List of sons and daughters of the city of Budapest

This list includes - without claiming to be exhaustive - people born in Budapest with an article in the German language Wikipedia:

A.

Vilmos Aba-Novák (1894–1941), painter
Péter Abay (* 1962), fencer
György Aczél (1917–1991), cultural politician
János D. Aczél (1924–2020), Hungarian-Canadian mathematician
András Adorján (* 1944), flautist
András Adorján (* 1950), chess player
Károly Aggházy (1855–1918), pianist and composer
Peter Alafi (1936-2012), jockey
Franz Alexander (1891–1964), psychoanalyst and doctor
Géza Alföldy (1935–2011), ancient historian
Zsuzsa Almássy (* 1950), figure skater
Paul Almásy (1906–2003), Hungarian-French reportage photographer
Gitta Alpár ( Regina Alpár ; 1900 / 1903–1991), German singer, actress and dancer
Ignác Alpár (1855–1928), architect of historicism
Licco Amar (1891-1959), violinist
Emerich Ambros (1896-1933), anti-fascist
Géza Anda (1921–1976), Hungarian-Swiss pianist
Rosette Anday (1903–1977), mezzo-soprano
Péter Andorai (1948-2020), actor
Eve Angel (* 1983), porn actress
Maximilian de Angelis (1889–1974), Austrian major general, German artillery general
Margit Angerer (1895–1978), opera and concert singer (soprano)
Anna of Bohemia and Hungary (1503–1547), wife of Ferdinand I , who later became Emperor of the Holy Roman Empire
Hedwig of Anjou (1373–1399), Queen of Poland 1384–1399
Gergely Antal (* 1985), chess player
József Antall (1932–1993), high school teacher, librarian, museologist and politician
Geraldine Apponyi (1915–2002), Queen of Albania
Jelly d'Arányi (1893–1966), Hungarian-English violinist
Paul Arma (1905–1987), Hungarian-French composer, ethnomusicologist and pianist
Josef Armin (1858–1925), Austrian comedian, couplet singer and playwright
Gréta Arn (* 1979), tennis player
Attila Árvai (* 1974), racing cyclist
Ferenc Aszódy (1929–2005), trumpeter
Moshe Atzmon (* 1931), Israeli conductor
Vincenz von Augustin (1780–1859), Austrian field master craftsman

B.

Gyula Babos (1949-2018), jazz guitarist
Iván Bächer (1957–2013), writer and journalist
Péter Bácsi (* 1983), wrestler
Raymund Badó (1902–1986), wrestler
György Bakcsi (1933–2019), chess composer
Péter Bakonyi (* 1938), fencer
Béla Balassa (1928–1991), Hungarian-American economist
Béla Balás (* 1941), Roman Catholic clergyman, emeritus bishop of Kaposvár
Július Balász (1901–1970), swimmer
Étienne Balázs (1905–1963), sinologist
Eszter Bálint (* 1966), singer, violinist and actress
Michael Balint (1896–1970), psychoanalyst
Bálint Balla (1928–2018), Hungarian-German sociologist
Csaba Balogh (* 1987), chess grandmaster
Baron Thomas Balogh (1905–1985), British economist, university professor and politician of Hungarian origin
Lajos Balthazár (1921–1995), fencer
Sári Barabás (1914–2012), opera and operetta singer
Árpád Bárány (* 1931), fencer
Victor Barna (1911–1972), table tennis player
Ludwig Barnay (1842–1924), heroic actor and theater director
Edith Basch (1895–1980), painter
Noemi Batki (* 1987), Italian diver
Rudolf Bauer (1879–1932), track and field athlete
Friderika Bayer (* 1971), singer
Eva Bayer-Fluckiger (* 1951), mathematician
Hans Becker (1900–1943), German geologist and paleontologist
Henrik Becker (1902–1984), German linguist and university professor
Pál Bedák (* 1985), boxer
Zsolt Bedák (* 1983), boxer
Gellért Békés (1915–1999), Benedictine and theologian
Pál Békés (1956-2010), writer
Georg von Békésy (1899–1972), Hungarian-American physicist, physiologist and Nobel Prize winner
Cristina Bella (* 1981), porn actress
László Bellák (1911–2006), Hungarian-American table tennis player
Niki Belucci (* 1983), house DJ and former porn actress
László Benedek (1905–1992), Hungarian-American film director
Sándor Benkó (1940–2015), jazz musician
Dániel Benkő (1947–2019), lutenist, guitarist and university professor
Rebeka Benzsay (* 2000), handball player
Tibor Berczelly (1912–1990), saber fencer
Andreas Bereczky (* 1953), media manager
Béla Berend (1911–1984), rabbi in World War II
Balázs Berkes (* 1937), double bass player
Krisztián Berki (* 1985), Turner
László Berti (1875–1952), fencer
Éva Besnyő (1910–2003), Hungarian-Dutch photographer
João Bethencourt (1924-2006), Hungarian-Brazilian composer
Minna Bichler (1857–1936), Austrian theater actress
Bertalan Bicskei (1944–2011), football player and coach
Richárd Bicskey (1936-2020), cyclist
István Bilek (1932–2010), chess player and chess journalist
Károly Binder (* 1956), pianist and composer
László József Bíró (1899–1985), Hungarian-Argentine inventor, a. a. of the ballpoint pen
Mária T. Bíró ( Mária Tóthné Bíró ; * 1946), archaeologist
Anita Blond (* 1976), photo model and actress
Ildikó Bóbis (* 1945), fencer
László Bodrogi (* 1976), cyclist
Joseph Böhm (1795–1876), Austro-Hungarian violinist and composer
Csilla Baroness von Boeselager (1941–1994), co-founder of the Hungarian Malteser Caritas service
Lajos Bokros (* 1954), politician
Károly Bolberitz (1906–1978), water management engineer
Gábor Bolla (* 1988), jazz musician
Béla Bollobás (* 1943), Hungarian-British mathematician
Antal Bolvári (1932–2019), water polo player
Géza von Bolváry (1897–1961), actor and screenwriter
Gergő Borlai (* 1978), jazz and fusion musician
Dénes Boros (* 1988), chess grandmaster
Raoul Bott (1923-2005), mathematician
József Bozsik (1925–1978), football player
Heinrich Braun (1854–1927), German publicist and politician
Csenge Braun (* 2000), handball player
József Braun (1901–1943), football player and coach
Gyula Breyer (1893–1921), chess player
József Breznay (1916–2012), painter
Mandy Bright (* 1978), porn actress
István Bubik (1958–2004), actor
László Budai (1928–1983), football player and coach
Alexandra Bujdosó (* 1990), German saber fencer
István Bujtor (1942–2009), actor
Toni von Bukovics (1882–1970), Austrian actress
Victor Burghardt (* 1937), Swiss jazz and entertainment musician
Jozsef Burjan (1935–2017), football player and coach

C.

