Jana Nechutová (born 28 November 1936) is a Czech philologist, translator and medievalist.

Nechutová studied Latin and Greek at the Faculty of Arts, Masaryk University.

[2][3] She returned to Masaryk University in 1961, where she wrote a thesis "Místo Mikuláše z Drážďan v raném reformačním myšlení" ('The place of Nicholas of Dresden in early Reformation thought') in 1965, and a habilitation "Učení Matěje z Janova a jeho působení" ('The teachings of Matthias of Janov and his work') in 1991.

[2] In 1992, Nechutová became the first woman to hold the position of head of the department of Classics at Masaryk University.

[2] Nechutová's sister, Hana Librová, is a biologist and environmentalist at Masaryk University.