List of personalities of the city of Bratislava
The following list contains people who were born in Bratislava as well as those who temporarily lived and worked there, each listed chronologically according to the year of birth. The list does not claim to be complete.
Personalities born in Bratislava
Until 1800
- Hans Neusidler (1508 / 09–1563), German lute singer
- Christoph Preuss von Springenberg (1515–1590), Hungarian poet and rhetorician
- Georg Lippay (1600–1666), Primate of Hungary and Archbishop of Gran
- Karl Rayger (1641–1707), physician and city doctor of Preßburg
- Daniel Wilhelm Moller (1642–1712), German polyhistor
- Rudolf Wilhelm von Stubenberg (1643–1677), member of the Fruit Bringing Society
- Michele Fabris (1644–1684), Hungarian sculptor
- Johann Sigismund Kusser (1660–1727), German conductor and composer
- Georg Christian Maternus de Cilano (1696–1773), city physician, judiciary, writer and librarian
- Johann Andreas von Segner (1704–1777), mathematician, physicist and doctor
- Karol Andrej Bel (1717–1782), historian
- Adam Friedrich Oeser (1717–1799), German painter, sculptor and book illustrator
- Johann Matthias Matsko (1721–1796), German astronomer, mathematician and university professor.
- Karl Gottlieb von Windisch (1725–1793), businessman, private scholar, editor and historian
- Karl Jetting (1730–1790), diplomat and world traveler
- Wolfgang von Kempelen (1734–1804), polymath, inventor, architect, writer and civil servant
- Johann La Roche (1745–1806), Austrian actor
- Stephan Illésházy (1762–1838), large landowner and politician
- Karl Schallhas (1767–1797), Austrian painter and etcher
- Michael Lazar Biedermann (1769–1843), Austrian wholesaler, royal court jeweler, banker and manufacturer
- Mihály Ignác von Lenhossék (1773–1840), university professor, physician and psychologist
- Theresia Brunsvik von Korompa (1775–1861), Hungarian countess
- Karl Franz Anton von Schreibers (1775–1852), Austrian natural scientist
- Franz Brunsvik von Korompa (1777–1849), Hungarian count, cellist
- Johann Nepomuk Hummel (1778–1837), Austrian composer and pianist
- Josephine Brunsvik (1779–1821), Hungarian nobleman, soulmate and admirer of L. v. Beethoven's
- Ignaz Feigler the Elder Ä. (1791–1847), Pressburg builder and architect
- Ernst Pauer (1791–1861), Austrian Evangelical Lutheran theologian
- Ludwig Aulich (1792 / 95–1849), Hungarian revolutionary general and minister of war
- Joseph Stanislaus Albach (1795–1853), Franciscan and preacher
- Johann Jeszenák de Királyfia (1800–1849), large landowner, Hungarian freedom fighter
- Ludwig Landerer (1800–1854), printer and publisher
1801 to 1850
- Stephan Ladislaus Endlicher (1804–1849), Austrian botanist, numismatist and sinologist
- Carl August Raabe (1804–1878), Evangelical Lutheran preacher
- Johann Kaspar Mertz (1806–1856), Austrian composer and guitarist
- Lajos Batthyány (1807–1849), Hungarian magnate
- Georg Apponyi (1808–1899), Hungarian nobleman and politician
- Leopold Dukes (1810–1891), Hungarian literary historian
- Bernard Jean Bettelheim (1811–1870), Protestant missionary
- Karl Heiller (1811–1889), canon and pastor in Preßburg, titular bishop
- Friedrich von Bianchi (1812–1865), Lieutenant Field Marshal
- Georg Gustav Roskoff (1814–1889), Austrian Protestant theologian
- Flóris Rómer (1815–1889), Hungarian archaeologist, art historian and historian
- Adolph Zsigmondy (1816–1880), Austrian dentist
- Ignaz Feigler the Elder J. (1820–1896), Pressburg builder and architect
