Most Famous People from Hungary

100 Hungarians in view out of 1,233

All 152,953
Hungary 1,245
JV
John von Neumann Hungarian Mathematician 1903 – 1957
#486
Béla Bartók
Béla Bartók Hungarian Composer 1881 – 1945
#1,151
Sigismund (Holy Roman Emperor)
Sigismund (Holy Roman Emperor) Hungarian Monarch 1368 – 1437
#2,178
Viktor Orbán
Viktor Orbán Hungarian Politician Born 1963
#2,278
Matthias Corvinus
Matthias Corvinus Hungarian King 1443 – 1490
#2,602
Martin of Tours
Martin of Tours Hungarian Cleric 316 – 397
#3,025
Ignaz Semmelweis
Ignaz Semmelweis Hungarian Physician 1818 – 1865
#3,460
Miklós Horthy
Miklós Horthy Hungarian Admiral 1868 – 1957
#3,616
Elizabeth of Hungary
Elizabeth of Hungary Hungarian Princess 1207 – 1231
#4,102
Sándor Petőfi
Sándor Petőfi Hungarian Poet 1823 – 1849
#4,556
Stephen Báthory
Stephen Báthory Hungarian Prince 1533 – 1586
#4,704
Victor Vasarely
Victor Vasarely Hungarian Painter 1906 – 1997
#4,922
Elizabeth Báthory
Elizabeth Báthory Hungarian Killer 1560 – 1614
#5,047
Lajos Kossuth
Lajos Kossuth Hungarian Politician 1802 – 1894
#5,228
Zoltán Kodály
Zoltán Kodály Hungarian Composer 1882 – 1967
#5,337
JK
János Kádár Hungarian Politician 1912 – 1989
#6,867
Imre Lakatos
Imre Lakatos Hungarian Mathematician 1922 – 1974
#6,913
John Hunyadi
John Hunyadi Hungarian Chamberlain 1407 – 1456
#6,926
Béla Kun
Béla Kun Hungarian Politician 1886 – 1938
#7,794
László Moholy-Nagy
László Moholy-Nagy Hungarian Painter 1895 – 1946
#8,392
Endre Ady
Endre Ady Hungarian Poet 1877 – 1919
#8,864
Stephen I of Hungary
Stephen I of Hungary Hungarian Monarch 969 – 1038
#9,708
Mátyás Rákosi
Mátyás Rákosi Hungarian Politician 1892 – 1971
#10,011
Emmerich Kálmán
Emmerich Kálmán Hungarian Composer 1882 – 1953
#10,787
Francis II Rákóczi
Francis II Rákóczi Hungarian Chamberlain 1676 – 1735
#10,874
Joseph Joachim
Joseph Joachim Hungarian Composer 1831 – 1907
#11,006
Ágota Kristóf
Ágota Kristóf Hungarian Writer 1935 – 2011
#11,687
József Mindszenty
József Mindszenty Hungarian Priest 1892 – 1975
#12,167
DK
Dezső Kosztolányi Hungarian Poet 1885 – 1936
#12,639
Gyula Andrássy
Gyula Andrássy Hungarian Politician 1823 – 1890
#12,870
Sándor Ferenczi
Sándor Ferenczi Hungarian Psychoanalyst 1873 – 1933
#13,565
Vilmos Zsigmond
Vilmos Zsigmond Hungarian Cinema 1930 – 2016
#13,728
Louis I of Hungary
Louis I of Hungary Hungarian Monarch 1326 – 1382
#13,742
János Arany
János Arany Hungarian Poet 1817 – 1882
#14,977
Ferenc Gyurcsány
Ferenc Gyurcsány Hungarian Politician Born 1961
#15,323
Mihály Babits
Mihály Babits Hungarian Poet 1883 – 1941
#15,837
John Zápolya
John Zápolya Hungarian Count 1487 – 1540
#16,527
Mihály Munkácsy
Mihály Munkácsy Hungarian Painter 1844 – 1900
#16,890
Miklós Jancsó
Miklós Jancsó Hungarian Film 1921 – 2014
#17,024
Mihály Vörösmarty
Mihály Vörösmarty Hungarian Poet 1800 – 1855
#17,156
Bálint Balassi
Bálint Balassi Hungarian Poet 1554 – 1594
#18,697
László Krasznahorkai
László Krasznahorkai Hungarian Screenwriter Born 1954
#18,790
Béla IV of Hungary
Béla IV of Hungary Hungarian King 1206 – 1270
#19,093
MM
Margaret Mahler Hungarian Psychiatrist 1897 – 1985
#19,584
Maurice Benyovszky
Maurice Benyovszky Hungarian Explorer 1746 – 1786
#20,554
Ármin Vámbéry
Ármin Vámbéry Hungarian Turkologist 1832 – 1913
#21,594
János Áder
János Áder Hungarian Politician Born 1959
#21,727
Sándor Kőrösi Csoma
Sándor Kőrösi Csoma Hungarian Philologist 1784 – 1842
#21,849
Leopold Auer
Leopold Auer Hungarian Composer 1845 – 1930
#21,850
Géza Gárdonyi
Géza Gárdonyi Hungarian Writer 1863 – 1922
#22,353
Béla III of Hungary
Béla III of Hungary Hungarian King 1148 – 1196
#22,570
George Pal
George Pal Hungarian Film 1908 – 1980
#22,941
Emeric Thököly
Emeric Thököly Hungarian Prince 1657 – 1705
#23,283
Miklós Fehér
Miklós Fehér Hungarian Football 1979 – 2004
#23,650
Ferenc Deák
Ferenc Deák Hungarian Politician 1803 – 1876
#24,880
Janus Pannonius
Janus Pannonius Hungarian Poet 1434 – 1472
#25,426
Tivadar Csontváry Kosztka
Tivadar Csontváry Kosztka Hungarian Painter 1853 – 1919
