Notable people
People who are in the encyclopedia because of their public role or their work.
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Adam Scheinherr PersonAdam Scheinherr is a Czech politician, chairman of the Praha sobě movement and its candidate for mayor of Prague in the 2026 municipal elections.
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Alena Schillerová PersonAlena Schillerová (born 18 March 1964) is a Czech lawyer and politician. Since 15 December 2025 she has been Deputy Prime Minister and Minister of…
- Appointment of Martin Legner as Director General of the Fire Rescue Service of the Czech Republic Event
Interior Minister Lubomír Metnar appointed Colonel Martin Legner, following a selection procedure, as Director General of the Fire Rescue Service of…
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Barbora Strýcová PersonBarbora Strýcová is a former Czech tennis player and, since 2026, captain of the Czech team in the Billie Jean King Cup.
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David Pastrňák PersonA Czech ice hockey forward (born 1996 in Havířov), a player for the Boston Bruins of the NHL since 2014 and their captain since September 2026, scorer…
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Death of actor Kamil Pulec (2026) EventActor Kamil Pulec, who worked at the Slovácké divadlo in Uherské Hradiště until 2017, has died aged 63; the theatre announced his death on 1 October…
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Death of the actress Štěpánka Ranošová EventOn 1 October 2026, the Ostrava actress Štěpánka Ranošová died at the age of 99. She was born on 14 October 1926, so she missed her hundredth birthday…
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Dmitrij Jaškin PersonDmitrij Jaškin is a Czech ice hockey forward born in Omsk, a product of the Vsetín youth system, who played in the NHL and the KHL.
- Giorgia Meloni Person
Giorgia Meloni is the Prime Minister of Italy. Echo24 describes her as a right-wing prime minister.
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Jan Hušbauer PersonJan Hušbauer is deputy mayor of Prague 4 and the ANO movement’s candidate for mayor of Prague in the 2026 municipal elections.
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Jan Koller PersonJan Koller is a former football striker from Smetanova Lhota and, with 55 goals, the all-time top scorer of the Czech national team.
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Jan Kubiš PersonJan Kubiš was a Czechoslovak soldier, a member of the Anthropoid paratroop group, whose grenade struck the car of Acting Reich Protector Reinhard…
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Jan Lipavský PersonJan Lipavský is a Czech politician, a member of the Chamber of Deputies for ODS and a former foreign minister.
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Jan Neruda PersonA Czech poet, writer and journalist (1834–1891), author of Tales of Malá Strana, after whom Nerudova Street in Prague is named.
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Jaromír Zůna PersonJaromír Zůna is the Czech minister of defence, nominated by SPD, formerly first deputy chief of the General Staff.
- Jiří Procházka (fighter) Person
Jiří Procházka, born in Hostěradice on 14 October 1992, competes as a professional in MMA (mixed martial arts). In the UFC he won the light…
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Jiří Suchý PersonA Czech theatre maker, actor, lyricist and singer (born 1931), co-founder of the Prague Semafor theatre.
- Jiří Tieftrunk Person
Jiří Tieftrunk (died 27 September 2026) was a Czech music journalist and long-time contributor to Czech Radio Ostrava. Listeners knew him above all as…
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Jozef Gabčík PersonJozef (Josef) Gabčík was a Czechoslovak soldier, a member of the Anthropoid paratroop team who took part in the assassination of Reinhard Heydrich in…
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Karel Havlíček (politician) PersonKarel Havlíček (born 16 August 1969) is a Czech economist, manager, university teacher and politician. In the government of Andrej Babiš, appointed by…
- Karel Paar Person
Karel Eduard Paar (born 4 January 1934 in Prague, died 25 September 2026 in Prague) was a Czech nobleman and professed knight of the Sovereign…
- Karel Pražák (businessman) Person
Karel Pražák is a Czech businessman who founded the investment group Kaprain in 2013. The group focuses on industry, real estate, sport and…
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Karolína Plíšková PersonKarolína Plíšková is a Czech tennis player, a former world number one, known for her serve and her nickname the Ace Queen.
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Libuše Šafránková PersonLibuše Šafránková (7 June 1953, Brno – 9 June 2021, Prague) was a Czech actress.
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Linda Nosková PersonLinda Nosková is a Czech tennis player who helped the Czech team win the Billie Jean King Cup in September 2026.
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Martin Kuba PersonMartin Kuba is the governor of the South Bohemian Region who left ODS after twenty-two years and founded the Naše Česko movement.
- Martin Legner Person
Martin Legner is a colonel and, since 1 October 2026, Director General of the Hasičský záchranný sbor České republiky. Interior Minister Lubomír…
- Martin Šebestyán Person
Martin Šebestyán is the minister of agriculture of the Czech Republic; ČT24 describes him as a nominee of SPD.
- Milan Adámek Person
Milan Adámek is a Czech university teacher, professor in the field of machine and process control, whose work focuses on security technologies and…
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Milan Baroš PersonMilan Baroš (born 28 October 1981) is a former Czech football striker and a product of the Baník Ostrava youth system. With Liverpool he won the…
- Milan Kundera Person
Milan Kundera is a prose writer and novelist about whom Czech Radio writes that an author born in Czech literature became an author of world…
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Miloš Forman PersonMiloš Forman was a film director associated with the Czechoslovak New Wave who won two Oscars after moving to the United States.
- Miloš Zeman Person
Miloš Zeman is a Czech politician born on 28 September 1944 in Kolín. From 1998 to 2002 he headed the government of the Czech Republic; before that he…
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Pavel Šulc PersonPavel Šulc is a Czech footballer and international who plays in the French league.
- Petr Fiala Person
Petr Fiala is a Czech politician for ODS who in 2026 is referred to as a former prime minister. In September and October 2026 he spoke publicly about…
- Petr Hlaváček Person
Petr Hlaváček is a deputy mayor of the Capital City of Prague for STAN and the lead candidate of the Starostové list in the Prague municipal elections…
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Petr Macinka PersonPetr Macinka is the chairman of the Motoristé movement, a deputy prime minister and the foreign minister.
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Rainer Maria Rilke PersonRainer Maria Rilke was a German-language poet who was born in Prague in 1875.
- Rehabilitation of Cardinal Štěpán Trochta (2026) Event
On 1 October 2026 the district court in Litoměřice rehabilitated Cardinal Štěpán Trochta for the period from 19 July 1950 to 16 January 1953, when he…
- Renáta Kellnerová Person
Renáta Kellnerová is the main owner of the PPF group. The group is a private international investment holding operating in 25 countries of Europe,…
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Sára Bejlek PersonSára Bejlek is a Czech tennis player who reached the semi-final of the WTA 1000 tournament in Cincinnati in August 2026.
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Stanislav Přibyl PersonA Czech Roman Catholic cleric and Redemptorist (born 1971), Bishop of Litoměřice in 2024-2026 and, since April 2026, Archbishop of Prague.
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Tomáš Portlík PersonTomáš Portlík is the first deputy chairman of ODS and the candidate of the Spolu pro Prahu coalition for mayor of Prague in the 2026 municipal…
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Tomio Okamura PersonTomio Okamura is the Speaker of the Chamber of Deputies of the Parliament of the Czech Republic and chairman of the SPD movement.
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Václav Havel PersonVáclav Havel (1936–2011) was a Czech playwright, essayist and politician. He was President of Czechoslovakia from 1989 to 1992 and the first President…
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