Nowak

Nowak is a family name of Slavic origin, which occurs in this form in Polish , Sorbian and Ashkenazi Jews . Translated it means “the new one” or “Neumann”.

variants

Noack , Novac , Novak , Nowack , Nowakowski .

Name bearer

A.

Alexander Walentinowitsch Nowak (* 1971), Russian politician
Andreas Nowak (soccer player) (* 1962), Austrian soccer player
Andreas Nowak (politician) (* 1975), German politician (CDU)
Andreas Nowak (* 1982), German musician, member of Silbermond
Anna Nowak (* 1966), Polish actress
Amram Nowak (1927–2005), American film producer, film director and author
Anton Nowak (singer) (1848–1896), Austrian singer and actor
Anton Nowak (painter) (1865–1932), Austrian painter
Antoni J. Nowak (1935–2013), Polish psychologist
August Nowak (1795–1854), Austrian economist and statistician

B.

Bernard Nowak (* 1950), Polish writer, publisher and editor
Bernhard Nowak (1904–1985), German painter, draftsman, graphic artist of the modern age and culture editor of the GDR
Bruno Nowak , pseudonym Gottfried Rothacker (1901–1940), German writer

C.

Cécile Nowak (* 1967), French judoka
Claus Nowak (* 1949), German non-fiction author

D.

Daniel Nowak (* 1966), German ice hockey player
Dariusz Nowak (* 1978), Polish rower
Dawid Nowak (* 1984), Polish football player
Derek Nowak (* 1984), German actor
Dominik Nowak (* 1995), German actor
Dorothea Nowak (1926–2011), German theologian
Drew Nowak (born 1990), American football player

E.

Edward Nowak (* 1940), Polish prelate
Elisabeth Nowak-Thaller (* 1960), Austrian art historian
Erhard Nowak (* 1935), German choir director, composer and music writer
Ernst Nowak (painter) (1851-1919), Austrian painter
Ernst Nowak (* 1944), Austrian writer
Erol Nowak (* 1975), Austrian actor
Erwin Nowak (politician) (* 1924), Austrian politician (SPÖ), member of the Viennese state parliament
Erwin Nowak (firefighter) (1930-2004), Austrian firefighter and official
Erwin Nowak (actor) , German actor

F.

Franz Nowak (1885–1973), Austrian painter
Friedrich Nowak (* 1919), German soccer player

G

GO-AL Gottfried Alexander Nowak (1944–1993), Austrian visual artist
Grzegorz Nowak (conductor) (* 1951), Polish conductor
Grzegorz Nowak (rower) (* 1954), Polish rower
Grigori Irmowitsch Nowak (1919–1980), Soviet weightlifter
Gustav Nowak (1846–1921), Austrian politician and local researcher

H

Halina Jolanta Nowak-Guńka (* 1970), Polish biathlete and cross-country skier, see Halina Guńka
Hans Nowak (painter) (1922–1996), German painter
Hans Nowak (1937–2012), German soccer player
Hans Peter Nowak (* 1932), Austrian composer and Kapellmeister
Heiko Nowak (* 1968), German soccer player
Heinrich Nowak (1890–1955), Austrian writer and journalist
Heinz Nowak (1925–2012), German homeland researcher
Helmut Nowak (* 1941), German politician (CDU)
Henry J. Nowak (* 1935), American politician
Henryka Nowak (1915–1998), Polish long jumper, see Henryka Słomczewska

I.

Ignaz von Nowak (General, I) (1751-1820), Austrian field marshal lieutenant
Ignaz von Nowak (General, II) (? –1826), Austrian major general

J

Jan Nowak (geologist) (1880–1940), Austrian-Polish geologist and paleontologist
Jan Nowak-Jeziorański (1914–2005), Polish journalist
Jannik Nowak (* 1985), German actor
Jenny Nowak (* 2002), German ski jumper and Nordic combined athlete
Jerzy Nowak (1923–2013), Polish actor
Jörn Nowak (* 1986), German soccer player
Josef Nowak (medic) (1841–1886), Austrian hygienist and author
Josef Nowak (journalist) (1901–1988), German journalist and playwright, President of the German Association of Authors
Josef A. Nowak (1940–2009), Austrian journalist
Józef Nowak (writer) (1895–1978), Sorbian pastor, poet, playwright and journalist
Józef Nowak (actor) (1925–1984), Polish actor
Julian Nowak (1865–1946), Polish bacteriologist and politician
Jürgen Nowak (* 1959), German IT specialist
Jutta Nowak (* 1960), German religious educator

K

Karl Nowak (politician) (1876–1943), Austrian politician, councilor in Siebenhirten
Karl Friedrich Nowak (1882–1932), Austrian journalist and publisher
Karl Walter Nowak (* 1943), Austrian author
Karlo Nowak (1873–1959), German-Sorbian painter, see Carl Noack (painter)
Katarzyna Nowak (* 1969), Polish tennis player
Kazimierz Nowak (1897–1937), Polish photographer and author
Klara Nowak (1922–2003), German nurse and activist
Krystian Nowak (* 1994), Polish football player
Krzysztof Nowak (1975-2005), Polish football player
Kurt Nowak (1942–2001), German theologian and church historian

L.