Cornell Capa (1918–2008), American photographer
Robert Capa (1913–1954), American photographer
Ibolya Csák (1915-2006), athlete; Olympic champion in the high jump 1936
Ákos Császár (1924–2017), mathematician
László Cseh (* 1985), swimmer
Miklós Csemiczky (* 1954), composer and music teacher
Erika Csomor (* 1973), long-distance runner, duathlete and triathlete
László Csongrádi (* 1959), fencer
Marianna Csörnyei (* 1975), mathematician
Gábor Csupó (* 1952), animator, writer, director and music producer
Michael Curtiz (1886–1962), Hungarian-American film director
Krisztina Czakó (* 1978), figure skater
Attila Czebe (* 1975), chess grandmaster
György Cziffra (1921-1994), pianist
Melinda Czink (* 1982), tennis player
Paul Czinner (1890–1972), author, film director and producer

D.

Franciszek Dąbrowski (1904–1962), Polish officer in World War II
Jenő Dalnoki (1932-2006), football player
György Dalos (* 1943), writer and historian
Nathalie Dambendzet (* 1975), volleyball player
Nándor Dáni (1871–1949), track and field athlete
Kálmán Darányi (1886–1939), politician; Prime Minister of Hungary 1936–1938
Anita Dark (* 1975), porn actress
Tamás Darnyi (* 1967), swimmer
Lili Darvas (1902–1974), actress
Gyula Dávid (1913–1977), composer
Ferenc Deák (1922–1998), football player
Kristóf Deák (* 1982), filmmaker
Nándor Deák (1883–1947), painter
Gábor Delneky (1932-2008), fencer
Gábor Demszky (* 1952), politician
Agnes Denes (* 1938), American artist
Tibor Déry (1894–1977), writer, poet, dramaturge and essayist
László Dés (* 1954), jazz musician
Lajos Détári (* 1963), football player
Tamás Deutsch (* 1966), politician
Naomi Devil (* 1987), painter
Karol Divín (* 1936), Slovak figure skater
Lídia Dömölky-Sákovics (* 1936), fencer
György Dörner (* 1953), actor, theater director and cultural politician
Milo Dor (1923–2005), Austrian writer and film producer
Miki Dora (1934-2002), surfer
Lucy Doraine (1898–1989), silent film star
Antal Doráti (1906–1988), Hungarian-American conductor
János Drapál (1948–1985), motorcycle racer
Mihály Dresch (* 1955), jazz saxophonist
Andreas Dückstein (* 1927), Austrian chess player
Lajos Dudas (* 1941), jazz clarinetist
Andreas Dudith (1533–1589), humanist, imperial diplomat and Reformed Protestant
Steffi Duna (1910–1992), Hungarian-American dancer, singer, and stage and film actress
Ilona Durigo (1881–1943), contralto
Gábor Dvorschák (* 1989), football player

E.

Attila Egerházi (* 1964), Hungarian ballet dancer and choreographer
Zsanett Égerházi (* 1976), porn actress and entrepreneur
Krisztina Egerszegi (* 1974), swimmer
Béla Egger (1831–1910), industrialist in electrical engineering
Marta Eggerth (1912–2013), operetta singer and film actress
János Egri (* 1966), jazz musician
József Eisenhoffer (1900–1945), football player and coach
Géza Ekecs (1927–2017), journalist and radio reporter
Ilona Elek (1907–1988), foil fencer
Zsuzsa Elekes (* 1955), organist
Elisabeth Franziska Maria of Austria (1831–1903), Habsburg; Mother of two queens
István Énekes (1911–1940), boxer and Olympic champion
Jules Engel (1909–2003), animation filmmaker
Ildikó Enyedi (* 1955), film director
Ilona (1880–1945) and Rolanda (1878–1953) von Eötvös , alpinists
Loránd Eötvös (1848–1919), physicist and geophysicist
Zsolt Erdei (* 1974), boxer
Arthur Erdélyi (1908–1977), Hungarian-British mathematician
Tamás Erdélyi (* 1961), mathematician
Péter Erdő (* 1952), Archbishop of Esztergom-Budapest and Primate of Hungary
Paul Erdős (1913–1996), mathematician
Sándor Erdős (* 1947), fencer
Josefine Ernst-Kaiser (1820–1873), coloratura singer
Béla Ernyey (* 1942), actor and musical singer
Iván Erőd (1936–2019), Austrian composer, pianist and university teacher
Zsolt Érsek (* 1966), fencer
Szabolcs Esztényi (* 1939), Polish composer, pianist, piano improviser and music teacher
Melinda Esterházy (1920–2014), Hungarian-Austrian nobleman
Péter Esterházy (1950–2016), writer

F.

Márta Fábián (* 1946), cimbalom player
Zoltán Fábri (1917–1994), director
Maximilian Falk (1828–1908), publicist and politician
Rita Faltoyano (* 1978), porn actress
György Faludy (1910-2006), writer
Rudolf Faluvégi (* 1994), handball player
Iván Faragó (* 1946), chess player
Francis Edward Faragoh (1895–1966), screenwriter
József Farkas (* 1952), wrestler
Péter Farkas (* 1968), wrestler
Rózsa Farkas (* 1971), cimbalom player
László Fazekas (* 1947), football player and coach
Lorand Fenyves (1918-2004), Canadian violinist and music teacher
János Ferencsik (1907–1984), conductor
Claudia Ferrari (* 1977), porn actress
Antal Festetics (* 1937), Austrian zoologist
Ádám Fischer (* 1949), conductor
Annie Fischer (1914–1995), pianist
Iván Fischer (* 1951), conductor
János Flesch (1933–1983), chess player
Tibor Flórián (1919–1990), chess player
Jenő Fock (1916–2001), communist politician and former prime minister
Béla Fogarasi (1891-1959), philosopher
Arnold Földesy (1882-1940), cellist
Leó Forgács (1881–1930), chess player
Győző Forintos (1935–2018), chess player
Leó Frankel (1844–1896), Marxist politician
Peter Frankl (* 1935), British pianist
George Friedman (* 1949), American political scientist and publicist
Yona Friedman (1923-2020), French architect and urban planner
Ferenc Fricsay (1914–1963), conductor
Jenő Fuchs (1882–1955), fencer
Mihály Fülöp (1936–2006), fencer
János Fürst (1935–2007), conductor
Milán Füst (1888–1967), writer
Theophil Funk (1912–1983), German Methodist theologian, pastor, lecturer and peace activist

