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Famous Hungarians (401 - 600)

List of Hungarian People

  • 1935-10-09 Tibor Fátyol, Hungarian composer, born in Cluj-Napoca, Romania (d. 2017)
  • 1935-10-30 Ágota Kristóf, Hungarian writer (The Notebook), born in Csikvánd, Hungary (d. 2011)
  • 1936-03-08 Gábor Szabó, Hungarian-American jazz guitarist (Spellbinder), born in Budapest, Hungary (d. 1982)
  • 1936-04-19 Csaba Szabo, Hungarian composer, born in Ákosfalva, Transylvania (d. 2003)
  • 1936-09-02 Andrew Grove [András Gróf], Hungarian-American pioneer in the semiconductor industry, one of the founders and CEO of Intel, and philanthropist, born in Budapest, Hungary (d. 2016)
  • 1937-02-15 Zoltán Peskó, Hungarian opera conductor and composer, born in Budapest, Hungary (d. 2020)
  • 1937-11-26 Bob Babbitt [Robert Kreinar], Hungarian-American session bassist (Motown's The Funk Brothers), born in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania (d. 2012)
  • 1937-12-31 Avram Hershko, Hungarian-born Israeli biochemist and Nobel laureate in Chemistry, born in Karcag, Hungary
  • 1938-01-24 Gyula Torok, Hungarian boxer (Oly Gold 1960), born in Kispest, Hungary (d. 2014)
  • 1938-02-18 István Szabó, Hungarian film director
  • 1938-07-14 Tommy Vig, Hungarian jazz, session, and classical percussionist, drummer, and marimba player, arranger, and composer, born in Budapest, Hungary
  • 1939-05-08 János Göröcs, Hungarian soccer midfielder (62 caps; Újpesti Dózsa, Tatabányai Bányász), born in Gánt, Hungary (d. 2020)
  • 1939-08-11 Attila Bozay, Hungarian composer, born in Balatonfűzfő, Hungary (d. 1999)
  • 1940-01-01 László Sáry, Hungarian classical pianist and composer (12 Haiku; Flowers of Heaven), born in Győrasszonyfa, Hungary
  • 1940-12-21 Kálmán Sóvári, Hungarian soccer defender (17 caps; Újpesti Dózsa, VM Egyetértés), born in Budapest, Hungary (d. 2020)
  • 1941-02-19 Imre Szöllősi, Hungarian sprint canoeist (World C'ship gold K-2 10,00m 1966; 2 x Olympic silver 1960, bronze 1968), born in Budapest, Hungary (d. 2022)
  • 1941-06-04 George Jinda, Hungarian-American smooth jazz and world music percussionist (Special EFX), born in Budapest, Hungary (d. 2002)
  • 1941-07-16 Kálmán Mészöly, Hungarian soccer defender (61 caps; Vasas SC 279 games) and manager (Hungary, Turkey, Fenerbahçe SK), born in Budapest, Hungary (d. 2022)
  • 1941-09-15 Flórián Albert 'the Emperor', Hungarian footballer, born in Hercegszántó, Hungary (d. 2011)
  • 1942-01-03 László Sólyom, Hungarian lawyer (Chief Justice of the Constitutional Court of Hungary, 1990-980) and politician (President of Hungary, 2005-10), born in Pécs, Hungary
  • 1942-02-15 László Hammerl, Hungarian sport shooter (Olympic gold 50m rifle prone 1964; silver 1968; bronze rifle three 1964), born in Budapest, Hungary (d. 2024)
  • 1943-03-04 Zoltán Jeney, Hungarian composer and educator (Franz Liszt Academy, 1995-2019), born in Szolnok, Hungary (d. 2019)
  • 1943-03-21 Antal Dunai, Hungarian soccer player (Olympic gold 1968)
  • 1943-06-18 Éva Marton, Hungarian operatic soprano, born in Budapest, Hungary
  • 1943-12-10 Lajos Szűcs, Hungarian soccer defender (37 caps; Ferencváros, Honvéd FC; Hungarian Footballer of the Year 1976; Olympic gold 1968), born in Apatin, Hungary (d. 2020)
  • 1943-12-15 Mihály Hesz, Hungarian sprint canoeist (Olympic gold K-1 1000 1968; World C'ship gold K-1 10000 1966; K-1 4x500 1971), born in Nógrád, Hungary
  • 1944-01-02 Péter Eötvös, Hungarian composer ("Chinese Opera"), conductor, contemporary music advocate, and teacher, born in Székelyudvarhely, Transylvania, Hungary (now Odorheiu Secuiesc, Romania) (d. 2024)
  • 1944-02-09 Lajos Kovács, Hungarian actor (Woyzeck; Wings of Desire; the Witman Boys), born in Bátaszék, Hungary
