Jan Novak may refer to: Entertainment Jan Novák (composer) (1921–1984), Czech composer of classical music Jan Novák (writer) (born 1953), Czech writer and playwright Jan Nowak-Jeziorański (1914–2005), Polish writer and activist Sports Jan Novák (handballer) (born 1960), Czech handball player Jan Novák (ice hockey) (born 1979), Czech professional ice hockey player Ján Novák (footballer) (born 1985), Slovak association football striker Jan Novák (footballer, born 1896) (1896–1968), Czech footballer Jan Novak (footballer, born 1997) (born 1997), Slovenian footballer Others Jan Novak is a placeholder name used in Czech language