokovic | 1987 | Serbian tennis player |
| 2 | B. J. Novak | 1979 | American actor, writer and producer |
| 3 | Kim Novak | 1933 | American actress |
| 4 | Brandon Novak | 1978 | American skateboarder |
| 5 | Kayvan Novak | 1977 | British actor and comedian |
| 6 | Casey Novak | Fictional human | |
| 7 | Robby Novak | 2003 | Actor |
| 8 | Robert Novak | 1931 | American journalist and columnist |
| 9 | Nick Novak | 1981 | Player of American football |
| 10 | David C. Novak | 1953 | American businessman and the executive chairman of YUM! Brands Inc |
| 11 | Allie Novak | ||
| 12 | Lee Novak | 1988 | English footballer |
| 13 | Pablo Novak | 1966 | Argentinian actor |
| 14 | John Novak | 1955 | Canadian actor |
| 15 | Ray Novak | 1977 | Chief of Staff of the Canadian Prime Minister |
| 16 | Gabi Novak | 1936 | Croatian singer |
| 17 | Péter Novák | 1970 | Hungarian singer |
| 18 | Alexander Novak | 1971 | Russian politician |
| 19 | Mel Novak | Actor | |
| 20 | Vítězslav Novák | 1870 | Czech composers and pedagogues |
| 21 | William Novak | 1948 | |
| 22 | Marzenka Novak | 1945 | Argentinian actor |
| 23 | Bogdan Novak | 1944 | |
| 24 | Zack Novak | 1990 | American basketball player |
| 25 | Starina Novak | 1530 | Serbian Hajduk (1530-1601) |
| 26 | Rostislav Novák | 1979 | Czech actor |
| 27 | David Novak | 1941 | American rabbi and philosopher |
| 28 | Joseph D. Novak | 1932 | American educator |
| 29 | Gary Novak | 1969 | American musician |
| 30 | Adam Novák | 1980 | Czech actor |
| 31 | Harry Novak | 1928 | Filmmaker |
| 32 | Brenda Novak | 1964 | American Author |
| 33 | Džoni Novak | 1969 | Slovenian footballer |
| 34 | Joe Novak | 1945 | American football player and coach |
| 35 | Jane Novak | 1896 | American actress |
| 36 | Dennis Novak | 1993 | Austrian tennis player |
| 37 | Eva Novak | 1898 | American film actress |
| 38 | Jeff Novak | 1967 | Player of American football |
| 39 | Alexandr Novák | 1956 | Czech politician, entrepreneur and criminal |
| 40 | Jovan Novak | 1994 | Serbian basketball player |
| 41 | Yevhen Novak | 1989 | Footballer |
| 42 | Novak Martinović | 1985 | Serbian footballer |
| 43 | Dezső Novák | 1939 | Hungarian association footballer, trainer |
| 44 | Boris A. Novak | 1953 | Poet, dramaturge and editor |
| 45 | Mike Novak | 1915 | American basketball player |
| 46 | Franz Novak | 1913 | German SS officer and Holocaust perpetrator |
| 47 | Katalin Novák | 1977 | Hungarian politician and Secretary of State |
| 48 | Viktor Novak | 1889 | Yugoslav historian |
| 49 | Jacqueline Novak | ||
| 50 | Kate Novak | American writer | |
| 51 | Eszter Novák | 1964 | |
| 52 | Anette Novak | 1967 | Swedish journalist |
| 53 | Aldo Novak | Brazilian journalist | |
| 54 | Allan Novak | Canadian television producer | |
| 55 | Frank Novak | 1940 | American football coach |
| 56 | Ken Novak | 1954 | American football player |
| 57 | Novak Kilibarda | Montenegrin politician | |
| 58 | Petar Novák | 1962 | Czech soccer player |
| 59 | Ljudmila Novak | 1959 | Slovenian politician |
| 60 | Todd Novak | 1965 | |
| 61 | Manon Novak | 1981 | Dutch actress |
| 62 | Carol-Eduard Novak | 1976 | Paralympic cyclist |
| 63 | Larry Novak | 1933 | American musician |
| 64 | Előd Novák | 1980 | Hungarian politician |
| 65 | Grigory Novak | 1919 | Weightlifter |
| 66 | Vjenceslav Novak | 1859 | Croatian writer |
