Top 10 most important and famous people from Slovakia

Highwayman of XVIII century, who has been main character of many Slovak novels, poems and films

Leader of the Slovak national revival in the XIX century and the author of the Slovak language standard, he is lauded as one of the most important figures in Slovak history

Priest and president of the Slovak Republic, a client state of Nazi Germany during World War Two from 1939 to 1945. In 1947 he was executed for war crimes and crimes against humanity in Bratislava

Leader of Czechoslovakia from 1968 to 1969. He attempted to reform the communist government during the Prague Spring but was forced to resign following the Warsaw Pact invasion in August 1968

Engineer, physicist and inventor. He was a pioneer in the area of technical thermodynamics and its applications

Cyclist winner of three consecutive World Championships and one European Championship

Female tennis player winner of 5 Grand Slam singles titles

Footballer, captain of National Team, legend of Napoli

Footballer, defender of Inter Milan

Internet personality. He found early success on the video-sharing platform Vine, before starting his vlog on YouTube in 2015. In 2019, he co-founded the photography app Dispo