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The name Karel (and its diminutives, Karlík, Karlíček, and Kája) appears frequently among the Czechs. In 2006, 124,784 Karels lived in the

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, making the name the thirteenth most popular Czech name. Between 1999 and 2002, the number of Karels in the Czech Republic dropped by 2.7%, and the name dropped out of the twenty most popular newborn child names. Notable people with this given name include the following: * Karel Aalbers (born 1949), Dutch businessman * Karel Abraham (born 1990), Czech motorcycle racer *

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 Charle ...

(1877–1960), Czech geographer * Karel Josef Adolf (1715–1771), 18th century Czech painter * Karel Aguilar Chacón (born 1980), Cuban canoeist * Karel Albert (1901–1987), Belgian composer *

Karel Slavoj Amerling Karel Slavoj Amerling (also known as Karl Slavomil Amerling; pen name Slavoj Strnad Klatovský; 18 September 1807 – 2 November 1884) was a Czech teacher, writer and philosopher. Biography Amerling was born in Klatovy, and was the son of a wealt ...

(1807–1884), Czech writer * Karel Ančerl (1908–1973), Czech conductor * Karel Anděl (1884–1948), Czech astronomer and selenographer * Karel Anthierens (1935–2022), Belgian journalist *

Karel Appel Christiaan Karel Appel (; 25 April 1921 – 3 May 2006) was a Dutch painter, sculptor, and poet. He started painting at the age of fourteen and studied at the Rijksakademie in Amsterdam in the 1940s. He was one of the founders of the avant-gard ...

(1921–2006), Dutch artist * Karel Ardelt (1889–1978), Czech tennis player * Karel Balcar (born 1966), Czech painter * Karel Bartošek, Czech French historian * Karel Bártů (1916–2008), Czech modern pentathlete * Karel Beyers (1943–2020), Belgian footballer * Karel Bláha (born 1975), Czech sprinter * Karel Bláha (singer) (1947–2025), Czech opera singer * Karel Bernard Boedijn (1893–1964), Dutch botanist and mycologist * Karel Bonsink (born 1950), Dutch footballer and manager * Karel Boom (1858–1939), Belgian genre painter, watercolorist and art teacher * Karel Boone (born 1941), Belgian businessman * Karel Bossart (1904–1975), rocket designer * Karel Albert Rudolf Bosscha (1865–1928), Dutch philanthropist and planter * Karel Brančik (1842–1915), Hungarian naturalist * Karel John van den Brandeler (1888–1948), Dutch modern pentathlete and fencer * Karel Brandstätter (1915–?), Czech rower * Karel Hendrik van Brederode (1827–1897), Dutch engineer and architect * Karel Brückner (born 1939), Czech football coach * Karel Bulan (born 1940), Czech sport shooter * Karel Burian (1870–1924), Czech operatic tenor * Karel Campos (born 2003), Mexican footballer *

Karel Čapek Karel Čapek (; 9 January 1890 – 25 December 1938) was a Czech writer, playwright, critic and journalist. He has become best known for his science fiction, including his novel '' War with the Newts'' (1936) and play '' R.U.R.'' (''Rossum' ...

(1890–1938), Czech writer * Karel Cejp (1900–1979), Czech botanist and mycologist * Karel Černý, multiple people * Karel Mark Chichon (born 1971), British orchestra conductor * Karel Choennie (born 1958), Surinamese Roman Catholic bishop * Karel Čížek (1892–1948), Czechoslovak rowing coxswain * Karel Crawford, American politician * Karel Cudlín (born 1960), Czech photographer * Karel Čurda (1911–1947), Czech Nazi collaborator * Karel David (born 1964), Czech long-distance runner * Karel De Baere (1925–1985), Belgian cyclist *

Karel De Gucht Karel Lodewijk Georgette Emmerence De Gucht (; born 27 January 1954) is a Belgian politician who was the European Commissioner for Trade from February 2010 until 31 October 2014.Karel De Smet (born 1980), Belgian footballer * Karel De Vis (born 1937), Belgian water polo player * Karel deLeeuw (1930–1978), American mathematician * Karel Demuynck, Belgian tennis player * Karel Dežman (1821–1899), Carniolan politician * Karel Dillen (1925–2007), Belgian politician * Karel Diviš, Czech entrepreneur * Karel Dobrý (born 1969), Czech actor * Karel Domin (1882–1953), Czech botanist and politician * Karel Doorman (1889–1942), Dutch naval officer * Karel Dormans (born 1975), Dutch rower * Karel Duba (1923–1968), Czech musician *

Karel Dujardin Karel Dujardin (September 27, 1626November 20, 1678) was a Dutch Golden Age painter. Although he did a few portraits and a few history paintings of religious subjects, most of his work is small Italianate landscape scenes with animals and peasan ...