| 67 | Filip Novák | 1982 | Czech ice hockey player |
| 68 | Chad Novak | ||
| 69 | Slobodan Novak | 1924 | Croatian writer |
| 70 | Helga M. Novak | 1935 | German-Icelandic writer |
| 71 | Jimmy Novak | American radio personality | |
| 72 | Richard Novák | 1931 | Czech composer, opera singer and organist |
| 73 | Philip Novak | American philosopher | |
| 74 | Ján Novák | 1985 | Slovak soccer player |
| 75 | Viveca Novak | American journalist | |
| 76 | Grga Novak | 1888 | Croatian historian, archeologist and geographer |
| 77 | Jim Novak | Comics letterer | |
| 78 | Slobodan Prosperov Novak | 1951 | Croatian literary historian |
| 79 | Ilona Novák | 1925 | Olympic swimmer |
| 80 | Nina Novak | 1927 | Polish dancer, ballet master and choreographer |
| 81 | Novak Tomić | 1936 | Serbian footballer |
| 82 | Alan Novak | American politician | |
| 83 | Jacob Novak | 1982 | American professional wrestler |
| 84 | Novak Grebostrek | Serbian military commander | |
| 85 | Greg Novak | 1950 | Wargaming designer |
| 86 | Kamil Novák | 1967 | Czech basketball player and sport official |
| 87 | Jan Novak | ||
| 88 | Ondřej Novák | 1985 | Czech actor |
| 89 | Kevin Novak | 1982 | American soccer player |
| 90 | Andriy Novak | 1988 | Footballer |
| 91 | Tihomir Novak | 1986 | Footballer |
| 92 | Peggy Novak | 1907 | British actress |
| 93 | Tom Novak | American academic | |
| 94 | Mirjam Novak | 1981 | German actress |
| 95 | Laila Novak | 1942 | Swedish actor and model |
| 96 | Novak Roganović | 1932 | Serbian footballer |
| 97 | Marijan Novak | 1947 | Footballer |
| 98 | Matěj Novák | 1989 | Czech ice dancer |
| 99 | Ralf Novak | 1952 | German actor |
| 100 | Barbara Novak | 1976 | |
| 101 | Dragutin Novak | 1892 | Croatian aviator |
| 102 | Miroslav Novák | 1953 | Czech politologist, sociologist and university educator |
| 103 | Arne Novák | 1880 | Czech essayist, literature historian, literature reviewer, professor, publicist, writer, university educator and science writer |
| 104 | Maja Novak | 1960 | Slovenian writer, translator and journalist |
| 105 | Mirko Novák | 1965 | German archaeologist |
| 106 | Mario Novak | 1983 | Croatian ice hockey player |
| 107 | Andreas Novak | 1958 | Austrian journalist |
| 108 | Csanád Novák | 1994 | Association football player |
| 109 | Ivanka Novak | 1915 | |
| 110 | Anatole Novak | 1937 | Road bicycle racer |
| 111 | Valentina Smej Novak | 1976 | |
| 112 | Kesar Novak | Serbian noble | |
| 113 | Tomáš Novák | 1946 | Czech psychologist |
| 114 | Novak Radonić | 1826 | Serbian painter |
| 115 | Marlena Novak | ||
| 116 | Novak Bošković | 1989 | Serbian handball player |
| 117 | Leopold Novak | 1990 | Croatian association football player |
| 118 | Jorge Novak | 1928 | Argentine bishop |
| 119 | Dávid Novák | Poet | |
| 120 | Günther Novak | 1955 | Austrian politician |
| 121 | Karel Novak | 1949 | Slovene musician |
| 122 | Láďa Novák | 1865 | Czech illustrator and painter |
| 123 | Vilko Novak | 1909 | Slovenian ethnologist, linguist, literary historian and photographer |
| 124 | Luka Novak | 1963 | Slovenian writer, politician, publisher and TV personality |
| 125 | Angelica Novak | 1986 | Italian actor |
| 126 | Novak Musić | 1998 | |
| 127 | Dmitri Novak | 1996 | |
| 128 | Eddie Novak | 1897 | American football player |
