List of Czech writers

Well-known Czech authors:

A

Daniel Adam z Veleslavína (1546-1599), lexicographer and author of Humanism
Richard Adamík (1867-1952), physician and moral idealist
Michal Ajvaz (* 1949), prose writer, poet, essayist and translator
František Albert (1856-1923), doctor, storyteller, journalist and translator
Michal Altrichter (* 1965), religious scholars and priests
Karel Slavoj Amerling, Karl Slavomil Amerling, pseudonym Slavoj Strnad Klatovský (1807-1884), educator, writer and philosopher
Hana Androníková (1967-2011), writer
Jakub Arbes (1840-1914), journalist and writer
Ludvik Askenazy (1921-1986), writer, playwright and screenwriter
Josef Augusta ( paleontologist ) ( 1903-1968 ), Czech paleontologist

B

Jindřich Šimon Baar (1869-1925), Catholic priest and writer, representative of realism
Alena Bahníková (* 1948), translator
Bohuslav Balbin (1621-1688), Jesuit, writer, historian, geographer and Patriot
Josef Barák (1833-1883), politician, journalist and poet
František Michálek Bartos (1889-1972), historian
Bartošek z Drahonic (1380-1443), Bohemian chronicler
Věra Bartošková (* 1946), poet and journalist
Eduard Bass (1888-1946), writer, journalist, singer, actor, reciter, emcee and lyricist
January Basta, (1860-1936), engineer and researcher
Otakar Batlička (1895-1942), amateur radio, world traveler, writer and resistance fighter
Jiří Tree (1900-1944), zoologist, world traveler and writer
Marie Bayerová (1922-1997), translator of German works and philosopher
January Beckovský František (1658-1722), writer, historian, translator and priest
Kamil Bednar (1912-1972), poet and translator, prose writer, dramatist and publishing house editor
Václav Beneš Třebízský (1849-1884), writer and Catholic priest
Bozena Benešová (1873-1936), writer
František Běhounek (1898-1973), physicist and author
Zdenka Bergrová (1923-2008), poet and translator of Russian literature
Karel Berka (1923-2004), Czech philosopher
Petr Bezruč (1867-1958), poet
Konstantin Biebl (1898-1951), poet
Ivan Binar (* 1942), writer and translator
January Blahoslav (1523-1571), humanist writer and composer
Ivan Blatný (1919-1990), poet
Lev Blatný (1894-1930), poet, author, theater critic and playwright
Vratislav Blazek (1925-1973), playwright and Filmszenarist, songs copywriter
Vladimír Blucha ( born 1931 ), historian, was concerned among other things with the history of the city Krnov
Karel Bodlák (1903-1989), literary critic, poet and teacher.
Pavel Bojar (1919-1999), poet and novelist ↑ Slovník literatury po roce české 1945 - Pavel BOJAR ( in Czech)
Egon Bondy (1930-2007), poet and philosopher
Hanus Bonn (1913-1941), poet, literary critic and translator prosaic publications of primitive peoples
Petr Borkovec (born 1970 ), poet, translator and cultural editor
Karel Havlicek Borovský (1821-1856), poet, novelist, literary critic, translator, politician and journalist
Zuzana Brabcová (* 1959), writer
Jiří Brabec ( born 1929 ), literary critic and historian
Branald Adolf (1910-2008), writer
Alfons Breska (1873-1946), poet and translator
Bedřich Bridel, also Fridrich Bridelius (1619-1680), writer and Jesuit missionary Society of Jesus
Antonín Brousek (1941-2013), poet and literary critic
Josef Brukner (* 1932), writer, translator and screenwriter
Otokar Brezina, Václav Jebavý (1868-1929), poet
Václav Budovec Budova (1551-1621), politician, diplomat and writer
Emil František Burian (1904-1959), composer and playwright
Marek Bydžovský z Florentyna (1540-1612), historian, astronomer, mathematician and scholar and humanist

