People known for their achievements in different fields have come from the city of Brno,

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or lived there. They include scientist

Gregor Mendel Gregor Johann Mendel, OSA (; cs, Řehoř Jan Mendel; 20 July 1822 – 6 January 1884) was a biologist, meteorologist, mathematician, Augustinian friar and abbot of St. Thomas' Abbey in Brünn (''Brno''), Margraviate of Moravia. Mendel was ...

, who made epochal pea plant experiments, composer

Leoš Janáček Leoš Janáček (, baptised Leo Eugen Janáček; 3 July 1854 – 12 August 1928) was a Czech composer, musical theorist, folklorist, publicist, and teacher. He was inspired by Moravian and other Slavic musics, including Eastern European f ...

, and writer

Milan Kundera Milan Kundera (, ; born 1 April 1929) is a Czech writer who went into exile in France in 1975, becoming a naturalised French citizen in 1981. Kundera's Czechoslovak citizenship was revoked in 1979, then conferred again in 2019. He "sees himself ...

. Numerous politicians and athletes were also born or lived in the city.

Science and academia

Karel Absolon Karel Absolon (16 June 1877 – 6 October 1960) was a Czech archaeologist, geographer, paleontologist, and speleologist. He was born in Boskovice. Absolon was the grandchild of paleontologist Jindřich Wankel. During his studies at Charles ...

(1877—1960), archaeologist, geographer, paleontologist, and speleologist, custodian of the

Moravian Museum Moravian is the adjective form of the Czech Republic region of Moravia, and refers to people of ancestry from Moravia. Moravian may also refer to: * a member or adherent of the Moravian Church, one of the oldest Protestant denominations * Moravia ...

, lived in Brno and is buried in the Brno Central Cemetery. * Leopold Adametz (1861—1941),

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n zoologist, born in Brno. * Eugen Böhm von Bawerk (1851—1914), Austrian economist and three-times

Minister of Finance A finance minister is an executive or cabinet position in charge of one or more of government finances, economic policy and financial regulation. A finance minister's portfolio has a large variety of names around the world, such as "treasury", " ...

, born in Brno. * Emanuel von Friedrichsthal (1809—1842), Austrian botanist and traveller, born in Brno. * Kurt Gödel (1906—1978), Austrian logician, mathematician and

analytic philosopher Analytic philosophy is a branch and tradition of philosophy using analysis, popular in the Western world and particularly the Anglosphere, which began around the turn of the 20th century in the contemporary era in the United Kingdom, United ...

, born and grew up at Pekarska 5. *

Johann Gottlieb Johann Gottlieb (February 15, 1815 – March 4, 1875) was an Austrian chemist who first synthesized Propionic acid. He is also known for describing and naming Paramylon. Biography Gottlieb was born in Brno as son to a pharmacist. He comp ...

(1815—1875), Austrian chemist, born in Brno. *

František Graus František Graus (14 December 1921, Brno – 1 May 1989, Basel) was a Czech historian whose work focused on the social and economic history of medieval Europe, particularly the history of social movements and of ethnic and religious minorities. ...

(1921—1989), Czech-German historian, born in Brno. * Karl Grobben (1854—1945), Austrian biologist, born in Brno and lived at Lidicka 4/5. *

Ferdinand Ritter von Hebra Ferdinand Karl Franz Schwarzmann, Ritter von Hebra (7 September 1816, in Brno, Moravia – 5 August 1880 in Vienna, Austria-Hungary) was an Austrian physician and dermatologist known as the founder of the New Vienna School of Dermatology, an ...

(1816—1880), Austrian dermatologist, born in Brno. * Ernst Mach (1838—1916), Austrian physicist and philosopher, born in Brno-Chrlice and lived at Chrlické nam. 1 until the age of 14. *

(1822—1884), founder of genetics and Abbot of St Thomas's Abbey, who performed his historic experiments with peas in the monastery gardens. Brno's Mendel Square ( cs, Mendlovo namesti) is named after him. * Zdeněk Neubauer (1942—2016), philosopher and biologist. *

Peter Newmark Peter Newmark (12 April 1916 – 9 July 2011) was an English professor of translation at the University of Surrey. Biography Newmark was born on 12 April 1916 in Brno in what was then the Austro-Hungarian Empire, now the Czech Republic. He was ...

