Novak
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Novák, Novak or Nowak is a surname in a number of Slavic languages
, and one of the most popular surnames in many Slavic countries, namely the Czech Republic
, Croatia
, Serbia
, Slovakia
, Slovenia
, Poland
and Russia
.
The name is derived from the Slavic word for "new" (e.g. ), meaning something similar to "new man", "newcomer" or "stranger" in English. The name was often given to someone who came to a new city, or a convert to Christianity.
It is pronounced almost the same way: the main difference is that in Slovene, the stress is usually on the last syllable, while in all other cases it is on the first one.
Many Americans of the surname Nowak have had it Anglicized to Novak.
In the Austria
n capital of Vienna
, where large Czech communities settled down at the end of 19th century, Novák was Germanized to Nowak because in German the "w" is pronounced as a "v".
In Poland, it is spelled Nowak. It is the most common surname and 203,506 people carry it. The archaic feminine version of the Polish version is Nowakowa and its plural Nowakowie. In that country, Nowakowski, Nowacki, and Nowakiewicz developed as well.
"Nowak" as a surname in Voivodeship
s (administrative units in Poland):
In Croatia
, Novak is the fifth most common surname (11,396 people).
In Serbia
and Montenegro
, there are people that have the first name Novak. Novaković
and Novakov also developed in Serbia
.
Novák is the most common surname in the Czech republic
.
Novak is the most common surname in Slovenia
, too, with more than 11,000 sharing it. There are however significant variations between regions: it's very common in central Slovenia (in the regions around Ljubljana
and Celje
), as well as in parts of southern Slovenia and eastern Slovenia (Lower Carniola
, Prekmurje
). It's much less common in northern and western Slovenia; in the Goriška
region on the border with Italy
, it is quite rare.
The rank of the surname Novak in the Slovenian statistical regions:
Slavic languages
The Slavic languages , a group of closely related languages of the Slavic peoples and a subgroup of Indo-European languages, have speakers in most of Eastern Europe, in much of the Balkans, in parts of Central Europe, and in the northern part of Asia.-Branches:Scholars traditionally divide Slavic...
, and one of the most popular surnames in many Slavic countries, namely the Czech Republic
Czech Republic
The Czech Republic is a landlocked country in Central Europe. The country is bordered by Poland to the northeast, Slovakia to the east, Austria to the south, and Germany to the west and northwest....
, Croatia
Croatia
Croatia , officially the Republic of Croatia , is a unitary democratic parliamentary republic in Europe at the crossroads of the Mitteleuropa, the Balkans, and the Mediterranean. Its capital and largest city is Zagreb. The country is divided into 20 counties and the city of Zagreb. Croatia covers ...
, Serbia
Serbia
Serbia , officially the Republic of Serbia , is a landlocked country located at the crossroads of Central and Southeast Europe, covering the southern part of the Carpathian basin and the central part of the Balkans...
, Slovakia
Slovakia
The Slovak Republic is a landlocked state in Central Europe. It has a population of over five million and an area of about . Slovakia is bordered by the Czech Republic and Austria to the west, Poland to the north, Ukraine to the east and Hungary to the south...
, Slovenia
Slovenia
Slovenia , officially the Republic of Slovenia , is a country in Central and Southeastern Europe touching the Alps and bordering the Mediterranean. Slovenia borders Italy to the west, Croatia to the south and east, Hungary to the northeast, and Austria to the north, and also has a small portion of...
, Poland
Poland
Poland , officially the Republic of Poland , is a country in Central Europe bordered by Germany to the west; the Czech Republic and Slovakia to the south; Ukraine, Belarus and Lithuania to the east; and the Baltic Sea and Kaliningrad Oblast, a Russian exclave, to the north...
and Russia
Russia
Russia or , officially known as both Russia and the Russian Federation , is a country in northern Eurasia. It is a federal semi-presidential republic, comprising 83 federal subjects...
.
The name is derived from the Slavic word for "new" (e.g. ), meaning something similar to "new man", "newcomer" or "stranger" in English. The name was often given to someone who came to a new city, or a convert to Christianity.
Spelling
It is usually spelled:- Novák in CzechCzech languageCzech is a West Slavic language with about 12 million native speakers; it is the majority language in the Czech Republic and spoken by Czechs worldwide. The language was known as Bohemian in English until the late 19th century...
and SlovakSlovak languageSlovak , is an Indo-European language that belongs to the West Slavic languages .Slovak is the official language of Slovakia, where it is spoken by 5 million people... - Nowak in PolishPolish languagePolish is a language of the Lechitic subgroup of West Slavic languages, used throughout Poland and by Polish minorities in other countries...