- Adolf Dux (1822–1881), Hungarian-German writer
- Miska Hauser (1822–1887), Austro-Hungarian violin virtuoso and composer
- Karl Julius Schröer (1825–1900), Austrian linguist and literary scholar
- Friedrich Haberlandt (1826–1878), Austrian agricultural scientist
- Gottlieb Biermann (1828–1901), German historian and educator
- Wilhelm Josef Grailich (1829-1859), Austrian mineralogist
- Johann Pálffy (1829–1908), chief appointee from Preßburg and art collector
- Ernst von Walterskirchen (1829–1891), Austrian landowner and politician
- Viktor Rumpelmayer (1830–1885), Austrian architect
- Sigmund Mayer (1831–1920), Austrian businessman and local politician
- Anton Rumpelmayer (1832–1914), Austrian confectioner and kuk court purveyor
- Joseph Karl Ludwig of Austria (1833–1905), son of Archduke Joseph Anton
- Alexander III Dessewffy (1834–1907), bishop of the Csanád diocese
- Gusztáv Frigyes Keleti (1834–1902), Hungarian painter and art critic
- Josef Löwy (1834–1902), painter, publisher, manufacturer and kuk court photographer
- Ignaz von Kolisch (1837–1889), Austro-Hungarian banker
- Karl Angermayer the Elder (1838–1917), printer and publisher of the Preßburger Zeitung
- Jakob Modern (1838–1912), Austrian architect
- Ödön Széchenyi (1839–1922), Hungarian fire service pioneer and pasha in Istanbul
- Julius Pock (1840–1911), Austrian mountaineer
- Max Kassowitz (1842–1913), Austrian pediatrician
- Wilhelm Stiassny (1842–1910), Austrian architect
- Viktor Tilgner (1844–1896), Austrian sculptor and portraitist
- Johann Nepomuk Batka the Younger (1845–1917), archivist for the city of Pressburg and music critic
- Eduard Maisch / also 'Majsch' (1845–1904), history painter
- Josef Siebenlist (1847–1916), Austrian journalist
- Johann Evangelist Hubert (1849–1882), wine merchant and sparkling wine manufacturer
- Hedwig von Preysing (1849–1938), participant in the Catholic women's movement
1851 to 1900
- Emil Pfersche (1854–1916), private lawyer, rector of the Karl Ferdinand University, member of the Austrian Reichsrat
- Gustav Davis (1856–1951), Austrian journalist and newspaper editor
- Ferdinand Laban (1856–1910), German writer, art historian and librarian
- Günther Beck von Mannagetta and Lerchenau (1856–1931), Austrian botanist
- Otto von Fabricius (1857–1912), Hungarian writer and journalist
- Ludwig von Höhnel (1857–1942), Austrian naval officer, Africa explorer and geographer
- Robert Prihoda (1857–1903), Austrian architect
- Evarist Knight von Czaykowszki (1858–1934), Catholic priest, canon of St. Martin
- Johann Fadrusz (1858–1903), sculptor
- Wilhelm Kubitschek (1858–1936), Austrian ancient historian, classical archaeologist and numismatist
- Karl Masner (1858–1936), German art historian and museum director
- Philipp Lenard (1862–1947), physicist, Nobel Prize winner
- Max Hussarek von Heinlein (1865–1935), politician
- Johanna Loisinger (1865–1951), Austrian opera singer and piano virtuoso
- Heinrich Reinhardt (1865–1922), Austrian operetta composer
- Carl Eugen Schmidt (1865–1948), Protestant Lutheran theologian
- Alfred Tauber (1866–1942), Austrian mathematician
- Bernhard Ben Tiber (1867–1925), Austrian theater director
- Theodor Edler von Lerch (1869–1945), Austrian major general in the Austro-Hungarian army and ski pioneer
- Michael Schacherl (1869–1939), Austrian politician
- Aron Dancer (1871–1937), rabbi
- Franz Schmidt (1874–1939), Austrian composer
- Gisela Wer Bezirk (1875–1956), Austrian theater, silent and sound film actress
- Ernst von Dohnányi (1877–1960), Hungarian pianist and composer
