Science and Philosophy

• Jaroslav Heyrovsky

  Czech scientist who developed polargraphic methods of analysis.

  • 1959 Nobel Prize winner in Chemistry (see list of Winners of the Nobel Prize for Chemistry)

Sports

• Jaroslav Drobny

  Czechoslovakian tennis player.

  • 1954 Wimbledon tennis champion (see list of Wimbledon Tennis Champions)
  • 1951-52 French Open tennis champion (see list of French Open Tennis Champions)
• Jaroslav Skobla

  Czechoslovakian athlete.

  • 1932 Olympic weightlifting gold medal winner for 110+kg (see list of Olympic gold medalists in weightlifting)

The Literary World

• Jaroslav Hasek (born 1883, died 1923)

  Czech novelist and short-story writer.

  • Wrote The Good Soldier Svejk (see list of Prose Writers of the 20th Century)
• Jaroslav Seifert (born 1901, died 1986)

  Czech poet.

  • 1984 Nobel Prize winner for Literature (see list of Winners of the Nobel Prize for Literature)
  • Wrote The Casting of Bells (see list of Poets of the 20th Century)