Famous Hungarian Business People

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George Soros

(American Billionare Businessman, Investor and Founder of 'Soros Fund Management')

Birthdate: August 12, 1930

Sun Sign: Leo

Birthplace: Budapest, Hungary

A Hungarian-American financier, philanthropist, activist and author, George Soros is the founder of Soros Fund Management and the Open Society Foundations. Amongst the country’s most successful investors, he made a huge profit during the 1992 Black Wednesday crisis and became famous as the man who broke the Bank of England.

Charles Simonyi

(Astronaut, Computer scientist, Engineer, Scientist, Programmer)

Birthdate: September 10, 1948

Sun Sign: Virgo

Birthplace: Budapest

A Stanford PhD, Charles Simonyi initially worked on one of the world’s first computers for Xerox. He is best known for developing Microsoft Office. Though he launched his own firm, Intentional Software, he later sold it to Microsoft. Part of the Forbes Billionaires 2021 list, he also donates extensively to educational charitable causes.

Thomas Peterffy

(Businessperson)

Birthdate: 1944 AD

Birthplace: Budapest, Hungary

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Judith Leiber

(Fashion Designer)

Birthdate: 1921 AD

Birthplace: Budapest, Hungary

Died: April 28, 2018

Legendary Hungarian-American designer Judith Leiber started her career as a trainee at a handbag company and was the first female member of the Hungarian Handbag Guild. She survived the Holocaust and later launched her own label in the US. She is known for her signature crystal purse collections.

Maximilian von Götzen-Iturbide

(Businessman and head of the Imperial House of Mexico since 1949)

Birthdate: March 2, 1944

Sun Sign: Pisces

Birthplace: Beszterce, Hungary

Francesco Illy

(Founder of illy, Inventor of the Illetta)

Birthdate: October 7, 1892

Sun Sign: Libra

Birthplace: Timișoara, Romania

Died: 1956 AD

Egon Ronay

(Hungarian Food Critic Famous for Publishing Food Guides)

Birthdate: July 24, 1915

Sun Sign: Leo

Birthplace: Budapest, Hungary

Died: June 12, 2010

Born in Hungary, gourmet food critic Egon Ronay is best remembered for his guide books on British and Irish restaurants. The son of a restaurateur, he was part of the Hungarian Army and later moved to England. His Egon Ronay's Guide to British Eateries sold 30,000 copies and revolutionized food writing.

William Stern

(Businessman)