  • 1944-07-13 Ernő Rubik, Hungarian inventor (Rubik's cube), born in Budapest, Hungary
  • 1944-07-17 Catherine Schell [Katherina Freiin Schell von Bauschlott], Hungarian-born British actress (two Pink Panther films), born in Budapest, Hungary
  • 1944-11-17 Sarolta Monspart, Hungarian orienteering competitor (first non-Scandinavian female to win World C'ship 1972; 14 x national titles), born in Budapest, Hungary (d. 2021)
  • 1944-12-17 Ference Bene, Hungarian record 12 soccer goals (Olympic gold 1964)
  • 1946-02-03 Eva Maros, Hungarian classical harpist, born in Pécs, Hungary
  • 1946-06-20 André Watts, American-Hungarian concert pianist, and educator, born in Nuremberg, Germany (d. 2023)
  • 1946-10-06 György Kottán, Hungarian soccer manager (Bangladesh 2000-03; Pakistan 2009-10), born in Budapest, Hungary (d. 2023)
  • 1946-10-23 Miklós Németh, Hungarian athlete (Olympic gold javelin 1976), born in Budapest, Hungary
  • 1947-07-12 György Orbán, Hungarian choral composer and educator, born in Târgu Mureș, Romania
  • 1948-02-04 Tamás Wichmann, Hungarian sprint canoeist (World C'ship gold x 9; Olympic silver C-1 1000m 1972, C-2 1000m 1968; bronze C-1 1000m 1976), born in Budapest, Hungary (d. 2020)
  • 1948-08-03 Péter Juhász, Hungarian soccer left-back (26 caps; Újpesti Dózsa FC, Tatabanyai Banyasz SC, Borsodi Volán SC), born in Lučenec, Czech Republic (d. 2024)
  • 1948-08-10 Pal Gerevich, Hungarian fencer (Olympic bronze 1972, 80)
  • 1948-09-10 Charles Simonyi, Hungarian-American computer scientist known for his work on early graphical user interfaces, born in Budapest, Hungary
  • 1948-09-21 Sándor Müller, Hungarian soccer midfielder (17 caps; Vasas SC 310 games), born in Budapest, Hungary (d. 2024)
  • 1949-01-29 Tommy Ramone [Tamás Erdélyi], Hungarian-American rock drummer and bassist (Ramones), born in Budapest, Hungary (d. 2014)
  • 1949-08-02 Bertalan Farkas, Hungarian cosmonaut (Soyuz 36/35), born in Gyulaháza, Hungary
  • 1949-08-08 Bela Magyari, Hungarian cosmonaut
  • 1950-03-13 Joe Bugner, Hungarian-British-Australian boxer (European Champ 1971), born in Szőreg, Hungary
  • 1950-04-11 Ferenc Mészáros, Hungarian soccer goalkeeper (29 caps; Vasas SC 252 games), born in Budapest, Hungary (d. 2023)
  • 1950-09-20 Gábor Csapó, Hungarian water polo player (Olympic gold 1976, bronze 1980; World C'ship gold 1973), born in Budapest, Hungary (d. 2022)
  • 1950-12-29 Géza Csapó, Hungarian sprint canoeist (6 x World C'ship gold; Olympic silver K-1 1000m 1976, bronze 1972), born in Szolnok, Hungary (d. 2022)
  • 1951-01-20 Ivan Fischer, Hungarian conductor and composer, born in Budapest, Hungary
  • 1951-07-12 Sylvia Sass, Hungarian soprano, born in Budapest, Hungary
  • 1951-12-02 József Tóth, Hungarian soccer left-back (56 caps; Újpesti FC 268 games), born in Mosonmagyaróvár, Hungary (d. 2022)
  • 1952-05-30 Zoltán Kocsis, Hungarian pianist, conductor and composer, born in Budapest (d. 2016)
  • 1952-07-02 Miklós Sugár, Hungarian conductor, classical and electro-acoustic composer, and music educator, born in Budapest Hungary
  • 1952-07-06 Greg Ladanyi, Hungarian-American record producer and recording engineer, born in Elkhart, Indiana (d. 2009)
  • 1952-08-04 Gábor Demszky, Hungarian politician (Mayor of Budapest, 1990-2010), born in Budapest, Hungary
  • 1952-09-10 György Tatár, Hungarian midfielder (11 caps; Diósgyőri VTK 272 games), born in Miskolc, Hungary (d. 2024)
  • 1952-09-29 Gábor Csupó, Hungarian-American animator (Rugrats), born in Budapest, Hungary
  • 1952-11-15 Zoltán Buday, Hungarian born actor
  • 1953-08-31 György Károly, Hungarian poet and author, born in Budapest, Hungary (d. 2018)