(1916-2011), translation scholar. * George Placzek (1905—1955), physicist (

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). * Emil Redlich (1866—1930), Austrian neurologist, born in Brno. *

Heinrich Wilhelm Schott Heinrich Wilhelm Schott (7 January 1794 in Brünn (Brno), Moravia – 5 March 1865 at Schönbrunn Palace, Vienna) was an Austrian botanist well known for his extensive work on aroids (Araceae). He studied botany, agriculture and chemistry at ...

(1794—1865), Austrian botanist, born in Brno. * Vinoš Sofka (1929—2016), museologist, born in Brno and lived at Havlíčkova 39. * Pavel Tichý (1936—1994), logician and philosopher, born in Brno. * Heinrich Wawra von Fernsee (1831—1887), botanist and doctor, born and educated in Brno, and lived at Křenová 36 and Pekařská 53. * Rudolf Wlassak (1865—1930), Austrian neurologist, born in Brno. * Viktor Kaplan (1876—1934), Austrian engineer, lived at Úvoz 52 from 1903 to 1931. Kaplan invented the

Kaplan turbine The Kaplan turbine is a propeller-type water turbine which has adjustable blades. It was developed in 1913 by Austrian professor Viktor Kaplan, who combined automatically adjusted propeller blades with automatically adjusted wicket gates to ach ...

in 1909—1912 in laboratories at the Storck factory in Brno.

Government and politics

Zuzana Brzobohatá Zuzana Brzobohatá (born 11 July 1962) is a Czech Social Democratic Party politician. She sat as a Member of the European Parliament for the Czech Republic from 2009 to 2014. After graduating from the Brno University of Technology, Brzobohatá wo ...

(born 1962),

Social Democrat Social democracy is a political, social, and economic philosophy within socialism that supports political and economic democracy. As a policy regime, it is described by academics as advocating economic and social interventions to promote soc ...

politician, MP (2008—2009) and MEP (2009—2014), born in Brno and educated at the Brno University of Technology. *

Michal Hašek Michal Hašek (born 17 April 1976) is a Czech politician and former Governor of South Moravian Region. From 2002 until 2014, Hašek was a member of the Chamber of Deputies (MP). He also served as shadow Minister of Agriculture in the shadow cabin ...

(born 1976),

politician, MP (2002—2014) and Governor of

South Moravia The South Moravian Region ( cs, Jihomoravský kraj; , ; sk, Juhomoravský kraj) is an administrative unit () of the Czech Republic, located in the south-western part of its historical region of Moravia (an exception is Jobova Lhota which trad ...

(2008—2016), born in Brno and educated at the Faculty of Law at

Masaryk University Masaryk University (MU) ( cs, Masarykova univerzita; la, Universitas Masarykiana Brunensis) is the second largest university in the Czech Republic, a member of the Compostela Group and the Utrecht Network. Founded in 1919 in Brno as the se ...

. *

Tomáš Julínek Tomáš Julínek (born 7 November 1956) is a Czech politician and physician. From 2006 to 2009, Julínek served as the Minister of Health of the Czech Republic. He is a member of the Civic Democratic Party. Career Julínek received his degree fr ...

(born 1956), doctor, Minister of Health (2007—2009), born in Brno and graduated from Masaryk University in 1982. * Ondřej Liška (born 1977),

Green Party A green party is a formally organized political party based on the principles of green politics, such as social justice, environmentalism and nonviolence. Greens believe that these issues are inherently related to one another as a foundation f ...

politician, MP (2006—2010) and Minister of Education (2007—2009), born in Brno and educated at Masaryk University. *

Baron Franz von Pillersdorf Baron Franz Xaver von Pillersdorf (1 March 178622 February 1862) was an Austrian statesman. Life and career Born in Brno as the son of a judge, Pillersdorf after a legal education in Vienna in 1805 started his public service career in Galicia ...

(1786—1862), Austrian statesman, born in Brno. *

Ferdinand Troyer Count Ferdinand Troyer (February 1, 1780 – July 23, 1851) was an Austrian noble, philanthropist, and amateur clarinettist. Born in Brünn (Brno), Moravia, Troyer became the chief steward to Archduke Rudolf of Austria-Tuscany. It was noted t ...

(1780—1851), Austrian nobleman and amateur clarinetist, born in Brno. * Milan Uhde (born 1936), playwright,

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signatory and Civic Democrat politician, Speaker of the Chamber of Deputies of the Czech Republic (1993—1996).