| 129 | Novák Valentin | 1969 | |
| 130 | Eduard Novák | 1946 | Czech ice hockey player |
| 131 | Thomas Novak | 1952 | American engineer |
| 132 | Jonathan Novak | American art dealer | |
| 133 | Jiří Tibor Novak | 1947 | Contemporary Czech-born Australian artist, illustrator, and writer. |
| 134 | Robi Novak | 1970 | |
| 135 | Márk Novák | 1935 | |
| 136 | Novak Novak | 1928 | |
| 137 | Gábor Novák | 1934 | Canoe racer |
| 138 | Michael Novak | 1990 | Austrian association football player |
| 139 | Ajda Novak | Canoeist | |
| 140 | Domen Novak | 1995 | Cyclist |
| 141 | Vojta Novák | 1886 | Czech actor |
| 142 | Tamás Novák | 1974 | |
| 143 | Jozef Novák | 1930 | Slovak historian |
| 144 | Alexisz Novák | 1987 | Football player |
| 145 | Archibald Václav Novák | 1895 | Czech traveller and writer |
| 146 | Štefan Novák | 1879 | |
| 147 | Novak Bilbija | 1950 | Serbian actor |
| 148 | Javor Novak | ||
| 149 | Alenka Novak | 1977 | Slovenian racing cyclist |
| 150 | Brett Novak | ||
| 151 | Jiří Zdeněk Novák | 1912 | Czech translator, scriptwriter and writer |
| 152 | Rob Novak | 1986 | |
| 153 | Emil Novák | 1989 | Czech snowboarder |
| 154 | Jelka Ovaska Novak | 1947 | |
| 155 | Ede Novák | 1888 | Architect |
| 156 | Werner Novak | 1951 | German footballer |
| 157 | Radim Novák | 1978 | Czech football goalkeeper |
| 158 | Bernard Novak | 1919 | American politician |
| 159 | Božidar Novak | 1925 | Croatian journalist |
| 160 | Ante Novak | 1911 | |
| 161 | Lorie Novak | 1954 | |
| 162 | Pavel Novák | 1944 | Czechoslovak/Czech singer |
| 163 | Rudolph Novak | 1887 | Olympic gymnast |
| 164 | Géza Novák | 1921 | Czech fluteist |
| 165 | Zygmunt Novák | 1897 | Polish architect |
| 166 | Evelin Novak | 1985 | Soprano singer |
| 167 | Jiří František Novák | 1913 | Czech music educator, composer and pianist |
| 168 | Miro Novak | 1960 | |
| 169 | Svetlana Novak | 1952 | |
| 170 | Ladislav Novák | 1925 | Czech painter and writer |
| 171 | Jakob Novak | ||
| 172 | Marina Novak | 1991 | |
| 173 | Miha Novak | 1987 | Slovenian footballer |
| 174 | Janez Baptist Novak | 1756 | Slovene composer (1756-1833) |
| 175 | Mária Novák | Photographer | |
| 176 | Caterina Novak | 2000 | Italian singer |
| 177 | Feri Novak | 1906 | |
| 178 | Mateja Kožuh-Novak | 1943 | Slovene politician and gynaecologist |
| 179 | Josef Vincenc Novák | 1842 | Czech entrepreneur and art collector |
| 180 | Jan Václav Novák | 1876 | Czech composer and clarinettist |
| 181 | Ranko Novak | 1948 | |
| 182 | Jan J. Novák | 1938 | Czech poet |
| 183 | Fran Novak | 1877 | Lawyer and politician (1877-1944) |
| 184 | Miša Novak | 1975 | Slovene model |
| 185 | Lukáš Novák | 1993 | Czech ice hockey player |
| 186 | Libor Novák | 1958 | Czech member of Czech Parliament (1992-1996) and member of Czech National Council |
| 187 | Julia Novak | 1997 | |
| 188 | Stanislav Novák | 1890 | |
| 189 | Jakub Novák | 1988 | Slovak cyclist |
| 190 | Daniel Novak | 1974 | Norwegian association football player |
| 191 | Zdenka Novak | 1934 | |
| 192 | Vratislav Karel Novák | 1942 | |
| 193 | Aleksander Saša Novak | 1928 | |
| 194 | Steve Novak | 1955 | |
| 195 | Éva Novák | 1955 | |
| 196 | Marija Novak | ||
| 197 | Karl Novak | 1905 | Slovene officer |
| 198 | Ágnes Novák | ||
| 199 | Ksenija Novak | 1987 | |
| 200 | Jack Novak | 1933 | Canadian ice hockey player |