Juraj is a given name used in a number of

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, including Czech, Slovak, and Croatian. The English equivalent of the name is

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Juraj Chmiel Juraj Chmiel (born 16 August 1960) is a diplomat who served as the nation's Minister for European Affairs. Chmiel entered the diplomatic corps in 1992 and held several positions within the Ministry of Foreign Affairs, specialising in Africa at ...

(born 1960), Czech diplomat and politician *

Juraj Dobrila Juraj (Giorgio) Dobrila (16 April 1812 – 13 January 1882) was a Croatian Catholic bishop and benefactor from Istria who advocated for greater national rights for South Slavic peoples, Croats and Slovenes, in Istria under Austrian rule. Biogr ...

(1812–1882), Croatian bishop and benefactor * Juraj Filas (1955–2021), Slovak composer * Juraj Gyimesi (born 1980), Slovak politician *

Juraj Habdelić Juraj Habdelić (17 April or 27 November 1609 – 27 November 1678) was a Croatian lexicographer, writer and Jesuit priest. Born in Staro Čiče, his parents were Boldižar Habdelić and Margarita Kraljić. He went to gymnasium in Zagreb, studied ...

(1609–1678), Croatian writer and lexicographer *

Juraj Herz Juraj Herz (4 September 1934 – 8 April 2018) was a Slovak film director, actor, and scene designer, associated with the Czechoslovak New Wave movement of the 1960s. He is best known for his 1969 horror/black comedy '' The Cremator'', often ci ...

(1934–2018), Czechoslovakian director *

Juraj Jakubisko Juraj Jakubisko (30 April 1938 – 24 February 2023) was a Slovak film director. He directed fifteen feature films, between 1967 and 2008. He often took on the dual role of cinematographer in his films, as well as writing or co-writing the scrip ...

(1938–2023), Slovak director *

Juraj Jánošík Juraj Jánošík (first name also ''Juro'' or ''Jurko'', ; ''Hungarian: Jánosik György'', baptised 25 January 1688, died 17 March 1713) was a Slovak highwayman. Jánošík has been the main character of many Slovak novels, poems, and films. ...

(1688–1713), Slovak national hero *

Juraj Križanić Juraj Križanić ( – 12 September 1683), also known as Jurij Križanič, Yuriy Krizhanich, Iurii Krizhanich, and Yury Krizanitch (; , , ), was a Croatian Catholic missionary and polymath who is often regarded as the earliest recorded pan-Slav ...

(1618–1683), Croatian Catholic missionary and first pan-Slavist *

Juraj Kucka Juraj Kucka (; born 26 February 1987), also known by his nickname Kuco (), is a former Slovak professional footballer who last played as a midfielder for Slovak club Slovan Bratislava. Club career Early career Kucka made his Corgoň Liga debut ...

(born 1987), Slovak footballer *

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 Junior Championships, ...

(1943–2008), Slovak ice hockey referee *

Juraj Sviatko Juraj Sviatko (born 22 October 1980) is a Slovak former competitive figure skater Figure skating is a sport in which individuals, pairs, or groups perform on figure skates on ice. It was the first winter sport to be included in the Olympic G ...

(born 1980), Slovak figure skater *

Josip Juraj Strossmayer Josip Juraj Strossmayer, also Štrosmajer (; ; 4 February 1815 – 8 April 1905) was a Croatian prelate of the Catholic Church, politician and benefactor (law), benefactor. Between 1849 and his death, he served as the Bishop of Đakovo, Bishop ...

(1815–1905), Croatian politician, Roman Catholic bishop * Juraj Šeliga (born 1990), Slovak politician *

Juraj Slafkovský Juraj Slafkovský (born 30 March 2004) is a Slovak professional ice hockey forward for the Montreal Canadiens of the National Hockey League (NHL). He was selected first overall in the 2022 NHL entry draft by the Canadiens, the highest-drafted ...

(born 2004), Slovak ice hockey player *

Juraj Hromkovič Juraj Hromkovič (born 1958) is a Slovak Computer Scientist and Professor at ETH Zürich. He is the author of numerous monographs and scientific publications in the field of algorithmics, computational complexity theory, and randomization. Bio ...

(born 1958), Slovak Computer Scientist and Professor at ETH Zürich

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* Jura: ''Czech, Slovak, Moravian, Croatian and Romanian'' * Jure: ''Croatian, Slovene'' * Jurica: ''Croatian'' *

Jurášek ''Jurášek '' is a 1957 Czechoslovak drama film, directed by Miroslav Cikán. It stars Karel Hašler jr., Vladimir Gulyaev, and Karel Höger. References External link * Jurášek' ''at IMDb IMDb, historically known as the Internet ...

: ''Czech, Moravian'' * Jurajko: ''Ukrainian, Slovak'' *

Jurik Chuzak () is a village in, and the capital of, Sojas Rud Rural District in Sojas Rud District of Khodabandeh County, Zanjan province, Iran Iran, officially the Islamic Republic of Iran (IRI) and also known as Persia, is a countr ...

: ''Russian and Armenian'' * Jurko: ''Slovak, Croatian'' * Juro: ''Slovak, Croatian'' * Jurek: ''Polish, Croatian''

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