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This is a partial list of famous Czech, Czech-speaking/writing people. This list includes people of the Czech nationality as well as people having some significant Czech ancestry or association with Czech culture. This is a partial list of partial lists on Wikipedia. ... Czech (čeÅ¡tina []) is one of the West Slavic languages, along with Slovak, Polish, Pomeranian (Kashubian), and Lusatian Sorbian. ... Note: If you wish to add a name to this list, first add it here instead: Biography Stub Factory. This prevents the list from succumbing to a large amount of "red links". Contents 1 Actors 2 Architects 3 Authors and Poets 4 Composers 5 Other Musicians 6 Filmmakers 7 Military 8 Models 9 Painters 10 Philosophers 11 Photographers 12 Politicians 13 Religion 14 Sculptors 15 Scientists 16 Linguistics, Anthropology, History 17 Sports Personalities 18 Entrepreneurs 19 Other 20 See also [edit] Actors See Czech actors Lída Baarová Jiří Bartoška Vlasta Burian Zorka Janů Jiří Grossmann Miroslav Horníček Rudolf Hrušínský Petr Kostka Vladimír Menšík Anny Ondra (Anna Ondráková) Karel Roden Jan Tříska Tatiana Vilhelmová Eduard Vojan Jiří Voskovec Jan Werich Stella Zázvorková Lída Baarová (1914-2000). ... Jiří BartoÅ¡ka (born March 24, 1947 in Děčín) is a Czech actor and the president of the Karlovy Vary International Film Festival. ... Josef Vlastimil Burian known more as Vlasta Burian (April 9, 1891, Liberec - January 31, 1962, Prague) was Czech actor and singer. ... Zorka Janů (1921-1946), known for her sad eyes. ... Jiří Grossmann (20 July 1941 – 5 December 1971) was a Czechoslovak theatre actor, poet, and composer. ... Miroslav Horníček (born 10th November, 1918 - died 15th February, 2003) was Czech actor, writer, director, artist and theatre theoretician. ... Rudolf Hrušínský (1920-1994) was an acclaimed Czech actor. ... Petr Kostka (born June 11, 1938) is a famous Czech actor. ... Vladimír Menšík (9 October 1929 - 29 May 1988) was a popular Czech actor and entertainer, born in Ivančice. ... Anna Sophie Ondráková, known as Anny Ondra (May 15, 1903, Tarnów - February 28, 1987, Hollenstedt near Hamburg) was a Czech/German actress. ... Karel Roden Karel Roden, born June 5, 1962 in ÄŒeské BudÄ›jovice is Czech actor. ... Jan Tříska (1936 in Prague) is a famous Czech-American actor. ... Tatiana Vilhelmova (born July 13, 1978 Prague Žižkov) is a Czech actress frequently getting roles in Czech movies since the end of 1990s. ... Eduard Vojan (1853-1920) was the most famous Czech actor of early cinema, and one of the greatest overall. ... Jiří Voskovec (1905 – 1981) was a Czech actor and writer inseparably connected to Jan Werich. ... Jan Werich Jan Werich (born 6th February, 1905, Prague - died 31st October, 1980, Prague) was Czech actor, playwright and writer. ... Stella Zázvorková (born April 14, 1922 in Prague; died of heart attack on May 18, 2005 in Prague) was a Czech actress. ... [edit] Architects See Czech architects Jan Santini Aichel Jakub Bursa Josef Chochol Kilián Ignác Dientzenhofer Alois Dryák Josef Gočár František Maxmilián Kaňka Jan Kaplický Jaromír Krejcar Jan Kotěra Josef Mocker Jakub Krčín Štěpánek Netolický Josef Niklas Milada Petříková-Pavlíková Jan Blažej Santini Aichel (February 3, 1677 - December 7, 1723), also called Giovanni Santini, was a Czech architect of the baroque. ... Jakub Bursa (1813-1884) was a famous Czech architect and builder of Bohemian Rustic Baroque architecture. ... Cubist house in VyÅ¡ehrad, Prague, Czech Republic Josef Chochol (December 13, 1880, Písek - July 6, 1956, Prague) was Czech architect. ... Kilián Ignác Dienzenhofer (1689–1751) was an important Czech architect of the Baroque era. ... Alois Dryák (February 24, 1872 - June 6, 1932, both in Prague) was Czech architect and professor of ornamental design. ... Josef Gočár March 13, 1880, Semín near PÅ™elouč - September 10, 1945, Jičín), was a Czech architect, one of founders of modern architecture in Czechoslovakia. ... FrantiÅ¡ek Maxmilián Kaňka (August 9, 1674 - July 14, 1766, both in Prague) was Czech architect and builder. ... Jan Kaplicky with his partner, Amanda Levete Jan Kaplický (1937) is a world renowned British architect of Czech origin. ... Jaromír Krejcar (25 July 1895, Hundsheim, Austria – 5 October 1950, London) was a Czech functionalistic architect, student of Jan KotÄ›ra. ... Jan KotÄ›ra (December 18, 1871 in Brno – April 17, 1923 in Prague) was a Czech architect, one of the key figures of modern architecture in Bohemia. ... Josef Mocker (1835-1899) - Bohemian architect and restaurator, that worked in a purist gothic style. ... Jakub Krčín (June 18, 1535 in Kolín - 1535-1604) was a prominent Czech Renaissance architect and engineer. ... Å tÄ›pánek Netolický (1460-1539) was an acclaimed Czech Gothic architect. ... Josef Niklas (1817-1877) was one of the most important Czech architects in the 19th century. ... Milada Petříková-Pavlíková (August 22, 1895 in Tábor – June 30, 1985) was a Czech architect. ... [edit] Authors and Poets See Czech writers Jindřich Šimon Baar Jan Blahoslav Karel Havlíček Borovský Arthur Breisky Otokar Březina Karel Čapek Svatopluk Čech František Čelakovský Jakub Deml Ivan Diviš František Doucha Karel Jaromír Erben Jaroslav Foglar Ladislav Fuks Jiří Grossmann Jiří Kulhánek Jaroslav Hašek Vladimír Holan Miroslav Holub Bohumil Hrabal František Hrubín Miroslav Ivanov Boleslav Jablonský Josef Jedlička Milena Jesenská Alois Jirásek Franz Kafka Václav Kaplický Jan Karafiát, best known for Fireflies (Broučci) Václav Kliment Klicpera Oskar Kokoschka Jan Křesadlo Milan Kundera Bohuslav z Lobkovic Karel Hynek Mácha Jiří Mahen Bohumil Mathesius Rudolf Medek Ondřej