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PRAGUE
Most Famous People Born in Prague, Czech Republic
- Notable people
- 3,713
- Peak decade
- 1940s
- Median birth year
- 1932
- Most distinctive
- Education 9.1×
A Bohemian capital with a 20th-century literary shadow. Prague's distinctive professions tilt toward canoeists, kayakers, and rowers — a quirk of the Vltava and a strong Czechoslovak Olympic tradition — alongside the dramatists and educators of a city that has always taken letters seriously. The modern half is split between footballers and ice hockey players; the older half stretches back through dukes and bishops to the founders of the Přemyslid dynasty.
One face per century — the most globally famous figure born in Prague during each.
Notable Births by Decade
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What Prague Is Known For
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Actor is Prague's biggest profession — 9% of all notables (339).
Prague over-indexes on education — 9.1× the global rate.
Prague under-produces politician — only 0.3× the global rate.
Profession Mix Over Time
Each band shows a profession family's share of Prague's notable births by decade. Hover the chart for the breakdown at any decade.
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- Filtered to 1690s Clear ×
Joseph Wenzel I, Prince of Liechtenstein
1696 - 1772
Antonín Reichenauer
1694 - 1730
Antonín Koniáš
1691 - 1760
Karl Joseph Hiernle
1693 - 1748
Siard Nosecký
1693 - 1753
Jan Antonín Scrinci
1697 - 1773
Barbara Wiedenman
1695 - 1738
Anton Dorazil
1695 - 1759
Joseph Joachim Edlinger
1693 - 1748