List of Famous people born in Bratislava Region, Slovakia

Jarmila Wolfe

Jarmila Wolfe is a Slovak-Australian former tennis player.

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Yehuda Zvi Blum

Yehuda Zvi Blum is an Israeli professor of law and diplomat. In 1978–1984, Blum served as Israel Ambassador to the United Nations.

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Nela Pocisková

Nela Pocisková is a Slovak singer and actress who was the Slovak entry for the Eurovision Song Contest 2009 with Kamil Mikulčík. The song Leť tmou was chosen after a national final. They were the first singers to represent Slovakia at the contest since the Eurovision Song Contest 1998 but failed to reach the Eurovision final.

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František Havránek

František Havránek was a Czech football manager and former player.

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Vladimír Weiss

Vladimír Weiss is a Slovak football coach and former player. He was the coach of the Georgian national team from 2016 to 2020.

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Wolfgang von Kempelen

First Name Wolfgang
Last Name Kempelen
Born on January 23, 1734
Died on March 26, 1804 (aged 70)

Johann Wolfgang Ritter von Kempelen de Pázmánd was a Hungarian author and inventor, known for his chess-playing "automaton" hoax The Turk and for his speaking machine.

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István Friedrich

First Name István
Last Name Friedrich
Born on July 1, 1883
Died on November 25, 1951 (aged 68)

István Friedrich was a Hungarian politician, footballer and factory owner who served as Prime Minister of Hungary for three months between August and November in 1919. His tenure coincided with a period of political instability in Hungary immediately after World War I, during which several successive governments ruled the country.

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Lucia Popp

First Name Lucia
Last Name Popp
Born on November 12, 1939
Died on November 16, 1993 (aged 54)

Lucia Popp was a Slovak operatic soprano. She began her career as a soubrette, and later moved into the light-lyric and lyric coloratura soprano repertoire and then the lighter Richard Strauss and Wagner operas. Her career included performances at Vienna State Opera, the Metropolitan Opera, Covent Garden, and La Scala. Popp was also a highly regarded recitalist and lieder singer.

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Edita Gruberová

First Name Edita
Born on December 23, 1946
Died on October 18, 2021 (aged 74)

Edita Gruberová is a Slovak coloratura soprano. She enjoyed huge success internationally in roles such as Zerbinetta in Ariadne auf Naxos and Queen of the Night in The Magic Flute. In her later career, she explored heavier roles in the Italian bel canto repertoire, such as the title role in Donizetti's Lucia di Lammermoor and Elisabetta in Roberto Devereux, and Elvira in Bellini's I puritani.

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Stefan László

First Name Stefan
Last Name László
Born on February 25, 1913
Died on March 8, 1995 (aged 82)
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