- Novak in SerbianSerbian languageSerbian is a form of Serbo-Croatian, a South Slavic language, spoken by Serbs in Serbia, Bosnia and Herzegovina, Montenegro, Croatia and neighbouring countries....
, CroatianCroatian languageCroatian is the collective name for the standard language and dialects spoken by Croats, principally in Croatia, Bosnia and Herzegovina, the Serbian province of Vojvodina and other neighbouring countries...
, Slovene - Новак, Novak in Serbian CyrillicSerbian languageSerbian is a form of Serbo-Croatian, a South Slavic language, spoken by Serbs in Serbia, Bosnia and Herzegovina, Montenegro, Croatia and neighbouring countries....
, RussianRussian languageRussian is a Slavic language used primarily in Russia, Belarus, Uzbekistan, Kazakhstan, Tajikistan and Kyrgyzstan. It is an unofficial but widely spoken language in Ukraine, Moldova, Latvia, Turkmenistan and Estonia and, to a lesser extent, the other countries that were once constituent republics...
, UkrainianUkrainian languageUkrainian is a language of the East Slavic subgroup of the Slavic languages. It is the official state language of Ukraine. Written Ukrainian uses a variant of the Cyrillic alphabet....
and BelarussianBelarusian languageThe Belarusian language , sometimes referred to as White Russian or White Ruthenian, is the language of the Belarusian people...
It is pronounced almost the same way: the main difference is that in Slovene, the stress is usually on the last syllable, while in all other cases it is on the first one.
Many Americans of the surname Nowak have had it Anglicized to Novak.
In the Austria
Austria
Austria , officially the Republic of Austria , is a landlocked country of roughly 8.4 million people in Central Europe. It is bordered by the Czech Republic and Germany to the north, Slovakia and Hungary to the east, Slovenia and Italy to the south, and Switzerland and Liechtenstein to the...
n capital of Vienna
Vienna
Vienna is the capital and largest city of the Republic of Austria and one of the nine states of Austria. Vienna is Austria's primary city, with a population of about 1.723 million , and is by far the largest city in Austria, as well as its cultural, economic, and political centre...
, where large Czech communities settled down at the end of 19th century, Novák was Germanized to Nowak because in German the "w" is pronounced as a "v".
Country specifics
There are two noble Nowak lines of Polish origin:- Bohemian baronBaronBaron is a title of nobility. The word baron comes from Old French baron, itself from Old High German and Latin baro meaning " man, warrior"; it merged with cognate Old English beorn meaning "nobleman"...
es from 1660,in SilesiaSilesiaSilesia is a historical region of Central Europe located mostly in Poland, with smaller parts also in the Czech Republic, and Germany.Silesia is rich in mineral and natural resources, and includes several important industrial areas. Silesia's largest city and historical capital is Wrocław...
from 15th c., (Anatol Nowak, archbishop of Wrocław, died in 1456). - in Masovia known from 1750, Antoni and Józef Nowak - Lt Generals of Polish Army in Napoleon's Campaign; Aleksander Nowak - Lt Gen in Polish-Russian War of 1831
In Poland, it is spelled Nowak. It is the most common surname and 203,506 people carry it. The archaic feminine version of the Polish version is Nowakowa and its plural Nowakowie. In that country, Nowakowski, Nowacki, and Nowakiewicz developed as well.
"Nowak" as a surname in Voivodeship
Voivodeship
Voivodship is a term denoting the position of, or more commonly the area administered by, a voivod. Voivodeships have existed since medieval times in Poland, Romania, Hungary, Lithuania, Latvia, Russia and Serbia....
s (administrative units in Poland):
- Nowak is 1st in Greater Poland VoivodeshipGreater Poland VoivodeshipWielkopolska Voivodeship , or Greater Poland Voivodeship, is a voivodeship, or province, in west-central Poland. It was created on 1 January 1999 out of the former Poznań, Kalisz, Konin, Piła and Leszno Voivodeships, pursuant to the Polish local government reforms adopted in 1998...
(35,011) - Nowak is 1st in Silesian VoivodeshipSilesian VoivodeshipSilesian Voivodeship, or Silesia Province , is a voivodeship, or province, in southern Poland, centering on the historic region known as Upper Silesia...
(31,838) - Nowak is 1st in Lesser Poland VoivodeshipLesser Poland VoivodeshipMałopolska Voivodeship , or Lesser Poland Voivodeship, is a voivodeship, in southern Poland...
