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PILSEN

Most Famous People Born in Pilsen, Czech Republic

Notable people
346
Peak decade
1980s
Median birth year
1946
Most distinctive
Handball 12.9×
Through the Decades

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

Notable Births by Decade

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What Pilsen Is Known For

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Football is Pilsen's biggest profession — 14% of all notables (48).

Pilsen over-indexes on handball — 12.9× the global rate.

Pilsen under-produces politician — only 0.3× the global rate.

  1. Football48
  2. Hockey43
  3. Sport17
  4. Actor17
  5. Politician14
  6. Handball14
  7. Player13
  8. Painter13
  1. Handball1412.9×
  2. Hockey4310.5×
  3. Skier55.7×
  4. Athlete55.0×
  5. Sport173.0×
  6. Player131.9×
  7. Composer81.8×
  1. Politician140.3×

Profession Mix Over Time

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

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0001 FOOTBALL

Petr Čech

Born 1982

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0006 FOOTBALL

David Limberský

Born 1983

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0008 PLAYER

Barbora Strýcová

Born 1986

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0014 PLAYER

Andrea Sestini Hlaváčková

Born 1986

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0023 SPORT

Kateřina Emmons

Born 1983

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0024 POLE VAULTER

Jiřina Ptáčníková

Born 1986

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0036 FOOTBALL

Pavel Fořt

Born 1983

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0042 SKIER

Martin Jakš

Born 1986

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0052 PLAYER

Eva Hrdinová

Born 1984

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0054 PLAYER

Sandra Záhlavová

Born 1985

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0068 SKIER

Aleš Razým

Born 1986

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0084 FOOTBALL

Jaroslav Šedivec

Born 1981

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0099 FOOTBALL

Petr Čoupek

Born 1982

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0102 CYCLIST

Radomír Šimůnek Jr.

Born 1983

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0103 HOCKEY

Milan Kraft

Born 1980

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0107 ACTOR

Kristýna Leichtová

Born 1985

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0109 FOOTBALL

Michal Smejkal

Born 1986

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0127 HOCKEY

Jakub Koreis

Born 1984

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0131 SPORT

Lenka Marušková

Born 1985

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0132 FOOTBALL

Petr Knakal

Born 1983

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0150 PLAYER

Jana Hlaváčková

Born 1981

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0158 ATHLETE

Michal Michalík

Born 1980

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0166 HANDBALL

Jan Stehlík (handballer)

Born 1985

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0176 HOCKEY

Jaroslav Kracík

Born 1983

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0192 RACER

Matěj Kůs

Born 1989

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0193 ATHLETE

Přemysl Švarc

Born 1985

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0212 COMPOSER

Pavel Samiec

Born 1984

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0213 BOBSLED

Dominik Suchý

Born 1987

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0214 HANDBALL

Roman Bečvář (handballer, born 1989)

Born 1989

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0221 HOCKEY

Zdeněk Šmíd

Born 1980

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0222 HOCKEY

Dominik Halmoši

Born 1987

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0228 FOOTBALL

David Vaněček (footballer, born 1983)

Born 1983

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0234 ATHLETIC

Štěpán Kodeda

1988 - 2015

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0237 HOCKEY

Martin Heřman

Born 1987

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0247 HOCKEY

Tomáš Pitule

Born 1989

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0248 HOCKEY

Jan Heřman

Born 1984

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0251 PLAYER

Jakub Záhlava

Born 1980

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0256 ACTOR

Vendula Bednářová

Born 1983

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0273 HANDBALL

Václav Vraný

Born 1982

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0289 FOOTBALL

Jakub Blažek

Born 1989

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0290 FOOTBALL

Dan Houdek

Born 1989

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0305 HOCKEY

Lukáš Pulpán

Born 1985

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0310 HANDBALL

Jakub Šindelář

Born 1986

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0312 HOCKEY

Matěj Trojovský

Born 1984

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0317 HOCKEY

David Štich

Born 1989

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0331 SPORT

Michal Kesl

Born 1982

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0333 BADMINTON

Josef Rubáš

Born 1982

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0334 HANDBALL

Jiří Hynek

Born 1981

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