Hájek () is a

Czech Czech may refer to: * Anything from or related to the Czech Republic, a country in Europe ** Czech language ** Czechs, the people of the area ** Czech culture ** Czech cuisine * One of three mythical brothers, Lech, Czech, and Rus' Places *Czech, ...

surname, which means "a person from a grove". Its feminine equivalent is Hájková. The surname may refer to: * Alena Hájková (1924-2012), Czech Communist resistance fighter,

Righteous among the Nations Righteous Among the Nations ( he, חֲסִידֵי אֻמּוֹת הָעוֹלָם, ; "righteous (plural) of the world's nations") is an honorific used by the State of Israel to describe non-Jews who risked their lives during the Holocaust to sav ...

and historian *

Andreas Hajek Andreas Hajek (born 16 April 1968 in Weißenfels) is a retired German rower. At the 1986 World Rowing Championships, he replaced a sick Thomas Lange Thomas Lange (born 27 February 1964) is a German rower who won two gold and one bronze O ...

(born 1968), German rower * Anne Hajek (born 1951), American politician *

Anna Hájková Anna Hájková (born 1978) is a Czech-British historian who is currently a faculty member at the University of Warwick. She specializes in the study of everyday life during the Holocaust and sexuality and the Holocaust. According to Hájková, "M ...

(born 1978), Czech historian *

Antonín Hájek Antonín Hájek () (born 12 February 1987 in Frýdlant) is a retired ski jumper from the Czech Republic. His specialties include both individual ski jumping and ski flying. Hájek's best result in the World Cup is a fourth place in Tauplitz and S ...

(born 1987), Czech ski jumper * Arnošt Hájek (b. 1941), Czech biathlete * Bohumil Hájek, Czech table tennis player *

Bruce Hajek Bruce Edward Hajek is a Professor in the Coordinated Science Laboratory, the head of the Department of Electrical and Computer Engineering, and the Leonard C. and Mary Lou Hoeft Chair in Engineering at the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champai ...

, American electrical engineer * Dave Hajek (born 1967), American baseball player * David Hájek (born 1980), Czech ice hockey player *

Emil Hájek Emil Hájek, sr, Емил Хајек, Emil Hajek, russian: Эми́ль Яросла́вович Га́ек (March 3, 1886, Königgrätz ( cs, Hradec Králové, north-east Kingdom of Bohemia, Austria-Hungary March 17, 1974, in Belgrade, SR Serb ...

(1886–1974), Czech pianist and composer * František Hájek (1915-2001), Czech basketball player * Gwen Hajek (born 1966), American model *

Heinz Hajek-Halke Heinz Hajek-Halke (1898–1983) was a German experimental photographer and educator who co-founded the Fotoform group with Otto Steinert. Life and work Heinz Hajek-Halke, born in Berlin, Germany in 1898, the son of Paul Halke. He spent part of ...

(1898–1983) German photographer *

Jan Hajek (scientist) Jan Hajek is a Czech scientist and mathematician, living in the Netherlands. He participated in the creation of the TCP/IP protocol. He also created 'Approver', "which was probably the first tool for the automated verification of concurrent systems ...

, Czech scientist *

Jan Hájek (tennis) Jan Hájek (born 7 August 1983) is a retired male professional tennis player from the Czech Republic. He reached the third round of the 2007 French Open and attained a career-high ATP singles ranking of World No. 71 in November 2006. Career H ...

(born 1983), Czech tennis player *

Jaroslav Hájek Jaroslav Hájek (; 1926–1974) was a Czech mathematician who worked in theoretical and nonparametric statistics. The Hajek projection and the Hájek–Le Cam convolution theorem are named for him (as well as collaborator Lucien Le Cam). Life Jaro ...

(1926–1974), Czech mathematician *

Jiří Hájek Jiří Hájek (; 6 June 1913 in Krhanice near Benešov – 22 October 1993 in Prague) was a Czech politician and diplomat. Together with Václav Havel, Zdeněk Mlynář, and Pavel Kohout, Hájek was one of the founding members and architects of ...