G

Franziska Gaal (1903–1972), actress
Dennis Gábor (1900–1979), physicist
Éva Gábor (1919–1995), American actress of Hungarian origin
Tamás Gábor (1932-2007), fencer
Zsa Zsa Gabor (1917-2016), American-Hungarian actress
Edith Gabry (1927–2012), soprano
Anna Gaël (* 1943), actress and war journalist
Zsuzsanna Gahse (* 1946), German writer
Péter Gáncs (* 1954), Lutheran bishop
Isidor Gansl (1896–1938), Austrian football player
János Garay (1889–1945), fencer
Róbert Gátai (* 1964), fencer
Imre Gedővári (1951–2014), fencer
József Gémes (1939–2013), animator, film director and screenwriter
Oszkár Gerde (1883–1944), fencer
Pál Gerevich (* 1948), fencer
André Gertler (1907–1998), Hungarian-Belgian violinist and university professor
Sylvia Geszty (1934-2018), Hungarian-German opera singer
Stefi Geyer (1888–1956), violinist
Peter Ghyczy (* 1940), German designer of Hungarian descent
Péter Glaser (* 1968), jazz bassist
Béla Glattfelder (* 1967), politician
Pete Gogolak (born 1942), Hungarian-American football player
Ernő Goldfinger (1902–1987), Hungarian-British architect
Árpád Göncz (1922–2015), writer, translator and politician; President of Hungary 1990–2000
Igor Grabar (1871–1960), Russian-Soviet painter, art historian and museum scholar
Tamás Gröschl (* 1980), ice hockey player
Marcel Grossmann (1878–1936), Swiss mathematician
Andrew Grove (1936–2016), co-founder of Intel
Jakob Grün (1837–1916), violinist
Samu Gryllus (* 1976), Hungarian bass guitarist, sound painter, composer and conductor
Péter Gulácsi (* 1990), football goalkeeper
Géza Gulyás (1931–2014), football goalkeeper
Erzsébet Gulyás-Köteles (1924–2019), gymnast
Isidor Gunsberg (1854–1930), English chess player of Hungarian origin
Zita Gurmai (* 1965), politician
Károly Güttler (* 1968), swimmer
Béla Guttmann (1899–1981), football player and coach
Lajos Gyenge (* 1970), drummer
Enikő Győri (* 1968), politician
Ferencz József Gyulay (1798–1868), Austro-Hungarian field marshal
Ferenc Gyurcsek (* 1942), sculptor and restorer
Dániel Gyurta (* 1989), swimmer

H

Alfréd Haar (1885–1933), mathematician
Hans Habe (1911–1977), German journalist, writer and screenwriter
István Hahn (1913–1984), ancient historian
Alfréd Hajós (1878–1955), swimmer and architect
Géza Hajós (1942–2019), Austrian art and garden historian
György Hajós (1912–1972), mathematician
Péter Halász (* 1976), conductor
Paul Halmos (1916–2006), American mathematician of Hungarian origin
Julia Hamari (* 1942), song, oratorio and opera singer
László Hammerl (* 1942), marksman
Theodora Hantos (* 1945), professor and rector of the University of Siegen
Veronika Harcsa (* 1982), jazz singer
Stevan Harnad (* 1945), cognitive scientist
Mary Katharine Haroney ( Big Nose Kate ) (1850-1940), American prostitute
John Harsanyi (1920–2000), Hungarian-American economist
László Hartmann (1901–1938), racing car driver
André Haynal (1930–2019), Swiss psychiatrist, psychoanalyst and author
Anton Heimerl (1857–1942), Austrian botanist
Andreas Heiszenberger (* 1969), German painter and musician
Ágnes Heller (1929–2019), philosopher
Stephen Heller (1813–1888), pianist and composer
Imre Héra (* 1986), chess player
Imre Hermann (1889–1984), psychoanalyst and university professor
Pál Hermann (1902 – after 1944), cellist and composer
Emil Hertzka (1869–1932), music publisher
Theodor Hertzka (1845–1924), Austro-Hungarian writer
Theodor Herzl (1860–1904), Austrian writer, publicist, journalist and Zionist politician
Zoltán Hetényi (* 1988), ice hockey goalkeeper
George de Hevesy (1885–1966), chemist and Nobel Prize winner
Nándor Hidegkuti (1922–2002), football player
Marta Hidy (1927–2010), Canadian violinist, conductor and music teacher
Ferenc Hirzer (1902–1957), football player and coach
Robert Hochner (1945–2001), Austrian journalist and television presenter
György Hölvényi (* 1962), politician
Géza Hofi (1936–2002), actor and humorist
Edmund Hofmann von Aspernburg (1847–1930), Austrian sculptor
Arthur Holitscher (1869–1941), travel writer, essayist, novelist and playwright
Károly Honfi (1930–1996), chess player
Károlyné Honfi (1933–2010), chess player and chemical engineer
Attila Hörbiger (1896–1987), Austrian actor
Paul Hörbiger (1894–1981), Austrian actor
Gyula Horn (1932–2013), politician
Károly Hornig (1840–1917), Bishop of Veszprém
László Hortobágyi (* 1950), world musician
András Horváth (* 1976), ice hockey player
Balázs Horváth (1942–2006), lawyer and politician
Ferenc Horváth (* 1973), football player and coach
Imre Horváth (1901–1958), diplomat and politician
Mariann Horváth (* 1968), fencer
Harry Houdini (1874–1926), Austrian-American magician
János Hrutka (* 1974), football player
Jenő Hubay (1858–1937), violin virtuoso and composer
Emese Hunyady (* 1966), Hungarian-Austrian speed skater; Olympic champion in 1994

I.