(1626–1678), Dutch painter * Karel van Eerd (1938–2022), Dutch entrepreneur * Karel Effa (1922–1993), Czech actor *

Karel Engel Karel Engel (28 May 1940 – 30 December 2018)B� ...

(1940–2018), Czech wrestler * Karel Engliš (1880–1961), Czech economist *

Karel Jaromír Erben Karel Jaromír Erben (; 7 November 1811 – 21 November 1870) was a Czech folklorist and poet of the mid-19th century, best known for his collection '' Kytice'', which contains poems based on traditional and folkloric themes. He also wrote ''Pí ...

(1811–1870), Czech poet and folklorist *

Karel Espino Karel Aldair Espino Contreras (born 27 October 2001) is a Cuban professional footballer who plays as a midfielder for Liga Nacional club Comunicaciones and the Cuba national team. Debuting for Artemisa in 2019, Espino would go on to sign for C ...

(born 2001), Cuban football player *

(1811–1870), Czech folklorist * Karel Eykman (1936–2022), Dutch writer * Karel la Fargue (1738–1793), Dutch painter * Karel Farský (1880-1927), Czech priest and patriarch of the Czechoslovak Hussite Church *

Karel Fiala Karel Fiala (3 August 1925 – 3 October 2020) was a Czech operatic tenor and film actor. He was known for his work in operettas and musicals, but received worldwide attention for his portrayal of Mozart's Don Giovanni in the film ''Amadeus (film) ...

(1925–2020), Czech actor * Karel Fialka, Indian-born British singer-songwriter * Karel Finek (1920–1989), Czech footballer * Karel Fleischner, Czechoslovak table tennis player * Karel Fortyn (1930–2001), Czech physician * Karel Fraeye (born 1977), Belgian football manager * Karel Frankenstein (1897–1954), Czech sprinter *

Karel Franta Karel Franta (1 May 1928 – 19 July 2017) was a Czech painter and illustrator. Life Franta was born in Libčice nad Vltavou, and studied as a graphic designer in Prague. He collaborated with important designers for children, including Jiří T ...

(1928–2017), Czech painter and illustrator * Karel Freja (1877–1937), Czech footballer * Karel Hendrik Geerts (1807–1885), Belgian sculptor * Karel Geraerts (born 1982), Belgian football manager * Karel Gleenewinkel Kamperdijk (1883–1975), Dutch footballer *

Karel Goeyvaerts Karel August Goeyvaerts (8 June 1923 – 3 February 1993) was a Belgian composer. Life Goeyvaerts was born in Antwerp, where he studied at the Royal Flemish Music Conservatory; he later studied composition in Paris with Darius Milhaud and analysi ...

(1923–1993), Belgian composer * Karel Goppold (1894–1956), Bohemian fencer * Karel Gott (1939–2019), Czech singer * Karel Govaert (1900–1972), Belgian cyclist * Karel Gut (1927–2014), Czech ice hockey player and coach * Karel Guzmán (born 1995), Cuban basketball player * Karel Hájek (1900–1978), Czechoslovak photographer * Karel Halík (1883–?), Czech wrestler * Karel Halíř (1859–1909), Czech violinist * Karel Hanika (born 1996), Czech motorcycle racer * Karel Hardeman (1914–2010), Dutch rower * Karel Hartmann (1885–1944), Czechoslovak ice hockey player * Karel Hasil, Czech footballer * Karel Hašler (1879–1941), Czech songwriter and actor *

Karel Havlíček (artist) Karel Havlíček (31 October 1907 – 25 December 1988) was a Czech painter and designer. Biography He was born on 31 October 1907 in Berlin where his parents had moved from Vienna in 1903 because his father Karel started to work in the state t ...

