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Czechia ranks 19th in number of biographies on Pantheon, behind Austria, Ukraine, and Türkiye. Memorable people born in present day Czechia include Sigmund Freud, Franz Kafka, and Gustav Mahler. Memorable people who died in Czechia include Gregor Mendel, Antonín Dvořák, and Sigismund, Holy Roman Emperor. Czechia has been the birth place of many soccer players, and athletes and the death place of many politicians, and writers.
The Czech Republic, also known as Czechia and historically known as Bohemia, is a landlocked country in Central Europe. The country is bordered by Austria to the south, Germany to the west, Poland to the northeast, and Slovakia to the southeast. The Czech Republic has a hilly landscape that covers an area of 78,871 square kilometers (30,452 sq mi) with a mostly temperate continental and oceanic climate. The capital and largest city is Prague; other major cities and urban areas include Brno, Ostrava, Plzeň and Liberec. Read more on Wikipedia
People
Between 0 and 2007, present day Czechia was the birth place of 1,401 globally memorable people, including Sigmund Freud, Franz Kafka, and Gustav Mahler. Additionaly, 487 globally memorable people have passed away in present day Czechia including Gregor Mendel, Antonín Dvořák, and Sigismund, Holy Roman Emperor.
People Born in Present Day Czechia
Go to all RankingsSigmund Freud
PSYCHOLOGIST
1856 - 1939
HPI: 91.09
Rank: 261
Franz Kafka
WRITER
1883 - 1924
HPI: 89.62
Rank: 141
Gustav Mahler
COMPOSER
1860 - 1911
HPI: 87.34
Rank: 116
Ivana Trump
BUSINESSPERSON
1949 - 2022
HPI: 85.70
Rank: 1,289
Gregor Mendel
BIOLOGIST
1822 - 1884
HPI: 85.69
Rank: 1,380
Antonín Dvořák
COMPOSER
1841 - 1904
HPI: 85.64
Rank: 115
Jan Hus
SOCIAL ACTIVIST
1369 - 1415
HPI: 84.26
Rank: 1,391
John Amos Comenius
PHILOSOPHER
1592 - 1670
HPI: 82.84
Rank: 1,063
Charles IV, Holy Roman Emperor
POLITICIAN
1316 - 1378
HPI: 82.60
Rank: 216
Bedřich Smetana
COMPOSER
1824 - 1884
HPI: 82.59
Rank: 19
Milan Kundera
WRITER
1929 - 2023
HPI: 82.06
Rank: 145
Oskar Schindler
BUSINESSPERSON
1908 - 1974
HPI: 81.66
Rank: 67
Newly Added People Born in Present Day Czechia
Go to all RankingsJessica Fridrich
MATHEMATICIAN
1964 - Present
HPI: 47.61
Rank: 1,200
Jan Stejskal
SOCCER PLAYER
1962 - Present
HPI: 47.17
Rank: 1,203
Petr Pravec
ASTRONOMER
1967 - Present
HPI: 47.13
Rank: 1,193
Ivo Knoflíček
SOCCER PLAYER
1962 - Present
HPI: 47.11
Rank: 1,202
Taťána Kocembová
ATHLETE
1962 - Present
HPI: 47.04
Rank: 1,204
Václav Korunka
SKIER
1965 - Present
HPI: 46.05
Rank: 1,195
Pavel Benc
SKIER
1963 - Present
HPI: 45.99
Rank: 1,201
Dušan Uhrin Jr.
SOCCER PLAYER
1967 - Present
HPI: 45.96
Rank: 1,189
Ondřej Sosenka
CYCLIST
1975 - Present
HPI: 45.94
Rank: 1,173
Hana Andronikova
WRITER
1967 - 2011
HPI: 45.85
Rank: 1,192
Petr Bříza
HOCKEY PLAYER
1964 - Present
HPI: 45.45
Rank: 1,198
Vladimír Podzimek
SKIER
1965 - 1994
HPI: 45.08
Rank: 1,196
People Deceased in Present Day Czechia
Go to all RankingsGregor Mendel
BIOLOGIST
1822 - 1884
HPI: 85.69
Rank: 31
Antonín Dvořák
COMPOSER
1841 - 1904
HPI: 85.64
Rank: 139
Sigismund, Holy Roman Emperor
POLITICIAN
1368 - 1437
HPI: 85.25
Rank: 84
Tycho Brahe
ASTRONOMER
1546 - 1601
HPI: 83.46
Rank: 22
Giacomo Casanova
WRITER
1725 - 1798
HPI: 83.07
Rank: 278
Charles IV, Holy Roman Emperor
POLITICIAN
1316 - 1378
HPI: 82.60
Rank: 211
Bedřich Smetana
COMPOSER
1824 - 1884
HPI: 82.59
Rank: 63
Reinhard Heydrich
POLITICIAN
1904 - 1942
HPI: 81.74
Rank: 271
Alphonse Mucha
PAINTER
1860 - 1939
HPI: 81.66
Rank: 375
Ferdinand I of Austria
POLITICIAN
1793 - 1875
HPI: 81.62
Rank: 253
Václav Havel
WRITER
1936 - 2011
HPI: 81.32
Rank: 19
Wenceslaus IV of Bohemia
POLITICIAN
1361 - 1419
HPI: 80.91
Rank: 379
Newly Added People Deceased in Present Day Czechia
Go to all RankingsHana Andronikova
WRITER
1967 - 2011
HPI: 45.85
Rank: 387
Vladimír Podzimek
SKIER
1965 - 1994
HPI: 45.08
Rank: 388
Adam Svoboda
COACH
1978 - 2019
HPI: 41.30
Rank: 385
Occupations
Most individuals born in present day Czechia were soccer players (271), athletes (181), politicians (166), writers (91), and hockey players (87), while most who died were politicians (117), writers (62), soccer players (42), athletes (30), and composers (20).
Occupational Trends
Over the past 100 years, soccer players have been the top profession of globally memorable people born in present day Czechia, including Antonín Panenka, Josef Masopust, and Pavel Nedvěd. Whereas, throughout history, soccer players have been the profession with the most memorable people born in present day Czechia, including Antonín Panenka, Josef Masopust, and Pavel Nedvěd.
Places
Overlapping Lives
Below is a visual represetation of the lifespans of the top 25 globally memorable people born in present day Czechia since 1700.

































