Czech Famous Names Starting with Letter V

Is a former Czechoslovak/Slovak handball player who competed in the 1980 Summer Olympics.In 1980 she

Is a former Czechoslovak/Slovak handball player who competed in the 1980 Summer Olympics.In 1980 she was part of the Czechoslovak team which finished fifth in the Olympic tournament. She played all five matches and scored three goals.

Is a Czech rower who competed for Czechoslovakia in the 1972 Summer Olympics, in the 1976 Summer Oly

Is a Czech rower who competed for Czechoslovakia in the 1972 Summer Olympics, in the 1976 Summer Olympics, and in the 1980 Summer Olympics.

Was one of the most important, well-known and influential Czechoslovak, and also Slovak architects.

Was one of the most important, well-known and influential Czechoslovak, and also Slovak architects. His life, professional career and his work reflected a lot of changes characteristic for the 20th century.He cooperated with many famous creators of the modern architecture all over the world. His architecture from in all periods of his life is very understandable and universal. The most important part of it was represented by function, construction, economy and beauty. He designed Bata’s Skyscraper in Zlín.

Vladimir Kulich was born in Prague to a family that was already firmly entrenched within the acting

Vladimir Kulich was born in Prague to a family that was already firmly entrenched within the acting industry. His uncle operated a theater company in the city, which provided the young Kulich with his first taste of the spectacle and fantasy associated with the stage. The theater quickly became a home away from home for the boy, and when he was approximately five years of age, his uncle began to make use of him, though only to run errands – primarily fetching pitchers of beer between intermissions. Despite the rudimentary nature of his tasks, Kulich was captivated and decided at once that an acting career was destined to be in his future. As he grew, he would take the first steps towards the fulfillment of his dream by performing various small parts in the State Theatre of Czechoslovakia

Was a Czech ice hockey right wing in the 1970s. He won the Golden Hockey Stick award as top player i

Was a Czech ice hockey right wing in the 1970s. He won the Golden Hockey Stick award as top player in Czechoslovakia four times, in 1973, 1975, 1976, and 1979.

Was a figure skater who competed internationally for Czechoslovakia.

Was a figure skater who competed internationally for Czechoslovakia.

Was one of the most important Bohemian (Czech) writers of the 20th century. He was also active as a

Was one of the most important Bohemian (Czech) writers of the 20th century. He was also active as a film director, playwright and screenwriter.In 1907 Vladislav entered the Royal Gymnasium in Prague Lesser Town, but problems with school routine and pedantry of professors made him leave the next year. Between 1909 and 1910, he attended Royal Gymnasium in a small town of Benešov, ca 30 miles SE of Prague.

Is a Czech architect with Croatian origin living in Prague. He was teaching at the Czech Technical U

Is a Czech architect with Croatian origin living in Prague. He was teaching at the Czech Technical University in Prague.Vladimir and Frank Gehry are frequently collaborators and together they designed the "Dancing House" (Czech: Tancící dum) in Prague which is one of his major works. He says: "I am a Czech architect, because I graduated from Czech schools. But I am not Czech, although I already have the Czech citizenship. I am a Yugoslavian, because that´s how I feel - despite the fact there is no Yugoslavia any longer. And I am a Prague man, because Prague is my home."

Was a Czech physician interested in tropical diseases and entomology. She established the Czechoslov

Was a Czech physician interested in tropical diseases and entomology. She established the Czechoslovak Surgical Institute in Baghdad, where she was a director between 1925 and 1933. She married the Italian physician Giorgio di Lotti, and had three children with him.

Was a respected Czech actor. He appeared in over 90 films, and is considered a key figure in the pos

Was a respected Czech actor. He appeared in over 90 films, and is considered a key figure in the postwar development of Czech cinema.[2]One of his best-known roles was as the title character in Jakob, der Lügner (1975),[3] which was remade in 1999 as Jakob the Liar.[4] He also played the king in the hit children's TV series Arabela[5] and as Alois Drchlík in The Visitors.

Was a Czech ice hockey player and footballer.Bubník played in the Czechoslovak Extraliga. He played

Was a Czech ice hockey player and footballer.Bubník played in the Czechoslovak Extraliga. He played for HC Brno and Královo Pole. He also won a bronze medal at the 1964 Winter Olympics.

Is a chess grandmaster of Czech nationality. He was one of the world's strongest players during the

Is a chess grandmaster of Czech nationality. He was one of the world's strongest players during the 1960s and 1970s and reached the Candidates stage of competition for the world chess championship, but was never able to compete for the actual title.

