Nowotny
# Nowotny

Nowotny is a surname. Common in Germany and Austria, it is a variant of the Czech and Slovak surname Novotný, which means "newcomer". The name may refer to:

* Chris Nowotny (1928–1989), German photographer
* Eva Nowotny (born 1944), Austrian diplomat
* Ewald Nowotny (born 1944), Austrian politician
* George E. Nowotny (born 1932), American politician
* Helga Nowotny (born 1937), Austrian sociologist
* Jens Nowotny (born 1974), German football player
* Karl Anton Nowotny (1904–1978), Austrian ethnographer
* Rita-Maria Nowotny (1925–2000), German actress
* Robert Nowotny (born 1974), Austrian beach volleyball player
* Stan Nowotny (born 1950), Australian football player
* Walter Nowotny (1920–1944), German fighter pilot

## Fiction

* Waltraud Nowotny, a fictional character from Strike Witches

## Other uses

* Jagdgeschwader 7 Nowotny, German jet fighter wing
* Kommando Nowotny, German jet fighter group