Leo Nowak ( Leopold Nowak ; * 1929), German clergyman, Bishop of Magdeburg
Leopold Nowak (actor, 1856) (1856 – after 1917), actor
Leopold Nowak (musicologist) (1904–1991), Austrian musicologist
Leopold Nowak (actor, 1934) ( Leopold René Nowak ; * 1934), German actor
Leszek Nowak (1943–2009), Polish philosopher
Lisa Nowak (* 1963), American astronaut
Ludwig Nowak (1947–1996), German-Sorbian politician (CDU), see Ludwig Noack (politician)

M.

Manfred Nowak (* 1950), Austrian lawyer
Maike Maja Nowak (* 1961), German songwriter and dog trainer
Marcin Nowak (Musician) ( "Novy"; * 1975), Polish musician and songwriter
Marcin Nowak (volleyball player) (* 1975), Polish volleyball player
Marcin Nowak (athlete) (* 1977), Polish sprinter
Martin Nowak (soccer player) (* 1979), Polish soccer player
Marco Nowak (* 1990), German ice hockey player
Maria Nowak (* 1935), Polish-born French economist and social activist
Mario Nowak (* 1985), German American football player
Markus Nowak (* 1965), German media entrepreneur
Martin Nowak (director) (* 1959), German television director
Martin Nowak (organist) (* 1967), German organist
Martin A. Nowak (* 1965), Austrian biologist and university professor
Matthias Nowak (* 1966), German soccer coach and author
Matthias Akeo Nowak (* 1976), German jazz musician
Měrćin Nowak-Njechorński (1900–1990), Sorbian painter, graphic artist and publicist
Michael Nowak (* 1991), German journalist
Michel Nowak (* 1962), French judoka
Mieczysław Nowak (1936–2006), Polish weightlifter

O

Oskar Nowak (1913–?), Austrian ice hockey player
Otto Nowak (singer, 1829) (1829–1883), German opera singer and theater director
Otto Nowak (singer, 1874) (1874 – after 1902), German opera singer
Otto Nowak (painter) (1874–1945), Austrian painter

P

Paul Nowak (politician) (1892–1962), German politician (CDU)
Paul Nowak (basketball player) (1914–1983), American basketball player
Paul Nowak (soccer player) (* 1921), German soccer player
Paweł Valde-Nowak (* 1954), Polish prehistoric and early historian
Peter Nowak (soccer player) (* 1948), Austrian soccer player
Peter Nowak , German freelance journalist and publicist
Piotr Nowak (* 1964), Polish football player

R.

Raimund Nowak (* 1955), German politician (Alliance 90 / The Greens)
Reinhard Nowak (* 1964), Austrian cabaret artist and actor
Rainer Nowak (* 1972), Austrian journalist
Ralf Nowak (* 1963), German cameraman
Riccardo Nowak (1885–1950), Italian fencer
Rudi Nowak (* 1921), German politician (SPD)
Rudolf Nowak (1832–1892), Austrian lawyer and editor

S.

Sabina Nowak (* 1959), Polish biologist
Sarah Nowak (* 1991), German web video producer and reality show participant, see Sarah Harrison (web video producer)
Sarina Nowak (* 1993), German model and author
Selina Nowak (* 1990), German soccer player
Siegfried Nowak (1930–2013), German chemist
Sławomir Nowak (* 1974), Polish politician
Stanisław Nowak (* 1935), Polish clergyman, Archbishop of Częstochowa
Stefan Nowak (sociologist) (1924 / 25–1989), Polish sociologist and university professor
Stefan Nowak (graphic designer) (* 1967), German graphic designer
Steffen Nowak (* 1975), German actor

T

Teresa Nowak (* 1942), Polish hurdler
Thomas Nowak (* 1964), German economist and business manager
Tim Nowak (* 1995), German athlete
Tomasz Nowak (politician) (* 1956), Polish politician
Tomasz Nowak (boxer) (1960-2013), Polish boxer
Tomasz Nowak (soccer player) (* 1985), Polish soccer player
Tomasz Adam Nowak (* 1962), Polish organist and university professor

V

Véronique Nowak (* 1967), French soccer player

W.

Walter Nowak (SS member) (1912–1943), German SS member
Walter Nowak (electrical engineer) (1931–2017), German electrical engineer
Walter Georg Nowak (* 1925), German diplomat
Wanda Nowak (* 1913), Austrian athlete
Wilhelm Nowak (1868–1945), Austro-Czech painter, see Wilhelm Noack (painter, 1868)
Willi Nowak (1886–1977), Czech painter, lithographer and university professor
Włodzimierz Nowak (* 1958), Polish journalist
Wojciech Nowak (doctor) (* 1949), Polish surgeon and university professor
Wojciech Nowak (director) (* 1957), Polish film director
Wolfgang Nowak (lawyer) (* 1943), German lawyer and politician (SPD)
Wolfgang Nowak (politician) (1944–2002), German politician (CDU)

Z

Zenon Nowak (1905–1980), Polish politician