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Prokop may mean either of two
Hussite The Hussites ( cs, Husité or ''Kališníci''; "Chalice People") were a Czech proto-Protestant Christian movement that followed the teachings of reformer Jan Hus, who became the best known representative of the Bohemian Reformation. The Hus ...
generals, both of whom died in the 1434
battle of Lipan The Battle of Lipany (in Czech: ''Bitva u Lipan''), also called the Battle of Český Brod, was fought at Lipany 40 km east of Prague on 30 May 1434 and virtually ended the Hussite Wars. An army of Moderate Hussite (or Calixtine) nobility ...
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Prokop the Great Prokop the Great ( cs, Prokop Veliký, la, Procopius Magnus) or Prokop the Bald or the Shaven ( cz, Prokop Holý, link=no, ) (c. 1380 – 30 May 1434) was a Czech Hussite general and a prominent Taborite military leader during the Hussite Wars. ...
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Prokop the Lesser Prokop may mean either of two Hussite generals, both of whom died in the 1434 battle of Lipan: * Prokop the Great * Prokop the Lesser Other people who bore the name Prokop: * Procopius, 6c historian * Saint Prokop, or Procopius of Sázava (died ...
Other people who bore the name Prokop: *
Procopius Procopius of Caesarea ( grc-gre, Προκόπιος ὁ Καισαρεύς ''Prokópios ho Kaisareús''; la, Procopius Caesariensis; – after 565) was a prominent late antique Greek scholar from Caesarea Maritima. Accompanying the Roman ge ...
, 6c historian * Saint Prokop, or Procopius of Sázava (died 1053), a Czech saint * Prokop, bishop of Kraków (1292–1294) *
Adolf Prokop Adolf Prokop (born 2 February 1939) was a football referee from East Germany. He is mostly known for supervising two matches in the FIFA World Cup, one in 1978 and one in 1982. He was also active at the 1976 Olympics, UEFA Euro 1984 and referee ...
, German football referee *
Bohumír Prokop Bohumír Prokop (born 4 August 1968) is a Czech former handball player who competed in the 1992 Summer Olympics The 1992 Summer Olympics ( es, Juegos Olímpicos de Verano de 1992, ca, Jocs Olímpics d'estiu de 1992), officially known as the ...
, Czech handballer * František Prokop, Czech sport shooter *
Gerhard Prokop Gerhard "Gerd" Prokop (18 May 1939 – 23 January 2002) was a German football player and manager. He played for SV Zweckel (1957–61), Sportfreunde Gladbeck (1961–63), Alemannia Aachen (1963–70 and 1974–76) and K.A.S. Eupen (1970–74). ...
, German football manager *
Gert Prokop Gert Prokop (born 11 June 1932 in Richtenberg, died 1 March 1994 in Berlin from suicide) was a German writer of science fiction and crime fiction. He spent much of his life in the former East Germany. In crime fiction one of his best known works is ...
, German writer *
Hubert Prokop (basketball) Hubert Prokop (born 26 May 1909, date of death unknown) was a Czech basketball player. He competed in the men's tournament at the 1936 Summer Olympics The 1936 Summer Olympics (German: ''Olympische Sommerspiele 1936''), officially known a ...
, Czech basketball player *
Joe Prokop Joseph Prokop is a former professional American football player who played punter for seven seasons for the Green Bay Packers, San Diego Chargers, New York Jets, San Francisco 49ers, Miami Dolphins, and New York Giants The New York Gian ...
(born 1960), American football player *
Joe Prokop (halfback) Joseph Michael Prokop (January 9, 1921 – April 29, 1995) was an American football halfback who played one season with the Chicago Rockets of the All-America Football Conference. He first enrolled at the University of Notre Dame The Univer ...
(1921–1995), American football player *
Ladislav Prokop Ladislav Prokop (born 9 June 1917, date of death unknown) was a Czech basketball player. He competed in the men's tournament at the 1936 Summer Olympics The 1936 Summer Olympics (German: ''Olympische Sommerspiele 1936''), officially know ...
, Czech basketball player *
Liese Prokop Liesel "Liese" Prokop-Sykora (27 March 1941 – 31 December 2006) was an Austrian athlete who competed mainly in the pentathlon and, later in her life, a politician. Biography Born as Liese Sykora in Tulln District, Lower Austria, o ...
, Austrian athlete and politician *
Luke Prokop Luke Prokop (born May 6, 2002) is a Canadian professional ice hockey defenceman for the Seattle Thunderbirds of the Western Hockey League as a prospect for the Nashville Predators of the National Hockey League (NHL), who selected him in th ...
(born 2002), Canadian ice hockey player *
Martin Prokop Martin Prokop (born 4 October 1982) is a Czech rally driver. He won the Junior World Rally Championship in the 2009 season. Career After competing in the Czech Rally Championship for four years, Prokop debuted in the World Rally Champions ...
, Czech rally driver *
Matt Prokop Matthew Ray Prokop (born July 29, 1990) is an American former actor. He is best known for his role as Jimmie "The Rocket Man" Zara in '' High School Musical 3: Senior Year'' and Josh Rosen in the Disney Channel's ''Geek Charming''. Early life ...
, American actor *
Skip Prokop Ronald Harry "Skip" Prokop (December 13, 1943 – August 30, 2017) was a Canadian drummer, guitarist and keyboardist. He was also a band leader, was a founding member of the Canadian rock music groups the Paupers and Lighthouse. Early life Pro ...
, Canadian musician * Stanley A. Prokop, U.S. Congressman for Pennsylvania (1959–1961)


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Prokop (Belgrade) Prokop ( sr-cyr, Прокоп) is an urban neighborhood of Belgrade, the capital of Serbia. It is located in Belgrade's municipality of Savski Venac. Major facility in the neighborhood is the new Belgrade Centre railway station, opened for lim ...
, urban neighborhood of Belgrade, Serbia *
Prokop railway station The Belgrade Centre railway station ( sr, Железничка станица Београд Центар, Železnička stanica Beograd Centar), colloquially known as Prokop ( sr-Cyrl, Прокоп), is the new central railway station in Belgrad ...
in Belgrade, Serbia {{disambig, hndis, surname Surnames from given names