Horák (feminine: Horáková) is a Czech and Slovak surname, one of the most common Czech surnames. The word horák (derived from the Czech and Slovak word hora, i.e. 'mountain') referred to a person who came from the mountains or hilly region. Notable people with the surname include:
Sports
Eva Horáková (born 1972), Czech basketball player Hana Horáková (born 1979), Czech basketball player Jana Horáková (born 1983), Czech cyclist Martin Horák (born 1980), Czech footballer Michael Horak (born 1977), South African rugby player Oldřich Horák (born 1991), Czech ice hockey player Peter Horák (born 1983), Slovak high jumper Petr Horák (born 1991), Czech snowboarder Robert Horák (born 1982), Czech ice hockey player Roman Horák (ice hockey, born 1969), Czech ice hockey player Roman Horák (ice hockey, born 1991), Czech ice hockey player Tomáš Horák (sprinter) (born 2008), Czech sprinter Václav Horák (1912–2000), Czech footballer Walter Horak (1931–2019), Austrian footballer
Other
Bruce Horak (born 1974), Canadian artist and actor Jiří Horák (1924–2003), Czech politician Josef Horák (1931–2005), Czech bass clarinetist Katarína Horáková, Slovak biologist Marianne Horak (born 1944), Swiss-Austrian entomologist Milada Horáková (1901–1950), Czech politician executed by communists Olga Horak (1926–2024) Slovak-Australian writer and Holocaust survivor Slávek Horák (born 1975), Czech film director and screenwriter Václav Emanuel Horák (1800–1871), Czech composer Yaroslav Horak (1927–2020), Australian comics artist
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