Kolar (surname)
Kolar, Kolár and Kolář are surnames derived from the Proto-Slavic word kolarь, which translates to wheelwright. It is common across Europe, specifically among Slavic people. In Central Europe, the surname is commonly found among Czechs and Slovaks, while in Southeast Europe, it is found among Bosniaks, Croats, and Slovenes.
Notable people
Kolar
- Barbara Kolar, Croatian actress, television and radio presenter
- Charlie Kolar, American football player
- Drago Kolar, Slovenian academic
- Eddie Kolar, American basketball player
- Evzen Kolar, Czech film producer
- Jasna Kolar-Merdan, Bosnian handball player
- Katarina Kolar, Croatian footballer
- Marko Kolar, Croatian footballer
- Markus Kolar, Austrian handball player
- Mary Kolar, American military officer and politician
- Nastja Kolar, Slovenian tennis player
- Otto Kolar, American basketball player, brother of Eddie
- Robert Kolar, Serbian politician
- Slavko Kolar, Croatian writer
- Victor Kolar, American composer and conductor
- Zdenko Kolar, Serbian bass guitarist
Kolár
- Auguste Auspitz-Kolár, Bohemian-born Austrian pianist and composer
- František Jaromír Kolár, Czechoslovak party leader, communist journalist, columnist, and writer
- Jan S. Kolár, Czech film director, screenwriter, actor and film historian
- Josef Jiří Kolár, Czech theatrical actor, director, translator and writer
- Ľuboš Kolár, Slovak football player
Kolář
- Anna Kolářová, Czech swimmer
- Běla Kolářová, Czech artist and photographer
- Daniel Kolář, Czech footballer
- Daniela Kolářová, Czech actress
- Jarek Kolář, Czech videogame designer
- Jiří Kolář, Czech poet, writer, painter and translator
- Karel Kolář, Czech runner
- Luboš Kolář, Czech basketball player
- Martin Kolář, Czech footballer
- Oldřich Kolář, Czech cross-country skier
- Ondřej Kolář (footballer), Czech footballer
- Ondřej Kolář (politician), Czech politician
- Petr Kolář, Czech politician
- Stanislav Kolář, Czech table tennis player
- Viktor Kolář, Czech photographer
- Zdeněk Kolář, Czech tennis player