This is an alphabetically sorted list of personalities from Bratislava in

Slovakia Slovakia (; sk, Slovensko ), officially the Slovak Republic ( sk, Slovenská republika, links=no ), is a landlocked country in Central Europe. It is bordered by Poland to the north, Ukraine to the east, Hungary to the south, Austria to the s ...

. Due to the city's former multi-cultural character, in addition to Slovaks it includes people of

German German(s) may refer to: * Germany (of or related to) ** Germania (historical use) * Germans, citizens of Germany, people of German ancestry, or native speakers of the German language ** For citizens of Germany, see also German nationality law **Ge ...

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, Hungarian and other nationalities.

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* Michaela Abrhámová (born 1993), Slovak volleyball player * Ladislav Almási (born 1999), Slovak football player. *

Alena Antalová Alena is a feminine given name from the origins Russia and Czechia. People Alena is a variant of Helen. People with this name include: * Saint Alena (died 640), born in Dilbeek, Belgium, and martyred c. 640 * Alena Douhan, Belarusian diplo ...

(born 1972), Slovak actress * Dimitrij Andrusov (1897–1976), Slovak geologist of Russian origin, member of the

Slovak Academy of Sciences The Slovak Academy of Sciences ( sk, Slovenská akadémia vied, or SAV) is the main scientific and research institution in Slovakia fostering basic and strategic basic research. It was founded in 1942, closed after World War II, and then reestab ...

. * Stanislav Angelovič (born 1982), Slovak football player. * Samuel Antálek (born 1997), Slovak football player. * György Apponyi (1808–1899), Hungarian conservative politician. * Peter Aristone (born 1980), Slovak singer-songwriter, multi-instrumentalist and producer. * Ján Arpáš (1917–1976), Slovak football player. *

Christian Attersee Christian Ludwig Attersee (born Christian Ludwig on 28 August 1940 in Bratislava) is an Austrian artist. Biography After he had spent his youth in Upper Austria (also at the Attersee, the origin of his artist's name), Attersee began his studies ...

(born 1940), Austrian painter. * Radoslav Augustín (born 1987), Slovak football player. *

Lajos Aulich Lajos Aulich (25 August 1793 – 6 October 1849) was the third Minister of War of Hungary. A professional soldier and lieutenant colonel in the Austrian Army, he fought against Habsburg oppression. At them time of the War of Hungarian Indep ...

(1793–1849), Hungarian general and third Defence minister of Hungary.

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* Andrej Babiš (born 1954), Czech politician and businessman. * Tomáš Bagi (born 1991), Slovak football player. * Fritz Balogh (1920–1951), German football player. * Jozef Banáš (born 1948), Slovak novelist, journalist, diplomat and politician. * Alojz Baránik (born 1954), Slovak lawyer and politician. * Gyula Bárdos (born 1958), Hungarian politician. * Judit Bárdos (born 1988), Slovak actress. *

Kázmér Batthyány Count Kázmér Antal Ferenc Batthyány de Németújvár (3 June 1807 – 13 July 1854) was a Hungarian politician, who served as Minister of Foreign Affairs during the Hungarian Revolution of 1848. At the beginning he was a conservative aristoc ...

(1807–1854), Hungarian politician, minister. *

Lajos Batthyány Count Lajos Batthyány de Németújvár (; hu, gróf németújvári Batthyány Lajos; 10 February 1807 – 6 October 1849) was the first Prime Minister of Hungary. He was born in Pozsony (modern-day Bratislava) on 10 February 1807, and was e ...

(1807–1849), Hungarian magnate, first prime minister of Hungary. * Ľubomír Belák (born 1951), Slovak musician, vocalist, music composer and TV producer. * Gabriela Beňačková (born 1947), Slovak lyric soprano. * Monika Beňová (born 1968), Slovak politician. *

Klaudia Boczová Klaudia Boczová (born 22 December 1990) is a former Slovak tennis player. In her career, she won four singles titles and five doubles titles on the ITF Circuit. In May 2009, she reached her best singles ranking of world No. 261. On 18 May 2009 ...

(born 1990), Slovak tennis player. *

Shlomo Breznitz Shlomo Breznitz ( he, שלמה ברזניץ, born 3 August 1936) is an Israeli author, psychologist, former professor of psychology, former rector and president of the University of Haifa, and previous member of the Knesset. He is the founder and ...

(born 1936), Israeli author, psychologist, and president of the

University of Haifa The University of Haifa ( he, אוניברסיטת חיפה Arabic: جامعة حيفا) is a university located on Mount Carmel in Haifa, Israel. Founded in 1963, the University of Haifa received full academic accreditation in 1972, becoming ...

. *

Peter Brezovan Peter Brezovan (born 9 December 1979) is a Slovak former footballer who played as a goalkeeper. Career Early career Brezovan began his career in his native Slovakia with PS Bratislava followed by moves to Vinohrady Bratislava, SKP Devín, Slova ...

(born 1979), Slovak football player. * Petra Brocková (born 1976), Slovak actress and stand-up comedian. * Dagmar Bruckmayerová (born 1969), Slovak actress. *

Katarína Brychtová Katarína Brychtová née Šebestová (born 22 May 1967) is a Slovak actress and television presenter. Filmography * 1990: Sila lásky (TV film) * 1994: Vášnivé známosti * 2009: ko som prežil Dobrý synček * 2009: Panelák () is a ...

(born 1967), Slovak actress and television presenter. *

Celeste Buckingham Celeste Rizvana Buckingham (born 3 May 1995) is a Slovak singer and songwriter. Buckingham began her career in 2011, after finishing as a finalist on the second season of ''Česko Slovenská SuperStar'', the joint Czech-Slovak version of ''Idol' ...

(born 1995), Slovak singer and songwriter. *

Béla Bugár Béla Bugár (born 7 July 1958) is a Slovak politician of Hungarian ethnicity. He was a member of the Slovak parliament from 1992 to 2020, briefly serving as its acting Speaker in 2006. He was the former leader of the political party Most–H ...

(born 1958), Slovak politician. * Martin Bútora (born 1944), Slovak sociologist, writer, university professor and diplomat.

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* Štefan Čambal (1908–1990), Slovak football player. * Ján Čapkovič (born 1948), Slovak football player. *

Jozef Čapkovič Jozef Čapkovič (born 11 January 1948 in Bratislava, Czechoslovakia) is a former Slovak football player. He played for Czechoslovakia, for which he played 16 matches. He was a participant at the 1976 UEFA European Championship, where Czechos ...

(born 1948), Slovak football player. * Dušan Čaplovič (born 1946), Slovak politician. *

Zuzana Čaputová Zuzana Čaputová, (; Strapáková; born 21 June 1973) is a Slovak politician, lawyer and environmental activist. She is the fifth president of Slovakia, a position she has held since 15 June 2019. Čaputová is the first woman to hold the presi ...

(born 1973), Slovak politician, lawyer and environmental activist. * Ivan Čarnogurský (1933–2022), Slovak businessman and politician. *

Ján Čarnogurský Ján Čarnogurský (born 1 January 1944) is a Slovak former politician, who served as the prime minister of Slovakia (1991–1992) and the former chairman of the Christian Democratic Movement (1990–2000). Today he is chairman of Slovak-Russian ...

(born 1944), Slovak politician. * Soňa Čechová (1930–2007), Slovak translator. * Roman Čerepkai (born 2002), Slovak football player. * Pavol Červenák (born 1987), Slovak tennis player. * Peter Chrappan (born 1984), Slovak football player. *

Dominika Cibulková Dominika Cibulková (; born 6 May 1989) is a Slovak former professional tennis player. She is the 2016 WTA Finals champion, becoming the fourth player (after Serena Williams in 2001, Maria Sharapova in 2004 and Petra Kvitová in 2011) to win ...

(born 1989). Slovak tennis player. * Ivan Čičmanec (born 1942), Slovak writer. * Jana Bittó Cigániková (born 1983), Slovak politician. * Erik Čikoš (born 1988), Slovak football player. * Jakub Čunta (born 1996), Slovak football player. * Juraj Czinege (born 1977), Slovak football player.

