This is a list of notable people from
Banská Bystrica
Banská Bystrica (, also known by other alternative names) is a middle-sized town in central Slovakia, located on the Hron River in a long and wide valley encircled by the mountain chains of the Low Tatras, the Veľká Fatra, and the Kremnica Mo ...
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Rudolf Baláž
Rudolf Baláž (20 November 1940 in Nevoľné – 27 July 2011 in Banská Bystrica) was a Slovak Bishop of the Roman Catholic Diocese of Banská Bystrica
The Diocese of Banská Bystrica ( sk, Banskobystrická diecéza, la, Dioecesis Neosoli ...
, Bishop of the
Roman Catholic Diocese of Banská Bystrica
The Diocese of Banská Bystrica ( sk, Banskobystrická diecéza, la, Dioecesis Neosoliensis) is a Roman Catholic diocese in central Slovakia. Its seat is in Banská Bystrica. On Tuesday 20 November 2012, according to biographical information in ...
1990 to 2011
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Matej Bel, writer, historian
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Paľo Bielik, film director, actor
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Ján Botto, poet
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Andrej Braxatoris-Sládkovič, poet
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Peter Budaj, ice hockey player
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Ján Cikker, classical composer
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Viliam Figuš-Bystrý, classical composer
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Ján Golian, general
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Marek Hamšík, football player
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Michal Handzuš
Michal Handzuš (; born 11 March 1977) is a Slovak former professional ice hockey centre. Handzuš played for hometown club, HC ’05 Banská Bystrica of the Slovak Extraliga before joining the National Hockey League (NHL) in 1998. Handzuš pl ...
, ice hockey player
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Judith Hellwig, opera singer
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László Hudec, architect
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Adam František Kollár
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Anastasiya Kuzmina, biathlete, olympic gold medalist
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Ivan Majeský
Ivan Majeský (born 2 September 1976) is a Slovakia, Slovak former ice hockey defenceman.
Playing career
Majeský was drafted by the Florida Panthers 267th overall in the 2001 NHL Entry Draft and played a full season with the Panthers scoring ...
, ice hockey player
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Jozef Murgaš, inventor
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Barbara Nedeljáková
Barbara Nedeljáková (born May 16, 1979) is a Slovak actress
An actor or actress is a person who portrays a character in a performance. The actor performs "in the flesh" in the traditional medium of the theatre or in modern media such as ...
, actress
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Vladimír Országh, ice hockey player
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Jana Plauchová
Jana Plauchová (born 8 September 1987) is a Slovak astrobiologist and sci-fi writer. She published four novels.
Biography
Jana Plauchová was born on 8 September 1987 in Banská Bystrica, where she was educated at the local grammar school. ...
, writer
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Hana Ponická, writer, anti-communist dissident
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Haviva Reik, Jewish soldier
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Radovan Sloboda (born 1966), Slovak politician
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Tomáš Surový
Tomáš Surový (born September 24, 1981) is a Slovak professional ice hockey left winger currently playing for Slovan Bratislava of the Kontinental Hockey League (KHL).
Playing career
As a youth, Surový played in the 1995 Quebec Internati ...
, ice hockey player
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Peter Tomka, diplomat and judge
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Ladislav Záborský, painter
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Richard Zedník, ice hockey player
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