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Franz Kafka
(Novelist and Short-Story Writer, Widely Regarded as One of the Major Figures of 20th-Century Literature)
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Madeleine Albright
(64th United States Secretary of State (1997 - 2001))
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Listed In: Intellectuals & Academics
Birthdate: May 15, 1937
Sun Sign: Taurus
Died: March 23, 2022
Height: 4'10" (147 cm)
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Martina Navratilova
(One of the Greatest Tennis Players of All Time)
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Antonín Dvořák
(One of the First Czech Composers to Achieve Worldwide Recognition)
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Listed In: Musicians
Birthdate: September 8, 1841
Sun Sign: Virgo
Died: May 1, 1904
Height: 5'11" (180 cm)
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Rainer Maria Rilke
(Austrian Poet and Novelist Known for His Poetry Collections ‘Duino Elegies’ and ‘Sonnets to Orpheus’)
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Václav Havel
(The Last President of Czechoslovakia (1989 - 1992) and the First President of The Czech Republic (1993 - 2003))
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Listed In: Leaders
Birthdate: October 5, 1936
Sun Sign: Libra
Died: December 18, 2011
Height: 5'7" (170 cm)
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Herbert Lom
(Czech Actor Renowned For His Versatility)
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Listed In: Film & Theater Personalities
Birthdate: September 11, 1917
Sun Sign: Virgo
Died: September 27, 2012
Height: 5'8" (173 cm)
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Charles IV, Holy Roman Emperor
(King of Bohemia from 1346 to 1378)
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Prince Rupert of the Rhine
(German-English Army Officer, Admiral, Scientist and Colonial Governor)
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Wilhelm Steinitz
(American Chess Player and the First World Chess Champion)
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Vladimir Kulich
(Czech-Canadian Actor Best Known for His Role in the Film 'The 13th Warrior')
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Listed In: Film & Theater Personalities
Birthdate: July 14, 1956
Sun Sign: Cancer
Height: 6'5" (196 cm)
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Bertha von Suttner
(Austrian-Bohemian Pacifist, Novelist and the First Woman to be Awarded the Nobel Peace Prize)
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Věra Čáslavská
(Czechoslovak Artistic Gymnast Considered the Greatest in Czech History)
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Listed In: Sportspersons
Birthdate: May 3, 1942
Sun Sign: Taurus
Died: August 30, 2016
Height: 5'3" (160 cm)
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Jan Švankmajer
(Former Czech Artist and Filmmaker Famous For His Stop-Motion Animation Work)
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Petr Korda
(Former Czech Tennis Player Who Won the 'Australian Open' Singles in 1998)
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Anne of Bohemia
(Queen of England)
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Milada Horáková
(Czech Politician Wrongfully Convicted and Executed on Fabricated Charges by the 'Communist Party of Czechoslovakia')
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Ester Ledecká
(Czech Alpine Skier and Snowboarder)
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Marie, Princess of Liechtenstein
(Princess)
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Hans Kelsen
(Austrian Jurist and Philosopher Who Formulated a Kind of Positivism Known as the 'Pure Theory' of Law)
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Karl Kautsky
(Czech-Austrian Journalist, Philosopher, and Marxist Theorist)
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Listed In: Intellectuals & Academics
Birthdate: October 16, 1854
Sun Sign: Libra
Died: October 17, 1938
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Alena Šeredová
(Czech Actress and Model)
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Listed In: Film & Theater Personalities
Birthdate: March 21, 1978
Sun Sign: Aries
Height: 5'11" (180 cm)
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Maria-Elisabeth Schaeffler
(Businesswoman and one of the owners of Schaeffler Group)
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Vera Ralston
(Czech Figure-Skater Who Competed in 1936-Winter-Olympics and Known for Her Role in the Film 'Dakota')
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Max Brod
(Former prolific writer best remembered as the friend and biographer of writer Franz Kafka)
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Dolly Buster
(Retired Czech-German Porn Star)
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Anna Kellnerová
(Czech Showjumper and Twice National Champion in the 'Young Riders' Category)
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Marie Bouzkova
(Tennis Player)
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Bernard Bolzano
(Mathematician)
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Karel Schwarzenberg
(Former Minister of Foreign Affairs of the Czech Republic)
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Julius Fučík
(Composer)
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Jan Masaryk
(Czechoslovakia's Foreign Minister From 1940 to 1948)
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Tomáš Satoranský
(Czech Basketball Player Who Plays as a Point Guard)
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Janet Malcolm
(Journalist, Writer)
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Antonín Panenka
(Former Czech Footballer Who Played as an Attacking Midfielder)
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Lída Baarová
(Czech Actress Who was the Mistress of the Nazi Propaganda Minister Joseph Goebbels)
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Listed In: Film & Theater Personalities
Birthdate: September 14, 1914
Sun Sign: Virgo
Died: October 28, 2000
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Tomáš Necid
(Czech Footballer Who Plays as a Striker)
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Jaroslav Hašek
(Czech Writer and Journalist Best Known for His Novel 'The Fate of the Good Soldier Švejk')
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Josef Suk
(Czech Composer, Violinist and Pupil of 'Antonín Dvořák' Noted for His Composition 'Asrael Symphony')
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Jaroslav Drobný
(Former World No.1 Amateur Tennis and Ice Hockey Player)
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Milena Jesenska
(Czech Writer Who Helped Many Jews Escape From Czechoslovakia After the Advent of The Nazis)
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Stanislav Grof
(Psychiatrist known for Transpersonal psychology)
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Hana Mandlíková
(Former Professional Tennis Player from Czechoslovakia Who Won Four Grand Slam Singles Titles)
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Joanna of Austria, Grand Duchess of Tuscany
(Aristocrat)
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Ferdinand Blumentritt
(Former author, secondary school teacher)
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Thomas J. Bata
(Shoe Manufacturer)
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Karl von Terzaghi
(Best Known as the 'Father of Soil Mechanics and Geotechnical Engineering')
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Jan Kodeš
(Czech Former Tennis Player Who Won 3 Grand Slam Singles in the 1970s)
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Mikolas Josef
(Czech Singer Music Producer and Choreographer)
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Ignaz Moscheles
(Bohemian Composer and Piano Virtuoso Who Worked on Beethoven's Only Opera, 'Fidelio')
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