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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 hockey13.3× 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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  • Politics & Law
  • Film & TV
  • Music
  • Science
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Showing 24 of 349 notable people

0021 POLITICIAN

Oldřich Černík

1921 - 1994

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0025 POLITICIAN

Lubomír Zaorálek

Born 1956

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0031 POLITICIAN

Jiří Rusnok

Born 1960

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0068 POLITICIAN

Karol Šmidke

1897 - 1952

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0091 POLITICIAN

Shlomo Rosen

1905 - 1985

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0102 POLITICIAN

Evžen Tošenovský

Born 1956

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0107 POLITICIAN

Eduard Pant

1887 - 1938

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0122 POLITICIAN

Věra Flasarová

Born 1952

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0161 POLITICIAN

Leopold Lér

1928 - 2013

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0167 POLITICIAN

Vojtěch Mynář

1944 - 2018

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0172 POLITICIAN

Liana Janáčková

Born 1953

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0183 POLITICIAN

Bedřich Geminder

1901 - 1952

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0186 POLITICIAN

Josef Kotas

1891 - 1966

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0191 POLITICIAN

Drahomír Kolder

1925 - 1972

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0237 POLITICIAN

Rudolf Bauer (politician)

Born 1957

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0254 POLITICIAN

Tomáš Hüner

Born 1959

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0255 POLITICIAN

Osvald Závodský

1910 - 1954

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0297 POLITICIAN

Lutz Freitag

Born 1943

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0300 POLITICIAN

Rudolf Adametz

1923 - 1983

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0326 POLITICIAN

Wilhelm Herlinger

1873 - 1939

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0332 POLITICIAN

Karl Klemenz

1899 - 1971

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0343 POLITICIAN

Dietmar Katzy

1935 - 2013

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0348 POLITICIAN

Franz Gallent

1877 - 1959

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0349 POLITICIAN

Wilhelm Piechula

1873 - 1951

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