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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×
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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Oldřich Černík
1921 - 1994
Lubomír Zaorálek
Born 1956
Jiří Rusnok
Born 1960
Karol Šmidke
1897 - 1952
Shlomo Rosen
1905 - 1985
Evžen Tošenovský
Born 1956
Eduard Pant
1887 - 1938
Věra Flasarová
Born 1952
Leopold Lér
1928 - 2013
Vojtěch Mynář
1944 - 2018
Liana Janáčková
Born 1953
Bedřich Geminder
1901 - 1952
Josef Kotas
1891 - 1966
Drahomír Kolder
1925 - 1972
Rudolf Bauer (politician)
Born 1957
Tomáš Hüner
Born 1959
Osvald Závodský
1910 - 1954
Lutz Freitag
Born 1943
Rudolf Adametz
1923 - 1983
Wilhelm Herlinger
1873 - 1939
Karl Klemenz
1899 - 1971
Dietmar Katzy
1935 - 2013
Franz Gallent
1877 - 1959
Wilhelm Piechula
1873 - 1951