Famous People

Rogi André

Hungarian-born French photographer and painter (1900–1970)

1900 — 1970

Panna Udvardy

Hungarian tennis player

1998 — present

Panna Cinka

famous Hungarian-Romani violinist

1711 — 1772

Amrita Sher-Gil

Hungarian-Indian painter (1913–1941)

1913 — 1941

Pipo Spano

Hungarian noble

1369 — 1426

Svetozar Boroević

Austro-Hungarian field marshal

1856 — 1920

Stefi Geyer

Hungarian musician (1888–1956)

1888 — 1956

Szofi Özbas

Hungarian judoka

2001 — present

Jozefina Brunsvik

Hungarian noble

1779 — 1821

Kuno von Klebelsberg

Hungarian politician, Minister of Culture (1875–1932)

1875 — 1932

Ajna Késely

Hungarian swimmer

2001 — present

Liko Amar

Hungarian violinist

1891 — 1959

Elek Köblös

Hungarian-Romanian communist activist and political leader

1887 — 1938

Elek Bacsik

Hungarian-American jazz guitarist and violinist; cousin of guitarist Django Reinhardt (1926-1993)

1926 — 1993

Elek Benedek

Hungarian writer (1859–1929)

1859 — 1929

Elek de László

Anglo-Hungarian artist (1869-1937)

1869 — 1937

Jakab Cseszneky

Hungarian aristocrat

1300 — 1301

Gedeon Richter

Hungarian pharmacist

1872 — 1944

Gedeon Barcza

Hungarian chess grandmaster (1911–1986)

1911 — 1986

Cosima Wagner

daughter of the Hungarian pianist and composer Franz Liszt and wife of Hans von Bülow and Richard Wagner (1837-1930)

1837 — 1930

Katinka Faragó

Swedish film producer of Hungarian descent (1936–2024)

1936 — 2024

Katinka Katinka Battai

Hungarian fencer

2003 — present

Katinka Hosszú

Hungarian swimmer

1989 — present

Gitta Carell

Italian-Hungarian photographer (1899–1972)

1899 — 1972

Gitta Mallasz

Hungarian artist

1907 — 1992

Gitta Alpár

Hungarian-born opera and operetta soprano

1903 — 1991

Zsazsa Zsa Gabor

Hungarian-American socialite and actress (1917–2016)

1917 — 2016

Gunther Burstyn

Austro-Hungarian Army officer

1879 — 1945

Paolina Paulina

Austro-Hungarian immigrant to Brazil, foundress and saint

1865 — 1942

Ladislao de Gauss

Italian painter of hungarian descent, pioneer of the European avant-garde

1901 — 1970

Romola de Pulszky

Hungarian noble; wife and biographer of dancer-choreographer Vaslav Nijinsky

1891 — 1978

Sigismund Kisfaludi Strobl

Hungarian sculptor

1884 — 1975

Dionisio Szécsi

Hungarian cardinal

1410 — 1465

Amadeo Aba

Hungarian oligarch in the Kingdom of Hungary (1240-1311)

1240 — 1311

Ladislaus Vajda

Hungarian screenwriter (1877-1933)

1877 — 1933

Ladislaus Weinek

Austro-Hungarian astronomer (1848-1913)

1848 — 1913

Eugene Ormandy

Hungarian-American conductor and violinist

1899 — 1985

Can Togay

Hungarian film director (born 1955)

Liza Pusztai

Hungarian fencer

Gjon Delhusa

Hungarian composer

Marika Rökk

Hungarian-born actress, singer, dancer (1913–2004)

Marianna Besnyö

Hungarian photographer (1910-2003)

Marianna Csörnyei

Hungarian mathematician

Marianna Nagy

Hungarian pair skater (1929–2011)

Marianna Puskás

Hungarian noble lady and second spouse of the Khedive Abbas II of Egypt (1877-1968)

Marianna Blond

Hungarian pornographic actress

Erika Marozsán

Hungarian actress

Natasa Dusev-Janics

Hungarian canoeist