Czech Famous Names Starting with Letter H

Is a retired female freestyle and medley swimmer from the Czech Republic. She competed in three cons

Is a retired female freestyle and medley swimmer from the Czech Republic. She competed in three consecutive Summer Olympics, starting in 1992 for Czechoslovakia.

Is a female basketball player from the Czech Republic who plays for Fenerbahçe Istanbul. She was a

Is a female basketball player from the Czech Republic who plays for Fenerbahçe Istanbul. She was a member of the national team that won the European title in 2005 by defeating Russia in the final. Playing as a guard she also competed for her native countr

Is a former professional tennis player from the Czech Republic. During her career, she won four Gran

Is a former professional tennis player from the Czech Republic. During her career, she won four Grand Slam singles titles – two at the Australian Open, one at the French Open, and one at the US Open

Is a Czech figure skater. He competed for Czechoslovakia. He was the first man to land a quadruple j

Is a Czech figure skater. He competed for Czechoslovakia. He was the first man to land a quadruple jump in Olympic competition.

Is a Czechoslovak sprint canoer who competed in the late 1980s. At the 1988 Summer Olympics in Seoul

Is a Czechoslovak sprint canoer who competed in the late 1980s. At the 1988 Summer Olympics in Seoul, she was eliminated in the semifinals of the K-1 500 m event.

Was a Slovak writer and former anti-Communist dissident. She opposed the Communist government of the

Was a Slovak writer and former anti-Communist dissident. She opposed the Communist government of the former Czechoslovakia.Ponická helped found the Christian Democratic Movement, a major Slovak political party, following the collapse of Communism in Czech

Is a Czech model.In September 2004, Soukupová was selected as one of only nine top models to appear

Is a Czech model.In September 2004, Soukupová was selected as one of only nine top models to appear on the cover of American Vogue in an issue that compared supermodels today to supermodels of the 80s and 90s heyday. Others included Daria Werbowy, Gemma Ward, Gisele Bündchen, and Karolína Kurková.

Is a professional female tennis player from the Czech Republic.On Jun 19, 2006, Šromová achieved h

Is a professional female tennis player from the Czech Republic.On Jun 19, 2006, Šromová achieved her career-high singles ranking: World No. 87.

Is a famous Czech female singer who has been recording since 1964. She has written the lyrics to aro

Is a famous Czech female singer who has been recording since 1964. She has written the lyrics to around fifty of her recorded songs, many of which have made number one in the national Ceský Slavík ("Czech Nightingale") music chart.

Also known as Hanus Burger, Hans Burger and Jan Burger, as well as under the pseudonyms Hans Herbert

Also known as Hanus Burger, Hans Burger and Jan Burger, as well as under the pseudonyms Hans Herbert and Petr Hradec, was a theater, film, and television director, playwright and author of books and screenplays.

Was a Bohemian composer who perished in the Holocaust. He helped to organize cultural life in Theres

Was a Bohemian composer who perished in the Holocaust. He helped to organize cultural life in Theresienstadt concentration camp.Krása was born in Prague to a Czech father who was a lawyer, and a German-Jewish mother. He studied both the piano and violin as a child and went on to study composition at the German Music Academy in Prague. After graduating, he went on to become a répétiteur at the Neuen Deutschen Theater, where he met the composer and conductor Alexander Zemlinsky, who had a major influence on Krása's career. In 1927 he followed Zemlinsky to Berlin, where he was introduced to Albert Roussel.

Is a former Czechoslovak weightlifter and Olympic champion. At the 1968 Summer Olympics he achieved

Is a former Czechoslovak weightlifter and Olympic champion. At the 1968 Summer Olympics he achieved a sixth place.

Was a Czech architect.From 1903 to 1921 he studied at German Technical University in Brno. His study

Was a Czech architect.From 1903 to 1921 he studied at German Technical University in Brno. His study was interrupted by war. Later he continued to work at the university. Together with architects Arnošt Wiesner, Otto Eisler and Sikmund Kerekes he was influenced by works of Adolf Loos. In 1942 Blum was deported to concentration camps Theresienstadt and Lublin. He died at an unknown location.

Was a Bohemian-Austrian violoncellist; a brother of Alfred Grünfeld.He was educated at the Prague C

Was a Bohemian-Austrian violoncellist; a brother of Alfred Grünfeld.He was educated at the Prague Conservatory. In 1876 he went to Berlin and for eight years taught at the Neue Akademie der Tonkunst. In conjunction with Xaver Scharwenka and Gustav Holländer (later with Émile Sauret, Max Pauer, and Florian Zajic), he arranged trio soirées which became very popular. In 1866 Grünfeld was appointed court violoncellist to King William of Prussia.