- Max Deri (1878–1938), art historian, art critic and psychologist
- Friedrich von Lerch (1878–1947), Austrian physicist
- Rudolf von Laban (1879–1958), Hungarian dancer, choreographer and dance theorist
- Alois Rigele (1879–1940), sculptor
- Arthur Brusenbauch (1881–1957), Austrian painter
- Marie Pappenheim (1882–1966), socialist, writer, librettist and doctor
- Siegfried Theiss (1882–1963), Austrian architect
- Maria Henriette of Austria-Teschen (1883–1956), Archduchess of Austria-Teschen
- Arnold Pressburger (1885–1951), Austrian-German film producer
- Karl Benyovszky (1886–1962), journalist and historian
- Isabella of Austria-Teschen (1888–1973), Archduchess of Austria-Teschen
- István Déván (1890–1977), track and field athlete and winter sports enthusiast
- Eugenie Haug (1891–1944), National Socialist political activist
- Gisi Fleischmann (1892–1944), women's rights activist and resistance fighter
- Alfréd Schaffer (1893–1945), football player and coach
- Bruno Frei (1897–1988), political journalist, publicist, author and Marxist
- Jan Ehrenwald (1900–1988), Czech-American psychiatrist and psychotherapist
1901 to 1940
- Ladislaus Michael Kopetz (1902–1966), Austrian crop scientist
- Viliam Široký (1902–1971), politician
- Leopold Achberger (1903–1994), Austrian Evangelical Lutheran pastor
- Adolf Frankl (1903–1983), painter
- Štefan Čambal (1908–1990), football player and coach
- Viktor Fogarassy (1911–1989), Austrian businessman and art collector
- Stephan László (1913–1995), Catholic bishop
- Ferry Windberger (1915–2008), Austrian film architect and set designer
- Ján Arpáš (1917–1976), football player
- Levente Hervay (1919–2016), Cistercian monk and church historian
- Fritz Balogh (1920–1951), German football player
- Johanna J. Danis (1922-2014), psychologist
- Rudolf Battěk (1924–2013), Czech philosopher, dissident and politician
- George Feher (1924–2017), American physicist and biophysicist
- Leopold Holusek (1924–1993), German table tennis player
- Yehoshua Lakner (1924–2003), Israeli-Swiss composer
- Tuvia Rübner (1924–2019), Israeli poet and literary scholar
- Johann Hauser (1926–1996), Austrian painter
- Herbert Thomas Mandl (1926–2007), author, concert violinist, music professor, philosopher and inventor
- Hugo Portisch (* 1927), Austrian journalist
- Erzsébet Házy (1929–1982), Hungarian soprano
- Georg Kurz (1929–2005), food chemist
- Hana Hegerová (* 1931), chanson singer and actress
- Berthold Grünfeld (1932–2007), Norwegian doctor
- Tibor Kneif (1932–2016), Hungarian lawyer and German musicologist
- Ilja Zeljenka (1932-2007), Slovak composer
- Ruzena Bajcsy (* 1933), computer scientist
- Adalbert Mayer-Heinricy (* 1934), German biophysicist
- Geiserich E. Tichy (* 1934), Austrian economist and university professor
- Ladislav Kupkovič (1936–2016), composer and conductor
- Ivan Parík (1936–2005), composer
- Jozef Golonka (* 1938), ice hockey player and coach
- Peter Ambrovič (1939–2019), chemist and diplomat
- Liesl Ujvary (* 1939), Austrian writer and artist
- Christian Ludwig Attersee (* 1940), Austrian painter, set designer, musician, writer and sailing enthusiast
1941 to 1950
- Július Satinský (1941–2002), author, actor and showmaster
- Anne-Marie Sigmund (* 1941), politician
- Peter Gavajda (1942–2011), German actor
- Vladimír Dzurilla (1942–1995), ice hockey goalkeeper and coach
- Malte Ludin (* 1942), German director and producer
- Helmuth Vetter (* 1942), Austrian philosopher
