Otakar is a masculine Czech given name of Germanic origin (cf.

Audovacar Audovacar (from Proto-Germanic *''Audawakraz'') is a masculine Germanic name. Composed of the roots (wealth) and (awake), it may be translated "warden of riches" or "watchman of property" and is a kenning for lord. The name is attested in many v ...

). Notable people with the name include: * Otakar Batlička (1895–1942), Czech adventurer, journalist, ham radio operator, member of Czech Nazi resistance group in World War II *

Otakar Borůvka Otakar Borůvka (10 May 1899 – 22 July 1995) was a Czech mathematician. He is best known for his work in graph theory.. Education and career Borůvka was born in Uherský Ostroh, a town in Moravia, Austria-Hungary (today in the Czech Republic) ...

(1899–1995), Czech mathematician best known today for his work in graph theory * Otakar Bystřina (1861–1931), pen name for a Czech writer who was a subject of Austria for much of his life * Otakar Hemele (1926–2001), Czech football player, who was a devoted player of Slavia Prague * Otakar Hollmann (1894–1967), Czech pianist who was notable in the repertoire for left-handed pianists * Otakar Hořínek (1929–2015), Czech sport shooter * Otakar Hostinský (1847–1910), Czech historian, musicologist, and professor of musical aesthetics * Otakar Janecký (born 1960), retired Czech ice hockey forward * Otakar Jaroš (1912–1943), Czech officer in the Czechoslovak forces in the Soviet Union * Otakar Jeremiáš (1892–1962), Czech composer, conductor and teacher * Otakar Kouba (1906–?), Czechoslovak canoeist who competed in the 1936 Summer Olympics * Otakar Kraus (1909–1980), Czech (later British), operatic baritone and teacher * Otakar Kubín (1883–1969), Czech painter and sculptor born in Boskovice, Moravia, Austria-Hungary * Otakar Lada (1883–1956), Bohemian fencer * Otakar Mařák (1872–1939), tenor Czech opera singer * Otakar Mareček (1943–2020), Czech rower and Olympic competitor * Otakar Motejl (1932–2010), Czech lawyer and politician * Otakar Německý (1902–1967), Czechoslovakian Nordic skier who competed in Nordic combined and Cross-country skiing in the 1920s * Otakar Nožíř (1917–2006), Czech football midfielder * Otakar Odložilík (1899–1973), Czech historian and archivist who wrote about the history of Protestantism in Bohemia and Moravia * Otakar Ostrčil (1879–1935), Czech composer and conductor * Otakar Pertold (1884–1965), Czech Indologist, religious studies historian and ethnologist * Otakar Sedloň (1885–1973), Czech realistic painter living in Prague *

Otakar Ševčík Otakar Ševčík (22 March 185218 January 1934) was a Czechs, Czech violinist and influential teacher. He was known as a Solo (music), soloist and an Musical ensemble, ensemble player, including his occasional performances with Eugène Ysaÿe. ...

(1852–1934), Czech violinist and influential teacher *

Otakar Švec Otakar Švec (23 November 1892, in Prague-New Town, Prague, New Town – 3 March 1955, in Prague) was a Czechoslovak sculptor best known for his colossal granite Stalin Monument (Prague), Monument to Stalin in Prague. Career A pupil of Josef Vá ...

(1892–1955), Czech sculptor best known for his colossal granite Monument to Stalin in Prague *

Otakar Švorčík Otakar Švorčík (7 December 1886 – 18 September 1955) was a Czech fencing, fencer. He competed at three Olympic Games. References External links

* 1886 births 1955 deaths Czech male fencers Czechoslovak male fencers Olympic f ...

(1886–1955), Czech fencer * Otakar Vávra (1911–2011), Czech film director, screenwriter and pedagogue * Otakar Vindyš (1884–1949), Czechoslovak ice hockey player and Olympic competitor * Otakar Zich (1879–1934), distinguished Czech composer and aesthetician

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