People in the encyclopedia
Entries on people who are in the encyclopedia because of their public role. Listed alphabetically.
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Alena SchillerováAlena Schillerová (born 18 March 1964) is a Czech lawyer and politician. Since 15 December 2025 she has been Deputy Prime Minister and Minister of…
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David PastrňákDavid Pastrňák (born 25 May 1996 in Havířov) is a Czech ice hockey forward. He has played in the NHL for the Boston Bruins since 2014 and on 27…
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Jan NerudaJan Neruda (1834–1891) was a Czech poet, writer and journalist, the author of the modern Czech feuilleton. Nerudova Street in the Lesser Town is named…
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Jiří SuchýJiří Suchý (born 1 October 1931 in Plzeň) is a Czech theatre-maker, actor, lyricist, singer, writer and visual artist. In 1959 he co-founded the…
- Jiří Tieftrunk
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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Karel Havlíček (politician)Karel Havlíček (born 16 August 1969) is a Czech economist, manager, university teacher and politician. In the government of Andrej Babiš, appointed by…
- Karel Paar
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…
- Milan Adámek
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 BarošMilan 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…
- Peter May
Peter May was a Scottish writer and screenwriter, author of the detective novel series Ostrov Lewis (the Lewis trilogy) and Čínské thrillery (the…
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Saint WenceslasSaint Wenceslas is a national saint and the patron of the Czech land. He was murdered in Stará Boleslav near Prague, a place that has since become a…
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Stanislav PřibylStanislav Přibyl (born 16 November 1971 in Prague) is a Czech Roman Catholic cleric and member of the Redemptorist congregation. Since 25 April 2026…
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Václav HavelVáclav 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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Vít RakušanVít Rakušan is a Czech politician, a member of the Chamber of Deputies and chairman of the STAN movement. He acts as a critic of the government's…