C

Vojtěch Cach (1914-1980), novelist and playwright
Jan Campanus Vodňanský, also John Campanus Vodnianus, Jan z Vodňan or Johann Campanus of Wodnan (1572-1622), writer
January Čapek (-), writer and cleric
Josef Čapek (1887-1945), painter, draftsman, graphic artist, photographer and writer
Karel Čapek (1890-1938), writer
Karel Matěj Čapek - Chod (1860-1927), writer and journalist, representative of Naturalism
František Josef Čečetka (1871-1942), writer of historical novels and plays for young people
Svatopluk Čech (1846-1908), poet, prose writer, journalist and world traveler
František Ladislav Čelakovský, also Marcian Hromotluk (1799-1852), poet and translator
January Čep (1902-1973), writer and translator Catholic -oriented works
Jan Černý set out (1456-1530), physician and priest of the Moravian Church
Jan Černý set out - Nigranus, Niger, Jan de Praga (1500/1510-1565), historian, priest, administrator and bishop of the Moravian Church
Václav Černý (1905-1987), literary researcher and translator
Miroslav Červenka (1932-2005), poet, translator and literary scholar
Petr Chelčický (1390-1460), the spiritual father of Czech Brethren
Josef Krasoslav Chmelensky (1800-1839), writer
Lenka Chytilová ( born 1952 ), poet, and representative of a flow of the lonely runner
Matous Collinus z Chotěřiny, also Matous Collinus z Chotěřiny (1516 - 1566), teacher and writer
David crinitus z Hlaváčová (1531-1586), writer and poet

D

Mikuláš Dačický Heslov (1555-1626), writer and nobleman
Dalimil ( † after 1315), chronicler
Oldrich Danek (1927-2000), playwright, writer, director and screenwriter
Johanna J. Danis (* 1922), psychologist and author
Jakub Deml (1878-1961), priest, poet and writer
Karel Dewetter (1882-1962), poet and writer
Ivan Divis (1924-1999), poet
Josef Dobrovský (1753-1829), philologist and Slawist
January drda (1915-1970), novelist and playwright
Jaroslav Durych (1886-1962), novelist, poet, playwright, journalist, Roman Catholic theologian and army doctor
Václav Dusek ( born 1944 ), novelist and screenwriter
Marie Dušková (1903-1968), poet
Viktor Dyk (1877-1931), poet, novelist, playwright, politician and lawyer
Stanislav Dvorsky ( born 1940 ), poet, essayist

E

Vratislav Effenberger (1923-1986), surrealist poet, literary theorist
Karel Eichler (1845-1918), priest of the Roman Catholic Church, musicians and writers
Karel Engliš (1880-1961), economist, political scientist and founder of the teleological economic theory.
Karel Jaromír Erben (1811-1870), writer, poet, translator, literary historian and collector of Czech folk tales
Václav Erben (1930-2003), journalist and writer
Karla Erbová ( born 1933), poet

F

Fa Presto (actually Karel Masek, 1867-1922 ), poet and writer
Hanus Fantl (1917-1942), poet
Ladislav Fikar (1920-1975), writer and translator
Eduard Fiker (1902-1961), writer, translator and scriptwriter
Ota Filip (* 1930), German writer and tschechischsprachiger
Otokar Fischer (1883-1938), translator, literary critic and playwright
Daniela Fischerová ( b. 1948 ), playwright and Prosaistin
Viktor Fischl (1912-2006), poet, novelist and journalist
Josef Florian (1873-1941), writer
Miroslav Florian (1931-1996), poet and translator
František Flos (1884-1961), teacher, playwright, translator and writer, representative of realism
Jaroslav Foglar (1907-1999), author of children's books of the 20th century, head of the department Scout Jestrab ( hawk )
Jiří Frejka (1904-1952), director and theater theorist
Alberto Vojtěch Fric (1882-1944), cactus collectors and plant hunters
Josef Vaclav Fric (1829-1890), writer, journalist and politician, representative of romanticism
Norbert Fryd (1913-1976), writer and journalist
Bedřich Fučík (1900-1984), literary critic, editor and translator
Josef Fučík (1890-1955), painter, author and professor
Julius Fučík (1903-1943), writer, journalist and communist cultural policy
Ladislav Fuks (1923-1994), novelist and writer of psychological novels, which dealt mainly with fascism
Zdena Frýbová (1934-2010), writer and journalist