Márton Illés (* 1975), concert pianist, composer and conductor
Rita Ináncsi (* 1971), track and field athlete
Cornelia Isler-Kerényi (* 1942), archaeologist

J

Viktor Jacobi (1883–1921), operetta composer
Marcell Jankovics (* 1941), animator and film director
Zsuzsanna Jánosi (* 1963), fencer
Georg Jarno (1868–1920), composer and conductor
Josef Jarno (1866–1932), Austrian actor and theater director
Benedek Jávor (* 1972), politician
György Jendrassik (1898–1954), inventor
John II (1540–1571), King of Hungary 1540–1551 and 1556–1570
Attila József (1905–1937), poet
Gábor Juhász (* 1968), jazz guitarist

K

Péter Kabát (* 1977), football player
Lajos Kada (1924–2001), Roman Catholic Archbishop and Vatican diplomat
Ján Kadár (1918–1979), Slovak film director and screenwriter
Nicholas Kaldor (1908–1986), economist
Benjámin Kállay (1839–1903), politician; Reich Finance Minister of Austria-Hungary 1882–1903
Rudolf Kálmán (1930–2016), American mathematician
János Kalmár (* 1942), fencer
Ata Kandó b. Etelka Görög (1913–2017), Dutch photographer
Felix Philipp Kanitz (1829–1904), Austro-Hungarian naturalist, archaeologist and ethnologist
Istvan Kantor (* 1949), artist, musician
Éva Karakas (1922–1995), chess player, journalist and trainer
Tivadar Kardos (1921–1998), chess composer
Bernard Karfiol (1886–1952), American painter of Hungarian origin
Frigyes Karinthy (1887-1938), writer
Theodore von Kármán (1881–1963), pioneer of modern aerodynamics and aeronautical research
Balint Karosi (* 1979), organist and clarinetist
Rudolf Kárpáti (1920–1999), saber fencer
Peter Kassovitz (* 1938), French film director / screenwriter / film actor
Gyula Káté (* 1982), boxer
István Kausz (1932–2020), fencer
Andrea Kékesy (* 1926), figure skater
Joseph Kelemen (* 1957), organist and church musician
Márta Kelemen (born 1954), gymnast
Zoltán Kelemen (1926–1979), bass-baritone
Ágnes Keleti (* 1921), artistic gymnast
Zsolt Keller (* 1975), Swiss historian
Gyula Kellner (1871–1940), long-distance runner
John G. Kemeny (1926-1992), mathematician
Attila Keresztes (1928–2002), fencer
André Kertész (1894–1985), photographer
Imre Kertész (1929–2016), writer and Nobel Prize for Literature
Gyula Kertész (1888–1982), football player and coach
István Kertész (1929–1973), conductor
Csaba Kesjár (1962–1988), racing car driver
Roberto Kinsky (1910–1977), Argentine conductor
Ede Király (1926–2009), figure skater
Martina Király (* 1971), singer and composer
Ephraim Kishon (1924–2005), Israeli satirist, journalist and director of Hungarian origin
Gábor Klaniczay (* 1950), historian
Eva Klein (* 1925), Hungarian-Swedish doctor and cancer researcher
Fritz Heinrich Klein (1892–1977), Austrian composer
Georg Klein (1925–2016), Hungarian-Swedish oncologist, cell biologist and university professor
Sándor Klein (* 1966), badminton player
Ferenc Kocsis (* 1953), wrestler
Petra Kocsis (* 1990), soccer player
Sándor Kocsis (1929–1979), football player
Zoltán Kocsis (1952–2016), pianist and conductor
Dénes Kőnig (1884–1944), mathematician
Sophie König (1854–1943), opera singer and stage actress
Arthur Koestler (1905–1983), British writer
Imre Kőszegi (* 1944), jazz drummer
Vilmos Kohut (1906–1986), football player
Erwin Guido Kolbenheyer (1878–1962), Austrian novelist, playwright and poet of the fascist era
György Kolonics (1972-2008), Canoeist
Lajos Koltai (* 1946), cameraman and film director
Tibor Komáromi (* 1964), wrestler, world champion and silver medalist at the 1988 Summer Olympics
John Komlos (* 1944), Hungarian-American economic historian
Tihamér Koncz (1925–1997), civil engineer
Miklós Konkoly-Thege (1842–1916), astronomer
János Kornai (* 1928), economist
András Kórodi (1922–1986), conductor
György Kósa (1897–1984), composer
Joseph Kosma (1905–1969), Austrian composer
Ferenc Kossuth (1841–1914), engineer and politician
André Kostolany (1906–1999), American financial expert, journalist and writer of Hungarian origin
Ágnes Kovács (* 1981), swimmer
Béla Kovács (* 1960), politician
Gyula Kovács (1929–1992), jazz drummer
Imre Kovács (1921–1996), football player
István Kovács (* 1970), boxer
Iván Kovács (* 1970), fencer
Katalin Kovács (* 1976), canoeist
Lajos Kovács (1894–1961), football player and coach
László Kovács (* 1939), politician
Péter Kovács (* 1939), art historian
Tamás Kovács (* 1943), fencer
Zoltán Kovács (* 1964), marksman
Csaba Köves (* 1966), fencer
Danuta Kozák (* 1987), canoeist
István Kozma (1939–1970), wrestler
Tibor Kozma (1909–1976), conductor
Josephine Kratelli (born 1950), singer
Ernst Kratzmann (1889–1950), Austrian writer
Lili Kraus (1905–1986), pianist
Vilmos Krén (* 1937), German landscape architect
Géza de Kresz (1882–1959), Canadian violinist, music teacher and composer
Lily Kronberger (1890–1974), figure skater
Ili Kronstein (1897–1948), Austrian painter
László Kubala (1927–2002), football player
Eugen Kürschner (1890–1939), film production manager and unit manager for German film
Izidor Kürschner (1885–1941), football player and coach
Győző Kulcsár (1940-2018), sword fencer, four-time Olympic champion
Krisztián Kulcsár (* 1971), fencer
Nicholas Kurti (1908–1998), Hungarian-British low-temperature physicist
András Kuttik (1896–1970), football player and coach

L.

