Nitra - Famous People

Famous People

• Svatopluk I (830-894), Prince of Nitra, King of Great Moravia
• Pribina (?-861), Prince of the Nitra and Balaton principalities
• Svatopluk II (?-906), Prince of Nitra
• Koceľ (c.833-c.876), Prince of the Balaton Principality
• Saint Bystrík (?-1046), Bishop of Nitra
• Béla I of Hungary (1016–1063), Duke of Nitra, King of Hungary
• János Bottyán (1643–1709), Hungarian kuruc general
• Tamás Esze (1666–1708) Hungarian kuruc leader died here in 1708
• Imre Erdősi (1814–1890), Hungarian piarist monk and teacher
• Vilmos Fraknói (1843–1924), Hungarian historian
• Béla Bangha (1880–1940), Hungarian politician was born here
• Oszkar Grosz (1896–1968), Shipowner in England
• Juraj Kolník (1980-),professional ice hockey player
• Anton Lehmden (1929-), painter, draughtsman, and printmaker
• Branislav Mezei (1980-),professional ice hockey player
• Ľubomír Moravčík (1965-), football player
• Zita Pleštinská, maiden name Kányaiová (1961-), member of the European Parliament
• Ottokár Prohászka (1858–1927), Hungarian Roman Catholic theologian and Bishop of Székesfehérvár
• Shmuel Dovid Ungar (1886–1945) the rabbi of Nitra and dean of the Nitra Yeshiva
• Chaim Michael Dov Weissmandl (1903–1957) a rabbi who became known for his efforts to save the Jews of Slovakia during the Holocaust
• Pavol Hrušovský (1952-) Deputy Speaker of the National Council of the Slovak Republic
• Štefan Ružička (1985-), professional ice hockey player
• Miroslav Stoch (1989-), professional football (soccer player), currently signed with Fenerbahce S.K.
• Jozef Stümpel (1972-), professional ice hockey player
• Boris Valabik (1986-), professional ice hockey player