Czech Famous Names Starting with Letter R

Is a former Czech footballer. He played 58 matches and scored 3 goals for the Czech Republic and par

Is a former Czech footballer. He played 58 matches and scored 3 goals for the Czech Republic and participated at the Euro 1996 and Euro 2000.

Is a professional ice hockey player with the Florida Panthers of the National Hockey League.He was d

Is a professional ice hockey player with the Florida Panthers of the National Hockey League.He was drafted in the first round of the 1995 NHL Entry Draft, 10th overall, by the Panthers. He has played for the Florida Panthers, New York Rangers and Edmonton Oilers. He was traded to the San Jose Sharks but was traded by the Sharks to the Rangers the very same day.

Is a professional tennis player from the Czech Republic. His sponsors include Volkl, Alea, and Ceské dráhy.Štepánek turned professional in 1996. He started on tour as a doubles specialist, winning 12 ATP titles. Since 2002, Stepanek has focused on being a better singles player while still playing top level doubles.

Is a former ice hockey player. His debut in Czechoslovak ice hockey league came in season 1982/1983,

Is a former ice hockey player. His debut in Czechoslovak ice hockey league came in season 1982/1983, playing for HC Ceské Budejovice, when he was only 16. During an army duty spent two years playing for Slovakian club HC Dukla Trencín. He played on 1992 B

Is a Czech sprint canoer who competed in the early 2000s. At the 2000 Summer Olympics in Sydney, he

Is a Czech sprint canoer who competed in the early 2000s. At the 2000 Summer Olympics in Sydney, he was eliminated in the semifinals of both the K-1 1000 m and the K-2 500 m events.

Is a Czech professional ice hockey defenceman. He was drafted in the second round, 27th overall, by

Is a Czech professional ice hockey defenceman. He was drafted in the second round, 27th overall, by the Ottawa Senators in the 1993 NHL Entry Draft. He currently plays in the Czech Extraliga for HC JME Znojemští Orli.

Is a former competitive bicyclist. He was born in Olomouc, Czech Republic. His career began when he

Is a former competitive bicyclist. He was born in Olomouc, Czech Republic. His career began when he was 10 years old and it was MTB biking. He was in Olpran racing team and then he went to Ceská sporitelna MTB team in which he had most of his achievements. He was invited to the 2000 Olympic Games in Sydney.Other hobbies include hockey, tennis, and skiing. His nickname is Rades. His favorite person is Emil Zátopek.

Is a former Czech cross country skier who raced from 1988 to 1994. He earned a bronze medal in the 4

Is a former Czech cross country skier who raced from 1988 to 1994. 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 6th in the 50 km event in 1992.Nyc 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 13th in the 15 km event at those same championships.

Is a Czech pair skater. She skates with partner René Novotný.

Is a Czech pair skater. She skates with partner René Novotný.

Was a Czech military commander and politician.Immediately after his capture, Geidl switched sides an

Was a Czech military commander and politician.Immediately after his capture, Geidl switched sides and was commissioned as a captain in the Montenegrin Army. Having some experience as an apothecary he pretended to be a physician.[1] Following the collapse of the Montenegrin Army in 1916, Gajda escaped into Russia where he joined a Serbian battalion as a physician.

Is a Czech film and television actor. He has played in many Czech TV shows including 30 Cases of Maj

Is a Czech film and television actor. He has played in many Czech TV shows including 30 Cases of Major Zeman, Ulice and the film Sneženky a Machri. He is the father of actor and television personality Ondrej Brzobohatý, the host of Cesko hledá SuperStar, the Czech version of the Idol series.

Is a former Czech football player and current football manager. He played for the Czech Republic, fo

Is a former Czech football player and current football manager. He played for the Czech Republic, for which he played 58 matches and participated at the Euro 1996 and Euro 2000.

Was a Czech theatre and film actor.[1]Lukavský got his first acting job in 1946 at the Vinohrady Th

Was a Czech theatre and film actor.[1]Lukavský got his first acting job in 1946 at the Vinohrady Theatre in Prague district of Vinohrady.[1] He was reportedly usually cast as honest characters due to his appearance and voice.[1] He was offered a position at the National Theatre in Prague in 1957.[1] He continued to work as an actor at the National Theatre for over fifty years.[1] His most famous roles at the theatre included that of Puck in William Shakespeare’s Midsummer Night's Dream and the Sergeant in Bertolt Brecht’s Mother Courage.[1]

Was a Czech philosopher who coined the term technological evolution; a theory about society's replac

Was a Czech philosopher who coined the term technological evolution; a theory about society's replacement of physical labour with mental labour.Richta's first work was Clovek a technika v revoluci našich dnu ("Man and Technology in the Revolution of Our Day"), published in 1963. This work did much to bring the concept of technology into the forefront of philosophical thought during the 1960s. Richta then went on to publish Civilizace na rozcestí ("Civilization at the Crossroads") in 1966.

