city had a population composed of 63.29% Slovaks, 17.39% Germans, and 13.59% Hungarians, of 36,190 inhabitants total The whole county to which the city belonged had a population of 389,750, including 166,017 Slovaks, 163,367 Hungarians, and 53,822 Germans. 1919 (August) Germans (36%), Slovaks (33%), Hungarians (29%), other (1.7%) Note: the Anti-Hungarian sentiment after WWI. 1930 Slovaks (33%), Germans (25%), Czechs (23%), Hungarians (16%), Jews (3.83%) Note: emigration of Hungarians and opportunist registering as Czechs or Slovaks; immigration of Czech civil servants and teachers; the Germans remained the biggest group in the part of the city known as Old Town; religious Jews made up 12%, so that most national Jews might have registered themselves as Slovaks or Germans 1940 Slovaks (49%), Germans (20%), Hungarians (9.53%), Jews (8.78%) 1961 Slovaks (95.15%), Czechs (4.61%), Hungarians (3.44%), Germans (0.52%), Jews (0%) Note: Germans were evacuated when the Red Army was approaching the town in 1945, Jews were eliminated during World War II or they moved thereafter 1970 Slovaks (92%), Czechs (4.6%), Hungarians (3.4%), Germans (0.5%) 1991 Slovaks (93.39%), Czechs (2.47%), Hungarians (4.6%), Germans (0.29%) 2001 Slovaks (91.39%), Czechs and Moravians (2%), Hungarians (3.84%), Germans (0.28%) Notable historical figures This is a comprehensive list of historical figures who were born and/or lived in or visited Bratislava. Andrew III (see above 1291) Ján Bahýľ (1866–1916) – Slovak inventor, mainly focusing on flying machines Jozef Ignác Bajza (1755–1836) – see above, buried in the St. Martin's Cathedral in Pozsony Matthias Bel (1674–1749) – Hungarian-Slovak scientist, teacher at the Evangelic Lutheran Lyceum (see above) for 35 years Ján Levoslav Bella (1843–1936) – author of the first Slovak opera Anton Bernolák (1762–1813) – author of the first Slovak language standard (see above) Napoleon Bonaparte (see above 1805, 1809, 1811) Matthias Corvinus (1443–1490) – king of Hungary, founded the Universitas Istropolitana, conferred many privileges to Pozsony Georg Rafael Donner (1693–1741) – European sculptor, spent 11 years in Pressburg, author of the central sculpture in the St. Martin's Cathedral Alexander Dubček (1921–1992) – Slovak politician and statesman, who lived in Bratislava Ernő Dohnányi (1877–1960) – also known as Ernst von Dohnányi, Hungarian composer, pianist, conductor, and educator born in Pozsony János Fadrusz (1858–1903) – sculptor born in Pozsony; he erected the Maria Theresa statue located on the former Coronation Hill in 1897, which was later destroyed in 1921 Ferdinand V (see above 1848) Joseph Haydn (1732–1809) – gave many performances in