Czech Famous Names Starting with Letter P

Was a Czech choral composer and conductor.He was a chorister in a monastery in Opava when young, and

Was a Czech choral composer and conductor.He was a chorister in a monastery in Opava when young, and studied philosophy in Brno and Olomouc. He became an Augustinian friar in 1845, entering the St. Thomas's Abbey, and was named choirmaster there in 1848. He founded two choral societies in Brno, and gave choral and chamber music concerts there regularly. Among his choral students was Leoš Janácek. Krížkovský was a dedicated Slavic culturalist, and often gave performances of lesser-known Moravian and Czech composers before withdrawing from secular musicianship in the 1870s as a result of the Cecilian movement. Following this he became choir director at a cathedral in Olomouc, and retired in 1877. He died in Brno.

Is a professional ice hockey defenceman, currently playing for the Toronto Maple Leafs of the Nation

Is a professional ice hockey defenceman, currently playing for the Toronto Maple Leafs of the National Hockey League.Later in 1996, he came to Canada to play for the Moose Jaw Warriors of the WHL, and scored 44 points in 61 games. Kubina got his first taste of NHL action in the 1997-98 NHL season, although he spent most of his time playing for the Adirondack Red Wings of the American Hockey League.

Is a former Czech football (soccer) forward.Kuka started and finished his career at Slavia Praha, pl

Is a former Czech football (soccer) forward.Kuka started and finished his career at Slavia Praha, playing with the club from 1989–93 and then from 2000–05. He has also played for 1. FC Kaiserslautern (1994–98), 1. FC Nuremberg (1998–99), and VfB Stuttgart (1999–2000).

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

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

Is a Czechoslavak handball player who competed in the 1972 Summer Olympics and in the 1976 Summer Ol

Is a Czechoslavak handball player who competed in the 1972 Summer Olympics and in the 1976 Summer Olympics.

Is a Czech sprint canoer who competed in the mid 1990s. He was eliminated in the semifinals of the K

Is a Czech sprint canoer who competed in the mid 1990s. He was eliminated in the semifinals of the K-4 1000 m event at the 1996 Summer Olympics in Atlanta.

Nedv?d is a midfielder for Italian club Juventus and formerly for the Czech Republic national team.

Nedv?d is a midfielder for Italian club Juventus and formerly for the Czech Republic national team. Before joining Juventus, Nedv?d played for Czech clubs Dukla Prague (1991-92), Sparta Prague (1992-96), and Lazio (1996-2001) in Italy. He has won one Ital

Is a retired amateur boxer, who was born in Slovakia but represented the Czech Republic during his c

Is a retired amateur boxer, who was born in Slovakia but represented the Czech Republic during his career.

Is a Czechoslovak-Czech slalom canoer who competed in the early 1990s. He won two bronze medals in t

Is a Czechoslovak-Czech slalom canoer who competed in the early 1990s. He won two bronze medals in the K-1 team event at the ICF Canoe Slalom World Championships (1991 for Czechoslovakia, 1993 for the Czech Republic).Prindiš also finished 24th in the K-1 event at the 1992 Summer Olympics in Barcelona.

Was a Czech figure skater.

Was a Czech figure skater.

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

Is a Czech former volleyball player who competed for Czechoslovakia in the 1964 Summer Olympics, in the 1968 Summer Olympics, and in the 1972 Summer Olympics.

Is a retired male hammer thrower from the Czech Republic, who competed at three consecutive Summer O

Is a retired male hammer thrower from the Czech Republic, who competed at three consecutive Summer Olympics, starting in 1992 (Barcelona, Spain). He set his personal best (79.56 metres) on September 8, 1996 at a meet in Prague.

Is a former professional tennis player from Czechoslovakia. He enjoyed most of his tennis success wh

Is a former professional tennis player from Czechoslovakia. He enjoyed most of his tennis success while playing doubles. During his career he won 31 doubles titles and finished runner-up an additional 30 times, including at the French Open in 1984. He achieved a career-high doubles ranking of World No. 4 in 1985.

Is a left-handed, Czech tennis player. He reached his career-high singles ranking of #178 in July, 2

Is a left-handed, Czech tennis player. He reached his career-high singles ranking of #178 in July, 2005 and his career-high doubles ranking of #110 in February, 2006. In 2008, Šnobel won Croatia F2 in February and reached a Challenger semifinal in March i

Is a Czechoslovak-Czech slalom canoer who competed in the early to mid 1990s. He finished sixth in t

Is a Czechoslovak-Czech slalom canoer who competed in the early to mid 1990s. He finished sixth in the C-2 event for Czechoslovakia at the 1992 Summer Olympics in Barcelona. Four years later in Atlanta, Štercl finished sixth in the C-2 event for the Czech Republic.

Is a Czech rower who competed for Czechoslovakia in the 1968 Summer Olympics, in the 1972 Summer Oly

Is a Czech rower who competed for Czechoslovakia in the 1968 Summer Olympics, in the 1972 Summer Olympics, and in the 1976 Summer Olympics.

Was a Czech logician, philosopher and mathematician. He worked in the field of intensional logic and

Was a Czech logician, philosopher and mathematician. He worked in the field of intensional logic and founded Transparent Intensional Logic, an original theory of the logical analysis of natural languages – the theory is devoted to the problem of saying ex

Is a professional male tennis player from the Czech Republic. Vízner has reached the French Open fi

Is a professional male tennis player from the Czech Republic. Vízner has reached the French Open final twice, having had turned professional in 1990 and achieved a career high doubles ranking of World Number 5 on September 10, 2007. While Vízner had playe

At age 20, Pavel, like so many other Bohemian composers of that period, moved to Vienna to seek out

At age 20, Pavel, like so many other Bohemian composers of that period, moved to Vienna to seek out opportunities within the Austrian imperial capital.From 1790, Wranitzky served as conductor of both royal theater orchestras. He was highly respected by Mozart, Haydn, and Beethoven; the latter two preferred him as the conductor of their new works. Vranický was a prolific composer. His output comprises ten operas, fifty-one symphonies, at least 56 string quartets (some sources give a number as high as 73) and a large amount of other orchestral and chamber music.

Is a retired female medley swimmer from the Czech Republic, who competed for her native country at t

Is a retired female medley swimmer from the Czech Republic, who competed for her native country at the 1996 Olympic Games in Atlanta, Georgia.

Is a Czech professional racing cyclist.

Is a Czech professional racing cyclist.

Is a former Slovak football player.During his club career he played for Slavia Prague. He earned 9 c

Is a former Slovak football player.During his club career he played for Slavia Prague. He earned 9 caps for the Czechoslovakia national football team, and was part of the championship-winning team at the 1976 UEFA European Football Championship.

Was a Slovak rower who competed for Czechoslovakia in the 1960 Summer Olympics.

Was a Slovak rower who competed for Czechoslovakia in the 1960 Summer Olympics.

Was a Czechoslovak/Slovak water polo player who competed in the 1928 Summer Olympics. In 1928 he was

Was a Czechoslovak/Slovak water polo player who competed in the 1928 Summer Olympics. In 1928 he was part of the Czechoslovak team in the Olympic tournament. He played the only match.

Was a football striker from Slovakia.He debuted for the Czechoslovakian national team in 1991, at th

Was a football striker from Slovakia.He debuted for the Czechoslovakian national team in 1991, at the age of 19. He scored 6 goals in 14 matches before Czechoslovakia was dissolved, and representing the new Slovak team he became their record scorer with 12 goals in 33 caps (the record has since been broken by Szilárd Németh).