Béla Lajta (1873–1920), architect
László Lajtha (1892–1963), composer
Géza Lakatos (1890–1967), officer in the Hungarian armed forces in the First and Second World Wars
Gabriella Landi (* 2001), handball player
István Láng (* 1933), composer
Paul Henry Lang (1901–1991), American musicologist of Hungarian origin
Victor Langer (1842–1902), composer
Mihály Lantos (1928–1989), football player
Robert Lantos (* 1949), film producer
Tom Lantos (1928–2008), American politician of Hungarian origin
Béla of Las-Torres (1890–1915), swimmer
Ernest Laszlo (1898–1984), Hungarian-American cameraman
Ervin László (* 1932), philosopher of science, systems theorist and author
Philip Alexius de László (1869–1937), portrait painter
Zoltán Latinovits (1931–1976), stage and film actor
Andreas Latzko (1876–1943), pacifist writer
Peter Lax (* 1926), mathematician
Ervin Lázár (1936–2006), writer and storyteller
Ödön Lechner (1845–1914), architect
Judith Leiber (1921–2018), fashion designer
Barbara Leibssle-Balogh (* 1985), handball player
Gottlieb William Leitner (1840–1899), orientalist
Dezső Lemhényi (1917–2003), playing water polo, Olympic champion
Erwin Lendvai (1882–1949), composer
Paul Lendvai (* 1929), Austrian journalist of Hungarian descent
József von Lenhossék (1818–1888), Hungarian anatomist, neurologist and university professor
Mihály von Lenhossék (1863–1937), Hungarian anatomist and university professor
Lajos Lesznai (1904–1977), Hungarian musicologist
Imrich Lichtenfeld (1910–1998), founder of the Krav Maga self-defense system
Clara Lichtenstein (≈1860–1946), English pianist and music teacher
Miklós Ligeti (1871–1944), sculptor
Aristid Lindenmayer (1925–1989), biologist
László Lindner (1916–2004), chess player
Marta Linz (1898–1982), Hungarian-German violinist, pianist, conductor and composer
Krisztián Lisztes (* 1976), football player
Andor Losonczy (1932–2018), Hungarian-Austrian composer and pianist
Zsolt Lőw (* 1979), football player
Johann Jacob Löwenthal (1810–1876), British-Hungarian chess player
Krisztián Lovassy (* 1988), road cyclist
László Lovász (* 1948), mathematician
Ludwig II (1506–1526), King of Bohemia and Hungary
Georg Lukács (1885–1971), philosopher, literary scholar and critic
John Lukacs , b. János Albert Lukács (1924–2019), American historian
Péter Lukács (* 1950), chess master
Viktória Lukács (* 1995), handball player
Paul Lukas (1894–1971), Hungarian-American actor

M.

Judit Magos (1951–2018), table tennis player
Johann Mailáth (1786–1855), writer
Júlia Majláth (1921–1976), composer
István Major (1949–2014), track and field athlete
István Majoros (* 1974), wrestler
Gene Mako (1916–2013), American tennis player and art dealer
Imre Makovecz (1935–2011), architect
Alexander Malachovsky (1922–1989), German-speaking actor, radio play speaker and director
Leslie Mandoki (* 1953), musician and music producer
Gyula Mándi (1899–1969), football player and coach
Ludwig Mandl (1812–1881), Hungarian-French physician
Petra Mandula (* 1978), tennis player
Iván Mándy (1918–1995), writer
Karl Mannheim (1893–1947), German philosopher and sociologist
Marie Henriette of Austria (1836–1902), Queen of Belgium 1865–1902
Marie Valerie of Austria (1868–1924), Archduchess; Daughter of Sissi
Robert Austin Markus (1924–2010), patristician
Magda Maros (* 1951), fencer
József Marosi (* 1934), fencer
Paula Marosi (* 1936), fencer
Dzsenifer Marozsán (* 1992), German soccer player
Éva Marton (* 1943), opera singer
Georg Marton (1899–1979), Hungarian-American writer, publisher, film agent and producer
László Marton (1943–2019), theater director and director
Zsolt Marton (* 1966), Roman Catholic clergyman, Bishop of Vác
Ilona Massey (1910–1974), American actress
Mihály Matura (1900–1975), wrestler
Ignaz Mayer (1810–1876), President of the Chamber of Commerce and founder of the Linz shipyard
Mihály Mayer (1933–2000), water polo player and coach, Olympic champion
Otto Mayer (1850–1929), German court photographer
Peter Medak (* 1937), director
Péter Medgyessy (* 1942), politician; Prime Minister of Hungary 2002-2004
Balázs Megyeri (* 1990), football player
Csaba Meleghegyi (1941-2004), chess player
László Melis (1953–2018), violinist and composer
Carl Melles (1926–2004), Austrian conductor of Hungarian origin
Zoltán Mecséri (* 1987), racing cyclist
László Mester de Parajd (* 1949), architect
Andor Mészáros (1900–1972), Hungarian-Australian architect, sculptor and medalist
Ervin Mészáros (1877–1940), fencer
Márta Mészáros (* 1931), film director
Miklós Meszéna (1940–1995), fencer
András Mihály (1917–1993), composer
Béla Miklós (1890–1948), officer and statesman
Gábor Mohos (* 1973), Catholic clergyman, auxiliary bishop in Esztergom-Budapest
Antal Molnár (1890–1983), composer and musicologist
Ferenc Molnár (1878–1952), writer and journalist
Sarolta Monspart (* 1944), marathon and orienteer runner
Sophie Moone (* 1981), porn actress
Gyula Moravcsik (1892–1972), Byzantinist

N

Péter Nádas (* 1942), writer
Ivan Nagel (1931–2012), Hungarian-German theater scholar and director
Ambrus Nagy (1927-1991), fencer
Eszter Nagy (* 1991), volleyball player
Gergely Nagy (* 1969), writer
Gregory Nagy (* 1942), classical philologist
József Nagy (1892–1963), football player and coach
Péter Nagy (* 1992), tennis player
Tímea Nagy (* 1970), sword fencer
Albert von Szent-Györgyi Nagyrápolt (1893–1986), biochemist
György Nébald (* 1956), fencer
Rudolf Nébald (* 1952), fencer
Zsolt Nemcsik (* 1977), fencer
Ágnes Nemes Nagy (1922–1991), author and translator
Angéla Németh (1946–2014), track and field athlete
Balázs Németh (1931–2018), Austrian Evangelical Reformed pastor, publicist and peace activist4
Zoltán Nemere (1942–2001), fencer
John von Neumann (1903–1957), Hungarian-American chemist, mathematician and physicist
Anasztázia Nguyen (* 1993), sprinter
Péter Niedermüller (* 1952), politician, MEP
Max Nordau (1849–1923), writer, politician and co-founder of the World Zionist Organization
Éva Novák (1930–2005), swimmer
Ilona Novák (1925–2019), swimmer
Norbert Növényi (* 1957), wrestler; Olympic champion 1980
Magda Nyári-Kovács (1921-2005), fencer
Rezső Nyers (1923–2018), politician
Ervin Nyíregyházi (1903–1987), American pianist of Hungarian-Jewish origin

