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Prague is the capital and largest city in the Czech Republic. The historial capital of Bohemia is situated on the Vltava River and one of the most visited cities in Europe. It is home to the oldest university of Central Europe and several historical sites. Name these famous persons, which are born in the city of Prague.
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First King of Bohemia to become Holy Roman Emperor and namesake of Prague's university and a famous bridge
1316
Charles IV.
Journalist and writer, one of the most prominent representatives of Czech Realism
1834
Jan Neruda
First World Chess Champion
1836
Wilhelm Steinitz
Pacifist and novelist, first woman to be awarded the Nobel Peace Prize
1843
Bertha von Suttner
One of the most important German-language poets
1875
Rainer Maria Rilke
Legal philosopher and author of the Austrian Constitution
1881
Hans Kelsen
German-language writer, "The Metamorphosis" "The Trial"
1883
Franz Kafka
Author, best known for publishing Kafka's work after his death against Kafka's instruction
1884
Max Brod
Father of the elecroanalytical method and recipent of the Nobel Prize in chemistry
1890
Jaroslav Heyrovsky
Director, "Three Wishes for Cinderella"
1930
Václav Vorlicek
Stateman and playwright, first President of the Czech Republic and played a major role in the Velvet Revoltuion that topped the Communist system
1936
Václav Havel
First female secretary of state in U.S. History from 1997 to 2001
1937
Madeleine Albright
Director, he won the Academy Award for Best Foreign Language Film for "Closely Watched Trains"
1938
Jiri Menzel
President of Czech Republic from 2003 to 2013
1941
Václav Klaus
Former footballer who played for Bohemians, Rapid Wien and the Czechoslovakian national team, a style of penalty is known as his name nowadays
1948
Antonin Panenka
Former tennis star and champion of 18 Grand Slams
1956
Martina Navratilova
Czech-Australian former tennis player and winner of four Grand Slams
1962
Hana Mandliková
Sculptor, his works can be mainly seen in Prague "St. Wenceslas riding a dead horse" "Tower babys"
1967
David Cerny
Former tennis player and Australian Open 1998 winner
1968
Petr Korda
Former footballer who played for Liverpool, Dortmund, Portsmouth and the Czech national team
1973
Patrik Berger
Former footballer who played for Dortmund, Monaco, Nürnberg and the Czech national team
1973
Jan Koller
Former footballer who played for Arsenal, Dortmund, Sparta Prague and the Czech national team
1980
Tomas Rosicky
Former athlete who competed in the modern pentathlon and Olympic gold medalist at the 2012 Olympics
1985
David Svoboda
Tennis player and three times Grand Slam champion in double competition
1985
Lucie Hradecka
Basketball player who plays for Barcelona and has played for several teams in the NBA
1991
Tomas Satoransky
Footballer who plays for TSG 1899 Hoffenheim and the Czech national team
1992
Pavel Kaderabek
Ice hockey forward who plays for the Vegas Golden Knights
1993
Tomás Hertl
Snowboarder and alpine skier, first person to win gold medals in the Winter Olympics using two different types of equipment
1995
Ester Ledecká
Footballer who plays for Bayer Leverkusen and the Czech national team
1996
Patrik Schick
Ice hockey goaltender who plays for the Philadelphia Flyers
1997
Daniel Vladar
Ice hockey right wing who plays for the Calgary Flames
2000
Adam Klapka
Ice hockey center who plays for the Boston Bruins
2000
Jakub Lauko
Speed skater and Olympic 10,000 meter speed skating gold medalist in 2026
2006
Metodej Jilek
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