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Herta Däubler-Gmelin Herta Däubler-Gmelin (; born 12 August 1943) is a German lawyer, academic and politician of the Social Democratic Party. She served as Federal Minister of Justice from 1998 to 2002, and as a Member of the Bundestag from 1972 to 2009. She curre ...

(born 1943), German politician. * Anna Daučíková (born 1950), Slovak visual artist and activist. * Árpád Degen (1866–1934), Hungarian biologist, member of the Hungarian Academy of Sciences. * Marián Dirnbach (born 1979), Slovak football player. * Martin Dobrotka (born 1985), Slovak football player. *

Ernst von Dohnányi Ernst von Dohnányi (Hungarian: ''Dohnányi Ernő'', ; 27 July 1877 – 9 February 1960) was a Hungarian composer, pianist and conductor. He used a German form of his name on most published compositions. Biography Dohnányi was born in Pozsony ...

(1877–1960), Hungarian pianist and composer. * Marek Dolezaj (born 1998), Slovak professional basketball player. * Andrej Doležal (born 1981), Slovak politician. * Erzsébet Dolník (1940–2021), Slovak politician. * Emília Došeková (1937-2021), Slovak actress * Ondrej Dostál (born 1971), Slovak politician and former journalist. * Juraj Draxler (born 1975), Slovak political scientist and politician. * Tomáš Drucker (born 1978), Slovak politician. * Ľudovít Dubovský (1918–1998), Slovak football player. * Peter Dubovský (footballer) (1972–2000), Slovak football player. *

Jana Dukátová Jana Dukátová (born 13 June 1983) is a Slovak retired slalom canoeist who competed at the international level from 1999 to 2021. She won nine medals at the ICF Canoe Slalom World Championships with three golds (C1: 2010; K1: 2006; K1 team: ...

(born 1983), Slovak slalom canoeist. * Árpád Duka-Zólyomi (1941–2013), Hungarian nuclear physicist, university teacher and politician from Slovakia. * Bucura Dumbravă (1868–1926), Romanian writer and esotericist. * Filip Ďuriš (born 1995), Slovak football player. * Jozef Džubara (born 1965), Slovak football player.

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* Stephan Ladislaus Endlicher (1804–1849), Austrian botanist. * Árpád Érsek (born 1958), Slovak politician. *

Yvette Estermann Yvette Estermann (born February 26, 1967) is a Slovakia, Slowakian-born Switzerland, Swiss politician and member of the Swiss National Council, National Council from the Canton of Lucerne. Biography Estermann was born in Bratislava, Czechoslova ...

(born 1967), Swiss politician. *

Elizabeth of Hungary Elizabeth of Hungary (german: Heilige Elisabeth von Thüringen, hu, Árpád-házi Szent Erzsébet, sk, Svätá Alžbeta Uhorská; 7 July 1207 – 17 November 1231), also known as Saint Elizabeth of Thuringia, or Saint Elisabeth of Thuringia, ...

(1207-1231), Catholic Saint.

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* Ferdinand Faczinek (1911–1991), Slovak football player. *

János Fadrusz János Fadrusz (2 September 1858, Pressburg – 26 October 1903, Budapest) was a Hungarian sculptor in the Neoclassical style. He was especially noted for his works on historical subjects. Biography He was the son of a poor cheesemaker, who ...

(1858–1903), Hungarian sculptor. * Kristína Farkašová (born 1982), Slovak actress, singer, dramaturge, presenter, comedian, editor, blogger and naïve art painter. * Dana Fecková (born 1987), Slovak football player. * Martin Fehérváry (born 1999), Slovak ice hockey player. * Zuzana Fialová (born 1974), Slovak actress. * Peter Fieber (born 1964), Slovak football player. * Peter Fieber (footballer, born 1989) (born 1989), Slovak football player. * Gisi Fleischmann (1894–1944), leader of the Bratislava Working Group. * Branislav Fodrek (born 1981), Slovak football player. * Flora Frangepán (fl. 1743), Hungarian writer. * Fedor Frešo (1947–2018), Slovak rock and jazz bassist and singer. *

Ľubomír Ftáčnik Ľubomír Ftáčnik (born October 30, 1957 in Bratislava) is a Slovak chess grandmaster and a former European Junior Champion. Chess career He became European Junior Champion in 1976/77 and was awarded the International Master title shortly ...

(born 1957), Slovak chess master. * Ferdinand Udvardy (1895-1945),

World War I World War I (28 July 1914 11 November 1918), often abbreviated as WWI, was one of the deadliest global conflicts in history. Belligerents included much of Europe, the Russian Empire, the United States, and the Ottoman Empire, with fightin ...

flying ace A flying ace, fighter ace or air ace is a military aviator credited with shooting down five or more enemy aircraft during aerial combat. The exact number of aerial victories required to officially qualify as an ace is varied, but is usually co ...

of the Austro-Hungarian Empire.

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* Csaba Gabris (born 1988), Slovak football player. * Lukáš Gašparovič (born 1993), Slovak football player. * Lenka Gazdíková (born 1986), Slovak football player. *

Martin Glváč Martin Glváč () born 20 November 1967) is a Slovak politician for the Direction - Social Democracy ( sk, Smer-SD). He was Minister of Defence in Fico's Second Cabinet from 2012 to 2016. and a Deputy Speaker of the National Council between 2016 ...

(born 1967), Slovak politician. *

Vladimír Godár Vladimír Godár (born 16 March 1956, in Bratislava) is a Slovak classical and film score composer. He is also known for his collaboration with the Czech violinist, singer, and composer Iva Bittová. As an academic, he is a writer, editor, and ...

(born 1956), Slovak classical and film score composer. *

Jozef Golonka Jozef Golonka (born 6 January 1938) is a Czechoslovak former ice hockey player who played in the Czechoslovak Extraliga and was a member of the Czechoslovakia national ice hockey team. He won a bronze medal in the 1964 Winter Olympic ...

(born 1938), Slovak ice hockey player and coach. * József Grassy (1894–1946), Hungarian military officer. * Patrik Gregora (born 1993), Slovak football player. * Dominik Greif (born 1997), Slovak football player. * Gábor Grendel (born 1980), Slovak journalist and politician. *

Edita Gruberová Edita Gruberová (; 23 December 1946 – 18 October 2021) was a Slovak coloratura soprano. She made her stage debut in Bratislava in 1968 as Rosina in Rossini's ''Il barbiere di Siviglia'', and successfully auditioned at the Vienna State Opera ...

(1946–2021), Slovak soprano. *

Berthold Grünfeld Berthold Grünfeld (22 January 1932 – 20 August 2007) was a Norwegian psychiatrist, sexologist, and professor of social medicine at the University of Oslo. He was also a recognized expert in forensic psychiatry, often employed by Norwegian ...

(1932–2007), Norwegian psychiatrist and professor.

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Zuzana Haasová Zuzana Haasová (born 20 March 1981) is a Slovak actress and singer. She studied at the . Haasová played Soňa Jančová in the Slovak soap ''Panelák'' between 2008 and 2015. She performs music as part of the Susie Haas Band. Haasová has type ...

(born 1981), actress and singer. * Michal Habai (born 1985), Slovak football player. *

Magdaléna Hajóssyová Magdaléna Hajóssyová (born 25 July 1946, in Bratislava) is a classical Slovak soprano who has had an active international career singing in operas, concerts, and recitals since the late 1960s. She has been particularly active at the Prague S ...

(born 1946), Slovak soprano. *

Jaroslav Halák Jaroslav Halák (; born 13 May 1985) is a Slovak professional ice hockey goaltender for the New York Rangers of the National Hockey League (NHL). Halák was selected with the 271st overall pick by the Montreal Canadiens in the ninth and final ro ...

