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Czechia
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 Gustav Mahler. Memorable people who died in Czechia include Gregor Mendel, Antonín Dvořák, and Sigismund, Holy Roman Emperor. Czechia has been the birth place of many soccer players, and athletes and the death place of many politicians, and writers. The top cities in Czechia by number of biographies are Prague, Brno, Plzeň, Ostrava, and Czechoslovakia.
People
Between 0 and 2007, present day Czechia was the birth place of 1,452 globally memorable people, including Sigmund Freud, Franz Kafka, and Gustav Mahler. Additionaly, 514 globally memorable people have passed away in present day Czechia including Gregor Mendel, Antonín Dvořák, and Sigismund, Holy Roman Emperor.
People Born in Present Day Czechia
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Sigmund Freud
PSYCHOLOGIST
1856 - 1939
HPI: 91.09
Rank: 1
Franz Kafka
WRITER
1883 - 1924
HPI: 89.62
Rank: 2
Gustav Mahler
COMPOSER
1860 - 1911
HPI: 87.34
Rank: 3
Ivana Trump
BUSINESSPERSON
1949 - 2022
HPI: 85.70
Rank: 4
Gregor Mendel
BIOLOGIST
1822 - 1884
HPI: 85.69
Rank: 5
Antonín Dvořák
COMPOSER
1841 - 1904
HPI: 85.64
Rank: 6
Jan Hus
SOCIAL ACTIVIST
1369 - 1415
HPI: 84.26
Rank: 7
John Amos Comenius
PHILOSOPHER
1592 - 1670
HPI: 82.84
Rank: 8
Charles IV, Holy Roman Emperor
POLITICIAN
1316 - 1378
HPI: 82.60
Rank: 9
Bedřich Smetana
COMPOSER
1824 - 1884
HPI: 82.59
Rank: 10
Milan Kundera
WRITER
1929 - 2023
HPI: 82.06
Rank: 11
Oskar Schindler
BUSINESSPERSON
1908 - 1974
HPI: 81.66
Rank: 12
Newly Added People Born in Present Day Czechia
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Helena Růžičková
COMEDIAN
1936 - 2004
HPI: 60.09
Rank: 404
Rudolf Buchbinder
MUSICIAN
1946 - Present
HPI: 59.09
Rank: 452
Emanuel Moravec
POLITICIAN
1893 - 1945
HPI: 58.47
Rank: 495
Stella Zázvorková
ACTOR
1922 - 2005
HPI: 58.11
Rank: 511
Rudolf Hrušínský
ACTOR
1920 - 1994
HPI: 57.55
Rank: 547
Miloš Kopecký
ACTOR
1922 - 1996
HPI: 57.38
Rank: 566
Vlasta Burian
COMEDIAN
1891 - 1962
HPI: 56.67
Rank: 600
Dagmar Havlová
ACTOR
1953 - Present
HPI: 56.50
Rank: 610
Václav Čtvrtek
WRITER
1911 - 1976
HPI: 56.31
Rank: 621
Ota Pavel
WRITER
1930 - 1973
HPI: 56.07
Rank: 628
Jiří Lábus
ACTOR
1950 - Present
HPI: 55.96
Rank: 634
Alois Rašín
ECONOMIST
1867 - 1923
HPI: 55.30
Rank: 669
People Deceased in Present Day Czechia
Go to all RankingsGregor Mendel
BIOLOGIST
1822 - 1884
HPI: 85.69
Rank: 1
Antonín Dvořák
COMPOSER
1841 - 1904
HPI: 85.64
Rank: 2
Sigismund, Holy Roman Emperor
POLITICIAN
1368 - 1437
HPI: 85.25
Rank: 3
Tycho Brahe
ASTRONOMER
1546 - 1601
HPI: 83.46
Rank: 4
Giacomo Casanova
WRITER
1725 - 1798
HPI: 83.07
Rank: 5
Charles IV, Holy Roman Emperor
POLITICIAN
1316 - 1378
HPI: 82.60
Rank: 6
Bedřich Smetana
COMPOSER
1824 - 1884
HPI: 82.59
Rank: 7
Reinhard Heydrich
POLITICIAN
1904 - 1942
HPI: 81.74
Rank: 8
Alphonse Mucha
PAINTER
1860 - 1939
HPI: 81.66
Rank: 9
Ferdinand I of Austria
POLITICIAN
1793 - 1875
HPI: 81.62
Rank: 10
Václav Havel
WRITER
1936 - 2011
HPI: 81.32
Rank: 11
Wenceslaus IV of Bohemia
POLITICIAN
1361 - 1419
HPI: 80.91
Rank: 12
Newly Added People Deceased in Present Day Czechia
Go to all RankingsHelena Růžičková
COMEDIAN
1936 - 2004
HPI: 60.09
Rank: 252
Emanuel Moravec
POLITICIAN
1893 - 1945
HPI: 58.47
Rank: 309
Stella Zázvorková
ACTOR
1922 - 2005
HPI: 58.11
Rank: 324
Rudolf Hrušínský
ACTOR
1920 - 1994
HPI: 57.55
Rank: 343
Miloš Kopecký
ACTOR
1922 - 1996
HPI: 57.38
Rank: 357
Vlasta Burian
COMEDIAN
1891 - 1962
HPI: 56.67
Rank: 378
Václav Čtvrtek
WRITER
1911 - 1976
HPI: 56.31
Rank: 391
Květa Fialová
ACTOR
1929 - 2017
HPI: 56.18
Rank: 394
Ota Pavel
WRITER
1930 - 1973
HPI: 56.07
Rank: 395
Alois Rašín
ECONOMIST
1867 - 1923
HPI: 55.30
Rank: 418
Miloš Macourek
WRITER
1926 - 2002
HPI: 54.56
Rank: 440
Josef Somr
ACTOR
1934 - 2022
HPI: 54.54
Rank: 441
Occupations
Most individuals born in present day Czechiawere soccer players (273), athletes (182), politicians (157), hockey players (105), and writers (99), while most who died were politicians (118), writers (70), soccer players (42), athletes (31), 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 Pavel Nedvěd.
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.
