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Most Famous Hungarian Writers
Writing 184
Hungary 1,245
4,556 SP 
Sándor Petőfi Hungarian Poet 1823–1849
Sándor Petőfi Hungarian Poet 1823–1849 8,864 EA 
Endre Ady Hungarian Poet 1877–1919
Endre Ady Hungarian Poet 1877–1919 11,687 ÁK 
Ágota Kristóf Hungarian Writer 1935–2011
Ágota Kristóf Hungarian Writer 1935–2011 12,639 DK Dezső Kosztolányi Hungarian Poet 1885–1936
14,977 JA 
János Arany Hungarian Poet 1817–1882
János Arany Hungarian Poet 1817–1882 15,837 MB 
Mihály Babits Hungarian Poet 1883–1941
Mihály Babits Hungarian Poet 1883–1941 17,156 MV 
Mihály Vörösmarty Hungarian Poet 1800–1855
Mihály Vörösmarty Hungarian Poet 1800–1855 18,697 BB 
Bálint Balassi Hungarian Poet 1554–1594
Bálint Balassi Hungarian Poet 1554–1594 21,849 SK 
Sándor Kőrösi Csoma Hungarian Philologist 1784–1842
Sándor Kőrösi Csoma Hungarian Philologist 1784–1842 22,353 GG 
Géza Gárdonyi Hungarian Writer 1863–1922
Géza Gárdonyi Hungarian Writer 1863–1922 25,426 JP 
Janus Pannonius Hungarian Poet 1434–1472
Janus Pannonius Hungarian Poet 1434–1472 25,817 ZM 
Zsigmond Móricz Hungarian Writer 1879–1942
Zsigmond Móricz Hungarian Writer 1879–1942 26,425 GI 
Gyula Illyés Hungarian Poet 1902–1983
Gyula Illyés Hungarian Poet 1902–1983 26,786 IM 
Imre Madách Hungarian Playwright 1823–1864
Imre Madách Hungarian Playwright 1823–1864 29,695 FK 
Ferenc Kazinczy Hungarian Author 1759–1831
Ferenc Kazinczy Hungarian Author 1759–1831 33,566 GK Gyula Krúdy Hungarian Writer 1878–1933
39,282 LK 
Lajos Kassák Hungarian Poet 1887–1967
Lajos Kassák Hungarian Poet 1887–1967 43,768 DB 
Dániel Berzsenyi Hungarian Poet 1776–1836
Dániel Berzsenyi Hungarian Poet 1776–1836 44,885 MK Margit Kaffka Hungarian Poet 1880–1918
46,326 LN László Németh Hungarian Writer 1901–1975
47,735 AW 
Albert Wass Hungarian Poet 1908–1998
Albert Wass Hungarian Poet 1908–1998 52,807 ÁT 
Áron Tamási Hungarian Writer 1897–1966
Áron Tamási Hungarian Writer 1897–1966 53,723 PP 
Petar Preradović Hungarian Poet 1818–1872
Petar Preradović Hungarian Poet 1818–1872 58,375 SC 
Sándor Csoóri Hungarian Poet 1930–2016
Sándor Csoóri Hungarian Poet 1930–2016 60,326 SK 
Sándor Kányádi Hungarian Poet 1929–2018
Sándor Kányádi Hungarian Poet 1929–2018 60,350 FM 
Ferenc Móra Hungarian Writer 1879–1934
Ferenc Móra Hungarian Writer 1879–1934 61,351 SB 
Sándor Bródy (writer) Hungarian Writer 1863–1924
Sándor Bródy (writer) Hungarian Writer 1863–1924 64,610 KM 
Kelemen Mikes Hungarian Writer 1690–1761
Kelemen Mikes Hungarian Writer 1690–1761 65,981 IF 
István Fekete Hungarian Writer 1900–1970
István Fekete Hungarian Writer 1900–1970 71,489 AA Andreas Alföldi Hungarian Art Historian 1895–1981
72,233 FJ 
Ferenc Juhász (poet) Hungarian Poet 1928–2015
Ferenc Juhász (poet) Hungarian Poet 1928–2015 73,393 LN 
László Nagy (poet) Hungarian Poet 1925–1978
László Nagy (poet) Hungarian Poet 1925–1978 74,076 JB 
János Batsányi Hungarian Poet 1763–1845
János Batsányi Hungarian Poet 1763–1845 78,799 KK 
Kálmán Kalocsay Hungarian Poet 1891–1976
Kálmán Kalocsay Hungarian Poet 1891–1976 86,406 SK 
Sándor Kisfaludy Hungarian Poet 1772–1844
Sándor Kisfaludy Hungarian Poet 1772–1844 87,853 ST 
Sebestyén Tinódi Lantos Hungarian Poet 1495–1556
Sebestyén Tinódi Lantos Hungarian Poet 1495–1556 89,527 GH Gáspár Heltai Hungarian Writer 1510–1574
92,397 EB 
Elek Benedek Hungarian Writer 1859–1929
Elek Benedek Hungarian Writer 1859–1929 95,714 ZK 
Zsigmond Kemény Hungarian Writer 1814–1875
Zsigmond Kemény Hungarian Writer 1814–1875 95,779 AF András Fáy Hungarian Writer 1786–1864
97,409 MJ Miklós Jósika Hungarian Writer 1794–1865
98,425 GC 
Gergely Csiky Hungarian Playwright 1842–1891
Gergely Csiky Hungarian Playwright 1842–1891 102,913 IC 
István Csukás Hungarian Writer 1936–2020
István Csukás Hungarian Writer 1936–2020 104,527 JB 
József Bajza Hungarian Poet 1804–1858
József Bajza Hungarian Poet 1804–1858 105,470 JD 
Johannes de Thurocz Hungarian Writer 1435–1489
Johannes de Thurocz Hungarian Writer 1435–1489 105,785 IT 
Ignaz Trebitsch-Lincoln Hungarian Author 1879–1943
Ignaz Trebitsch-Lincoln Hungarian Author 1879–1943 110,344 GC 
Gergely Czuczor Hungarian Poet 1800–1866
Gergely Czuczor Hungarian Poet 1800–1866 114,497 MT 
Mihály Tompa Hungarian Poet 1819–1868
Mihály Tompa Hungarian Poet 1819–1868 118,632 LD 
László Darvasi Hungarian Writer b. 1962
László Darvasi Hungarian Writer b. 1962 118,669 SB 
Szilárd Borbély Hungarian Writer 1963–2014
Szilárd Borbély Hungarian Writer 1963–2014
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