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Famous Hungarians
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The following is a list of prominent Hungarians, the majority of whom grew to be famous within Hungary rather than abroad. For a list of famous Hungarian abroad see List of Hungarian Americans or List of famous Hungarians who were born outside present-day Hungary.

1 Business professionals
2 History and politics
3 Artists
4 Composers and Performers
5 Scientists and inventors
6 Film artists
7 Writers
8 Sports
9 See also
10 External links

Business professionals

Radovan Jelasic, governor of National Bank of Serbia

History and politics

Albert Apponyi (1846-1933), statesman
Almásy László (1895 - 1951), desert explorer, author, the inspiration for the fictionalised character of Almásy in Michael Ontaatje's, The English Patient
Andrássy Gyula (1823 - 1890), statesman
Antall József (1932 - 1993), Prime Minister (1990-1993)
Bakócz Tamás (1442 - 1521), archbishop, cardinal and statesman
Baross Gábor (1848 - 1892), statesman
George Soros (1930), stock investor, philanthropist, and political activist
Báthory Erzsébet (1560 - 1614), "serial killer" countess
Báthory István (Stephen Báthory):
- Báthory István (1477-1534), Governor of Transylvania
- Báthory István (1533-1586), Prince of Transylvania and King of Poland
Báthory Zsigmond (1572-1613), prince of Transylvania
Beöthy Ödön (1796 - 1854), Hungarian deputy and orator
Béla Bugá (1958- ), politician
Pál Csáky (1956- ), politician
Dessewffy Aurél (1808-1842), journalist and politician
Fessler Ignaz Aurelius (1756 - 1839), court councillor and minister to Alexander I
Hadik Andreas (1710 - 1790), Count
Herzl Tivadar (1860 - 1904), journalist, modern Zionism*
Horthy Miklós (1868 - 1957), admiral and regent. (1920-1944)
I. István (Stephen I, Szent István, Stephanus Rex) (975 - 1038) first Hungarian king
János Kádár (1912-1989), communist leader
Károly Róbert (Charles I) (1288 - 1342), king of Hungary (1308-1342)
Károlyi Mihály (1875 - 1955), first President of Hungary (1919)
Kossuth Lajos (1802 - 1894), Hungarian politician later Regent-President of Hungary,
Kun Béla (1886 - 1939 ?) Minister, revolutionist (1919)*
I. Lajos (Nagy Lajos) (Louis I) (1326 - 1382), king of Hungary (1342-1382)
Mindszenty József (1892 - 1975), cardinal, convicted by communist government
Nagy Imre (1896 - 1958), Prime Minister (1956)
Pataki George American, Governor of New York
Rákosi Mátyás (1892-1971), General Secretary of the Hungarian Communist Party
Szálasi Ferenc (1897-1946), Head of Arrow Cross Party, Head of State, Prime Minister 1944-1945
Count Széchenyi István (1791 - 1860)
Tisza István (1861-1918), Hungarian Prime Minister 1903-1905 & 1913-17.
Toma András (Tamás András), Hungarian World War II prisoner who was found in a Russian mental hospital in the 1990s and returned to Hungary after 55 years.
Tokés László (1952 - ), ethnically Hungarian Calvinist pastor in Romania who helped trigger the revolution that overthrew Nicolae Ceausescu in 1989
Count Zrínyi Miklós (1508 - 1566), Hungarian general and hero who defended Szigetvár against Ottoman Turks.
Count Zrínyi Miklós (1620 - 1664), Hungarian general, statesman and poet.

Artists

Gyula Agghazy
Károly Alexy
Károly Antal
Miklós Borsos
Sándor Bortnyik
Tivadar Csontváry Kosztka
Gyula Donáth
János Fadrusz
Béni Ferenczy
István Ferenczy
Arpad Feszty
János Horvay
László Hudec
Miklós Izsó
Kur Csaba
Ede Kallós
Paul László
Zsigmond Kisfaludi Stróbl
Miklós Ligeti
Imre Makovecz
Ede Margó
Csaba Markus
Lászlo Mednyánszky
László Moholy-Nagy
János Pásztor
József Róna
Henriett Seth-F.
Albert Schickedanz
Pal Szinyei Merse
László Szlávics, Jr.
Mor Than
János Tornyai
Lajos Vajda
Victor Vasarely - see also Artsy's Victor Vasarely page.
Nandor Wagner
Istvan Orosz

