List of people from Brno
People known for their achievements in different fields have come from the city of Brno, Czech Republic or lived there. They include scientist Gregor Mendel, who made epochal pea plant experiments, composer Leoš Janáček, and writer Milan Kundera. Numerous politicians and athletes were also born or lived in the city.
Science and academia
- Karel Absolon (1877—1960), archaeologist, geographer, paleontologist, and speleologist, custodian of the Moravian Museum, lived in Brno and is buried in the Brno Central Cemetery.[1]
- Leopold Adametz (1861—1941), Austrian zoologist, born in Brno.[2]
- Eugen Böhm von Bawerk (1851—1914), Austrian economist and three-times Minister of Finance, born in Brno.[3]
- Emanuel von Friedrichsthal (1809—1842), Austrian botanist and traveller, born in Brno.[4]
- Kurt Gödel (1906—1978), Austrian logician, mathematician and analytic philosopher, born and grew up at Pekarska 5.[5]
- Johann Gottlieb (1815—1875), Austrian chemist, born in Brno.[6]
- František Graus (1921—1989), Czech-German historian, born in Brno.[7]
- Karl Grobben (1854—1945), Austrian biologist, born in Brno and lived at Lidicka 4/5.[8]
- Ferdinand Ritter von Hebra (1816—1880), Austrian dermatologist, born in Brno.[9]
- Ernst Mach (1838—1916), Austrian physicist and philosopher, born in Brno-Chrlice and lived at Chrlické nam. 1 until the age of 14.[10]
- Gregor Mendel (1822—1884), founder of genetics and Abbot of St Thomas's Abbey, who performed his historic experiments with peas in the monastery gardens. Brno's Mendel Square (Czech: Mendlovo namesti) is named after him.[11]
- Zdeněk Neubauer (1942—2016), philosopher and biologist.[12]
- George Placzek (1905—1955), physicist (Manhattan project).[13]
- Emil Redlich (1866—1930), Austrian neurologist, born in Brno.[14]
- Heinrich Wilhelm Schott (1794—1865), Austrian botanist, born in Brno.[15]
- Vinoš Sofka, museologist
- Pavel Tichý, logician and philosopher
- Heinrich Wawra von Fernsee, botanist and doctor
- Rudolf Wlassak, neurologist
- Viktor Kaplan, engineer and the inventor of the Kaplan turbine
Government and politics
- Zuzana Brzobohatá, deputy and MEP
- Michal Hašek, former governor of South Moravia
- Tomáš Julínek, doctor, former Minister of Health
- Ondřej Liška, former Minister of Education
- Baron Franz von Pillersdorf, Austrian statesman
- Ferdinand Troyer, nobleman, amateur clarinetist
- Milan Uhde
Writers
- Fritz Grünbaum
- František Halas, poet, essayist, and translator
- Bohumil Hrabal
- Hellmuth Karasek (1934–2015), poet, novelist, journalist, author and literary critic
- Milan Kundera
- Helene Migerka
- David Ernst Oppenheim, educator
- Fredy Perlman
- Zdeněk Rotrekl, Catholic poet and literary historian[16]
- Jan Trefulka
- Ernst Weiss
Musicians and composers
- Igor Ardašev, pianist
- Josef Berg, composer
- Gustav Brom, big band leader, arranger, clarinetist and composer
- Libuše Domanínská, classical soprano
- Heinrich Wilhelm Ernst, violinist, violist, and composer
- Pavel Haas, composer
- Leoš Janáček, composer
- Maria Jeritza, opera singer
- Vítězslava Kaprálová, composer
- Tereza Kerndlová, singer
- Erich Wolfgang Korngold, composer
- Magdalena Kožená, classical mezzo-soprano
- Franz Xaver Neruda, cellist and composer
- Wilma Neruda, violinist
- Jan Škrdlík, cellist
Visual arts
- Dina Babbitt, Holocaust survivor and artist
- Franta Belsky, WWII veteran and sculptor
- Helena Bochořáková-Dittrichová, graphic artist
- Tamara Divíšková, costume designer and ceramist
- Mathilde Esch, genre painter
- Bohuslav Fuchs, architect
- Jan Kotěra, architect
- Lubo Kristek, sculptor, painter and performer
- Adolf Loos, architect
- Jakub Obrovský
- Antonín Procházka, painter
- Alfred Roller, painter, designer
- Anna Ticho, Israeli artist
- Norbert Troller, architect; artist notable for his portrayal of life in the Theresienstadt concentration camp
Film and theatre
- Radúz Činčera, screenwriter and director
- Nina Divíšková, actress
- Yana Gupta, actress in Bollywood and Indian regional films
- Hugo Haas, director and actor
- Dagmar Havlová, actress
- Dušan David Pařízek, theatre director
- Libuše Šafránková, actress
- Markéta Štroblová (born 1988), known as Little Caprice, pornographic film actress, born in Brno-Vinohrady.[17]
Sport
Lucie Šafářová at the US Open in 2007
- Karel Abrahám, motorcycle racer
- Zdeněk Blatný, hockey player
- Jaroslav Borák, football player
- Julius Brach, chess master
- Vlastimil Bubník, former ice hockey player and footballer
- Richard Farda, hockey player
- Siegfried Flesch (1872–1939), Olympic medalist saber fencer
- Jana Galiková, orienteerer
- Ondřej Hotárek, skater
- Petr Hubáček, hockey player
- Jaroslav Jiřík, hockey player
- Luboš Kalouda, football player
- Renata Kolbovic, tennis player
- Michal Kolomazník, football player
- David Kostelecký, shooter
- Ada Kuchařová, orienteerer
- Tomáš Mica, football player
- Jana Novotná, tennis player
- Adam Ondra, rock climber
- Zdenka Podkapová, former gymnast and model
- Antonín Procházka, former volleyball player
- Lucie Šafářová, tennis player
- Nella Simaová, figure skater
- Zdeněk Svoboda, football player
- Tomáš Vincour, NHL hockey player for the Dallas Stars
- René Wagner, football player
- Jakub Zbořil, NHL hockey prospect for the Boston Bruins
- Emil Zinner, chess master
Religious figures
- Zvi Dershowitz (b. 1928), conservative rabbi of Sinai Temple, Los Angeles, California
- Mathias Franz Graf von Chorinsky Freiherr von Ledske, first Bishop of the Roman Catholic Diocese of Brno in 1777
Others
- Freddie Hornik (1944—2009), Brno-born British fashion entrepreneur
- Barbara Lauwers (1914—2009), World War II counter-intelligence officer and recipient of the US Bronze Star Medal, born Božena Hauserová in Brno and studied at Masaryk University.[18]
- Bedřich Pokorný (1904—1968), Czechoslovak police commander and secret service officer.[19]
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