(23,671) - Nowak is 1st in Łódź Voivodeship (15,460)
- Nowak is 1st in Lower Silesian VoivodeshipLower Silesian VoivodeshipLower Silesian Voivodeship, or Lower Silesia Province , is one of the 16 voivodeships into which Poland is currently divided. It lies in southwestern Poland...
(13,217) - Nowak is 1st in West Pomeranian VoivodeshipWest Pomeranian VoivodeshipWest Pomeranian Voivodeship, , is a voivodeship in northwestern Poland. It borders on Pomeranian Voivodeship to the east, Greater Poland Voivodeship to the southeast, Lubusz Voivodeship to the south, the German federal-state of Mecklenburg-West Pomerania to the west, and the Baltic Sea to the north...
(7,444) - Nowak is 1st in Opole VoivodeshipOpole Voivodeship- Administrative division :Opole Voivodeship is divided into 12 counties : 1 city county and 11 land counties. These are further divided into 71 gminas.The counties are listed in the following table .- Economy :...
(5,538) - Nowak is 1st in Lubusz VoivodeshipLubusz Voivodeship- Administrative division :Lubusz Voivodeship is divided into 14 counties : 2 city counties and 12 land counties. These are further divided into 83 gminas....
(5,444) - Nowak is 1st in Swietokrzyskie VoivodeshipSwietokrzyskie VoivodeshipŚwiętokrzyskie Voivodeship, or Świętokrzyskie Province , is one of the 16 voivodeships into which Poland is presently divided. It is situated in central Poland, in the historical province of Lesser Poland, and takes its name from the Świętokrzyskie mountain range...
(5,538) - Nowak is 2nd in Subcarpathian Voivodship (9,301)
In Croatia
Croatia
Croatia , officially the Republic of Croatia , is a unitary democratic parliamentary republic in Europe at the crossroads of the Mitteleuropa, the Balkans, and the Mediterranean. Its capital and largest city is Zagreb. The country is divided into 20 counties and the city of Zagreb. Croatia covers ...
, Novak is the fifth most common surname (11,396 people).
In Serbia
Serbia
Serbia , officially the Republic of Serbia , is a landlocked country located at the crossroads of Central and Southeast Europe, covering the southern part of the Carpathian basin and the central part of the Balkans...
and Montenegro
Montenegro
Montenegro Montenegrin: Crna Gora Црна Гора , meaning "Black Mountain") is a country located in Southeastern Europe. It has a coast on the Adriatic Sea to the south-west and is bordered by Croatia to the west, Bosnia and Herzegovina to the northwest, Serbia to the northeast and Albania to the...
, there are people that have the first name Novak. Novaković
Novakovic
Novaković is a South Slavic surname, may refer to:*Aleksandar Novaković, Serbian writer*Bojana Novakovic, Serbian-Australian actress*Borislav Novaković, Serbian politician*Eveline Novakovic, British video game music composer...
and Novakov also developed in Serbia
Serbia
Serbia , officially the Republic of Serbia , is a landlocked country located at the crossroads of Central and Southeast Europe, covering the southern part of the Carpathian basin and the central part of the Balkans...
.
Novák is the most common surname in the Czech republic
Czech Republic
The Czech Republic is a landlocked country in Central Europe. The country is bordered by Poland to the northeast, Slovakia to the east, Austria to the south, and Germany to the west and northwest....
.
Novak is the most common surname in Slovenia
Slovenia
Slovenia , officially the Republic of Slovenia , is a country in Central and Southeastern Europe touching the Alps and bordering the Mediterranean. Slovenia borders Italy to the west, Croatia to the south and east, Hungary to the northeast, and Austria to the north, and also has a small portion of...
, too, with more than 11,000 sharing it. There are however significant variations between regions: it's very common in central Slovenia (in the regions around Ljubljana
Ljubljana
Ljubljana is the capital of Slovenia and its largest city. It is the centre of the City Municipality of Ljubljana. It is located in the centre of the country in the Ljubljana Basin, and is a mid-sized city of some 270,000 inhabitants...
and Celje
Celje
Celje is a typical Central European town and the third largest town in Slovenia. It is a regional center of Lower Styria and the administrative seat of the Urban Municipality of Celje . The town of Celje is located under Upper Celje Castle at the confluence of the Savinja, Ložnica, and Voglajna...
), as well as in parts of southern Slovenia and eastern Slovenia (Lower Carniola
Lower Carniola
Lower Carniola was a kreis of the historical Habsburg crown land of Carniola from 1849 till 1919 and is nowadays a traditional region of Slovenia. Its center is Novo Mesto, while other urban centers include Kočevje, Grosuplje, Krško, Trebnje, Mirna, Črnomelj, Semič, and Metlika.-See also:* Upper...
