Ružomberok, Žilinský kraj
1. Andrej Hlinka (1864)
Religious Leader
Catholic priest who was a hugely influential public activist in Slovakia before World War II.
2. Peter Lorre (1904)
Austrian Actor
Character actor who played roles in Casablanca and The Maltese Falcon. He played a serial killer in M, and portrayed Le Chiffre in the 1954 television adaptation of Casino Royale.
3. Michal Gallo (1988)
Footballer
Michal Gallo is a Slovak football defender who currently plays for MFK Zemplín Michalovce.
4. Karol Sidor (1901)
Slovak Politician
Karol Sidor was a far right Slovak nationalist politician. A devout Roman Catholic he was born in Ružomberok and came to politics early as a low-level supporter of Andrej Hlinka....
5. Štefan Gerec (1992)
Slovak Footballer
Štefan Gerec is a Slovak football striker who currently plays for the ŽP Šport Podbrezová on loan from MFK Ružomberok.
6. Roman Smieška (1986)
Footballer
Roman Smieška is a former Slovak football football who currently plays for ŠKM Liptovský Hrádok. His former club was a club MFK Ružomberok. He is also current fashion model. Smieska...
7. Elo Romančík (1922)
Actor
Emanuel Elo Romančík was a Slovak actor. He starred in the 1969/1970 film Witchhammer under director Otakar Vávra.
8. Miroslav Stanovský (1970)
Slalom Kayaker
Miroslav Stanovský is a Slovak born Latvian slalom canoer who has competed since the late 1980s. He finished tenth in the K-1 event at the 1996 Summer Olympics in Atlanta....
9. Jozef Karika (1978)
Slovak Writer
Jozef Karika is a Slovak experimental publicist and writer. He is the author of the bestseller V tieni mafie. He was awarded the Prize of Literary Fund. As a reporter...
10. Andrej Lovás (1991)
Footballer
Andrej Lovás is a Slovak football striker who currently plays for the Slovak Corgoň Liga club MFK Ružomberok.