G

František Gel, František Feigel (1901-1972), journalist, radio presenter, writer and translator
František Gellner (1881-1914), poet, anarchist, novelist, painter and caricaturist
Jarmila Glazarová, married Podivínská (1901-1977), writer
Emilián Božetěch Glocar (1906-1985), priest, painter and writer
František Götz (1894-1974), literary historian, critic, playwright, translator and spokesman for the Literární skupina
Jaroslav Goll (1846-1929), historian
Hermann grave, grave z Hermann Hermann Hermann Wörth or grave Hermannswörthu (1903-1949), Catholic writer and musician of Jewish descent
January Grossman (1925-1993), theater director, literary and theater critic
Jiří Gruša (1938-2011), poet, prose writer, translator, literary critic and politician

B

Václav Hájek, also Wenceslaus Hajek of Libotschan, Wenceslai Hagecii or Wenceslai Hagek a Liboczan († 1553), chronicler of the Middle Ages
František Halas (1901-1949), poet
Vítězslav Hálek (1835-1874), poet, novelist, playwright and journalist
Petr Halmay (born 1958 ), poet
Václav Hanka, also Váceslav Váceslavič (1791-1861), writer
Jiří Hanzelka (1920-2003), travel book author
Hrant Christoph Freiherr von Polschitz and Weseritz, also Krystof Harant z Polzic a Bezdružice (1564-1621), nobleman, diplomat and composer
Bohuslaus Lobkowicz by Hassenstein, also Bohuslav Hasištejnský z Lobkowicz (1462-1510), humanist, statesman, jurist and poet
Jaroslav Hašek (1883-1923), writer
Jarmila Hašková (1887-1931), journalist and Prosaistin
Lenka Hašková (* 1923), writer
Jirina Hauková (1919-2005), poet and translator
Jiří Haussmann (1898-1923), writer and poet
Václav Havel (1936-2011), writer and politician
Jaroslav Havlicek (1886-1943), writer
Karel Havlicek Borovský, maiden name Karel Havlicek (1821-1856), poet, novelist, literary critic, translator, politician and journalist
Zbynek Havlicek (1922-1969), surrealist poet, theorist, translator
Jindřich Heisler (1914-1953), surrealist poet, visual artist
Zbynek Hejda (1930-2013), historian, publishing editor, translator and poet
František Vladislav Hek (1769-1847) patriot, poet and writer
January Herben (1857-1936), politician, journalist, writer and historian
Iva Hercíková (1935-2007), writer and dramaturge
Ignát Herrmann, also Vojta Machatý or Švanda (1854-1935), writer, humorist and editor
Adolf Heyduk (1835-1923), poet
Jaroslav Hilbert (1871-1936), playwright, prose writer, theater critic, journalist and memoirist
Josef Hiršal (1920-2003), poet and translator
Vaclav Hladik (1868-1913), poet and translator
Karel Hlavacek (1874-1898), poet and visual artist
Šebestián Hnevkovsky (1770-1847), popular educator and poet
Vladimír Holan (1905-1980), poet
Josef Holeček (1853-1929), writer, representative of realism and the country prose, translator and journalist
Miroslav Holub (1923-1998), poet and physician
Josef Hora (1891-1945), poet, translator and literary critic
Miroslav Horníček (1918-2003), actor, writer, director, visual artist and theater theoretician
Alexandr Horejsi Jan Alda (1901-1970), poet and translator
Jindřich Horejsi (1886-1941), poet and translator
Otakar Hostinský (1847-1910), aestheticians and musicologists, literary critic and art theorist
Egon Hostovský (1908-1973), writer
Bohumil Hrabal (1914-1997), writer
Václav Hrabě (1940-1965), poet, prose writer and representative of the Beat Generation
František Hrubín (1910-1971), writer, poet
Rehor Hruby z Jelení (1460-1514), writer, translator and humanist
Zikmund Hruby z Jelení, Sigismund Gelenius (1497-1554), writer and philologist
Petra Hůlová (* 1979), writer
Jan Hus (1369-1415), reformer, priest and scholar
Karel Hynek (1925-1953), surrealist poet
Hynek Mladší Poděbrady (1452-1492), Prince of the Empire, Duke of Münsterberg, Count of Glatz, diplomat and writer