, Prekmurje
Prekmurje
Prekmurje is a geographically, linguistically, culturally and ethnically defined region settled by Slovenes and lying between the Mur River in Slovenia and the Rába Valley in the most western part of Hungary...
). It's much less common in northern and western Slovenia; in the Goriška
Goriška
Goriška is a traditional region in western Slovenia on the border with Italy. The name means "the Gorizia region" because it is named after Gorizia, Italy. It is part of the wider traditional region of the Slovenian Littoral . Its principal urban center is Nova Gorica...
region on the border with Italy
Italy
Italy , officially the Italian Republic languages]] under the European Charter for Regional or Minority Languages. In each of these, Italy's official name is as follows:;;;;;;;;), is a unitary parliamentary republic in South-Central Europe. To the north it borders France, Switzerland, Austria and...
, it is quite rare.
The rank of the surname Novak in the Slovenian statistical regions:
- Novak is 1st in the Central Slovenian statistical regionOsrednjeslovenska statistical regionThe Central Slovenia statistical region is a statistical region in central Slovenia. It includes the Slovene capital Ljubljana and is the most densely populated area of Slovenia. In terms of size it is the second largest region. It has good traffic connections in all directions and is economically...
(3,422) - Novak is 1st in the Savinja statistical regionSavinjska statistical regionThe Savinja statistical region is a statistical region in Slovenia. The largest town in the region is Celje. It is named after the Savinja River....
(1.380) - Novak is 2nd in the South-east Slovenian statistical regionJugovzhodna Slovenija statistical regionThe Southeast Slovenia statistical region is a statistical region in the south-east of Slovenia. The largest town in the region is Novo Mesto. It is the largest region in Slovenia. It has the highest share of young people with 15.8%...
(1,231) - Novak is 2nd in the Mura statistical regionPomurska statistical regionThe Mura statistical region is a statistical region in the north-east of Slovenia. It is predominantly agricultural with field crops representing over three quarters of the total utilised agricultural area, twice as much as the Slovene average...
(1,040) - Novak is 3rd in the Drava statistical regionPodravska statistical regionThe Drava statistical region is a statistical region in Slovenia. The largest town in the region is Maribor. Its name comes from the Drava River and includes land on both banks along its course through Slovenia as well as the Pohorje mountains in the northeast of the region. The Drava is used for...
(1,732) - Novak is 5th in the Upper Carniolan statistical regionGorenjska statistical regionThe Upper Carniola statistical region is a statistical region in northwest Slovenia. The region comprises 18 municipalities: Bled, Bohinj, Cerklje na Gorenjskem, Gorenja vas-Poljane, Gorje, Jesenice, Jezersko, Kranj, Kranjska Gora, Naklo, Preddvor, Radovljica, Šenčur, Škofja Loka, Tržič,...
(963) - Novak is 5th in the Lower Sava statistical regionSpodnjeposavska statistical regionThe Lower Sava statistical region is a statistical region in Slovenia. It is almost identical with the Posavje region. The largest town in the region is Krško. It is the second smallest region in Slovenia, but it has very good traffic connections...
(380) - Novak is 6th in the Coastal-Karst statistical region (228)
- Novak is 8th in the Central Sava statistical regionZasavska statistical regionThe Central Sava statistical region is a statistical region in Slovenia. It lies in Central Slovenia, mostly to the north of the Sava River, encompassing mostly territory that was part of the Central Sava Valley area of the traditional regions of Upper Carniola and Lower Styria.The largest town in...
(192) - Novak is 10th in the Carinthian statistical regionKoroška statistical regionThe Carinthia statistical region is a statistical region in northern Slovenia along the border with Austria. It includes parts of the traditional regions of Slovenian Carinthia and Lower Styria and has a total area of 1041 km²....
(238) - Novak is 11th in the Inner Carniolan-Karst statistical region (228)
- Novak is 131st in the Goriška statistical regionGoriška statistical regionThe Gorizia statistical region is a statistical region in western Slovenia, along the border with Italy. It is named after the town of Gorizia , now in Italy, the historical economic and cultural center of the area. It comprises the Goriška region and part of the Inner Carniola region...
(171)
Surnamed Novak
- Arne NovákArne NovákArne Novák, born as Arnošt Novák, was a Czech literary historian and critic, specialist in German and Czech studies.-Life:He was born as a son of the high school teacher Dr...
