![John G. Kemeny John G. Kemeny](http://www.thefamouspeople.com/profiles/thumbs/john-g-kemeny-1.jpg)
Hungarian-American mathematician and computer scientist John G. Kemeny is remembered for his pathbreaking co-discovery of BASIC computer language. Though he and his parents managed to escape the Nazis by fleeing to the US, he lost his grandfather to the Holocaust. He also worked on the Manhattan Project.
![László Babai László Babai](http://www.thefamouspeople.com/profiles/thumbs/lszl-babai-13431-1.jpg)
University of Chicago professor László Babai is best known for his research on topics such as complexity theory, finite groups, and algorithms. He has authored almost 200 academic papers and has been the editor-in-chief of Theory of Computing. His numerous honors include the Gödel Prize and the Hungarian State Prize.
![Endre Szemerédi Endre Szemerédi](http://www.thefamouspeople.com/profiles/thumbs/endre-szemerdi-57853-1.jpg)
Abel Prize-winning mathematician and computer scientist Endre Szemerédi initially aspired to be a doctor but later quit his medical studies and took up a factory job. He then switched to math and eventually earned a PhD in the subject, taught at Rutgers University, and developed theorems on topics such as arithmetic progression.