J

Václav Jamek (* 1949), writer and translator
Jakoubek ze Stříbra, and Jacob of Mies also Jacobellus by Mies (1372-1429), priest and writer
January Jakubec (1862-1936), historian and critic
Zdeněk Janík (* 1923), poet
Filip Janský (1922-1987), writer
Jan Urban Jarník (1848-1923), philologist, translator and linguist
Čestmír Jeřábek (1893-1981), writer, playwright and literary critic
Milena Jesenská (1896-1944), journalist, writer and translator
Jan of Jenštejna (1350-1400), Bishop of Meissen, Archbishop of Prague, author of religious writings in Latin
Valentin Jestřábský Bernard (1630-1719), Roman Catholic priest and Baroque writers
Otto Jezek (1896-1957), poet
Peter Jilemnický (1901-1949), teacher
Miloš Jirko (1900-1961), editor, poet, librarian and translator
Alois Jirásek (1851-1930), writer and historian
Zdeněk Jirotka (1911-2003), writer and columnist
Ivan Martin Jirous (1944-2011), poet, critic and art historian
Jaromír John (1882-1952), writer, journalist, university professor, art esthetician and critic
Radek John (* 1954), journalist, author and screenwriter
Emil Juliš (1920-2006), poet and artist
Josef Jungmann (1773-1847), poet and linguist, leading figure of the Czech National Revival

K

Martin Kabátník († 1503), commoner, traveler, writer and member of the Moravian Church
Felix Kadlinský (1613-1675), writer, translator and Jesuit
Josef Kainar (1917-1971), poet, playwright and translator
Josef Kaizl (1854-1901), Swedish politician
Zdeněk Kalista (1900-1982) historian, poet, literary critic, editor and translator
Eva Kantůrková (* 1930), Prosaistin and dramaturge
Václav Kaplický (1895-1982), novelist, publisher and epic poet
Siegfried Kapper (1820-1879), writer, translator and doctor of Jewish origin.
January Karafiát (1846-1929), Protestant pastor and writer
Jiří Karásek ze Lvovich (1871-1951), representatives and supporters of the decadence
Svatopluk Karásek ( b. 1942 ), a Protestant minister, songwriter and deputy
Egon Erwin Kisch (1885-1948), journalist and reporter
František Matous Klácel (1808-1882), poet, journalist and philosopher, representative of the Bohemian- Moravian unit
Claret (1320-1379), writer and physician, canon
Antonín Klášterský (1866-1938), poet, translator, organizer of literary life and law
Václav Kliment Klicpera (1792-1859), novelist and playwright.
Ivan Klima ( born 1931 ), writer
Ladislav Klima (1878-1928), novelist, playwright and poet, but above all a philosopher
Alexandr Kliment ( born 1929 ), novelist, author of psychological novels and poets
Jiří Klobouk ( born 1933), writer, scriptwriter, cameraman and pianist
Karel Klostermann (1848-1923), writer
Josef Knap (1900-1973), writer, poet, literary critic
Karel Bohuš Kober (1849-1890), sportsman and writer
František Václav Kocmánek (1607-1679), poet, writer and historian
Pavel Kohout ( born 1928 ), writer and politician
Jiří Kolář (1914-2002), poet and visual artist
Kolda z Koldic (1265-1323), Dominican
Julius Komárek (1892-1955), Professor of Zoology
Jan Amos Comenius (1592-1670), philosopher, theologian and educator
Mikuláš z Konáč Hodiškova (1480-1546), author, publisher, print shop owner
Antonín Koniáš (1691-1760), Jesuit priest, missionary and religious writer
Karel Konrád (1899-1971), writer and journalist
Josef Kopta (1894-1962), writer and journalist
Viktorin Kornel ze Všehrd (1460-1520), writer, lawyer, Master of University and Dean of the University of Prague
Vladimír Körner ( born 1939 ), screenwriter, playwright and writer
Karel Kosík (1926-2003), Marxist philosopher and literary theorist
Kosmas (1045-1125), chronicler of the Middle Ages
Josef Kostohryz (1907-1987), writer and translator
January Kozák (1921-1995), writer
František Kožík (1909-1997), writer, representative of Esperanto
Beneš Krabice z Weitmile († 1375 ), a canon of the cathedral chapter and the Prague court chronicler, and Head of the Fabric of St. Vitus Cathedral
Václav Matěj Kramerius (1759-1808), writer and publisher
Eliska Krásnohorská (1847-1926), writer
Antonin Kratochvil (1924-2004), writer and president of the Exile PEN Club
Jiří Kratochvil ( born 1940 ), writer
Jaroslav Kratochvil (1895-1945), writer
Miloš Václav Kratochvil (1904-1988), author, screenwriter and playwright
Ivan Kraus ( b. 1939 ), puppeteer, author and screenwriter
Eda Kriseová (* 1940), journalist and writer
Karel Kryl (1944-1994), songwriter and poet
František Krelina (1903-1976), writer, poet, playwright and Christian educator
January Křesadlo (1926-1995), writer, poet, composer, and science fiction author
Josef Štefan Kubin (1864-1965), ethnographer and writer
František Kubka (1894-1969), journalist, writer, poet and translator, and politician
Ludvik Kundera (1920-2010), writer
Milan Kundera ( born 1929 ), writer
Jiří Kulhánek (born 1967 ), author in the genre of sci-fi and Phantasyliteratur
Jaroslav Kutak (* 1956), writer and translator
Jaroslav Kvapil (1868-1950), poet, theater director and playwright