(1880–1939), Czech literary historian and critic - B. J. NovakB. J. NovakBenjamin Joseph Manaly “B. J.” Novak is an American actor, stand-up comedian, screenwriter, and director. He is best known for being a writer and co-executive producer for and playing the role of Ryan Howard on the US version of The Office, as well as appearing in Inglourious Basterds...
(born 1979), American writer, comedian and actor known for The Office - Brandon NovakBrandon NovakBrandon Novak is a professional skateboarder, actor, stuntman, and friend of Bam Margera and is a prominent member of the CKY Crew...
(born 1978), American skateboarder - David NovakDavid NovakDavid Novak is a Jewish theologian, ethicist, and scholar of Jewish philosophy and law . He is an ordained Conservative rabbi and has also trained with Catholic moral theologians...
(born 1941), American scholar of Jewish philosophy, law and ethics - David C. NovakDavid C. NovakDavid C. Novak is an American businessman. He is the current Executive Chairman, Chief Executive Officer, and President and Chairman of the Executive & Finance Committee at YUM! Brands Inc. Novak has also served as Chief Operating Officer of Pepsi-Cola North America, and Executive Vice President...
, American business executive - Džoni Novak (born 1969), Slovenian former footballer
- Éva Novák-GerardÉva Novák-GerardÉva Novák-Gerard is a former swimmer from Hungary, and the younger sister of Ilona Novák, who was also a famous swimmer for her native country....
(1930–2005), Hungarian swimmer - Ferenc NovákFerenc NovákFerenc Novák is a Hungarian sprint canoer who has competed from the early 1990s to 2006. At the 2000 Summer Olympics in Sydney, he won a gold medal in the C-2 500 m event with teammate Imre Pulai....
(born 1969), Hungarian canoer and Olympic champion - Filip NovákFilip NovakFilip Novák is a Czech professional ice hockey player. Novak currently plays for UHC Dynamo in the Kontinental Hockey League.-Playing career:...
(born 1982), Czech professional ice hockey defenceman - Gabi NovakGabi NovakGabi Novak is a Croatian pop and jazz singer. She became famous in the 1960s.Gabi was born to a Croatian father and a German mother.She is married to Arsen Dedić, a renowned singer-songwriter who also composed many of her songs....
(born 1936), Croatian pop singer - Grga NovakGrga NovakGrga Novak was a distinguished Croatian historian, archaeologist and geographer, President of the Croatian Academy of Sciences and Arts from 1958 to 1978. Born on the island of Hvar, he was Professor of Ancient History in the University of Zagreb, where he was also Rector in 1946-1947...
(1888–1978), Croatian historian, archaeologist and geographer - Grigory NovakGrigory NovakGrigory Irmovich Novak is a former Ukrainian weightlifter, world champion, and Olympic medalist, who competed for the Soviet Union.He was Jewish, and was born in Chernobyl, Ukrainian SSR....
(1919–1980), Soviet Olympic weightlifter - Harry NovakHarry NovakHarry Novak, "the sexploitation king," produced and distributed a prolific number of exploitation films from the early 60s to the mid-70s, including William Rotsler's cult classics The Agony of Love and Mantis in Lace and the influential "monster nudie" Kiss Me Quick! among many others...
, American producer of exploitation films - Ilona NovákIlona NovákIlona Novák is a former Hungarian swimmer and Olympic champion.She was born in Budapest.She competed at the 1948 Olympic Games in London, where she finished 4th in 100 m backstroke, and 5th in 4×100 m freestyle relay....
(born 1925), Hungarian swimmer and Olympic champion - Jan NovákJan NovákJan Novák was a popular Czech composer of classical music. Novák was primarily active in the 1960s and composed the music for several films of Karel Kachyňa...
(1921–1984), Czech composer - Jan Novák (ice hockey)Jan Novák (ice hockey)Jan Novák is a Czech professional ice hockey player. He has spent nine seasons with HC Slavia Prague in the Czech Extraliga between 1997 and 2006 and won the championship in 2003. Novák moved to the Russian Super League in 2006 and played one season for Aq Bars Kazan...
(born 1979), Czech professional ice hockey player - Ján Novák (footballer born 1985), Slovak footballer
- Jane NovakJane Novak-Background:Jane Novak was born in St. Louis, Missouri was born Johana B. Novak, daughter of Joseph, an immigrant from Bohemia, and Barbara Novak. Her father died when she was a child and her mother was left to raise 5 children. Novak attended convent school but ran away with a friend with whom...
(1896–1990), actress in silent films - Jason NovakJason NovakJason Novak is an American musician, including vocalist, guitarist, and music producer.In 1988, while they were attending DePaul University, Jason and his brother Ethan Novak started the industrial rock band project Acumen Jason later also served as the producer and musical author for the...
