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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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Frantisek Kotzwara
1740 - 1791
Johann Kollowrat
1748 - 1816
Ludwig Wenzel Lachnith
1746 - 1820
Josef Bárta
1744 - 1787
Jan Prokop Schaaffgotsche
1748 - 1813
Jan Stefani
1746 - 1829
Ignaz Cornova
1740 - 1822
Alexius Vincenz Parizek
1748 - 1822
Franz Hebenstreit
1747 - 1795
Franz Xaver Procházka
1740 - 1815