List of people from Banská Bystrica

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This is a list of famous people from Banská Bystrica.

• Matej Bel, writer, historian
• Paľo Bielik, film director, actor
• Ján Botto, poet
• Andrej Braxatoris-Sládkovič, poet
• Peter Budaj, ice hockey player
• Ján Cikker, classical composer
• Viliam Figuš-Bystrý, classical composer
• Ján Golian, General
• Marek Hamšík, football player
• Michal Handzuš, ice hockey player
• Peter Karvaš, writer
• Adam František Kollár
• Ivan Majeský, ice hockey player
• Jozef Murgaš, inventor
• Barbara Nedeljáková, actress
• Vladimír Országh, ice hockey player
• Hana Ponická, writer, anti-communist dissident
• Haviva Reik, Jewish soldier
• Dominik Skutecký, painter
• Tomáš Surový, ice hockey player
• Jozef Gregor Tajovský, writer
• Peter Tomka, diplomat
• Richard Zedník, ice hockey player