49.8353° N, 18.2915° E
OSTRAVA
Most Famous People Born in Ostrava, Czech Republic
- Notable people
- 349
- Peak decade
- 1980s
- Median birth year
- 1964
- Most distinctive
- Hockey 13.3×
One face per decade — the most globally famous figure born in Ostrava during each.
Notable Births by Decade
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What Ostrava Is Known For
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Football is Ostrava's biggest profession — 17% of all notables (58).
Ostrava over-indexes on hockey — 13.3× the global rate.
Ostrava under-produces politician — only 0.6× the global rate.
Profession Mix Over Time
Each band shows a profession family's share of Ostrava's notable births by decade. Hover the chart for the breakdown at any decade.
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Karel Reisz
1926 - 2002
Věra Chytilová
1929 - 2014
Vlastimil Brodský
1920 - 2002
Oldřich Černík
1921 - 1994
Yehuda Bacon
Born 1929
Lore Lorentz
1920 - 1994
Otmar Mácha
1922 - 2006
Erhard Karkoschka
1923 - 2009
Oldřich Daněk
1927 - 2000
Ruth Elias
1922 - 2008
Karel Fiala
1925 - 2020
Bořivoj Čelovský
1923 - 2008
Jaroslav Šajtar
1921 - 2003
Slávka Budínová
1924 - 2002
Leo Sotorník
1926 - 1998
Heinz Alt
1922 - 1945
Vítězslav Gardavský
1923 - 1978
Gerald Weinkopf
1925 - 1992
Leopold Lér
1928 - 2013
Wiesław Adam Berger
1926 - 1998
Drahomír Kolder
1925 - 1972
Miroslav Klega
1926 - 1993
Otto Hornung
1920 - 2013
Břetislav Staš
Born 1928
Erich Aberle
1922 - 2002
Miloslav Blažek
1922 - 1985
Sigmund Toman
1923 - 2008
Paul Polansky (Musiker)
1925 - 2010
František Bartoš (motorcyclist)
1926 - 1987
Rudolf Adametz
1923 - 1983