Czech migration to the United Kingdom
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| Notable Czech Britons: |
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| Czech Born 2001: 12,220[1] Czech ancestry Unknown |
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| Greater London and South East England |
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Predominantly Agnostic, followed by Christianity |
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Czech migration to the United Kingdom refers to the phenomenon of Czech people migrating to the United Kingdom from the Czech Republic or from the political entities that preceded it, such as Czechoslovakia. There is a substantial number of people in the UK who were either born in the Czech lands or have Czech ancestry.
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[edit] Population
The 2001 Census recorded 12,220 Czech-born people in the UK.[1]
[edit] Notable people with Czech links
Bold indicates a non-citizen immigrant and normal text indicates a British citizen with Czech ancestry.
- Milan Baroš, footballer
- Roman Bednář, footballer
- Patrik Berger, footballer
- Georgina Bouzova, actress
- Dan Luger, English rugby union player
- Petr Čech, footballer
- Josef Franc, motorcycle speedway rider
- Jan Kaplický, architect
- Jan Kavan, diplomat and politician
- Čeněk Kottnauer, chess master
- Karel Kuttelwascher, fighter pilot
- Herbert Lom, actor
- Marek Matějovský, footballer
- Jan Pinkava, animator, film director
- Karel Reisz, film director
- Tom Stoppard, screenwriter, playwright
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[edit] External links
- Czech and Slovak Club in London
- British Czech and Slovak Association
- Czech Centre London
- Czech Radio London
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