Pokorný (feminine: Pokorná) is a Czech or Slovak surname, meaning "the humble one". Notable people with the surname include:
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Adolf Pokorny (1895–?), Austrian dermatologist
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Amos Pokorný (1890–1949), Czech chess master
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Bedřich Pokorný (1904–1968), Czech communist state security officer
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Franciszek Pokorny (1891–1966), Polish Army officer
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Frank Pokorny (1923–1999), American politician
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František Pokorný (1905–?), Czech sport shooter
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František Xaver Pokorný (1729–1794), Czech composer and violinist
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Franz Pokorny (1797–1850), Austrian theatre manager
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Gene Pokorny (born 1953), American tubist
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Hermann Pokorny (1882–1960), Hungarian general
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Jakub Pokorný (born 1996), Czech footballer
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Jaroslava Pokorná (born 1946), Czech actress
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Josef Pokorný (born 1955), Czech rower
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Julius Pokorny (1887–1970), Austrian-Czech linguist
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Miloslav Pokorný (1926–1948), Czech ice hockey player
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Peter Pokorny (born 1940), Austrian tennis player
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Petr Pokorný (born 1975), Czech footballer
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Petr Pokorný (1933–2020), Czech theologian
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Regina Pokorná (born 1982), Slovak chess player
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Stefan Pokorny, Austrian karateka
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Stefan Pokorny (designer) (born 1966), Korean-American designer and artist
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Vladimír Pokorný (born 1980), Czech footballer
See also
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10205 Pokorný, minor planet