Czechs to choose "Greatest Ever Czech" from shortlist of ten

A poll to decide who is the "Greatest Ever Czech" reached its penultimate phase on Thursday evening, when the top ten names were revealed by Czech Television. The only living person in the top ten is former president Vaclav Havel. Among the others are first Czechoslovak president Tomas Garrigue Masaryk, writers Karel Capek and Bozena Nemcova, educator Jan Amos Komensky, composer Antonin Dvorak and actor Jan Werich. The list also includes the important historical figures of Jan Hus, Jan Zizka and Charles IV. Czechs have just over a month to vote on the "Greatest Ever Czech" from this shortlist.