  • 1953-10-28 Desmond Child [John Barrett], American-Hungarian songwriter (Bon Jovi - "You Give Love a Bad Name", "Livin' on a Prayer"; Aerosmith - "Dude (Looks Like a Lady)"; Ricky Martin - "Livin' la Vida Loca"), and producer, born in Gainesville, Florida
  • 1953-12-13 Zoltán Magyar, Hungarian side horse gymnast (Olympic gold 1976, 80), born in Budapest, Hungary
  • 1953-12-21 Andras Schiff, Hungarian-British concert pianist and conductor, born in Budapest, Hungary
  • 1954-03-16 Miklós Csemiczky, Hungarian contemporary classical and electronic music composer, born in Budapest, Hungary
  • 1954-04-08 George Mesterhazy, Hungarian-American jazz pianist, and arranger, born in Hungary (d. 2012)
  • 1954-05-09 Balazs Taroczy, Hungarian tennis star
  • 1954-09-01 Gábor Ormai, Hungarian violist (Takács Quartet, 1975-95), and pedagogue, born in Hungary (d. 1995)
  • 1955-01-17 Katalin Kariko, Hungarian-American biochemist (2023 Nobel Prize in Physiology or Medicine for mRNA vaccine technology), born in Szolnok, Hungary
  • 1955-05-01 András Törőcsik, Hungarian soccer forward (45 caps; Újpest Dozsa FC, Montpellier), born in Budapest, Hungary (d. 2022)
  • 1955-07-14 Sándor Puhl, Hungarian soccer referee (1994 FIFA World Cup Final; 1997 UEFA Champions League Final; IFFHS World's Best Referee 1994-97), born in Miskolc, Hungary (d. 2021)
  • 1955-11-15 Ildikó Enyedi, Hungarian film director and screenwriter (On Body and Soul), born in Budapest, Hungary
  • 1956-03-21 László Tihanyi, Hungarian composer (Silence of the Winds; Two Imaginary Dialogues), and conductor (Ensemble Intermodulation), born in Budapest, Hungary
  • 1956-04-25 Jaroslava Schallerová, Hungarian actress (Valerie and Her Week of Wonders), born in Prague, Czechoslovakia
  • 1956-06-10 Stefania de Kenessey, Hungarian-American composer (Autumn Elegy), born in Budapest, Hungary
  • 1957-03-18 György Pazdera, Hungarian heavy metal bassist (Pokolgép), born in Budapest, Hungary
  • 1959-11-04 József Fitos, Hungarian soccer midfielder (12 caps; Szombathelyi Haladás 1919, Budapest Honvéd, Panathinaikos FC), born in Budapest, Hungary (d. 2022)
  • 1962-05-17 Ferenc Krausz, Hungarian-Austrian physicist (2023 Nobel prize for Physics for attosecond pulses of light), born in Mór, Hungary
  • 1962-06-15 Andrea Rost, Hungarian lyric soprano, born in Budapest, Hungary
  • 1963-05-31 Viktor Orbán, Hungarian politician and Prime Minister of Hungary (2010-), born in Székesfehérvár, Hungary
  • 1963-07-19 Sandor Wladar, Hungarian 200m backstroke swimmer (Olympic gold 1980), born in Budapest, Hungary
  • 1963-09-06 József Kiprich, Hungarian soccer player (Feyenoord), born in Tatabánya, Hungary
  • 1963-11-19 Zsuzsanna Jánosi, Hungarian fencer, born in Budapest, Hingary
  • 1964-05-04 Zsuzsa Mathe, Hungarian painter and visual artist, founder of transrealism
  • 1965-01-31 Diána Igaly, Hungarian sport shooter (Olympic gold women's skeet 2004; bronze 2000), born in Budapest, Hungary (d. 2021)
  • 1966-04-26 Andrea Temesvári, Hungarian tennis star (1985 US Clay Courts), born in Budapest, Hungary
  • 1966-06-26 József Duró, Hungarian soccer midfielder (21 caps; Debreceni VSC, Vasas SC, Budapest Honvéd FC), born in Berettyóújfalu, Hungary (d. 2022)
  • 1967-06-03 Tamás Darnyi, Hungarian swimmer (4 Olympic gold 200/400m medley 1988, 92), born in Budapest, Hungary
  • 1969-06-12 Zsolt Daczi, Hungarian rock guitarist (Omen, Bikini), born in Kiskunhalas, Hungary (d. 2007)
  • 1969-10-02 Roland Selmeczi, Hungarian stage and screen actor, and film dubber, born in Budapest, Hungary (d. 2008)
  • 1970-04-13 Szilveszter Csollány, Hungarian gymnast (Olympic gold rings 2000, silver 1996; World C'ship gold rings 2002), born in Sopron, Hungary (d. 2022)