(1913–1993), Czech politician * Jiřina Hájková (born 1954), Czech field hockey player *

John Hajek John Hajek is an Australian linguist and professor at the University of Melbourne. Hajek has held research fellowships in the United Kingdom and Australia. He is currently director of RUMACCC (Research Unit for Multilingualism and Cross-cultura ...

(born 1962), Australian linguist *

Kamila Hájková Kamilla and Kamila are feminine given names. Notable people with these names include: Kamila * Kamila Aliyeva (born 1967), Azerbaijani politician * Kamila Gasiuk-Pihowicz (born 1983), Polish politician * Kamila Valieva (born 2006), Russian figu ...

(born 1987), Czech ice dancer *

Karolina Hájková Karolina may refer to: People *Karolina (name) *Karolina (singer), singer/songwriter from Eilat, Israel Places *Karolina, Łódź Voivodeship (central Poland) *Karolina, Grodzisk Mazowiecki County in Masovian Voivodeship (east-central Poland) *Kar ...

(b. 1997), Slovak swimmer *

Karel Hájek Karel Hájek (22 January 1900, Lásenice – 31 March 1978, Prague) was a Czechoslovak photographer who was represented by Schostal Photo Agency (Agentur Schostal).Rebecca Madamba (2008) The Schostal Agency: A Finding Aid for the Schostal Agency ...

(1900–1978), Czech photographer *

Libor Hájek Libor Hájek (born 4 February 1998) is a Czech professional ice hockey defenceman for the New York Rangers of the National Hockey League (NHL). He was selected by the Tampa Bay Lightning, in the second round, 37th overall, in the 2016 NHL Entry D ...

(born 1998), Czech ice hockey player * Markéta Hájková (b. 2000), Czech cyclist *

Miloš Hájek Miloš Hájek (12 May 1921 – 25 February 2016) was a Czech historian, politician and Czechoslovak resistance fighter during the German occupation of Czechoslovakia (1938–1945). Hájek, who signed the Charter 77 human rights manifesto in 1977, b ...

(1921-2016), Czech academic and dissident,

* Olaf Hajek (born 1965), German artist *

Otomar Hájek Otomar Hájek (December 31, 1930 - December 18, 2016) was a Czech-American mathematician, known for his contributions to dynamical systems, game theory and control theory. He was born in Belgrade in Serbia, moving with his family to Prague in 1935 ...

(1930-2016), Czech mathematician * Peter Hajek (born 1945), British psychologist *

Petr Hájek Petr Hájek (; 6 February 1940 – 26 December 2016) was a Czech scientist in the area of mathematical logic and a professor of mathematics. Born in Prague, he worked at the Institute of Computer Science at the Academy of Sciences of the Czech Repu ...

(1940-2016), Czech mathematician *

Tadeáš Hájek Tadeáš Hájek z Hájku () (1 December 1525 in Prague – 1 September 1600 in Prague), also known as Tadeáš Hájek of Hájek, Thaddaeus Hagecius ab Hayek or Thaddeus Nemicus, was a Czech naturalist, personal physician of the Holy Roman ...

(1525–1600), Bohemian astronomer * Thomas Hajek (born 1978), Canadian lacrosse player *

Tomáš Hájek Tomáš Hájek (born 1 December 1991) is a Czech professional footballer who plays as a centre-back for SBV Vitesse. Club career Hájek made his career league debut for FC Fastav Zlín on 3 June 2011 in a 2–0 away loss at SK Kladno Sport ...

(born 1991), Czech football player *

Wenceslaus Hajek Wenceslaus Hájek of Libočany ( cz, Václav Hájek z Libočan; german: Wenzeslaus Hagek von Libotschan; la, Wenceslaus Hagecius, Wenceslaus Hagek a Liboczan; died 18 March 1553) was a Bohemian chronicler, author of famous '' Czech Chronicle'' (15 ...

(died 1553), Bohemian historian

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* 1995 Hajek, an asteroid * Hájek (Karlovy Vary District) * Hájek (Strakonice District)

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