1. Jaroslav Halák (1985)

Ice Hockey Goaltender

Goaltender who set a St. Louis Blues team record for shutouts with 17 and won the William M. Jennings Trophy in 2012 for the lowest GAA.

2. János Fadrusz (1858)

Hungarian Sculptor

Hungarian sculptor who was a celebrated artist for his many important public commissions. He sculpted two statues for the Hungarian Palace of Justice.

3. Ernő Dohnányi (1877)

Hungarian Composer Pianist And C

Signed the German form of his name Ernst von Dohnányi to published compositions. He introduced classmate Béla Bartók's works to the masses. One of his best-known pieces was "American Rhapsody"...

4. Martin Kližan (1989)

Slovak Tennis Player

Slovak tennis player known ATP Tour singles victories like the 2012 St. Petersburg Open and the 2014 BMW Open. As a doubles player, he won the 2014 Open de Nice...

5. Vladimir Weiss (1989)

Soccer Player

Winger who made his professional debut in 2009 with Manchester City and debuted the same year internationally for Czech Republic.

6. Dominika Cibulková (1989)

Slovak Tennis Player

Known for a very aggressive style in which she relies on her speed and power to force poor shots from her opponents. She won the 2009 Hopman Cup.

7. Ingrid Veninger (1968)

Actress

Canadian director and actress whose film MODRA was named one of the best Canadian films of 2010 by the Toronto International Film Festival.

8. Richard Weiszmann (1972)

American Soccer Player-coach

Soccer defender who played for the New England Revolution in 1996. He is also a former research scientist at Lawrence Livermore Laboratory.

9. Silvia Gašparovičová (1941)

Political Wife

Wife of Slovakian President Ivan Gasparovic, who became the First Lady of Slovakia in 2004. She has been a student of Civil Engineering and Economics.

10. Livia Klausová (1943)

Slovak Economist

Wife of Vaclav Klaus, the second President of the Czech Republic, who served as the First Lady of the Czech Republic from 2003 to 2013.

11. Pavol Hammel (1948)

Slovak Singer

Slovak multi-instrumentalist, singer, and music producer who became famous with the band Prúdy before establishing a solo career.

12. LucyPug (1995)

YouTube Star

Slovakian social media sensation who first became known for her self-titled YouTube channel where she has amassed more than 500,000 subscribers. She is best known for her lifestyle and beauty...

13. Karin Haydu (1977)

TV Actress

Slovak television actress, film actress, and presenter who is known for her work in theatrical productions as well. She is best recognized for her work in the West Theater production...

14. Monika Hilmerová (1974)

Actress

Known to international audiences for her role as Justine Moritz in the Emmy-winning American miniseries Frankenstein, Hilmerova is also famous in her native Europe for her acclaimed roles in the...

15. Dežo Ursiny (1947)

Slovak Musician

Rock musician and member of The Beatmen and The Soulmen, as well as a screenwriter and director.

16. Iveta Radičová (1956)

Prime Minister Of Slovakia

Politician who was the Prime Minister of Slovakia from 2010 to 2012. She also served as the Minister of Labour from 2005 to 2006.

17. Peter Šťastný (1956)

Canadian Ice Hockey Player

Hall of Fame NHL center who was the second highest scorer of the 1980s. He played for the Quebec Nordiques from 1980 to 1990, then spent four years with the...

18. Jozef Sabovčík (1963)

Figure Skater

Olympic skater nicknamed Jumpin' Joe who won a bronze medal at the 1984 Sarajevo Olympics in the singles event.

19. Ladislav Kovács (1991)

Esports Player

Known by his gaming name GuardiaN, he has gained international renown in the gaming community for his career playing the Counter-Strike franchise. He has gamed as a member of the...

20. Kristína Kučová (1990)

Slovak Tennis Player

Slovak tennis player who became a sensation as a junior player, winning the girls' singles title at the 2007 US Open and reaching a junior world rank of third. She...

21. Dara Rolins (1972)

Slovak Singer

Slovak singer who rose to fame as a teenager with albums like 1986's "Darinka". She was a judge on the televised singing competition "Cesko Slovenska Superstar" in 2009.

22. Majk Spirit (1984)

Rapper

Slovakian rapper and hip hop artist known as a member of the group H16. He released his debut album Nový človek in 2011 and followed in 2015 with his sophomore...

23. Martin Dobrotka (1985)

Footballer

Martin Dobrotka is a Slovak football defender who currently plays for SK Slavia Prague. He is well known for scoring hand goal on 23 April 2011 remarkably similar to Maradona's...

24. Mira Fornay (1977)

Director

25. Marian Bazany (1975)

German Ice Hockey Player

Marián Bažány is a Slovakian-born German professional ice hockey defenceman who is currently an Unrestricted Free Agent. He most recently played for Düsseldorfer EG of the Deutsche Eishockey Liga.

26. Robert Veselovsky (1985)

Footballer

Robert Veselovsky is a Slovak football goalkeeper who played for the Danish Superliga club AC Horsens until June 2013. He left AC Horsens in June 2013 due to Frederik...

27. Michal Habai (1985)

Slovakian Footballer

Michal Habai is a Slovakian professional footballer who plays as a defender for Livingston in the Scottish Championship.

