List of Famous people born in Central Bohemian Region
Vratislaus I, Duke of Bohemia
Vratislaus I, a member of the Přemyslid dynasty, was Duke of Bohemia from 915 until his death.
Jiří Louda
Jiří Louda was a Czech heraldist and veteran of World War II. Louda was considered among the leading coats of arms designers in the Czech Republic and the former Czechoslovakia. He designed the current coat of arms of the Czech Republic, adopted in 1992, which incorporates the displays of the three historic Czech lands. Louda also designed the standard of President of the Czech Republic, which was adopted in 1993 following the country's independence. Additionally, Louda created coat of arms of the Olomouc Region, as well as the municipal coats of arms for more than 200 towns and cities throughout the Czech Republic.
Eleonore von Lobkowicz
Eleonore von Schwarzenberg was a member of the Princely House of Lobkowicz by birth, and a Princess of Schwarzenberg by marriage.
Margrave Andrew of Burgau
Andreas von Österreich, Margrave of Burgau, also known as Andrew of Austria was a cardinal, Bishop of Constance and of Brixen. He belonged to the Austrian nobility, descending from its ruling dynasty, the House of Habsburg.
Jiří Tichý
Jiří Tichý was a Czech football player.
Josef Suk
Josef Suk was a Bohemian composer and violinist. He studied under Antonín Dvořák, whose daughter he married.
Jiří Dienstbier
Jiří Dienstbier was a Czech politician and journalist. He was one of Czechoslovakia's most respected foreign correspondents before being fired after the Prague Spring. Unable to have a livelihood as a journalist, he worked as a janitor for the next two decades. During this time, he secretly revived the suppressed Lidové noviny newspaper.
Jiří Voskovec
Jiří Voskovec, born Jiří Wachsmann and known in the United States as George Voskovec was a Czech actor, writer, dramatist, and director who became an American citizen in 1955. Throughout much of his career he was associated with actor and playwright Jan Werich. In the U.S., he is best known for his role as the 11th juror in the 1957 film 12 Angry Men.
Elisabeth, Duchess of Luxembourg
Elisabeth of Görlitz reigned as Duchess of Luxemburg from 1411 to 1443.
Tomáš Skuhravý
Tomáš Skuhravý is a Czech former footballer who played as a striker.