Václav () or rarely Vácslav is a Czech male given name. It is among the most common Czech names. The Latinized form of the name is Wenceslaus and the Polish form of the name is Wacław. The name was derived from the old Czech name Veceslav, meaning 'more famous'. Nicknames are Vašek, Vašík, Venca, Venda. The Latinized form is used in English for Czech kings and some other early modern notable people. The people listed below are Czech unless otherwise noted. Notable people with the name include:

Nobility and politicians

Wenceslaus I, Duke of Bohemia Wenceslaus I ( ; 907 – 28 September 935), Wenceslas I or ''Václav the Good'' was the Prince (''Knyaz, kníže'') of Duchy of Bohemia, Bohemia from 921 until his death, probably in 935. According to the legend, he was assassinated by his you ...

(''kníže Václav I.''; 907–935 or 929), saint * Wenceslaus II, Duke of Bohemia (''kníže Václav II.; died 1192) *

Wenceslaus I of Bohemia Wenceslaus I (; c. 1205 – 23 September 1253), called One-Eyed, was King of Bohemia from 1230 to 1253. Wenceslaus was a son of Ottokar I of Bohemia and his second wife Constance of Hungary. Marriage and children In 1224, Wenceslaus married ...

(''Václav I.''; –1253), King of Bohemia *

Wenceslaus II of Bohemia Wenceslaus II Přemyslid (; ; 27 SeptemberK. Charvátová, ''Václav II. Král český a polský'', Prague 2007, p. 18. 1271 – 21 June 1305) was King of Bohemia (1278–1305), Duke of Cracow (1291–1305), and King of Poland (1296–130 ...

(''Václav II.''; 1271–1305), King of Bohemia and Poland *

Wenceslaus III of Bohemia Wenceslaus III (, , , , ; 6 October 12894 August 1306) was King of Hungary and Croatia between 1301 and 1305, and King of Bohemia and Poland from 1305. He was the son of Wenceslaus II, King of Bohemia, who was later also crowned king of Poland, ...

(''Václav III.''; 1289–1306), King of Hungary, Bohemia and Poland *

Wenceslaus IV of Bohemia Wenceslaus IV (also ''Wenceslas''; ; , nicknamed "the Idle"; 26 February 136116 August 1419), also known as Wenceslaus of Luxembourg, was King of Bohemia from 1378 until his death and King of Germany from 1376 until he was deposed in 1400. As he ...

(''Václav IV.''; 1361–1419), King of Bohemia and German King * Wenceslaus II, Duke of Opava (''Václav II. Opavský''; – ), duke *

Wenceslaus I, Duke of Luxembourg Wenceslaus I (also ''Wenceslas'', ''Venceslas'', ''Wenzel'', or ''Václav'', often called Wenceslaus of Bohemia in chronicles) (25 February 1337 – 7 December 1383) was the first Duke of Luxembourg from 1354. He was the son of John of Bohemi ...

(''Václav Lucemburský''; 1337–1383), the first Duke of Luxembourg *

Václav Havel Václav Havel (; 5 October 193618 December 2011) was a Czech statesman, author, poet, playwright, and dissident. Havel served as the last List of presidents of Czechoslovakia, president of Czechoslovakia from 1989 until 1992, prior to the dissol ...

(1936–2011), politician and writer, President of Czechoslovakia (1989–1992) and the Czech Republic (1993–2003) *

Václav Klaus Václav Klaus (; born 19 June 1941) is a Czech economist and politician who served as the second president of the Czech Republic from 2003 to 2013. From July 1992 until the dissolution of Czechoslovakia in January 1993, he served as the second ...

(born 1941), politician and economist, President of the Czech Republic (2003–2013) * Václav Vacek (1877–1960), politician

Sport

* Václav Černý (footballer) (born 1997), footballer * Václav Daněk (born 1960), footballer *

Václav Drobný Václav Drobný (9 September 1980 – 28 December 2012) was a Czech footballer who notably played for Sparta Prague having spent time in their youth team as well as spells at Czech, Slovak, French and German sides. Drobný played twice f ...

(1980–2012), footballer * Václav Kadlec (born 1992), footballer * Václav Jemelka (born 1995), footballer * Václav Jurečka (born 1994), footballer * Václav Koloušek (born 1976), footballer * Václav Mašek (born 1941), footballer * Václav Němeček (born 1967), footballer * Václav Pilař (born 1988), footballer *

Václav Procházka Václav Procházka (, born 8 May 1984) is a Czech people, Czech professional footballer who plays for TJ Jiskra Domažlice, Jiskra Domažlice in the Bohemian Football League. At international level, Procházka played extensively for the Czech ...

(born 1984), footballer *

Václav Prospal Václav "Vinny" Prospal (born 17 February 1975) is a Czech former professional ice hockey player, currently a hockey coach. He played 16 seasons in the National Hockey League (NHL) for the Philadelphia Flyers, Ottawa Senators, Florida Panthers, ...

