Sobotka (feminine: Sobotková) is a Czech surname. It was derived either from the Czech word sobota (i.e. 'Saturday') or from the town of Sobotka. A Germanised form of the surname is Sobottka. Notable people with the surname include:
Al Sobotka, American building operations manager Alois Sobotka (1904–1977), Czech athlete Bohuslav Sobotka, (born 1971), Czech politician Chad Sobotka (born 1993), American baseball player Elisabeth Sobotka (born 1965), Austrian opera director Iwona Sobotka (born 1981), Polish opera singer Jan Sobotka (born 1961), Czech politician Jiří Sobotka (1911–1994), Czech footballer Joel Sobotka (born 1970), American basketball coach Lee G. Sobotka, American physicist Paul Alan Sobotka, American medical doctor Petr Sobotka (born 1975), Czech weightlifter Přemysl Sobotka (born 1944), Czech medical doctor and politician Ruth Sobotka (1925–1967), Austrian-American dancer and costume designer Vladimír Sobotka (born 1987), Czech ice hockey player Wolfgang Sobotka (born 1956), Austrian politician Zdeněk Sobotka (1917–2001), Czech athlete
Fictional characters Frank Sobotka, a character from the television show The Wire Nick Sobotka, a character from the television show The Wire Ziggy Sobotka, a character from the television show The Wire
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