  • 1971-10-04 Friderika Bayer [Ilona Csukáné], Hungarian pop and gospel singer, born in Budapest, Hungary
  • 1972-02-09 Norbert Rosza, Hungarian swimmer (100m freestyle record)
  • 1972-07-12 Tibor Benedek, Hungarian water polo player (Olympic gold 2000, 04, 08; World C'ship gold 2003) and coach (Hungary 2013-16), born in Budapest, Hungary (d. 2020)
  • 1972-11-10 Virág Csurgó, Hungarian tennis star (1993 Futures-Freeport), born in Siófok, Hungary
  • 1973-06-28 Adrian Annus, Hungarian athlete, born in Szeged, Hungary
  • 1974-08-16 Krizstina Egerszegi, Hungarian swimmer (5 x Olympic gold backstroke/medley 1988, 92, 96), born in Budapest, Hungary
  • 1974-08-20 Szabolcs Sáfár, Hungarian football goalkeeper, born in Budapest, Hungary
  • 1974-11-28 András Tölcséres, Hungarian footballer
  • 1975-04-29 Béres Zoo, Hungarian radio shock jock DJ, born in Budapest, Hungary
  • 1975-06-08 Levente Gyöngyösi Hungarian contemporary classical composer ("Birth" Symphony), born in Cluj-Napoca, Romania
  • 1975-12-03 Csaba Czébely, Hungarian drummer (Pokolgép), born in Beregszász, Transcarpathia
  • 1976-02-29 Katalin Kovács, Hungarian canoeist (Olympic gold K-2 500m 2004, 2008; K-4 500m 2012; 30 x gold ICF Canoe Sprint World C'ships), born in Budapest, Hungary
  • 1976-07-02 Krisztián Lisztes, Hungarian footballer
  • 1976-07-23 Judit Polgár, Hungarian chess player (only female chess player to make world's top 10), born in Budapest, Hungary
  • 1976-10-02 Anita Kulcsár, Hungarian handball player (d. 2005)
  • 1978-05-15 Zoltan Bathory, Hungarian-born American musician and martial artist (Five Finger Death Punch), born in Szentendre, Hungary
  • 1979-04-22 Zoltan Gera, Hungarian footballer
  • 1979-05-17 Kristóf Baráti, Hungarian classical violinist, born in Budapest, Hungary
  • 1979-07-20 Miklos Fehér, Hungarian soccer striker (25 caps; Győri ETO, Porto, Benfica), born in Tatabánya, Hungary (d. 2004)
  • 1979-09-27 Zita Görög, Hungarian actress and model
  • 1980-01-16 Michelle Wild, Hungarian model, born in Budapest, Hungary
  • 1980-01-19 Gabor Reisz, Hungarian filmmaker (Explanation for Everything), born in Budapest, Hungary
  • 1980-09-02 Yonderboi [László Fogarasi Jr], Hungarian indie-pop composer, music producer (Splendid Isolation), and visual artist, born in Kaposvár, Hungary
  • 1981-01-01 Zsolt Baumgartner, Hungarian auto racer (German Formula Renault C'ship 1999), born in Debrecen, Hungary
  • 1982-05-07 Ákos Buzsáky, Hungarian footballer (Queens Park Rangers), born in Budapest, Hungary
  • 1983-05-03 Márton Fülöp, Hungarian footballer and goalkeeper, born in Budapest (d. 2015)
  • 1983-05-13 Anita Görbicz, Hungarian handball player
  • 1985-12-03 László Cseh, Hungarian swimmer (World C'ship gold 400m medley 2005, 200m butterfly 2015; 7 x Olympic medals), born in Budapest, Hungary
  • 1987-01-11 Danuta Kozák, Hungarian sprint canoeist (5-time Olympic gold K-1, K-2, K-4 500m 2012, 16), born in Budapest, Hungary
  • 1988-10-16 Zoltán Stieber, Hungarian footballer
  • 1988-12-29 Agnes Szavay, Hungarian tennis player, born in Kiskunhalas, Hungary
  • 1989-01-05 Krisztián Németh, Hungarian soccer striker (37 caps; MTK Budapest, Roda JC, Sporting Kansas City), born in Győr, Hungary
  • 1997-06-20 Bálint Kopasz, Hungarian canoeist (Olympic gold men's K-1 1000m 2020; World C'ship gold 2019), born in Szeged, Hungary
  • 1997-07-24 Andreas Varady, Hungarian-Romani jazz guitarist, born in Rimavská Sobota, Slovakia
  • 2000-02-20 Kristóf Milák, Hungarian swimmer (Olympic gold men's 200m butterfly, silver 100m butterfly 2020; World C'ship gold 200m butterfly 2019 WR 1:50.73), born in Budapest, Hungary
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