(born 1975), ice hockey player and coach *

Václav Svěrkoš Václav Svěrkoš (; born 1 November 1983) is a Czech former professional footballer who played as a striker. He was the opening scorer in the Euro 2008 tournament. Svěrkoš has played at professional football clubs in Germany, Austria, Fran ...

(born 1983), footballer *

Václav Varaďa Václav Varaďa (; born April 26, 1976) is a Czech former professional ice hockey player and current coach. He formerly played in the National Hockey League (NHL) in a ten-year span. In his professional career, he has previously played for the Bu ...

(born 1976), ice hockey player and coach

Arts

Václav Noid Bárta Václav "Noid" Bárta (born 27 October 1980) is a Czech singer-songwriter and actor from Prague. He has released several solo albums, either under his own name or as Noid, and he is the vocalist and frontman of the psy-core band Dymytry, with ...

(born 1980), singer, songwriter and actor *

Václav Binovec Václav Binovec (12 September 1892 – 29 February 1976, in Prague) was a Czech film director, screenwriter, and occasional actor. He was often referred to under the pseudonyms of Willy Bronx or W. Bronx, and also V. Vabin. Binovec set up the fil ...

(1892–1976), film director and screenwriter * Václav Brožík (1851–1901), painter * Václav Černý (writer) (1905–1987), writer and philosopher * Václav Čtvrtek (1911–1976), writer and philosopher * Václav Glazar (1952–2018), actor *

Wenceslaus Hollar Wenceslaus Hollar (23 July 1607 – 25 March 1677) was a prolific and accomplished Bohemian graphic artist of the 17th century, who spent much of his life in England. He is known to German speakers as ; and to Czech speakers as (). He is partic ...

(''Václav Hollar''; 1607–1677), etcher * Václav Hrabě (1940–1965), poet and writer * Václav Jamek (born 1949), writer and translator * Václav Jiráček (born 1978), actor * Václav Jírů (1910–1980), photographer and writer * Václav Kaplický (1895–1982), writer, journalist and poet * Václav Kliment Klicpera (1792–1859), playwright and poet * Václav Kopta (born 1965), actor *

Václav Lohniský Václav Lohniský (5 November 1920 – 18 February 1980) was a Czech film actor. He appeared in 120 films and television shows between 1950 and 1980. Selected filmography * '' Případ dr. Kováře'' (1950) * '' September Nights'' (1957) * ...

(1920–1980), actor * Václav Luks, musician, conductor, musicologist and pedagogue * Václav Marhoul (born 1960), film director and screenwriter *

Václav Neckář Václav Neckář (born 23 October 1943 in Prague) is a Czech singer and actor. He is best known for his performance as Miloš Hrma in '' Closely Watched Trains''. Between 1978 and 1979 he cooperated with Polish singer Anna Jantar during their per ...

(born 1943), singer and actor * Václav Nelhýbel (1919–1996), Czech-American composer * Václav Neumann (1920–1995), conductor, violinist and viola player * Václav Neužil (born 1979), actor *

Vašo Patejdl Vašo Patejdl (born Václav Patejdl; 10 October 1954 – 19 August 2023) was a Slovak musician and composer. He was best known for being a co-founder and long-term member of the pop-rock band Elán (band), Elán. He wrote songs for other musicia ...

(born Václav Patejdl; 1954–2023), Slovak singer and composer * Václav Postránecký (1943–2019), actor * Václav Renč (1911–1973), poet and dramatist * Václav Řezáč (1901–1956), writer * Václav Talich (1883–1961), conductor and violinist * Václav Trégl (1902–1979), actor * Václav Trojan (1907–1983), composer and arranger *

Václav Vorlíček Václav Vorlíček (3 June 1930 – 5 February 2019) was a Czech film director. His filmography includes several comedies made in collaboration with screenwriter Miloš Macourek. He also specialized in directing children's and fairytale films, mos ...

(1930–2019), film director * Václav Vydra (1876–1953), actor * Václav Vydra (born 1956), actor * Václav Wasserman (1898–1967), screenwriter, actor and director * Jan Václav Voříšek (1791–1825), composer and pianist * Josef Václav Myslbek (1848–1922), sculptor

Other

* Václav Hanka (1791–1861), philologist * Václav Holek (1886–1954), firearm engineer * Václav Jelínek (1944–2022), Czechoslovak spy * Václav Klement (1868–1938), entrepreneur, industrialist and automotive pioneer * Václav Matěj Kramerius (1753–1808), publisher and journalist * Václav Laurin (1865–1930), engineer, industrialist and automotive pioneer * Vaclav Smil (born Václav Smil 1943), Czech-Canadian scientist and policy analyst

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