(born 1985), Slovak ice hockey player. *

Pavol Hammel Pavol Hammel (born 7 December 1948, in Bratislava) is a Slovak musician, singer and producer. Pavol Hammel was born to a family of musicians. His father played violin in the Slovak National Theatre, and influenced Pavol to become a promising vi ...

(born 1948), Slovak musician, singer and producer. * Jack Martin Händler (1947–2023), Slovak conductor and violinist. * Andrej Hanták (born 1985), Slovak football player. * Lukáš Haraslín (born 1996), Slovak football player. * František Havránek (1923–2011), Czech football player. * Erzsébet Házy (1929–1982), Hungarian opera singer. * Antonie Hegerlíková (1923–2012), Czech actress, whose career in film, television and theater endured for more than seventy years. * Karin Haydu (1977), Slovak actress * Hana Hegerová (1931–2021), Slovak singer and actress. * Andrej Hesek (born 1981), Slovak football player. * Monika Hilmerová (born 1974), Slovak actress. * Arnošt Hložek (1929–2013), Slovak football player. * Andrej Hodek (born 1981), Slovak football player. *

Ludwig von Höhnel Ludwig Ritter von Höhnel (6 August 1857, Preßburg – 23 March 1942, Vienna) was an Austrian naval officer and explorer. He was trained at the naval academy in Fiume, then part of the Austrian empire. His brother was the naturalist Franz Xaver ...

(1857–1942), Austrian explorer. * Martin Hojsík (born 1977), Slovak activist, an environmental expert and a politician. *

Michaela Hončová Michaela Hončová (; born 22 December 1992) is an inactive Slovak tennis player. Hončová has won five singles titles and nine doubles titles on the ITF Women's Circuit The ITF Women's World Tennis Tour, previously known as the ITF Women's C ...

(born 1992), Slovak tennis player. * Olga Horak (born 1926), Australian survivor of the Holocaust; author. * Katarína Horáková (born 1934), university biology professor. * Simona Houda-Šaturová, Slovak classical soprano. * Lukas Hradecky (born 1989), Finnish football player. * Michal Hrazdílek (born 1995), Slovak football player. *

Dominik Hrbatý Dominik Hrbatý (; born 4 January 1978) is a Slovakian former professional tennis player. Hrbatý reached the semifinals of the 1999 French Open, and achieved a career-high singles ranking of world No. 12 in October 2005. Hrbatý is one of onl ...

(born 1978), Slovak tennis player. *

Ivan Hrdlička Ivan Hrdlička (born 20 November 1943) is a former Slovak football player. He played for Czechoslovakia, playing 17 matches and scoring two goals. He was a participant at the 1970 FIFA World Cup. He played mostly for Slovan Bratislava and al ...

(born 1943), Slovak football player. *

Libor Hrdlička Libor Hrdlička (born 2 January 1986) is a Slovak professional footballer who plays as a goalkeeper for Austrian team UFC Pamhagen. Career He notably for the played for Corgoň Liga club Ružomberok, Ukrainian Premier League club Metalurh Zapo ...

(born 1986), Slovak football player. * Martin Hromkovič (born 1982), Slovak football player. * Ivan Hrušovský (1927–2001), Slovak composer and educator. *

Jana Hubinská Jana Hubinská (born 7 June 1964) is a Slovak film and stage actress. She won a Czech Lion for Best Supporting Actress at the 2002 Czech Lion Awards, for her role in the film '' Girlie''. She has performed in theatres such as Divadlo West in Bra ...

(born 1964), Slovak film and stage actress. * Dávid Hudák (born 1993), Slovak football player. * Ladislav Hudec (born 1957), Slovak football player. * Johann Nepomuk Hummel (1778–1837), Austrian composer and pianist. *

Gustáv Husák Gustáv Husák (, , ; 10 January 1913 – 18 November 1991) was a Czechoslovak communist politician of Slovak origin, who served as the long-time First Secretary of the Communist Party of Czechoslovakia from 1969 to 1987 and the president o ...

(1913–1991), Slovak politician. * Janette Husárová (born 1974), Slovak tennis player. *

Max Hussarek von Heinlein Maximilian Hussarek von Heinlein (3 May 1865 – 6 March 1935), ennobled to the rank of Baron (''Freiherr'') in 1917, was an Austrian statesman who served as the penultimate Minister-President of Cisleithania in the last stage of World War I ...

(1865–1935), Austrian statesman. *

Michal Hvorecký Michal Hvorecky (born 29 December 1976) is a Slovak author. He is the author of two collections of short stories: '' Strong sense of Cleanliness'' (1998) and '' Hunters & Gatherers'' (2001). His novel '' The Final Hit'' appeared in 2003, ''Plush ...

(born 1976), Slovak author.

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* Alexander Ilečko (1937-2023), Sculptor * Dávid Ivan (born 1995), Slovak football player.

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Miroslava Jánošíková Miroslava Jánošíková (born 28 April 1969) is a former Czechoslovak Olympic judoka. She was born in Bratislava, Slovakia. Judo career Her sports club was Rapid, Sokol Bratislava. Jánošíková won the Czechoslovakia Judo Championship in t ...

(born 1969), Czech Olympic judoka. * Miloš Janoušek (1952–2023), Slovak folk singer and music publicist. * Dušan Jarjabek (born 1953), Slovak singer and politician. * Tomáš Janovic (1937-2023), Slovak writer * János Jeszenák (1800–1849), Hungarian politician, noble, Inspector of the Lutheran Diocese of Cisdanubia. * Archduke Joseph Karl of Austria (1833–1905), Austrian archduke. *

Lenka Juríková Lenka Juríková (; born 11 August 1990) is a Slovak tennis player. Juríková has won eleven singles titles and five doubles titles on the ITF Women's Circuit The ITF Women's World Tennis Tour, previously known as the ITF Women's Circuit, is ...

(born 1990), Slovak tennis player. * Martin Jurkemik (born 1989), Slovak football player. *

Eugen Jurzyca Eugen Jurzyca (born 8 February 1958) is a Slovak economist and a politician who has been a Member of the European Parliament (MEP) for Slovakia and has served as a Member of the Bureau of the European Conservatives and Reformists Group since ...

(born 1958), Slovak economist and politician.

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* Damián Kachút (born 2004), Slovak football player. * Juraj Kakaš (born 1971), Slovak football player. * Robert Kaliňák (born 1971), Slovak politician. *

Andrej Karpathy Andrej Karpathy (born 23 October 1986) is a Slovakian-Canadian computer scientist who served as the director of artificial intelligence and Autopilot Vision at Tesla. He specializes in deep learning and computer vision. Andrej Karpathy was bor ...

(born 1986), Slovak-Canadian computer scientist * Dušan Keketi (born 1951), Slovak football player. * Wolfgang von Kempelen (1734–1804), Hungarian inventor. *

Vladimír Kinder Vladimír Kinder (born 9 March 1969) is a retired Slovak professional footballer who last played as a left-back for FC Petržalka akadémia. Kinder played for Middlesbrough in England between 1997 and 1999. He helped them reach three domest ...

(born 1969), Slovak football player. * József Kiss de Elemér et Ittebe (1896-1918)

of the Austro-Hungarian Empire. * Jana Kiššová (born 1974), Slovak manager and former politician. *

Livia Klausová Livia Klausová née Mištinová (born 10 November 1943) is a Slovak-born Czech economist who was the First Lady of the Czech Republic from 2003 to 2013 as wife of the President Václav Klaus. From 2013 to 2018 she served as the Czech Republic's ...

(born 1943), Slovak-born Czech economist. *

Ivo Klec Ivo Klec (born 28 November 1980) is a Slovak former tennis player. He played mainly on the ATP Challenger Tour. On the Futures circuit, he has claimed 27 titles, 14 singles and 13 doubles. In addition, he has also won two Challenger doubles titl ...

(born 1980), Slovak tennis player. *

Martin Kližan Martin Kližan (; born 11 July 1989) is a Slovak former professional tennis player. The winner of the 2006 French Open boys' singles title, Kližan turned pro in 2007 and had a career-high singles ranking of world No. 24, achieved on 27 April 2 ...

