Czech Famous Names Starting with Letter P

Is a Slovak football player and later a football manager. He played for Dukla Banská Bystrica, Inte

Is a Slovak football player and later a football manager. He played for Dukla Banská Bystrica, Inter Bratislava, DAC Dunajská Streda, Artmedia Petržalka, Racing Genk and SV Meppen.

A Czechoslovak-Slovak slalom canoer who competed from the early 1990s from the early 2000s. He won a

A Czechoslovak-Slovak slalom canoer who competed from the early 1990s from the early 2000s. He won a bronze medal for Czechoslovakia in the K-1 team event at the 1991 ICF Canoe Slalom World Championships in Tacen.Nagy competed in two Summer Olympics for Slovakia, earning his best finish of 12th in the K-1 event at Sydney in 2000.

Is a Czechoslovak-Slovak sprint canoer who competed from the late 1980s to the mid 2000s.

Is a Czechoslovak-Slovak sprint canoer who competed from the late 1980s to the mid 2000s.

Was a Czechoslovak/Slovak handball player who competed in the 1972 Summer Olympics.He was part of th

Was a Czechoslovak/Slovak 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 five matches including the final as goalkeeper.

Is an award winning children's book writer and illustrator[1]. Sís attended the Academy of Applied

Is an award winning children's book writer and illustrator[1]. Sís attended the Academy of Applied Arts in Prague and the Royal College of Art in London. In addition to writing and illustrating books, Peter's editorial illustrations have appeared in Time, Newsweek, Esquire, and The Atlantic Monthly.In 1982,Sís was given permission to travel to the USA in order to make an animated film of Czechoslovakia's participation in the Olympics. When Czechoslovakia boycotted the Games, Sís decided not to return home[7]. He applied for asylum in America[3] and began working as an art teacher at the Otis Art Institute of Parson's School of Design in Los Angeles.[8]

Is a retired Slovak-Canadian professional ice hockey player who played in the National Hockey League

Is a retired Slovak-Canadian professional ice hockey player who played in the National Hockey League (NHL) from 1980 to 1995. During his time with the Quebec Nordiques, Stastny became a Canadian citizen. Since 2004, he has also served as a Member of the E

An American short track speed skating competitor and a five-time medalist (2 gold, 1 silver, 2 bronz

An American short track speed skating competitor and a five-time medalist (2 gold, 1 silver, 2 bronze) in the Winter Olympics. He also competed in and won the reality TV show Dancing with the Stars in 2007.[3] Ohno has won five Olympic medals over his career, and is one of only four Americans who has won three medals in a single Winter Olympics game.[4] He has been the reigning U.S. short track speed skating champion since 2001, and has won the U.S. men's title a total of nine times.[5] In 2008, Ohno won his first World Championship overall title.

Is a Czech pair skater. She previously competed with Marek Sedlmajer. Currently, she's been performi

Is a Czech pair skater. She previously competed with Marek Sedlmajer. Currently, she's been performing with Roger Lubicz-Sawicki on the Holiday on Ice show.

Was a painter of the late Baroque, famous in his time but - due to isolation behind the Iron Curtain

Was a painter of the late Baroque, famous in his time but - due to isolation behind the Iron Curtain - rather forgotten until recently. He was of German-speaking Austrian descent in the bilingual kingdom of Bohemia, which is no longer existent, but whose center is the present-day Czech Republic. According to the Grove Dictionary of Art and other sources, Brandl was born into a craftsman’s family (his father seems to have been a goldsmith) and apprenticed around 1683–1688 to Kristián Schröder (1655–1702).

Is a former Czech ice hockey goaltender. He played in goal on the bronze medal winning ice hockey te

Is a former Czech ice hockey goaltender. He played in goal on the bronze medal winning ice hockey team for Czechoslovakia at the 1992 Winter Olympics.

Is a Czech international football goalkeeper who is currently contracted to English Premier League f

Is a Czech international football goalkeeper who is currently contracted to English Premier League football club Chelsea, for whom he has played since July 2004. Petr Cech has previously played for Viktoria Plzen, Chmel Blšany, Sparta Prague, and Rennes. He was voted into the all-star team of Euro 2004 after helping his country reach the semi-finals.

