Veselý (feminine: Veselá) is a Czech and Slovak surname meaning "merry" or "cheerful". Notable people with the surname Veselá include: *

Alena Veselá Alena Veselá (married name Štěpánková; 7 July 1923 – 11 May 2025) was a Czech organist and academic music teacher, rector of the Janáček Academy of Performing Arts in Brno from 1990 to 1997. She played concerts internationally. Lif ...

(1923–2025), Czech organist and music teacher *

Hana Veselá Hana Veselá is a former competitive figure skater who represented Czechoslovakia. She is the 1983 Winter Universiade bronze medalist and a three-time Czechoslovak national champion (1982–84). She placed 10th at the 1981 Prize of Moscow News, 1 ...

, Czech figure skater *

Jana Veselá Jana Veselá (; born on 31 December 1983) is a Czech professional basketball player currently playing in the Czech League for ZVVZ USK Prague. She has played the Summer Olympics, the World Championship and the Eurobasket with the Czech Republ ...

(born 1983), Czech basketball player * Jarmila Veselá (1899–1972), Czech criminal lawyer *

Libuše Veselá Libuše Friedrichová-Veselá (3 October 1900 – 12 August 1973) was a Czech figure skater. She competed in the mixed pairs event at the 1928 Winter Olympics, along with husband Vojtěch Veselý Vojtěch Veselý (19 April 1885 – 7 Decembe ...

(1900–1973), Czech figure skater * Markéta Veselá (born 1970), Czech architect Notable people with the surname Veselý include: *

Aleš Veselý Aleš Veselý (3 February 1935 – 14 December 2015) was a Czech sculptor, graphic artist, painter and academy teacher. Life Aleš Veselý was born on 3 February 1935 in Čáslav. He came from a mixed Jewish family of an insurance clerk and d ...

(1935–2015), Czech sculptor *

Bohumil Veselý Bohumil Veselý (born 18 June 1945) is a retired Czech footballer. During his career he played for AC Sparta Prague. He earned 26 caps for the Czechoslovakia national football team, and participated in the 1970 FIFA World Cup The 1970 FIFA ...

(born 1945), Czech footballer *

Dalibor Vesely Dalibor Vesely (19 June 1934 – 31 March 2015) was a Czech-born architectural historian and theorist who was influential through his teaching and writing in promoting the role of hermeneutics and phenomenology as part of the discourse of ...

(1934–2015), Czech architect * František Veselý (1943–2009), Czech footballer *

Jan Veselý Jan Veselý (born 24 April 1990) is a Czech professional basketball player for FC Barcelona Bàsquet, FC Barcelona of the Spanish Liga ACB and the EuroLeague. Standing at , he can play both the Power forward (basketball), power forward and Cente ...

(born 1990), Czech basketball player *

Jan Veselý (cyclist) Jan Veselý (17 June 1923 – 10 February 2003) was a Czech cyclist. He won the Peace Race individually in 1949 and with the Czechoslovak team in 1950 and 1951. He finished second individually in 1952 and 1955 and won no fewer than sixteen s ...

(1923–2003), Czech cyclist *

Jaroslav Veselý Jaroslav Veselý (born 12 February 1937) is a Czech former sports shooter. He competed in the 50 metre pistol event at the 1968 Summer Olympics The 1968 Summer Olympics (), officially known as the Games of the XIX Olympiad () and officiall ...

(born 1937), Czech sport shooter *

Jindřich Veselý Jindřich Veselý (15 June 1885 – 19 September 1939) was a Czechs, Czech pedagogue, publicist, historian on the field of puppetry and author of puppet theatre plays. Early life and education Veselý was born in Bavorov to a family of a pedagogu ...

(1885–1939), Czech puppeteer *

Jiří Veselý Jiří Veselý (; born 10 July 1993) is a Czech professional tennis player. He reached a career-high singles ranking of world No. 35 on 27 April 2015. Youth career Veselý reached the No. 1 junior combined world ranking in January 2011, co ...

(born 1993), Czech tennis player *

Matt Vesely Matthew Vesely is an Australian filmmaker, best known for his 2022 feature film ''Monolith''. His other work includes the web series ''Wastelander Panda'' (2013) and the short films ''My Best Friend Is Stuck on the Ceiling'' (2015) and ''System ...

, Australian filmmaker, director of ''Monolith'' (2022) *

Ondřej Veselý Ondřej Veselý (born December 6, 1977) is a Czech professional ice hockey player who currently plays with HC Kometa Brno in the Czech Extraliga. Veselý previously played for Portland Winter Hawks, Tri City Americans, HC Zlín, HC Vsetín and ...

(born 1977), Czech ice hockey player *

Petr Veselý (canoeist) Petr Veselý (born 25 November 1976) is a Czech male canoeist who won 13 medals at senior level at the Wildwater Canoeing World Championships The Wildwater Canoeing World Championships are an international event in canoeing organized by the In ...

(born 1976), Czech canoeist *

Petr Veselý (footballer) Petr Veselý (born 7 June 1971) is a former Czech football player. Veselý played mostly for Baník Ostrava and Petra Drnovice in the Gambrinus liga The Czech First League () also known as the Chance Liga for sponsorship reasons, is a profe ...

(born 1971), Czech footballer *

Radek Veselý Radek Veselý (born May 5, 1996) is a Czech professional ice hockey player currently signed to Romanian Erste Liga on HSC Csíkszereda. He last played for Coventry Blaze in the UK's Elite Ice Hockey League (EIHL). Veselý was previously with AZ ...

(born 1996), Czech ice hockey player *

Tim Vesely Timothy Warren Vesely (born 10 December 1963) is a Canadian musician and songwriter. He is best known as a founding member of the indie rock band Rheostatics, in which he shared vocal duties with bandmates Dave Bidini and Martin Tielli. Vesely ...

(born 1963), Canadian musician and songwriter *

Václav Veselý Václav Veselý (13 August 1900, in Jinonice – 10 December 1941, in Řeporyje) was a Czechoslovak gymnast who competed in the 1928 Summer Olympics The 1928 Summer Olympics (), officially the Games of the IX Olympiad (), was an internationa ...

(1900–1941), Czech gymnast *

Vítězslav Veselý Vítězslav Veselý () (born 27 February 1983) is a Czech javelin thrower. He won two bronze medals at the Olympic games, in 2012 and 2020. Career He finished ninth at the 2002 World Junior Championships. He threw a personal best throw of 81.20 ...

(born 1983), Czech javelin thrower *

Vladimír Veselý Vladimír Veselý (born 8 July 1976) is a Slovak professional football manager and former player who is currently the manager of Žilina B. Coaching career On 18 October 2019, Veselý was appointed manager of MFK Ružomberok MFK Ružombero ...

(born 1976), Slovak footballer *

Vlastimil Veselý Vlastimil Veselý (born 6 May 1993 in Brno) is a Czech football player who currently plays for SK Líšeň in the Czech National Football League The Czech National Football League (, ''FNL''), known as Chance Národní Liga due to sponsorship ...

(born 1993), Czech footballer

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