L

Josef Lada (1887-1957), painter, illustrator and writer
Lenka Lanczová (born 1964 ), children's author
František Langer (1888-1965), writer and military doctor
Kveta Legátová (1919-2012), writer
Jiří Levý (1926-1967), literary critic and historian
Otakar Levý (1896-1946), literary historian and translator
Linda Josef (1789-1834), writer
Věra Linhartová (* 1938), sinologist, author and art historian
František Listopad (* 1921), journalist and writer
Šimon Lomnický z Budče (1552-1622), writer
Artur London, (1915-1986), journalist, politician and diplomat
Emil Artur lunge (1885-1936), member of the Expressionists Association
Jarmila Loukotková (1923-2007), writer, dramaturge and translator
Věra Ludíková ( born 1943 ), poet and author of Esperanto
Luke of Prague (1460-1528), writer and theologian
Martin IUPAC († 1468 ), theologian
Prokop Lupač z Hlaváčová (1530-1587), poet, humanist and historian
Arnost Lustig (1926-2011), writer and journalist

M

Karel Hynek Macha (1810-1836), the main representative of Czech Romanticism
Josef Svatopluk Machar (1864-1942), poet
Miloš Macourek (1926-2002), poet and filmmaker
Jiří Mahen (1882-1939), poet, journalist and playwright
Marie Majerová (1882-1967), Communist journalist and writer
Antonín Marek (1785-1877), writer and translator
Jiří Marek, Josef Jiří Puchwein (1914-1994), author of social-psychological novels
Michal Mares (1893-1971), journalist, poet and columnist
Jaroslav Mares (1921-2003), writer, traveler
Bohumil Markalous, pseudonym Jaromír John (1882-1952), writer, journalist and university professor
Vojtěch Martinek (1887-1960), writer, novelist, poet, literary critic and publicist
Karel Masek, pseudonym Fa Presto (1867-1922), poet
Matěj z Janova (1355-1394), priest
Jakub Matějův ze Soběslavi († 1415), scholar
Májovci Rudolf Mayer (1837-1865), poet, representative of the generation
Rudolf Medek (1890-1940), writer and soldier
Alena Melicharová (1938 ), poet
Josef Merhaut (1863-1907), writer
František Daniel Merth (1915-1995), priest and poet
Adam Václav Michna z Otradovic (1600-1676), poet and composer
Daniel Micka (1963 ), writer and translator
Ferdinand Břetislav Mikovec (1826-1862), theater critic and poet
Mikuláš z Pelhřimova (1385-1459), priest of the encampments
Oldrich Mikulášek (1910-1985), poet
January Milíč z Kroměříže (about 1320-1374 ), priest
Karel Milota (1937-2002), poet and translator
Simona Monyová (1967-2011), writer
Jiří Morava (1932-2012), Czech- Austrian writer and literary historian
Jana Moravcová ( born 1937 ) poet, translator and writer
Moravek (1888-1958), writer and journalist
Jaroslav Mostecký (* 1963), Sci-Fi Author
Mrštík Alois (1861-1925), writer and playwright
Vilém Mrštík (1863-1912), writer and playwright
Jiří Mucha (1915-1991), writer
Ignatz Mühlwenzel (1690-1766), mathematician and professor
Alois Musil (1868-1944) significant Orientalist, theologian, geographer, Arabist, explorer, known as Musil of Arabia

