List of Famous people born in Slovakia

Ľudovít Fulla was a Slovak painter, graphic artist, illustrator, stage designer and art teacher. He is considered one of the most important figures of Slovak creative art in the 20th century.

Milan Hodža was a Slovak politician and journalist, serving from 1935 to 1938 as the Prime Minister of Czechoslovakia. As a proponent of regional integration, he was known for his attempts to establish a democratic federation of Central European states.

Martin Ďurinda is the vocalist and guitarist for the Slovak hard rock/heavy metal band Tublatanka. His hometown is Bratislava, Slovakia.

Livia Klausová née Mištinová is a Slovak-born Czech economist who was the First Lady of the Czech Republic from 2003 to 2013 as wife of the President Václav Klaus. Since 2013 she has served as the Czech Republic Ambassador to Slovakia. Her father was an active fascist during the WWII.

John Dopyera was a Slovak-American inventor and entrepreneur, and a maker of stringed instruments. His inventions include the resonator guitar and important contributions in the early development of the electric guitar.

Monika Hilmerová is a Slovak actress. She is a winner of the Silver Dolphin award received in 2001 at the annual Festroia International Film Festival in Setúbal, Portugal as the Best Actress for her performance in Der Lebensborn - Pramen života . The actress appears in multi-language productions, including the Czech, Slovak, English and/or German. Among others, she co-starred in the Golden Globe-nominated Uprising (2001) by Jon Avnet, Silvio Soldini's movie Brucio nel vento (2002) and the U.S. Emmy Award-winning TV-miniseries Frankenstein (2004) by Kevin Connor. In March 2010, the actress was named a UNICEF Goodwill Ambassador.

Silvia Gašparovičová née Beníková was the First Lady of Slovakia from 2004 to 2014 as wife of former President Ivan Gašparovič.

Attila Kaszás was a Slovak-born Hungarian actor, singer.

Scarlett Chorvat is a Slovak American actress. She moved to the U.S. at the age of five.