#25,674
Artúr Görgei
Artúr Görgei Hungarian Militar 1818 – 1916
#25,776
Zsigmond Móricz
Zsigmond Móricz Hungarian Writer 1879 – 1942
#25,817
Gyula Illyés
Gyula Illyés Hungarian Poet 1902 – 1983
#26,425
Zoltán Stieber
Zoltán Stieber Hungarian Football Born 1988
#26,603
Imre Madách
Imre Madách Hungarian Playwright 1823 – 1864
#26,786
Karl Goldmark
Karl Goldmark Hungarian Composer 1830 – 1915
#27,149
LK
László Kovács (cinematographer) Hungarian Photographer 1933 – 2007
#27,586
László Rajk
László Rajk Hungarian Politician 1909 – 1949
#27,679
Ernő Gerő
Ernő Gerő Hungarian Communist 1898 – 1980
#28,882
Mari Törőcsik
Mari Törőcsik Hungarian Actor Born 1935
#28,930
Ferenc Kazinczy
Ferenc Kazinczy Hungarian Author 1759 – 1831
#29,695
László Almásy
László Almásy Hungarian Explorer 1895 – 1951
#29,703
Arthur Nikisch
Arthur Nikisch Hungarian Conductor 1855 – 1922
#29,829
PP
Péter Pázmány Hungarian Priest 1570 – 1637
#30,491
István Bethlen
István Bethlen Hungarian Politician 1874 – 1946
#30,992
Nemanja Nikolić (footballer (Born 1987))
Nemanja Nikolić (footballer (Born 1987)) Hungarian Football Born 1987
#31,979
Mihály Zichy
Mihály Zichy Hungarian Painter 1827 – 1906
#32,705
Gyula Gömbös
Gyula Gömbös Hungarian Politician 1886 – 1936
#32,822
GK
Gyula Krúdy Hungarian Writer 1878 – 1933
#33,566
Ferenc Mádl
Ferenc Mádl Hungarian Politician 1931 – 2011
#34,200
Joseph Petzval
Joseph Petzval Hungarian Physicist 1807 – 1891
#34,891
Kornél Mundruczó
Kornél Mundruczó Hungarian Actor Born 1975
#35,137
László Polgár
László Polgár Hungarian Teacher Born 1946
#36,594
Ferenc Bene
Ferenc Bene Hungarian Football 1944 – 2006
#36,946
Albert-László Barabási
Albert-László Barabási Hungarian Physicist Born 1967
#37,214
Farkas Bolyai
Farkas Bolyai Hungarian Mathematician 1775 – 1856
#37,740
Flórián Albert
Flórián Albert Hungarian Football 1941 – 2011
#37,830
Aladár Gerevich
Aladár Gerevich Hungarian Fencer 1910 – 1991
#38,085
GA
Gyula Andrássy the Younger Hungarian Politician 1860 – 1929
#38,956
Gyula Grosics
Gyula Grosics Hungarian Football 1926 – 2014
#39,160
Lajos Kassák
Lajos Kassák Hungarian Poet 1887 – 1967
#39,282
Pál Szinyei Merse
Pál Szinyei Merse Hungarian Painter 1845 – 1920
#42,763
Zoltán Tildy
Zoltán Tildy Hungarian Politician 1889 – 1961
#42,985
László Kleinheisler
László Kleinheisler Hungarian Football Born 1994
#43,023
Dániel Berzsenyi
Dániel Berzsenyi Hungarian Poet 1776 – 1836
#43,768
Lajos Portisch
Lajos Portisch Hungarian Chess Born 1937
#44,566
MK
Margit Kaffka Hungarian Poet 1880 – 1918
#44,885
Carl Flesch
Carl Flesch Hungarian Violin 1873 – 1944
#45,650
Kálmán Tisza
Kálmán Tisza Hungarian Minister 1830 – 1902
#45,743
LN
László Németh Hungarian Writer 1901 – 1975
#46,326
Károly Makk
Károly Makk Hungarian Film 1925 – 2017
#47,115
Béla I of Hungary
Béla I of Hungary Hungarian King 1016 – 1063
#47,248
Albert Wass
Albert Wass Hungarian Poet 1908 – 1998
#47,735

By the numbers

Inside Hungary

1,245 notable people in this slice of the dataset.

Through the Centuries

One face per century — the most globally famous figure born in Hungary during each.

Notable Births by Decade

Notable births in Hungary peaked in the 1920s with 104 people.

What Hungary Is Known For

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Sports is Hungary's biggest group — 21% of all notables (265).

Hungary over-indexes on royalty — 2.1× the global rate.

Hungary under-produces other — only 0.7× the global rate.

  1. Sports265
  2. Politics & Law224
  3. Writing184
  4. Science112
  5. Religion83
  6. Art & Design81
  7. Film & TV78
  8. Music77
  1. Royalty242.1×
  1. Other630.7×

Profession Mix Over Time

Each band shows a profession family's share of Hungary's notable births by decade. Hover the chart for the breakdown at any decade.

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  • Sports
  • Politics & Law
  • Writing
  • Science
  • Religion
  • Art & Design
  • Other

Top Cities

Biggest birthplaces in this slice — click any to explore.