Žižka (feminine Žižková) is a
Czech surname
Czech names are composed of a given name and a family name (surname). Czechs typically get one given name – additional names may be chosen by themselves upon baptism but they generally use one. With marriage, the bride typically adopts the bride ...
. Notable people with the surname include:
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Jan Žižka
Jan Žižka z Trocnova a Kalicha (; 1360 – 11 October 1424) was a Czechs, Czech military leader and Knight who was a contemporary and follower of Jan Hus, and a prominent Radical Hussite who led the Taborites, Taborite faction during the Hu ...
(1360–1424), Czech Hussite leader
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Ladislav Žižka
Ladislav Žižka (born 8 March 1945) is a Czech biathlete. He competed at the 1968 Winter Olympics, the 1972 Winter Olympics and the 1976 Winter Olympics
The 1976 Winter Olympics, officially known as the XII Olympic Winter Games (, ) and co ...
, Czech biathlete
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Tomáš Žižka
Tomáš Žižka (born October 10, 1979) is a Czech professional ice hockey defenseman currently playing for Hokej Vyškov of the 2nd Czech Republic Hockey League, the third-tier league in the Czech Republic. He previously played 25 games in th ...
(born 1979), Czech ice hockey player
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Czech-language surnames