Most Famous Hungarian Writers

50 Hungarian Writers in view out of 184

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

By the numbers

Inside Hungary Writers

184 notable people in this slice of the dataset.

Through the Centuries

One face per century — the most globally famous hungary writers born in each.

Notable Births by Decade

Notable births among Hungary Writers peaked in the 1880s with 17 people.

What Hungary Writers Are Known For

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Writer are Hungary Writers's biggest group — 34% of all notables (62).

Hungary Writers over-index on poet — 15.0× the global rate.

  1. Writer62
  2. Poet54
  3. Historian23
  4. Author15
  5. Journalist7
  6. Linguist7
  7. Philosopher4
  8. Playwright3
  1. Poet5415.0×
  2. Historian2310.5×
  3. Linguist710.2×
  4. Author158.7×
  5. Writer628.2×
  6. Journalist74.0×