28. Romana Tabak (1991)

Slovak Tennis Player

Romana Tabak or Romana Tabaková is a Slovak professional tennis player. She is also a former World Junior No. 36 achieving that ranking in March 2008. Her career-high ranking of...

29. Miroslav Celler (1991)

Slovak Squash Player

Miroslav Celler is a professional squash player who represented Slovakia. He reached a career-high world ranking of World No. 283 in February 2011.

30. Johan Paulik (1975)

Gay Actor

Johan Paulik is the stage name of a Slovak former gay adult movie model. In 2000 he was inducted into the GayVN Hall of Fame with Lukas Ridgeston and George...

31. Miroslav Preisinger (1991)

Slovak Ice Hockey Player

Miroslav Preisinger is a Slovak professional ice hockey player currently playing for HC Slovan Bratislava in the Kontinental Hockey League.

32. Martin Velits (1985)

Road Bicycle Racer

Martin Velits is a Slovakian road bicycle racer for UCI ProTour team Omega Pharma-Quick Step. His twin brother Peter Velits is also a professional cyclist who competes for the BMC...

33. Peter Velits (1985)

Road Bicycle Racer

Peter Velits is a Slovak professional road racing cyclist for the BMC Racing Team. His career highlights include winning the 2007 UCI Road World Championships - Men's Under-23 Road Race...

34. René Vydarený (1981)

Slovak Ice Hockey Player

René Vydarený is a professional Slovakian ice hockey defenceman currently with HC České Budějovice of the Czech Extraliga. Vydarený was drafted by the Vancouver Canucks of the National Hockey League...

35. Gabriela Voleková (1981)

Slovak Tennis Player

Gabriela Voleková is a former professional Slovak tennis player. Voleková won three doubles titles on the ITF tour during her career. On 19 November 2001 she reached her best singles...

36. Jeanette Borhyová (1992)

Beauty Pageant Winner

Jeanette Borhyová is a Slovak beauty pageant titleholder who was crowned Miss Universe Slovenskej Republiky 2013 and represented her country in the 2013 Miss Universe pageant.

37. Alena Martanovicova (1984)

Model

Alena Martanovičová is a Slovakian model. She was the winnerof Elite Model Look Slovakia 2000 and took second place in the international Elite Model Look 2000 in Geneve. She has...

38. Kamila Filipcikova (1991)

Slovakian Model

Kamila Filipcikova is a female Slovakian fashion model. She has modeled in fashion shows for designers such as Marc Jacobs Chanel Givenchy Dolce & Gabbana and Sonia Rykiel. And appeared...

39. Béla Bugár (1958)

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Béla Bugár is a Slovak politician of Hungarian ethnicity. He is a member of the Slovak parliament since 1992 briefly serving as its acting Speaker in 2006. He is the...

40. Andrej Ďurkovský (1958)

Slovak Politician

Andrej Ďurkovský is a Slovak politician and former member of the Christian Democratic Movement. After being elected the Mayor of Bratislava twice – from 2002 to 2010 – he was...

41. Gyula Bárdos (1958)

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Gyula Bárdos is an ethnic Hungarian politician in Slovakia who was candidate in Slovak presidential election 2014 running as a member of the Party of the Hungarian Community. He came...

42. Tuvya Ruebner (1924)

Israeli Poet

Tuvya Ruebner also Rübner is an Israeli poet editor translator and photographer.

43. Tomáš Méry (1990)

Slovak Ice Hockey Player

Tomáš Méry is a Slovak professional ice hockey player. In 2012 he played in Poland. He previously played with clubs including HC Slovan Bratislava in the Slovak Extraliga.

44. Ignatz Kolisch (1837)

Austro-hungarian Chess Player

Baron Ignatz von Kolisch also Baron Ignaz von Kolisch or báró Kolisch Ignác was a merchant journalist and chess master with Jewish roots. Kolisch was born into a Jewish family...

45. Karl Gottlieb von Windisch (1725)

Hungarian German Writer

Karl Gottlieb von Windisch Károly January 28 1725 Pressburg – March 30 1793 Pressburg) was a Hungarian German writer who produced a series of letters that were published as Briefe...

46. Peter Gvozdják (1965)

Slovak Chess Composer

Peter Gvozdják is a Slovak chess problemist. In 2000 Peter Gvozdják gained the title FIDE Solving Master then in 2001 the title International Master of the FIDE for Chess Compositions...

47. Wolfgang von Kempelen (1734)

Hungarian Engineer

Johann Wolfgang Ritter von Kempelen de Pázmánd was an author and inventor known for his chess-playing automaton hoax The Turk and for his speaking machine. Von Kempelen was born in...

48. Katarína Studeníková (1972)

Slovak Tennis Player

Katarína Studeníková is a professional Slovak tennis player. Her highest WTA singles ranking is 31st which she reached on December 23 1996. Her career high in doubles was at 62...

49. Karol Kučera (1974)

Slovak Tennis Player

Karol Kučera is a retired ATP professional male tennis player from Slovakia. He achieved a career-high singles ranking of World No. 6 in September 1998 reaching the semi-finals of the...

50. Lenka Juríková (1990)

Slovak Tennis Player

Lenka Juríková is a Slovak tennis player. Juríková has won five singles and three doubles titles on the ITF tour in her career. On 2 May 2011 she reached her...