Czech migration to the United Kingdom
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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.
[edit] Population
The 2001 UK Census recorded 12,220 Czech-born people resident in the UK.[1] With the accession of the Czech Republic to the European Union in May 2004, Czechs gained the right to live and work elsewhere in the EU, and substantial numbers moved to the UK for work, although there has been substantial return migration.[2] The Office for National Statistics estimates that, as of 2009, 24,000 Czech-born people were living in the UK.[3]
[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
- Eva Jiřičná, architect
- Jan Kaplický, architect
- Jan Kavan, diplomat and politician
- Čeněk Kottnauer, chess master
- Karel Kuttelwascher, fighter pilot
- Sir Frank William Lampl, Life President of Bovis Lend Lease
- Herbert Lom, actor
- Marek Matějovský, footballer
- Jan Pinkava, animator, film director
- Karel Reisz, film director
- Tom Stoppard, screenwriter, playwright
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