Michal Horáček (born 23 July 1952) is a Czech entrepreneur, lyricist, poet, writer, journalist and music producer.
[4] He stood to become Czech president in the 2018 presidential election, but came in 4th in the first round, failing to advance.
[8] Horáček announced his advisers on 9 February 2017, including former Slovak presidential candidate Magdaléna Vášáryová, nuclear energy safety expert Dana Drábová, and surgeon Pavel Pafko.
[13] Radim Procházka and Robin Kvapil released a documentary film in 2018 about Horaček's run for presidency, entitled We Can Do Better.
[25] His great-uncle Jaroslav Heyrovský, a chemist and inventor, became the first Czech recipient of the Nobel Prize in 1959.