Czech Famous Names Starting with Letter L

Is a Czechoslavak handball player who competed in the 1972 Summer Olympics.He was part of the Czecho

Is a Czechoslavak handball player who competed in the 1972 Summer Olympics.He was part of the Czechoslavak team which won the silver medal at the Munich Games. He played all six matches and scored fourteen goals.

A Czech professional ice hockey defenceman who has played parts of four seasons at the National Hock

A Czech professional ice hockey defenceman who has played parts of four seasons at the National Hockey League level, with the Edmonton Oilers and Minnesota Wild. Ben²Üek was selected by the Oilers in the 11th round of the 1994 NHL Entry Draft, 266th overall, after spending the previous season with his hometown HC Olomouc of the Czech league. Following the draft, Ben²Üek came over to North America, and spent the 1994û95 season with the Cape Breton Oilers, Edmonton's AHL farm team. Ben²Üek returned to Europe for the next two seasons, playing for Olomouc and Sparta Praha. Electing to again spend a season in North America, Ben²Üek played his firt NHL hockey in the 1997û98 season, going pointless in two games. Aside from that brief stint, however, Ben²Üek was again confined to the AHL

Is a Czechoslovak sprint canoer who competed from the late 1950s to the early 1960s.

Is a Czechoslovak sprint canoer who competed from the late 1950s to the early 1960s.

Was a mime from what is now the Czech Republic.

Was a mime from what is now the Czech Republic.

Was a Czech novelist. He focused mainly on psychological novels, portraying the despair and sufferin

Was a Czech novelist. He focused mainly on psychological novels, portraying the despair and suffering of people under Fascist rule.Later he studied philosophy, psychology and art history at the Philosophical faculty of Charles University in Prague, where, in 1949, he received a doctorate. After his studies, he was a member of the National heritage administration and after 1959 he worked in the national gallery. He became a professional writer in the 1960s.

Was a Jewish professional tennis player, well known for representing Czechoslovakia in the Davis Cup

Was a Jewish professional tennis player, well known for representing Czechoslovakia in the Davis Cup during the 1930s. He was born in Zsolna, Upper Hungary in 1909, and developed a successful tennis career, some considering him to be the best tennis playe

Was a Czech philosopher and Novelist influenced by George Berkeley, Schopenhauer and Nietzsche. His

Was a Czech philosopher and Novelist influenced by George Berkeley, Schopenhauer and Nietzsche. His philosophy is referred to varyingly as existentialism and subjective idealism.

Is a contemporary Czech-American composer. His style is associated with other post-war Eastern Europ

Is a contemporary Czech-American composer. His style is associated with other post-war Eastern European composers, such as Krzysztof Penderecki and Witold Lutoslawski.

Is a former Slovak football player. Elegant and with a great technique, he was the "brain" of the Sp

Is a former Slovak football player. Elegant and with a great technique, he was the "brain" of the Spartak Trnava team during its best years.In Czechoslovak league he played 424 matches, scored 86 goals. He was capped 47 times for Czechoslovakia, scored 9 goals. He was a participant in the 1970 FIFA World Cup.

Is former Czech ice hockey player and currently ice hockey coach.High 177cm (6'1), weigh 90 kg (180

Is former Czech ice hockey player and currently ice hockey coach.High 177cm (6'1), weigh 90 kg (180 lb) Forward. He was drafted by the Minnesota North Stars in the 11th round in 1985, but never played NHL. Ladislav played in Czechoslovakia (Czech republic

Is a Czechoslovak slalom canoer who competed in the late 1960s and the early 1970s.

Is a Czechoslovak slalom canoer who competed in the late 1960s and the early 1970s.

Is a Czech football defender and later a football manager. He played 75 matches for Czechoslovakia.A

Is a Czech football defender and later a football manager. He played 75 matches for Czechoslovakia.After end of his playing career he worked as a football manager and coached Dukla Praha and Czechoslovakia national team.

Was a Czech film director who filmed famous Czechoslovak musical comedies Starci na chmelu (The Hop

Was a Czech film director who filmed famous Czechoslovak musical comedies Starci na chmelu (The Hop Pickers) (1964) and Dáma na kolejích (Lady on the Tracks) (1966).

