Kovář ([ˈkovaːr̝̊]; feminine Kovářová, [ˈkovaːr̝ovaː]; anglicized as Kovar) is a Czech surname, meaning 'smith'. Notable people with the surname include:

• Daniela Kovářová (born 1964), Czech politician
• Dennis G. Kovar, American physicist
• František Kovář (1888–1969), Czech Hussite bishop
• Jakub Kovář (born 1988), Czech ice hockey player
• Jan Kovář (born 1990), Czech ice hockey player
• Jaroslav Kovář (1934–2015), Czech athlete
• Jiří Kovář (born 1989), Italian volleyball player of Czech origin
• Karel Kovář (rower) (born 1942), Czech rower
• Karel Kovář, Slovak figure skater
• Lukáš Kovář (born 1992), Czech ice hockey player
• Marie Kovářová (1927–2023), Czech gymnast
• Mary Grace Kovar (1929–2015), American biostatistician
• Matěj Kovář (born 2000), Czech footballer
• Michal Kovář (born 1973), Czech footballer
• Přemysl Kovář (born 1985), Czech footballer
• Robin Kovář (born 1984), Czech ice hockey player
• Sára Kovářová (born 1999), Czech handballer
• Zdeněk Kovář (1917–2004), Czech designer

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