Famous Hungarian Sportspersons

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Ferenc Puskás
(One of the Greatest Football Players of All Time)
Ferenc Puskás
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Birthdate: April 1, 1927
Sun Sign: Aries
Birthplace: Budapest, Hungary
Died: November 17, 2006
 2 
Judit Polgár
(One of the Strongest Female Chess Players of All Time)
Judit Polgár
6
Birthdate: July 23, 1976
Sun Sign: Leo
Birthplace: Budapest, Hungary
 3 
Katinka Hosszu
(Hungarian Swimmer)
Katinka Hosszu
3
Birthdate: May 3, 1989
Sun Sign: Taurus
Birthplace: Pécs, Hungary
 4 
Anna Rudolf
(Hungarian Chess Player and Chess Commentator)
Anna Rudolf
3
Birthdate: November 12, 1987
Sun Sign: Scorpio
Birthplace: Miskolc, Hungary
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 5 
Susan Polgar
(Hungarian-American Chess Grandmaster)
Susan Polgar
1
Birthdate: April 19, 1969
Sun Sign: Aries
Birthplace: Budapest, Hungary
 6 
Miklós Fehér
(Hungarian Professional Footballer Who Played as a Striker)
Miklós Fehér
3
Birthdate: July 20, 1979
Sun Sign: Cancer
Birthplace: Tatabánya, Hungary
Died: January 25, 2004
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Flórián Albert
(Hungarian Professional Football Player Who Played as a Forward)
Flórián Albert
2
Birthdate: September 15, 1941
Sun Sign: Virgo
Birthplace: Hercegszántó, Hungary
Died: October 31, 2011
 8 
Sándor Kocsis
(Footballer - Striker for Hungary)
Sándor Kocsis
3
Birthdate: September 21, 1929
Sun Sign: Virgo
Birthplace: Budapest, Hungary
Died: July 22, 1979
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 9 
Joe Bugner
(Hungarian-born British-Australian Former Heavyweight Boxer and Actor)
Joe Bugner
3
Birthdate: March 13, 1950
Sun Sign: Pisces
Birthplace: Szőreg, Hungary

Though born in Hungary, boxer Joe Bugner later gained citizenships of Australia and the UK, too. Known for fighting bouts against the likes of Muhammad Ali, he also won the European heavyweight championship. He later gained popularity as an actor, too, with films such as Street Fighter.

 10 
Laszlo Cseh
(Hungarian Retired Swimmer)
Laszlo Cseh
2
Birthdate: December 3, 1985
Sun Sign: Sagittarius
Birthplace: Budapest, Hungary
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Károly Takács
(Olympic Shooter)
Károly Takács
3
Birthdate: January 21, 1910
Sun Sign: Aquarius
Birthplace: Budapest, Hungary
Died: January 5, 1976
 12 
Márton Fucsovics
(Tennis player)
Márton Fucsovics
3
Birthdate: February 8, 1992
Sun Sign: Aquarius
Birthplace: Nyíregyháza, Hungary
 13 
Richard Rapport
(Hungarian Chess Grandmaster)
Richard Rapport
1
Birthdate: March 25, 1996
Sun Sign: Aries
Birthplace: Szombathely, Hungary
 14 
Péter Lékó
(Hungarian Chess Player and Commentator)
Péter Lékó
2
Birthdate: September 8, 1979
Sun Sign: Virgo
Birthplace: Subotica, Serbia
 15 
Timea Babos
(Tennis player)
Timea Babos
3
Birthdate: May 10, 1993
Sun Sign: Taurus
Birthplace: Sopron, Hungary
 16 
Agnes Keleti
(Hungarian-Israeli Retired Artistic Gymnast and Coach)
Agnes Keleti
2
Birthdate: January 9, 1921
Sun Sign: Capricorn
Birthplace: Budapest, Hungary

Agnes Keleti is a Hungarian-Israeli former artistic gymnast and coach. A former Olympic and world champion, Keleti won 10 Olympic medals including two bronze medals, three silver medals, and five gold medals. She is regarded as one of the most successful Jewish Olympians of all time. In 2001, Agnes Keleti was inducted into the International Women's Sports Hall of Fame.  