, American musician and producer - Jim NovakJim NovakJames R. Novak is a comic book creator primarily working as a letterer for Marvel Comics, where he has worked on almost every one of their ongoing series. Novak has also done spot duty as a writer, penciler, and colorist.-Biography:...
, American comic book letterer - Jiří NovákJirí NovákJiří Novák is a former Czech tennis player, who was born in Zlín, Czechoslovakia but resides nowadays in Monte Carlo, Monaco.-Career:Novák turned professional in 1993 and won 7 singles and 18 doubles titles during his career, winning $7,614,063 in prize money. For six years, he was the...
(born 1975), Czech former tennis player - Joe NovakJoe Novak-External links:*...
(born 1945), retired college football coach - John NovakJohn NovakJohn Novak is an actor and anime voice actor who frequently does voice work for the Ocean Group based in Vancouver, Canada....
(born 1955), actor - Joseph D. NovakJoseph D. NovakJoseph Donald Novak is an American educator, and Professor Emeritus at the Cornell University, and Senior Research Scientist at IHMC. He is known for his development of concept mapping in the 1970s.- Biography :...
(born 1932), American educator - Kate NovakKate NovakKate Novak grew up in Pittsburgh, where she graduated from the University of Pittsburgh with a BS in Chemistry. She is a fantasy author primarily published in the Forgotten Realms and Ravenloft shared worlds....
, American fantasy writer - Kayvan NovakKayvan NovakKayvan Novak is an award-winning British Iranian television actor and voice artist.- Voice actor :Novak has provided voice work for three video games: Wallace & Gromit: The Curse of the Were-Rabbit, Perfect Dark Zero and Kameo...
(born 1978), British-Iranian actor - Kevin NovakKevin NovakKevin Novak is an American soccer defender, who played two seasons for Real Salt Lake in Major League Soccer and one for the Rochester Raging Rhinos of the USL First Division....
(born 1982), American soccer player - Kim NovakKim NovakKim Novak is an American film and television actress. She began her career with her roles in Pushover and Phffft! but achieved greater prominence in the 1955 film Picnic...
(born 1933), American actress - Ladislav NovákLadislav NovákLadislav Novák was a Czech football defender and later a football manager. He played 75 matches for Czechoslovakia, 71 of them as a team captain....
(born 1931), Czech football player and manager - Laila NovakLaila NovakLaila Novak, , is a Swedish model and actress....
(born 1942), Swedish model and actress - Ljudmila NovakLjudmila NovakLjudmila Novak is a Slovenian politician and former Member of the European Parliament. She is the president of the New Slovenia Christian People's Party....
(born 1959), Slovenian politician and Member of the European Parliament - Mel NovakMel NovakMel Novak is an American character actor who is best known for villainous roles in action, martial arts and occasionally horror and science fiction films. He is also known for doing all of his own stunts and fighting scenes.-Career:...
, American actor - Michael NovakMichael NovakMichael Novak is an American Catholic philosopher, journalist, novelist, and diplomat. The author of more than twenty-five books on the philosophy and theology of culture, Novak is most widely known for his book The Spirit of Democratic Capitalism...
(born 1933), conservative American Roman Catholic philosopher and diplomat - Mike NovakMike NovakMichael D. Novak was an American basketball player who played in the NBL, BAA, and NBA from 1939 to 1954. A 6'9" center from Loyola University Chicago, he was one of the first prominent "big men" to play professional basketball, averaging 8.5 points per game over the course of his career as a...
(1915–1978), American National Basketball League player - Mirjam NovakMirjam NovakMirjam Elisabeth Novak is a German actress and screenwriter of Croatian-German descent who has appeared in various films and television shows in the US and Germany....
(born 1981) German actress and screenwriter - Nick NovakNick NovakNicholas Ryan "Nick" Novak is an American football placekicker for the San Diego Chargers of the National Football League. He was signed by the Chicago Bears as an undrafted free agent in 2005...
(born 1981), National Football League placekicker - Petr NovákPetr NovákPetr Novák , was a Czech rock musician. He's best known for his romantic Beatles inspired pop songs with his bands George and Beatovens and Flamengo in the late 60s.-Biography:...
(1945–1997), Czech rock musician - Robert NovakRobert NovakRobert David Sanders "Bob" Novak was an American syndicated columnist, journalist, television personality, author, and conservative political commentator. After working for two newspapers before serving for the U.S. Army in the Korean War, he became a reporter for the Associated Press and then for...