- Ernst-Eckhard Koch (1943–1988), German physicist
- Herta Däubler-Gmelin (* 1943), German politician
- Lore Stefanek (* 1943), Austrian theater actress and theater director
- Ján Čarnogurský (* 1944), politician
- Andreas Hauff (* 1944), Austrian singer and lyricist
- Dušan Čaplovič (* 1946), politician
- Milan Kužela (* 1946), ice hockey player and coach
- Edita Gruberová (* 1946), opera singer
- Paul Podolay (born 1946), politician
- Dušan Trančík (* 1946), director and screenwriter
- Brigita Schmögnerová (* 1947), politician
- Ján Čapkovič (* 1948), football player
- Jozef Čapkovič (* 1948), football player
- Pavol Hammel (* 1948), composer, singer, musician and producer
- Milan Richter (* 1948), writer, playwright, translator and publisher
- Rudolf Tajcnár (1948–2005), ice hockey player
- Viera Tomanová (* 1948), politician
- Jan Jankeje (* 1950), musician, composer, bassist and producer
- Sergej Kozlík (* 1950), politician
1951 to 1960
- Marian Hurtík (* 1951), German-Slovak ice hockey player and coach
- Dušan Kéketi (* 1951), football goalkeeper
- Ondrej Nepela (1951–1989), figure skater
- Juraj Ďurdiak (born 1952), actor
- Ján Kubiš (* 1952), diplomat
- Miroslav Vymazal (1952–2002), track cyclist and four-time world champion
- Ján Filc (* 1953), ice hockey goalkeeper
- Ján Mikolaj (* 1953), politician
- Ján Orosch (* 1953), auxiliary bishop
- Marián Šťastný (* 1953), ice hockey player
- Ľubomír Jahnátek (* 1954), politician
- Jan Jankeje (* 1950), jazz musician, composer, producer own label: Jazzpoint Records
- Miroslav Jureňa (* 1954), politician
- Norbert Skrovanek (1954–2014), German television director, screenwriter, producer and university professor
- Ivan Valentovič (* 1954), politician
- Maria Hartmann (* 1955), politician
- Jaroslav Izák (* 1955), politician
- Iveta Radičová (* 1956), sociologist and politician
- Pavel Schmidt (* 1956), artist
- Peter Šťastný (* 1956), ice hockey player
- Ľubomír Ftáčnik (* 1957), chess master
- Robert Hofrichter (* 1957), Austrian zoologist, marine biologist, conservationist, author, journalist and nature photographer
- Béla Bugár (* 1958), politician
- Andrej Ďurkovský (* 1958), politician
- Juraj Hromkovič (* 1958), computer scientist
- Anton Šťastný (* 1959), ice hockey player
- Marián Janušek (* 1960), politician
- Róbert Tibenský (1960–2015), chess master and coach
1961 to 1970
- Zuzana Licko (* 1961), American graphic designer, typographer and co-founder of Emigre Inc.
- Peter Machajdík (* 1961), composer
- Ľuba Orgonášová (* 1961), opera singer
- Róbert Kafka (* 1962), football player
- Jozef Sabovčík (* 1963), figure skater
- Jozef Haľko (* 1964), Catholic bishop
- Igor Štohl (* 1964), chess master and chess journalist
- Vladimír Weiss (* 1964), soccer player and coach
- Mirko Novák (* 1965), archaeologist
- Ondrej Krištofík (* 1966), football player
- Marek Maďarič (* 1966), politician
- Karol Marko (* 1966), soccer player and coach
- Maroš Šefčovič (* 1966), diplomat and politician
- Igor Čillík (* 1967), ice hockey player
- Yvette Estermann (* 1967), Swiss politician
- Alexander Vencel junior (* 1967), soccer goalkeeper and goalkeeper coach
- Richard Sulík (* 1968), economist, entrepreneur and politician
- Vladimír Kinder (* 1969), soccer player
- Vladimir Furdik (* 1970), stunt man and actor
- Richard Haša (* 1970), football player
- Ján Počiatek (* 1970), politician
1971 to 1980
- Robert Kaliňák (* 1971), politician
- Peter Dubovský (1972-2000), football player
- Katarína Hasprová (* 1972), singer
