HOCKEY PLAYER
Ladislav Troják
1914 - 1948

Ladislav Troják
Ladislav Troják (15 June 1914 – 8 November 1948) was a Slovak ice hockey player. On the national team of Czechoslovakia, he was the first Slovak hockey player to win a World Championship (1947 World Championship). Troják wore the number 9. He died on 8 November 1948 during an aircraft accident over the English Channel, along with five other members of the Czechoslovak national team. Read more on Wikipedia
His biography is available in different languages on Wikipedia. Ladislav Troják is the 37th most popular hockey player (down from 34th in 2019), the 197th most popular biography from Slovakia (up from 203rd in 2019) and the 2nd most popular Slovak Hockey Player.
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Among HOCKEY PLAYERS
Among hockey players, Ladislav Troják ranks 37 out of 676. Before him are Georges Vézina, Vladimir Petrov, Guy Lafleur, Ernie Collett, Oldřich Machač, and Vladimír Martinec. After him are Otakar Vindyš, Peter Forsberg, Bibi Torriani, Marcel Dionne, Frank Sullivan, and Alexander Yakushev.
Most Popular Hockey Players in Wikipedia
Go to all RankingsGeorges Vézina
1887 - 1926
HPI: 56.63
Rank: 31
Vladimir Petrov
1947 - 2017
HPI: 56.57
Rank: 32
Guy Lafleur
1951 - 2022
HPI: 56.56
Rank: 33
Ernie Collett
1895 - 1951
HPI: 56.03
Rank: 34
Oldřich Machač
1946 - 2011
HPI: 55.74
Rank: 35
Vladimír Martinec
1949 - Present
HPI: 55.71
Rank: 36
Ladislav Troják
1914 - 1948
HPI: 55.44
Rank: 37
Otakar Vindyš
1889 - 1949
HPI: 55.24
Rank: 38
Peter Forsberg
1973 - Present
HPI: 55.16
Rank: 39
Bibi Torriani
1911 - 1988
HPI: 55.11
Rank: 40
Marcel Dionne
1951 - Present
HPI: 54.86
Rank: 41
Frank Sullivan
1898 - 1989
HPI: 54.62
Rank: 42
Alexander Yakushev
1947 - Present
HPI: 54.56
Rank: 43
Contemporaries
Among people born in 1914, Ladislav Troják ranks 301. Before him are Juanita Moore, Mustafa Mansour, Yuri Linnik, Xosé María Díaz Castro, Josette Day, and Jack Medica. After him are Dmitry Lavrinenko, Charles Régnier, Sam Manekshaw, Louis Chaillot, Ersilio Tonini, and Martí de Riquer i Morera. Among people deceased in 1948, Ladislav Troják ranks 164. Before him are Joseph Friedrich Nicolaus Bornmüller, Pencho Zlatev, Georg Kulenkampff, Charles A. Beard, Carl Hårleman, and Malcolm Campbell. After him are Alexander Alfonsovich Grossheim, Julius Curtius, Alice Salomon, István Barta, Wesley Clair Mitchell, and Mahmoud El Nokrashy Pasha.
Others Born in 1914
Go to all RankingsJuanita Moore
ACTOR
1914 - 2014
HPI: 55.63
Rank: 295
Mustafa Mansour
SOCCER PLAYER
1914 - 2002
HPI: 55.62
Rank: 296
Yuri Linnik
MATHEMATICIAN
1914 - 1972
HPI: 55.55
Rank: 297
Xosé María Díaz Castro
WRITER
1914 - 1990
HPI: 55.55
Rank: 298
Josette Day
ACTOR
1914 - 1978
HPI: 55.54
Rank: 299
Jack Medica
SWIMMER
1914 - 1985
HPI: 55.46
Rank: 300
Ladislav Troják
HOCKEY PLAYER
1914 - 1948
HPI: 55.44
Rank: 301
Dmitry Lavrinenko
MILITARY PERSONNEL
1914 - 1941
HPI: 55.35
Rank: 302
Charles Régnier
ACTOR
1914 - 2001
HPI: 55.34
Rank: 303
Sam Manekshaw
MILITARY PERSONNEL
1914 - 2008
HPI: 55.33
Rank: 304
Louis Chaillot
CYCLIST
1914 - 1998
HPI: 55.32
Rank: 305
Ersilio Tonini
