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OSTRAVA

Most Famous People Born in Ostrava, Czech Republic

Notable people
349
Peak decade
1980s
Median birth year
1964
Most distinctive
Hockey 13.3×
Through the Decades

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.

  1. Football58
  2. Hockey55
  3. Politician24
  4. Actor16
  5. Basket13
  6. Writer11
  7. Athletic11
  8. Player10
  1. Hockey5513.3×
  2. Handball54.6×
  3. Photographer53.0×
  4. Basket133.0×
  5. Athletic112.9×
  6. Historian71.9×
  7. Architect51.6×
  8. Football581.5×
  1. Politician240.6×

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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0001 PLAYER

Ivan Lendl

Born 1960

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0037 PLAYER

Dája Bedáňová

Born 1983

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0048 PLAYER

Barbora Hermannová

Born 1990

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0093 PLAYER

Marie Hrachová

Born 1963

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0112 PLAYER

Tereza Rossi

Born 1982

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0119 PLAYER

Kateřina Böhmová (1986)

Born 1986

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0129 PLAYER

Richard Vogel

Born 1964

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0228 PLAYER

Václav Roubíček

Born 1967

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0252 PLAYER

Martina Jakubšová

Born 1988

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0340 PLAYER

Lukáš Veltšmíd

Born 1992

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