List of Sorbs
At about a population of 60,000 (30,000 of which speak Sorbian), the Sorbs are the smallest Slavic-speaking group in Europe.
This is a list of notable Sorbs.
Historical
- Jakub Bart-Ćišinski (1856–1909) - Poet, writer, playwright, and translator
- Jan Kilian (1811–1884) - Pastor and leader of the Sorbian colony in Texas
- Korla Awgust Kocor (1822–1904) - Composer and conductor
- Ludwig Leichhardt (1813–1848) - Explorer and naturalist
- Jan Arnošt Smoler (1816–1884) - Philologist and writer
- Handrij Zejler (1804–1872) - Writer, pastor, and national activist
Contemporary
- Judith Kubitz
- Jurij Brězan (1916–2006) - Writer, novelist, and author of children's books
- Jurij Koch (b. 1936) - Writer, editor, and reporter
- John Symank (1935–2002) - Head coach for Northern Arizona University and the University of Texas at Arlington football teams, defensive back in the NFL, and player for the University of Florida
- Mato Kosyk (1853–1940) - Poet and minister
- Kito Lorenc (1938–2017) - Writer, lyric poet, and translator
- Erwin Strittmatter (1912–1994)
- Pavle Jurišić Šturm (1848–1922)
- Stanislaw Tillich (b. 1959)
- Mina Witkojc (1893–1975)
- Peter John Elliott (b. 1943)
- Michael Ballack (b. 1976)
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See also
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