O

Aletta Ocean (* 1987), porn actress
Gábor Ocskay (1975–2009), ice hockey player
George A. Olah (1927–2017), American chemist
Kálmán Oláh (* 1970), jazz musician and composer
Zoltán Opata (1900–1982), football player and coach
Olga Orgonista (1901–1978), figure skater
István Örkény (1912–1979), writer and playwright
Eugene Ormandy (1899–1985), American conductor and violinist of Hungarian origin
Zoltán Oroszlán (1891–1971), archaeologist, art historian and museologist
György Orth (1901–1962), football player and coach
István Osztrics (* 1949), fencer
Andrea Osvárt (* 1979), actress
Géza Ottlik (1912–1990), writer, translator, mathematician and bridge theorist

P

Kornél Pajor (1923–2016), speed skater; World Champion
György Pálfi (* 1974), film director
Endre Palócz (1911–1988), fencer
György Pálóczi Horváth (1908–1973), Hungarian-British writer
József Palotás (1911–1957), wrestler
Péter Palotás (1929-1967), football player
Barbara Palvin (* 1993), fashion model
Balázs Pándi (* 1983), drummer
Jenő Pap (* 1951), fencer
László Papp (1926–2003), boxer
Ferenc Paragi (1953-2016), athlete
János Parti (1932–1998), canoeist
Ödön Pártos (1907–1977), Israeli composer of Hungarian origin
Iván Patachich (1922–1993), composer and musician
István Pataki (1914–1944), resistance fighter and anti-fascist
Ferenc Pataki (1917-1988), Turner
Pál Patay (* 1914), archaeologist
György Pauk (* 1936), violinist
Viktória Pavuk (* 1985), figure skater
Péter Pázmándy (1938–2012), Swiss football player and coach of Hungarian origin
Aladár Pege (1939-2006), double bass player
Dora Pejačević (1885–1923), Croatian composer
Thomas Pekáry (1929–2010), German ancient historian of Hungarian origin
István Pelle (1907-1986), Turner; two-time Olympic champion
László Péri (1889–1967), Hungarian-British sculptor and engraver
János Percz (1920–2000), jewelry designer, graphic artist and metal artist
Zoltán Peskó (1937–2020), conductor
Paul Pesthy (1938–2008), pentathlete and fencer
Rózsa Péter (1905–1977), mathematician
Gergely Péterfy (* 1966), writer
György Petri (1943-2000), writer
Attila Petschauer (1904–1943), fencer and journalist of Jewish descent
Isidore Philipp (1863–1958), French pianist and music teacher
János Pilinszky (1921–1981), poet and publicist
József Pintér (* 1953), chess player
Zsombor Piros (* 1999), tennis player
Ferenc Plattkó (1898–1983), football player and coach
Michael Polanyi (1891–1976), Hungarian-British chemist and philosopher and brother of Karl Polanyi
Judit Polgár (* 1976), chess player
Zsófia Polgár (* 1974), chess player
Zsuzsa Polgár (* 1969), chess player
George Pólya (1887–1985), American mathematician
Edina Pop (originally Marika Késmárky) (* 1941), German pop singer of Hungarian descent
Gabriele Possanner (1860–1940), Austrian doctor
Imre Pozsonyi (1880–1932), football player and coach
Giorgio Pressburger (1937–2017), Italian theater director and author
Janos Prohaska (1919–1974), Hungarian-American actor and stunt performer
Ferenc Puskás (1927–2006), football player and coach
Árpád Pusztai (* 1930), Hungarian-British biochemist

R.

János Rácz (1919–2005), mathematician, teacher, author
Miklós Radnai (1892–1935), composer
Miklós Radnóti (1909–1944), poet
Sándor Radó (1899–1981), geographer and cartographer; Resistance fighters
Tibor Radó (1895–1965), mathematician
László Rajcsányi (1907–1992), saber fencer and three-time Olympic champion
László Rajk (1949–2019), architect and politician
Tommy Ramone , own Tamás Erdélyi (1949–2014), American musician; Ramones drummer
Dezső Ránki (* 1951), pianist
György Ránki (1907–1992), composer
Ernst Rausch (1889–1977), German-Hungarian civil engineer
Krisztina Regőczy (* 1955), figure skater
Fritz Reiner (1888–1963), American conductor
Gábor Rejto (1916–1987), American cellist and music teacher
Jenő Rejtő (1905–1943), writer
Alfréd Rényi (1921–1970), mathematician
Béla Rerrich (1917-2005), fencer
Árpád Ritter (* 1975), wrestler
Ferenc Rófusz (* 1946), animator
Paul Rolland (1911–1978), American music teacher and violist
József Romhányi (1921–1983), screenwriter, librettist and poet
György Rosenkranz (1916–2019), Mexican chemist and entrepreneur
Stephen Rothman (actually István Rothman; 1894–1963), Hungarian-American dermatologist
Emília Rotter (1906–2003), figure skater
Miklós Rózsa (1907–1995), Hungarian-American composer and film composer
János Rózsás (1926–2012), writer
István Rózsavölgyi (1929–2012), middle distance runner
Ernő Rubik (* 1944), sculptor, architect and designer (including Rubik's Cube, the "magic cube")
Stephan Rudas (1944–2010), Austrian psychiatrist and neurologist
Éva Ruttkai (1927–1986), actress

S.