Writers

* Fritz Grünbaum (1880—1941), Austrian Jewish cabaret artist and composer, born and grew up in Brno. *

František Halas František Halas (3 October 1901 in Brno – 27 October 1949 in Prague) was one of the most significant Czech lyric poets of the 20th century, an essayist, and a translator. Life Born as the son of textile worker, Halas worked as bookseller ...

(1901—1949), poet, essayist, and translator, born and raised in Brno-Husovice. *

Bohumil Hrabal Bohumil Hrabal (; 28 March 1914 – 3 February 1997) was a Czech writer, often named among the best Czech writers of the 20th century. Early life Hrabal was born in Židenice (suburb of Brno) on 28 March 1914, in what was then the province ...

(1914—1997), author (''

Closely Watched Trains ''Closely Watched Trains'' ( cs, Ostře sledované vlaky) is a 1966 Czechoslovak film directed by Jiří Menzel and is one of the best-known products of the Czechoslovak New Wave. It was released in the United Kingdom as ''Closely Observed Trains ...

'', '' I Served the King of England''), born at Balbínova 47, Brno-Židenice. *

Hellmuth Karasek Hellmuth Karasek (4 January 1934 – 29 September 2015) was a German journalist, literary critic, novelist, and the author of many books on literature and film. He was one of Germany's best-known feuilletonists. Biography Karasek was born in t ...

(1934–2015), German poet, novelist, journalist, author and literary critic, born in Brno. *

(born 1929), Czech-French author (''

The Unbearable Lightness of Being ''The Unbearable Lightness of Being'' ( cs, Nesnesitelná lehkost bytí) is a 1984 novel by Milan Kundera, about two women, two men, a dog and their lives in the 1968 Prague Spring period of Czechoslovak history. Although written in 1982, the no ...

'', '' The Joke''), born at Purkyňova 6, Brno-Královo Pole, educated at Gymnázium třída Kapitána Jaroše. *

Helene Migerka Helene Migerka (13 September 1867, Brno – 26 March 1928, Graz) was an Austrian poet and novelist. She was a daughter of the Austrian feminist and writer Katharina Kämpffat (1844, Tilsit – 1922) and museologist Franz Migerka (1828–1915). ...

(1867—1928), Austrian poet and novelist, born in Brno. * David Ernst Oppenheim (1881—1943), Austrian educator and psychologist, born in Brno. *

Fredy Perlman Fredy Perlman (20 August 1934 – 26 July 1985) was an American author, publisher, and activist. His best-known work, ''Against His-Story, Against Leviathan!'', retells the historical rise of state domination through the Hobbesian metaphor o ...

(1934—1985), American author and academic, born in Brno. * Zdeněk Rotrekl (1920—2013), Catholic poet and literary historian, born in Brno, lived at Jana Uhra 18, studied at Masaryk University's Faculty of Arts, had his funeral at St. Thomas Church. *

Jan Trefulka Jan Trefulka (15 May 1929 – 22 November 2012) was a Czech writer, translator, literary critic and publicist. Biography Trefulka was born in Brno, Czech Republic, where he also died. He attended school with Milan Kundera and the pair remained lif ...

(1929—2012), writer and literary critic, born in Brno—Kralovo Pole, died in Brno in 2012. * Kateřina Tučková (born 1980), writer and playwright, born in Brno, educated at Gymnázium třída Kapitána Jaroše and Masaryk University's Faculty of Arts. *

Ernst Weiss Dr Ernst Weiss (German language, German: Weiß, August 28, 1882 – June 15, 1940) was a German-speaking Austrian physician and author of Jewish descent. He is the author of '':de:Ich, der Augenzeuge, Ich'':de:Ich, der Augenzeuge, , d''er ...

(1882—1940), Austrian Jewish physician and author, born and attended gymnasium in Brno.

Musicians and composers

Igor Ardašev Igor Ardašev (born in Brno, 1967) is a Czech pianist. He studied at the Brno Conservatory as a pupil of Inessa Janíčková, later he pursued his studies at the Janáček Academy of Music and Performing Arts. He was awarded the 1987 Internationa ...

