Famous people fromFamous people fromCzech RepublicCzech Republic

Petr CechPetr Cech

He is a footballer who plays for Chelsea and Czech Republic as a goalkeeper.

He was voted into the all-star team of Euro 2004 after Czech Republic had reached the semi-finals.

He has also received the award of the Best Goal Keeper of the UEFA CHAMPIONS LEAGUE for the seasons: 2004-

2005, 2006-2007 and 2007-2008.

Milan BarosMilan Baros

He is a footballer, born in 1981 in Valasske Mezirici.He is married to Tereza Frankova and they have a son.He plays for the Turlkish team Antalyaspor now but he has

played for many famous teams.He is the winner of the Golden Boot at UEFA Euro 2004

Karolina KurkovaKarolina Kurkova

She is a model, born in 1984 and is well known as “Victoria’s secret angel”.

She lives in New York and she was named one of the World’s most beautiful people by the “People” magazine in 2004.

She received a star on the Hollywood walk of fame in 2007. In 2013 she released her own fragrance in cooperation with

a cosmetics company.

Martina NavratilovaMartina Navratilova

She is one of the top female tennis players in the world born in Prague, in 1956.

At the age of 15 she won the Czech national championship.At the age of 18 she moved to the USA and she lives there

ever since.She has 9 Wimbledon singles and 59 majors.She also took part in the show “Dancing with the Stars”.

Lucy VondrackovaLucy Vondrackova

She is a very popular singer but also an actress.She was born in Prague in 1980, she is married to a hockey

player and they have a son.Both of her parents are musicians.She speaks five languages.

Antonin KratochvilAntonin Kratochvil

He is a photojournalist born in 1947 in Litamerici.He has photographed many subjects such as Mongolia’s

street children for the Museum of Natural History and the war in Iraq for Fortune Magazine.

He has 3 sons who are also photographers.

Milos FormanMilos Forman

He is a director, screenwriter and professor, born in 1932.He lived in Czech Republic until 1968 and then he moved to

America.His well known films are: “One Flew Over the Cuckoo’s

Nest” and “Amadeus”. They both gained an Academy Award for the Best Director.

Milan KunderaMilan Kundera

He is a famous writer, born in 1929 in Brno.His father was a musician so he taught him to play the piano.He moved to France in 1975 and lives there ever since.Originally, he wrote in Czech but from 1993 he writes in

French. His books have been translated into many languages.

Helena ZmatlikovaHelena Zmatlikova

She was a famous illustrator especially of children’s books. She was born in Prague in 1923.At first she was a dressmaker but she preferred drawing.Her paintings appeared in books published all over the

world in more than 20 languages.They have been very popular with children.

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