N

Milan Nápravník (* 1931), surrealist poet, essayist, visual artist
Václav Bolemír Nebeský (1818-1882), writer
Ondřej Neff ( born 1945 ), sci-fi author and journalist
Vladimír Neff (1909-1983), writer and translator
January Nejedlý (1776-1834)
Zdeněk Nejedlý (1878-1962), communist politician, historian, musicologist, critic and publicist
Bozena Nemcova (1820-1862), writer
Zdenek Nemecek (1894-1957), writer and playwright
František Nepil (1929-1995), writer
Petra Neomillnerová (* 1970), Phantasy author
Jan Neruda (1834-1891), poet
Josef Nesvadba (1927-1970), socialist poet
Stanislav Kostka Neumann (1875-1947), writer and journalist
Stepan Neuwirth ( born 1944 ), journalist
Vítězslav Nezval (1900-1958), writer
Arne Novák (1880-1939), Literaturktitiker and historian
Tereza Novakova (1853-1912), religious writer writing
Karel Novy (1890-1980), journalist, writer

O

Ivan Olbracht (1882-1952), writer and journalist
August Olomouc (1467-1513), humanist writer
František Omelka (1904-1960), methodologist of the Czech language
Jiří places (1919-1941), poet
January Otčenášek (1924-1979), writer, and television and film dramaturge

P

František Palacký (1798-1876), historian and popular educator
Marian Palla (* 1953), writer and visual artist
Vladimír Páral (* 1932), writer
Ota Pavel Otto Popper (1930-1973), sports reporter and journalist
František Pavlíček (1923-2004), playwright
Halina Pawłowska (* 1955), journalist and dramaturge
Karel Pecka (1928-1997), narrator
Gustav Pfleger- Moravian (1833-1875), writer
František Martin Pelcl (1734-1801), historian and philologist
Ferdinand Peroutka (1895-1978), writer, playwright and journalist
Tomáš Pešina z Čechorodu (1629-1680), historian
Eduard Petiška (1924-1987), writer
Petr z Mladoňovic († 1451 ), preacher
Josef Peterka ( b. 1944 ), poet and literary theorist
Jiří Robert Pick (1925-1983), playwright
Bartos Písař (1470-1535), historian and distributors
Alexei Pludek (1923-2002), a communist writer
Zdeněk Pluhař (1913-1991), writer
Hynek z Poděbrad (1452-1492), diplomat
Karel Poláček (1892-1945), journalist, writer
Milota Zdirad Polák (1788-1856), poet, teacher
Albert Prazak (1880-1956), literary historian
Oldrich Prefát z Vlkanová (1523-1565), mathematician, astronomer and author of travelogues
Gabriela Preissová (1862-1946), writer of realism
Jan of Příbrami († 1448 ), a theologian of the Hussites
January Prochazka (1929-1971), novelist
Lenka Procházková (* 1951), writer
Markéta Procházková ( b. 1963 ), poet
Václav Prokůpek (1891-1975), esthetician, linguist and literary theorist
Petr Prouza (* 1944), journalist and writer
Karel Ptáčník (1921-2002), writer
Antonín Jaroslav Puchmajer (1769-1820), priest and translator
Marie Pujmanová (1893-1958), journalist and National artist
Přibík Pulkava z Radenína († 1380 ), chronicler and priest

Q

Ladislav Quis (1846-1913), writer and poet

R

Jan of Rabštejna (1437-1473), priest and diplomat
Karel Václav Rais (1859-1926), writer of realism
Věra Řeháčková ( born 1950 ), author of children's books and novels woman
Lenka Reinerová (1916-2008), German - and Czech -speaking writer and journalist
Václav Renč (1911-1973), poet, playwright and translator
Václav Řezáč (1901-1956), novelist
Ema Rezacova (1903-1997), journalist
Pavel Reznicek ( born 1942 ), poet and writer
Zdeněk Reznicek (1904-1975), poet, journalist and translator
Bohuslav Reynek (1892-1971), writer and painter
Sylvie Richterová ( born 1945 ), poet and literary theorist
Bohumil Říha (1907-1987), writer
Václav Říha (1867-1937), historian, translator, and storyteller
Marie Říhová (* 1951), dramaturge and writer
Rainer Maria Rilke (1875-1926), one of the greatest poets German language
January Rokycana (1936-1471), theologian
Václav January Rosa (1620-1689), linguist, poet and lawyer
Zdeněk Rotrekl (* 1920), poet
Jaroslav Rudiš (* 1972), writer and journalist
Josef Rumler (1922-1999), poet, literary critic, historian and translator