(born 1967), pianist * Josef Berg (1927—1971), composer * Gustav Brom (1921—1995), big band leader, arranger, clarinetist and composer * Libuše Domanínská (1924—2021), classical soprano *

Heinrich Wilhelm Ernst Heinrich Wilhelm Ernst (8 June 18128 October 1865) was a Moravian-Jewish violinist, violist and composer. He was seen as the outstanding violinist of his time and one of Niccolò Paganini's greatest successors. He contributed to polyphonic playi ...

(1812—1865), violinist, violist, and composer *

Pavel Haas Pavel Haas (21 June 189917 October 1944) was a Czech composer who was murdered during the Holocaust. He was an exponent of Leoš Janáček's school of composition, and also utilized elements of folk music and jazz. Although his output was not la ...

(1899—1944), composer *

(1854—1928), composer *

Maria Jeritza Maria Jeritza (born Marie Jedličková; 6 October 1887 – 10 July 1982) was a dramatic soprano, long associated with the Vienna State Opera (1912–1934 and 1950-1953) and the Metropolitan Opera (1921–1932 and 1951). Her rapid rise to fame, ...

(1887—1982), opera singer *

Vítězslava Kaprálová Vítězslava Kaprálová (; 24 January 191516 June 1940) was a Czech composer and conductor of 20th-century classical music. Life and career Vítězslava Kaprálová was born in Brno, Austro-Hungarian Empire (now Czech Republic), a daughte ...

(1915—1940), composer *

Tereza Kerndlová Tereza Kerndlová (born 6 October 1986 in Brno) is a Czech singer. She rose to fame as a member of the trio Black Milk since 2001. After the trio split in 2005, she started a solo career and released the album ''Orchidej''. She represented th ...

(born 1986), singer * Jiří Kollert (born 1974), pianist *

Erich Wolfgang Korngold Erich Wolfgang Korngold (May 29, 1897November 29, 1957) was an Austrian-born American composer and conductor. A child prodigy, he became one of the most important and influential composers in Hollywood history. He was a noted pianist and compo ...

(1897—1957), composer *

Magdalena Kožená Magdalena Kožená (also Lady Rattle; ; born 26 May 1973) is a Czech mezzo-soprano. Early life Kožená was born in Brno in Czechoslovakia. Both her parents had come originally from Bohemia, to the west. She was born one of the two daughters o ...

(born 1973), classical mezzo-soprano * Franz Xaver Neruda (1843—1915), cellist and composer *

Wilma Neruda Wilhelmine Maria Franziska Neruda (1838–1911), also known as Wilma Norman-Neruda and Lady Hallé, was a Moravian virtuoso violinist, chamber musician, and teacher. Life and career Born in Brno, Moravia, then part of the Austrian Empire, N ...

(1839—1911), violinist * Jan Škrdlík (born 1964), cellist

Visual arts

* Dina Babbitt (1923—2009), Holocaust survivor and artist *

Franta Belsky František Bělský (also known as Franta Belsky; 6 April 1921 – 5 July 2000) was a Czech sculptor. He was known for large-scale abstract works of public art as well as more iconographic statues and busts of noted 20th-century figures such ...

(1921—2000), WWII veteran and sculptor * Helena Bochořáková-Dittrichová (1894—1980), graphic artist * Tamara Divíšková (born 1934), costume designer and ceramist *

Mathilde Esch Maria Mathilde Esch (18 February 1815 – 2 May 1904) was an Austrian genre painter. Life The daughter of German architect and local superintendent of construction (1784–1854), Esch grew up in Brno, at the time part of Austria-Hungary. She be ...

(1815—1904), genre painter * Bohuslav Fuchs (1895—1972), architect *

Jan Kotěra Jan Kotěra (18 December 1871 – 17 April 1923) was a Czech architect, artist and interior designer, and one of the key figures of modern architecture in Bohemia. Biography Kotěra was born in Brno, the largest city in Moravia, to a Czech fathe ...

(1871—1923), architect * Lubo Kristek (born 1943), sculptor, painter and performer *

Adolf Loos Adolf Franz Karl Viktor Maria Loos (; 10 December 1870 – 23 August 1933) was an Austrian and Czechoslovak architect, influential European theorist, and a polemicist of modern architecture. He was an inspiration to modernism and a widely- ...