Szabolcs Sáfár (* 1974), Austro-Hungarian football player
Nicolas M. Salgo (1914–2005), Hungarian-American entrepreneur and ambassador
Roland Sallai (* 1997), football player
András Sallay (* 1953), figure skater
Felix Salten (1869–1945), Austro-Hungarian writer
György Sándor (1912–2005), Hungarian-American pianist
István Sándorfi (1948–2007), painter of hyperrealism
Tibor Sárai (1919–1995), composer
Béla Sárosi (1919–1993), football player
György Sárosi (1912–1993), football player and coach
László Sárosi (1932–2016), football player and coach
Laura Sárosi (* 1992), badminton player
Zoltán Sárosy (1906–2017), Hungarian-Canadian chess player
Ferenc Sas (1915–1988), football player
Peter Sasdy (* 1935), film director and television producer
Gyula Sax (1951-2014), chess master
Alexander Scharf (1834–1904), Austrian journalist, publisher and entrepreneur
Catherine Schell (* 1944), British actress of Habsburg origin
András Schiff (* 1953), pianist and conductor
Imre Schlosser (1889–1959), football player
Pál Schmitt (* 1942), fencer, diplomat and politician; Hungarian President 2010-12
Hédy Schneider (1920–1992), pianist
Veronika Schneider (* 1987), chess player
György Schöpflin (* 1939), author, political scientist and politician
Gabriella Schubert (* 1943), Slavist
Frigyes Schulek (1841-1919), architect
Rosika Schwimmer (1877–1948), feminist and pacifist
Tibor Scitovsky (1910–2002), American economist
Thomas Sebeok (1920–2001), American semiotic
Gusztáv Sebes (1906–1986), football player and coach
Vilmos Sebők (* 1973), football player and coach
Gabrielle Sed-Rajna (born 1927), French art historian
Mátyás Seiber (1905–1960), composer
Anton Seidl (1850–1898), Hungarian-American conductor and orchestra leader
Zsolt Semjén (* 1962), politician
Ignaz Semmelweis (1818–1865), doctor
Rezső Seress (1899–1968), pianist and composer
Amrita Sher-Gil (1913–1941), Hungarian-Indian painter
Albert Siklós (1878–1942), composer
August Silberstein (1827–1900), Austrian writer and revolutionary
Agnes Simon (1935-2020), table tennis player
Krisztián Simon (* 1991), Hungarian football player
Pál Simon (1891–1922), sprinter
Charles Simonyi (* 1948), computer scientist
Ferenc Sipos (1932–1997), football player and coach
József Sir (1912–1996), track and field athlete
Georg Solti (1912–1997), conductor
Elemér Somfay (1898–1979), track and field athlete
László Somogyi (1907–1988), conductor
Adolf von Sonnenthal (1834–1909), Austrian actor
Paul von Soos (1925–2019), German civil engineer for geotechnical engineering
Zsolt Sőrés (* 1969), improvisation musician, sound, performance and conceptual artist
George Soros (* 1930), American investment banker and philanthropist of Hungarian origin
Károly Sós (1909–1991), football player and coach
Vera T. Sós (* 1930), mathematician
Emil Spányi (* 1968), jazz musician
Miklós Spányi (* 1962), organist and harpsichordist
Maria Stader (1911–1999), Swiss soprano
Bianca Stagno Bellincioni (1888–1980), Italian singer and actress
Ilona Staller (* 1951), Hungarian-Italian porn actress (Cicciolina) and politician
János Starker (1924–2013), Hungarian-American cellist
Aurel Stein (1862–1943), explorer and archaeologist
Imre Steindl (1839–1902), architect and university professor
Endre Steiner (1901–1944), chess player
Maximilian Steiner (1830–1880), actor and theater director
Stephan of Austria (1817–1867), son of Archduke Joseph (1776–1847)
Zoltán Stieber (* 1988), soccer player
Karl Stoerk (1832–1899), Austrian laryngologist
Petar Stojanović (1877–1957), Serbian composer
John Stumar (1892–1962), Hungarian-American cameraman
Hans Swarowsky (1899–1975), Austrian conductor
György Szabados (1939–2011), jazz and improvisation musician
Barbara Szabó (* 1990), athlete
Gábor Szabó (1936–1982), jazz guitarist
István Szabó (* 1938), film director
László Szabó (1917–1998), chess player
Szilvia Szabolcsi (* 1977), track cyclist and speed skater
Szöke Szakall (1883–1955), actor and author
Ágnes Szakály (* 1951), cimbalom player
Árpád Szakasits (1888–1965), politician; President of Hungary 1948–49
Béla Szakcsi Lakatos (* 1943), pianist and composer
Ádám Szalai (* 1987), football player
Miklós Szalai (* 1964), philosopher and historian
Sándor Szalay (1893–1965), figure skater
Tibor Szanyi (* 1956), politician
Gyula Szapáry (1832–1905), politician; Prime Minister of Hungary 1890–92
János Szász (* 1958), film and theater director
Thomas Szasz (1920–2012), American psychiatrist and psychoanalyst
András Szatmári (* 1993), fencer
Endre Székely (1912–1989), composer
Éva Székely (1927–2020), swimmer and Olympic champion
János Székely (* 1964), Catholic bishop
János Székely (1901–1958), writer
László Székely (1910–1969), football player and coach
Péter Székely (1955–2003), chess grandmaster, chess trainer and chess journalist
Zoltán Székely (* 1952), Hungarian fencer
Esther Szekeres (1910–2005), Hungarian-Australian mathematician
George Szekeres (1911–2005), Hungarian-Australian mathematician
Pál Szekeres (* 1964), fencer
Attila Szekrényessy (1913–1995), figure skater
Piroska Szekrényessy (1916–1990), figure skater
George Szell (1897–1970), Hungarian-American conductor
Endre Szemerédi (* 1940), mathematician
Árpád Szenes (1897–1985), Hungarian-French painter
Hannah Szenes (1921–1944), Jewish resistance fighter
Eugen Szenkar (1891–1977), conductor
Albert von Szent-Györgyi Nagyrápolt (1893–1986), physician, biochemist and Nobel Prize winner
András Szente (1939–2012), canoeist
Miklós Szentkuthy (1908–1988), writer
Eva Szepesi (* 1932), Holocaust survivor
Antal Szerb (1901–1945), writer
Joseph Szigeti (1892–1973), American violin virtuoso and teacher of Hungarian origin
Áron Szilágyi (* 1990), saber fencer and Olympic champion
János György Szilágyi (1918–2016), classical archaeologist and museum director
Viktor Szilágyi (* 1978), Austrian handball player of Hungarian origin
Leó Szilárd (1898–1964), Hungarian-German-American physicist and molecular biologist
Ákos Sziráki (* 1969), Hungarian sculptor, painter and object artist
István Szívós junior (1948–2019), water polo player
Thomas A. Szlezák (* 1940), Full Professor of Greek Philology and Director of the Plato Archive at the Eberhard Karls University of Tübingen
Zsuzsanna Szőcs (* 1962), fencer
Katalin Szőke (1935–2017), swimmer
László Szollás (1907–1980), figure skater
Mária Szolnoki (* 1947), fencer
Peter Szondi (1929–1971), literary scholar
Erzsébet Szőnyi (1924–2019), music teacher and composer
Kató Szőnyi (1918–1989), director
Zita Szucsánszki (* 1987), handball player
Ferenc Szusza (1923-2006), football player
Wanda Szyksznian (* 1948), graphic artist

