Pokorný (feminine Pokorná) is a Czech or Slovak surname, meaning "the humble one". Notable people with the surname include:
- Adolf Pokorny (1895–?), Austrian dermatologist.
- Amos Pokorný (1890–1949), Czech chess master.
- Bedřich Pokorný, Czech communist state security officer.
- Franciszek Pokorny (1891–1966), Polish Army officer.
- Frank Pokorny (1923–1999), American politician.
- František Pokorný (1905–?), Czech sport shooter.
- František Xaver Pokorný (1729–1794), Czech Classical era composer and violinist.
- Franz Pokorny (1797–1850), Austrian theatre manager.
- Gene Pokorny (born 1953), American tubist.
- Hermann Pokorny (1882–1960), Hungarian general.
- Jakub Pokorný (born 1996), Czech footballer.
- Jaroslava Pokorná (born 1948), Czech actress.
- Josef Pokorný (born 1955), Czech rower.
- Julius Pokorny (1887–1970), comparative linguist from Austria–Hungary and expert in Celtic languages.
- Miloslav Pokorný (1926–1948), Czech ice hockey player.
- Peter Pokorny (born 1940), Austrian tennis player
- Petr Pokorný (born 1975), Czech footballer.
- Petr Pokorný (1933–2020), Czech theologian.
- Regina Pokorná (born 1982), Slovak chess player.
- Stefan Pokorny, an Austrian karateka.
- Stefan Pokorny (designer) (born 1966), a Korean American designer and artist.
- Vladimír Pokorný (born 1980), Czech footballer.
See also
edit- 10205 Pokorný, minor planet
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