(1870—1933), architect * Jakub Obrovský (1882—1949), artist, sculptor and writer * Antonín Procházka (1882—1945), painter *

Alfred Roller Alfred Roller (2 October 1864 – 21 June 1935) was an Austrian painter, graphic designer, and set designer. His wife was Mileva Roller and they were members of the Viennese Secession movement. Life and work Roller was born in Brünn (Br ...

(1864—1935), painter, designer * Anna Ticho (1894—1980), Israeli artist *

Norbert Troller Norbert Troller (1896 in Bruenn, Austria-Hungarian Empire – 1984 in New York City, United States) was a Czech and American architect of Jewish descent. He was also an artist notable for his portrayal on life in the Theresienstadt concentration c ...

(1896—1984), architect; artist notable for his portrayal of life in the

Theresienstadt concentration camp Theresienstadt Ghetto was established by the SS during World War II in the fortress town of Terezín, in the Protectorate of Bohemia and Moravia ( German-occupied Czechoslovakia). Theresienstadt served as a waystation to the extermination ca ...

Film and theatre

Dagmar-Havlova-Veskrnova-TV-show-Bolkoviny

Radúz Činčera Radúz Činčera (17 June 1923, Brno – 28 January 1999, Prague) was a Czech screenwriter and director, the conceiver of the legendary Kinoautomat. Career Most of his life he worked in the Krátký film Praha (The Short Film of Prague) movie s ...

(1923—1999), screenwriter and director * Nina Divíšková (1936—2021), actress *

Yana Gupta Yana Gupta (born Jana Synková; 23 April 1979) is a Czechs, Czech model and actress who lives and works in India. Early life Gupta was born as Jana Synková in 1979 in Brno, South Moravian Region, Czech Socialist Republic, Czech SR, Czecho ...

(born 1979), actress in Bollywood and Indian regional films *

Hugo Haas Hugo Haas (19 February 1901 – 1 December 1968) was a Czech film actor, director and writer. He appeared in more than 60 films between 1926 and 1962, as well as directing 20 films between 1933 and 1962. Life and career Haas was born in B ...

(1901—1968), director and actor *

Dagmar Havlová Dagmar Havlová (born Dagmar Veškrnová on 22 March 1953) is a Czech actress. She married Václav Havel, the former Czech President, on 4 January 1997. She has one daughter, Nina Veškrnová (born 1976), from a previous marriage to Radvít Nov ...

(born 1953), actress * Dušan David Pařízek (born 1971), theatre director *

Libuše Šafránková Libuše Šafránková (7 June 1953 – 9 June 2021, married as ''Abrhámová'') was a Czech actress. Her husband was actor Josef Abrhám. Her breakthrough was the title role in the 1973 film '' Three Nuts for Cinderella'', which is considered ...

(1953—2021), actress * Markéta Štroblová (born 1988), known as Little Caprice, pornographic film actress, born in Brno-Vinohrady.

Sport

* Jiří Procházka (born 1992),

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Fighter * Karel Abrahám (born 1990), motorcycle racer * Zdeněk Blatný (born 1981), hockey player * Jaroslav Borák (born 1989), football player * Julius Brach (1881—1938), chess master *

Vlastimil Bubník Vlastimil Bubník (; 18 March 1931 – 6 January 2015) was a Czech ice hockey player and footballer. Bubník was born in Kelč, Czechoslovakia, and played in the Czechoslovak Extraliga. He played for HC Brno and Královo Pole. He al ...

(1931—2015), former ice hockey player and footballer *

Lukáš Dostál Lukáš Dostál (born 22 June 2000) is a Czech professional ice hockey goaltender for the Anaheim Ducks of the National Hockey League (NHL). He was selected by the Ducks in the third round, 85th overall, of the 2018 NHL Entry Draft. Early lif ...

(born 2000), hockey player * Richard Farda (born 1945), hockey player *

Siegfried Flesch Siegfried Friedrich "Fritz" Flesch (11 March 1872 – 11 August 1939) was an Austrian sabre fencer who competed during the late 19th century and early 20th century. Olympic fencing career Born in Brno, Flesch was 27 years old when he cam ...

(1872–1939), Olympic medalist saber fencer * Jana Galiková (born 1963), orienteerer *

Ondřej Hotárek Ondřej Hotárek (born 25 January 1984) is a Czech-Italian pair skater and coach who began competing for Italy in 2006. He competed with Valentina Marchei until the end of their partnership in 2018. With former partner Stefania Berton, he is t ...