(1907–1988), Czech painter *

Karel Havlíček (politician) Karel Havlíček (born 16 August 1969) is a Czech politician. He served as the Deputy Prime Minister of the Czech Republic, Minister of Industry and Trade and Minister of Transport in Second Cabinet of Andrej Babiš. Early and personal life I ...

(born 1969), Czech politician *

Karel Havlíček Borovský Karel Havlíček Borovský (; 31 October 1821 – 29 July 1856) was a Czech writer, poet, critic, politician, journalist, and publisher. Early life and education He lived and studied at the gymnasium in Německý Brod (today Havlíčkův Brod, ...

(1821–1856), Czech writer and journalist * Karel Havlík (1944–2021), Czech politician * Karel Heijting (1883–1951), Dutch footballer * Karel Heřmánek (1947–2024), Czech actor *

Karel Heyne Karel Heyne (1877–1947) was a Dutch botanist, known for his comprehensive handbook on the useful plants of the Dutch East Indies ('' The useful plants of the Dutch East Indies''); this was the first such handbook and became a standard reference ...

(1877–1947), Dutch botanist * Karel Hirman (born 1970), Slovak engineer, manager and politician * Karel Hoffmann (1872–1936), Czech violinist * Karel Höger (1909–1977), Czechoslovak actor * Karel Holle (1829–1896), Dutch colonial administrator * Karel Holomek (1937–2023), Czech politician * Karel Holý (1956–2024), Czech ice hockey player * Karel Hoplíček (1913–1964), Czech shot putter * Karel Anton Hošek (1871–1907), Czech Republic adventurer and revolutionary * Karel Hradil, multiple people * Karel Hrbáček, mathematician * Karel Hromádka (1887–1956), Czech chess player * Karel Hromádka (ice hockey) (1905–1978), Czech ice hockey player * Karel Hromas (born 1986), Czech ice hockey player * Karel Hrubeš (born 1993), Czech footballer * Karel Hrudik, Czechoslovak sprint canoer *

Karel Hruška Karel Hruška (14 June 1891 – 17 October 1966) was a Czechoslovak tenor, radio personality, and actor of the stage and film. He was an unusual singer for his day in that he recorded and performed both classical and popular music. Possessing a g ...

(1891–1966), Czech opera singer * Karel van der Hucht (born 1946), Dutch astronomer *

Karel Husa Karel Husa (August 7, 1921 – December 14, 2016) was a Czech-born classical composer and conductor, winner of the 1969 Pulitzer Prize for Music and 1993 University of Louisville Grawemeyer Award for Music Composition. In 1954, he emigrated to ...

(1921–2016), Czech composer and conductor * Karel Ferdinand Irmler (1650–?), Czech lawyer and university educator * Karel Jalovec (1892–?), Czech musicologist * Karel Janeček (born 1973), Czech mathematician and businessman * Karel Janák (born 1970), Czech director * Karel Janež (1914–2006), Slovenian gymnast * Karel Janoušek (1893–1971), Czechoslovak Air Force officer * Karel Janovický (1930–2024), Czech composer *

Karel Jarolím Karel Jarolím (born 23 August 1956) is a Czech football coach and former player. As a player, he played as a midfielder, making 275 appearances in the Czechoslovak First League. and representing the Czechoslovakia national team internationall ...

(born 1956), Czech footballer *

Karel Jarůšek Karel Jarůšek (born 2 December 1952) is a Czech Republic, Czech football (soccer), football manager and former player. As a player, Jarůšek played mostly for FC Zbrojovka Brno. In 1978, he won the Czechoslovak First League with Zbrojovka. Fr ...

(born 1952), Czech footballer and manager * Karel Javůrek (1815–1909), Czech painter * Karel Jindřichovský (born 1966), Czech handball player * Karel Jonker (born 1949), Canadian rower *

Karel Kachyňa Karel Kachyňa (1 May 1924 – 12 March 2004) was a Czech film director and screenwriter. His career spanned over five decades. Early life He was born on May 1, 1924, in Vyškov, Czechoslovakia. His father was a government officer. His mother wa ...

(1924–2004), Czech film director * Karel Kaers (1914–1972), Belgian cyclist *

Karel Kalaš Karel Kalaš (9 October 1910 – 3 May 2001) was a Czech operatic bass and film and television actor. He first rose to prominence at the Slovak National Theatre, where he was a member from 1934 through 1939. He left there to join the roster of p ...