 17 
Péter Gulácsi
(Hungarian Footballer Who Plays as a Goalkeeper)
Péter Gulácsi
4
Birthdate: May 6, 1990
Sun Sign: Taurus
Birthplace: Budapest, Hungary
 18 
László Polgár
(Hungarian Chess Player)
László Polgár
1
Birthdate: May 11, 1946
Sun Sign: Taurus
Birthplace: Gyöngyös, Hungary
 19 
Krisztina Egerszegi
(Hungarian Former Swimmer and Olympic Gold Medalist)
Krisztina Egerszegi
2
Birthdate: August 16, 1974
Sun Sign: Leo
Birthplace: Budapest, Hungary
 20 
Arpad Sterbik
(Serbian Retired Handball Player)
Arpad Sterbik
2
Birthdate: November 20, 1979
Sun Sign: Scorpio
Birthplace: Senta, Yugoslavia
 21 
Imi Lichtenfeld
(Martial artist)
Imi Lichtenfeld
3
Birthdate: May 26, 1910
Sun Sign: Gemini
Birthplace: Budapest, Hungary
Died: January 9, 1998
 22 
Ladislao Kubala
(Hungarian and Slovak Professional Footballer)
Ladislao Kubala
3
Birthdate: June 10, 1927
Sun Sign: Gemini
Birthplace: Budapest, Hungary
Died: May 17, 2002
 23 
Elizabeth Swaney
(American Freestyle Skier)
Elizabeth Swaney
3
Birthdate: July 30, 1984
Sun Sign: Leo
Birthplace: California, United States
 24 
Nandor Hidegkuti
(Hungarian Football Player and Manager Who Played as an Attacking Midfielder / Forward)
Nandor Hidegkuti
0
Birthdate: March 3, 1922
Sun Sign: Pisces
Birthplace: Budapest, Hungary
Died: February 14, 2002
 25 
Anita Görbicz
(Hungarian Former Professional Handballer)
Anita Görbicz
2
Birthdate: May 13, 1983
Sun Sign: Taurus
Birthplace: Veszprém, Hungary
 26 
Dzsenifer Marozsán
(German Professional Footballer Who Plays as a Midfielder)
Dzsenifer Marozsán
3
Birthdate: April 18, 1992
Sun Sign: Aries
Birthplace: Budapest, Hungary
 27 
Willi Orbán
(German Professional Footballer Who Plays as a Centre-Back)
Willi Orbán
1
Birthdate: November 3, 1992
Sun Sign: Scorpio
Birthplace: Kaiserslautern, Germany
 28 
Zoltán Gera
(Hungarian Former Professional Footballer Who Played as a Midfielder)
Zoltán Gera
3
Birthdate: April 22, 1979
Sun Sign: Taurus
Birthplace: Pécs, Hungary
 29 
Aladár Gerevich
(Hungarian Fencer)
Aladár Gerevich
2
Birthdate: March 16, 1910
Sun Sign: Pisces
Birthplace: Jászberény, Hungary
Died: May 14, 1991
 30 
Balázs Dzsudzsák
(Hungarian Professional Footballer)
Balázs Dzsudzsák
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Birthdate: December 23, 1986
Sun Sign: Capricorn
Birthplace: Debrecen, Hungary
 31 
Eduarda Amorim
(Brazilian-Hungarian Former Handball Player)
Eduarda Amorim
0
Birthdate: September 23, 1986
Sun Sign: Libra
Birthplace: Blumenau, Brazil
 32 
Dezsö Gyarmati
(Water polo player)
Dezsö Gyarmati
1
Birthdate: October 23, 1927
Sun Sign: Libra
Birthplace: Miskolc, Hungary
Died: August 18, 2013
 33 
Henrietta Ónodi
(Hungarian Artistic Gymnast)
Henrietta Ónodi
2
Birthdate: May 22, 1974
Sun Sign: Gemini
Birthplace: Békéscsaba, Hungary
 34 
Béla Guttmann
(Former Hungarian Football Player Centre-Half and Coach)
Béla Guttmann