Was an Austrian musicologist and conductor who settled in the USA. He was one of the core members of

Was an Austrian musicologist and conductor who settled in the USA. He was one of the core members of what became known as the Second Viennese School in the orbit of Arnold Schoenberg.A musicology pupil of Guido Adler, Jalowetz was among Schoenberg's first students in Vienna, 1904-1908. From 1909 to 1933 he worked as a conductor in Regensburg, Danzig, Stettin, Prague, Vienna and Cologne (as successor to Otto Klemperer). After emigrating to the USA in 1938 he taught at Black Mountain College, North Carolina. Though his name is less widely known than that of many of Schoenberg’s more famous students, Schoenberg regarded Jalowetz very highly indeed. He is one of the seven ‘Dead Friends’ (the others being Berg, Webern,

Is a former Czechoslovak cross country skier who competed during the 1970s. She won a bronze medal i

Is a former Czechoslovak cross country skier who competed during the 1970s. She won a bronze medal in the 5 km event at the 1972 Winter Olympics in Sapporo,Šikolová also finished 4th in the 10 km event at the 1970 FIS Nordic World Ski Championships.

Is a Czech cross country skier who has been competing since 1997. She finished fifth in the 4 x 5 km

Is a Czech cross country skier who has been competing since 1997. She finished fifth in the 4 x 5 km relay at the 2007 FIS Nordic World Ski Championships in Sapporo and earned her best individual finish of 20th in the sprint at the 2001 championships in Lahti.Erbenová's best Winter Olympic finish was 29th in the 7.5 km + 7.5 km double pursuit at Turin in 2006.

Was a Czech actress. Above all, Helena Ružicková was known for her comedic talents, and for films

Was a Czech actress. Above all, Helena Ružicková was known for her comedic talents, and for films produced in the Czech Republic and East Germany. Her son, Jirí Ružicka, was also an actor until his death in 1999. Ružicková herself died of stomach cancer on 4 January 2004 in a hospital in Pilsen.

Is a former professional tennis player from the Czech Republic.Suková comes from a prominent Czech

Is a former professional tennis player from the Czech Republic.Suková comes from a prominent Czech tennis family. Her mother, Vera Puzejova Suková, was a women's singles finalist at Wimbledon in 1962. Her father, Cyril Suk II, was president of the Czechoslovakian Tennis Federation. Her brother, Cyril Suk III, is a professional player on the men's tour who teamed with Suková to win three Grand Slam mixed doubles titles, at the French Open in 1991 and at Wimbledon in 1996 and 1997.

Is a Czechoslovak sprint canoer who competed in the early 1980s. She was eliminated in the semifinal

Is a Czechoslovak sprint canoer who competed in the early 1980s. She was eliminated in the semifinals of the K-2 500 m event at the 1980 Summer Olympics in Moscow.

Is a Czech singer whose career has spanned five decades.Helena first explored music as a child, taki

Is a Czech singer whose career has spanned five decades.Helena first explored music as a child, taking piano lessons at an early age. Her first success in the music world occurred in 1964 when she won a national talent show, and shortly afterwards released the single Cervená Reka (Red River Valley). From there, she managed to win more an more plaudits for her talents, and graduated from school. The first of her many world travels that her talent would allow her came about when she was chosen to represent Czechoslovakia at a festival in Rio de Janeiro in 1967. In 1969, Vondrackova released her first album, Ruze Kvetou Dal

Was a Czech illustrator, especially of children's books.Zmatlikova's paintings, which appeared in bo

Was a Czech illustrator, especially of children's books.Zmatlikova's paintings, which appeared in books published all over the world in more than 20 languages, have been popular with children for decades. The best known of these include:

Is a Czech linguist who was a pioneer in corpus linguistics and linguistic software.In the 1950s, Ku

Is a Czech linguist who was a pioneer in corpus linguistics and linguistic software.In the 1950s, Kucera found his way to Brown University, in the United States, where he was able to further pursue his interest in linguistics (he remained there for the rest of his career). At Brown, he became interested in the computational analysis of human language, though at the time there were scarcely any tools for this type of research.

Is a Czech British international film actor. Leonard Maltin wrote of him, “At one time conside

Is a Czech British international film actor. Leonard Maltin wrote of him, “At one time considered a British counterpart to Charles Boyer (whom he resembled), Lom didn't get as many starring assignments as he rated, but makes a lasting impression in character parts.”

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

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