Religious Leaders
- Samuel Abramson, rabbi of Carlsbad
- Tzvi Ashkenazi, better known as Haham Zevi, chief rabbi of Amsterdam, prominent opponent of the Sabbateans
- Nehemiah Brüll, rabbi (born Rousínov, Moravia)
- Israel Bruna, rabbi (born Brno)
- Aaron Chorin, rabbi (born Moravia)
- Joseph H. Hertz (1872–1946) Chief Rabbi of the British Empire.
- Judah Loew ben Bezalel (1525?–1609) rabbi
- Isaac ben Jacob ha-Lavan, Bohemian tosafist
- Mordecai Meisel, Philanthropist and communal leader at Prague
- Karol Sidon, playwright, chief rabbi of Prague, and Convert to Judaism.
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