Czech Famous Names Starting with Letter P

Is a Czech musician and actor. He is a clarinettist, saxophonist, bansuri player, vocalist, composer

Is a Czech musician and actor. He is a clarinettist, saxophonist, bansuri player, vocalist, composer and arranger.In 1991, at the age of eighteen, Kroutil became a member of the extremely successful big band, The Original Prague Syncopated Orchestra. The band, which concentrated on performing music from the 1930s era, toured Europe and North Africa extensively.After starring as Dany in the romantic comedy The Swell Season (Czech Herec),[1] an adaptation of the novel by Josef Skvorecky, Kroutil gained fame in the Czech Republic. He also recorded and performed the soundtrack for the mini-series.

Is a Czechoslovak sprint canoer who competed in the early 1980s.

Is a Czechoslovak sprint canoer who competed in the early 1980s.

Is a Czech professional racing cyclist.

Is a Czech professional racing cyclist.

Is a retired professional tennis player from Czech Republic. He mainly plays doubles.

Is a retired professional tennis player from Czech Republic. He mainly plays doubles.

Is a Czechoslovak sprint canoer who competed in the early 1970s. He finished ninth in the C-2 1000 m

Is a Czechoslovak sprint canoer who competed in the early 1970s. He finished ninth in the C-2 1000 m event at the 1972 Summer Olympics in Munich.

Is a former football midfielder from Czechoslovakia. He was a member of the national team that won t

Is a former football midfielder from Czechoslovakia. He was a member of the national team that won the gold medal at the 1980 Summer Olympics in Moscow. Nemec obtained a total number of five caps for his native country, between 1981-03-24 and 1981-09-23. He now manages a 1st Division team "Flota" in the city of Swinoujscie Poland.

Is a professional male tennis player from the Czech Republic. Together with Pavel Vízner he reached

Is a professional male tennis player from the Czech Republic. Together with Pavel Vízner he reached the men's doubles final of the 2001 French Open but lost to Indians Mahesh Bhupathi and Leander Paes (6–7, 3–6). Pála is coached by his father Frantisek, w

A Czech politician, lawyer and political scientist.He served as Prime Minister of the Czech Republic

A Czech politician, lawyer and political scientist.He served as Prime Minister of the Czech Republic (then part of Czechoslovakia) from February 6, 1990 to July 2, 1992. He has sat in Senate of the Czech Republic since its inception in autumn 1996, serving as its chairman from December 18, 1996 to December 16, 1998 and from December 19, 2000 to December 15, 2004.Pithart was member of Communist Party of Czechoslovakia since 1960, was active in the Prague Spring and left the party after the Soviet invasion; later he was one of the most prominent dissidents against the communist regime. He was imprisoned for this activity including being one of the first signatories of Charter 77. In 1989 he was one of the prominent leaders of the Civic Forum founded at the start of the overthrow of the regime.

Is a Czech astronomer, born in Trinec, a prolific discoverer of binary asteroids using lightcurve ph

Is a Czech astronomer, born in Trinec, a prolific discoverer of binary asteroids using lightcurve photometric studies. He is leading the effort of a large consortium of stations called BinAst to look for multiplicity in the NEA and inner main-belt populations. He has found 289 asteroids—112 alone, and 177 with other astronomers.

Is a Czechslovak-Czech sprint canoer who competed from 1982 to 2006.World junior champion in Belgrad

Is a Czechslovak-Czech sprint canoer who competed from 1982 to 2006.World junior champion in Belgrade in 1982, Procházka missed the 1984 Olympics because of the Eastern Bloc's boycott but went on to win two medals at the 1987 senior World Championships in Duisburg, West Germany. In the individual C-1 500 m he was the silver medallist. He also won a bronze medal in the C-2 500 m with partner Alan Lohniský. At the 1988 Summer Olympics however he came a disappointing eighth in the C-1 500 m and ninth in the C-2 500 m.

Is a Czech football coach whose last job was with the Czech Republic national team.Before being name

Is a Czech football coach whose last job was with the Czech Republic national team.Before being named national team manager in July 2008, Rada worked as an assistant for then national team coach Karel Brückner from 2006 to 2008, and also as an assistant to Jozef Chovanec from 1998 to 2001 when Chovanec was manager of the Czech national team.

Played on 1992 Bronze Medal winning Olympic ice hockey team for Czechoslovakia.

Played on 1992 Bronze Medal winning Olympic ice hockey team for Czechoslovakia.

A Czech linguist. He specializes in Dependency grammar, Topic-focus articulation and Common Czech.Pe

A Czech linguist. He specializes in Dependency grammar, Topic-focus articulation and Common Czech.Petr Sgall was born 27 May, 1926 in Ceské Budejovice. His father was an attorney and translator from Litomyšl of a Jewish descent. Sgall was studying at Ceské Trebové high school, however he was expelled in the 1942/43 academic year because of his Jewish father. Most of Sgall's closest relatives were killed in the Auschwitz concentration camp.