Neff Vladimír Neff Božena Němcová Jan Neruda Ferdinand Peroutka Eduard Petiška Magdalena Dobromila Rettigová Bohuslav Reynek Jan Rokycana (John of Rokycan) Jan Skácel Jaroslav Seifert Zdeněk Svěrák Josef Škvorecký Karel Teige Jáchym Topol Jan Matzal Troska Svatopluk Turek Michal Viewegh Jan Werich Jiří Wolker Josef Váchal Vladislav Vančura Alena Vostrá Zikmund Winter Jan Zábrana Jan Zahradníček Vojtech Zamarovský JindÅ™ich Å imon Baar (February 7, 1869 – October 24, 1925, both in Klenčí pod ÄŒerchovem) was Czech writer and poet. ... Jan Blahoslav (February 20, 1523, PÅ™erov – November 24, 1571, Moravský Krumlov) was a Czech humanistic writer, translator, and composer. ... Karel Havlíček (Berlin, October 31, 1907 - 1988) was a Czech painter. ... This article needs translation. ... Otokar BÅ™ezina, neé Václav Ignác Jebavý, was the poet and essayist, the greatest of Czech (and some might say European) symbolists; He was born in 1868 in a small town Počátky: the mysterious landscape of Bohemian-Moravian Highlands (ÄŒeskomoravská vrchovina) influenced him a lot, because he... Karel ÄŒapek (pronounced ; IPA: ) (January 9, 1890 - December 25, 1938) was one of the most important Czech writers of the 20th century. ... Svatopluk ÄŒech (February 21, 1846, OstÅ™edek near BeneÅ¡ov – February 23, 1908, Prague) was Czech writer, journalist and poet. ... FrantiÅ¡ek Ladislav ÄŒelakovský, also known by the pseudonym Marcian Hromotluk, (born March 7th 1799 in Strakonice; died August 5th 1852 in Prague) was a Czech writer and translator. ... Image:Deml jakub1939. ... Ivan DiviÅ¡ (1924-1999) was a Czech poet. ... Frantisek Doucha (1810-1884) was one of the most famous Czech literary translators and writers. ... Karel Jaromír Erben (7th of November 1811 – 21st of November 1870) was a Czech poet and writer of the mid-19th century, best known for his collection Kytice (Czech for The Bouquet), which contains poems based on traditional and folkloric themes. ... Jaroslav Foglar (6 July 1907 in Prague - 23 January 1999) was a famous Czech author who wrote many novels about young boy scouts and their stories in nature and dark city streets. ... Ladislav Fuks (1923-1994) was a Czech novelist. ... Jiří Grossmann (20 July 1941 – 5 December 1971) was a Czechoslovak theatre actor, poet, and composer. ... Jiří Kulhánek (born December 31, 1967) is a popular Czech sci-fi and fantasy writer. ... Jaroslav HaÅ¡ek Jaroslav HaÅ¡ek (IPA: ) (April 30, 1883 in Prague – January 3 , 1923 in Lipnice nad Sázavou ) was a Czech humorist and satirist who became well-known mainly for his world-famous novel The Good Soldier Å vejk, an unfinished collection of farcical incidents about a soldier in... Vladimír Holan (1905 - 1980) was a Czech poet who became famous especially for his language obscurity, dark topics and pessimist views in his poems. ... Miroslav Holub (13 September 1923 Plzeň - 14 July 1998) was a Czech poet and immunologist. ... Bohumil Hrabal (March 28, 1914, Brno - February 3, 1997, Prague) was a famous Czech writer. ... FrantiÅ¡ek Hrubín (September 17, 1910, Prague - March 1, 1971, ÄŒeské BudÄ›jovice) was Czech poet and writer. ... Miroslav Ivanov (1929, Jozefov nad Metují - 1999, Prague) was popular Czech writer of literature of fact. ... Boleslav Jablonský (Karel Eugen Tupý) ; January 14, 1813-February 27, 1881) was a Czech poet. ... Josef Jedlička (1927 - 1990) was a Czech writer. ... Milena Jesenská (August 10, 1896, Prague – May 17, 1944, Ravensbrück, Germany) was a Czech journalist, writer and translator. ... Alois Jirásek (born August 23, 1851 in Hronov - died March 12, 1930 in Prague) was a Czech writer, focused mainly on historical subjects. ... Kafka at the age of five Franz Kafka (IPA: ) (July 3, 1883 – June 3, 1924) was one of the major German-language novelists and short story writers of the 20th century, whose unique body of writing — much of it incomplete, and published posthumously despite his wish that much of it... Václav Kaplický (August 28, 1895, Sezimovo Ústí – October 4, 1982, Prague) was a Czech writer, journalist and epic poet. ... This article needs to be wikified. ... Oskar Kokoschka (March 1, 1886-February 22, 1980) was an Austrian artist and poet of Czech origin, best known for his intense expressionistic portraits and landscapes. ... Jan KÅ™esadlo Jan KÅ™esadlo was the primary pseudonym used by Václav Jaroslav Karel Pinkava (December 9, 1926 in Prague - August 13, 1995 in Colchester), a Czech psychologist who was also a prizewinning novelist and poet. ... Milan Kundera (IPA: ) (born April 1, 1929 in Brno, Czechoslovakia) is a Czech-born writer who writes in both Czech and French. ... The Lobkovics are an old Bohemian nobleman family. ... Karel Hynek Mácha (16 November 1810 – November 5, 1836) was a Bohemian romantic poet. ... Jiri Mahen Jiří Mahen (December 12, 1882 – May 22, 1939) was a Czech novelist, playwrite and essayist. ... Bohumil Mathesius (July 14, 1888 - June 2, 1952), was a Czech poet, translator, publicist and literary scientist – expert on Russian literature. ... Rudolf Medek (born 8th January, 1890 in Hradec Králové - died 22nd August, 1940) - czech poet, army-related prose writer, general Bibliography Rokoko - poem Půlnoc bohů (English: Midnight of Gods) (1912) - book of poetry Anabáze - army document Plukovník Švec - army drama Categories: Writer stubs... OndÅ™ej Neff (April 26, 1945, Prague) is a Czech writer, publicist, translator and photographer. ... Vladimír Neff (1909-1983) was popular Czech novelist. ... Božena NÄ›mcová born on 4 February 1820 in Vienna, died on 21 January 1862 in Prague, was one of the most influential Czech writers of the National Revival movement. ... Jan Nepomuk Neruda (July 9, 1834 – August 22, 1891) was a Czech journalist, writer and poet, one of the most prominent representatives of Czech Realism and a member of the May school. Jan Neruda Nerudas grave Jan Neruda was born in Prague, Bohemia, son of a small grocer who... Ferdinand Peroutka Ferdinand Peroutka (1895–1978) was a Czech journalist and writer. ... Eduard PetiÅ¡ka (May 14, 1924, Prague - 1987, Mariánské LáznÄ›) was Czech poet, novelist, short story writer, playwrighter, translator from German, mostly known as author of books for children. ... Magdalena Dobromila Rettigová (January 31, 1785, VÅ¡eradice - August 5, 1845, LitomyÅ¡l) was Czech writer known for her famous cookery book. ... Bohuslav Reynek was one of the most important Bohemian (Czech) poets, writers and translators of the 20th century. ... Jan Rokycana, also known as Jan z Rokycana and Jan z Rokycan (c. ... Jan Skácel (February 7, 1922 - November 7, 1989) was one of the best known Czech poets of the 20th century. ... Jaroslav Seifert Jaroslav Seifert (IPA: ) (born September 23, 1901 in Žižkov, a suburb of Prague in what was then part of Austria-Hungary, died January 10, 1986) was a Nobel prize winning Czech writer, poet and journalist. ... ZdenÄ›k SvÄ›rák (born March 28, 1936 in Prague) is a Czech actor, humorist and scriptwriter. ... Josef Å kvorecký listen â–¶(?) (born September 27, 1924 in Náchod, Czechoslovakia) is a famous contemporary Czech writer and publisher. ... Karel Teige (1900-1951) was architectural critic and pioneer of the International Modern Movement in Czechoslovakia. ... Jáchym Topol (1962) is a Czech writer, a member of the Czech underground literature movement, and since the middle 1980s one of the co-founders of an underground Czech literary periodic Revolver Revue. ... Jan Matzal (August 3, 1881, ValaÅ¡ské Klobouky – September 3, 1961), known under pen names J. M. Troska and Jan Merfort, was a Czech writer. ... Svatopluk Turek (October 25, 1900, Hodslavice – December 30, 1972 Zlín) was Czech novelist, known under pen name T. Svatopluk. ... Michal Viewegh (born March 31, 1962) is one of the most popular contemporary Czech writers and certainly the bestselling one: His books, which he has been publishing regularly every spring for several years now, sell over 50 000 copies, bringing him an upper-high-class income uparallelled among Czech writers. ... Jan Werich Jan Werich (born 6th February, 1905, Prague - died 31st October, 1980, Prague) was Czech actor, playwright and writer. ... Jiří Wolker (March 29, 1900 – January 3, 1924) was a Czech poet, journalist and playwright. ... Josef Váchal (September 29, 1884 in Milavče near Domažlice – May 10, 1969 in Studeňany) was a Czech writer, painter, graphic designer and book-printer. ... Vladislav Vančura in Giant Mountains, Bohemia, 1930s Vladislav Vančura (23 June 1891, Háj near Opava – 1 June 1942, Prague) was one of the most important Bohemian (Czech) writers of the 20th century. ... Alena Vostrá (1938-1992) was a popular Czech novelist. ... Zikmund Winter (1846-1912) was a Czech writer and historian. ... Jan Zábrana, 1955 Jan Zábrana (born July 4, 1931, in Heralec; died September 3, 1984, in Prague) was a Czech writer and translator Young Jan with his mother JiÅ™ina Zábranová in Humpolec. ... Jan Zahradníček (January 17, 1905, Mastník, near TÅ™ebíč, Bohemia - October 10, 1960, Uhřínov, near Žďár nad Sázavou, Czechoslovakia) was a Czech poet of the early and mid-20th century. ... Vojtech Zamarovský (October 5, 1919, Trenčín) is a popular Slovak writer of historical non-fiction literature. ... [edit] Composers See Czech composers Jiří Benda Karel Bendl Frantisek Brixi Vilem Blodek Pavel Borkovec Bohuslav Černohorský Alexander Dreyschock Jan Ladislav Dusík Antonín Dvořák Josef Fiala Zdeněk Fibich Josef Bohuslav Foerster Julius Fučík Jiří Grossmann Alois Hába Jan Hammer Kryštof Harant z Polžic a Bezdružic Vladimír Hirsch Roman Holý Ilja Hurník Leoš Janáček Otakar Jeremiáš Jaroslav Ježek Karel Boleslav Jirak Petr Kotík Jan Antonín Koželuh Rudolf Karel Hans Krása Ladislav Kubík Jan Kubelik Rafael Kubelík Ernst Krenek Karel Kryl Bohuslav Martinů Frantisek Mica Adam Vaclav Michna Josef Mysliveček Oskar Nedbal Jaromír Nohavica Jan Novak Vítězslav Novák Emil Reznicek Jan Jakub Ryba František Škroup Bedřich Smetana Johann Stamitz Karel Stamitz Josef Suk Vilém Tauský Dalibor Cyril Vačkář Johann Baptist Vanhal Jaromír Vejvoda Jan Vencalek Jan Václav Voříšek Pavel Vranický (also known as Paul Wranitzky) Ladislav Vycpalek Otakar Zich Jan Zach Jan Dismas Zelenka Georg Anton [Jirí Antonin] Benda (1721–1795) was a Bohemian composer, son of a poor linen weaver. ... Karel or Karl Bendl (born April 16, 1838 in Prague; died September 20, 1897 in Prague ) was a Czech composer. ... Frantisek Xaver Brixi (January 2, 1732 – October 14, 1771) was a famous Czech Classical composer of the 18th century. ... Vilem Blodek Vilem Blodek (October 3, 1834 May 1, 1874) was a famous Czech composer, flautist, and pianist. ... Pavel Borkovec (June 10, 1894 - July 22, 1972) was a distinguished Czech composer. ... Bohuslav Matej Cernohorsky (1684-1742) was a famous Czech composer of the Baroque era. ... Alexander Dreyschock (October 15, 1818 - April 1, 1869) was a Czech pianist and composer. ... Jan Ladislav Dussek (Dusík) (February 12, 1760 in Čáslav-March 20, 1812 in St. ... Antonín Dvořák Antonín Leopold Dvořák ( ; September 8, 1841 – May 1, 1904) was a Czech composer of Romantic music, who employed the idioms and melodies of the folk-music of his native Bohemia in symphonic and chamber music. ... Josef Fiala (Joseph Fiala) (1748-1816) was a famous composer, oboist, cellist, and pedagoue of the Enlightenment. ... ZdenÄ›k Fibich (December 21, 1850 – October 15, 1900) was a Czech composer of classical music, including chamber works (including two string quartets, a piano trio, piano quartet and a quintet for piano, strings and winds), symphonic poems, three symphonies, at least seven operas, the most famous probably the Bride... Josef Bohuslav Foerster (December 30, 1859 – May 29, 1951) was a Czech composer of classical music. ... Portrait of Julius Fučík Julius Ernst Wilhelm Fučík (18 July 1872 – 15 September 1916) was a Czech composer and conductor of military bands. ... Jiří Grossmann (20 July 1941 – 5 December 1971) was a Czechoslovak theatre actor, poet, and composer. ... Alois Hába (June 21, 1893 - November 18, 1973) was a Czech composer primarily known for his microtonal compositions, especially using the quarter tone scale, though he used others such as sixth-tones and twelfth-tones. ... Jan Hammer in Miami Vice Jan Hammer (born 17 April 1948, in Prague, Czechoslovakia) is a composer and musician. ... Portrait of Krystof Harant by Aegidius Sadeler KryÅ¡tof Harant z Polžic a Bezdružic (1564 – June 21, 1621) was a Czech nobleman, soldier, writer and composer. ... Vladimír Hirsch Vladimír Hirsch (born July 3, 1954 in BeneÅ¡ov, former Czechoslovakia, today Czech Republic) is a composer of new forms of contemporary classical music. ... Ilja Hurník (*November 25, 1922 in Poruba) is one of the most famous contemporary Czech composers. ... LeoÅ¡ Janáček in 1928 LeoÅ¡ Janáček â–¶ (help· info) (July 3, 1854 in Hukvaldy, Moravia – August 12, 1928 in Ostrava) was a Czech composer. ... Otakar Jeremiáš (*October 17, 1892 in Písek , † March 5, 1962 in Prague) was a Czech composer. ... Jaroslav Ježek (September 25, 1906 - January 1, 1942) was a Czech composer. ... Karel Boleslav Jirák (Karel Bohuslav Jirák) (*January 28, 1891 in Prague, Bohemia - †January 30, 1972 in Chicago, Illinois, USA) was a Czech composer and conductor. ... Petr Kotik (surname originally Kotík) (b. ... January Koželuh Jan Antonín Koželuh (1738-1814) was a renowned Czech composer from Velvary. ... Rudolf Karel (*November 9, 1880 in Pilsen - murdered March 6, 1945 in Theresienstadt) was a distinguished Czech composer. ... Hans Krása, (November 30, 1899 – October 17, 1944), was a Bohemian composer. ... Ladislav Kubik (b. ... Jan Kubelík (July 5, 1880 - December 5, 1940) was a Czech violinist and composer. ... Rafael Jeroným Kubelík (June 29, 1914 in Býchory, Austria-Hungary, now Czech Republic – August 11, 1996 in Lucerne, Switzerland) was a Czech conductor and composer. ... Ernst Krenek Ernst Krenek (August 23, 1900 – December 22, 1991) was an Austrian-born composer of Czech ancestry; throughout his life he insisted that his name be written Krenek rather than KÅ™enek, and that it should be pronounced as a German word. ... Karel Kryl Karel Kryl (April 12, 1944 – March 3, 1994) was a Czech popular author and interpret of many protest songs in which he strongly criticized and identified shortcomings and inhumanity of the communist regime. ... Portrait of Martinů Bohuslav Martinů ( ; December 8, 1890—August 28, 1959) was a Czech composer. ... There are two famous people with the Czech name FrantiÅ¡ek Míča: FrantiÅ¡ek Václav Míča (1694-1744) Baroque composer Frantisek Adam Mica (1746-1811) Romantic composer This is a disambiguation page: a list of articles associated with the same title. ... Michna, Adam Václav z Otradovic, ca. ... Josef Mysliveček (March 9, 1737 - February 4, 1781) was a Czech composer. ... Oskar Nedbal, 1901, portrait by Å echtl and Voseček studios Oskar Nedbal (March 26, 1874 – December 24, 1930) was a Czech composer and conductor of classical music. ... Image:Jaromír-Nohavica. ... Jan Novak (1921 - 1984) was a popular Czech composer of classical music. ... VítÄ›zslav Novák VítÄ›zslav Novák (December 5, 1870 – July 18, 1949) was one of the most well-respected Czech composers and pedagogues, almost singlehandedly founding a mid-century Czech school of composition. ... Emil Nikolaus von Reznicek (born 1860 in Vienna, died 1945) was a late Romantic composer. ... Jakub Šimon Jan Ryba (October 26, 1765 - April 8, 1815) was a Czech teacher and composer of classical music. ... FrantiÅ¡ek Å kroup (June 3, 1801, Osice near Hradec Králové - February 7, 1862, Rotterdam) was Czech composer. ... Portrait of BedÅ™ich Smetana BedÅ™ich Smetana (pronounced ; 2 March 1824 - 12 May 1884) was a Czech composer. ... Johann Wenzel Anton Stamitz (Czech: Jan Václav Stamic) (June 19, 1717 – March 27, 1757) was a Czech composer and violinist. ... Karel Stamic (May 7, 1745 - November 9, 1801), who took the German form of his name Karl Stamitz and is now better known as Carl, was a Bohemian composer. ... Josef Suk (January 4, 1874 - May 29, 1935) was a Czech composer and violinist. ... Vilém Tauský (July 20, 1910 - March 16, 2004) was a Czech conductor and composer. ... Dalibor Cyril Vačkář (1906-1984) was one of the most popular contemporary Czech composers, renowned throughout Czechoslovakia. ... Johann Baptist Vanhal (Jan KÅ™titel Vaňhal) also spelled Wanhal or Wanhall (May 12, 1739 - August 20, 1813) was a composer. ... Jaromír Vejvoda (March 28, 1902 Zbraslav u Prahy – November 13, 1988 at the same place) was a Czech composer of music and the author of the Beer Barrel Polka. Life and work Vejvoda learned to play the fiddle and flugelhorn in a band led by his father. ... Jan Vencalek (1598-?) was a renowned Czech composer. ... Jan Václav Hugo Voříšek (May 11, 1791, Vamberk - November 19, 1825), was a Czech composer of classical music in the 19th century. ... Pavel Vranický (Paul Wranitzky) was born in Neureisch (now Nová Říše) in Moravia on December 30, 1756 and died in Vienna on September 29, 1808. ... renowned