(1910–2001), Czech opera singer *

Karel Kaplan Karel Kaplan (28 August 1928 – 12 March 2023) was a Czech historian. He specialized in the World War II and post-World War II periods in Czechoslovakia. He wrote books about Czech political trials during the 1950s, the situation of Jews in Centra ...

(1928–2023), Czech historian * Karel Karafiát (born 1941), Czech rower * Karel Kašpar (born 1952), Czechoslovak boxer * Karel Kaufman (1898–1977), Dutch football manager * Karel Kavina (1890–1948), Czech botanist, educator and university educator * Karel Kesselaers (born 1959), Belgian footballer * Karel Klančnik (1917–2009), Yugoslavian ski jumper * Karel Klapálek (1893–1984), Czechoslovak legioneer and army general * Karel Klaver (born 1978), Dutch field hockey player * Karel Klečka (born 1936), Czech gymnast *

Karel Klíč Karel Václav Klíč (sometimes written Karl Klietsch, 30 May 1841, Hostinné – 16 November 1926, Vienna) was a Czech painter, photographer, early comics artist, caricaturist, lithographer and illustrator. He was one of the inventors of phot ...

(1841–1926), Czech artist * Karel Klostermann (1848–1923), Czech-Austrian writer * Karel Knejzlík (born 1996), Czech footballer * Karel Kněnický (1908–1995), Czech sprinter * Karel Knesl (1942–2020), Czech footballer * Karel František Koch (1890–1981), known for rescuing Jews in Bratislava during Holocaust * Karel Kodejška (born 1947), Czech former ski jumper * Karel Kolář (1955–2017), Czechoslovak runner * Karel Koldovský (1898–1943), Czech ski jumper * Karel Kolesa (born 1942), Czech rower *

Karel Kolský Karel Kolský (21 September 1914 in Kročehlavy – 17 February 1984) was a Czechs, Czech football (soccer), football player and later a football manager. He played for Czechoslovakia national football team, Czechoslovakia, for which he played 1 ...

(1914–1984), Czech footballer and manager * Karel Komárek (born 1969), Czech businessman * Karel Komzák, multiple people * Karel Konrád, Czech writer and journalist * Karel Kopp (1903–1956), Czech architect * Karel Blažej Kopřiva (1766–1785), Czech organist and composer * Karel Košík, Czech philosopher, literary theorist and university educator * Karel Kovář, multiple people *

Karel Kovařovic Karel Kovařovic (9 December 1862 6 December 1920) was a Czech people, Czech composer and conductor from Prague. Life From 1873 to 1879 he studied clarinet, harp and piano at the Prague Conservatory.''Dopisy o životě hudebním i lidském, p. ...

(1862–1920), Czech composer and conductor * Karel Koželuh (1895–1950), Czech sportsperson * Karel Kožíšek (born 1977), Czech canoeist *

Karel Kramář Karel Kramář (27 December 1860 – 26 May 1937) was a Czech politician. He was a representative of the major Czech political party, the Young Czechs, in the Austrian Imperial Council from 1891 to 1915 (where he was also known as Karl Kramar ...

(1860–1937), Czech politician * Karel Kratochvíl (born 1982), Czech footballer * Karel Kratz (1893–1962), Dutch water polo player * Karel Krautgartner (1922–1982), Czech musical artist * Karel Krejčí (born 1968), Czech footballer and manager * Karel Kroupa (born 1950), Czech footballer * Karel Kroupa Jr. (born 1980), Czech football player * Karel Kryl (1944–1994), Czechoslovak poet, singer and songwriter * Karel Kubát (born 1988), Czech ice hockey player * Karel Kubeška (born 1955), Czech curler and curling coach * Karel Kuhn (1915–?), Czech basketball player *

Karel Kuklík Karel Kuklík (March 7, 1937, Prague, Czechoslovakia – August 18, 2019, Prague) was a Czech photographer and one of the representatives of Informel in Czech fine art photography. He was classified as an artist influenced by abstract and Surrea ...

(1937–2019), Czech photographer * Karel Kula (born 1963), Czech footballer * Karel Kuthan (1900–1962), Czech architect * Karel Kváček (1912–1986), Czech wrestler *

Karel Lamač Karel Lamač (27 January 1897 – 2 August 1952) was a Czech film director, actor, screenwriter, producer and singer. He directed more than 100 films in Czechoslovakia, Austria, Germany, the Netherlands and the United Kingdom. Life Lama� ...

