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Czechia ranks 19th in number of biographies on Pantheon, behind Austria, Ukraine, and Türkiye. Memorable people born in present day Czechia include Sigmund Freud, Franz Kafka, and Gregor Mendel. Memorable people who died in Czechia include Gregor Mendel, Antonín Dvořák, and Giacomo Casanova. Czechia has been the birth place of many soccer players, and politicians and the death place of many politicians, and writers.
The Czech Republic, also known as Czechia, and historically known as Bohemia, is a landlocked country in Central Europe. The country is bordered by Austria to the south, Germany to the west, Poland to the northeast, and Slovakia to the southeast. The Czech Republic has a hilly landscape that covers an area of 78,871 square kilometers (30,452 sq mi) with a mostly temperate continental and oceanic climate. The capital and largest city is Prague; other major cities and urban areas include Brno, Ostrava, Plzeň and Liberec. Read more on Wikipedia
People
Between 0 and 2005, present day Czechia was the birth place of 1,294 globally memorable people, including Sigmund Freud, Franz Kafka, and Gregor Mendel. Additionaly, 481 globally memorable people have passed away in present day Czechia including Gregor Mendel, Antonín Dvořák, and Giacomo Casanova.
People Born in Present Day Czechia
Go to all RankingsSigmund Freud
PSYCHOLOGIST
1856 - 1939
HPI: 87.63
Rank: 1
Franz Kafka
WRITER
1883 - 1924
HPI: 85.49
Rank: 2
Gregor Mendel
BIOLOGIST
1822 - 1884
HPI: 82.46
Rank: 3
Antonín Dvořák
COMPOSER
1841 - 1904
HPI: 82.41
Rank: 4
Gustav Mahler
COMPOSER
1860 - 1911
HPI: 82.39
Rank: 5
Jan Hus
SOCIAL ACTIVIST
1369 - 1415
HPI: 80.66
Rank: 6
John Amos Comenius
PHILOSOPHER
1592 - 1670
HPI: 79.49
Rank: 7
Milan Kundera
WRITER
1929 - 2023
HPI: 78.78
Rank: 8
Václav Havel
WRITER
1936 - 2011
HPI: 78.59
Rank: 9
Rainer Maria Rilke
WRITER
1875 - 1926
HPI: 78.45
Rank: 10
Oskar Schindler
BUSINESSPERSON
1908 - 1974
HPI: 77.17
Rank: 11
Bedřich Smetana
COMPOSER
1824 - 1884
HPI: 76.94
Rank: 12
Newly Added People Born in Present Day Czechia
Go to all RankingsPetr Pavel
POLITICIAN
1961 - Present
HPI: 63.70
Rank: 89
Josef Abrhám
ACTOR
1939 - 2022
HPI: 56.87
Rank: 233
Anne of Bohemia, Duchess of Silesia
RELIGIOUS FIGURE
1204 - 1265
HPI: 55.03
Rank: 283
Karl Fritzsch
MILITARY PERSONNEL
1903 - 1945
HPI: 54.33
Rank: 309
Margrave Andrew of Burgau
POLITICIAN
1558 - 1600
HPI: 54.16
Rank: 317
Prince Alfred of Liechtenstein
NOBLEMAN
1842 - 1907
HPI: 53.19
Rank: 368
Johann Georg Christian, Prince of Lobkowicz
NOBLEMAN
1686 - 1755
HPI: 53.18
Rank: 370
Ferenc Wesselényi
MILITARY PERSONNEL
1605 - 1667
HPI: 52.99
Rank: 375
Georg Flegel
PAINTER
1566 - 1638
HPI: 52.99
Rank: 376
Theodor Gomperz
PHILOSOPHER
1832 - 1912
HPI: 52.79
Rank: 384
Václav Nedomanský
HOCKEY PLAYER
1944 - Present
HPI: 52.75
Rank: 386
Procopius of Sázava
RELIGIOUS FIGURE
970 - 1053
HPI: 52.57
Rank: 393
People Deceased in Present Day Czechia
Go to all RankingsGregor Mendel
BIOLOGIST
1822 - 1884
HPI: 82.46
Rank: 1
Antonín Dvořák
COMPOSER
1841 - 1904
HPI: 82.41
Rank: 2
Giacomo Casanova
WRITER
1725 - 1798
HPI: 79.32
Rank: 3
Tycho Brahe
ASTRONOMER
1546 - 1601
HPI: 78.61
Rank: 4
Václav Havel
WRITER
1936 - 2011
HPI: 78.59
Rank: 5
Gavrilo Princip
EXTREMIST
1894 - 1918
HPI: 77.40
Rank: 6
Reinhard Heydrich
POLITICIAN
1904 - 1942
HPI: 77.24
Rank: 7
Ferdinand I of Austria
POLITICIAN
1793 - 1875
HPI: 76.96
Rank: 8
Bedřich Smetana
COMPOSER
1824 - 1884
HPI: 76.94
Rank: 9
Charles IV, Holy Roman Emperor
POLITICIAN
1316 - 1378
HPI: 76.79
Rank: 10
Alexander Dubček
POLITICIAN
1921 - 1992
HPI: 75.75
Rank: 11
Jan Žižka
MILITARY PERSONNEL
1360 - 1424
HPI: 75.64
Rank: 12
Newly Added People Deceased in Present Day Czechia
Go to all RankingsNedeljko Čabrinović
EXTREMIST
1895 - 1916
HPI: 58.41
Rank: 125
Josef Abrhám
ACTOR
1939 - 2022
HPI: 56.87
Rank: 153
Joanna of Bavaria
COMPANION
1356 - 1386
HPI: 55.98
Rank: 176
Procopius of Sázava
RELIGIOUS FIGURE
970 - 1053
HPI: 52.57
Rank: 258
Jan Werich
ACTOR
1906 - 1980
HPI: 52.26
Rank: 269
Johannes von Tepl
WRITER
1350 - 1414
HPI: 51.50
Rank: 280
Jan Tříska
ACTOR
1936 - 2017
HPI: 51.22
Rank: 286
Jan Brokoff
SCULPTOR
1652 - 1718
HPI: 50.58
Rank: 307
Prokop Diviš
INVENTOR
1698 - 1765
HPI: 50.46
Rank: 310
František Kriegel
POLITICIAN
1908 - 1979
HPI: 50.30
Rank: 313
Gertrude of Babenberg, Duchess of Bohemia
POLITICIAN
1120 - 1150
HPI: 50.23
Rank: 316
Zdeněk Mácal
CONDUCTOR
1936 - 2023
HPI: 50.14
Rank: 319
Occupations
Most individuals born in present day Czechia were soccer players (236), politicians (158), athletes (158), writers (89), and tennis players (75), while most who died were politicians (117), writers (60), soccer players (42), athletes (30), and composers (20).
Occupational Trends
Over the past 100 years, soccer players have been the top profession of globally memorable people born in present day Czechia, including Antonín Panenka, Josef Masopust, and Pavel Nedvěd. Whereas, throughout history, soccer players have been the profession with the most memorable people born in present day Czechia, including Antonín Panenka, Josef Masopust, and Matthias Sindelar.
Places
Overlapping Lives
Below is a visual represetation of the lifespans of the top 25 globally memorable people born in present day Czechia since 1700.