- Zuzana Čaputová (* 1973), lawyer and presidential candidate
- Richard Kapuš (* 1973), ice hockey player
- Janette Husárová (* 1974), tennis player
- Roman Kratochvíl (* 1974), football player
- Karol Kučera (* 1974), tennis player
- Marek Mastič (* 1974), ice hockey goalkeeper
- Lukas Ridgeston (* 1974), porn actor
- Jana Žitňanská (* 1974), politician
- Marián Bažány (* 1975), ice hockey player
- Johan Paulik (* 1975), porn actor
- Jozef Valachovič (* 1975), football player
- Martin Hlinka (* 1976), ice hockey player
- Michal Hvorecký (* 1976), writer and journalist
- Marek Kausich (* 1976), soccer player
- Boris Nebyla (* 1976), dancer, dance teacher and choreographer
- Martin Valihora (* 1976), jazz musician
- Katarína Dugovičová (* 1977), football player
- Miroslav Lažo (* 1977), ice hockey player
- Marián Cisár (* 1978), ice hockey player
- Kamil Čontofalský (* 1978), football player
- Stanislav Gron (* 1978), ice hockey player
- Dominik Hrbatý (* 1978), tennis player
- Peter Hochschorner (* 1979), canoeist
- Peter Podhradský (* 1979), ice hockey player
- Martin Bartek (* 1980), ice hockey player
- Hanka Gregušová (* 1980), singer
- Marek Krejčí (1980–2007), football player
- Roman Kukumberg (* 1980), ice hockey player
1981 to 1990
- Zuzana Kučová (* 1982), tennis player
- Regina Theissl-Pokorná (* 1982), chess master
- Róbert Vittek (* 1982), football player
- Martina Hrašnová (* 1983), hammer thrower
- Ľubomíra Kurhajcová (* 1983), tennis player
- Natália Mackovičová (* 1983), football player
- Diana Šnajdarová (* 1983), football player
- Martina Svobodova (* 1983), inline skater
- Juraj Sýkora (born 1983), ice hockey player
- Peter Chrappan (* 1984), football player
- Filip Šebo (* 1984), football player
- Veronika Velez-Zuzulová (* 1984), ski racer
- Ivan Dornič (* 1985), ice hockey player
- Jaroslav Halák (* 1985), ice hockey goalkeeper
- Martin Velits (* 1985), racing cyclist
- Peter Velits (* 1985), racing cyclist
- Lenka Gazdíková (* 1986), football player
- Tomáš Košický (* 1986), football goalkeeper
- Jarmila Groth (* 1987), Australian tennis player
- Kamila Hudecová (* 1987), soccer player
- Robin Just (* 1987), German-Slovak ice hockey player
- Peter Melek (* 1987), football player
- Marek Semjan (* 1987), tennis player
- Tomas Šimkovič (* 1987), football player
- Iveta Putalová (* 1988), track and field athlete
- Magdaléna Rybáriková (* 1988), tennis player
- Dominika Cibulková (* 1989), tennis player
- Martin Kližan (* 1989), tennis player
- Vladimír Weiss (* 1989), football player
- Kristína Kučová (* 1990), tennis player
From 1991
- Róbert Mak (* 1991), football player
- Nikola Nemcová (* 1991), volleyball player
- Denisa Štefanová (* 1991), football player
- Jakub Kováč (* 1997), volleyball player
People related to Bratislava
Until 1800
- Sophie of Bavaria (1376–1428), Queen of Bohemia
- Nikolaus II. Pálffy (1552–1600), captain of the Bratislava castle
- Peter Pázmany (1570–1637), Archbishop of Gran and Prince Primate of Hungary
- Paul Pálffy (≈1589–1653), Palatine of Hungary
- Josua Wegelin (1604–1640), Evangelical Lutheran pastor and songwriter
- David Titius (1619–1679), Protestant Lutheran preacher and theologian
- Anton Reiser (1628–1686), Protestant Lutheran theologian
- Emmerich Esterházy de Galántha (1663–1745), Prince Primate of Hungary and Archbishop of Gran (Esztergom)
- Johann Pálffy (1664–1751), imperial field marshal, Ban of Croatia and Palatine of Hungary
- Georg Friedrich Schnaderbach (1669–1716), preacher of the German Ev. Parish A. B.
