List of Famous people born in Slovakia, First Czechoslovak Republic

Imre Csáky was a Hungarian Roman Catholic cardinal.

György Lahner was a honvéd general in the Hungarian Army. He was executed for his part in the Hungarian Revolution of 1848, and is considered one of the 13 Martyrs of Arad.

Martin Hattala was a Slovak pedagogue, Roman Catholic theologian and linguist. He is best known for his reform of the Štúr's Slovak language, so-called Hodža-Hattala reform, in which he introduced the etymological principle to the Slovak language.

Janko Matúška was a Slovak poet, activist, occasional playwright, and clerk of the court. He is best known as the author of the Slovak national anthem, Nad Tatrou sa blýska based on melody of Slovak folk song Kopala studienku.

Léopold Szondi was a Hungarian psychiatrist and psychoanalyst, psychopathologist and Professor of psychology. Founder of the concept of fate analysis. He is known for the psychological tool that bears his name, the Szondi test. The achievements of the scientist are: The Szondi test, Fate analysis and Fate psychology.

Lya de Putti was a Hungarian film actress during the silent era. She was noted for her portrayals of vamp characters.

Károly (Carl) Thern was a Hungarian composer, pianist, conductor and arranger. He was of German descent, but was among the second generation of composers who developed the language of Hungarian art music.

Jozef Jarabinský is a former Czechoslovak football player and later a football manager of Carpatho-Rusyn origin.