Stan Mikita, Slovak-Canadian ice hockey player and sportscaster
Stanley Mikita (born Stanislav Guoth; May 20, 1940 – August 7, 2018) was a Slovak-born Canadian ice hockey player for the Chicago Black Hawks of the National Hockey League, generally regarded as the best centre of the 1960s. In 2017, he was named one of the 100 Greatest NHL Players.

In 1961, he became the first Slovak-born player to win the Stanley Cup.