List of Famous people born in First Czechoslovak Republic

Joseph Petzval was a mathematician, inventor, and physicist best known for his work in optics. He was born in the town of Szepesbéla in the Kingdom of Hungary.

Marcel Palonder is a Slovak singer. He represented his country in the Eurovision Song Contest 1996 with the song "Kým nás máš". His song qualified from the semifinal, earning 36 points but in the final it placed 17th place with 19 points. The points to the Slovak entry were given by: Greece four points, Malta eight points, Poland five points and Spain two points.

Tomáš Galis is the current Bishop of the Roman Catholic Diocese of Žilina.

Ármin Vámbéry, also known as Arminius Vámbéry, was a Hungarian Turkologist and traveller.

Count Emil Dessewffy de Csernek et Tarkeő was a Hungarian conservative politician, leader of the Conservative Party, who served as President of the Hungarian Academy of Sciences from 1855 until his death.

John Bukovsky, SVD, named Ján Fukna at birth, was a Slovakia-born American prelate of the Catholic Church who worked in the diplomatic service of the Holy See.

Ján Levoslav Bella was a Slovak composer, conductor and music teacher, who wrote in the spirit of the Nationalist Romantic movement of the 19th century.