(born 1989), Slovak tennis player. * Monika Kochanová (born 1989), Slovak tennis player. * Gejza Kocsis (1910–1958), Czechoslovak-Hungarian football player. *

Kristián Kolčák Kristián Kolčák (born 30 January 1990) is a Slovak football defender who currently plays for SV Stripfing. Career Club On 18 July 2007, Kolčák made his Corgoň Liga debut in the 4–1 home win against Dubnica at the age of 17. On 15 J ...

(born 1990), Slovak football player. *

Ignác Kolisch Baron Ignatz von Kolisch (6 April 1837 – 30 April 1889), also Baron Ignaz von Kolisch (German) or báró Kolisch Ignác ( Hungarian), was a merchant, journalist and chess master with Jewish roots. Kolisch was born into a Jewish family in Pres ...

(1837–1889), Hungarian banker and chess master. *

Boris Kollár Boris Kollár (born 14 August 1965), BJK, is a Slovak businessman and politician serving as the Speaker of the National Council of the Slovak Republic. Political career In 2015, he started the political party We Are Family ( sk, Sme Rodina). ...

(born 1965), Slovak businessman and politician. * Dávid Kondrlík (born 1997), Slovak football player. *

Mária Korenčiová Mária Korenčiová (born 27 April 1989) is a Slovak professional footballer who plays as a goalkeeper for Italian Serie A club Como and the Slovakia women's national team. Club career Korenčiová started her career in 2005 Slovan Bratislav ...

(born 1989), Slovak football player. * Tomáš Košický (born 1986), Slovak goalkeeper. * Juraj Kotula (born 1995), Slovak football player. * Alan Kováč (born 1993), Slovak football player. * Emília Kováčová (1931–2020), Slovak economist and professor of employment and social development at the University of Economics in Bratislava. * Martin Kovaľ (born 1999), Slovak football player. *

Jozef Kovalík Jozef Kovalík (; born 4 November 1992) is a Slovak tennis player playing mostly on the ATP Challenger Tour. Career 2010-2014 Kovalík together with Filip Horanský won bronze medal in doubles at 2010 Summer Youth Olympics. He won his firs ...

(born 1992), Slovak tennis player. *

Sergej Kozlík Sergej Kozlík (born 27 July 1950 in Bratislava) is a Slovak politician, who had served as the Minister of Finance of Slovakia, Member of the European Parliament and MP of the Slovak parliament. He sat on its Committee on Budgets, and is a ...

(born 1950), Slovak politician. * Samuel Kozlovský (born 1999), Slovak football player. * Denisa Krajčovičová (born 1968), Slovak tennis player. * Roman Kratochvíl (born 1974), Slovak football player. * Karl Kreibich (1867–1949), German politician in the

First Czechoslovak Republic The First Czechoslovak Republic ( cs, První československá republika, sk, Prvá česko-slovenská republika), often colloquially referred to as the First Republic ( cs, První republika, Slovak: ''Prvá republika''), was the first Czechoslo ...

. * Marek Krejčí (1980–2007), Slovak football player. * Ondrej Krištofík (born 1966), Slovak football player. *

Petra Krištúfková Petra Krištúfková (born 8 April 1977 in Bratislava) is a Slovak politician, serving as a member of the National Council in the We are family party caucus since 2016. Life Krištúfková attended a Commerce Academy in Bratislava but did ...

(born 1977), Slovak politician. * Eva Krížiková (1934–2020), Slovak film and stage actress. *

Adriana Krnáčová Adriana Krnáčová (born 26 September 1960) is a Czech businesswoman and a politician. She was the mayor of Prague from November 2014 until November 2018, becoming the first woman to serve in this position. Prior to becoming Mayor of Prague, Kr ...

(born 1965), Czech businesswoman and politician. *

Ján Krošlák Ján Krošlák (born 17 October 1974) is a former tennis player from Slovakia, who turned professional in 1993. He represented his native country at the 1996 Summer Olympics in Atlanta, United States, where he was defeated in the first round by ...

(born 1974), Slovak tennis player. *

Ján Kubiš Ján Kubiš (born 12 November 1952) is a Slovak diplomat and former Minister of Foreign Affairs. He was appointed as United Nations Special Coordinator for Lebanon in 2019 by the United Nations Secretary-General António Guterres, and as head ...

(born 1952), Slovak politician. *

Karol Kučera Karol Kučera (born 4 March 1974) is a retired ATP professional male tennis player from Slovakia. He achieved a career-high singles ranking of World No. 6 in September 1998, reaching the semi-finals of the Australian Open the same year. In 2 ...

(born 1974), Slovak tennis player. *

Kristína Kučová Kristína Kučová (; born 23 May 1990) is a Slovak tennis player. On 12 September 2016, she reached her best singles ranking of world No. 71. On 5 October 2009, she peaked at No. 168 in the WTA doubles rankings. She has won one singles title on ...

(born 1990), Slovak tennis player. *

Zuzana Kučová Zuzana Kučová (; born 26 June 1982) is a former Slovak tennis player. She won eight singles titles and four doubles titles on the ITF Women's Circuit. On 7 June 2010, she reached her best singles ranking of world No. 101. In December 2009, she ...

(born 1982), Slovak tennis player. * Jana Kulan (born 1987), Slovak-born Azerbaijani volleyball player. * Tatiana Kulíšková (born 1961), Slovak actress and television presenter. * Jozef Kundlák (born 1956), Slovak tenor. * Ľubomíra Kurhajcová (born 1983), Slovak tennis player. * Johann Sigismund Kusser (1660–1727), composer born in the

Kingdom of Hungary The Kingdom of Hungary was a monarchy in Central Europe that existed for nearly a millennium, from the Middle Ages into the 20th century. The Principality of Hungary emerged as a Christian kingdom upon the coronation of the first king Stephen ...

who was active in Germany, France, and Ireland. * Miroslav Kusý (1931–2019), Slovak political scientist and politician.

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Rudolf Laban Rudolf von Laban, also known as Rudolf Laban (German; also ''Rudolph von Laban'', hu, Lábán Rezső János Attila, Lábán Rudolf; 15 December 1879 – 1 July 1958), was an Austro-Hungarian, German and British dance artist, choreographer and ...

(1879–1958), Hungarian dance artist and theorist. *

Matúš Lacko Matúš Lacko (born 12 April 1987) is a Slovak professional footballer who plays as a midfielder for Czech National Football League club FC Vysočina Jihlava FC Vysočina Jihlava is a football club from Jihlava, Czech Republic, which currently ...

(born 1987), Slovak football player. * Adam Laczkó (born 1997), Slovak football player. * František Lády (born 1997), Slovak football player. * Yehoshua Lakner (1924–2003), Israeli composer. * Richard Lásik (born 1992), Slovak football player. * Samuel Lavrinčík (born 2001), Slovak football player. *

Ján Lehotský Ján, also credited as Janko Lehotský (born 16 April 1947) is a Slovak composer and former leader of the Modus band. Lehotský began his performing career when he was four years old, when he performed in a marionette theater. He was a freela ...

(born 1947), Slovak composer. *

Philipp Lenard Philipp Eduard Anton von Lenard (; hu, Lénárd Fülöp Eduárd Antal; 7 June 1862 – 20 May 1947) was a Hungarian-born German physicist and the winner of the Nobel Prize for Physics in 1905 for his work on cathode rays and the discovery of ...

(1862–1947), Hungarian physicist, winner of the

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in 1905, member of the Hungarian Academy of Sciences. * Theodor von Lerch (1869–1945), Major General in the

Austro-Hungarian Army The Austro-Hungarian Army (, literally "Ground Forces of the Austro-Hungarians"; , literally "Imperial and Royal Army") was the ground force of the Austro-Hungarian Dual Monarchy from 1867 to 1918. It was composed of three parts: the joint arm ...