Czech composer, Ladislav Vycpalek Ladislav Vycpalek (1882-1969) was a famous Czech composer and violinist. ... Composer Otakar Zich Otakar Zich (*March 25, 1879 MÄ›stec Králové +July 9, 1934 OubÄ›nice u BeneÅ¡ova) was a distinguished Czech composer and aesthetician. ... Jan Zach (November 13, 1699 - May 24, 1773) was a Czech composer, violinist and organist. ... Jan Dismas Zelenka (Louňovice, October 16, 1679–Dresden, December 22, 1745) (or December 23) was a Bohemian Baroque composer and a violone player active in Dresden. ... [edit] Other Musicians See Czech musicians Gabriela Beňačková, opera singer Ema Destinnová, opera singer Maria Jeritza, opera singer Jiří Jirmal, guitarist Václav Kaprál, pianist Karel Kovařovic, conductor Magdalena Kožená, singer Jan Kubelík, violinist Daniel Landa, guitarist Jan Antonín Losy, famous lute player Ferdinand Laub, violinist Ivan Moravec, pianist Eduard Nápravník, conductor Jarmila Novotná, opera singer Josef Páleníček, pianist Libor Pešek, conductor Otakar Ševčík, violinist Leo Slezak, opera singer Karel Strakatý, singer Vaclav Talich, conductor Vilém Tauský, conductor Štěpán Rak, guitarist Zuzana Růžičková, harpsichordist Antonín Vranický, (also known as Anton Wrani(t)zky) violinist Hana Zagorová, singer Aneta Langerová, singer Karel Gott, singer Tomas Kalnoky, singer, guitarist and composer Gabriela Beňačková (born 1944) is a Czech soprano. ... Emmy Destinn, born February 26, 1878, in Prague, Austro-Hungarian empire - died January 28, 1930, in Ceske Budejovice, Czechoslovakia, a renowned opera singer. ... Maria Jeritza (born October 6, 1887 in Brünn, today in the Czech Republic; died July 10, 1982 in Orange, New Jersey; really Maria (or Mizzi) Jedlitzka - Czech: Marie Jedličková) was a celebrated soprano singer. ... Jiří Jirmal is a classical guitarist who also is dedicated to jazz. ... Václav Kaprál (1889-1947) was a famous Czech pianist and composer. ... Karel KovaÅ™ovic (1862-1920) was a Czech composer and conductor. ... Magdalena Kožená is a famous Czech mezzo soprano singer who was born in Brno in 1973. ... Jan Kubelík (July 5, 1880 – December 5, 1940) was a Czech violinist and composer. ... Daniel Landa Daniel Landa (born November 4, 1968 in Prague) is a Czech musician. ... Jan Antonín Losy (1650-1721) (Earl Of Losymtahl) was a Bohemian Baroque lute player and composer from Prague. ... Ferdinand Laub (January 19, 1832 in Prague - March 17, 1875 in Gries near Bozen-Bolzano) was a Czech violinist. ... Photograph of Ivan Moravec. ... Eduard Frantsovitch Nápravník (24 August 1839, Býšť, Bohemia - 23 November 1916) was Czech/Russian conductor and composer. ... Jarmila Novotná (born September 23, 1907, in Prague; died February 9, 1994, in New York City) was a celebrated Czech soprano and, from 1940 to 1956, a star of the Metropolitan Opera. ... Josef Páleníček, center, with his musical trio, Ivan Å traus, left on violin, and SaÅ¡a Večtomov, cello; 1970 Josef Páleníček (1914-1991) was a Czech piano virtuoso and composer. ... Libor PeÅ¡ek (born June 22, 1933) is a Czech conductor. ... Otakar Å evčík (1852 - 1934) was a Czech violinist. ... Leo Slezak, (* August 18, 1873 in Mährisch-Schönberg; † Juni, 1 1946 in Rottach-Egern) was a popular opera singer and actor/comedian. ... Karel Strakatý (1804–1868) was a Czech theatre singer. ... Václav Talich (May 28, 1883 - March 16, 1961) was a Czech conductor and violinist. ... Vilém Tauský (July 20, 1910 - March 16, 2004) was a Czech conductor and composer. ... Å tÄ›pán Rak (born 1945) is a Czech classical guitarist and composer. ... Zuzana Růžičková (January 14, 1927, Plzeň) is famous Czech contemporary harpsichordist, interpret of classical and baroque music. ... Violinist Antonin Vranicky Antonín Vranický (Anton Wrani(t)zky) (1761-1820) was a famous Bohemian violinist of the 18th century. ... Hana Zagorová (born 6 September 1946) is a famous Czech female singer who has been recording since 1964. ... Official photograph of Anetá Langerova from ÄŒesko hledá superstar. ... Karel Gott singing in German (Triumph of the Golden Voice) Karel Gott (born July 14, 1939) is one of the most successful and widely-known Czech singers (crooners). ... Tomas Kalnoky (born in Prague, Czech Republic) is the lead singer/guitarist and songwriter of the bands Streetlight Manifesto and Bandits of the Acoustic Revolution. ... [edit] Filmmakers See Czech Film Directors Věra Chytilová, film director Miloš Forman, film director Jaromil Jireš, film director Oldřich Lipský, film director, screenwriter Jiří Menzel, film director, actor Zdeněk Miler, film director Ivan Passer, film director Břetislav Pojar, film director Jan Pinkava, animator, film director Alfréd Radok, film and theatre director Emil Radok, film director Karel Reisz, film director Bohdan Sláma, film director Ladislav Smoljak, film director Jan Švankmajer, film director, animator Jan Svěrák, film director, actor Jiří Trnka, film director, animator Hermína Týrlová, stage designer, cartoonist Otakar Vávra, film director František Vláčil, film director Karel Zeman, film director, animator VÄ›ra Chytilová (1929-) is an avant-garde Czech film director and pioneer of Czech cinema. ... Jan Tomáš Forman (born February 18, 1932), better known as MiloÅ¡ Forman, is a film director, actor, screenwriter and professor. ... Jaromil JireÅ¡ (1935-2001) was a prominent Czechoslovak New Wave filmmaker. ... Oldrich Lipský (1924-1986) was a popular and influential Czech film director. ... Jiří Menzel (born February 23rd, 1938), is a Czech film director, theatre director, actor, and scriptwriter. ... ZdenÄ›k Miler (February 21, 1921) Czech animator and illustrator best known for his Mole character and its adventures. ... Ivan