(1931–2009), American journalist and conservative political commentator - Slobodan NovakSlobodan NovakSlobodan Novak is a Croatian prose writer, novelist and essayist.-Biography:Novak was born in Split on November 3, 1924, the son of father Duje and mother Marija . He was baptized in the local church as Ante Slobodan Novak. He finished elementary school in Rab, attended gymnasium in Split, then...
(born 1924), Croatian writer - Starina NovakStarina NovakStarina Novak was a Serbian Hajduk who distinguished himself in many battles against the Ottoman Empire. He is considered a Serbian national hero and is highly respected in neighboring Romania as a national hero as well.-Life:...
(~1530–1601), Serbian soldier and hero - Steve NovakSteve NovakSteve Novak is an American professional basketball player who last played with the San Antonio Spurs of the National Basketball Association. He is listed as 6'10", 240 lbs. He played college basketball in the NCAA at Marquette University...
(born 1983), basketball player - Tom NovakTom NovakTom P. Novak is Albert O. Steffey Professor of Marketing and Co-Director of the Sloan Center for Internet Retailing at the University of California, Riverside, where he joined the faculty in July 2006. Novak's research since 1993 has focused exclusively on Internet and Web based commerce...
, marketing professor - Vilmos Aba-Novák (1894–1941), Hungarian painter and graphic artist
- Vítězslav NovákVítezslav NovákVítězslav Novák was one of the most well-respected Czech composers and pedagogues, almost singlehandedly founding a mid-century Czech school of composition...
(1870–1949), Czech composer - Viveca NovakViveca NovakViveca Novak is an American journalist. She was a Washington correspondent for Time. She is a frequent guest on CNN, NBC, PBS, and Fox.Time announced in its December 5 issue that Novak was cooperating with Special Counsel Patrick Fitzgerald's investigation of the Valerie Plame leak...
, American journalist - Vjenceslav NovakVjenceslav NovakVjenceslav Novak was a Croatian Realist writer and dramatist.He was born into an emigrant Czech family, of which his mother was from an emigrant Bavarian family. He was the most successful Croatian realist writer and was known as the Croatian Balzac. He finished elementary and middle school in...
(1859–1903), Croatian writer - Vladimir Novak (disambiguation), multiple people
Surnamed Nowak
- Andrzej Nowak (disambiguation), several persons of that name
- Dariusz Nowak-NovaDariusz Nowak-NovaDariusz Nowak-Nova is a Polish multimedia artist, system analyst and information architect. For more than 10 years has been responsible for implementation of many interactive projects of a visual character....
(born 1962), Polish artist - Henry J. NowakHenry J. NowakHenry James Nowak was a Democratic member of the United States House of Representatives from New York between 1975 and 1993....
(born 1935), Member of United States House of Representatives (1975–1993) - Jan Nowak-JeziorańskiJan Nowak-JezioranskiJan Nowak-Jeziorański was a Polish journalist, writer, politician, social worker and patriot. He served during the Second World War as one of the most notable resistance fighters of the Home Army...
(1913–2005) - Polish journalist and WWII hero - Julian Ignacy Nowak (1865–1946) - Polish physician, veterinarian, bacteriologist, and politician
- Kazimierz NowakKazimierz NowakKazimierz Nowak – was a Polish traveller, correspondent and photographer, born in Stryi. After the First World War he lived in Poznań....
(1897–1937), Polish traveler - Leopold NowakLeopold NowakLeopold Nowak was a musicologist chiefly known for editing the works by Anton Bruckner for the International Bruckner Society. He reconstructed the original form of some of those works, most of which had been revised and edited many times.Nowak was born in Vienna, Austria. He studied piano and...
(1904–1991), Austrian musicologist - Lisa NowakLisa NowakLisa Marie Nowak is a former American naval flight officer and NASA astronaut. Born in Washington, D.C., she was selected by NASA in 1996 and qualified as a mission specialist in robotics...
, (born 1963), American astronaut - Mark NowakMark NowakMark Nowak is an award-winning American poet from Buffalo, New York. Nowak is currently the director of the graduate creative writing program at Manhattanville College in Purchase, NY.-Works:*Revenants, Coffee House Press, 2000, ISBN 9781566891073...
, (born 1964), American poet and writer - Manfred NowakManfred NowakManfred Nowak is an Austrian human rights lawyer.Nowak was a student of Felix Ermacora, and cooperated with him until Ermacora's death in 1995. They co-founded the Ludwig Boltzmann Institut für Menschenrechte in 1992...