, and a pioneer alpine ski instructor in Japan. *

Ľuba Lesná Ľuba Lesná (born 21 March 1954) is a contemporary Slovak investigative journalist, filmmaker, novelist, and playwright. While her earlier work focused on plays, since Czechoslovakia's Velvet Revolution she has worked primarily as a journalist, w ...

(born 1954), contemporary Slovak investigative journalist, filmmaker, novelist, and playwright. * Andrea Letanovská (born 1969), Slovak physician and politician. * Lukáš Letenay (born 2001), Slovak football player. * Ivan Lexa (born 1961), Slovak

Secret Service A secret service is a government agency, intelligence agency, or the activities of a government agency, concerned with the gathering of intelligence data. The tasks and powers of a secret service can vary greatly from one country to another. For ...

from 1995 to 1998. * Miriam Lexmann (born 1972), Slovak politician. * Imi Lichtenfeld (1910–1998), Israeli martial artist; founded the

Krav Maga Krav Maga ( ; , ; ) is an Israeli martial art. Developed for the Israel Defense Forces (IDF), it is derived from a combination of techniques used in aikido, judo, karate, boxing, and wrestling. It is known for its focus on real-world situation ...

self-defense system. *

Zuzana Licko Zuzana Licko (born Zuzana Ličko, 1961) is a Slovak-born American type designer and visual artist known for co-founding Emigre Fonts, a digital type foundry in Berkeley, CA. She has designed and produced numerous digital typefaces including the ...

(born 1960), American typeface designer. * Ivan Lietava (born 1983), Slovak football player. *

Daniel Lipšic Daniel Lipšic (born 8 July 1973) is a Slovak politician and Jurist. He is a former Deputy Prime Minister, Minister of Justice and former Minister of Interior. Until 28 May 2012 he was a member of the Christian Democratic Movement (KDH), in whic ...

(born 1973), Slovak politician and jurist. * Johanna Loisinger (1865–1951), Austrian opera singer. * Viliam Loviska (born 1964), Slovak sculptor, painter, designer, educator and organiser of the cultural life. * Štefan Luby (born 1941), Slovak physicist. * Martina Lubyová (1967-2023), Slovak economist and politician. * Malte Ludin (born 1942), German filmmaker. * Roman Luknár (born 1965), Slovak actor.

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* Peter Machajdík (born 1961), Slovak composer, sound and visual artist. * Alois Machatschek (1928–2014), Austrian architect, architectural historian, university professor and architectural preservationist. * Marek Maďarič (born 1966), Slovak politician. * Kamila Magálová (born 1950), Slovak film and stage actress, singer, and entrepreneur. * Štefan Maixner (born 1968), SSlovak football player. * Tomáš Majtán (born 1991), Slovak football player. *

Róbert Mak Róbert Mak (; born 8 March 1991) is a Slovak professional footballer who plays as a winger for Sydney FC and the Slovakia national team. Club career Early career Mak, a native of Bratislava, began playing football at the youth squad of t ...

(born 1991), Slovak football player. *

Iveta Malachovská Iveta Malachovská (; born 11 May 1965) is a Slovak television presenter and actress. She has presented television programmes on stations including Czechoslovak Television, Slovenská televízia (STV) and Markíza. Malachovská has hosted the Sl ...

(born 1965), Slovak television presenter and actress. *

Herbert Thomas Mandl Herbert Thomas Mandl (August 18, 1926 - February 22, 2007) was a Czechoslovakia, Czechoslovak-Germans, German-Jewish author, concert violinist, professor of music, philosopher, inventor and lecturer. He authored novels, stories and dramas that are ...

(1926–2007), Czechoslovak-German-Jewish author, concert violinist, philosopher and inventor. * Carlos Mardel (1695–1763), Hungarian-Portuguese military officer, engineer, and architect. * Karol Marko (born 1966), Slovak football player. * Ján Markoš (born 1985), Slovak author and chess player. * Martin Maroši (born 1988), Slovak football player. * Andrej Martin (born 1989), Slovak tennis player. * Daniel Filip Mašulovič (born 1998), Slovak football player. * Róbert Matejka (born 1996), Slovak football player. * Štefan Matlák (1934–2003), Slovak football player. * Ivan Matušík (1930–2022), Slovak architect. * Zuzana Mauréry (born 1968), Slovak actress working in film, television, and on stage, as well as a musical singer. *

Johann Kaspar Mertz Joseph Kaspar Mertz (in hu, Mertz János Gáspár) (17 August 1806 – 14 October 1856) was an Austro-Hungarian guitarist and composer. Biography Caspar Joseph Mertz (baptised Casparus Josephus Mertz) was born in Pressburg, now Bratislava (S ...

(1806–1856), Austrian composer. * Ľubomír Meszároš (born 1979), Slovak football player. * Kristína Michalaková (born 1985), Slovak tennis player. * Marián Miezga (born 1974), Slovak actor. * Jozef Mihál (born 1965), Slovak politician and tax consultant. * Kristián Mihálek (born 2000), Slovak football player. * Viktor Miklós (born 1993), Slovak football player. * Pavel Mikšík (born 1943), Slovak architect and designer. *

Roman Mikulec Roman Mikulec is a Slovak politician and former soldier, serving as the current Interior Minister of Slovakia. Education In 1994, Mikulec graduated with a Master's degree at the Military Air Force Academy in Košice (today Faculty of Aeronaut ...

(born 1972), Slovak politician and former soldier, Interior Minister of Slovakia from March 2020. * Martin Mikulič (born 1985), Slovak football player. * Natália Milanová (born 1982), Slovak politician. * Ivan Mistrík (1935–1982), Slovak actor. * Monika Mockovčáková (born 1971), Slovak classical pianist. * Pavol Molnár (1936–2021), Slovak football player. * Diana Mórová (born 1970), Slovak film and stage actress. * Gustáv Mráz (born 1934), Slovak football player. * Peter Mráz (born 1975), Slovak football player. * Peter Mutkovič (born 1945), Slovak football player.

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Ladislav Nagy Ladislav Nagy (; born 1 June 1979) is a Slovak former professional ice hockey player. He played eight seasons as a left winger in the National Hockey League (NHL) with the St. Louis Blues, Phoenix Coyotes, Dallas Stars, and Los Angeles Kings ...

(born 2001), Slovak football player. * Richard Nagy (born 2000), Slovak football player. *

Ondrej Nepela Ondrej Nepela (22 January 1951 – 2 February 1989) was a Slovak figure skater who represented Czechoslovakia. He was the 1972 Olympic champion, a three-time World champion (1971–73), and a five-time European champion (1969–73). Later in ...

(1951–1989), Slovak figure skater. *

Hans Neusidler Hans Neusidler (also Neusiedler, Newsidler) (c.1508 – 2 February 1563), was a German composer and lutenist of the Renaissance. Life Neusidler was born in Pressburg (today Bratislava, Slovakia) and first enters the historical record in 1530, ...

(1508–1563), German composer and lutenist of the

Renaissance The Renaissance ( , ) , from , with the same meanings. is a period in European history The history of Europe is traditionally divided into four time periods: prehistoric Europe (prior to about 800 BC), classical antiquity (800 BC to AD ...

. * Lucia Ďuriš Nicholsonová (born 1976), Slovak politician. * Branislav Niňaj (born 1993), Slovak football player. *

Juraj Nvota Juraj Nvota (born 1 March 1954) is a Slovak actor and film director. Selected filmography Director Actor External links * {{DEFAULTSORT:Nvota, Juraj 1954 births Living people Film people from Bratislava Slovak male film actors Slova ...

(born 1954), Slovak actor and film director.

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* Adam Obert (born 2002), Slovak football player. *

Adam Friedrich Oeser Adam Friedrich Oeser (17 February 1717 in Pressburg – 18 March 1799 in Leipzig) was a German etcher, painter and sculptor. Biography Oeser worked and studied in Pressburg (student of Georg Raphael Donner in sculpture) and Vienna at the ...

