Czech Famous Names Starting with Letter G

Is a Czechoslovak slalom canoer who competed in the early 1970s. He finished 11th in the C-2 event a

Is a Czechoslovak slalom canoer who competed in the early 1970s. He finished 11th in the C-2 event at the 1972 Summer Olympics in Munich.

Is a Slovak soprano.She specializes in the music of her compatriots, particularly Eugen Suchon, as w

Is a Slovak soprano.She specializes in the music of her compatriots, particularly Eugen Suchon, as well as Czech composers, notably Bedrich Smetana and Leoš Janácek. She is considered to be one of the greatest 'Jenufa's' in Janácek's opera of the same name. Her Carnegie Hall performance (and subsequent Metropolitan Opera run with Leonie Rysanek) is considered to be legendary.

Is a professional tennis player from the Czech Republic. Until 2003, Navrátilová played mainly on

Is a professional tennis player from the Czech Republic. Until 2003, Navrátilová played mainly on the ITF circuit in Europe, garnering over 60 titles. From 2004, she began to play exclusively in doubles and became a more active participant on the WTA Tour

Is a former Czech cross country skier who competed from 1982 to 1984. She won a silver medal in the

Is a former Czech cross country skier who competed from 1982 to 1984. She won a silver medal in the 4 x 5km relay at the 1984 Winter Olympics in Sarajevo.

Was a Jesuit missionary and botanist to the Philippines. The genus Camellia was named in his honour

Was a Jesuit missionary and botanist to the Philippines. The genus Camellia was named in his honour by Carolus Linnaeus. He was originally from Moravia and wrote Herbarium aliarumque stirpium in insula Luzone Philippinarum (Herbs and Medicinal Plants in the island of Luzon, Philippines). Parts of this work on oriental plants were published as an appendix in the work of a leading British botanist, John Ray, in the Historia plantarum; species hactenus editas insuper multas noviter inventas & descriptas complectens in 1704, and in the Philosophical Transactions of the Royal Society of London.

Was a leading Czech or Austrian anatomist, ophthalmologist, physiologist, writer and university prof

Was a leading Czech or Austrian anatomist, ophthalmologist, physiologist, writer and university professor. He wrote first genuine textbook of physiology, created the concept of nerve conduction, among many other theories. He was a staunch promotor of the modern reflex theory.

Is a former professional ice hockey player. A naturalised Dutch citizen, he competed for the Netherl

Is a former professional ice hockey player. A naturalised Dutch citizen, he competed for the Netherlands national ice hockey team at both the 1980 Winter Olympics and the 1981 World Ice Hockey Championships.

Was a Czech physicist.He worked with Hans Bethe, Edward Teller, Rudolf Peierls, Werner Heisenberg, V

Was a Czech physicist.He worked with Hans Bethe, Edward Teller, Rudolf Peierls, Werner Heisenberg, Victor Weisskopf, Enrico Fermi, Niels Bohr, Lev Landau, Edoardo Amaldi, Emilio Segrè, Leon van Hove and many other prominent physicists of his time. His wife, Els Placzek (née Andriesse) was an ex-wife of a physicist Hans von Halban.

Is a retired Czech professional basketball player. He was selected by the Charlotte Hornets in the 1

Is a retired Czech professional basketball player. He was selected by the Charlotte Hornets in the 1st round (22nd overall) of the 1995 NBA Draft. Zidek played in 3 NBA seasons for the Hornets, Denver Nuggets and Seattle SuperSonics, averaging 3.4 ppg in

Was a Czech pianist and composer of classical music, organizer of cultural life in Theresienstadt co

Was a Czech pianist and composer of classical music, organizer of cultural life in Theresienstadt concentration camp.where along with Leoš Janácek's pupil Pavel Haas, Hans Krása, and Schoenberg's pupil Viktor Ullmann he became one of the major composers in that camp, one of the few in which artistic activity occurred on any scale. His works from these years include music for string quartet (similar in tone to Berg's opus 3 work), a string trio, and a piano sonata among others. Klein performed also as solo pianist at least on 15 recitals[1], and he participated also in chamber music performances (member of piano trio, piano quartet).

Is a composer and pianist/harpsichordist who lives in Lugano, a town located in Ticino, an Italian-s

Is a composer and pianist/harpsichordist who lives in Lugano, a town located in Ticino, an Italian-speaking canton of southern Switzerland.Through masterclasses with Czech-American pianist Rudolf Firkusny, Koukl was first introduced to the piano music of Bohuslav Martinu. Koukl has recorded a 7-CD set of the complete solo piano music of Martinu, released between November 2006 and August 2009, and a 2-CD set of Martinu's complete piano and orchestra, to be releaased in 2010, for Naxos Records.[1] A new series of recordings of the complete solo piano music of Alexander Tcherepnin has been initiated.

Was a Moravian Baroque composer. Many of his compositions were for the viol; he also wrote operas. H

Was a Moravian Baroque composer. Many of his compositions were for the viol; he also wrote operas. He was born in Olomouc, modern-day Czech Republic, and worked for the court of James II of England before becoming a freelance composer.After a contest in London to set "The Judgement of Paris" as opera, in which Finger came in fourth, he left England and moved to Germany. He died in Mannheim.

He was previously the head coach at University of Wisconsin-Madison, Southern Methodist University,

He was previously the head coach at University of Wisconsin-Madison, Southern Methodist University, and Colorado College, and was an assistant with the national team. On Monday October 22, 2007 U.S. Soccer President Sunil Gulati announced that Ryan's contract would not be extended past its December 31, 2007 expiration date.

Was a Ethnic German Czechoslovak nordic combined skier who competed in the 1930s. He won a gold meda

Was a Ethnic German Czechoslovak nordic combined skier who competed in the 1930s. He won a gold medal in the individual event at the 1939 FIS Nordic World Ski Championships in Zakopane while competing under Nazi Germany in the wake of Czechoslovakia being annexed in late 1938.At the 1936 Winter Olympics in Garmisch-Partenkirchen, Berauer finished 14th in the Nordic combined, 21st in the 18 km cross-country event and was part of the Czechoslovak team that finished 5th in the 4 x 10 km relay.

Was a Czech film director, screenwriter and actor. He directed 17 films between 1919 and 1955, inclu

Was a Czech film director, screenwriter and actor. He directed 17 films between 1919 and 1955, including Ecstasy (1933). He also was the screenplay writer for 10 films between 1920 and 1955.

Was a Czech stage and film actor. He was born to a locksmith family of Frantisek Nezval and his wife

Was a Czech stage and film actor. He was born to a locksmith family of Frantisek Nezval and his wife Aloisia. The parents wanted him to become a priest. However he managed to finish a technical college and for some time he earned his living as a building designer. He never attended any school of dramatic art. His enthusiastic passion for theatre brought him to make some acting attempts on the amateurish stage. Later he began to perform in various road show theatre companies. Still later he successively became a stage actor of Intimni Theatre in Prague (1930–1931), of South Bohemia’s Theatre in Ceské Budejovice (1931–1932), of Svanda’s Theatre in Prague (1932–1934), of Vlasta Burian’s Theatre in Prague (1934–1935)