Pelikán

Pelikán (Czech and Slovak feminine: Pelikánová) and Pelikan is a surname. It means 'pelican' in various languages, including Czech and German, in which the surname appears most often. Notable people with the surname include:

Alfred Pelikan (1893–1987), German-American painter and educator
Boris Pelikan (1861–1931), Ukrainian politician
Emilie Mediz-Pelikan (1861–1908), Austrian landscape painter
Franz Pelikan (1925–1994), Austrian footballer
János Pelikán (born 1995), Hungarian cyclist
Jaroslav Pelikan (1923–2006), American Christian scholar
Jiří Pelikán (chess player) (1906–1984), Czech-Argentine chess master
Jiří Pelikán (politician) (1923–1999), Czech journalist and politician
Lisa Pelikan (born 1964), French actress
Radka Pelikánová (born 1977), Czech tennis player
Robert Pelikán (born 1979), Czech lawyer
Wilhelm Pelikan (1893–1981), German-Austrian chemist, anthroposophist and pharmacist

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