Sládek Explained

Sládek (feminine: Sládková) is a Czech surname meaning a maltster. Notable people with the surname include:

• Bohumil Sládek, Czech sprint canoer
• Jan Sládek (1907–1984), Czech gymnast
• John Sladek (1937–2000), American science fiction author
• Josef Václav Sládek (1845–1912), Czech writer
• Michael Sladek (born 1947), German doctor, bearer of the Bundesverdienstkreuz (husband of Ursula)
• Miroslav Sládek (born 1950), Czech politician
  • Republicans of Miroslav Sládek, political party in the Czech Republic
• Pavel Sládek (born 1971), Czechoslovak biathlete
• Peter Sládek (born 1989), Slovak footballer
• Ursula Sladek (born 1946), German renewable energy activist (wife of Michael)