(1717–1799), German painter and sculptor. *

Juraj Okoličány Juraj Okoličány (28 March 1943 – 10 September 2008) was a Slovak ice hockey referee and ice hockey administrator. He officiated from 1962 to 1986, including games in the Czechoslovak First Ice Hockey League, IIHF World U20 Championships, an ...

(1943–2008), Czechoslovak ice hockey referee and a Slovak ice hockey administrator. * Lucia Ondrušová (born 1988), Slovak football player. * Vladimir Oravsky (born 1947), Slovak-Swedish author and film director. * Ľuba Orgonášová (born 1961), Slovak operatic soprano. * Peter Osuský (born 1953), Slovak politician.

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* Lukáš Parízek (born 1986), Slovak politician. *

Tatiana Pauhofová Tatiana Pauhofová (born 13 August 1983) is a Slovak actress born in Bratislava. Life and career Tatiana (Tania) Pauhofová studied Acting at Academy of Performing Arts in Bratislava. She was chosen among the 'Shooting Stars' of European Fi ...

(born 1983), Slovak actress. * Lukáš Pauschek (born 1992), Slovak football player. * Pavol Pavlis (born 1961), Slovak politician. * Ivan Pecha (born 1986), Slovak football player. *

Petar Pejačević Count Petar Pejačević of Virovitica ( Croatian: ''grof Petar Pejačević Virovitički'', Hungarian: ''verőczei gróf Péter Pejacsevich''; 20 February 1804 – 15 April 1887) was a Croatian politician, who served as Hungarian Minister witho ...

(1804–1887), Croatian politician. * Andrej Pernecký (born 1991), Slovak football player. * Silvia Petöová (1968–2019), Slovak actress. * Juraj Piroska (born 1987), Slovak football player. * Vladimír Pláteník (born 1976), Slovak tennis player. * Lucia Plaváková (born 1982), Slovak politician *

Ján Počiatek Ján Počiatek (born 16 September 1970) is a Slovak politician. Early life and education Počiatek speaks English fluently and also has an advanced knowledge of German and Russian. Počiatek is a graduate of the University of Economics in B ...

(born 1970), Slovak politician. * Peter Podhradský (born 1979), Slovak ice hockey player. * Julius Podlipny (1898–1991), Slovak and Romanian painter. * Paul Podolay (born 1946), German politician. * Elena Podzámska (born 1972), Slovak actress. * Vladimír Pončák (born 1982), Slovak football player. *

Andrej Porázik Andrej Porázik (27 June 1977 in Bratislava) is a former Slovak footballer who recently played for MFK Dubnica FK Dubnica is a Slovak football club, playing in the city of Dubnica nad Váhom. History FK Dubnica was founded in 1926 and s ...

(born 1977), Slovak football player. * Tomáš Porubský (1914–1973), Slovak football player. * Zuzana Pramuková (born 1981), Slovak footballer player. * Oliver Práznovský (born 1991), Slovak footballer player. *

Radoslav Procházka Radoslav Procházka (born 31 March 1972) is a Slovak lawyer, former politician and former leader of the political party Sieť. He was an unsuccessful candidate in 2014 Slovak presidential election, running as an independent. As the leader of th ...

(born 1972), Slovak lawyer, former politician and former leader of the political party Sieť.

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* Iveta Radičová (born 1956), Slovak politician. * Ľudovít Rado (1914–1992), Slovak football player. * Ida Rapaičová (born 1943), Slovak actress and former politician. *

Jozef Ráž Jozef "Jožo" Ráž (born 24 October 1954) is a Slovak singer–songwriter and bassist from Bratislava known mainly for his work with the group Elán. Career Jožo Ráž founded the pop-rock band Elán in 1968 together with his school classmat ...

(born 1979), politician * Rudolf Rehák (born 1965), Slovak football player. * Stanislava Repar (born 1960), Slovak writer *

Heinrich Reinhardt Enrique Alfredo Kurt (born Heinrich Alfred Kurt) Reinhardt (29 March 1903, Stettin,Zabelsdorf, according tPassengers of the Piriápolis/ref> German Empire – 14 June 1990, Ciudad Jardín Lomas del Palomar, Argentina) was a German– Argentine ...

(1865–1922), Austrian composer. * Bystrík Režucha (1935–2012), Slovak conductor. * Lukas Ridgeston (born 1974), Slovak actor and director. * Marek Rigo (born 1997), Slovak football player. *

Dara Rolins Dara Rolins (born 7 December 1972) is a Slovak recording artist and entrepreneur. Her music career began at the age of nine, after being cast in the television musical ''Zázračný autobus'' (1981). The early role established a formula for he ...

(born 1972), Slovak recording artist and entrepreneur. *

Yossele Rosenblatt Josef "Yossele" Rosenblatt (May 9, 1882 – June 19, 1933) was a Ukrainian-born chazzan (cantor) and composer. He was regarded as the greatest cantor of his time. Biography Rosenblatt was born on May 9, 1882, in Bila Tserkva, Russian Empire. ...

(1882–1933), Ukrainian-born

chazzan A ''hazzan'' (; , lit. Hazan) or ''chazzan'' ( he, חַזָּן , plural ; Yiddish ''khazn''; Ladino ''Hasan'') is a Jewish musician or precentor trained in the vocal arts who helps lead the congregation in songful prayer. In English, thi ...

and composer. * Tatiana Rosová (born 1961), Slovak sociologist and politician. * Milan Rufus (1928–2009), Slovak poet, essayist, children's writer and academic. *

Viktor Rumpelmayer Viktor Rumpelmayer (7 November 1830 – 14 June 1885, in Vienna) was a 19th-century Austro-Hungarian architect, whose style was a combination of French and Italian influences and the Viennese trends characteristic for the period. He is regarded as ...

(1830–1885), Austro-Hungarian architect. * Adam Ružička (born 1999), Slovak ice hockey player. * Jakub Rybárik (born 1986), Slovak actor.

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* Patrik Sabo (born 1993), Slovak football player. *

Jozef Sabovčík Jozef (Jumping Joe) Sabovčík (born 4 December 1963) is a Slovak figure skater who competed representing Czechoslovakia. He is the 1984 Olympic bronze medalist, a two-time European champion (1985 and 1986), and a six-time Czechoslovak nation ...

(born 1963), Slovak figure skater. * Eva Sakálová (born 1985), Slovak stage and television actress. * Július Satinský (1941–2002), Slovak author and actor. * Helmut Schiff (1918–1982), Austrian composer and music educator. * Franz Schmidt (1874–1939), Austrian composer. *

Brigita Schmögnerová Brigita Schmögnerová (born 17 November 1947) is a Slovak economist and politician. She was the Minister of Finance of Slovakia from 1998 to 2002 under Prime Minister Mikuláš Dzurinda. She was appointed Executive Secretary of the United Nat ...

(born 1947), Slovak economist and politician. *

Ivan Schranz Ivan Schranz (born 13 September 1993) is a Slovak footballer who plays for Slavia Prague and Slovakia as a forward or winger. Club career Early career Born in Bratislava, Schranz began his career in Inter Bratislava, later he played for Joz ...

(born 1993), Slovak football player. *

Carl Franz Anton Ritter von Schreibers Carl Franz Anton Ritter von Schreibers (15 August 1775 – 21 May 1852) was an Austrian naturalist who was a native of Pressburg, Hungary, Habsburg Empire (today Bratislava, Slovakia). In 1847, an uncommon iron-nickel-phosphide ((Fe,Ni)3P) miner ...

(1775–1852), Austrian naturalist. *

Andrej Šeban Andrej Šeban (born 23 June 1962), is a Slovak jazz fusion musician, composer, producer, studio guitarist, and instructor. He is also an occasional actor. Life and career Šeban was born in Bratislava in 1962. As a child, he took piano lesson ...

(born 1962), Slovak jazz fusion musician, composer, producer, studio guitarist, and instructor. *

František Šebej František Šebej (born 11 May 1947) is a Slovak politician and academic. He was member of the National Council of Slovakia between 1998 and 2002 and once more from 2010 until 2018. Between 1990 and 1992 he was member of the House of the Nation o ...