Is a Czech nordic combined skier who competed from 1995 to 2006. Competing in three Winter Olympics,

Is a Czech nordic combined skier who competed from 1995 to 2006. Competing in three Winter Olympics, he had his best overall finish of eighth in the 4 x 5 km team event at Nagano in 1998 and his best individual finish of 17th in the 7.5 km sprint event at

Is a former Czechoslovak nordic combined skier who competed in the late 1960s and early 1970s. He wo

Is a former Czechoslovak nordic combined skier who competed in the late 1960s and early 1970s. He won a gold medal in the individual event at the 1970 FIS Nordic World Ski Championships in Vysoké Tatry.

Is a Czech landscape photographer, well-known also for his photography from World War II, when he wa

Is a Czech landscape photographer, well-known also for his photography from World War II, when he was a technician for the Czech wing of the Royal Air Force.

Is a Czech film and theater director, actor and scriptwriter.Smoljak tried to study at an art academ

Is a Czech film and theater director, actor and scriptwriter.Smoljak tried to study at an art academy but failed the admission process. He went on to study physics and mathematics, and later worked as journalist and scriptwriter. Together with Zdenek Sverák he founded the Theater of Jára Cimrman (Divadlo Járy Cimrmana, DJC in Prague), named after fictitious genius.

Is a Czechoslovak sprint canoer who competed in the early to mid 1970s.

Is a Czechoslovak sprint canoer who competed in the early to mid 1970s.

Is a former Czech cross country skier who raced from 1982 to 1990. He earned a bronze medal in the 4

Is a former Czech cross country skier who raced from 1982 to 1990. He earned a bronze medal in the 4 x 10 km relay at the 1988 Winter Olympics in Calgary while his best individual Winter Olympics finish was a 15th in the 50 km event at those same games.Švanda also won a bronze medal in the 4 x 10 km relay at the 1989 FIS Nordic World Ski Championships. His best individual finish at the Nordic skiing World Championships was a 9th in the 50 km event in 1987.

Is a Czech former volleyball player who competed for Czechoslovakia in the 1964 Summer Olympics.

Is a Czech former volleyball player who competed for Czechoslovakia in the 1964 Summer Olympics.

Was a Czech basketball player who competed for Czechoslovakia in the 1936 Summer Olympics and in the

Was a Czech basketball player who competed for Czechoslovakia in the 1936 Summer Olympics and in the 1948 Summer Olympics. Twelve years later he was part of the Czechoslovak basketball team, which finished seventh in the 1948 Olympic tournament.

Was a famous Czech composer and violinist. Vycpálek studied composition under Vítezslav Novák. Ho

Was a famous Czech composer and violinist. Vycpálek studied composition under Vítezslav Novák. However, he very soon found his own expressive style. He mainly composed choral works. Prior to World War I, he occupied himself with setting Czech and German symbolist poetry to music, then he drew inspiration from folk poetry. After the war, he turned towards a more humanistic philosophical reflection, creating three well-known cantatas: Cantata on the Final Days of Mankind, Blessed Be Man, and the Czech Requiem.

Was an important Czech sculptor of the 20th century.Because of a family tradition, he attended a cer

Was an important Czech sculptor of the 20th century.Because of a family tradition, he attended a ceramist school and clay remained his preferred material, although he used other techniques, such as assemblage or combination of gypsum with natural materials. His works were inspired mostly by cubism and surrealism.

Is a Czech-born Canadian sculptor. She has studied at the Ontario College of Art in Toronto, Ontario

Is a Czech-born Canadian sculptor. She has studied at the Ontario College of Art in Toronto, Ontario as well as Prague, Czechoslovakia, Milan, Italy and New York, United States.

Is a former professional Czech tennis player. Her career highlights where years 1996 and 1997. She q

Is a former professional Czech tennis player. Her career highlights where years 1996 and 1997. She quit tennis in 2001. In 1996 she achieved her best WTA Tour result by reaching the semi-finals at the ECM Prague Open held at Karlovy Vary that year. She lo