List of Famous people born in Zlín Region, Czech Republic

Oldřich Pelčák was a Czech cosmonaut and engineer. He graduated from Gagarin Air Force Military Academy. In 1976, Pelčák was selected as backup of Vladimír Remek for the Soyuz 28 mission. They were the first cosmonauts who were neither Americans nor Soviets.

Michal Horňák is a Czech football manager and former player. He played for the Czech Republic, for which he played 38 matches and scored 1 goal.

Otakar Borůvka was a Czech mathematician best known today for his work in graph theory.

Václav Varaďa is a Czech former professional ice hockey player and current coach. He formerly played in the National Hockey League (NHL) in a ten-year span. In his professional career, he has previously played for the Buffalo Sabres and the Ottawa Senators. Varaďa is known for his physicality in a third or fourth line role.

Josef Panáček is a former Czechoslovak sport shooter and Olympic Champion. He won Gold medal in skeet shooting at the 1976 Summer Olympics in Montreal.

Milan Kadlec is a Czech former racing cyclist, who competed both on the road and the track. In 2010, he won the bronze medal in the UCI Track Cycling World Championships points race.

Antonín Stavjaňa is a retired professional ice hockey player.