The walk of fame
There are important people born in Moravian-Silesian and Zlín regions
Richard Konkolski (* July 6, 1943, Bohumín) is Czech seafarer and the winner of plenty naval races. He circled the globe alone three times. In 2013, Richard Konkolski was awarded the Medal of Merit for the state in the field of sport.
Karel Loprais (* March 4, 1949, Ostrava, 
30. prosince 2021)
He was a Czech rally driver and a six-time winner of the Dakar Rally in the truck category
with the Tatra 815 truck.
Residence: Frenštát pod Radhoštěm
• Winner of the Dakar Rally (1988, 1994, 1995, 1998, 1999, 2001)
• 10 times on the Dakar Rally podium
• Winner in the truck category in 20 Dakar stages
• 2nd place in the Paris – Beijing rally (1992)
• 3rd place in the Paris – Cape Town rally (1992)
• Winner of the "Golden Steering Wheel" poll (1992, 1995, 1996, 1999)
• Holder of the Golden Steering Wheel for lifelong contributions to motorsport
• Czech Republic’s Racing Driver of the Century (2000)
• In 2017, he received the Medal for Merit in the Field of Sport from Czech President Miloš Zeman.
MONSIEUR DAKAR (aka MR. DAKAR)
• He earned his nickname from French organizers in 1994, after his second win in the
truck category.
• He also finished 6th overall among passenger cars.
• This performance remains unbeaten to this day (even by twin-engine monsters).
• His winning truck from 1988 (a modified "silver" version from 1987) is displayed in the
Kopřivnice Technical Museum.
• His twice-winning 4-door Tatra 815 special was stolen during a bandit attack during the
1998 rally (crew: B. Sklenovský / T. Tomeček / P. Hamerla).
Helena Zeťová (* November 7, 1980, Valašské Meziříčí, 20. prosince 2024) is a Czech singer. She started her singing career at the age of fifteen-until 1998 she gave concerts with a rock band. She then performed with an American band in Lanzarote, Spain.
Milan Baroš (* October 28, 1981, Vigantice) is a former Czech football striker, from June 2017 to June 2020 a player of FC Baník Ostrava. Outside the Czechia, he worked at the club level in Great Britain (England), France and Turkey. European Under-21 Champion from 2002. Together with Vladimír Šmicer, he became the first Czech winner of the prestigious UEFA Champions League in the Liverpool jersey in 2005. He is known for his straightforward move to the goal and good orientation in the opponent’s penalty area.
Richard Krajčo (* June 1, 1977, Ostrava) is a Czech theater and film actor, singer, songwriter, and front man of the group named Kryštof. He graduated from the Secondary School of Electrical Engineering with graduation, then studied for three semesters in Ostrava at the University of Mining, Faculty of Informatics. After successful entrance exams in 1996, however, he moved to the music and drama specialization of the Janáček Conservatory in Ostrava, where he studied acting. At that time, Kryštof played with his band for the third year, where he still works as a singer, guitarist and songwriter.
