List of Famous people born in First Czechoslovak Republic
Monika Simančíková
Monika Simančíková is a Slovak former competitive figure skater. She is the 2012 Ondrej Nepela Memorial silver medalist and 2012 Slovak national champion. She qualified to the free skate at five ISU Championships, including the 2013 World Championships in London, Ontario, Canada.
Igor Keblušek
Kristína Peláková
Kristína Peláková, professionally known as Kristína, is a Slovak singer. She is best known for representing Slovakia in the Eurovision Song Contest 2010 with the song “Horehronie”. The song placed 16th in the semi-final with a total of 24 points. Kristína is one of the most popular female artists in Slovakia and the Czech Republic, and has toured both countries on multiple occasions.
Viera Tomanová
Viera Tomanová is a Slovak politician, former Minister of Labour of Slovakia under Prime Minister Robert Fico. As a Minister she became known for her wild statements and many controversies, claiming her dog was poisoned in her house, prompting Prime Minister Fico to accuse Slovak journalists of the deed. She was popular among the elderly citizens for establishing "Christmas pensions", 13th state pensions issued out in December.
Barbara Nedeljáková
Barbara Nedeljáková is a Slovak actress who is best known for her role as Natalya in the 2005 horror film Hostel.
Monika Fašungová
Monika Fašungová is a Slovak badminton player. She started playing badminton in 2001, and has join the national team in 2005. In 2009, she won her first national champion in the women's singles event. She competed for Slovakia at the 2012 Summer Olympics.
Ján Valach
Ján Valach is a Slovak retired professional road cyclist. He represented his nation Slovakia in two editions of the Olympic Games, and later competed as a member of Dukla Trenčín–Merida professional cycling team before his official retirement in 2010. He now works as a directeur sportif for UCI WorldTeam Bora–Hansgrohe.
Richard Raši
Richard Raši is a Slovak physician and politician who served as Slovakia's Deputy Prime Minister for Investments and Information. A member of the Voice – Social Democracy political party, Raši previously served as Mayor of the city of Košice. He also served from 3 June 2008 until 8 June 2010 as Minister of Health in the First cabinet of Robert Fico.
Milan Rastislav Štefánik
Milan Rastislav Štefánik was a Slovak politician, diplomat, aviator, Freemason, and astronomer. During World War I, he served at the same time as a general in the French Army and as Minister of War for Czechoslovakia. As one of the leading members of the Czechoslovak National Council, he contributed decisively to the cause of Czechoslovakian sovereignty, since the status of Czech- and Slovak-populated territories was one of those in question until shortly before the disintegration of the Austro-Hungarian Empire, in 1918.
Jana Čepelová
Jana Čepelová is a Slovak tennis player.