List of Famous people named Jaroslav

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.

Jaroslav Plašil is a Czech former professional footballer who played as a midfielder.

Jaroslav Hašek was a Czech writer, humorist, satirist, journalist, bohemian and anarchist. He is best known for his novel The Fate of the Good Soldier Švejk during the World War, an unfinished collection of farcical incidents about a soldier in World War I and a satire on the ineptitude of authority figures. The novel has been translated into about 60 languages, making it the most translated novel in Czech literature.

Jaroslav Kubera was a Czech Civic Democratic politician who served as Senator representing Teplice from 2000 and the President of the Senate from 2018 until his death in 2020, becoming the first high-ranking Czech official to die in the office. He previously served as mayor of Teplice from 1994 to 2018.

Jaroslav Šilhavý is a Czech football manager and former player. He was born in Plzeň.

Jaroslav Hrabě Bořita z Martinic was a Czech nobleman and a representative of Ferdinand II, Holy Roman Emperor who, along with Vilém Slavata of Chlum, was a victim in the 1618 Defenestration of Prague. In 1621 he was created Bohemian Count and in 1622 he became Royal Statholder of Bohemia and Supreme Burgrave of Bohemia in 1638.

Jaroslav Vrchlický was a Czech lyrical poet. He was nominated for the Nobel prize in literature eight times.

Jaroslav Heyrovský was a Czechoslovak chemist and inventor. Heyrovský was the inventor of the polarographic method, father of the electroanalytical method, and recipient of the Nobel Prize in 1959 for his discovery and development of the polarographic methods of analysis. His main field of work was polarography.

Jaroslav Hlinka is a Czech former professional ice hockey forward who played in the National Hockey League for the Colorado Avalanche. He is currently the Sports manager for his longtime club, HC Sparta Praha of the Czech Extraliga.