Hungarian
Hungary not only has a fixation for moustaches and vodka, but also for great minds and unsurpassable talents. One of the best eastern European cities, Hungary has been home to some of world's mind-boggling magicians (Harry Houdini), jaw-droppingly beautiful move actors (Zsa Zsa Gabor), enticing pianists (Franz Liszt), authors (Noemi Ban), entrepreneurs (George Soros), chess players (Susan Polgar) and lot many other rich and famous people. Not just that, Hungary has also produced a wad of Noble prizewinners that has fetched the country an enviable standing in the world. It is because of these heavily talented and exceptionally resourceful men and women that Hungary owns a coveted spot among its peer countries. Let us delve deep into the rich and inspiring lives of some of Hungary's greatest people in the timeline, trivia, and interesting facts included in the biographies below. Rest assured each biography would make for a worthy read.
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1
John von Neumann(Great Mathematician Who Were Equally at Home in Pure and Applied Mathematics)
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)
Birthdate: October 22, 1811
Sun Sign: Libra
Birthplace: Raiding, Austria
Died: July 31, 1886
Height: 6'1" (185 cm)
Birthdate: October 8, 1993
Sun Sign: Libra
Birthplace: Budapest, Hungary
Height: 5'9" (175 cm)
4
Ferenc Puskás
(One of the Greatest Football Players of All Time)
Birthdate: April 1, 1927
Sun Sign: Aries
Birthplace: Budapest, Hungary
Died: November 17, 2006
Height: 5'8" (173 cm)
Birthdate: July 1, 1818
Sun Sign: Cancer
Birthplace: Tabán, Budapest, Hungary
Died: August 13, 1865
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Bela Bartok(One of the Most Important Composers of the 20th Century)
Birthdate: March 25, 1881
Sun Sign: Aries
Birthplace: Sânnicolau Mare, Romania
Died: September 26, 1945
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Judit Polgár
(One of the Strongest Female Chess Players of All Time)
Birthdate: July 23, 1976
Sun Sign: Leo
Birthplace: Budapest, Hungary
Birthdate: March 26, 1913
Sun Sign: Aries
Birthplace: Budapest, Austria-Hungary
Died: September 20, 1996
9
Tommy Ramone(Best Known as the Drummer for the Influential Punk Rock Band the ‘Ramones’)
Birthdate: January 29, 1949
Sun Sign: Aquarius
Birthplace: Budapest, Hungary
Died: July 11, 2014
Height: 5'5" (165 cm)
Birthdate: February 6, 1917
Sun Sign: Aquarius
Birthplace: Budapest, Hungary
Died: December 18, 2016
Height: 5'4" (163 cm)
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Harry Houdini(Illusionist and Stunt Performer Known for His Sensational Escape Acts)
Birthdate: March 24, 1874
Sun Sign: Aries
Birthplace: Budapest, Hungary
Died: October 31, 1926
Birthdate: August 7, 1560
Sun Sign: Leo
Birthplace: Nyírbátor, Hungary
Died: August 21, 1614
Birthdate: April 10, 1847
Sun Sign: Aries
Birthplace: Makó
Died: October 29, 1911
Birthdate: October 22, 1913
Sun Sign: Libra
Birthplace: Budapest, Hungary
Died: May 25, 1954
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Bela Lugosi(Best Known for His Role as 'Count Dracula' in the 1939 Film ‘Son of Frankenstein’)
Birthdate: October 20, 1882
Sun Sign: Libra
Birthplace: Lugoj, Romania
Died: August 16, 1956
Height: 6'2" (188 cm)
Birthdate: January 6, 1926
Sun Sign: Capricorn
Birthplace: Budapest, Hungary
Died: September 14, 2006
Height: 6'0" (183 cm)
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Peter Lorre(Best Known for His Role as the Psychotic Child Murderer in the Thriller Film ‘M’)
Birthdate: June 26, 1904
Sun Sign: Cancer
Birthplace: Ružomberok, Slovakia
Died: March 23, 1964
Height: 5'3" (160 cm)
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Georg Solti(Hungarian-British Orchestral and Operatic Conductor Who has appeared With Opera Companies in Munich, Frankfurt and London)
Birthdate: October 21, 1912
Sun Sign: Libra
Birthplace: Budapest, Hungary
Died: September 5, 1997
Birthdate: March 13, 1741
Sun Sign: Pisces
Birthplace: Vienna, Austria
Died: February 20, 1790
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Magda Gabor
(Hungarian-American Actress and Socialite)
Birthdate: June 11, 1915
Sun Sign: Gemini
Birthplace: Budapest, Hungary