(born 1947), Slovak politician and academic. * Filip Šebo (born 1984), Slovak football player. * Pavol Sedlák (born 1979), Slovak football player. * Samuel Šefčík (born 1996), Slovak football player. *

Maroš Šefčovič Maroš Šefčovič (; born 24 July 1966) is a Slovak diplomat and politician serving as Vice-President of the European Commission for Interinstitutional Relations since 2019, previously holding the office from 2010 to 2014. He has been member o ...

(born 1966), Slovak diplomat and politician. *

Johann Andreas Segner Johann Andreas von Segner ( hu, János András Segner, german: Johann Andreas von Segner, sk, Ján Andrej Segner, la, Iohannes Andreas de Segner; October 9, 1704 – October 5, 1777) was a Hungarian scientist. He was born in the Kingdom of ...

(1704–1777), German physicist. * Branislav Sekáč (born 1979), Slovak tennis player. * Marek Semjan (born 1987), Slovak tennis player. *

Michal Šimečka Michal Šimečka (born May 10, 1984 in Bratislava) is a Slovak politician, journalist, researcher, and a Member of the European Parliament since 2019. He is the vice president, and one of the founding members, of the liberal party Progressive Sl ...

(born 1984), Slovak politician, journalist and researcher who has served as Vice President of the European Parliament. * Ester Šimerová-Martinčeková (born 1907), Slovak painter * Ivan Šimko (born 1955), Slovak politician. *

Tomáš Šimkovič Tomáš Šimkovič (born 16 April 1987) was an Austrian footballer who plays as a midfielder for Latvian club RFS. Career On 1 February 2014, Šimkovič signed a two-year contract with Kazakhstan Premier League side FC Tobol. On 17 June 2017, ...

(born 1987), Slovak football player. *

Viliam Široký Viliam Široký (31 May 1902 – 6 October 1971) was a prominent Communist politician of Czechoslovakia, the prime minister from 1953 to 1963. He also served as the leader of the Communist Party of Slovakia between 1945 and 1954. Biography ...

(1902–1971), Czechoslovakia politician. * Radovan Sloboda (born 1982), Slovak professional ice hockey player. *

Samuel Benjamin Sofer Avraham Shmuel Binyamin Sofer (german: link=no, Abraham Samuel Benjamin Schreiber), also known by his main work Ksav Sofer or Ketav Sofer ( trans. ''Writ of the Scribe''), (1815–1871), was one of the leading rabbis of Hungarian Jewry in the se ...

(1815–1871), Rabbi of Bratislava. *

Shimon Sofer Shimon Sofer (1820–1883) (german: Simon Schreiber) was a prominent Austrian Orthodox Jewish rabbi in the 19th century. He was Chief Rabbi of Kraków, Poland after serving as Chief Rabbi of Mattersdorf. He was the second son of Rabbi Moshe Sof ...

(1820–1883), Austrian Orthodox Jewish rabbi. * Dominik Špiriak (born 1999), Slovak football player. * Majk Spirit (born 1984), Slovak

rapper Rapping (also rhyming, spitting, emceeing or MCing) is a musical form of vocal delivery that incorporates "rhyme, rhythmic speech, and street vernacular". It is performed or chanted, usually over a backing beat or musical accompaniment. The ...

. * Ivan Šramko, (born 1957), Governor of the

National Bank of Slovakia National Bank of Slovakia ( sk, Národná banka Slovenska, NBS), is the central bank of Slovakia, a member state of the European Union since 2004 and of the euro area since 2009. It was formed on from the division of the State Bank of Czechos ...

(2005-2010) *

Rebecca Šramková Rebecca Šramková (; born 19 October 1996) is a Slovak tennis player. She has career-high WTA rankings of 111 in singles, achieved on 8 May 2017, and 364 in doubles, reached on 24 May 2021. On the ITF Women's Circuit, she has won ten singles tit ...

(born 1996), Slovak tennis player. * Ľubomír Stankovský (1951-2024), Slovak pop rock musician *

Anton Šťastný Anton Šťastný (born August 5, 1959) is a Slovak former professional ice hockey left winger who played nine seasons with the Quebec Nordiques of the National Hockey League (NHL) from 1980 until 1989. He was the first player born and trained in ...

(born 1959), Slovak ice hockey player. * Peter Šťastný (born 1956), Slovak ice hockey player and politician. *

Pavol Steiner Pavol Steiner, also Pavel Steiner and Paul Steiner (29 March 1908 in Bratislava – 4 June 1969 in Martin, Žilina) was a Czechoslovak Olympic water polo player and swimmer. He was also a cardiology surgeon. Steiner competed in the 1928 Summe ...

(1908–1969), Czechoslovak Olympic water polo player, swimmer, and cardiac surgeon. * Eugene Sternberg (1915–2005), Hungarian-born American architect. * Wilhelm Stiassny (1842–1910), Austrian architect. *

Ludwig Straus Ludwig Straus (March 28, 1835 – October 23, 1899) was an Austrian violinist. Straus was born at Pressburg. He studied at the Vienna Conservatorium from 1843 to 1848, as a pupil of Böhm; made his first appearance in 1850, and five years afterwa ...

(1835–1899) Austrian violinist. * Milan Strelec (born 1972), Slovak football player. * Diana Štrofová (born 1973), Slovak politician * Peter Struhár (born 1984), Slovak football player. * Katarína Studeníková (born 1972), Slovak tennis player. * Zdena Studenková (born 1954), Slovak film and stage actress, and a musical theater singer. * Tomáš Stúpala (born 1966), Slovak football player. * Martin Suchý (born 1982), Slovak football player * Boris Susko (born 1970), Slovak politician. *

Ladislav Švarc Ladislav Švarc (born 13 November 1978) is a former professional tennis player from Slovakia. Švarc competed in the main singles draw of the 2001 Australian Open, as a qualifier. He lost a four set match to Rainer Schüttler in the opening round ...

(born 1978), Slovak tennis player. * Kristína Svarinská (born 1989), Slovak actress and dubbing artist. * Otto Szabó (born 1981), Slovak football player.

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Romana Tabak Romana Tabak () or Romana Tabaková (; born 7 May 1991) is a Slovak politician and former professional tennis player. She is a former World Junior No. 36, achieving that ranking in March 2008. Her career-high ranking of World No. 240 was achie ...

(born 1991), Slovak politician and former professional tennis player. * Peter Tatár (born 1953), Slovak parliament. *

Alfred Tauber Alfred Tauber (5 November 1866 – 26 July 1942) was a Hungarian-born Austrian mathematician, known for his contribution to mathematical analysis and to the theory of functions of a complex variable: he is the eponym of an important class of t ...

(1866–1942), Austrian mathematician. * Abraham Mendel Theben (1730–1768), Hungarian the Jewish community in the

. * Siegfried Theiß (1882–1963), Austrian architect. *

Yvonne Tobis Yvonne Tobis (איבונה טוביס; born February 5, 1948) is an Israeli former Olympic swimmer. Early life Tobis was born in Bratislava, Czechoslovakia, and is Jewish. She attended Millfield in Street, Somerset, England, from 1963-66, and is ...

(born 1948), Israeli Olympic swimmer. * Samuel Tomeček (born 1986), Slovak singer. * Mário Tóth (born 1995), Slovak football player. * Katarína Tóthová (born 1940), Slovak former Deputy Prime Minister of

and 1st

Minister of Justice A justice ministry, ministry of justice, or department of justice is a ministry or other government agency in charge of the administration of justice. The ministry or department is often headed by a minister of justice (minister for justice in a ...

of Slovakia and a long term Member of

National Council of the Slovak Republic The National Council of the Slovak Republic ( sk, Národná rada Slovenskej republiky), abbreviated to ''NR SR'', is the national parliament of Slovakia. It is unicameral and consists of 150 members, who are elected by universal suffrage under ...

representing the

People's Party – Movement for a Democratic Slovakia Former headquarters of the ĽS-HZDS political party at Tomášikova Street 32/A in Bratislava The Movement for a Democratic Slovakia ( sk, Hnutie za demokratické Slovensko, HZDS) was a national-populist political party in Slovakia. The party ...

