George Soros12 August 1930
Investor, Philanthropist
Harry Houdini24 March 1874
Illusionist
John von Neumann28 December 1903
Mathematician
Bela Lugosi20 October 1882
American actor
Franz Liszt22 October 1811
Composer, pianist, conductor and teacher
Mickey Hargitay06 January 1926
Actor
Charles I of Austria17 August 1887
Last ruler of Austro-Hungarian Empire
Viktor Orbán31 May 1963
Prime Minister of Hungary
Joseph II, Holy Roman Emperor13 March 1741
Holy Roman Emperor
Ferdinand Porsche03 September 1875
Founder of Porsche Automobile Company
Theodor Herzl02 May 1860
Journalist
Ignaz Semmelweis01 July 1818
Physician
Tommy Ramone29 January 1949
Record Producer, Drummer
Joseph Pulitzer10 April 1847
Journalist & Publisher
Leopold II, Holy Roman Emperor05 May 1747
Holy Roman Emperor
Miklós Horthy18 June 1868
Military Leader
Robert Capa22 October 1913
Photographer
Ferdinand I of Austria19 April 1793
Emperor
Arthur Koestler05 September 1905
Imre Nagy07 June 1896
Politician
Maximilian II, Holy Roman Emperor31 July 1527
Holy Roman Emperor
Marcel Breuer21 May 1902
Architect & Furniture Designer
János Áder09 May 1959
President of Hungary
Imre Lakatos09 November 1922
Philosopher
Albert Szent-Györgyi16 September 1893
Physiologist
Dennis Gabor05 June 1900
Father of Holography
Brassaï09 September 1899
Photographer
John Harsanyi29 May 1920
Economist
Endre Ady22 November 1877
Poet
Friedrich von Amerling14 April 1803
Portrait Painter
Andre Kertesz02 July 1894
Photographer
Erno Rubik13 July 1944
Inventor
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George A. Olah22 May 1927
Chemist
Zoltan Kodaly16 December 1882
Composer
Bela Bartok25 March 1881
Composer, Pianist
István Ferenczy24 February 1792
Hungarian sculptor
Paul Erdős26 March 1913
Mathematician
Emile Czaja15 July 1909
Wrestler
Ferenc Puskás01 April 1927
Footballer
Otto von Habsburg20 November 1912
Politician
Martin of Tours0316 AD
Saint
Leopold I, Holy Roman Emperor09 June 1640
Composer
Georg Solti21 October 1912
Conductor, Pianist, Musician, Composer, Music
Andrew Grove02 September 1936
Businessman
Cornel Wilde13 October 1912
Actor
Karl Polanyi25 October 1886
Economist, Anthropologist, Economic historian,
Stephen I of Hungary0967 AD
Former Grand Prince of the Hungarians
John Hunyadi1407 AD
condottiero, politician
Thomas Szasz15 April 1920
Psychiatrist, Scientist, Writer, University
György Lukács13 April 1885
Philosopher
Ferdinand III, Holy Roman Emperor13 July 1608
Composer
Károly Takács21 January 1910
Olympic shooter
Charles Simonyi10 September 1948
Astronaut, Computer scientist, Engineer,
Béla Tarr21 July 1955
Screenwriter, Film director
Joseph I, Holy Roman Emperor26 July 1678
Composer
Attila the Hun0406 AD
Political leader
Paul Lukas26 May 1891
actor, screenwriter, film actor
László Moholy-Nagy20 July 1895
Photographer
Miklós Fehér20 July 1979
Footballer
Béla Kun20 February 1886
Politician, Diplomat, Journalist
Béla Kiss1877 AD
Serial Killer
Louis I of Hungary05 March 1326
George FriedmanThomas Peterffy1944 AD
Businessperson
János Kádár26 May 1912
political
Michael Polanyi11 March 1891
Philosopher, Economist, Chemist
Victor Vasarely09 April 1906
Painter, Visual artist, Sculptor
Michu Meszaros20 September 1939
Actor, Film actor
Arpad Miklos11 September 1967
Adult Film Star, Engineer, Actor
Ferenc Szálasi06 January 1897
Political leader, Prime Minister
Mátyás Rákosi09 March 1892
Politician
S. Z. Sakall02 February 1883
actor, screenwriter, writer, stage actor
Władysław III of Poland31 October 1424
King
Hans Selye26 January 1907
Endocrinologist
Stephen Báthory27 September 1533
King
Joseph Joachim28 June 1831
Composer, Conductor, Concertmaster, Musicologist,
Sándor Kocsis21 September 1929
Footballer
Charles I of Hungary1288 AD
King of Hungary
Béla IV of Hungary29 November 1206
Politician
Franz Lehár30 April 1870
Composer
Albert II of Germany10 August 1397
politician
Louis II of Hungary01 July 1506
Politician
László Bíró29 September 1899
Inventor
Béla I of Hungary1016 AD
King
Karl Mannheim27 March 1893
Sociologist, University teacher, Writer
George de Hevesy01 August 1885
Chemist, University teacher
Miklós Nyiszli17 June 1901
Physician, Writer
Laszlo Toth01 July 1938
geologist
Imre Kertész09 November 1929
Novelist
Ladislaus I of Hungary27 June 1046
politician
John Harsanyi29 May 1920
Economist, University teacher
Andrew II of Hungary1177 AD
King
Eugene Ormandy18 November 1899
Conductor, University teacher, Concertmaster
George Pal01 February 1908
Animator
OrbanEngineer
Vilmos Zsigmond16 June 1930
Cinematographer