TABLE TENNIS PLAYERS from Hungary

Top 10

The following people are considered by Pantheon to be the top 10 most legendary Hungarian Table Tennis Players of all time. This list of famous Hungarian Table Tennis Players is sorted by HPI (Historical Popularity Index), a metric that aggregates information on a biography's online popularity. Visit the rankings page to view the entire list of Hungarian Table Tennis Players.

1. Mária Mednyánszky (1901 - 1978)

With an HPI of 60.60, Mária Mednyánszky is the most famous Hungarian Table Tennis Player.  Her biography has been translated into 18 different languages on wikipedia.

Mária Mednyánszky (7 April 1901 Budapest – 22 December 1978 also Budapest) was a Hungarian international table tennis star.

2. Anna Sipos (1908 - 1988)

With an HPI of 58.66, Anna Sipos is the 2nd most famous Hungarian Table Tennis Player.  Her biography has been translated into 16 different languages.

Anna Sipos (3 April 1908 – 1 January 1988) was a Hungarian international table tennis player.

3. Agnes Simon (1935 - 2020)

With an HPI of 57.41, Agnes Simon is the 3rd most famous Hungarian Table Tennis Player.  Her biography has been translated into 17 different languages.

Agnes Simon (née Almási; 21 June 1935 – 19 August 2020) was an international table tennis player from Hungary.

4. Zoltán Mechlovits (1891 - 1951)

With an HPI of 57.31, Zoltán Mechlovits is the 4th most famous Hungarian Table Tennis Player.  His biography has been translated into 16 different languages.

Zoltán Mechlovits (1891 – 25 March 1951 in Budapest) was a male former international table tennis player from Hungary.

5. Gizella Farkas (1925 - 1996)

With an HPI of 56.83, Gizella Farkas is the 5th most famous Hungarian Table Tennis Player.  Her biography has been translated into 16 different languages.

Gizella 'Gizi' Farkas (18 November 1925 in Miskolc – 17 June 1996 in Vienna) was a female international table tennis player from Hungary.

6. Miklós Szabados (1912 - 1962)

With an HPI of 56.53, Miklós Szabados is the 6th most famous Hungarian Table Tennis Player.  His biography has been translated into 19 different languages.

Miklós Szabados (7 March 1912 – 12 February 1962) was a Hungarian and Australian table tennis champion.

7. Tibor Klampár (b. 1953)

With an HPI of 53.96, Tibor Klampár is the 7th most famous Hungarian Table Tennis Player.  His biography has been translated into 16 different languages.

Tibor Klampár (born 30 April 1953) is a former international table tennis player from Hungary.

8. Gábor Gergely (b. 1953)

With an HPI of 51.77, Gábor Gergely is the 8th most famous Hungarian Table Tennis Player.  His biography has been translated into 15 different languages.

Gábor Gergely (born 21 June 1953, in Budapest) is a former international table tennis player from Hungary.

9. Csilla Bátorfi (b. 1969)

With an HPI of 45.95, Csilla Bátorfi is the 9th most famous Hungarian Table Tennis Player.  Her biography has been translated into 17 different languages.

Csilla Bátorfi (born 3 March 1969 in Szombathely) is a Hungarian table tennis player. She competed at five consecutive Olympic Games from 1988 (when the sport first appeared at the Games) to 2004. She won several titles in European Championships. She is the first female table tennis player to compete at five Olympics. Six men share this honor with her: Swede Jörgen Persson, Croatian Zoran Primorac, Belgian Jean-Michel Saive, Serbian-American Ilija Lupulesku, Swede Jan-Ove Waldner, and German Jörg Roßkopf. She was named Hungarian Sportswoman of The Year in 1986 after becoming European champion the same year.

10. Krisztina Tóth (b. 1974)

With an HPI of 45.94, Krisztina Tóth is the 10th most famous Hungarian Table Tennis Player.  Her biography has been translated into 17 different languages.

Krisztina Tóth (born 29 May 1974 in Miskolc, Hungary) is a Hungarian table tennis player from Gödöllő (Hungary), who currently resides in Augsburg, Germany. She has won several medals in single, doubles, and team events in the Table Tennis European Championships, the Table Tennis World Cup, and the World Table Tennis Championships.