. * Martin Trnovský (born 2000), Slovak football player. *

Vojtech Tuka Vojtech Lázar "Béla" Tuka (4 July 1880 – 20 August 1946) was a Slovak politician who served as prime minister and minister of Foreign Affairs of the First Slovak Republic between 1939 and 1945. Tuka was one of the main forces behind the depor ...

(1880–1946), Slovak prime minister and minister of foreign affairs of the

Slovak Republic (1939–1945) The (First) Slovak Republic ( sk, rváSlovenská republika), otherwise known as the Slovak State (), was a partially-recognized client state of Nazi Germany which existed between 14 March 1939 and 4 April 1945. The Slovak part of Second Czec ...

, war criminal. *

Lenka Tvarošková Lenka Tvarošková (born 14 February 1982) is a Slovak former tennis player. Tvarošková won one singles title and 16 doubles titles on the ITF Women's Circuit The ITF Women's World Tennis Tour, previously known as the ITF Women's Circuit, i ...

(born 1982), Slovak tennis player. * Tibor Ág, Hungarian folk music researcher.

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* Ferdinand Udvardy (1895–1945), Hungarian conscript. * Jenő Uhlyárik (1893–1974), Hungarian fencing-master.

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* Jozef Valachovič (born 1975), Slovak football player. *

Juraj Valčuha Juraj Valčuha (born 1976, Bratislava) is a Slovak conductor who has worked mainly in Italy and France. He is the designated conductor of the Houston Symphony Orchestra from the 2022/23 season. Life Born in Bratislava, Valčuha studied compos ...

(born 1976), Slovak conductor. *

Matúš Vallo Matúš Vallo (born 18 September 1977) is a Slovak politician, architect, urban activist, musician, and the current Mayor of Bratislava. He was elected in 2018 with 36.5% of the vote as an independent politician, and re-elected in 2022 with 60.2% ...

(born 1977), Slovak politician, architect, urban activist, musician, and the current

Mayor of Bratislava The Mayor of Bratislava ( sk, Primátor Bratislavy) is the highest political representative of the Slovak capital Bratislava. The Mayor's office is located in the Primate's Palace. Since 2018 the office has been held by Matúš Vallo, an archite ...

. * Alexander Vencel (born 1967), Slovak football player. *

Ingrid Veninger Ingrid Veninger (born August 21, 1968) is a Canadian actress, writer, director, producer, and film professor at York University. Veninger began her career in show business as a child actor in commercials and on television; as a teen, she was fea ...

(born 1968), actress, writer, director, producer, and film professor who later immigrated to Canada. *

Jan Vilcek Jan, JaN or JAN may refer to: Acronyms * Jackson, Mississippi (Amtrak station), US, Amtrak station code JAN * Jackson-Evers International Airport, Mississippi, US, IATA code * Jabhat al-Nusra (JaN), a Syrian militant group * Japanese Article Numb ...

(born 1933), professor in the Department of Microbiology at the NYU School of Medicine. *

Róbert Vittek Róbert Vittek (; born 1 April 1982) is a Slovak former professional footballer who played as a forward. With 23 goals in 82 matches since 2001, Vittek is the second top scorer in the history of the Slovakia national football team. He played f ...

(born 1982), Slovak football player. *

Gabriela Voleková Gabriela Voleková (; born 10 March 1981) is a former professional Slovak tennis Tennis is a racket sport that is played either individually against a single opponent ( singles) or between two teams of two players each ( doubles). Each p ...

(born 1981), Slovak tennis player. * Viktor Vondryska (born 2001), Slovak football player. *

Igor Vrablic Igor Vrablic (born 19 July 1965) is a Canadian former soccer player who played at both professional and international levels, as a striker. Early and personal life Vrablic was born in Bratislava and raised in Waterloo, Ontario. Career Cl ...

(born 1965), Slovak football player.

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* Vladimír Weiss (footballer, born 1964) (born 1964), Slovak football player. *

Vladimír Weiss (footballer, born 1989) Vladimír Weiss (; born 30 November 1989) is a Slovak professional footballer who plays as a winger or an attacking midfielder for Slovan Bratislava and the Slovakia national team. Club career Manchester City On 16 April 2008, Weiss scored i ...

(born 1989), Slovak football player. * Gisela Werbezirk (1875–1956), Austrian-Hungarian actress. * Miroslav Wlachovský (born 1970), Slovak diplomat. * Jarmila Wolfe (born 1987), Slovak tennis player.

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* Peter Zajac (born 1946), Slovak literary critic and politician. *

Rudolf Zajac Rudolf Zajac (born 9 February 1951) is a former Minister of Health of Slovakia in the government of Prime Minister Mikuláš Dzurinda Mikuláš Dzurinda (; born 4 February 1956) is a Slovak politician who was the prime minister of Slovakia fr ...

(born 1951), Slovak former

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. *

Miroslav Žbirka Miroslav "Miro" Žbirka (21 October 1952 – 10 November 2021) was a Slovak pop and rock singer and songwriter, widely popular in 1980s Czechoslovakia. Born in Bratislava to a Slovak father and an English mother, he sang in Slovak, English, and ...

(1952–2021), Slovak pop and rock singer and songwriter. * Ilja Zeljenka (1932–2007), Slovak composer. *

Marián Zeman Marián Zeman (born 7 July 1974) is a Slovak former footballer who played at both professional and international levels as a central defender. Active at club level in Slovakia, Turkey, the Netherlands, Switzerland, Greece and Portugal, Zeman made ...

(born 1974), Slovak football player. *

Hanna Zemer Hannah Semer ( he, חנה זמר, October 2, 1924 – March 6, 2003) was an Israeli journalist. She was Editor in Chief of '' Davar'' from 1970 until 1990, the first female editor in chief of a major Israeli daily newspaper. Biography Hannah Hab ...

(1925–2003), Israeli journalist. * József Zichy (1841–1924), Hungarian politician. * Jana Žitňanská (born 1973), Slovak politician. *

Lucia Žitňanská Lucia Žitňanská (born 3 June 1964) is a Slovak politician and member of Most–Híd. She served as Minister of Justice in the third government of Robert Fico from 2016–2018. In 2006 she served as deputy prime minister and Minister of Justic ...

(born 1964), Slovak politician. *

Ján Zlocha Ján Zlocha (24 March 1942 in Bratislava – 1 July 2013) was a Slovak football player. He played for Czechoslovakia, for which he played 4 matches. He was a participant at the 1970 FIFA World Cup, where he played in a match against Romania. He ...

(1942–2013), Slovak football player. * Ľudovít Zlocha (born 1945), Slovak football player. *

Radka Zrubáková Radomira "Radka" Zrubáková (born 26 December 1970) is a retired tennis player from Slovakia. Zrubáková gained professional status in 1986. In her career, she won three singles and two doubles titles on the WTA Tour The WTA Tour is a wor ...

(born 1970), Slovak tennis player. *

Tibor Zsitvay Tibor Zsitvay de Zsitvatő (10 November 1884 – 9 July 1969) was a Hungarian politician and jurist, who served as Minister of Justice between 1929 and 1932. He finished law studies at the University of Budapest. He was the counsel of the Hun ...

(1884–1969), Hungarian politician and jurist. * Veronika Zuzulová (born 1984), Slovak alpine skier. *

Zuzana Zvolenská Zuzana Zvolenská (born 27 January 1972 in Bratislava) is a Slovak lawyer and politician and from 4 April 2012 until 3 November 2014 she was the Minister of Health of Slovakia in Fico's Second Cabinet for the Direction – Social Democracy party ( ...

(born 1972), Slovak lawyer and politician. * Ján Zvonár (1951–2023), Slovak physician and politician.

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