This is a list of notable people from Cheb or Eger.
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A
- Bernhard Adler (1753–1810), German-Bohemian doctor and founder of the spa town Franzensbad in Egerland
- Hans Hermann Adler (1891–1956), German journalist and professor at the University of Heidelberg
- Pavel Anděl (born 1966), Czech actor, musician, writer, editor and television presenter
B
- Zdenka Becker (born 1951), Czechoslovak-Austrian writer
- Frank Boldt (1942–2006), German historian, Slavic scholar and translator
- Jaromír Bosák (born 1965), Czech sports commentator and journalist
- Johann Georg Franz Braun (before 1638–1670), cantor at St. Nicholas, composer, author of Ave Maria zart
- Bretislav III (–1197), Czech prince and bishop of Prague's Přemyslid dynasty
- Balthasar Brusch (1512–1589), German bookbinder and bookseller, author of the city history and family chronicles
- Kaspar Brusch (1518–1559), German humanist, poet and, historian, went to school in Eger
- Andreas Buberl (1832–1907), German military doctor, spa doctor, honorary citizen of Eger and Franzensbad
C
- Vojtěch Cach (1914–1980), Czech writer and dramatist
- Mikoláš Chadima (born 1952), Czech musician
- Pablo Clain (also known as Pavel Klein and Paul Klein; 1652–1717), German-Czech Jesuit
- Ilona Csáková (born 1970), Czech singer
D
- Albin Dötsch (1872–1922), Austrian politician ( SDAP)
- Libor Dvořák (born 1948), Czech journalist and Russian translator
E
- Johannes Sylvius Egranus (Johannes Wildauer; around 1480–1553), German theologian, humanist and reformer, friend of Martin Luther
- Johann Franz Loew von Erlsfeld (1648–1725), German-Bohemian doctor and lawyer, Rector of Charles University, went to Eger to school
F
- Martin Fenin (born 1987), Czech footballer
- Adolf Fischer (born 1925), German family and local historian, went to school in Eger
G
- Peter Glotz (1939–2005), German SPD politician, journalist and media scholar, and member of the German Bundestag
- Heinrich Gradl (1842–1895), German historian and archivist of Eger
- Marcel Grün (born 1946), Czech astronomer and writer in the field of astronomy and astronautics
- Joseph Sebastian Grüner (1780–1864), superintendent and local historian of Eger
- Anton Gschier (1814–1874), Austro-Hungarian politician
H
- Johann Habermann (1516–1590), German Lutheran theologian and devotional writer
- Josef Hecht (1792–1861), Franzensbad spa entrepreneur and politician
- Michael Heuffner (1483–1511), German sculptor and painter
- Karl Huss (1761–1836), executioner, healer and collector
I
J
- Ladislav Jakl (born 1959), Secretary of the President of the Czech Republic
- Wilhelm Jobst (1912–1947), German physician and Nazi chief conductor
K
- Daniela Kolářová (born 1946), Czech actress
- Andrej Krob (born 1938), Czech theater director and screenwriter
L
- Helmut Lederer (1919–1999), German sculptor and photographer
- Abraham Leuthner (ca. 1639–1701), mason and builder, built the Dominican church and monastery in Cheb
M
- Johann Georg Macasius (1617–1653), German physician
- Adolf Mayerl (1884–1954), German sculptor and ceramic artist
- Nikolaus Medler (1502–1551), German theologian, reformer, and mathematician
- Mira Mladejovska (1895–1969), Czech museum and archive manager
- Michael Müller (1849–1914), German physician and local historian
N
- Balthasar Neumann (1687–1753), German baroque architect
- Pavel Nedvěd (born 1972), European Footballer of the Year for 2004
- Johann Brusch von Neiberg (1666–1742), German Roman Catholic lawyer and syndic of Eger
O
P
Q
R
- Erich Riedl (born 1933), German CSU politician, member of the German Bundestag
S
- Barbara Schack (1873/4–1958) Sudeten German politician ( DSAP)
