Most Famous Slovak Writers

50 Slovak Writers in view out of 81

Writing 81
Slovakia 449
Jan Patočka
Jan Patočka Slovak Philosopher 1907 – 1977
#22,840
Ján Kollár
Ján Kollár Slovak Writer 1793 – 1852
#30,122
Pavol Országh Hviezdoslav
Pavol Országh Hviezdoslav Slovak Poet 1849 – 1921
#30,438
Pavel Jozef Šafárik
Pavel Jozef Šafárik Slovak Philologist 1795 – 1861
#31,058
Adolf Burger
Adolf Burger Slovak Writer 1917 – 2016
#35,535
Josef Lada
Josef Lada Slovak Writer 1887 – 1957
#37,433
Jozef Miloslav Hurban
Jozef Miloslav Hurban Slovak Writer 1817 – 1888
#51,614
Milan Rúfus
Milan Rúfus Slovak Poet 1928 – 2009
#60,527
Samo Chalupka
Samo Chalupka Slovak Poet 1812 – 1883
#63,267
Andrej Sládkovič
Andrej Sládkovič Slovak Poet 1820 – 1872
#65,113
Martin Kukučín
Martin Kukučín Slovak Writer 1860 – 1928
#65,922
Ladislav Mňačko
Ladislav Mňačko Slovak Writer 1919 – 1994
#78,754
Ján Hollý
Ján Hollý Slovak Poet 1785 – 1849
#82,366
JG
Jozef Gregor-Tajovský Slovak Writer 1874 – 1940
#92,027
Svetozár Hurban-Vajanský
Svetozár Hurban-Vajanský Slovak Writer 1847 – 1916
#93,539
Ivan Krasko
Ivan Krasko Slovak Poet 1876 – 1958
#99,118
Jiří Weil
Jiří Weil Slovak Writer 1900 – 1959
#100,237
Pavol Dobšinský
Pavol Dobšinský Slovak Writer 1828 – 1885
#117,257
Bohumil Říha
Bohumil Říha Slovak Writer 1907 – 1987
#122,415
Ján Francisci-Rimavský
Ján Francisci-Rimavský Slovak Poet 1822 – 1905
#135,139
PP
Peter Pišťanek Slovak Writer 1960 – 2015
#142,269
Ján Chalupka
Ján Chalupka Slovak Writer 1791 – 1871
#155,230
Ján Smrek
Ján Smrek Slovak Writer 1898 – 1982
#159,350
Ľudmila Podjavorinská
Ľudmila Podjavorinská Slovak Writer 1872 – 1951
#161,173
Otto Dov Kulka
Otto Dov Kulka Slovak Historian Born 1933
#161,696
DT
Dominik Tatarka Slovak Writer 1913 – 1989
#162,243
TV
Terézia Vansová Slovak Writer 1857 – 1942
#162,727
Jonáš Záborský
Jonáš Záborský Slovak Poet 1812 – 1876
#174,377
VZ
Vojtech Zamarovský Slovak Writer 1919 – 2006
#181,632
Timrava
Timrava Slovak Writer 1867 – 1951
#188,561
Milo Urban
Milo Urban Slovak Writer 1904 – 1982
#194,405
Dobroslav Chrobák
Dobroslav Chrobák Slovak Writer 1907 – 1951
#201,919
JI
Jozef Ignác Bajza Slovak Poet 1755 – 1836
#206,424
HG
Hugolín Gavlovič Slovak Writer 1712 – 1787
#209,914
MS
Milan Stanislav Ďurica Slovak Historian Born 1925
#222,225
ŠŽ
Štefan Žáry Slovak Poet 1918 – 2007
#241,165
Ľudo Ondrejov
Ľudo Ondrejov Slovak Writer 1901 – 1962
#245,042
Juraj Palkovič
Juraj Palkovič Slovak Poet 1769 – 1850
#250,829
Samuel Czambel
Samuel Czambel Slovak Linguist 1856 – 1909
#257,593
Andrej Žarnov
Andrej Žarnov Slovak Writer 1903 – 1982
#260,050
Ján Kostra
Ján Kostra Slovak Writer 1910 – 1975
#275,835
AM
Albert Marenčin Slovak Writer 1922 – 2019
#305,756
FŠ
František Švantner Slovak Writer 1912 – 1950
#306,117
Bohuslav Tablic
Bohuslav Tablic Slovak Poet 1769 – 1832
#360,056
Emil Benčík
Emil Benčík Slovak Writer Born 1933
#364,032
Máša Halamová
Máša Halamová Slovak Writer 1908 – 1995
#370,770
Martin Hamuljak
Martin Hamuljak Slovak Author 1789 – 1859
#375,443
Jozef Škultéty
Jozef Škultéty Slovak Literary 1853 – 1948
#387,343
VŠ
Vincent Šikula Slovak Writer 1936 – 2001
#389,176
Ján Palárik
Ján Palárik Slovak Writer 1822 – 1870
#411,182

By the numbers

Inside Slovakia Writers

81 notable people in this slice of the dataset.

Notable Births by Decade

Notable births among Slovakia Writers peaked in the 1900s with 11 people.

What Slovakia Writers Are Known For

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Writer are Slovakia Writers's biggest group — 59% of all notables (48).

Slovakia Writers over-index on writer — 14.3× the global rate.

  1. Writer48
  2. Poet16
  3. Historian5
  4. Author3
  5. Linguist2
  6. Philosopher1
  7. Philologist1
  8. Literary1
  1. Writer4814.3×
  2. Poet1610.1×
  3. Historian55.2×