Nováček (feminine Nováčková) is a Czech surname. Notable people with the surname include:
Jay Novacek (born 1962), American football tight end of Czech descent Jitka Nováčková (born 1992), Czech model Karel Nováček (born 1965), Czech tennis player Libor Nováček (born 1979), Czech-English violinist, poet Ottokar Nováček (1866–1900), Hungarian violinist and composer of Czech descent Roman Nováček (born 1969), Czech judo-player Rudolf Nováček (1860–1929), Czech composer and conductor Stephanie Novacek (born 1970), American operatic mezzo-soprano of Czech descent Zuzana Nováčková (born 1945), Czech printmaker
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