People from Czechia

27 people remembered here.

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  Milan Ohnisko

  1965 – 2026 · Poet

  He lived by poetry, and treated every word as a duty to freedom.

  84 candles · 3 tributes
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  Richard Tesařík

  1945 – 2026 · Singer

  Czech reggae pioneer and Yo Yo Band voice who put Kladno, Karviná and Rybitví on the pop map.

  62 candles · 7 tributes
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  Richard Moravek

  1970 – 2026 · Entrepreneur

  Olomouc developer who built districts meant to outlast him.

  53 candles · 5 tributes
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  Luděk Mikloško

  1961 – 2026 · Football goalkeeper

  Czech giant who became West Ham's cult No.1 and kept singing long after the final whistle.

  52 candles · 3 tributes
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  Libor Balák

  1961 – 2026 · Painter

  Brno painter of prehistory; Burian's heir in line, not in manner. May, Foglar, mammoth hunters, Antropark.

  35 candles · 7 tributes
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  Ludmila Javorová

  1932 – 2026 · Roman Catholic theologian

  Underground church organiser who claimed a priestly vocation under communist persecution.

  31 candles · 10 tributes
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  Vladimír Kopecký

  1931 – 2026 · Painter

  Czech painter and glass artist who taught a generation to value expression over polish.

  10 candles · 1 tributes
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  Jan Kříž

  1974 – 2026 · Physicist and university rector

  A physicist who lived and breathed for his university and its students.

  9 candles · 1 tributes
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  Jan Novák

  1947 – 2026 · Theatre director

  Vinohrady's artistic chief whose staging of The Hill spoke truth about power in 1988.

  8 candles · 1 tributes
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  Petra Wünschová

  † 2026 · Psychotherapist

  Czech psychotherapist who founded Locika for children affected by domestic violence.

  8 candles · 1 tributes
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  Pavel Půta

  1948 – 2026 · Bass guitarist

  Czech lyricist and bass player whose songs for Katapult and children's albums outlived the Plzeň folk stage.

  7 candles · 1 tributes
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  Milan Knížák

  1940 – 2026 · Czech Fluxus performance artist

  Fluxus East pioneer, Broken Music inventor, Aktual founder, and restless steward of Czech art after 1989.

  7 candles · 1 tributes
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  Ota Jirák

  1949 – 2026 · Actor

  Small in height, but huge thanks to his heart, kindness and empathy.

  6 candles · 1 tributes
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  Josef Kalbáč

  1940 – 2026 · Agronomist

  Czech senator and Klaus adviser who kept faith with Strakonicko farming country and its folk songs.

  6 candles · 1 tributes
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  Petr Slaný

  1952 – 2026 · Footballer

  Baník's first champion, Sparta's cup winner, and always a Moravian from Olomouc.

  5 candles · 1 tributes
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  Rudolf Křesťan

  1943 – 2026 · Writer

  King of the Czech feuilleton, who found laughter and poetry in the small things of everyday life.

  5 candles · 1 tributes
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  Jiří Štěpnička

  1947 – 2026 · Actor and dubbing artist (National Theatre

  National Theatre actor for half a century and the Czech voice of Harrison Ford.

  5 candles · 1 tributes
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  Jakub S. Trojan

  1927 – 2026 · Protestant theologian

  The pastor who buried Jan Palach, signed Charter 77 and taught that to believe is to be responsible.

  5 candles · 1 tributes
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  Štěpánka Ranošová

  1926 – 2026 · Theatre

  Ostrava actress who founded Bezruč Theatre and held a Thalia at 97.

  5 candles · 1 tributes
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  Miroslav Koníček

  1936 – 2026 · Rowing coxswain

  Czech coxswain who steered Czechoslovak eights to Olympic bronze in Rome and Tokyo.

  5 candles · 1 tributes
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  Miloslav Kopečný

  1944 – 2026 · Actor

  Miloš Kopečný, Slepejš of Bony a klid and a stage actor of almost 190 roles, from Ústí to Palmovka and Dlouhá.

  4 candles · 1 tributes
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  Kamil Pulec

  1963 – 2026 · actor

  Slovácké divadlo mainstay remembered for Lenny, Samko, Othello and Četnické humoresky.

  4 candles · 1 tributes
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  Karel Eduard Paar

  1934 – 2026 · Religious knight

  Czech aristocrat and Grand Prior Emeritus who rebuilt the Order of Malta in Bohemia.

  4 candles · 1 tributes
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  Martin Jelínek

  1971 – 2026 · Basketball player

  Czech league champion and international, a tough forward and Josef Jelínek's brother.

  3 candles · 1 tributes
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  David Šmídt

  † 2026 · Musician

  Keyboardist of Eddie Stoilow and director of Evropa 2, whose songs and stations filled Czech airwaves.

  3 candles · 1 tributes
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  Dušan Uhlíř

  1938 – 2026 · Historian and museum director

  The Brno historian who brought Austerlitz and White Mountain to life for generations of readers.

  3 candles · 1 tributes
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  Vladimír Páral

  1932 – 2026 · Novelist

  The chemist turned novelist who chronicled love and boredom in socialist Czechoslovakia.

  3 candles · 1 tributes