Famous People with Name Novak

Novak Djokovic            Origin/Culture/Country: Slavic

Novak Djokovic: a Serbian professional tennis player and current World No. 3.In January 2008, he won his first Grand Slam title at the Australian Open. After a straight sets win over World No. 1 and defending champion Roger Federer in the semifinals, Djokovic won the final in four sets against Jo-Wilfried Tsonga. He thereby became the first player representing Serbia ever to win a Grand Slam singles title and the youngest player in the open era to have reached all four Grand Slam semifinals.[3]

Anatole Novak            Origin/Culture/Country: French

Anatole Novak: was a French professional road bicycle racer. Novak won a stage in the 1961 Tour de France, and was the Lanterne rouge (last finishing cyclist) in the 1964 Tour de France.

Grigory Irmovich Novak            Origin/Culture/Country: Russian

Grigory Irmovich Novak: is a former Ukrainian weightlifter, World champion and Olympic medalist, who competed for the Soviet Union.

Ilona Novák            Origin/Culture/Country: Hungaian

Ilona Novák: is a former Hungarian swimmer and Olympic champion. She competed at the 1948 Olympic Games in London, where she finished 4th in 100 m backstroke, and 5th in 4 × 100 m freestyle relay. At the 1952 Olympic Games in Helsinki, she received a gold medal in 4 ×

Ferenc Novák            Origin/Culture/Country: Hungaian

Ferenc Novák: is a Hungarian sprint canoer who has competed from the early 1990s to 2006. At the 2000 Summer Olympics in Sydney, he won a gold medal in the C-2 500 m event with teammate Imre Pulai.

Gábor Novák            Origin/Culture/Country: Hungaian

Gábor Novák: is a Hungarian sprint canoer who competed in the early 1950s.