List of Famous people born in Slovakia, First Czechoslovak Republic
István Thököly
Károly Andrássy
Count Károly Andrássy de Csíkszentkirály és Krasznahorkai was a Hungarian politician, who served as emissary to Gömör és Kis-Hont County in the Diets of 1839 and 1844.
Ignác Eötvös
Szilvia Sunyovszky
Emília Vášáryová
Emília Vášáryová, Doctor Artis Dramaticae (hon.) is a Slovak stage and screen actress, referred to as the "First Lady of Slovak Theater". During her over five decades long career, she has received numerous awards including the Meritorious Artist (1978), Alfréd Radok Award (1996), Czech Lion Award Golden Goblet Award (2008), and most recently the honorary degree Doctor Artis Dramaticae Honoris Causa (2010) as the only female to date, and ELSA (2010). While her sister is former diplomat Magdaléna Vášáryová, Czech media regards her as an "Honorary Consul of Czech and Slovak Relations".
Prince Leopold Clemens of Saxe-Coburg and Gotha-Koháry
Prince Leopold Clement Philipp August Maria of Saxe-Coburg and Gotha was an Austro-Hungarian officer and the heir apparent to the wealth of the House of Koháry. His death in a murder–suicide shocked the royal courts of Austria and Germany.
Vilmos Komlós
Andrej Kiska
Andrej Kiska is a Slovak politician, entrepreneur, writer and philanthropist who was President of Slovakia from 2014 to 2019. He ran as an independent candidate in the 2014 presidential election and was elected as President in the second round of voting. He has written two books about happiness, success and his life.
Adolf Zsigmondy
Dr. Adolf Zsigmondy, aka Adolph Zsigmondy was a dentist of Hungarian origin who lived in Vienna. He is best known for inventing the idea of charting teeth on the Zsigmondy-cross. This is the basis of the presently used marking method recommended by the FDI.