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Birthdate: January 27, 1899
Sun Sign: Aquarius
Birthplace: Budapest, Hungary
Died: August 28, 1981
 35 
Tamás Darnyi
(One of the Greatest Medley Swimmers in History)
Tamás Darnyi
1
Birthdate: June 3, 1967
Sun Sign: Gemini
Birthplace: Budapest, Hungary
 36 
Danuta Kozák
(Hungarian Sprint Canoeist)
Danuta Kozák
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Birthdate: January 11, 1987
Sun Sign: Capricorn
Birthplace: Budapest, Hungary
 37 
Gábor Talmácsi
(Hungarian Former Professional Motorcycle Racer)
Gábor Talmácsi
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Birthdate: May 28, 1981
Sun Sign: Gemini
Birthplace: Budapest, Hungary
 38 
Viktor Kassai
(Football official and a former referee who is the current head of refereeing department of the Bulgarian Football Union)
Viktor Kassai
2
Birthdate: September 10, 1975
Sun Sign: Virgo
Birthplace: Tatabánya, Hungary
 39 
Tibor Benedek
(Hungarian Professional Water Polo Player and Coach)
Tibor Benedek
0
Birthdate: July 12, 1972
Sun Sign: Cancer
Birthplace: Budapest, Hungary
Died: June 18, 2020
 40 
Krisztian Nemeth
(Hungarian Professional Footballer Who Plays as a Striker)
Krisztian Nemeth
1
Birthdate: January 5, 1989
Sun Sign: Capricorn
Birthplace: Győr, Hungary
 41 
Gergely Salim
(Taekwondo athlete)
Gergely Salim
1
Birthdate: November 27, 1972
Sun Sign: Sagittarius
Birthplace: Dar-es-Salaam, Tanzania
 42 
Adam Hanga
(Basketball player)
Adam Hanga
2
Birthdate: April 12, 1989
Sun Sign: Aries
Birthplace: Budapest, Hungary
 43 
Sofia Polgar
(Hungarian and Israeli Chess Player)
Sofia Polgar
2
Birthdate: November 2, 1974
Sun Sign: Scorpio
Birthplace: Budapest, Hungary
 44 
Bojana Radulović
(Retired Serbian-Hungarian Handball Player)
Bojana Radulović
1
Birthdate: March 23, 1973
Sun Sign: Aries
Birthplace: Subotica, Serbia
 45 
Ilona Elek
(Hungarian Olympic Fencer)
Ilona Elek
1
Birthdate: May 17, 1907
Sun Sign: Taurus
Birthplace: Budapest, Hungary
Died: July 24, 1988
 46 
Anita Kulcsár
(Hungarian Handball Player)
Anita Kulcsár
1
Birthdate: October 2, 1976
Sun Sign: Libra
Birthplace: Szerencs, Hungary
Died: January 19, 2005
 47 
Balint Kopasz
(Hungarian Sprint Canoeist and Olympic Gold Medalist)
Balint Kopasz
0
Birthdate: June 20, 1997
Sun Sign: Gemini
Birthplace: Szeged, Hungary
 48 
György Kolonics
(Hungarian Sprint Canoer and Olympic Gold Medalist)
György Kolonics
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Birthdate: June 4, 1972
Sun Sign: Gemini
Birthplace: Budapest, Hungary
Died: July 15, 2008
 49 
Ferenc Berkes
(Hungarian Chess Grandmaster)
Ferenc Berkes
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Birthdate: August 8, 1985
Sun Sign: Leo
Birthplace: Baja, Hungary
 50 
András Schäfer
(Hungarian Professional Footballer Who Plays as a Left Midfielder)
András Schäfer
0
Birthdate: April 13, 1999
Sun Sign: Aries
Birthplace: Szombathely, Hungary