Tichý (feminine form: Tichá) is a Czech surname meaning literally "quiet" or "silent". Notable people include:

Andrzej Tichý (born 1978), Swedish writer Irena Tichá (born 1943), Czech volleyball player Jana Tichá (born 1965), Czech astronomer Jindra Tichá (born 1937), Czech-New Zealand academic and writer Jiří Tichý (1933–2016), Czech football player Martin Tichý (born 1968), Czech rower Milan Tichý (born 1969), Czech ice hockey defenceman Miloš Tichý (born 1966), Czech astronomer Miroslav Tichý (1926–2011), Czech photographer Otto Albert Tichý (1890–1973), Czech composer, teacher and organist Pavel Tichý (1936–1994), Czech logician, philosopher and mathematician Zdena Tichá (born 1952), Czech rower

See also Cichy (surname), Polish surname with the same meaning Tichy (surname) Ticha (disambiguation)