List of Famous people born in Prague, Czech Republic
Pavel Bém
Pavel Bém is a Czech physician and politician. Between 28 November 2002 and 30 November 2010 he served as the Mayor of the Capital City of Prague, and re-elected in 2006. On 19 November 2006 he was elected Deputy Leader of the Civic Democratic Party.
Josef Suk
Josef Suk was a Czech violinist, violist, chamber musician and conductor. In his home country he carried the title of National Artist.
Vladimir Kulich
Vladimir Kulich is a Czech-Canadian actor.
Wenceslaus II
Wenceslaus II was the son of Soběslav I and brother of Soběslav II. He was the duke of Bohemia following Conrad II in 1191.
John Henry
John Henry of Luxembourg, a member of the House of Luxembourg, was Count of Tyrol from 1335 to 1341 and Margrave of Moravia from 1349 until his death.
Cyril Svoboda
Cyril Svoboda is a Czech politician, who was leader of the Christian and Democratic Union – Czechoslovak People's Party (KDU–ČSL) in 2001–2003 and 2009–2010, and a member of the Chamber of Deputies in 1998–2010. During his political career he held several ministerial positions, including Deputy Prime Minister and Minister of Foreign Affairs. He founded the Diplomatic Academy in Prague in 2011 and is currently lecturing at several universities in Prague.
Anton Heinrich Springer
Anton Heinrich Springer was a German art historian and writer.
Julius Schulhoff
Julius Schulhoff was a Bohemian pianist and composer of Jewish birth. As a composer, he was best known for his virtuosic salon pieces for solo piano, which included a grand sonata in F minor, twelve études, and various caprices, impromptus, waltzes, and mazurkas.
George Christian, Prince of Lobkowicz
Johann Georg Christian, Prince of Lobkowitz, was an Austrian Generalfeldmarschall. He was a member of the old Bohemian noble family of Lobkowicz, of which family he established a cadet branch, the Hořín-Mělník line.
Johann Nepomuk Czermak
Johann Nepomuk Czermak was an Austrian-German physiologist who was a native of Prague.