List of Hungarians
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The following is a list of prominent Magyars (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.
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[edit] History and Politics
- Almásy László (1895 - 1951) desert explorer, author, and alleged Nazi collaborator; the inspiration for the fictionalised character of Almásy in Michael Ontaatje's, The English Patient
- 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.
- 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
- 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
- Bogsch, Árpád, (1919 - 2004), international civil servant
- Dessewffy Aurél, (1808-1842), journalist and politician
- Fessler Ignaz Aurelius, (1756 - 1839), court councillor and minister to Alexander I
- Gyurcsány Ferenc, (1961 -), Prime Minister (2004-)
- 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) (975 - 1038) first Hungarian king
- Károly Róbert (Charles I) (1288 - 1342) king of Hungary (1308-1342)
- Károlyi Mihály| (1875 - 1955) first President of Hungary (1919)
- Kossuth Lajos, (1802 - 1894)
- Kun Béla, (1886 - 1939 ?) Minister, revolutionist (1919)*
- I. Lajos (Nagy Lajos) (Louis I) (1326 - 1382) king of Hungary (1342-1382) king of Poland (1370-1382)
- Mádl Ferenc (1931 - ) President (2000-2005)
- Medgyessy Péter (1942 - ), Prime Minister (2002-2004)
- Mindszenty József (1892 - 1975), cardinal, convicted by communist government
- Nagy Imre (1896 - 1958), Prime Minister (1956)
- Németh Miklós (1948 - ), Prime Minister (1988-)
- Orbán Viktor (1963 - ), Prime Minister (1998-2002)
- Orseolo Péter (Peter Urseolo) (1010 - 1046) second king of Hungary (1038-1041 and 1044-1046)
- Pataki, George American, Governor of New York
- Rákosi Mátyás (1892-1971), General Secretary of the Hungarian Communist Party
- Sólyom László (1942 - ), President
- Count Széchenyi István, (1791 - 1860)
- Tisza István (1861-1918) Hungarian Prime Minister 1903-1905 & 1913-17.
- Tőkés László (1952 - ), ethnically Hungarian Calvinist pastor in Romania who helped trigger the revolution that overthrew Nicolae Ceauşescu in 1989
- Count Zrínyi Miklós (Miklos Zrinyi, or Nikola Zrinski - note: they are people with Croatian ancestry):
- Count Zrínyi Miklós (1508 - 1566), Hungarian militant and hero defended against Ottoman Turks.
- Count Zrínyi Miklós, (1620 - 1664), Hungarian warrior, statesman and poet.
[edit] Artists
- László Moholy-Nagy
- Sándor Bortnyik
- Tivadar Csontváry Kosztka
- Ferenc Joachim
- Arpad Feszty
- André François
- Zoltan Kemeny
- Lajos Vajda
- Mor Than
- Janos Tornyai
- Imre Makovecz, architect
- Gyula Agghazy
- Pal Szinyei Merse
- Albert Schickedanz, architect
- Károly Alexy
- Károly Antal
- Miklós Borsos
- Gyula Donáth
- János Fadrusz
- Béni Ferenczy
- István Ferenczy
- Líviusz Gyulai
- Miklós Ligeti
- Victor Vasarely
- Istvan Horkay
- János Horvay
- Miklós Izsó
- Ede Kallós
- Zsigmond Kisfaludi Stróbl
- Ede Margó
- Ferenc Medgyessy
- István Orosz
- János Pásztor
- József Róna
- [Dús László]
- Emil Bisttram
- Tamás Waliczky
[edit] Composers
- Béla Bartók
- Ernő Dohnányi
- Zoltán Kodály
- Franz Liszt
- Antal Dorati
- Franz Lehar
- Ferenc Erkel
- Pál Kadosa
- László Vidovszky
- Balint Bakfark
- Ervin Nyiregyhazi
[edit] Scientists and Inventors
- Donát Bánki
- Zoltan Bay
- Otto Blathy
- Miksa Deri
- Abraham Ganz
- János Irinyi
- György Jendrassik
- Kálmán Kandó
- Tivadar Puskas
- Erno Rubik
- Kalman Tihanyi
- Karoly Zipernowsky
- Janos Bolyai
- Farkas Bolyai
- Bela Barenyi
- Maria Telkes
- Leo Szilard
- Thomas Sebeok
- Victor Szebehely
- Albert Szent-Gyorgyi
- Lorand Eotvos
- Franz Nopcsa von Felso-Szilvas
- Jozsef Szabo von Szentmiklos
- Michael Polanyi
- Richard Adolf Zsigmondy
- Dennis Gabor
- Gergely Berzeviczy
- Janos Kornai
- John von Neumann
- Edward Teller
[edit] Film Artists
- Attila Dargay
- Lajos Koltai
- Alexander Korda
- Vilmos Zsigmond
- Laszlo Kovacs
- Miklos Jancso
- Karoly Makk
- George Pal
- Istvan Szabo
- Bela Tarr
- Andrew Vajna
[edit] Musicians
- Katona Twins (Peter and Zoltán Katona)
[edit] Writers
- Bálint Balassa
- Sebestyén Tinódi Lantos
- József Kármán
- Nikola Zrinski
- Géza Gyoni
- Árpád Tóth
- Géza Gárdonyi
- Attila József
- Sándor Kisfaludy
- Mór Jókai
- Lajos Kassák
- József Katona
- Mihály Csokonai Vitéz
- Albert Wass
- Ferenc Kölcsey
- Zsigmond Móricz
- Endre Ady
- Zsigmond Kemény
- Ferenc Kazinczy
- Sándor Petőfi
- Dániel Berzsenyi
- Mihály Fazekas
- János Arany
- Mihály Vörösmarty
- János Batsanyi
- András Fay
- Imre Madách
- Sándor Márai
- Mihály Babits
- Ferenc Móra
- Kálmán Kalocsay
- István Gyöngyösi
- Gáspár Nagy
[edit] Sports
- The Golden Team, the famous Hungarian national football team
- Aranyi Gábor, world's strongest man.
- 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 17 Grand Prix, 1 point (Indianapolis GP)
- Benedek Tibor, waterpolo player, olympic champion: 2000 Sydney, 2004 Athens
- Benkő 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)
- Arpad Elo, (1903-1992), Hungarian-born American creator of the chess Elo rating system
- Erdei Zsolt, boxer, WBO light heavyweight world champion
- Gera Zoltán C, Ferencvaros and West Bromwich Albion Footballer.
- Gerevich Aladár, fencer (six Olympic gold medals)
- Gogolak Karoly, (1944 - ), American football #1 draft pick of the Washington Redskins
- Gogolak Peter, (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 Dezső, water polo player (triple Olympic champion)
- Hajós Alfréd (born Arnold Guttmann), swimmer (double Olympic champion) and architect*
- Hargitay Miklós, bodybuilder and actor
- 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 sixth 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),one of the best football (soccer) players ever to live - along with Pele, position - center forward.
- Seles Monica, former world no. 1 tennis player.
- Sebes Gusztáv (1906-1986), Hungarian national soccer coach
- Sipos Tamás, sports commentator and writer, former director of Hungarian television
- Szabó László (1917-1998), chess player
[edit] See also
[edit] External links
- Hungarian sports heroes
- Hungarian Nobel Prize winners
- Nobel Prize winners and famous Hungarians
- Hungary's Hall of Fame
- Hungarian Inventors and Inventions (at the site of the Hungarian Patent Office)
- Hungarian People
