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The following is a list of notable Hungarians taken mainly from The Hungary Page at Nobel Prize Winners and Famous Hungarians. A list of famous Hungarian Jews can be found in List of Hungarian Jews, overlaps with which are starred.__TOC__
The Hungarian language uses the eastern name order for Hungarian names, in which the family name comes first, and the given name (or first name) goes second. In foreign text contents, however, the western name order is used to avoid confusing those not familiar with this custom. As an example, the name Bolyai János is the ethnic form, in English text it will appear as Janos Bolyai – with western name order and accent marks stripped; Bolyai is the family name here.
The names below are listed in Hungarian (eastern) order with some exceptions, most frequently for entertainers' names (e.g., Harry Houdini, the Gabor sisters). However, the Wikipedia articles that they link to have their names in western order (given name followed by family name).
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Mathematics and Sciences
Hernád István (Stevan Harnad) (1945 - ), cognitive scientist and academic publishing reformer
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Arts, Entertainment and Literature
See also List of Hungarian writers, List of Hungarian painters, List of Hungarian sculptors, List of Hungarian architects.
Cicciolina, (Anna Ilona Staller) porn actress, singer, and ... member of the Italian parliament
Elmyr (1906 - 1976), most renowned art reproducer in modern history.
Erkel Ferenc (1810 - 1893), composer, father of Hungarian grand opera and the national anthem of Hungary
Szell George (1897 - 1970), orchestral director and pianist; musical director of the Cleveland Orchestra, 1946-1970
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Sports
The Golden Team, the famous Hungarian national football team
Benedek Tibor, waterpolo player, olympic champion: 2000 Sydney, 2004 Athens
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
Gogolak Peter, (1942 - ), American football- invented "soccer style" kicking- played for the NY Giants and the Buffalo Bills
Hajós Alfréd (born Arnold Guttmann), swimmer (double Olympic champion) and architect
Lékó Péter (1979 - ), chess player, currently ranked sixth of the world
Ónodi Henrietta, Olympic medal-winning gymnast (won gold, silver at Barcelona in 1992)
Puskás Ferenc (1927 - ),one of the best football (soccer) players ever to live - along with Pele, position - center forward.
Sipos Tamás, sports commentator and writer, former director of Hungarian television
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History and Politics
List of Hungarian rulers
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.
Báthory István (Stephen Báthory):
Count Tisza István| (1861-1918) Hungarian Prime Minister 1903-1905 & 1913-17.
Count Zrínyi Miklós (Miklos Zrinyi, or Nikola Zrinski - note: they are people with Croatian ancestry):
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Business and Finance
Soros György (George Soros), entrepreneur and one of the world's wealthiest men
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Social Sciences
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See also
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