(1897–1952), Czech film director * Karel Lambert, American philosopher and logician * Karel Lang (born 1958), Czech ice hockey player * Karel Lavický (born 1985), Czech windsurfer * Karel Lavrič (1818–1876), Carniolan politician * Karel Lavrih (1915–1998), Yugoslav cyclist * Karel Lodewijk Ledeganck (1805–1847), Flemish writer * Karel Leština (born 1973), Czech sprint canoer * Karel Lidický (1900–1976), Czech sculptor * Karel Linz (born 1986), Czech volleyball player *

Karel Lismont Karel Lismont (, ; born 8 March 1949) is a former Belgian long-distance runner. He competed at the 1972, 1976, 1980 and 1984 Olympics in the marathon and 10,000 m events. He won two marathon medals: a silver in 1972 and a bronze in 1976, finish ...

(born 1949), Belgian long-distance runner * Karel Loprais (1949–2021), Czech rally raid driver *

Karel Hynek Mácha Karel Hynek Mácha () (16 November 1810 – 5 November 1836) was a Czechs, Czech Romanticism, romantic poet. His poem ''Máj'' is among the most important poems in the history of Czech literature. Biography Mácha was born on 16 November 1810 ...

(1810–1836), Czech poet * Karel Majek (born 1992), Czech motorcycle racer * Karel Mallants (born 1935), Belgian footballer * Karel van Mallery (1571–1635), Flemish engraver *

Karel van Mander Karel van Mander (I) or Carel van Mander IKarel van Mander
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(1548–1606), Flemish painter, poet and art historian * Karel van Mander III (1609–1670), Dutch painter *

Karel van Mander the Younger Karel van Mander the Younger (1579–1623) was a Dutch Golden Age painter and the son of Karel van Mander. Biography The younger van Mander was born in Kortrijk. According to Houbraken, he learned to paint from his father and became a good p ...

(1579–1623), Dutch Golden Age painter * Karel Marquez (born 1982), Filipino entertainer * Karel Martens (born 1939), Dutch graphic designer * Karel Masopust (1942–2019), Czechoslovak ice hockey player * Karel Matoušek (1928–2018), Czech wrestler * Karel Mauser (1918–1977), Slovene poet, author and playwright * Karel Meijer (1884–1967), Dutch water polo player * Karel Mejta, multiple people * Karel Meulemans (born 1934), Belgian pigeon fancier * Karel Michal (1932–1984), Czech writer * Karel Michlowsky (1918–1998), Czech footballer and manager * Karel Miljon (1903–1984), Dutch boxer * Karel Minnie, South African politician * Karel Miry (1823–1889), Belgian composer * Karel Navrátil (1867–1936), Czech violinist and composer * Karel Ndjoba (1961–2014), Namibian military officer * Karel Nedobitý (1905–1986), Czech long-distance runner * Karel Nedvěd (1850–?), Czech runner * Karel Neffe (1948–2020), Czech rower * Karel Neffe Jr. (born 1985), Czech rower * Karel Nepomucký (born 1939), Czech footballer *

Karel de Nerée tot Babberich Christophe Karel Henri (Karel) de Nerée tot Babberich (18 March 1880 – 19 October 1909) was a Dutch symbolist artist who worked in the decadent and symbolist style of Aubrey Beardsley and Jan Toorop. De Nerée was born in Zevenaar (The Nethe ...

(1880–1909), Dutch painter * Karel Nesl (1930–2009), Czech cyclist * Karel Niessen (1895–1967), Dutch physicist *

Karel Nováček Karel Nováček (born 30 March 1965) is a retired Czech people, Czech former top ten tennis player born in Prostějov, Czechoslovakia (Czech Republic). In his career, Nováček won 13 singles titles and six doubles titles. His highest singles r ...