Passer, (b. ... BÅ™etislav Pojar (born October 7, 1923) is a puppeteer, animator and director of short films. ... Jan Jaroslav Pinkava (born June 21, 1963) is the director and writer of the Pixar Oscar-winning short film Geris Game and the originator and co-director of Pixars 2007 film Ratatouille. ... Alfréd Radok (1917-1976) was a distinguished Czech stage director. ... Emil Radok (1918-1994) was a Czech film director. ... Karel Reisz (born 1926, Ostrava, Czechoslovakia, died London, United Kingdom, 2002) was a Jewish refugee who became one of the most important film-makers in post war Britain. ... Bohdan Sláma is a Czech movie director. ... Ladislav Smoljak (December 9, 1931 in Prague) is a Czech film and theater director, actor and scriptwriter. ... Animation: Dimensions of Dialogue Jan Å vankmajer (born 4 September 1934 in Prague) is a Czech surrealist artist. ... Jan SvÄ›rák (born February 6, 1965 in Žatec and living in Prague) is the most successful Czech film director since the Velvet Revolution in 1989. ... Jiří Trnka (24 February 1912 Plzeň - 30 December 1969) was Czech puppet maker, illustrator, motion-picture animator and film director, renowned for his puppet animations. ... Hermina Tyrlova (1900-1993) is a prominent Czech stage designer, animator, and film director. ... Otakar Vavra (1911 - ). Otakar Vavra, called the Father of Czech Cinematography, was born on February 28, 1911 in Hradec Kralove, then in the Austrian Empire, now in the Czech Republic. ... FrantiÅ¡ek Vláčil (February 19, 1924, ÄŒeský Těšín - January 27, 1999, Prague) was a Czech film director, painter and graphic. ... Karel Zeman (November 3, 1910, Ostroměř near Nová Paka, then Austria-Hungary - April 5, 1989, Prague, then Czechoslovakia) was a Czech animator and filmmaker. ... [edit] Military Alois Eliáš, army officer Josef František, pilot ace Radola Gajda, army officer Prokop the Great, Hussite leader Karel Kuttelwascher, general Joseph Radetzky von Radetz, field marshal Ludvík Svoboda, general, president Jan Syrový, general, prime minister Albrecht von Wallenstein, warlord during Thirty-Years War Jan Žižka, Hussite leader František Peřina, pilot Alois Eliáš (September 29, 1890 – June 19, 1942) was Czechoslovakian general and politician. ... Josef FrantiÅ¡ek Sergeant Josef FrantiÅ¡ek, (October 7, 1914 - October 8, 1940) was a Czech fighter pilot, a flying ace of the Polish Air Force of the World War II. Josef FrantiÅ¡ek joined the Czechoslovak airforce in 1936. ... Radola Gajda Radola Gajda (born Rudolf Geidl, February 14, 1892, Kotor, in Montenegro – April 15, 1948, Prague) was a Czech military commander and politician. ... Prokop the Great (Czech: Prokop Veliký; d. ... Karel Miroslav Kuttelwascher, Kut (September 23, 1916 - August 17, 1959) was a Czech fighter pilot, a flying ace of the UKs Royal Air Force in World War II. He was the most successful RAF pilot of Czech nationality. ... Josef Graf von Radetzky Johann Josef Wenzel Graf Radetzky von Radetz (en: Count John Joseph Wenceslaus Radetzky von Radetz, in Czech: Jan Josef Václav hrabÄ› Radecký z Radče) (November 2, 1766 – January 5, 1858) was a Bohemian nobleman and soldier, immortalised by Johann Strauss Is Radetzky March. ... Ludvík Svoboda Ludvík Svoboda (November 25, 1895 in Hroznatín, Moravia - September 20, 1979 in Prague) was a Czechoslovak national hero who fought in both World Wars and later the president of Czechoslovakia. ... Jan Syrovy Jan Syrový (January 24, 1888 - October 10, 1970) was a Czechoslovak general and prime minister during the Munich Crisis. ... Albrecht von Wallenstein Albrecht Wenzel Eusebius von Wallenstein (also Waldstein, Czech: Albrecht Václav Eusebius z ValdÅ¡tejna), September 24, 1583 – February 25, 1634) was a Bohemian soldier and politician who gave his services (an army of 30,000 to 100,000 men) during the Danish Period of the Thirty... The victory of Gustavus Adolphus at the Battle of Breitenfeld (1631) The Thirty Years War was a conflict fought between the years 1618 and 1648, principally in the central European territory of the Holy Roman Empire, but also involving most of the major continental powers. ... Jan Žižka (or John Zizka of Trocnov or Johann Ziska Czech: Jan Žižka z Trocnova) (c. ... FrantiÅ¡ek PeÅ™ina (* April 8, 1911, Morkůvky u BÅ™eclavi, now Czech Republic, died May 6, 2006 in Prague) was a Czech fighter pilot. ... [edit] Models See Czech models Daniela Peštová (1970) Eva Herzigová (1973) Karolína Kurková (1984) Petra Kvapilova (1984) Petra Němcová (1979) Pavlína Pořízková (1965) Hana Soukupová (1985) Ivana Trump (1949) Veronika Vařeková (1977) Daniela PeÅ¡tová (born October 14, 1970 in Teplice, Czech Republic) is a Czech supermodel. ... Eva Herzigová (born March 10, 1973) is a Czech supermodel and actress. ... Karolína Kurková (born February 28, 1984) is a Czech supermodel. ... Petra NÄ›mcová (born June 24, 1979 in Karviná; pronounced Nyemtsovah) is a Czechoslovakian-born fashion model and author. ... This article or section does not cite its references or sources. ... Hana Soukupová (born December 18, 1985) is a Czech supermodel. ... This article or section does not cite its references or sources. ... On the cover of Sports Illustrated Swimsuit Issue Veronica Varekova (born June 1977 in Olomouc, Czech Republic) is a supermodel. ... [edit] Painters See Czech Painters Mikoláš Aleš Petr Brandl Václav Brožík Ota Bubeníček Zdeněk Burian Josef Čapek Alén Diviš Emil Filla Karel Havlíček Václav Hollar Stanislav Holý Antonin Chittussi Jan Jakub Quirin Jahn Josef Lada František Kaván Karel Klíč Jiří Kolář Jan Konůpek Ludvík Kuba Otakar Kubín Jan Kupecký František Kupka Julius Edvard Marak Josef Mánes Alfons Mucha Josef Navrátil Emil