T

George Tabori (1914–2007), playwright and director
Piroska Tábori (1892–1947), writer and translator
Zoltán Tagscherer (* 1976), biathlete and cross-country skier
József Takács (1904–1983), football player
Károly Takács (1910–1976), marksman; two-time Olympic champion with the rapid fire pistol
Tibor Takács (* 1954), film director
Gábor Talmácsi (* 1981), motorcycle racer
Dezső Tandori (1938–2019), writer, philologist, poet, translator and draftsman
Béla Tardos (1910–1966), composer
Éva Tardos (* 1957), mathematician and computer scientist
Gábor Tardos (* 1964), mathematician and computer scientist
Sándor Tarics (1913–2016), architect and Olympic champion in water polo
Balázs Taróczy (* 1954), tennis player
Vilmos Tátrai (1912–1999), violinist, conductor and music teacher
Julia Taylor (* 1978), porn actress
Valentine Telegdi (1922-2006), American experimental physicist
Pál Teleki (1879–1941), scientist and politician
Edward Teller (1908–2003), American physicist
Andrea Temesvári (* 1966), tennis player
Béla Ternovszky (* 1943), animator and director
Gyula Thürmer (* 1953), politician
Lajos Tichy (1935–1999), football player and coach
Tamás Tiefenbach (* 1972), soccer player and coach
Lajos Tihanyi (1885–1938), painter
Endre Tilli (1922-1958), fencer
László Tisza (1907–2009), American physicist of Hungarian origin
Can Togay (* 1955), screenwriter, film director and actor
Géza Toldi (1909–1985), football player and coach
Zsuzsanna Tomori (* 1987), handball player
Ágnes Torma (* 1951), volleyball player
Cécile Tormay (1876–1937), writer and women's functionary
Gyula Török (1938-2014), boxer; Olympic champion 1960
Mihály Tóth (1926–1990), football player
István Tóth-Potya (1891–1945), football player and coach
Péter Tóth (1882–1967), fencer
Gábor Totola (* 1973), fencer
Gyula Trebitsch (1914–2005), film producer with great success in German film
Klára Trencsényi (* 1975), camerawoman and film director
László Trócsányi (* 1956), politician and diplomat
Pál Turán (1910–1976), mathematician
Erzsébet Tusa (1928–2017), pianist
Katalin Tuschák (* 1959), fencer

U

Bernard Ullman (1817–1885), music impresario
Thomas Ungar (* 1931), Austrian conductor and music teacher
Edmund de Unger (1918–2011), art collector
Krisztián Ungváry (* 1969), historian

V

Eszter Váczi (* 1976), singer
Pierre Vago (1910–2002), French architect, editor and general secretary of the UIA
Tímea Vágvölgyi (* 1975), erotic actress
Mihály Vajda (* 1935), philosopher and Germanist
Andrew G. Vajna (1944-2019), film producer
Nóra Valovics (* 1986), handball player
Miklós Vámos (* 1950), writer and dramaturge
Eugen Varga (1879–1964), Marxist economist
Károly Varga (* 1955), marksman
Xaver Varnus (* 1964), organist
Pál Várhidi (1931–2015), football player and coach
Orsolya Várkonyi (* 1989), football player
Péter Várkonyi (1931–2008), journalist and politician
Zoltán Várkonyi (1912–1979), film director, screenwriter, university professor and actor
Pál Vasvári (1957–2016), jazz bassist, composer and music producer
András Vasy (* 1969), mathematician
Gábor von Vaszary (1897–1985), writer and screenwriter
Ádám Vay (* 1994), ice hockey player
Mária Vermes (1923–2018), violinist
Zsuzsa Verőci (* 1949), chess master
Carl Vezerfi-Clemm (1939–2012), German sculptor, medalist and coin designer
Vera Viczián (* 1972), cross-country skiing
Charles Vidor (1900–1959), American director
Ilona Vincze-Krausz (1902–1998), Hungarian-Israeli pianist and piano teacher
Christina Viragh (* 1953), writer and translator
János Volner (* 1969), politician (Jobbik)

W.

Sándor Wagner (1838–1919), German painter of Hungarian origin
Imre Waldbauer (1892–1952), violinist and music teacher
Gábor Wéber (* 1971), racing car driver
Ladislaus Weinek (1848–1913), astronomer
Leó Weiner (1885–1960), composer and music teacher
Béla Weissmahr (1929–2005), Jesuit and philosopher
Richárd Weisz (1879–1945), wrestler and weightlifter
Lajos Werkner (1883–1943), fencer
George Whyte (1933–2012), British writer, composer and playwright
Eugene Paul Wigner (1902–1995), American physicist of Hungarian origin and Nobel Prize winner
Gábor Winand (* 1964), jazz musician
Roland Wittmann (1942–2019), German lawyer
Johanna Wolf (1841–?), Brothel operator

Z

Franz Xaver von Zach (1754–1832), Austro-German astronomer, geodesist, mathematician, science historian and officer
Ervin Zádor (1935–2012), water polo player and swimming coach
Attila Záhonyi (* 1959), marksman
József Zakariás (1924–1971), football player
Antal Zalai (* 1981), violinist
Sarolta Zalatnay (* 1947), singer, actress and writer
Gábor Zavadszky (1974-2006), football player
Eva Zeisel (1906–2011), American industrial designer
Istvàn Zelenka (* 1936), composer
Szabolcs Zempléni (* 1981), horn player
Péter Zilahy (* 1970), author and photographer
Harald Zimmermann (1926–2020), historian
János Zlinszky (1928–2015), legal scholar and historian
Paula Zsidi (* 1952), archaeologist and museologist
Dénes Zsigmondy (1922–2014), violinist
Attila Zsivóczky (* 1977), track and field athlete
Paul Zsolnay (1895–1961), publisher