List of Slovak Americans

This is a list of notable Slovak Americans.

List

*Joseph Victor Adamec - bishop of the Roman Catholic Diocese of Altoona-Johnstown.
*Michael Badnarik - software engineer, political figure, and radio talk show host (Slovak grandparents)
*Štefan Banič - inventor of the military parachute and of the first actually used parachute
*Jim Caviezel - film actor (Slovak grandmother) [ [http://www.usaweekend.com/04_issues/040523/040523whosnews.html USA WEEKEND Magazine ] ]
*Eugene Cernan - retired United States Navy officer and a former NASA astronaut involved in the Apollo program (Slovak father)
*John Dopyera - inventor, entrepreneur
*William T. Dzurilla, international attorney and law clerk to Justice Byron White of the United States Supreme Court
*Mike Fincke - NASA astronaut- International Space Station Commander (Slovak grandmother)
*Carolyn Forché - professor, poet, editor, and human rights advocate
*Moritz Fuerst - artist employed with United States Mint in 19th century
*Daniel Carleton Gajdusek (Slovak father)
*John D. Hertz - businessman, thoroughbred racehorse owner, and philanthropist [ [http://www.hertz.ie/aboutus/pressroom/skyeurope_c.cfm Hertz Corporation ] ]
*Angelina Jolie - actress, former fashion model and Goodwill Ambassador for the UN Refugee Agency (Slovak great-grandfather)
*Jack Kralick - former pitcher for Washington Senators and Cleveland Indians.
*Andy Kosco - former player for the Minnesota Twins, New York Yankees, Los Angeles Dodgers - Milwaukee Brewers, California Angels, Boston Red Sox, and Cincinnati Reds.
*Johnny Kucab - pitcher for Philadelphia Athletics in 1940s and 1950s.
*Pete Latzo - boxer
*Peter Lorre - actor
*Stan Mikita - professional ice hockey player
*Jozef Murgaš - inventor, architect, botanist, painter, patriot, and Roman Catholic priest. He contributed to wireless telegraphy and help develop mobile communications and wireless transmission of information and human voice.
*Paul Newman - actor and film director [ [http://www.afocr.org/newsletters/fall2002.html Newsletter - Fall 2002 ] ] [cite news|date= |accessdate= |author= |url=http://www.slovakspectator.sk/clanok-12387.html |title=Reader feedback: Don't forget Czechoslovak films |work=The Slovak Spectator] [ [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Talk:List_of_Irish-Americans_and_Americans_of_Irish_descent#Paul_Newman] ]
*Michael Novak - philosopher, diplomat
*Kelly Pavlik - undefeated WBO/WBC middleweight champion.cite news
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last = Scalzo
title = Pavlik credits Valley support for victory
work = The Vindicator
page = 1
date = September 30, 2007]
*Jaroslav Pelikan - historian
*Lizabeth Scott - actor
*George Shuba - former outfielder for the Brooklyn Dodgers.cite news
title = Having a hand in baseball history
work = The Chicago Tribune
date = April 17 2006]
*Yan Stastny - professional ice hockey player
*Michael Strank - Sergeant of the United States Marine Corps. Sgt. Strank was leader of the group in the famous picture of Raising the Flag on Iwo Jima.
*Robert Urich - actor (Slovak mother, Rusyn father)
*Jesse Ventura - 38th Governor of Minnesota, wrestler, television personality
*Jon Voight - actor (Slovak grandfather)
*Andy Warhol - artist
*Chuck Bednarik - former professional football player for the Philadelphia Eagles of the NFL. Famous for being the "last of the 60-minute men."
*Joe Dubovi, IV - Civil Engineering student at Pennsylvania State University. Famous for his 1989 Chevrolet Caprice Classic and his inability to carry on any semblance of a conversation.

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