- Matthias Bel (1684–1749), Lutheran theologian, historian
- Georg Raphael Donner (1693–1741), Austrian sculptor, building director of the primate Count Emmerich Esterhazy in Pressburg
- Nikolaus Csáky (1698–1757), Archbishop of Gran and Prince Primate of Hungary
- Ferenc Barkóczy (1710–1765), Archbishop of Gran and Prince-Primate of Hungary
- Johann Ignaz von Felbinger (1724–1788), pedagogue, director of education in the Austrian hereditary lands, founder of the normal school
- Johann Michel Landerer (1725–1795), printer and publisher
- Joseph Graf von Batthyány (1727–1799), Cardinal, Prince Primate of Hungary and Archbishop of Gran (Esztergom)
- Franz Xaver Messerschmidt (1736–1783), German-Austrian sculptor between baroque and classicism
- Johann Mathias Korabinsky (1740–1811) cartographer and writer
- Franz Krammer (1748–1818), theologian, canon and university professor, was city pastor, canon and professor in Bratislava
- Wilhelm Josef Jarius (1772–1843), Evangelical Lutheran preacher of the German Evangelical Church Community in Pressburg
- Jakob Glatz (1776–1831), Protestant Lutheran preacher, educator and writer
- Paul von Ballus (1783–1848), City Councilor of Pressburg, wine merchant
- Franz Samuel Stromszky (1792–1861), Evangelical Lutheran preacher and superintendent
- Johann Nepomuk Batka the Elder Ä. (1795–1874), organist, music professor and composer
- Paul Rázga (1798–1849), Protestant Lutheran preacher, freedom fighter
1801 to 1900
- Gustav Heckenast (1811–1878), publisher and printer
- Hyacinth János Rónay (1814–1889), bishop, journalist and teacher to Crown Prince Rudolph and Archduchess Marie Valerie
- Ludwig Geduly (1815–1890), Protestant Lutheran preacher and superintendent
- Joseph Poeck (1823–1895), Catholic priest
- Ferdinand Knauz (1831–1898), Catholic priest and historian
- Theodor Ortvay (1843–1916), Catholic priest and historian of the city of Pressburg
- Enea Grazioso Lanfranconi (1850–1895), hydrologist, art collector and building contractor
- Felizian Josef Moczik (1861–1917), Franciscan priest and organist
- Georg von Schulpe (1867–1936), sociologist, patron of the city of Pressburg
- Heinrich Pröhle (1870–1950), Protestant Lutheran theologian
- Aladár Hornyánszky (1873–1939), Protestant theologian, Hebraist, university professor and translator
- Marcell Jankovics the Elder (1874–1949), publicist, mountaineer, member of the Hungarian Reichstag
- Wilhelm Rátz (1882–1952), preacher at the German Evangelical Church Community AB
- Karl Frech (1883–1945), painter and graphic artist
- Alexander Albrecht (1885–1958), musician and composer
- Emil Portisch (1887–1985), journalist and chronicler of the city of Pressburg-Bratislava
- Ján Bakoš (1890–1967), Protestant theologian, Semitist and university professor, founder of modern Slovak oriental studies
- Ovidius Faust (1896–1972), museologist, historian and archivist for the city of Pressburg
- Ján Smrek (1898–1982), writer and editor
From 1901
- Ľudovít Rajter (1906–2000), conductor and composer
- Josef Herda (1910–1985), wrestler
- Ján Kostra ( 1910-1975 ), Slovak poet and essayist
- Alexander Issachenko (1911–1978), Austrian linguist of Russian descent
- Zdenka Schelingová (1916–1955), Selige, 1937–40 and 1942–52 sister in the Bratislava hospital, arrested there
- Ladislav Ťažký (1924–2011), writer and publicist
- Ludo Lehen (1925–2014), painter, sculptor and chess composer
- Milan Dobeš (* 1929), object artist
- Albín Brunovský (1935–1997), painter, graphic artist and postage stamp artist
- Ľubomír Feldek (* 1936), poet, writer, playwright and translator
- Lucia Popp (1939–1993), opera singer
- Mila Haugová (* 1942), poet and translator
- Eva Šuranová (1946–2016), track and field athlete
- Roman Ondák (* 1966), artist and performer of conceptual art
- Adriana Tarábková (born 1966), actress
- Pavol Breslik (* 1979), singer
- Dominika Škorvánková (* 1991), soccer player