Orlik František Jakub Prokyš Václav Vavřinec Reiner Teodor Rotrekl Karel Škréta Antonín Slavíček Václav Spála Karel Štěch Marie Čermínová Eva Švankmajerová Vladimír Vašíček Helena Zmatlíková Jan Zrzavý Petr Brandl Self Portrait Apostel, painting by Petr Jan Brandl Petr Jan Brandl (1668-1735) was a Czech Baroque painter, considered among the greatest of his time. ... Václav Brožík (5 March 1851 – 15 April 1901) was the greatest Czech academic painter. ... Ota Bubeníček (1871-1962) was a famous Czech landscape painter. ... ZdenÄ›k Michael FrantiÅ¡ek Burian (February 11, 1905 KopÅ™ivnice - July 1, 1981 Prague) was a Czech painter and book illustrator. ... Josef ÄŒapek (IPA: ) (1887 – 1945), Czech artist. ... Solitude by Alén DiviÅ¡ Wedding Shirts by Alén DiviÅ¡ Alén DiviÅ¡ (1900-1956) was a Czech painter known for his melancholic art. ... Emil Filla (b. ... Karel Havlíček (Berlin, October 31, 1907 - 1988) was a Czech painter. ... Václav Hollar (also styled Wenceslaus or Wenzel) (July 13, 1607 - March 28, 1677), Bohemian etcher, was born at Prague, and died in London, being buried at St Margarets church, Westminster. ... Painting by Stanislav Holý Stanislav Holý (1943 – 1998) was a Czech graphic artist, caricaturist, and a designer of animated films. ... Antonin Chittussi (1847-1891) was a Czech Impressionist landscape painter. ... Jan Jakub Quirin Jahn (June 4, 1739 - August 18, 1802, both in Prague) was Czech painter and art historian. ... Josef Lada (born 17th December, 1887 in Hrusice - died 14th December, 1957 in Prague, buried at Olsany graveyard) was Czech painter. ... FrantiÅ¡ek Kaván (September 10, 1866, Víchovská Lhota near Jilemnice - December 16, 1941, Libuň near Jičín) was Czech painter and poet. ... Karel Václav Klíč (sometimes written Karl Klietsch, May 30, 1841, Hostinné - November 16, 1926, Vienna) was a Czech painter, photographer and illustrator. ... Jiří Kolář 1914-2002 He was born in 24 of September in 1914 in Protivín. ... Jan Konůpek (1883-1950) was an internationally renowned Czech painter, illustrator, and engraver. ... Ludvík Kuba (April 16, 1863, PodÄ›brady - November 30, 1956 Prague) was a Czech landscape painter, musician, writer, professor in the Academy of Fine Arts. ... Czechoslovakian stamp featuring Otakar Kubín Otakar Kubín (1883-1969) was an internationally renowned Czech painter and sculptor. ... Jan Kupecký (1667, Pezinok, Royal Hungary (today Slovakia) - 1740, Nürnberg, Germany) was a Czech painter. ... FrantiÅ¡ek Kupka (September 23, 1871 - June 24, 1957) was a Czech painter. ... Julius Edvard Marak (1832-1899) was a Czech landscape painter, draughtsman, and graphic designer active between the art periods of Romanticism and Realism. ... Josef Mánes (May 12, 1820 - December 9, 1971, Prague) was Czech painter. ... Alphonse Mucha Poster by Alphonse Mucha Alphonse Maria Mucha (or Alfons Maria Mucha)   (July 24, 1860–July 14, 1939) was a Czechoslovakian painter and decorative artist. ... Painting by Josef Navrátil, 1830 Josef Navrátil (1798-1865) was a renowned Czech painter. ... Emil Orlik (July 21, 1870 - September 28, 1932) was born in Prague and lived and worked there, in Austria and in Germany ]]. He was a painter, an etcher and lithographer. ... FrantiÅ¡ek Jakub ProkyÅ¡ (1713-1791) was a Czech Rococo painter. ... Václav VavÅ™inec Reiner (1688-1743) was a Czech Baroque painter. ... Categories: People stubs | Czech painters | 1923 births | 2004 deaths ... To meet Wikipedias quality standards and make it more accessible to a general audience, this article may require cleanup. ... Portrait of Antonín Slavíček Antonín Slavíček (1870–1910) was a renowned Czech painter. ... Václav Å pála 1885-1946 Václav Å pála was painter, graphic designer and illustrator. ... Karel Å tÄ›ch (1908-1982) was a famous Czech landscape painter, graphic designer, woodcutter, and illustrator popular during the Communist era of Czechoslovakia. ... Two Girls with Flowers lithograph, 1932 Marie ÄŒermínová (September 21, 1902, Prague – November 9, 1980, Paris), known as Toyen, was a Czech painter, draftsman and illustrator, a member of the surrealist movement. ... Eva Å vankmajerová (September 25, 1940 - October 20, 2005) was a Czech surrealist artist. ... Vladimír Vašíček / Vladimir Vasicek (29 September 1919 – 29 August 2003) was a Czech painter, one of pioneers and classics of Czech modern and abstract painting past the Second World War. ... Helena Zmatlíková delighted children with illustrations and book covers such as this one for The mouse cooked up porridge Helena Zmatlíková (November 19, 1923, Prague - April 4, 2005) was a Czech illustrator, especially of childrens books. ... Jan Zrzavý was a Czech painter and illustrator. ... [edit] Philosophers See Czech philosophers Arnošt Bláha (1879 - 1960), sociologist Egon Bondy (1930) Václav Bělohradský (1944) Ladislav Klíma (1878 - 1928) Vilém Flusser (1920 – 1991) František Klácel (1808 - 1882) Jan Patočka (1907 - 1977) Radovan Richta (1924 - 1983) Inocenc ArnoÅ¡t Bláha (1879-1960) was a prominent Czech philosopher. ... Egon Bondy (born January 20, 1930 in Prague) is a Czech philosopher, writer and poet, and the main personality of the Prague Underground. ... Václav BÄ›lohradský (1944) is one of the most famous contemporary Czech philosophers. ... Ladislav Klíma (August 8, 1878 – April 19, 1928), was a Czech philosopher and Novelist influenced by George Berkeley, Schopenhauer and Nietzsche. ... Vilém Flusser (1920–1991) was a self-taught philosopher. ... FrantiÅ¡ek Klácel (1808-1882) was a Czech Augustinian author, philosopher, scientist, pedagogue, and journalist from Moravia. ... Jan Patočka (June 1, 1907 - March 13, 1977) is considered one of the most important