# The Greatest Czech: the top ten

The final ranking of Czech Television's Greatest Czech poll (2005), with votes. Charles IV won.

- 15 votes · 10 items
- May 4, 2021 · prahapitchside
- https://even.best/en/l/1037/the-greatest-czech-the-top-ten

## Top 10

1. **Charles IV** (2 · ▲2 ▼0) — Holy Roman Emperor and King of Bohemia (1316-1378); 68,713 votes.
2. **Tomáš Garrigue Masaryk** (2 · ▲2 ▼0) — First president of Czechoslovakia (1850-1937); 55,040 votes.
3. **Václav Havel** (2 · ▲2 ▼0) — Playwright and president (1936-2011); 52,233 votes.
4. **John Amos Comenius** (2 · ▲2 ▼0) — Educator, "teacher of nations" (1592-1670); 23,583 votes.
5. **Jan Hus** (2 · ▲2 ▼0) — Religious reformer (1370-1415); 10,487 votes.
6. **Jan Žižka** (1 · ▲1 ▼0) — Hussite general (1360-1424); 13,815 votes.
7. **Jan Werich** (1 · ▲1 ▼0) — Actor and playwright (1905-1980); 11,140 votes.
8. **Antonín Dvořák** (1 · ▲1 ▼0) — Composer (1841-1904); 8,517 votes.
9. **Karel Čapek** (1 · ▲1 ▼0) — Writer who gave us the word "robot" (1890-1938); 6,640 votes.
10. **Božena Němcová** (1 · ▲1 ▼0) — Writer, author of The Grandmother (1820-1862); 6,470 votes.

How is this ranking ordered? By people's votes: each ▲ adds a point and each ▼ takes one away. Anyone can vote and add what is missing.