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List of people from Brno

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People known for their achievements in different fields have come from the city of Brno, Czech Republic or lived there. They include scientist Gregor Mendel, who made epochal pea plant experiments, composer Leoš Janáček, and writer Milan Kundera. Numerous politicians and athletes were also born or lived in the city.

Science and academia

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Government and politics

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Milan Uhde

Writers

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Milan Kundera

Musicians and composers

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Vítězslava Kaprálová

Visual arts

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Adolf Loos

Film and theatre

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Dagmar Havlová

Sport

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Siegfried Flesch
Lucie Šafářová at the US Open in 2007

Religious figures

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Others

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References

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