49.1953° N, 16.6084° E

BRNO

Most Famous People Born in Brno, Czech Republic

Notable people
1,002
Peak decade
1970s
Median birth year
1934
Most distinctive
Gymnast 7.6×

Moravia's second city, German-speaking until 1945 and Czech avant-garde thereafter, carrying both the Vienna-adjacent scientific bourgeoisie and the state-socialist sports factory. The outsized Gymnast and Skater benches plus a thick Hockey count are classic ČSSR athletic institutions, while the disproportionate Conductor and Composer numbers reflect the Janáček circle and the interwar Brno avant-garde that briefly made this a European modernist hub.

Through the Decades

One face per decade — the most globally famous figure born in Brno during each.

Notable Births by Decade

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What Brno Is Known For

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Football is Brno's biggest profession — 8% of all notables (77).

Brno over-indexes on gymnast — 7.6× the global rate.

Brno under-produces politician — only 0.4× the global rate.

  1. Football77
  2. Actor63
  3. Hockey54
  4. Writer48
  5. Politician47
  6. Sport37
  7. Composer33
  8. Player30
  1. Gymnast137.6×
  2. Skater166.6×
  3. Hockey544.5×
  4. Conductor114.3×
  5. Pianist103.7×
  6. Rower123.3×
  7. Entrepreneur113.2×
  8. Composer332.5×
  1. Politician470.4×
  2. Singer140.7×
  3. Football770.7×

Profession Mix Over Time

Each band shows a profession family's share of Brno's notable births by decade. Hover the chart for the breakdown at any decade.

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0003 ARCHITECT

Adolf Loos

1870 - 1933

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0017 ARCHITECT

Jan Kotěra

1871 - 1923

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0069 SCULPTOR

Anton Hanak

1875 - 1934

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0083 MUSIC

Paul Stefan

1879 - 1943

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0123 POET

Richard von Schaukal

1874 - 1942

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0191 FENCER

Siegfried Flesch

1872 - 1939

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0201 POLITICIAN

Robert Stricker

1879 - 1944

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0231 POLITICIAN

Friedrich Stampfer

1874 - 1957

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0297 SCREENWRITER

Luise del Zopp

Born 1871

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0358 PAINTER

Leó Kóber

1876 - 1931

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0380 ACTOR

Rudolf Klein-Rhoden

1871 - 1936

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0430 AUTHOR

Leo Greiner

1876 - 1928

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0460 WRITER

Robert Haven Schauffler

1879 - 1964

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0489 SINGER

Rudolf Berger (Sänger)

1874 - 1915

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0531 POLITICIAN

Leopold Winarsky

1873 - 1915

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0552 COMPOSER

Franz Wickenhauser

1872 - 1940

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0603 PARLIAMENT

Alois Baeran

1872 - 1936

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0643 ARCHITECT

Alois Ludwig

1872 - 1969

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0676 JUDGE

Georg Froehlich

1872 - 1939

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0680 SCULPTOR

Karl Korschann

1872 - 1943

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0707 ORTHODONTIST

Albin Oppenheim

1875 - 1945

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0714 POLITICIAN

Franz Odehnal

1870 - 1928

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0717 JOURNALIST

Maximilian Schreier

1877 - 1942

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0750 POLITICIAN

Franz Hemala

1877 - 1943

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0821 COMPOSER

Joseph Gustav Mraczek

1878 - 1944

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0851 WRITER

Hanna O’Donell

1874 - 1936

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0876 ARCHITECT

Siegfried Kramer

1877 - 1914

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0984 OPERA

Adolf Grünhut

1875 - 1933

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1000 POLITICIAN

Josef Derbl

1875 - 1925

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