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 Beate Pokorny (born 1760s), Bohemian musician Bedřich Pokorný (1904–1968), 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 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 1946), Czech actress Josef Pokorný (born 1955), Czech rower Julius Pokorny (1887–1970), Austrian-Czech linguist Lukáš Pokorný (tennis) (born 2002), Slovak tennis player 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, Austrian karateka Stefan Pokorny (designer) (born 1966), Korean-American designer and artist Vladimír Pokorný (born 1980), Czech footballer
See also
10205 Pokorný, minor planet