Slovakia
Historical figures born in Slovakia
2,721 notable historical figures were born in Slovakia. These are the most notable:
Slovakia ranks #44 of 197 countries by number of historical figures on Histiphy, just behind Egypt, Belarus and New Zealand.
By era
- Medieval: 3
- Early Modern: 4
- Modern: 33
By occupation
- Politician: 30
- Head of State/President: 12
- Minister/Cabinet Official: 7
- Prime Minister: 7
- Diplomat: 6
- Soldier/Officer: 6
- Writer/Author: 6
- Economist: 5
- Robert Fico (born 1964, Politics)
- Andrej Babiš (born 1954, Politics)
- Martina Hingis (born 1980, Sports)
- Alexander Dubček (1921 to 1992, Politics)
- Peter Pellegrini (born 1975, Politics)
- Jozef Tiso (1887 to 1947, Politics)
- Ladislaus Postumus (1440 to 1457, Politics)
- Adéla (singer) (born 2003, Arts & Music)
- Miroslav Lajčák (born 1963, Politics)
- Ferenc Szálasi (1897 to 1946, Politics)
- Gustáv Husák (1913 to 1991, Politics)
- Philipp Lenard (1862 to 1947, Science)
- Gyula Andrássy (1823 to 1890, Politics)
- Zuzana Čaputová (born 1973, Politics)
- Francis II Rákóczi (1676 to 1735, Politics)
- Johann Nepomuk Hummel (1778 to 1837, Arts & Music)
- Szapolyai (1487 to 1540, Politics)
- Béla I of Hungary (1016 to 1063, Politics)
- Milan Rastislav Štefánik (1880 to 1919, Politics)
- Ernst von Dohnányi (1877 to 1960, Arts & Music)
- Vladimír Mečiar (born 1942, Politics)
- Ľudovít Štúr (1815 to 1856, Politics)
- Wolfgang von Kempelen (1734 to 1804, Literature)
- Zoltán Tildy (1889 to 1961, Politics)
- Lajos Batthyány (1807 to 1849, Politics)
- Maurice Benyovszky (1746 to 1786, Literature)
- Eduard Heger (born 1976, Politics)
- Vojtech Tuka (1880 to 1946, Politics)
- Ármin Vámbéry (1832 to 1913, Exploration)
- Igor Matovič (born 1973, Politics)
- Tivadar Csontváry Kosztka (1853 to 1919, Arts & Music)
- Andrej Kiska (born 1963, Politics)
- Pál Maléter (1917 to 1958, Politics)
- Archduke Joseph Karl of Austria (1833 to 1905, Politics)
- Ivan Gašparovič (born 1941, Politics)
- Juraj Herz (1934 to 2018, Entertainment)
- Iveta Radičová (born 1956, Politics)
- Ľudovít Ódor (born 1976, Politics)
- Rudolf Schuster (born 1934, Politics)
- Mikuláš Dzurinda (born 1955, Politics)
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