List of Slovak Americans
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This is a list of notable Slovak Americans.
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- Michael Badnarik - software engineer, political figure, and radio talk show host (Slovak grandparents)
- Štefan Banič - inventor of the military parachute and of the first actually used parachute
- Jim Caviezel - film actor (Slovak grandmother)[1]
- Eugene Cernan - retired United States Navy officer and a former NASA astronaut involved in the Apollo program (Slovak father)
- John Dopyera - inventor, entrepreneur
- Carolyn Forché - professor, poet, editor, and human rights advocate
- Daniel Carleton Gajdusek (Slovak father)
- John D. Hertz - businessman, thoroughbred racehorse owner, and philanthropist[2]
- Angelina Jolie - actress, former fashion model and Goodwill Ambassador for the UN Refugee Agency (Slovak great-grandfather)
- Jack Kralick - former pitcher for Washington Senators and Cleveland Indians.
- Andy Kosco - former player for the Minnesota Twins, New York Yankees, Los Angeles Dodgers - Milwaukee Brewers, California Angels, Boston Red Sox, and Cincinnati Reds.
- Johnny Kucab - pitcher for Philadelphia Athletics in 1940s and 1950s.
- Pete Latzo - boxer
- Peter Lorre - actor
- Stan Mikita - professional ice hockey player
- Jozef Murgaš - inventor, architect, botanist, painter, patriot, and Roman Catholic priest. He contributed to wireless telegraphy and help develop mobile communications and wireless transmission of information and human voice.
- Paul Newman - actor and film director[3][4][5]
- Michael Novak - philosopher, diplomat
- Kelly Pavlik - undefeated WBO/WBC middleweight champion.[6]
- Jaroslav Pelikan - historian
- Lizabeth Scott - actor
- George Shuba - former outfielder for the Brooklyn Dodgers.[7]
- Yan Stastny - professional ice hockey player
- Michael Strank - Sergeant of the United States Marine Corps. Sgt. Strank was leader of the group in the famous picture of Raising the Flag on Iwo Jima.
- Robert Urich - actor (Slovak mother, Rusyn father)
- Jon Voight - actor (Slovak grandfather)
- Andy Warhol - artist
[edit] References
- ^ USA WEEKEND Magazine
- ^ Hertz Corporation
- ^ Newsletter - Fall 2002
- ^ "Reader feedback: Don't forget Czechoslovak films", The Slovak Spectator.
- ^ [1]
- ^ Scalzo, Joe. "Pavlik credits Valley support for victory", The Vindicator, September 30, 2007, p. 1.
- ^ "Having a hand in baseball history", The Chicago Tribune, April 17, 2006.
