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Hungary
Hungary ranks 24th in number of biographies on Pantheon, behind Argentina, Australia, and South Korea. Memorable people born in present day Hungary include Ferenc Puskás, Martin of Tours, and George Soros. Memorable people who died in Hungary include Suleiman the Magnificent, Ferenc Puskás, and Louis II of Hungary. Hungary has been the birth place of many athletes, and soccer players and the death place of many politicians, and soccer players.
Hungary is a landlocked country in Central Europe. Spanning much of the Carpathian Basin, it is bordered by Slovakia to the north, Ukraine to the northeast, Romania to the east and southeast, Serbia to the south, Croatia and Slovenia to the southwest, and Austria to the west. Hungary lies within the drainage basin of the Danube River and is dominated by great lowland plains. It has a population of 9.6 million, consisting mostly of ethnic Hungarians (Magyars) and a significant Romani minority. Hungarian is the official language, and among the few in Europe outside the Indo-European family. Budapest is the country's capital and largest city, and the dominant cultural and economic centre. Read more on Wikipedia
People
Between 0 and 2005, present day Hungary was the birth place of 1,230 globally memorable people, including Ferenc Puskás, Martin of Tours, and George Soros. Additionaly, 527 globally memorable people have passed away in present day Hungary including Suleiman the Magnificent, Ferenc Puskás, and Louis II of Hungary.
People Born in Present Day Hungary
Go to all RankingsFerenc Puskás
SOCCER PLAYER
1927 - 2006
HPI: 82.61
Rank: 367
Martin of Tours
RELIGIOUS FIGURE
316 - 397
HPI: 81.41
Rank: 68
George Soros
BUSINESSPERSON
1930 - Present
HPI: 81.39
Rank: 851
Gaiseric
POLITICIAN
389 - 477
HPI: 81.16
Rank: 651
Theodor Herzl
WRITER
1860 - 1904
HPI: 81.04
Rank: 672
Elizabeth Báthory
EXTREMIST
1560 - 1614
HPI: 80.77
Rank: 1,123
Louis II of Hungary
POLITICIAN
1506 - 1526
HPI: 80.54
Rank: 121
Rudolf Steiner
PHILOSOPHER
1861 - 1925
HPI: 80.38
Rank: 644
Stephen I of Hungary
POLITICIAN
975 - 1038
HPI: 80.19
Rank: 142
John von Neumann
MATHEMATICIAN
1903 - 1957
HPI: 79.93
Rank: 140
Ignaz Semmelweis
PHYSICIAN
1818 - 1865
HPI: 79.73
Rank: 420
Matthias Corvinus
POLITICIAN
1443 - 1490
HPI: 79.23
Rank: 154
Newly Added People Born in Present Day Hungary
Go to all RankingsFábián Marozsán
TENNIS PLAYER
1999 - Present
HPI: 42.72
Rank: 99
Martin Ádám
SOCCER PLAYER
1994 - Present
HPI: 39.83
Rank: 105
Zsolt Nagy
SOCCER PLAYER
1993 - Present
HPI: 39.01
Rank: 106
Kevin Csoboth
SOCCER PLAYER
2000 - Present
HPI: 37.14
Rank: 96
Péter Szappanos
SOCCER PLAYER
1990 - Present
HPI: 36.90
Rank: 110
Peter Bence
MUSICIAN
1991 - Present
HPI: 36.78
Rank: 108
Botond Balogh
SOCCER PLAYER
2002 - Present
HPI: 36.77
Rank: 92
Attila Balázs
TENNIS PLAYER
1988 - Present
HPI: 36.62
Rank: 113
Viktor Knoch
POLITICIAN
1989 - Present
HPI: 34.85
Rank: 111
Vivien Keszthelyi
RACING DRIVER
2000 - Present
HPI: 34.71
Rank: 88
Ádám Varga
POLITICIAN
1999 - Present
HPI: 34.39
Rank: 98
Dóra Bodonyi
POLITICIAN
1993 - Present
HPI: 34.22
Rank: 107
People Deceased in Present Day Hungary
Go to all RankingsSuleiman the Magnificent
POLITICIAN
1494 - 1566
HPI: 91.58
Rank: 348
Ferenc Puskás
SOCCER PLAYER
1927 - 2006
HPI: 82.61
Rank: 252
Louis II of Hungary
POLITICIAN
1506 - 1526
HPI: 80.54
Rank: 69
Stephen I of Hungary
POLITICIAN
975 - 1038
HPI: 80.19
Rank: 81
Imre Kertész
WRITER
1929 - 2016
HPI: 78.20
Rank: 408
Imre Nagy
POLITICIAN
1896 - 1958
HPI: 77.93
Rank: 461
Archduchess Sophie of Austria
POLITICIAN
1855 - 1857
HPI: 77.74
Rank: 45
John Hunyadi
POLITICIAN
1407 - 1456
HPI: 77.72
Rank: 113
Béla IV of Hungary
POLITICIAN
1206 - 1270
HPI: 77.28
Rank: 62
Valentinian I
POLITICIAN
321 - 375
HPI: 77.14
Rank: 246
John Zápolya
POLITICIAN
1487 - 1540
HPI: 76.89
Rank: 506
Albert II of Germany
POLITICIAN
1397 - 1439
HPI: 76.05
Rank: 70
Occupations
Most individuals born in present day Hungary were athletes (256), soccer players (177), politicians (174), writers (81), and swimmers (54), while most who died were politicians (117), soccer players (76), athletes (76), writers (60), and fencers (19).
Occupational Trends
Over the past 100 years, athletes have been the top profession of globally memorable people born in present day Hungary, including Zoltán Horváth, Ferenc Mohácsi, and Miklós Németh. Whereas, throughout history, athletes have been the profession with the most memorable people born in present day Hungary, including Aladár Gerevich, Zoltán Horváth, and Ibolya Csák.
Places
Overlapping Lives
Below is a visual represetation of the lifespans of the top 25 globally memorable people born in present day Hungary since 1700.