Jelínek (feminine: Jelínková) is a Czech surname that means "little deer". Notable people include:

  • Adriana Jelínková (born 1995), Czech alpine ski racer
  • Antonín Jelínek (born 1956), Czech wrestler
  • Arthur J. Jelinek (1928–2022), American anthropologist
  • Bohumil Jelínek, Czech football player
  • David Jelínek (born 1990), Czech basketball player
  • Dora Jelínková (1949–2007), Czech volleyball player
  • Elfriede Jelinek (born 1946), Austrian writer
  • Ellen Marianne Mattson Jelinek (born 1973), Swedish actress
  • Eloise Jelinek (1924–2007), American linguist
  • František Cína Jelínek (1882–1961), Czech painter
  • Frederick Jelinek (1932–2010), American information theorist
  • Hanns Jelinek (1901–1969), Austrian composer
  • Jan Jelinek (born 1949), German musician
  • Jan Jelínek (legionary) (1893–1974), Czech writer
  • Jiří Jelínek (ballet dancer) (born 1977), Czech ballet dancer
  • Jiří Jelínek (trumpeter) (1922–1984), Czech musician
  • Josef Jelínek (1941–2024), Czech football player
  • Josef Jelínek (footballer, born 1902) (1902–1973), Czech football player
  • Joseph R. Jelinek (1919–1978), American general
  • Karina Jelinek (born 1981), Argentine model and actress
  • Karl Jelinek (1822–1876), Austrian physicist and meteorologist
  • Maria Jelinek (born 1942), Canadian skater
  • Mariann Jelinek (born 1942), American organizational theorist
  • Mercedes Jelinek (born 1985), American photographer
  • Milena Jelinek (1935–2020), Czech-American writer
  • Otto Jelinek (born 1940), Canadian skater and diplomat
  • Pavel Jelínek (born 1972), Czech physicist
  • Petr Jelínek (born 1984), Czech ice hockey player
  • Robert Jelinek (born 1969), Swedish actor
  • Ron Jelinek (born 1945), American politician
  • Šárka Jelínková (born 1968), Czech politician
  • Tomáš Jelínek (born 1962), Czech ice hockey player
  • W. Craig Jelinek (born 1952), American businessman
  • Václav Jelínek (1944–2022), Czechoslovak spy
  • Vladislav Jelínek, Czech football player
  • Wilhelm Jelinek (born 1994), Austrian handball player
  • Žuži Jelinek (1920–2016), Croatian writer

See also

  • Jellinek