FAMOUS NATIVES

People listed are almost always native to the country. We do (on occasion) include those that have either lived within the country for most of their adult life, or have made a significant contribution to the country in their personal endeavors.

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A

• Gyula Agghazy artist, teacher
• Toma Andras soldier, prisoner of war
• Hadik Andreas nobleman, military general
• Karoly Antal sculptor
• Jozsef Antall former prime minister
• Janos Arany journalist, poet, translator
• Dessewffy Aurel journalist, politician
• Fessler Ignaz Aurelius ecclesiastic, politician

B

• Mihaly Babits poet, translator
• Donat Banki co-inventor of carburetor, engineer
• Bela Bartok composer, pianist
• Georg von Bekesy biophysicist, nobel laureate
• Gergely Berzeviczy political economist
• Daniel Berzsenyi poet
• Otto Blathy inventor, electrical engineer
• Gergely Boganyi pianist
• Sandor Bortnyik artist, graphic designer
• Gyula Breyer chess player

C - D

• Ibolya Csak athlete, Olympic medalist
• Janos Csonka co-inventor of carburetor
• Michael Curtiz film director
• Attila Dargay animator
• Tamas Darnyi swimmer, Olympic medalist
• Gyula Donath sculptor

E - F

• Krisztina Egerszegi swimmer, Olympic medalist
• Ilona Elek fencer, Olympic medalist
• Arpad Elo creator chess Elo rating system
• Lorand Eotvos physicist
• Zsolt Erdei boxer, Olympic medalist
• Ferenc Erkel composer, conductor, pianist
• Bathory Erzsebet countess, serial killer
• Peter Esterhazy author
• Mihaly Fazekas author
• Beni Ferenczy sculptor, graphic artist

G

• Dennis Gabor electrical engineer, inventor of holography, nobel laureate
• Eva Gabor actress
• Zsa Zsa Gabor actress
• Aladar Gerevich fencer, Olympic medalist
• Dezso Gyarmati water polo player, Olympic medalist
• Geza Gyoni poet
• Andrass Gyula statesman, former prime minister

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