(born 1965), Czech tennis player * Karel Novák, Czechoslovak canoeist * Karel Novy, multiple people * Karel Ondříček (1863–1943), Czech violinist * Karel Oomen (1932–2022), Belgian wrestler * Karel Ooms (1845–1900), Belgian painter * Karel Otáhal (1901–1972), Czech sculptor * Karel Otčenášek (1920–2011), Czech Roman Catholic bishop * Karel Eduard Paar (born 1934), Czech Knight of Justice * Karel Paar (born 1945), Czech cyclist * Karel Pacák (1896–?), Czech long-distance runner * Karel Pacner (1936–2021), Czech publicist * Karel Pařík (1857–1942), Czech-born Bosnian architect * Karel Paulus (1933–2003), Czech volleyball player * Karel Pauzer, Czech graphic, sculptor and artist * Karel Pechan, Czech cyclist * Karel Pekelharing (1909–1944), Dutch dancer, choreographer and resistance member * Karel Pešek (1895–1970), Czech footballer and ice hockey player * Karel Pešek (motorcyclist) (born 1992), Czech motorcycle racer *

Karel Petr Karel Petr (; 14 June 1868, Zbyslav, Austria-Hungary – 14 February 1950, Prague, Czechoslovakia) was a mathematician from Bohemia in Austria-Hungary and later Czechoslovakia Czechoslovakia ( ; Czech language, Czech and , ''Česko-Slov ...

(1868–1950), Czech mathematician * Karel Petrů (1891–1949), Czech football manager * Karel Pexidr (born 1929), Czechoslovak composer * Karel Pilař (born 1977), Czech ice hockey player * Karel Piták (born 1980), Czech footballer * Karel Plášek (born 1973), Czech professional ice hockey player * Karel Plicka (1894–1987), Czechoslovak photographer, director, cinematographer, folklorist and pedagogue * Karel Plíhal (born 1958), Czech musician * Karel van der Pluym (1625–1672), Dutch painter * Karel Poborský (born 1972), Czech football player * Karel Podhajský (born 1973), Czech footballer * Karel Poláček (1892–1945), Czech writer, humorist and journalist *

Karel Poma Karel Emiel Hubert, Baron Poma (14 March 1920 – 27 December 2014) was a Belgium, Belgian liberal and politician for the Partij voor Vrijheid en Vooruitgang, PVV. He was a son of Carolus Poma, who was a lieutenant of the Antwerp fire brigade ...

(1920–2014), Belgian politician * Karel Potgieter (born 1975), South African shot putter * Karel Pott (1904–1953), Portuguese sprinter * Karel Prager (1923–2001), Czech architect * Karel Přibyl (1899–1968), Czech sprinter * Karel Prohl (born 1947), Czech weightlifter *Karel Průša (1938–2019), Czech speedway rider * Karel Purkyně (1834–1868), Austro-Hungarian painter * Karel Rachůnek (1979–2011), Czech ice hockey player * Karel Rada (born 1971), Czech footballer * Karel Raška (1909–1987), Czech physician and epidemiologist * Karel Reiner (1910–1979), Czech composer and pianist *

Karel Reisz Karel Reisz (21 July 1926 – 25 November 2002) was a Czech-born British filmmaker and film critic, one of the pioneers of the new realist strain in British cinema during the 1950s and 1960s. Two of the best-known films he directed are '' Satur ...

(1926–2002), Czech-born British filmmaker * Karel Řepa (1895–1963), Czechoslovak architect * Karel Richter, Nazi German spy * Karel Robětín (1889–1941), Czech tennis player * Karel Roden (born 1962), Czech actor * Karel Rottiers (1953–2024), Belgian cyclist * Karel Rüütli (born 1978), Estonian politician * Karel Růžička, Czechoslovak bobsledder * Karel Růžička (pianist) (1940–2016), Czech jazz pianist, composer and music teacher * Karel Rychlík (1885–1968), Czech mathematician * Karel Sabbe, Belgian ultra runner * Karel Sabina (1813–1877), Czech writer and journalist * Karel Pravoslav Sádlo (1898–1971), Czech cellist * Karel Saitl (1924–2020), Czech weightlifter * Karel San Juan (born 1965), Jesuit Filipino priest from Marikina, Philippines * Karel Satsuit Tubun (1928–1965), police officer and National Hero of Indonesia * Karel Scheder (born 1950), Czechoslovak sprint canoer * Karel Schmuck (1913–?), Czech water polo player * Karel Schoeman (1939–2017), South African writer * Karel Schummelketel (1897–1981), Dutch equestrian *

Karel Schwarzenberg Karel Schwarzenberg (, 10 December 1937 – 12 November 2023) was a Czech politician, diplomat and statesman who served as the Minister of Foreign Affairs (Czech Republic), Minister of Foreign Affairs of the Czech Republic from 2007 to 2009 and ...

