Czech Famous Names Starting with Letter J

Is a Czech-born, Spanish sprint canoer who has competed since the mid 2000s. She won five medals at

Is a Czech-born, Spanish sprint canoer who has competed since the mid 2000s. She won five medals at the ICF Canoe Sprint World Championships with two silvers (K-2 200 m: 2005, K-4 200 m: 2003) and three bronzes (K-4 200 m: 2005, K-4 500 m: 2003, 2009).Smidakova also competed in two Summer Olympics, earning her best finish of fifth on two occasions (2004: K-4 500 m, 2008: K-4 500 m).

Is a Czech astronomer. She studied at the University of Economics in Prague and graduated in 1987. I

Is a Czech astronomer. She studied at the University of Economics in Prague and graduated in 1987. In 1992 she was selected for the position of a director of the Klet Observatory. She specializes in discoveries of asteroids and comets especially Near-Earth objects (NEOs).

Is an Czech professional basketball player in the WNBA. She also plays for Ros Casares Valencia. Ves

Is an Czech professional basketball player in the WNBA. She also plays for Ros Casares Valencia. Veselá helped the Seattle Storm win their second championship in 2010.

Is a female former beach volleyball player from Germany, who was born in Czechoslovakia. Partnering

Is a female former beach volleyball player from Germany, who was born in Czechoslovakia. Partnering Danja M?sch she claimed the silver medal at the 2000 European Championships in Bilbao, Spain.

Was a Czech composer, conductor, and musicologist. After the short-lived Prague Spring, he incurred

Was a Czech composer, conductor, and musicologist. After the short-lived Prague Spring, he incurred the disfavor of his country's Communist regime and had to adopt the pseudonym Michal Hájku in order to write a series of compositions in a style which evoked earlier periods of music, called Storie apocrifa della musica Boema.

Was a Czech backstroke swimmer who competed for Czechoslovakia in the 1924 Summer Olympics. In 1924

Was a Czech backstroke swimmer who competed for Czechoslovakia in the 1924 Summer Olympics. In 1924 she finished fifth in the 100 metre backstroke event.

Was a celebrated Czech soprano and, from 1940 to 1956, a star of the Metropolitan Opera.A student of

Was a celebrated Czech soprano and, from 1940 to 1956, a star of the Metropolitan Opera.A student of Emmy Destinn, Novotná made her operatic debut at the Prague Opera House, on June 28, 1925, as Marenka in Smetana's The Bartered Bride. Six days later, she sang there as Violetta in Verdi's La traviata. In 1928 she starred in Verona as Gilda opposite Giacomo Lauri-Volpi in Verdi's Rigoletto and at the Teatro San Carlo in Naples as Adina opposite Tito Schipa in Donizetti's L'elisir d'amore.

Was a prominent Czechoslovak New Wave filmmaker.[1] He was best-known as the director of Valerie and

Was a prominent Czechoslovak New Wave filmmaker.[1] He was best-known as the director of Valerie and her Week of Wonders which was based on a novel by Vítezslav Nezval and released in 1970. It is a surrealist film about the sexual awakening of a young woman presented in a Gothic style.

Is a former Czech football player.During his club career he played for Dukla Prague. He earned 21 ca

Is a former Czech football player.During his club career he played for Dukla Prague. He earned 21 caps for the Czechoslovakia national football team, and was part of the second-placed team at the 1962 FIFA World Cup, and also played in the 1958 FIFA World Cup.

Was a Czech footballer, who played for AC Sparta Praha and the Czechoslovakia national football team

Was a Czech footballer, who played for AC Sparta Praha and the Czechoslovakia national football team.He earned a total of 31 international caps, scoring 1 goal, from 1934 to 1939. He was part of the squad that finished as runners-up in the 1934 FIFA World Cup, but did not play in the tournament. Four years later, he played in the 1938 FIFA World Cup.

Was a Czech football defender. He played for Czechoslovakia.He was a participant in two World Cups,

Was a Czech football defender. He played for Czechoslovakia.He was a participant in two World Cups, in 1934 and 1938. He played 58 matches for the national team.

Was a Czechoslovakian cross country skier who competed in the late 1940s and early 1950s. Competing

Was a Czechoslovakian cross country skier who competed in the late 1940s and early 1950s. Competing in two Winter Olympics, he finished eighth in the 50 km event in 1948 and 14th in the 50 km event in 1952.