RELIGIOUS FIGURE
1914 - 2013
HPI: 55.31
Rank: 306
Martí de Riquer i Morera
LINGUIST
1914 - 2013
HPI: 55.29
Rank: 307
Others Deceased in 1948
Go to all RankingsJoseph Friedrich Nicolaus Bornmüller
BIOLOGIST
1862 - 1948
HPI: 55.76
Rank: 158
Pencho Zlatev
POLITICIAN
1883 - 1948
HPI: 55.71
Rank: 159
Georg Kulenkampff
MUSICIAN
1898 - 1948
HPI: 55.66
Rank: 160
Charles A. Beard
HISTORIAN
1874 - 1948
HPI: 55.64
Rank: 161
Carl Hårleman
GYMNAST
1886 - 1948
HPI: 55.61
Rank: 162
Malcolm Campbell
JOURNALIST
1885 - 1948
HPI: 55.54
Rank: 163
Ladislav Troják
HOCKEY PLAYER
1914 - 1948
HPI: 55.44
Rank: 164
Alexander Alfonsovich Grossheim
BIOLOGIST
1888 - 1948
HPI: 55.38
Rank: 165
Julius Curtius
POLITICIAN
1877 - 1948
HPI: 55.34
Rank: 166
Alice Salomon
ECONOMIST
1872 - 1948
HPI: 55.26
Rank: 167
István Barta
ATHLETE
1895 - 1948
HPI: 55.25
Rank: 168
Wesley Clair Mitchell
ECONOMIST
1874 - 1948
HPI: 55.11
Rank: 169
Mahmoud El Nokrashy Pasha
POLITICIAN
1888 - 1948
HPI: 54.73
Rank: 170
In Slovakia
Among people born in Slovakia, Ladislav Troják ranks 197 out of 418. Before him are Štefan Uher (1930), Daniela Hantuchová (1983), Margit Slachta (1884), Milan Škriniar (1995), Eduard Kukan (1939), and Viktor Madarász (1830). After him are Anton Moravčík (1931), Ján Kocian (1958), Eduard Heger (1976), Ľuboš Micheľ (1968), Ľudmila Pajdušáková (1916), and Albín Brunovský (1935).
Others born in Slovakia
Go to all RankingsŠtefan Uher
FILM DIRECTOR
1930 - 1993
HPI: 55.63
Rank: 191
Daniela Hantuchová
TENNIS PLAYER
1983 - Present
HPI: 55.57
Rank: 192
Margit Slachta
POLITICIAN
1884 - 1974
HPI: 55.57
Rank: 193
Milan Škriniar
SOCCER PLAYER
1995 - Present
HPI: 55.53
Rank: 194
Eduard Kukan
POLITICIAN
1939 - 2022
HPI: 55.52
Rank: 195
Viktor Madarász
PAINTER
1830 - 1917
HPI: 55.49
Rank: 196
Ladislav Troják
HOCKEY PLAYER
1914 - 1948
HPI: 55.44
Rank: 197
Anton Moravčík
SOCCER PLAYER
1931 - 1996
HPI: 55.33
Rank: 198
Ján Kocian
SOCCER PLAYER
1958 - Present
HPI: 55.33
Rank: 199
Eduard Heger
POLITICIAN
1976 - Present
HPI: 55.29
Rank: 200
Ľuboš Micheľ
REFEREE
1968 - Present
HPI: 55.28
Rank: 201
Ľudmila Pajdušáková
ASTRONOMER
1916 - 1979
HPI: 55.27
Rank: 202
Albín Brunovský
PAINTER
1935 - 1997
HPI: 55.23
Rank: 203
Among HOCKEY PLAYERS In Slovakia
Among hockey players born in Slovakia, Ladislav Troják ranks 2. Before him are Stan Mikita (1940). After him are Pavol Demitra (1974), Miroslav Šatan (1974), Žigmund Pálffy (1972), Zdeno Chára (1977), Marián Hossa (1979), Róbert Švehla (1969), Marián Gáborík (1982), Ľuboš Bartečko (1976), Marcel Hossa (1981), and Ľubomír Višňovský (1976).
Stan Mikita
1940 - 2018
HPI: 60.07
Rank: 1
Ladislav Troják
1914 - 1948
HPI: 55.44
Rank: 2
Pavol Demitra
1974 - 2011
HPI: 51.37
Rank: 3
Miroslav Šatan
1974 - Present
HPI: 49.18
Rank: 4
Žigmund Pálffy
1972 - Present
HPI: 48.88
Rank: 5
Zdeno Chára
1977 - Present
HPI: 48.69
Rank: 6
Marián Hossa
1979 - Present
HPI: 47.54
Rank: 7
Róbert Švehla
1969 - Present
HPI: 45.27
Rank: 8
Marián Gáborík
1982 - Present
HPI: 44.56
Rank: 9
Ľuboš Bartečko
1976 - Present
HPI: 44.48
Rank: 10
Marcel Hossa
1981 - Present
HPI: 43.93
Rank: 11
Ľubomír Višňovský
1976 - Present
HPI: 43.91
Rank: 12