1
John von Neumann
(Great Mathematician Who Were Equally at Home in Pure and Applied Mathematics)
55
18
Birthdate: December 28, 1903
Sun Sign: Capricorn
Birthplace: Budapest, Hungary
Died: February 8, 1957
2
Franz Liszt
(Composer, Pianist and Teacher of the Romantic Era)
72
11
Birthdate: October 22, 1811
Sun Sign: Libra
Birthplace: Raiding, Austria
Died: July 31, 1886
Height: 6'1" (185 cm)
3
Ferenc Puskás
(One of the Greatest Football Players of All Time)
46
15
Birthdate: April 1, 1927
Sun Sign: Aries
Birthplace: Budapest, Hungary
Died: November 17, 2006
Height: 5'8" (173 cm)
4
Ignaz Semmelweis
(Physician)
17
7
Birthdate: July 1, 1818
Sun Sign: Cancer
Birthplace: Tabán, Budapest, Hungary
Died: August 13, 1865
5
Bela Bartok
(One of the Most Important Composers of the 20th Century)
41
13
Birthdate: March 25, 1881
Sun Sign: Aries
Birthplace: Sânnicolau Mare, Romania
Died: September 26, 1945
6
Paul Erdős
(Mathematician)
12
6
Birthdate: March 26, 1913
Sun Sign: Aries
Birthplace: Budapest, Austria-Hungary
Died: September 20, 1996
7
Tommy Ramone
(Best Known as the Drummer for the Influential Punk Rock Band the ‘Ramones’)
18
4
Birthdate: January 29, 1949
Sun Sign: Aquarius
Birthplace: Budapest, Hungary
Died: July 11, 2014
Height: 5'5" (165 cm)
8
Harry Houdini
(Illusionist and Stunt Performer Known for His Sensational Escape Acts)
191
33
Birthdate: March 24, 1874
Sun Sign: Aries
Birthplace: Budapest, Hungary
Died: October 31, 1926
9
Joseph Pulitzer
(Journalist & Publisher)
32
11
Birthdate: April 10, 1847
Sun Sign: Aries
Birthplace: Makó
Died: October 29, 1911
10
Robert Capa
(Photographer, Photojournalist)
22
7
Birthdate: October 22, 1913
Sun Sign: Libra
Birthplace: Budapest, Hungary
Died: May 25, 1954
11
Bela Lugosi
(Best Known for His Role as 'Count Dracula' in the 1939 Film ‘Son of Frankenstein’)
49
6
Birthdate: October 20, 1882
Sun Sign: Libra
Birthplace: Lugoj, Romania
Died: August 16, 1956
Height: 6'2" (188 cm)
12
Mickey Hargitay
(Hungarian-American Actor and the 1955 Mr. Universe)
23
8
Birthdate: January 6, 1926
Sun Sign: Capricorn
Birthplace: Budapest, Hungary
Died: September 14, 2006
Height: 6'0" (183 cm)
13
Peter Lorre
(Best Known for His Role as the Psychotic Child Murderer in the Thriller Film ‘M’)
44
17
Birthdate: June 26, 1904
Sun Sign: Cancer
Birthplace: Ružomberok, Slovakia
Died: March 23, 1964
Height: 5'3" (160 cm)
14
Georg Solti
(Hungarian-British Orchestral and Operatic Conductor Who has appeared With Opera Companies in Munich, Frankfurt and London)
12
3
Birthdate: October 21, 1912
Sun Sign: Libra
Birthplace: Budapest, Hungary
Died: September 5, 1997
15
Joseph II, Holy Roman Emperor
(Holy Roman Emperor from 1765 to 1790)
32
15
Birthdate: March 13, 1741
Sun Sign: Pisces
Birthplace: Vienna, Austria
Died: February 20, 1790
16
Otto Preminger
(Director and Producer Best Known for His Film ‘Anatomy of a Murder’)
14
6
Birthdate: December 5, 1905
Sun Sign: Sagittarius
Birthplace: Vyzhnytsya, Ukraine
Died: April 23, 1986
17
Erno Rubik
(Inventor)
79
8
Birthdate: July 13, 1944
Sun Sign: Cancer
Birthplace: Budapest
18
Michael Curtiz
(Film Director)
7
5
Birthdate: December 24, 1886
Sun Sign: Capricorn
Birthplace: Budapest, Hungary
Died: April 10, 1962
19
Sigismund, Holy Roman Emperor
(Holy Roman Emperor (1433 - 1437))
8
4
Birthdate: February 14, 1368
Sun Sign: Aquarius
Birthplace: Nuremberg, Germany
Died: December 9, 1437
20
Matthias Corvinus
(King of Hungary and Croatia (1458 - 1490))
9
4
Birthdate: February 23, 1443
Sun Sign: Pisces
Birthplace: Cluj-Napoca, Romania
Died: April 6, 1490
21
Count of St. Germain
(European Adventurer and Philosopher)
4
1
Birthdate: 1691 AD
Birthplace: Sárospatak, Hungary
Died: February 27, 1784
22
Marcel Breuer
(Architect & Furniture Designer)
17
3
Birthdate: May 21, 1902
Sun Sign: Gemini
Birthplace: Pécs, Austria-Hungary
Died: July 1, 1981
23
Attila Csihar
(Vocalist)
29
3
Birthdate: March 29, 1971
Sun Sign: Aries
Birthplace: Budapest, Hungary
24
Miklós Fehér