contributors to Czech philosophical phenomenology, as well as one of the most influential central European philosophers of the 20th century. ... Radovan Richta (June 6, 1924 - July 21, 1983) was a Czech philosopher who coined the term technological evolution; a theory about societys replacement of physical labour with mental labour. ... [edit] Photographers See Czech photographers František Drtikol Jaromír Funke Josef Koudelka Frank Plicka Jan Saudek Josef Sudek Alexander Seik Ladislav Sitenský One of Frantisek Drtikols most famous nudes, Salome, c. ... Jaromír Funke (1896 - 1945) was Czech photographer. ... Josef Koudelka (b. ... Cover of Plickas first and only published book, Streets of Sydney Frank Plicka (born June 11, 1926) is a Czech-born Australian photographer, best known for his book Streets of Sydney, an extraordinary tour of Sydney, documented in black & white photographs taken over the last 30 years. ... Jan Saudek (b. ... Josef Sudek (March 17, 1896 - September 15, 1976) was a legendary Czech photographer. ... Alexander Seik (1824-1905), also known as Alex Sejk was a pioneer of Czech photography, one of foremost producers of chromophotography, painter and mayor of city Tábor. ... Ladislav Sitenský (1919-) is a Czech landscape photographer, well-known also for his photography from World War II, when he was a technician for the Czech wing of the Royal Air Force. ... [edit] Politicians See Czechoslovakian and Czech politicians Edvard Beneš, president Jan Bervida, Minister of Czechoslovakian Civilian Airways Klement Gottwald, first communist president Konrad Henlein, German autonomist, Nazi leader Václav Havel, first president after fall of totality, first president of independent Czech republic Václav Klaus, prime minister and current president of Czech republic Otto Jelinek, former Canadian Federal Caninet Minister. Jan Masaryk, foreign minister Tomáš G. Masaryk, first president of Czechoslovakia Mikuláš of Hus, politician, Hussite Emanuel Moravec, collaborator with Nazis Wenceslas I, Duke of Bohemia (Saint Wenceslas, Václav), known as "Good King Wenceslas" in a Christmas carol Emil Hácha, president Antonín Zápotocký, communist president Antonín Novotný, communist president Ludvík Svoboda, communist president Gustáv Husák, last communist president Rudolf II, King of Bohemia and emperor Charles IV, King of Bohemia and emperor Premysl Otakar II, King of Bohemia and most powerful man in middle Europe in his era. Edvard BeneÅ¡ Edvard BeneÅ¡ with wife 1921, autochrome portrait by Josef JindÅ™ich Å echtl Edvard BeneÅ¡ (May 28, 1884 - September 3, 1948) was a leader of the Czechoslovak independence movement and the second President of Czechoslovakia. ... Ing. ... Klement Gottwald (November 23, 1896, DÄ›dice (VyÅ¡kov), South Moravia, Austria-Hungary (now Czechia) - March 14, 1953) was a Czechoslovakian Communist politician, longtime leader of the Communist Party of Czechoslovakia (KSÄŒ or CPCz or CPC), prime minister and president of Czechoslovakia. ... Konrad Henlein as SS-Gruppenführer Konrad Henlein (May 6, 1898 - May 10, 1945) was the most important pro-Nazi politician in Czechoslovakia and leader of Sudeten German separatists. ... Václav Havel (official portrait) Václav Havel, GCB, CC (IPA: ) (VA-slav HA-vel) (born October 5, 1936) is a Czech writer and dramatist. ... Václav Klaus (IPA: ) (born 19 June 1941) is the second President of the Czech Republic and a former Prime Minister of the Czech Republic. ... Jan Masaryk (September 14, 1886 – March 10, 1948) was a Czechoslovak diplomat and politician. ... Tomáš Garrigue Masaryk, portrait by Josef JindÅ™ich Å echtl, 1918 Tomáš Garrigue Masaryk (IPA: ), sometimes called Thomas Masaryk in English, (March 7, 1850 - September 14, 1937) was an advocate of Czechoslovak independence during WW I and became the first President of Czechoslovakia. ... Mikuláš of Hus (?-1420) was a Czech politician and leading representative of the Hussite movement. ... The Hussites comprised a Christian movement following the teachings of the reformer Jan Hus (circa 1369–1415), who was influenced by John Wyclif and became one of the forerunners of the Protestant Reformation. ... Emanuel Moravec (April 17, 1893, Prague - May 5, 1945) was a Czechoslovakian army officer (colonel) and politician. ... Wenceslas (or Wenceslaus; Czech: Václav  listen?; German: Wenzel), styled Wenceslas I, Duke of Bohemia (b. ... Emil Hácha (July 12, 1872 – June 26, 1945) was a Czech lawyer, the third President of Czechoslovakia, taking office in 1938, and the first and only State President of the Protectorate of Bohemia and Moravia. ... Antonín Zápotocký (December 19, 1884 - November 13, 1957) was prime minister of Czechoslovakia from 1948 to 1953 and president of Czechoslovakia from 1953 to 1957. ... Antonín Novotný was a president of Czechoslovakia. ... Ludvík Svoboda Ludvík Svoboda (November 25, 1895 in Hroznatín, Moravia - September 20, 1979 in Prague) was a Czechoslovak national hero who fought in both World Wars and later the president of Czechoslovakia. ... Gustáv Husák (January 10, 1913 Dúbravka (today part of Bratislava) - November 18, 1991 Bratislava) was a Slovak politician, a long-term Communist leader of Czechoslovakia and of the Communist Party of Czechoslovakia in the 1970s and 1980s. ... Holy Roman Emperor Rudolf II Rudolf II Habsburg was an emperor of the Holy Roman Empire, king of Bohemia, and king of Hungary. ... The name Charles IV is used to refer to numerous persons in history: Kings: Charles IV, Holy Roman Emperor Charles IV of Spain, king of Spain Charles IV of France, king of France Charles IV of Hungary, king of Hungary Other: Charles IV, Duke of Lorraine This is a disambiguation... Otakar