Famous People with Name Karel

Karel Novácek            Origin/Culture/Country: Czech

Karel Novácek: is a retired Czech tennis player. Born in Prostejov, Czechoslovakia (Czech Republic). Novácek now lives in Boca Raton, Florida, United States.In his career, Novácek won 13 singles titles and 6 doubles titles. His highest singles ranking was World No. 8, which he achieved on November 18, 1991.

Karel Hromádka            Origin/Culture/Country: Czech

Karel Hromádka: was a Czech chess player, two-time Czech champion, 1913 and 1921 (jointly).Hromádka played in the Chess Olympiad, Paris 1924 and scored 6.5/8 for a first place in the Consolation Cup. In the Qualification Group 1 he got the third place. Hromádka played in the 1st Chess Olympiad, London 1927 and scored +4 =3 -5.

Karel Opocenský            Origin/Culture/Country: Czech

Karel Opocenský: was a Czech chess master.He was four-time Czech Champion (1927, 1928, 1938, and 1944). In 1919, he took 2nd, behind František Schubert, in Prague (Czechoslovak Chess Championship). In 1925, he tied for 3rd-4th in Paris (Alexander Alekhine won). In 1927, h

Karel Skalicka            Origin/Culture/Country: Czech

Karel Skalicka: was a Czech–Argentine chess master.In 1924, he won a team gold medal for Czechoslovakia (Hromádka, Schulz, Vanek, Skalicka) in the 1st unofficial Chess Olympiad in Paris. He took 3rd in group eliminations (Anatol Tschepurnoff won), and tied for 21-31st in

Karel Treybal            Origin/Culture/Country: Czech

Karel Treybal: was a prominent Czech chess player of the early twentieth century.Treybal was born in Kotopeky, a village to the southwest of Prague in central Bohemia. He trained as a lawyer and became chairman of the district court in Velvary, a small town on the oppos

Rudolf Karel            Origin/Culture/Country: Czech

Rudolf Karel: was a distinguished Czech composer.Rudolf Karel was son of a poor railway employee. He studied composition from 1899 to 1904 with Antonín Dvorák and organ with Josef Klicka in Prague.