Is a Chess Grandmaster from the Czech Republic (formerly Czechoslovakia).He learned chess while in h

Is a Chess Grandmaster from the Czech Republic (formerly Czechoslovakia).He learned chess while in hospital at the age of eight and at fourteen, became the youth champion of Prague. In 1959, he finished second in the Czechoslovak national junior championship. Academically, he qualified in sports sciences from the Charles University in Prague, before becoming a professional soldier and reaching the rank of captain.

Was a Czech football player. He played 26 games for Czechoslovakia, scoring eight goals. He was a pa

Was a Czech football player. He played 26 games for Czechoslovakia, scoring eight goals. He was a participant in the 1934 and 1938 FIFA World Cups.In his country he played for SK Slavia Praha, for which he scored 252 goals. He is the second highest Czech league goalscorer in history, only Josef Bican has scored more goals in the Czech league. Died of heart attack on football pitch.

Was a Bohemian Olympic fencer.

Was a Bohemian Olympic fencer.

Was a Czechoslovakian Nordic skier who competed in the 1950s. At the 1952 Winter Olympics, he finish

Was a Czechoslovakian Nordic skier who competed in the 1950s. At the 1952 Winter Olympics, he finished 16th in the Nordic combined event, 29th in the 18 km cross country skiing event, and eighth in the 4 × 10 km cross country skiing relay.Melich competed at the 1956 Winter Olympics, where he was eight in the 4 × 10 cross country relay and 18th in the Nordic combined, and 1960 Winter Olympics, where he again finished 18th in the Nordic combined event.

Is a Czechoslovak slalom canoer who competed in the early 1970s. He finished 20th in the K-1 event a

Is a Czechoslovak slalom canoer who competed in the early 1970s. He finished 20th in the K-1 event at the 1972 Summer Olympics in Munich.

Is a Czech football coach who worked with Zenit Saint Petersburg from 2003 to 2006, winning the silv

Is a Czech football coach who worked with Zenit Saint Petersburg from 2003 to 2006, winning the silver medals of Russian Premier League in 2003 and reaching the quarterfinal of the UEFA Cup in 2005/06. Before Zenit he managed Sparta Prague and Bohemians Prague.

Was a Czech mathematician, who worked in functional analysis, theoretical numerical analysis, and li

Was a Czech mathematician, who worked in functional analysis, theoretical numerical analysis, and linear algebra. Notable early work include generalizations of the open mapping theorem.During 1945-49 Vlastimil Pták studied mathematics and physics at the Charles University in Prague. Later, he worked at the university and since 1952 in Mathematical Institute of Czechoslovak Academy of Sciences. In 1965 he was named professor at the Charles University. He has published more than 160 mathematical research papers.

Was a Czechoslovak journalist and political figure. He served as prime minister of Czechoslovakia fr

Was a Czechoslovak journalist and political figure. He served as prime minister of Czechoslovakia from 1919 to 1920.In 1911 he was elected Member of the Austrian Reichsrat (the parliament of the Austro-Hungary) for the constituency of Brno. At first he wa

Was a Czech artist and architect. Though he was a painter, set designer, graphic artist, furniture d

Was a Czech artist and architect. Though he was a painter, set designer, graphic artist, furniture designer, and author, Hofman is best known as an architect strongly influenced by Cubism.[1][2]Hofman studied architecture in Prague from 1902 to 1907. He was otherwise self-taught in the arts. He was active in avant garde art movements in his homeland, and he associated with artists and writers of the time, including Karel Capek. Hofman wrote many pieces on political subjects and the philosophy of art, especially for the journal Právo lidu ("Human Rights"). His stage designs were mainly for the Vinohrady Theater in Prague.[3] Hofman's design for director Karel Hilar's 1926 production of Hamlet was particularly notable.[4]

Was a Czechoslovak educator and political leader and brother of Edvard Beneš.After the liberation o

Was a Czechoslovak educator and political leader and brother of Edvard Beneš.After the liberation of Czechoslovakia by Allied forces in 1945, Vojta Beneš returned to public life in his country, serving from 1946 to 1948 in the Constituent National Assembl

Was a Czech football player playing as a forward.He played for the Czechoslovakia national team (9 m

Was a Czech football player playing as a forward.He played for the Czechoslovakia national team (9 matches/5 goals) and was a participant at the 1938 FIFA World Cup.

Is a former professional tennis player from the former Czechoslovakia. He enjoyed most of his tennis

Is a former professional tennis player from the former Czechoslovakia. He enjoyed most of his tennis success while playing doubles. During his career he won 5 doubles titles. He achieved a career-high doubles ranking of World No. 58 in 1992.

Was a Czech mathematician.His main area of work was in number theory and mathematical analysis; he p

Was a Czech mathematician.His main area of work was in number theory and mathematical analysis; he proved a number of results on lattice point problems. He also discovered the graph theory algorithm known as Prim's algorithm.