(born 1950), the United Nations Special Rapporteur on Torture - Martin NowakMartin NowakMartin A. Nowak is Professor of Biology and Mathematics and Director of the Program for Evolutionary Dynamics at Harvard University.-Career:Martin Nowak studied biochemistry and mathematics at the University of Vienna, and earned his Ph. D. in 1989, working with Peter Schuster on quasi-species...
, Austrian mathematical biologist - Piotr NowakPiotr NowakPiotr Nowak is a Polish former professional soccer player. He is currently the head coach of the Philadelphia Union in Major League Soccer.Nowak enjoyed a successful playing career in Europe, playing for Polish clubs such as Zawisza Bydgoszcz and Widzew Łódź, before going on to play in Turkey,...
(b. 1964), Polish footballer and manager - Zenon NowakZenon NowakZenon Nowak was a Communist activist and politician in the People's Republic of Poland. One of the members of the pro-Soviet Natolin faction of the PZPR Central Committee during the Polish October of 1956.-References:...
(1905–1980), Polish trade union activist and politician
Personal name Novak
- Novak DjokovicNovak DjokovicNovak Djokovic is a Serbian professional tennis player who has been ranked world no. 1 by the Association of Tennis Professionals since 4 July 2011. He has won four Grand Slam singles titles: the 2008 and 2011 Australian Open, the 2011 Wimbledon Championships, and the 2011 US Open...
, (born 1987) tennis player - Novak Novak :sh:Novak Novak, (1928-1995) Serbian Writer and Journalist
Fictional characters
- Casey NovakCasey NovakCasey Novak is a fictional character on Law & Order: Special Victims Unit, portrayed by Diane Neal. She is the only female assistant district attorney to have appeared in five complete seasons in any Law & Order series and the longest-running ADA in the entire franchise.-Character:Casey Novak is a...
, in Law & Order: SVULaw & Order: Special Victims UnitLaw & Order: Special Victims Unit is an American police procedural television drama series set in New York City, where it is also primarily produced... - Jimmy Novak, the human vessel of CastielCastiel (Supernatural)Castiel is a fictional character portrayed by Misha Collins on the CW Television Network's American television series Supernatural. An angel, he first appears in the fourth season, and is used to introduce the theme of Christian mythology to the series...
, an angel of the Lord, from the television series SupernaturalSupernatural (TV series)Supernatural is an American supernatural and horror television series created by Eric Kripke, which debuted on September 13, 2005 on The WB, and is now part of The CW's lineup. Starring Jared Padalecki as Sam Winchester and Jensen Ackles as Dean Winchester, the series follows the brothers as they...
, and Jimmy's wife Amelia and daughter Claire - Lindsey Novak, recurring character in the Stargate Atlantis television series
- Pat Novak, character played by Jack Webb in the old-time radio program Pat Novak for HirePat Novak for HirePat Novak, for Hire is an old-time radio detective drama series which aired from 1946-1947 as a West Coast regional program and in 1949 as a nationwide program for ABC. The regional version originally starred Jack Webb in the title role, with scripts by his roommate Richard L. Breen...
- Vera Louise Gorman-NovakVera Louise Gorman-NovakVera Novak was a fictional character in the long-running television series Alice. She was played by actress Beth Howland.-The "Dingy":Vera was the only original waitress besides Alice who lasted all of the show's run...
, in the television series Alice - Tom Nowak, character of the movie "Test pilota PirxaTest pilota PirxaInquest of Pilot Pirx is a joint Polish//Estonian/Ukrainian 1979 film directed by Marek Piestrak based on the story The Inquest by Stanisław Lem from his short story collection More Tales of Pirx the Pilot. It was adapted for film by Vladimir Valutsky. It is a joint production by Dovzhenko Film...
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Brand name
- NOVAK is a brand of radiosRadioRadio is the transmission of signals through free space by modulation of electromagnetic waves with frequencies below those of visible light. Electromagnetic radiation travels by means of oscillating electromagnetic fields that pass through the air and the vacuum of space...
(vacuum tubeVacuum tubeIn electronics, a vacuum tube, electron tube , or thermionic valve , reduced to simply "tube" or "valve" in everyday parlance, is a device that relies on the flow of electric current through a vacuum...
and transistorsTransistorA transistor is a semiconductor device used to amplify and switch electronic signals and power. It is composed of a semiconductor material with at least three terminals for connection to an external circuit. A voltage or current applied to one pair of the transistor's terminals changes the current...
) built in BrusselsBrusselsBrussels , officially the Brussels Region or Brussels-Capital Region , is the capital of Belgium and the de facto capital of the European Union...
between 1932 and 1965.