(1937–2023), Czech politician * Karel Šebor (1843–1903), Czech composer *

Karel Sedláček Karel Sedláček (born 17 February 1979) is a Czech darts player who competes in Professional Darts Corporation (PDC) events. Nicknamed "Evil Charlie", he reached the last 16 at both the 2014 BDO World Trophy and the 2020 Players Championship ...

(born 1979), Czech darts player * Karel Senecký (1919–1979), Czech footballer * Karel Sesa, Indonesian academic * Karel Shook (1920–1985), American ballet master, choreographer and writer *

Karel Šiktanc Karel Šiktanc (10 July 1928 – 26 December 2021) was a Czech poet and children's writer. Biography Šiktanc was born in Hřebeč in Kladno District. He published his first poetry collection ''Tobě, živote!,'' in 1951. Over the next seven dec ...

(1928–2021), Czech poet and children’s writer * Karel Škréta (1610–1674), Czech painter * Karel Slabbaert (1618–1654), Dutch painter and draftsman * Karel Sládeček, Czech politician * Karel Sladkovský (1823–1880), Czech journalist, writer and politician *

Karel Slavíček Karel Slavíček (; 12 December 1678 – 24 September 1735) was a Jesuits, Jesuit missionary and scientist, the first Czechs, Czech sinologist and author of the first precise map of Beijing. Biography Early life and studies in the Czech lands ...

(1678–1735), Czech scientist and missionary to China * Karel Smyczek (born 1950), Czech actor and director * Karel Snoeckx (born 1973), Belgian footballer * Karel Soucek (1947–1985), Canadian stuntman * Karel Sperber (1910–1957), surgeon imprisoned in Auschwitz * Karel Philips Spierincks (1609–1639), Flemish painter * Karel Špillar (1871–1939), Czech painter and graphic artist * Karel Štark (born 1942), Czech cyclist * Karel Starý, Bohemian gymnast * Karel Štěch (1908–1982), Czech landscape painter, graphic designer, woodcutter and illustrator * Karel van Steenhoven (born 1958), Dutch recorder player and composer * Karel Štefl (born 1982), Czech pair skater * Karel Štefl (cross-country skier) (1946–2017), Czech cross-country skier * Karel Steiner (1895–1934), Czechoslovak footballer * Karel Steklý (1903–1987), Czech film director *

Karel Štěpánek Karel Štěpánek (29 October 189925 December 1980) was a Czech actor who spent many years in Austria and generally played German roles onscreen. In 1940 he moved to the UK and spent much of the rest of his career acting there. Partial filmogra ...

(1899–1980), Czech actor * Karel Stibor (1923–1948), Czechoslovak ice hockey player * Karel Štogl (1973–2021), Czech lawyer * Karel Struijs (1892–1974), Dutch water polo player * Karel Šula (born 1959), Slovak shot putter * Karel Svoboda, multiple people *

Karel Svolinský Karel Svolinský (14 January 1896 – 16 September 1986) was a Czech painter, graphic artist, illustrator, typographer, typeface designer, theatre stage designer and university professor. Life Initially, in 1910–1916, Svolinský trained as a ...

(1896–1986), Czech painter, graphic artist, illustrator and university professor *

Karel Sys Karel Sys (14 February 1914 – 19 June 1990) was a Belgian boxer who having started his professional career at welterweight went on to become heavyweight champion of Europe on two occasions, winning the title in both 1943 and 1952. Career Sys ...

(1914–1990), Belgian boxer * Karel Tammjärv (born 1989), Estonian cross-country skier *

Karel Teige Karel Teige (13 December 1900 – 1 October 1951) was a Czech modernist avant-garde artist, writer, critic and one of the most important figures of the 1920s and 1930s movement. He was a member of the '' Devětsil'' (Butterbur) movement in the ...

(1900–1951), Czech artist * Karel Thijs (1918–1990), Belgian cyclist * Karel Thole (1914–2000), Dutch painter * Karel Tichota (born 1975), Czech footballer * Karel Tilga (born 1998), Estonian athlete *

Karel Toman Karel Toman (born as ''Antonín Bernášek'') (1877–1946) was a Czech Czech may refer to: * Anything from or related to the Czech Republic, a country in Europe ** Czech language ** Czechs, the people of the area ** Czech culture ** Czech cuisin ...

