List of Famous people born in Vysočina Region, Czech Republic

Tomáš Souček is a Czech professional footballer who plays as a defensive midfielder for Premier League club West Ham United and the Czech Republic national team.

Theodor Gebre Selassie is a Czech professional footballer who plays for German club Werder Bremen, either as a full-back or as wing-back. He earned 54 caps and scored three goals with the Czech national team.

Jaroslav Drobný is a Czech professional footballer who plays as a goalkeeper for Dynamo České Budějovice. At international level, he has represented the Czech Republic. Drobný has previously played for Panionios, ADO Den Haag, VfL Bochum, Ipswich Town, Hertha BSC, Hamburger SV, Werder Bremen, and Fortuna Düsseldorf.

Regina Rajchrtová, married Kordová is a former tennis player from Czechoslovakia who competed for her native country at the 1988 Summer Olympics in Seoul. On 1 April 1991 she reached a career world ranking high of 26.

Lukáš Krpálek is a Czech heavyweight judoka. He is the current world champion (2019), former European champion (2014) and current Olympic Champion (2016). He is the most successful judoka in Czech and Czechoslovakian history, and was named Czech Judoka of the Year eight times between 2008 and 2015.

Jarmila Kratochvílová is a Czech former track and field athlete. She won the 400 metres and 800 metres at the 1983 World Championships, setting a world record in the 400 m.

Matěj Vydra is a Czech professional footballer who plays as a striker for Premier League club Burnley and the Czech Republic national team.

Jan Kubiš was a Czech soldier, one of a team of Czechoslovak British-trained paratroopers sent to eliminate acting Reichsprotektor (Realm-Protector) of Bohemia and Moravia, SS-Obergruppenführer Reinhard Heydrich, in 1942 as part of Operation Anthropoid. During the attack, Kubiš threw the bomb that mortally wounded Heydrich.

Matthias Sindelar was an Austrian professional footballer. Regarded as one of the greatest players of all-time, Sindelar played for Austria Wien and the Austrian national team.

Tomáš Sivok is a former Czech professional footballer who lastly played as a centre-back for Dynamo České Budějovice in Czech First League. He made his debut for the Czech national team on 3 September 2005. His primary position is defender but he can play in midfield.