Died: June 6, 1997
Height: 5'6" (168 cm)
21
Amrita Shergil(Greatest avant-garde women artists of the early 20th century)
Birthdate: January 30, 1913
Sun Sign: Aquarius
Birthplace: Budapest, Hungary
Died: December 5, 1941
22
Katinka Hosszu
(Hungarian Swimmer)
Birthdate: May 3, 1989
Sun Sign: Taurus
Birthplace: Pécs, Hungary
Height: 5'9" (175 cm)
23
Otto Preminger(Director and Producer Best Known for His Film ‘Anatomy of a Murder’)
Birthdate: December 5, 1905
Sun Sign: Sagittarius
Birthplace: Vyzhnytsya, Ukraine
Died: April 23, 1986
Birthdate: July 13, 1944
Sun Sign: Cancer
Birthplace: Budapest
Birthdate: December 24, 1886
Sun Sign: Capricorn
Birthplace: Budapest, Hungary
Died: April 10, 1962
Birthdate: February 14, 1368
Sun Sign: Aquarius
Birthplace: Nuremberg, Germany
Died: December 9, 1437
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Matthias Corvinus
(King of Hungary and Croatia (1458 - 1490))
Birthdate: February 23, 1443
Sun Sign: Pisces
Birthplace: Cluj-Napoca, Romania
Died: April 6, 1490
Birthdate: 1373 AD
Birthplace: Buda, Hungary
Died: July 17, 1399
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Count of St. Germain
(European Adventurer and Philosopher)
Birthdate: 1691 AD
Birthplace: Sárospatak, Hungary
Died: February 27, 1784
Birthdate: May 21, 1902
Sun Sign: Gemini
Birthplace: Pécs, Austria-Hungary
Died: July 1, 1981
Birthdate: March 29, 1971
Sun Sign: Aries
Birthplace: Budapest, Hungary
32
Katalin Karikó
(mRNA technology in immunology and therapies)
Birthdate: January 17, 1955
Sun Sign: Capricorn
Birthplace: Szolnok, Hungary
33
Miklós Fehér
(Hungarian Professional Footballer Who Played as a Striker)
Birthdate: July 20, 1979
Sun Sign: Cancer
Birthplace: Tatabánya, Hungary
Died: January 25, 2004
34
Susan Polgar
(Hungarian-American Chess Grandmaster)
Birthdate: April 19, 1969
Sun Sign: Aries
Birthplace: Budapest, Hungary
Birthdate: 1406 AD
Birthplace: Transylvania, Romania
Died: August 11, 1456
36
Leopold I, Holy Roman Emperor
(Holy Roman Emperor)
Birthdate: June 9, 1640
Sun Sign: Gemini
Birthplace: Vienna, Austria
Died: May 5, 1705
37
Elizabeth of Hungary
(Saint and Princess of the Kingdom of Hungary)
Birthdate: July 7, 1207
Sun Sign: Cancer
Birthplace: Bratislava, Slovakia
Died: November 17, 1231
38
Stephen I of Hungary
(The First King of Hungary (1000 - 1038))
Birthdate: 0975 AD
Birthplace: Esztergom, Hungary
Died: August 15, 1038
39
Anna Rudolf
(Hungarian Chess Player and Chess Commentator)
Birthdate: November 12, 1987
Sun Sign: Scorpio
Birthplace: Miskolc, Hungary
Birthdate: September 29, 1899
Sun Sign: Libra
Birthplace: Budapest
Died: October 24, 1985
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Jolie Gabor(Jeweler and Socialite & Mother of Actresses 'Magda', 'Zsa Zsa' and 'Eva Gabor')
Birthdate: September 30, 1896
Sun Sign: Libra
Birthplace: Budapest, Hungary
Died: April 1, 1997
42
Mária Telkes
(Biophysicist)
Birthdate: December 12, 1900
Sun Sign: Sagittarius
Birthplace: Budapest, Hungary
Died: December 2, 1995
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Ilona Staller(Hungarian Former Pornographic Actress and Member of the Chamber of Deputies (1987 - 1992))
Birthdate: November 26, 1951
Sun Sign: Sagittarius
Birthplace: Budapest, Hungary
Height: 5'6" (168 cm)
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Katalin Novák
(Member of National Assembly)
Birthdate: September 6, 1977
Sun Sign: Virgo
Birthplace: Szeged, Hungary
Birthdate: July 6, 1944
Sun Sign: Cancer
Birthplace: Budapest, Hungary
Died: August 19, 2010
46
Márton Fucsovics
(Tennis player)
Birthdate: February 8, 1992
Sun Sign: Aquarius
Birthplace: Nyíregyháza, Hungary
Height: 6'2" (188 cm)
47
Béla Tarr
(Screenwriter, Film director)
Birthdate: July 21, 1955
Sun Sign: Cancer
Birthplace: Pécs
Birthdate: May 9, 1959
Sun Sign: Taurus
Birthplace: Csorna
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Gyorgy Ligeti(One of the Most Important Avant-Garde Composers of the 20th Century)
Birthdate: May 28, 1923
Sun Sign: Gemini
Birthplace: Târnăveni, Romania
Died: June 11, 2006
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Ferdinand III, Holy Roman Emperor
(Composer)
Birthdate: July 13, 1608
Sun Sign: Cancer
Birthplace: Graz
Died: April 2, 1657