Was a Czech composer, painter, and pedagogue.He studied in the Prague Conservatory with Otakar Jerem

Was a Czech composer, painter, and pedagogue.He studied in the Prague Conservatory with Otakar Jeremiáš. His works are typified by somber, yet dramatic, music in the Romantic style. His Third Symphony' (1957) and ballet Don Quijote (1955) are some of his most popular works. Doubrava was heavily influenced by Czech and Moravian folklore as seen in his opera, Ballad on Love (1960). Doubrava was also well known for his satires, especially the ballet King Lávra (1951), Lazy Honza and The Christening of St. Vladimir.

Was a famous Czech author who wrote many novels about young Boy Scouts and their adventures in natur

Was a famous Czech author who wrote many novels about young Boy Scouts and their adventures in nature and dark city streets.While they may be considered ideological, his stories are not mere fables, but are based upon his long-term work with children on summer camps and in club-rooms.

Was a Czech mathematician, considered to be one of the most important figures in theoretical statist

Was a Czech mathematician, considered to be one of the most important figures in theoretical statistics.

Was a Czech humorist and satirist best known for his world-famous novel The Good Soldier Švejk, an

Was a Czech humorist and satirist best known for his world-famous novel The Good Soldier Švejk, an unfinished collection of farcical incidents about a soldier in World War I, which has been translated into sixty languages. He also wrote some 1,500 short stories. He was a journalist, bohemian, and practical joker. His short life had many odd parallels with another Prague contemporary, the Jewish writer Franz Kafka (1883–1924).

Is a Czech rower who competed for Czechoslovakia in the 1968 Summer Olympics, in the 1972 Summer Oly

Is a Czech rower who competed for Czechoslovakia in the 1968 Summer Olympics, in the 1972 Summer Olympics, and in the 1976 Summer Olympics.

Heyrovský was the inventor of the polarographic method, father of electroanalytical chemistry, and

Heyrovský was the inventor of the polarographic method, father of electroanalytical chemistry, and recipient of the Nobel Prize in 1959.

Is a retired professional ice hockey player who played in the Czechoslovak Extraliga for Dukla Jihla

Is a retired professional ice hockey player who played in the Czechoslovak Extraliga for Dukla Jihlava. He won a bronze medal at the 1972 Winter Olympics in Sapporo. He was also successful at the Ice Hockey World Championships, winning gold at the 1972 Wo

Is a Czechoslovak canoer who competed in the 1936 Summer Olympics. In 1936 he and his partner Zdenek

Is a Czechoslovak canoer who competed in the 1936 Summer Olympics. In 1936 he and his partner Zdenek Cernický finished eighth in the K-2 10000 m event.

Was a Czech composer, pianist and conductor, author of jazz, classical, incidental and film music.Je

Was a Czech composer, pianist and conductor, author of jazz, classical, incidental and film music.Ježek was born in the Prague quarter of Žižkov to the family of a tailor. He was almost blind from a young age. He studied composition at the Prague Conservatory as a pupil of Karel Jirák (1924 - 1927), at the master school of composition with Josef Suk (1927 - 1930), and shortly also with Alois Hába (1927 - 1928). Ježek met the playwrights/comedians Jan Werich and Jirí Voskovec (aka George Voskovec), leaders of the Osvobozené divadlo (Prague Liberated Theatre) in Prague, and took up the post of main composer and conductor for the theatre.

Is a former professional ice hockey right winger. He became the first player from an Eastern Bloc co

Is a former professional ice hockey right winger. He became the first player from an Eastern Bloc country to play in the National Hockey League when he appeared in three games with the St. Louis Blues in the 1969–70 season.

Was a Czechoslovak ice hockey player who competed in the 1924 Winter Olympics.In 1924 he participate

Was a Czechoslovak ice hockey player who competed in the 1924 Winter Olympics.In 1924 he participated with the Czechoslovak team in the first Winter Olympics ice hockey tournament.

Was a Czech violinist, classical composer and teacher.An interpreter of violin compositions of Johan

Was a Czech violinist, classical composer and teacher.An interpreter of violin compositions of Johann Sebastian Bach. He is especially noted for his compositions for the violin, which have been recorded most often by his student Josef Suk.

Is a Czechoslavak handball player who competed in the 1972 Summer Olympics.He was part of the Czecho

Is a Czechoslavak handball player who competed in the 1972 Summer Olympics.He was part of the Czechoslavak team which won the silver medal at the Munich Games. He played all six matches and scored 22 goals.