- Adolf Scherbaum (1909–2000), German trumpeter
- Johann Adam Schertzer (1628–1683), German Protestant theologian
- Kaspar Schlick (ca. 1396–1449), Chancellor of three kings and Chancellor under Emperor Sigismund, a politically important personality of the first half of the 15th century
- Walther Schuster (1930–1992), German organist and composer
- Otmar Seidl (born 1944), German internist, psychoanalyst and sociologist
- Rudolf Serkin (1903–1991), American pianist of Russian-Jewish origin
- Kurt Sieber (born 1936), German politician ( FDP)
- Karl Siegl (1851–1943), historian, German city archivist and museum director
- Norbert Singer (born 1939), German automotive engineer responsible for many of Porsche's victories at the 24 Hours of Le Mans races
- Rüdiger von Sparneck (~1300–1364/1368), Viscount of Eger
- Hans Stanka (1864–1936), President of the Deutsche Feuerwehr in Böhmen (German fire department in Bohemia)
- Lorenz Johann Adam Köstler von Stromberg (1807–1888), Fountain doctor and honorary citizen of Franzensbad and Eger
- Heribert Sturm (1904–1981), German city archivist and museum director
T
- Adolf Tachezy (1814–1892), Czech businessman, pharmacist and politician, mayor
- Stanislav Tůma (1950–2005), Czech photographer
U
- Josef Ulbrich (1843–1910), Austrian law expert
V
W
- Albrecht von Wallenstein (1583–1634), Bohemian military leader and politician during the Thirty Years' War
- Johannes Watzal (1887–?), German sculptor
- Josef Weidl (1915–1972), Sudeten German sculptor
- Elisabeth Wicki-Endriss (born 1944), German actress, widow of Bernhard Wicki
- Johannes Widmann (1460–after 1498), German mathematician
- Karl Wilfert (1879–1932), German sculptor
- Adam Wolf (1822–?), Austrian historian
- Gerd Wolf (born 1933), German physicist
- Karl Hermann Wolf (1862–1941), journalist and German national politician
X
Y
Z
- Hugo Zuckermann (1881–1914), German Jewish writer
This is a list of notable people from Cheb or Eger.
|
A
- Bernhard Adler (1753–1810), German-Bohemian doctor and founder of the spa town Franzensbad in Egerland
- Hans Hermann Adler (1891–1956), German journalist and professor at the University of Heidelberg
- Pavel Anděl (born 1966), Czech actor, musician, writer, editor and television presenter
B
- Zdenka Becker (born 1951), Czechoslovak-Austrian writer
- Frank Boldt (1942–2006), German historian, Slavic scholar and translator
- Jaromír Bosák (born 1965), Czech sports commentator and journalist
- Johann Georg Franz Braun (before 1638–1670), cantor at St. Nicholas, composer, author of Ave Maria zart
- Bretislav III (–1197), Czech prince and bishop of Prague's Přemyslid dynasty
- Balthasar Brusch (1512–1589), German bookbinder and bookseller, author of the city history and family chronicles
- Kaspar Brusch (1518–1559), German humanist, poet and, historian, went to school in Eger
- Andreas Buberl (1832–1907), German military doctor, spa doctor, honorary citizen of Eger and Franzensbad
C
- Vojtěch Cach (1914–1980), Czech writer and dramatist
- Mikoláš Chadima (born 1952), Czech musician
- Pablo Clain (also known as Pavel Klein and Paul Klein; 1652–1717), German-Czech Jesuit
- Ilona Csáková (born 1970), Czech singer
D
- Albin Dötsch (1872–1922), Austrian politician ( SDAP)
- Libor Dvořák (born 1948), Czech journalist and Russian translator
E
- Johannes Sylvius Egranus (Johannes Wildauer; around 1480–1553), German theologian, humanist and reformer, friend of Martin Luther
- Johann Franz Loew von Erlsfeld (1648–1725), German-Bohemian doctor and lawyer, Rector of Charles University, went to Eger to school
F
- Martin Fenin (born 1987), Czech footballer
- Adolf Fischer (born 1925), German family and local historian, went to school in Eger
G