(born 1984), skater * Petr Hubáček (born 1979), hockey player *

Jaroslav Jiřík Jaroslav Jiřík (December 10, 1939 – July 11, 2011) was a Czech professional ice hockey right winger. He became the first player that an Eastern Bloc country released to play in the National Hockey League when he appeared in thre ...

(1939—2011), hockey player * Luboš Kalouda (born 1987), football player *

Renata Kolbovic Renata Kolbovic (born July 30, 1976) is a former tennis player, who was born in Czechoslovakia but competed for Canada. Kolbovic had a professional career from 1996 to 2002. A resident of Vancouver, British Columbia, Kolbovic reached her highest ...

(born 1976), tennis player * Michal Kolomazník (born 1976), football player * David Kostelecký (born 1975), shooter * Ada Kuchařová (born 1958), orienteerer * Tomáš Mica (born 1983), football player *

Jana Novotná Jana Novotná (; 2 October 1968 – 19 November 2017) was a Czech professional tennis player. She played a serve and volley game, an increasingly rare style of play among women during her career. Novotná won the women's singles title at Wimbl ...

(1968—2017), tennis player *

Adam Ondra Adam Ondra (born February 5, 1993) is a Czech professional rock climber, specializing in lead climbing and bouldering. In 2013, ''Rock & Ice'' described Ondra as a prodigy and the leading climber of his generation. Ondra is the only male athlete t ...

(born 1993), rock climber *

Zdenka Podkapová Zdenka or Zdeňka () is a feminine given name in Croatian, Czech, Slovak, Serbian, and Slovenian, originally a short form of Zdeslava. Notable people with the name include: * Zdenka Badovinac, Slovenian art critic * Zdenka Braunerová, Czech paint ...

(born 1977), former gymnast and model * Antonín Procházka (born 1941), former volleyball player *

Lucie Šafářová Lucie Šafářová (; born 4 February 1987) is a Czech former professional tennis player who was ranked world No. 1 in doubles, and No. 5 in singles. She is a five-time Grand Slam champion in doubles, having won the 2015 Australian Open, 2015 ...

(born 1987), tennis player *

Nella Simaová Nella Simaová (born 21 July 1988) is a Czech former competitive figure skater. She is the 2006 Golden Spin of Zagreb champion and a two-time Czech national champion (2008 and 2009). She qualified to the free skate at three ISU Championships ...

(born 1988), figure skater * Zdeněk Svoboda (born 1972), football player * Tomáš Vincour (born 1990), NHL hockey player for the

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* René Wagner (born 1972), football player * Pavel Zacha (born 1997), hockey player *

Jakub Zbořil Jakub Zbořil (born 21 February 1997) is a Czech professional ice hockey defenceman currently playing for the Boston Bruins of the National Hockey League (NHL). He was selected by the Bruins in the first round, 13th overall, at the 2015 NHL Entr ...

(born 1997), NHL hockey prospect for the

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* Emil Zinner (1909—1942), chess master

Religious figures

Zvi Dershowitz Zvi Dershowitz (born May 4, 1928) is an American rabbi, and is currently Rabbi Emeritus at Sinai Temple in Los Angeles. Early life Dershowitz was born in Brno, Czechoslovakia in 1928. In 1938, just 33 days before the Nazis invaded, Dersho ...

(1928—2023), conservative rabbi of Sinai Temple, Los Angeles, California * Mathias Franz Graf von Chorinsky Freiherr von Ledske (1720—1786), first Bishop of the

Roman Catholic Diocese of Brno The Roman Catholic Diocese of Brno ( la, Brun(ensis)) is a diocese located in the city of Brno in the ecclesiastical province of Olomouc in the Czech Republic. History * 1296: A collegiate (latter the cathedral) chapter established in Brno ...

in 1777

Others

* Freddie Hornik (1944—2009), Brno-born British fashion entrepreneur * Barbara Lauwers (1914—2009),

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counter-intelligence officer and recipient of the US Bronze Star Medal, born Božena Hauserová in Brno and studied at

. *

Bedřich Pokorný Bedřich Pokorný (6 March 1904 Brno – 25 March 1968 Brno) was a Czechoslovak communist secret service officer and an agent of the Státní bezpečnost. Pokorný joined the Czechoslovak Army in 1924 and began attending the Military Academy a ...

(1904—1968), Czechoslovak police commander and secret service officer.

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