List of Famous people born in Vysočina Region, Czech Republic
František Cipro
František Cipro is a Czech football manager, currently coaching football club Dynamo České Budějovice. He was an active player in the past.
Milan Sáblík
Milan Sáblík is a Czech former speedskater and the younger brother of Martina Sáblíková, the 2007 European Champion and double World Single Distances Champion. Martina Sáblíková and Milan Sáblík are a rare example of sister and brother both holding world records in the same sport at the same time; Martina holds the (senior) world records in the 5,000-m and 10,000-m events, as well as in the 3,000m, while Milan held the junior world record for the team pursuit with fellow Czech junior skaters Pavel Kulma and Zdeněk Haselberger between 2007 and 2010.
Joseph Veverka
Joseph Veverka is the James A. Weeks Professor of Physical Sciences, professor of Astronomy at Cornell University in Ithaca, New York. His research area is in planetary sciences, with a focus on physical studies of satellite surfaces and planetary rings. Veverka was the principal investigator on the NASA Discovery Program mission CONTOUR, a co-investigator of the Deep Impact space mission to Comet Tempel 1, and is the principal investigator on the NASA Discovery Mission of Opportunity, Stardust-NeXT. He is the recipient of the 2001 National Air and Space Museum Trophy and has the asteroid 2710 Veverka named after him.
Oldřich Navrátil
Oldřich Navrátil is Czech stage, film and television actor. He has appeared in 75 films and television shows since 1976 and starred in the 1982 film Incomplete Eclipse, which was entered into the 33rd Berlin International Film Festival.
Eliška Misáková
Eliška Misáková was a Czech gymnast who was selected to attend the 1948 Summer Olympics.
Miloš Tichý
Miloš Tichý is a Czech astronomer.
Jan Hirt
Jan Hirt is a Czech professional racing cyclist, who currently rides for UCI WorldTeam Intermarché–Wanty–Gobert Matériaux. He was named in the start list for the 2017 Giro d'Italia. In August 2020, he was named in the startlist for the 2020 Tour de France.
Tomáš Rolinek
Tomáš Rolinek is a Czech former ice hockey player. He was a forward, and has played for the national team. He won the Extraliga in 2005 with HC Pardubice.
Pavel Padrnos
Pavel Padrnos is a Czech former professional road racing cyclist, most recently with Discovery Channel whom he was with between 2002 and 2007. His major individual success is the win in Peace Race in 1995. He competed at the 1992 Summer Olympics and the 2000 Summer Olympics.