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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 1,287 globally memorable people, including Ferenc Puskás, Martin of Tours, and George Soros. Additionaly, 528 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: 1
Martin of Tours
RELIGIOUS FIGURE
316 - 397
HPI: 81.41
Rank: 2
George Soros
BUSINESSPERSON
1930 - Present
HPI: 81.39
Rank: 3
Gaiseric
POLITICIAN
389 - 477
HPI: 81.16
Rank: 4
Theodor Herzl
WRITER
1860 - 1904
HPI: 81.04
Rank: 5
Elizabeth Báthory
EXTREMIST
1560 - 1614
HPI: 80.77
Rank: 6
Louis II of Hungary
POLITICIAN
1506 - 1526
HPI: 80.54
Rank: 7
Rudolf Steiner
PHILOSOPHER
1861 - 1925
HPI: 80.38
Rank: 8
Stephen I of Hungary
POLITICIAN
975 - 1038
HPI: 80.19
Rank: 9
John von Neumann
MATHEMATICIAN
1903 - 1957
HPI: 79.93
Rank: 10
Ignaz Semmelweis
PHYSICIAN
1818 - 1865
HPI: 79.73
Rank: 11
Matthias Corvinus
POLITICIAN
1443 - 1490
HPI: 79.23
Rank: 12
Newly Added People Born in Present Day Hungary
Go to all RankingsCsaba Köves
FENCER
1966 - 2025
HPI: 53.89
Rank: 700
Péter Magyar
POLITICIAN
1981 - Present
HPI: 52.70
Rank: 752
Andrea Osvárt
ACTOR
1979 - Present
HPI: 48.79
Rank: 850
András Rajna
ATHLETE
1960 - Present
HPI: 48.35
Rank: 856
Zsolt Lőw
SOCCER PLAYER
1979 - Present
HPI: 47.92
Rank: 862
Péter Disztl
SOCCER PLAYER
1960 - Present
HPI: 47.69
Rank: 867
István Busa
ATHLETE
1961 - Present
HPI: 47.62
Rank: 868
Péter Abay
FENCER
1962 - Present
HPI: 47.50
Rank: 869
János Váradi
BOXER
1961 - Present
HPI: 47.08
Rank: 877
Sándor Sallai
SOCCER PLAYER
1960 - Present
HPI: 46.63
Rank: 885
György Bognár
SOCCER PLAYER
1961 - Present
HPI: 46.27
Rank: 895
Attila Adrovicz
ATHLETE
1966 - Present
HPI: 46.24
Rank: 897
People Deceased in Present Day Hungary
Go to all RankingsSuleiman the Magnificent
POLITICIAN
1494 - 1566
HPI: 91.58
Rank: 1
Ferenc Puskás
SOCCER PLAYER
1927 - 2006
HPI: 82.61
Rank: 2
Louis II of Hungary
POLITICIAN
1506 - 1526
HPI: 80.54
Rank: 3
Stephen I of Hungary
POLITICIAN
975 - 1038
HPI: 80.19
Rank: 4
Imre Kertész
WRITER
1929 - 2016
HPI: 78.20
Rank: 5
Imre Nagy
POLITICIAN
1896 - 1958
HPI: 77.93
Rank: 6
Archduchess Sophie of Austria
POLITICIAN
1855 - 1857
HPI: 77.74
Rank: 7
John Hunyadi
POLITICIAN
1407 - 1456
HPI: 77.72
Rank: 8
Béla IV of Hungary
POLITICIAN
1206 - 1270
HPI: 77.28
Rank: 9
Valentinian I
POLITICIAN
321 - 375
HPI: 77.14
Rank: 10
John Zápolya
POLITICIAN
1487 - 1540
HPI: 76.89
Rank: 11
Albert II of Germany
POLITICIAN
1397 - 1439
HPI: 76.05
Rank: 12
Newly Added People Deceased in Present Day Hungary
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Most individuals born in present day Hungary were athletes (276), soccer players (188), politicians (178), writers (81), and swimmers (55), 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.
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Overlapping Lives
Below is a visual represetation of the lifespans of the top 25 globally memorable people born in present day Hungary since 1700.


































