7 Notable alumni of University of Ostrava
Updated: May 28, 2026 EliteDegrees
University of Ostrava is ranked #1,737 in the world and #13 in Czech Republic by aggregated alumni prominence. Below is the list of 7 notable alumni from University of Ostrava sorted by their wiki pages popularity. The directory includes famous graduates and former students along with research and academic staff. Many individuals affiliated with University of Ostrava won Nobel Prizes for Peace, in Physics, Chemistry, Physiology or Medicine, and Economics.
1. Lubomír Metnar
1967-. (aged 59)
police officer
civil servant
politician
Lubomír Metnar is a Czech politician who has served as Minister of the Interior in the third cabinet of Andrej Babiš since 15 December 2025. He served as the Minister of Defence from 2018 to 2021 and briefly as Minister of the Interior from December 2017 to June 2018. He was elected to the Chamber of Deputies as an independent...
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2. Jana Boušková
1970-. (aged 56)
harpist
pedagogue
Jana Boušková is a Czech harpist and pedagogue. She has been the principal harpist of the Czech Philharmonic since 2005. Boušková is also a professor at the Royal College of Music in London since 2019, the Academy of Performing Arts in Prague since 2007, and she was the harp teacher at the Royal Conservatory of Brussels from 2005 to 2020.
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3. Petr Hruška
1964-. (aged 62)
screenwriter
poet
literary critic
writer
literary historian
Petr Hruška is a Czech poet, screenwriter, literary critic and academic.
4. Marie Šťastná
1981-. (aged 45)
art historian
poet
writer
Marie Šťastná is a Czech poet. She has a degree in Art History and History of Culture from the University of Ostrava.
5. Zuzana Kultánová
1986-. (aged 40)
publicist
bohemicist
opinion journalist
writer
Zuzana Kultánová is a Czech novelist. For her debut novel, Augustin Zimmermann, she received the 2017 Jiří Orten Award given to the author of a work of prose or poetry who is no older than 30 at the time of the work's completion.
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6. Petr Krol
1965-. (aged 61)
weightlifter
head teacher
sports official
Petr Krol is a Czech weightlifter. He competed in the men's heavyweight I event at the 1992 Summer Olympics.
7. Alena Mornštajnová
1963-. (aged 63)
secondary school teacher
teacher
writer
lecturer
translator
Alena Mornštajnová is a Czech writer and translator.