Bednář (feminine Bednářová) is a Czech surname (meaning "
cooper
Cooper, Cooper's, Coopers and similar may refer to:
* Cooper (profession), a maker of wooden casks and other staved vessels
Arts and entertainment
* Cooper (producers), alias of Dutch producers Klubbheads
* Cooper (video game character), in ...
"). Notable people with the surname include:
Sportspeople
Baseball
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Andy Bednar
Andrew Jackson Bednar was an American professional baseball pitcher. He played in Major League Baseball (MLB) during the 1930 and 1931 seasons for the Pittsburgh Pirates. (1908–1937), American baseball player
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David Bednar (baseball)
David Jeffrey Bednar (born October 10, 1994) is an American professional baseball pitcher for the Pittsburgh Pirates of Major League Baseball (MLB). He previously played in MLB for the San Diego Padres.
Amateur career
Bednar attended Mars Area ...
(born 1994), American baseball player
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Will Bednar
William Ross Bednar (born June 13, 2000) is an American professional baseball pitcher in the San Francisco Giants organization. He played college baseball for the Mississippi State Bulldogs.
Amateur career
Bednar attended Mars Area High School in ...
(born 2000), American baseball player
Football (soccer)
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Roman Bednář
Roman Bednář (born 26 March 1983) is a Czech former professional footballer.
Club career
Czech Republic
Born in Prague, Bednář started his career as a youth player at ČAFC Prague before he stepped up to Gambrinus liga side FC Bohemians ...
(born 1983), Czech footballer
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Vladimír Bednár (born 1979), Slovak footballer
Ice hockey
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Jan Bednář (born 2002), Czech ice hockey player
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Jared Bednar
Jared Bednar (born February 28, 1972) is a Canadian professional ice hockey coach and former player. He is the current head coach of the Colorado Avalanche of the National Hockey League (NHL). He previously coached the Lake Erie Monsters of the ...
(born 1972), Canadian ice-hockey coach and former player
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Jaroslav Bednář
Jaroslav Bednář (born 9 November 1976) is a Czech professional ice hockey winger, who currently plays with HC Vrchlabí in the Czech.2 Liga
Playing career
Born in Prague, Czechoslovakia, Bednář began his career with Slavia Prague in 1994 an ...
(born 1976), Czech ice hockey player
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Vladimír Bednář (born 1948), Czech ice hockey player
Other
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Franz Bednar
Franz Bednar (31 March 1910 – 9 May 1987) was an Austrian bobsledder who competed in the mid-1930s. He finished 13th and last in completing the four runs in the four-man event at the 1936 Winter Olympics
The 1936 Winter Olympics, officially k ...
(1910 – after 1936), Austrian bobsledder who competed in the mid-1930s
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George Bednar (1942–2007), American football player and beverage executive
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Karolína Bednářová (born 1986), Czech volleyball player
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Marcela Bednar, West German-German sprint canoer who competed in the 1990s
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Markéta Bednářová (born 1981), Czech basketball player
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Pavel Bednář (born 1970), Czech sprint canoer who competed in the 1990s
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Robert Bednar
Robert Bednar (11 July 1911 – 24 July 1993) was an Austrian bobsledder who competed in the mid-1930s. He finished 13th and last in completing the four runs in the four-man event at the 1936 Winter Olympics
The 1936 Winter Olympics, officially ...
(born 1911 – after 1936), Austrian bobsledder who competed in the mid-1930s
Other
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David Bednar (general manager)
David Bednar (born 1952) is an American-born former theatre manager in Canada. He served as the general manager of the Canadian National Exhibition Association, which runs an annual fair called the Canadian National Exhibition (CNE). He retired ...
(born 1952), American-born former theatre manager in Canada
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David A. Bednar
David Allan Bednar (born June 15, 1952) is a member of the Quorum of the Twelve Apostles of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints (LDS Church). A former educator, Bednar was president of Brigham Young University–Idaho (BYU–Idaho) fro ...
(born 1952), American educator and religious leader
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Eva Bednářová (1937–1986), Czech printmaker
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Kamil Bednář
Kamil Bednář (4 July 1912 – 23 May 1972), also known by his pen name "Prokop Kouba", was a Czechoslovak poet, translator, prose writer, dramatist and publishing house editor.
Life
Bednář was born in Prague. After 1931, he studied law, and t ...
(1912–1972), Czech poet, translator, prose writer, dramatist and publishing house editor
Fictional characters
* Captain Bednar, a police captain in the novel ''
The Man with the Golden Arm
''The Man with the Golden Arm'' is a 1955 American drama film with elements of film noir directed by Otto Preminger, based on the novel of the same name by Nelson Algren. Starring Frank Sinatra, Eleanor Parker, Kim Novak, Arnold Stang and Darre ...
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Czech-language surnames
Occupational surnames
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