Is a Czechoslovak slalom canoer who competed in the 1970s.

Is a Czechoslovak slalom canoer who competed in the 1970s.

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 retired Czech professional ice hockey defenseman who was the first Czech to play over 1,000 gam

Is a retired Czech professional ice hockey defenseman who was the first Czech to play over 1,000 games in the National Hockey League (NHL).In 1984, Svoboda had participated in the world Under-18 ice hockey championships in the former West Germany as a part of the Czechoslovak team, and after playing one game, he defected to the West. That spring, he was selected fifth overall in the 1984 NHL Entry Draft by the Montreal Canadiens. Throughout his NHL career he played for the Canadiens, Buffalo Sabres, Philadelphia Flyers and Tampa Bay Lightning.

Was a Czechoslovak actor. In 1968 he graduated from the Faculty of Theatre in Prague. He died in a t

Was a Czechoslovak actor. In 1968 he graduated from the Faculty of Theatre in Prague. He died in a tram accident.

Is a professional ice hockey player, currently playing for the Pittsburgh Penguins of the National H

Is a professional ice hockey player, currently playing for the Pittsburgh Penguins of the National Hockey League.Before being drafted, Sykora spent several seasons in the Czechoslovak Extraliga and the IHL. As a Cleveland Lumberjack, Sykora became the youngest player ever to play in the IHL at 17 years and 71 days.

He won SM-Liiga-silver in 2003 and bronze in 2006. SM-gold in 2004 and 2005. Tenkrßt's contract wit

He won SM-Liiga-silver in 2003 and bronze in 2006. SM-gold in 2004 and 2005. Tenkrßt's contract with KSrpSt ended after the season 2005û2006. He is currently NHL property of the Boston Bruins after a trade with the Toronto Maple Leafs, but was playing at the start of the 2006û07 season with Boston's AHL affiliate, the Providence Bruins. He had signed a one year deal with the club.On November 11, 2006 Tenkrßt was called up from the Providence team to take the place of Boston forward Jeff Hoggan, and scored his first NHL goal with the Bruins, wearing player number 17, in a home game against the Ottawa Senators that same night.

Is a Czech mathematician. In the early seventies, he established the Alternative Set Theory (i.e. al

Is a Czech mathematician. In the early seventies, he established the Alternative Set Theory (i.e. alternative to the classical Cantor theory), which he subsequently developed in a series of articles and monographs. In the sphere of world mathematics literature, Vopenka’s name is associated with many first-class mathematical achievements. [1] [2] Since the mid-eighties he has concerned himself with philosophical questions of mathematics (particularly vis-à-vis Husserlian phenomenology).

Is an alpine skier from Czech Republic. He competed for Czech Republic at the 2002 Olympics, 2006 Ol

Is an alpine skier from Czech Republic. He competed for Czech Republic at the 2002 Olympics, 2006 Olympics and the 2010 Olympics. His best result was 24th in the Super-G in the 2002 Olympics.

Is a Czech writer and director.His most notable work is a black comedy, Tales of Common Insanity (Cz

Is a Czech writer and director.His most notable work is a black comedy, Tales of Common Insanity (Czech: Príbehy obycejného šílenství), which he personally directed at Dejvické divadlo. He received Alfréd Radok Award for Best Play. The play was later staged in other Czech theatres as well as in Poland, Hungary, Slovakia, Slovenia and Germany. It was also published in English and translated to Russian. In 2005 Zelenka made the comedy into a film, released as Wrong Side Up, which won 2 movie festival awards in 2006 and was nominated for 6 other awards. His second most notable play is Teremin, inspired by the life of Russian inventor Léon Theremin.

Is a Czech chemist.In 1939, when he was 13 years old, the Germans occupied Czechoslovakia and sent h

Is a Czech chemist.In 1939, when he was 13 years old, the Germans occupied Czechoslovakia and sent his father to a concentration camp. In 1943–1944, Zuman worked in a Prague laboratory for the Research Institute of the Sugar Industry. Enjoying the work he wrote three papers on the alkaline cleavage of sucrose. However in June 1944 Zuman was himself sent to a concentration camp. He was liberated from the camp on May 6, 1945 and then returned to Prague.

Is a Czech ski mountaineer. Together with Dita Formánková she finished seventh in the team race ev

Is a Czech ski mountaineer. Together with Dita Formánková she finished seventh in the team race event of the 2009 European Championship of Skimountaineering.

A former Minister of Education, Youth and Sports in the Czech cabinet. She belongs to the Czech Soci

A former Minister of Education, Youth and Sports in the Czech cabinet. She belongs to the Czech Social Democratic Party.