The Greatest Czech: the top ten
The top 3 according to 15 votes from people: Charles IV · Tomáš Garrigue Masaryk · Václav Havel. (Updated May 4, 2021.)
The final ranking of Czech Television's Greatest Czech poll (2005), with votes. Charles IV won.
Automatically translated (original in Čeština). See the original
Top 10
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1
Charles IV
Holy Roman Emperor and King of Bohemia (1316-1378); 68,713 votes.
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2
Tomáš Garrigue Masaryk
First president of Czechoslovakia (1850-1937); 55,040 votes.
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3
Václav Havel
Playwright and president (1936-2011); 52,233 votes.
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4
John Amos Comenius
Educator, "teacher of nations" (1592-1670); 23,583 votes.
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5
Jan Hus
Religious reformer (1370-1415); 10,487 votes.
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6
Jan Žižka
Hussite general (1360-1424); 13,815 votes.
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7
Jan Werich
Actor and playwright (1905-1980); 11,140 votes.
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8
Antonín Dvořák
Composer (1841-1904); 8,517 votes.
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9
Karel Čapek
Writer who gave us the word "robot" (1890-1938); 6,640 votes.
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10
Božena Němcová
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.
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Comments (4)
Pamatuji si, jak Jára Cimrman původně vyhrál, ale nemohl být započítán 😄
Jan Werich v top deseti, krásné.
Komenský, učitel národů.
Karel IV. první, Otec vlasti si to zaslouží.