- Peter Glotz (1939–2005), German SPD politician, journalist and media scholar, and member of the German Bundestag
- Heinrich Gradl (1842–1895), German historian and archivist of Eger
- Marcel Grün (born 1946), Czech astronomer and writer in the field of astronomy and astronautics
- Joseph Sebastian Grüner (1780–1864), superintendent and local historian of Eger
- Anton Gschier (1814–1874), Austro-Hungarian politician
H
- Johann Habermann (1516–1590), German Lutheran theologian and devotional writer
- Josef Hecht (1792–1861), Franzensbad spa entrepreneur and politician
- Michael Heuffner (1483–1511), German sculptor and painter
- Karl Huss (1761–1836), executioner, healer and collector
I
J
- Ladislav Jakl (born 1959), Secretary of the President of the Czech Republic
- Wilhelm Jobst (1912–1947), German physician and Nazi chief conductor
K
- Daniela Kolářová (born 1946), Czech actress
- Andrej Krob (born 1938), Czech theater director and screenwriter
L
- Helmut Lederer (1919–1999), German sculptor and photographer
- Abraham Leuthner (ca. 1639–1701), mason and builder, built the Dominican church and monastery in Cheb
M
- Johann Georg Macasius (1617–1653), German physician
- Adolf Mayerl (1884–1954), German sculptor and ceramic artist
- Nikolaus Medler (1502–1551), German theologian, reformer, and mathematician
- Mira Mladejovska (1895–1969), Czech museum and archive manager
- Michael Müller (1849–1914), German physician and local historian
N
- Balthasar Neumann (1687–1753), German baroque architect
- Pavel Nedvěd (born 1972), European Footballer of the Year for 2004
- Johann Brusch von Neiberg (1666–1742), German Roman Catholic lawyer and syndic of Eger
O
P
Q
R
- Erich Riedl (born 1933), German CSU politician, member of the German Bundestag
S
- Barbara Schack (1873/4–1958) Sudeten German politician ( DSAP)
- Adolf Scherbaum (1909–2000), German trumpeter
- Johann Adam Schertzer (1628–1683), German Protestant theologian
- Kaspar Schlick (ca. 1396–1449), Chancellor of three kings and Chancellor under Emperor Sigismund, a politically important personality of the first half of the 15th century
- Walther Schuster (1930–1992), German organist and composer
- Otmar Seidl (born 1944), German internist, psychoanalyst and sociologist
- Rudolf Serkin (1903–1991), American pianist of Russian-Jewish origin
- Kurt Sieber (born 1936), German politician ( FDP)
- Karl Siegl (1851–1943), historian, German city archivist and museum director
- Norbert Singer (born 1939), German automotive engineer responsible for many of Porsche's victories at the 24 Hours of Le Mans races
- Rüdiger von Sparneck (~1300–1364/1368), Viscount of Eger
- Hans Stanka (1864–1936), President of the Deutsche Feuerwehr in Böhmen (German fire department in Bohemia)
- Lorenz Johann Adam Köstler von Stromberg (1807–1888), Fountain doctor and honorary citizen of Franzensbad and Eger
- Heribert Sturm (1904–1981), German city archivist and museum director
T
- Adolf Tachezy (1814–1892), Czech businessman, pharmacist and politician, mayor
- Stanislav Tůma (1950–2005), Czech photographer
U
- Josef Ulbrich (1843–1910), Austrian law expert
V
W
- Albrecht von Wallenstein (1583–1634), Bohemian military leader and politician during the Thirty Years' War
- Johannes Watzal (1887–?), German sculptor
- Josef Weidl (1915–1972), Sudeten German sculptor
- Elisabeth Wicki-Endriss (born 1944), German actress, widow of Bernhard Wicki
- Johannes Widmann (1460–after 1498), German mathematician
- Karl Wilfert (1879–1932), German sculptor
- Adam Wolf (1822–?), Austrian historian
- Gerd Wolf (born 1933), German physicist
- Karl Hermann Wolf (1862–1941), journalist and German national politician
X
Y
Z
- Hugo Zuckermann (1881–1914), German Jewish writer