Nowotny
Nowotny or Nowottny is the family name of the following people:
- Antonin Nowotny (1827–1871), Czech author of chess compositions and lawyer, discoverer of the Nowotny motif in chess problems, see below
- Aurel Nowotny (1881–1947), Austrian actor, director, acting teacher and dramaturge
- Barbara Nowotny (* 1976), Austrian dramaturge
- Erich Nowotny (* 1918), German soccer player
- Ernst Nowotny (1907–1995), Austrian historian
- Eva Nowotny (* 1944), Austrian diplomat
- Ewald Nowotny (* 1944), Austrian economics professor and governor of the Austrian National Bank
- Friedrich Nowottny (* 1929), German television journalist, of Silesian origin
- Hans Nowotny (1911–1996), Austrian chemist
- Hans-Joachim Hoffmann-Nowotny (1934–2004), German sociologist and university professor
- Helga Nowotny (* 1937), Austrian scientist and Vice-President of the European Research Council
- Jens Nowotny (* 1974), German soccer player
- Joachim Nowotny (1933–2014), German writer
- Jörg Nowotny (* 1968), German soccer player
- Karl Nowotny (1895–1965), Austrian neurologist, psychiatrist and individual psychologist
- Kurt Nowotny (1908–1984), German architect, who designed numerous post and telecommunications buildings in the GDR
- Niki Nowotny (* 1967), German radio play speaker
- Pawoł Nowotny (1912–2010), Sorbian literary historian and folklorist
- Peter Nowotny (* 1953), German artist
- Richard Nowotny († 2014), Austrian ballet dancer and master
- Rita-Maria Nowotny (1925–2000), German actress
- Robert Nowotny (* 1974), Austrian beach volleyball player
- Roland Nowotny (* 1947), football player in the GDR
- Thomas Nowotny (* 1937), Austrian diplomat and political scientist
- Valentin Nowotny (* 1967), Austrian non-fiction author and management trainer
- Walter Nowotny (1920–1944), German fighter pilot (born in Austria) in the Air Force during World War II
- Wolfgang Nowotny (* 1946), Austrian teacher and mycologist
Further meanings:
- Short form for the Nowotny adjustment in chess composition, see Antonin Nowotny # The Nowotny adjustment