(Hungarian Professional Footballer Who Played as a Striker)
4
1
Birthdate: July 20, 1979
Sun Sign: Cancer
Birthplace: Tatabánya, Hungary
Died: January 25, 2004
25
John Hunyadi
(Politician)
2
0
Birthdate: 1406 AD
Birthplace: Transylvania, Romania
Died: August 11, 1456
26
Leopold I, Holy Roman Emperor
(Holy Roman Emperor)
6
5
Birthdate: June 9, 1640
Sun Sign: Gemini
Birthplace: Vienna, Austria
Died: May 5, 1705
27
Stephen I of Hungary
(The First King of Hungary (1000 - 1038))
2
0
Birthdate: 0975 AD
Birthplace: Esztergom, Hungary
Died: August 15, 1038
28
László Bíró
(Inventor)
3
2
Birthdate: September 29, 1899
Sun Sign: Libra
Birthplace: Budapest
Died: October 24, 1985
29
Márton Fucsovics
(Tennis player)
2
0
Birthdate: February 8, 1992
Sun Sign: Aquarius
Birthplace: Nyíregyháza, Hungary
Height: 6'2" (188 cm)
30
Béla Tarr
(Screenwriter, Film director)
4
1
Birthdate: July 21, 1955
Sun Sign: Cancer
Birthplace: Pécs
31
János Áder
(President of Hungary)
8
4
Birthdate: May 9, 1959
Sun Sign: Taurus
Birthplace: Csorna
32
Gyorgy Ligeti
(One of the Most Important Avant-Garde Composers of the 20th Century)
2
2
Birthdate: May 28, 1923
Sun Sign: Gemini
Birthplace: Târnăveni, Romania
Died: June 11, 2006
33
Ferdinand III, Holy Roman Emperor
(Composer)
2
1
Birthdate: July 13, 1608
Sun Sign: Cancer
Birthplace: Graz
Died: April 2, 1657
34
Karl Polanyi
(Economist, Anthropologist, Economic historian, Historian, Journalist, Philosopher, Writer, University teacher, Sociologist)
2
0
Birthdate: October 25, 1886
Sun Sign: Scorpio
Birthplace: Vienna
Died: April 23, 1964
35
Charles Simonyi
(Astronaut, Computer scientist, Engineer, Scientist, Programmer)
2
0
Birthdate: September 10, 1948
Sun Sign: Virgo
Birthplace: Budapest
36
Károly Takács
(Olympic Shooter)
1
0
Birthdate: January 21, 1910
Sun Sign: Aquarius
Birthplace: Budapest, Hungary
Died: January 5, 1976
37
George Friedman
(Political Scientist)
2
1
Birthdate: February 1, 1949
Sun Sign: Aquarius
Birthplace: Budapest, Hungary
38
Michu Meszaros
(Best remembered as a performer with Ringling Bros. and Barnum & Bailey Circus)
5
1
Birthdate: October 1, 1939
Sun Sign: Libra
Birthplace: Budapest, Hungary
Died: June 12, 2016
Height: 2'9" (84 cm)
39
Lajos Kossuth
(Governor-President of the Kingdom of Hungary (April 1849 - August 1849))
5
1
Birthdate: September 19, 1802
Sun Sign: Virgo
Birthplace: Monok, Hungary
Died: March 20, 1894
40
László Moholy-Nagy
(Photographer)
4
0
Birthdate: July 20, 1895
Sun Sign: Cancer
Birthplace: Bácsborsód
Died: November 24, 1946
41
Muhammad Asad
(For English Translation of Quran, 'The Message of The Qur'an")
3
2
Birthdate: July 2, 1900
Sun Sign: Cancer
Birthplace: Lviv, Ukraine
Died: February 20, 1992
42
S. Z. Sakall
(Hungarian-American Actor)
13
2
Birthdate: February 2, 1883
Sun Sign: Aquarius
Birthplace: Budapest, Hungary
Died: February 12, 1955
43
Zoltan Kodaly
(Hungarian Composer and Creator of the ‘Kodály Method’ of Music Education)
11
4
Birthdate: December 16, 1882
Sun Sign: Sagittarius
Birthplace: Kecskemét, Hungary
Died: March 6, 1967
44
George de Hevesy
(Hungarian Radiochemist Known for His Key Role in the Development of 'Radioactive Tracers')
3
0
Birthdate: August 1, 1885
Sun Sign: Leo
Birthplace: Budapest, Hungary
Died: July 5, 1966
45
Joe Bugner
(Hungarian-born British-Australian Former Heavyweight Boxer and Actor)
4
4
Birthdate: March 13, 1950
Sun Sign: Pisces
Birthplace: Szőreg, Hungary
Height: 6'4" (193 cm)
46
Maximilian II, Holy Roman Emperor
(Holy Roman Emperor)
2
2
Birthdate: July 31, 1527
Sun Sign: Leo
Birthplace: Vienna
Died: October 12, 1576
47
László Polgár
(Hungarian Chess Player)
0
0
Birthdate: May 11, 1946
Sun Sign: Taurus
Birthplace: Gyöngyös, Hungary
48
Miklós Rózsa
(Composer)
11
1
Birthdate: April 18, 1907
Sun Sign: Aries
Birthplace: Budapest, Hungary
Died: July 27, 1995
49
Árpád
(Hungarian ruler)
3
0
Birthdate: 0845 AD
Died: 0907 AD
50
Dennis Gabor
(Father of Holography)
9
0
Birthdate: June 5, 1900
Sun Sign: Gemini
Birthplace: Budapest
Died: February 8, 1979