(1877–1946), Czech poet *

Karel van der Toorn Karel van der Toorn (born 8 March 1956 in The Hague) is a Dutch scholar of ancient religions. From 2006 to 2011 he was chairman of the Board at the University of Amsterdam, where he was a professor from 1998 until he became the chairman. Van der ...

(born 1956), Dutch scholar of ancient religions * Karel Traxler (1866–1936), Czech chess player * Karel Treybal (1885–1941), Czech chess player * Karel Tůma, Czech modern pentathlete * Karel Tuns (1906–?), Belgian boxer * Karel Uher (born 1983), Czech male curler *

Karel Urbánek Karel Urbánek (born 22 March 1941 in Bojkovice, Moravia) is a retired Czech politician, and the last Communist leader of Czechoslovakia. Career A former Bojkovice railway station manager, he replaced Miloš Jakeš as Secretary General of ...

(born 1941), Czech politician * Karel Urbánek (footballer) (1972–2007), Czech footballer * Karel Uyttersprot (born 1949), Belgian politician * Karel Vacek (born 2000), Czech cyclist * Karel Vácha (born 1970), Czech former football player * Karel Vachek (1940–2020), Czech director * Karel Van Hassel (1904–1989), Belgian cyclist * Karel Van Miert (1942–2009), Flemish socialist politician * Karel Van Roose (born 1990), Belgian footballer * Karel Večeřa (born 1955), Czech football manager * Karel Vejmelka (born 1996), Czech ice hockey player *

Karel Velebný Karel Velebný (17 March 1931 – 7 March 1989, Prague) was a Czechs, Czech jazz musician, composer, arranger, actor, writer and music pedagogue. Velebný was one of the founders of modern Czech jazz in the second half of the 20th century. Biog ...

(1931–1989), Czech musician * Karel Verbist (1883–1909), Belgian cyclist * Karel Vinck (born 1938), Belgian businessman * Karel Vohralík (1945–1998), Czech ice hockey player * Karel Voolaid (born 1977), Estonian football player and manager * Karel Voous (1920–2002), Dutch ornithologist * Karel Vosátka (1929–2022), Czechoslovak figure skater *

Karel Wälzer Karel Wälzer (28 August 1888 – January 1948) was a Czech ice hockey player who competed in the 1920 Summer Olympics, helping the Czechoslovakia national team win the bronze medal. The main goaltender for the team, Wälzer broke his thumb bef ...

(1888–1948), Czechoslovak ice hockey player * Karel van der Weide (born 1973), Dutch chess grandmaster * Karel Weis (1862–1944), Czech composer * Karel Frederik Wenckebach (1864–1940), Dutch cardiologist *

Karel Willemen Karel Angèle Antonius Willemen (born May 15, 1967 in Dongen) is a Dutch people, Dutch designer. He is mainly recognized for his contributions to the fantasy-themed amusement park Efteling, located in Kaatsheuvel in the Netherlands. Willemen star ...

(born 1967), Dutch designer *

Karel Wiesner Karel František Wiesner (November 25, 1919 – November 28, 1986) was a Canadian chemist of Czech origin known for his contributions to the chemistry of natural products, notably aconitum alkaloids and digitalis glycosides. Early life and c ...

(1919–1986), Canadian chemist * Karel van de Woestijne (1878–1929), Flemish writer * Karel van Wolferen (born 1941), Dutch journalist, writer and professor * Karel Zahradnik (1848–1916), Czech mathematician * Karel Zelenka (born 1983), Czech-Italian figure skater *

Karel Zeman Karel Zeman (3 November 1910 – 5 April 1989) was a Czech film director, artist, production designer and animator. He is best known for directing fantasy films combining live-action footage with animation, including '' Journey to the Beginning ...

(1910–1989), Czech filmmaker * Karel Zich (1949–2004), Czech composer, guitarist and singer * Karel Elodie Ziketh (born 1991), Ivorian hurdler * Karel Zlín (born 1937), Czech painter, sculptor and poet * Karel Zvonař (1912–1994), Czech wrestler

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