Was a Czech conductor and composer.In 1939, Rafael Kubelík became music director of the Brno Oper

Was a Czech conductor and composer.In 1939, Rafael Kubelík became music director of the Brno Opera, a position he held until the Nazis shut the company down on November 12, 1941. The Nazis allowed the Czech Philharmonic to continue operating, and Kubelík became its principal conductor. (He had first conducted the Czech Philharmonic in 1934 when he was 20 years old.) In 1944, after various incidents, including one in which he declined to greet the Nazi Reich-Protector with a Hitler salute — along with his refusal to conduct Wagner during the War — Kubelík "deemed it advisable to disappear from Prague and to spend a few months undercover in the countryside so as not to fall into the clutches of the SS or Gestapo" (Albert Scharf, in Rafael Kubelík: His Life and Achievement, p. 114).

Was a Czech conductor and composer.In 1939, Rafael Kubelík became music director of the Brno Opera,

Was a Czech conductor and composer.In 1939, Rafael Kubelík became music director of the Brno Opera, a position he held until the Nazis shut the company down on 12 November 1941. The Nazis allowed the Czech Philharmonic to continue operating, and Kubelík became its principal conductor. (He had first conducted the Czech Philharmonic in 1934 when he was 20 years old.) In 1944, after various incidents, including one in which he declined to greet the Nazi Reich-Protector with a Hitler salute — along with his refusal to conduct Wagner during the War — Kubelík "deemed it advisable to disappear from Prague and to spend a few months undercover in the countryside so as not to fall into the clutches of the SS or Gestapo" (Albert Scharf, in Rafael Kubelík: His Life and Achievement, p. 114).

Was an Austrian composer of Czech[1] origin (when Benatzky was born Czechia was part of the Austrian

Was an Austrian composer of Czech[1] origin (when Benatzky was born Czechia was part of the Austrian empire, Benatzky mostly worked in Vienna). He composed operas and operettas, such as Casanova (1928), Die drei Musketiere (1929), Im weißen Rössl (1930), and Meine Schwester und ich (1930). He died in Zürich, Switzerland.

Is a successful former Czechoslovakian tennis player, winning 5 singles titles and 12 doubles titles

Is a successful former Czechoslovakian tennis player, winning 5 singles titles and 12 doubles titles. Her single titles were at Rome, Toronto and Christchurch in 1978, Phoenix in 1980 and Berlin in 1981. In Grand Slam competition she never went further th

Is a former tennis player from Czechoslovakia, who competed for her native country at the 1988 Summe

Is a former tennis player from Czechoslovakia, who competed for her native country at the 1988 Summer Olympics in Seoul. There she was defeated in the first round. She married top player Petr Korda, and the two of them have two daughters and a son: Jessica Regina, born on February 27, 1993, Sebastian, and Nellie.

Is a professional female tennis player from the Czech Republic. Her career high singles ranking is N

Is a professional female tennis player from the Czech Republic. Her career high singles ranking is No. 110, achieved on 14 July, 2003.

Was Czechoslovakian politician. He served as Prime Minister of Czechoslovakia from January 19, 1945

Was Czechoslovakian politician. He served as Prime Minister of Czechoslovakia from January 19, 1945 to May 5, 1945, under the Protectorate of Bohemia and Moravia. He also served in protectorate governments as minister of interior.

Is a retired professional ice hockey player who played in the Czechoslovak Extraliga and World Hocke

Is a retired professional ice hockey player who played in the Czechoslovak Extraliga and World Hockey Association. He played for HC Brno, Toronto Toros, and Birmingham Bulls.

Is a Czech rower who competed for Czechoslovakia in the 1960 Summer Olympics and in the 1964 Summer

Is a Czech rower who competed for Czechoslovakia in the 1960 Summer Olympics and in the 1964 Summer Olympics.

Is a former National Hockey League defenceman. He was drafted in the fifth round, 97th overall, by t

Is a former National Hockey League defenceman. He was drafted in the fifth round, 97th overall, by the Buffalo Sabres in the 1990 NHL Entry Draft.

Was a Czech Olympic fencer. He competed in the individual and team épée events at the 1936 Summer

Was a Czech Olympic fencer. He competed in the individual and team épée events at the 1936 Summer Olympics.