Composers and Performers

Bálint Bakfark, composer
Béla Bartók, composer and pianist
Gergely Boganyi, pianist
Erno Dohnányi, composer, pianist and conductor
Antal Doráti, conductor
Peter Eötvös, composer and conductor
Ferenc Erkel, composer
Zoltán Jeney, composer
Joseph Joachim, violinist
Pál Kadosa, composer
Zoltán Kocsis, pianist and conductor
Zoltán Kodály, composer
György Kurtág, composer
Franz Lehár, composer
György Ligeti, composer
Franz Liszt, composer and pianist
János Négyesy, violinist
Ervin Nyiregyhazi, pianist
Speak, rapper
László Vidovszky, composer

Scientists and inventors

Film artists

Writers

Sports

The Golden Team, the famous Hungarian national football team
Aranyi Gábor, world's strongest man.
Balázs Borbély, Footballer
Barcza Gedeon (1911 - ), chess player
Baumgartner Zsolt (1981 - ), Formula One driver, 2003-04, Jordan-Ford (2 races, subbing for injured Ralph Firman) 2003, Minardi-Cosworth 2004, all 18 Grand Prix, 1 point (Indianapolis GrandPrix)
Benedek Tibor, waterpolo player, olympic champion: 2000 Sydney, 2004 Athens, 2008 Beijing
Benko Pál (1928 - ), chess player
Breyer Gyula (1894-1921), chess player
Buzsaky Akos, Football Player
Csák Ibolya, winner of the women's high jump at the 1936 Summer Olympics
Czibor Zoltán (1929-1997), soccer player
Darnyi Tamás, swimmer (four Olympic gold medals)
Egerszegi Krisztina, swimmer (five Olympic gold medals)
Elek Ilona, fencer (Olympic gold before and after World War II)
Árpád Élo, (1903-1992), Hungarian-born American creator of the chess Elo rating system
Erdei Zsolt boxer, WBO light heavyweight world champion
Gera Zoltán C, Ferencvaros, West Bromwich Albion and Fulham Footballer.
Gerevich Aladár, fencer (six Olympic gold medals)
Gogolak Károly, (1944 - ), American football #1 draft pick of the Washington Redskins
Gogolak Péter, (1942 - ), American football- invented "soccer style" kicking- played for the NY Giants and the Buffalo Bills
Gyula Grosics, famed goalkeeper for the Golden Magyar soccer team undefeated from 1950-1954
Gyarmati Dezso, water polo player (triple Olympic champion)
Hajós Alfréd (born Arnold Guttmann), swimmer (double Olympic champion) and architect*
Hargitay Miklós, bodybuilder and actor. Mr. Universe 1955. Married Jayne Mansfield.
Hidegkuti Nándor (1922-2002), soccer player
Károlyi Béla (1942 - ), premier gymnastics coach (ethnic Hungarian born in Romania, now a United States citizen)
Kocsis Sándor (1929-1979), soccer player
Kovács Pál, fencer (six Olympic gold medals)
Kovács "Koko" István, boxer, olympic and WBO world champion
Lily Kronberger four-time World figure skating champion
Lékó Péter (1979 - ), chess player, currently ranked 10th of the world
Lichtenfeld Imi, Boxer and Wrestler, developed the self-defense system Krav Maga
Lilienthal Andor (1911 - ), chess player
Löwenthal János Jakab (1810-1876), chess player
Magyar Zoltàn (1953 -), twice Olympic pommel horse gold medalist
Maróczy Géza (1870-1951), chess player
Opika von Méray Horváth, three-time World figure skating champion
Ónodi Henrietta, Olympic medal-winning gymnast (won gold, silver at Barcelona in 1992)
Papp László boxer (triple Olympic champion)
Polgár Judit (1976 - ), chess player
Polgár Zsuzsa (1969 - ), chess player
Polgár Zsófia (1974 - ), chess player
Portisch Lajos (1937 - ), chess player
Puskás Ferenc (1927 - 2006), football (soccer) player
Sebes Gusztáv (1906-1986), Hungarian national soccer coach
Sipos Tamás sports commentator and writer, former director of Hungarian television
Les Murray (born László Ürge, 1945- ), Australian soccer broadcaster, sports journalist and analyst.
Szabó László (1917-1998), chess player
Ágnes Szávay (1988-), tennis player
Talmácsi Gábor (1981-), 125cc MotoGP World Champion

External links

THE HUNGARIAN PAGE
Hungary's Hall of Fame
Hungarian Inventors and Inventions (at the site of the Hungarian Patent Office)

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