Was a Czech actor associated with The Drama Club in Prague. His final film was Faust, directed by Cz

Was a Czech actor associated with The Drama Club in Prague. His final film was Faust, directed by Czech surrealist Jan Švankmajer.

Is a Czech rower who competed for Czechoslovakia in the 1964 Summer Olympics and in the 1968 Summer

Is a Czech rower who competed for Czechoslovakia in the 1964 Summer Olympics and in the 1968 Summer Olympics.

Was one of the most distinguished composers in the Czech Republic.Born in Žamberk in northeastern B

Was one of the most distinguished composers in the Czech Republic.Born in Žamberk in northeastern Bohemia, Eben spent his youth in ?eský Krumlov in southern Bohemia. There he studied piano, and later cello and organ. The years of German occupation and World War II were especially difficult for him. Although Eben was raised as a Catholic, his father was a Jew and in 1943 Eben was expelled from school and interned by the Nazis in Buchenwald for the duration of the war.

Is a Czech sprint canoer who competed from 1996 to 2006. He won ten medals at the ICF Canoe Sprint W

Is a Czech sprint canoer who competed from 1996 to 2006. He won ten medals at the ICF Canoe Sprint World Championships with two golds (C-4 200 m: 1998, 2006), seven silvers (C-2 200 m: 2002, 2003; C-4 200 m: 1999, 2001, 2002, 2003, 2005), and one bronze (C-2 200 m: 1997).

Is a Czech scientist in the area of mathematical logic[1] and a professor of mathematics. He works i

Is a Czech scientist in the area of mathematical logic[1] and a professor of mathematics. He works in the Institute of Computer Science at the Academy of Sciences of the Czech Republic and lectures at the Faculty of Mathematics and Physics at the Charles

Is a Czech ice hockey player. He played on 1992 Bronze Medal winning Olympic Hockey team for Czechos

Is a Czech ice hockey player. He played on 1992 Bronze Medal winning Olympic Hockey team for Czechoslovakia. He is 5'11 tall, and weighs 189 lb.

Is a Czechoslovak-Czech sprint canoer who competed in the early to mid 1990s. Competing in two Summe

Is a Czechoslovak-Czech sprint canoer who competed in the early to mid 1990s. Competing in two Summer Olympics, he earned is best finish of seventh in the K-2 1000 m event for Czechoslovakia at Barcelona in 1992.

Is a Czech judoka and actor. His father of the same name, Petr Jákl Sr, is also well-known.

Is a Czech judoka and actor. His father of the same name, Petr Jákl Sr, is also well-known.

Is a former Czechoslovakian footballer.

Is a former Czechoslovakian footballer.

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

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

Is a former professional tennis player from the Czech Republic. He is best known for winning the Aus

Is a former professional tennis player from the Czech Republic. He is best known for winning the Australian Open in 1998 and for becoming the first well-known player to be suspended for ingesting a banned substance shortly thereafter.

Is a Czech actor.He was born in Rícany near Prague, Czechoslovakia.

Is a Czech actor.He was born in Rícany near Prague, Czechoslovakia.

Is a composer, conductor and flutist living in New York City. He was educated in Europe (Prague Cons

Is a composer, conductor and flutist living in New York City. He was educated in Europe (Prague Conservatory, graduated 1961; Vienna Music Academy, graduated 1966; AMU Prague, graduated 1969). From 1960 to 1963, Kotik studied composition privately with Jan Rychlík in Prague, and from 1963 to 1966 at the Music Academy in Vienna with Karl Schieske, Hans Jelinek, and Friedrich Cerha. In Prague, he founded and directed Musica Viva Pragensis (1961-64) and the QUAX Ensemble (1966-69). He came to the United States in 1969 at the invitation of Lukas Foss and Lejaren Hiller to join the Center for Creative and Performing Arts at the University at Buffalo.

Is a Czech football goalkeeper. He played for Czechoslovakia and later the Czech Republic, for both

Is a Czech football goalkeeper. He played for Czechoslovakia and later the Czech Republic, for both he played total 40 matches between 1991 and 1998.He was a participant in the 1996 UEFA European Championship, where the Czech Republic was runner-up.