S

Karel Sabina (1813-1887), politician, poet, playwright, journalist, translator, literary critic and journalist
Pavel Josef Šafařík, also Šafárik, Šaffařík, Josef Jarmil Schafarik, (1795-1861), writer, linguist and historian
František Xaver Šalda (1867-1937), literary critic, journalist and writer
Zdena Salivarová, also Zdena Škvorecká, ( born 1933), Prosaistin, translator and publisher
Michal Šanda (born 1965 ), poet, prose writer
Václav Šašek z Bířkova, noble writer
Prokop František Šedivý (* 1764), writer, popular educator and actor
František Květoslav Sedlacek (1911-1971), worker, writer, editor
Jaroslav Seifert (1901-1986), poet, writer, journalist and translator, Nobel Prize winner (1984 )
Ondřej Sekora (1899-1967), writer, cartoonist and illustrator
František Adolf Schubert (1849-1915), playwright, prose writer and theater critic
Karol Sidon, also Efraim Ben Alexander (* 1942), rabbi and writer
Karel Šiktanc ( b. 1928 ), poet, journalist and translator
January Skácel (1922-1989), poet
Jan Skala z Doubravky a Hradiště Dubravius (1486-1553), historian, writer and bishop
Ivan Skala Karel Bright (1922-1997), poet, translator and politician
Miroslav Skala (1924-1989), writer and journalist
Pavel Skala ze Zhoře (1583-1640), writer and historian
Petr Skarlant ( b. 1939 ), poet
Vladimír Skutina (1931-1995), writer, publicist, playwright
Josef Škvorecký (1924-2012), novelist, essayist, translator and publisher
Josef Vaclav Sladek (1845-1912), writer, poet, journalist and translator
Josef Karel Šlejhar (1864-1914), writer
Zdeněk Šmíd (* 1937), writer
Smil Flaška z Pardubice (1330-1403), of aristocratic writer
Ludvik Souček (1926-1978), Sci-Fi Author
Václav Šolc (1838-1871), poet
Jiří Šotola (1924-1989), poet, novelist, playwright
Milada Součková (1898-1983), writer, literary theorist
Josef Souhrada (1838-1892), priest and writer
Antonín Sova (1864-1928), poet and prose writer
Fráňa Sramek (1877-1952), poet and writer
Jiří Stano ( born 1926 ), writer
Antal Stašek (1843-1931), writer and lawyer
Václav Štech (1859-1947), writer, comedy writer and theater director
Miloslav Stehlík (1916-1994), playwright
Karel Steigerwald ( born 1945 ), dramatist, playwright and journalist
John of Nepomuk Stepanek (1783-1844), actor, playwright
Joseph Stepling (1716-1778), scholar of the 18th century
Miloslav Stingl (* 1930), Explorer, ethnographer and writer
Vojtěch Steklač (* 1945), writer
Tomáš Štítný ze Štítného ( 1333-1401/1409 ), nobleman, traveler, reformer, translator and preacher
Eduard Štorch (1878-1956), archaeologist, teacher and writer
Jiri Stransky ( born 1931 ), writer, playwright and translator
Pavel Stransky ze Stránky u Zap (1583-1657), writer
January ze Středy (1310-1380), lawyer, translator
Ladislav Stroupežnický (1850-1892), playwright
Valja Stýblová (* 1922), writer
Jindřich Štyrský (1899-1942), painter, photographer, graphic designer, visual artist and poet
František Sušil (1804-1868), popular educator and preacher
Miloslav Švandrlík (1932-2009), writer
Karolina Svetla, Johanna Mužáková, born Rottová (1830-1899), writer
Růžena Svobodová (1868-1920), writer
Josef Svoboda MARCOL (1891-1973), journalist, translator and journalist
Karel Sýs ( b. 1946 ), editor

T

Karel Teige (1900-1951), writer, and photographer
January Tesánek (1728-1788), scholar and author of academic literature
Rudolf Těsnohlídek (1882-1928), poet, journalist and translator
Karel Ignatius Thám (1763-1816), writer and translator
Václav Thám (1765-1816), actor and writer
Anna Maria Tilschová (1873-1957), writer
Josef Toman (1899-1977), writer
Karel Toman (1877-1946), poet, journalist and translator
Jaromír Tomeček (1906-1997), writer
František January Tomsa (1753-1814), Czech writer and journalist
Jáchym Topol (* 1962), journalist
Josef Topol ( born 1935 ), playwright, poet and essayist
January Trefulka (* 1929), writer
January Matzal Troska (1881-1961), Sci-Fi Author
Jiří Třanovský (1592-1697), writer and priest
Václav Beneš Třebízský (1849-1884), writer and priest
Vlastimil Třešňák (* 1950), writer and visual artist
Josef Kajetán Tyl (1808-1856), playwright and writer
Jaromír Typlt (born 1973 ), poet, prose writer, editor and essayist

U

Milan Uhde ( b. 1936 ), novelist, playwright and politician
Miloš Urban ( born 1967), author
John Urzidil (1896-1970), German - Czech writer, cultural historian and journalist

V

Václav Český Lucemburský (1337-1383), writer, and brother of Duke Charles IV
Ludvik Vaculik ( born 1926 ), novelist, journalist and publisher
Madla Vaculíková ( born 1925 ), author
Josef Váchal (1884-1969), painter, graphic artist, illustrator, sculptor, carver, writer and poet
Emil Vachek (1889-1964), humorist and journalist
Edvard Valenta (1901-1978), narrator
Vladislav Vančura (1891-1942), writer, playwright and director
Karel Vanek (1866-1924), politician
January Vavák František (1741-1816), writer
Vavrinec z Březové (1370-1437), writer
Miroslav Vejlupek Čerchovský ( born 1952 ), author
Daniel Adem of Veleslavín (1546-1599), publisher and writer
Zdeněk Veselovský (1928-2006), zoologist
Alžběta Johana Vestonie Westonia Johanna (1582-1612), poet
Michal Viewegh (* 1962), writer and journalist
Melchior Vischer Emil Walter Kurt Fischer (1895-1975), writer and director
January Vladislav Ladislav Bambásek (* 1923), poet and translator
Bartos Vlcek (1897-1926), poet, prose writer and translator
Jaroslav Vlcek (1860-1930), literary historian
Jiří Voskovec Jiří Wachsmann (1905-1981), actor and writer
Václav Vratislav z Mitrovic Tureček (1576-1635), writer and nobleman
January Vrba (1889-1961), author and playwright
Alena Vrbová (1919-2004), physician and writer
Jaroslav Vrchlický Frída Emil (1853-1912), writer, poet, playwright and translator
Stanislav Vydra (1741-1804) mathematician and Jesuit
Ivan Vyskočil (* 1946), writer

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Konrád Waldhauser (1326-1369), preacher and reformer
Ilse Weber, née Herlinger (1903-1944), children's book author, poet and head nurse
Jiří Weil (1900-1959), literary critic, journalist and translator
Richard Weiner (1884-1937), poet, novelist and journalist
Jan Weiss (1892-1972), novelist and National Artist
Jiří Weiss (1913-2004), director and scenarist
January Werich (1905-1980), actor, playwright and screenwriter
Ivan Wernisch ( b. 1942 ), poet, journalist and translator
Zikmund Winter (1846-1912), historian and teacher
Jiří Wolker (1900-1924), poet
Jana Witthedová, poet

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January Zábrana (1931-1984), writer and translator
January Žáček ( born 1932 ), novelist and playwright
Jiří Žáček ( born 1945 ), poet
January Zahradníček (1905-1960), poet, journalist and translator
Jaroslav Zak (1906-1960), professor and Latin prose writer
Miroslav Žamboch (* 1972), Sci-Fi Author
Antonín Zápotocký (1884-1957), politician, president of Czechoslovakia
Jaroslav Zaorálek (1896-1947), translator
January ze Žatce (1350-1414), writer
Vilém Závada (1905-1982), poet, writer and translator
Julius Zeyer (1841-1901), novelist and playwright
Miroslav Zikmund (* 1919), traveler and writer
Jaroslav Zila (* 1961), writer
Antonín Josef Zíma, writer, popular educator and printer

Jan Drda Avigdor Dagan Hermann Grab Bohuslav Hasištejnský z Lobkovic Egon Kisch Alexej Pludek Jan Rokycana Jan Matzal Troska Johannes Urzidil Richard Weiner (Czech writer) Jan Werich

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