Chess Player
Sofia Polgár
1974 - today
Sofia Polgár
Sofia Polgár is a chess player born in 1974 in , which is now part of modern day Budapest, Hungary. Sofia Polgár is currently 52 years old.
Her biography is available in 28 different languages on Wikipedia (up from 25 in 2024). Sofia Polgár is the 156th most popular chess player (up from 236th in 2024), the 603rd most popular biography from Hungary (up from 824th in 2019) and the 10th most popular Hungarian Chess Player.
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Among Chess Players
Among chess players, Sofia Polgár ranks 156 out of 461. Before her are Hermann Pilnik, Conel Hugh O'Donel Alexander, Georg Marco, Simen Agdestein, Hermanis Matisons, and Eduard Gufeld. After her are Rafael Vaganian, Nicolas Rossolimo, William Lombardy, Johann Berger, Gedeon Barcza, and Lev Alburt.
Most Popular Chess Players in Wikipedia
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Hermann Pilnik
1914 - 1981
HPI: 55.86
Rank: 150
Conel Hugh O'Donel Alexander
1909 - 1974
HPI: 55.84
Rank: 151
Georg Marco
1863 - 1923
HPI: 55.62
Rank: 152
Simen Agdestein
1967 - Present
HPI: 55.61
Rank: 153
Hermanis Matisons
1894 - 1932
HPI: 55.61
Rank: 154
Eduard Gufeld
1936 - 2002
HPI: 55.51
Rank: 155
Sofia Polgár
1974 - Present
HPI: 55.46
Rank: 156
Rafael Vaganian
1951 - Present
HPI: 55.38
Rank: 157
Nicolas Rossolimo
1910 - 1975
HPI: 55.32
Rank: 158
William Lombardy
1937 - 2017
HPI: 55.31
Rank: 159
Johann Berger
1845 - 1933
HPI: 55.22
Rank: 160
Gedeon Barcza
1911 - 1986
HPI: 55.22
Rank: 161
Lev Alburt
1945 - Present
HPI: 55.15
Rank: 162
Contemporaries
Among people born in 1974, Sofia Polgár ranks 143. Before her are Nobuyuki Oishi, Sávio, Gary Hall Jr., Vampeta, Masi Oka, and Leonardo Jardim. After her are Hicham El Guerrouj, Ada Colau, Emma Shapplin, Ivana Miličević, Zhou Xun, and Grace Park.
Others Born in 1974
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Nobuyuki Oishi
SOCCER PLAYER
1974 - Present
HPI: 55.79
Rank: 137
Sávio
SOCCER PLAYER
1974 - Present
HPI: 55.74
Rank: 138
Gary Hall Jr.
SWIMMER
1974 - Present
HPI: 55.66
Rank: 139
Vampeta
SOCCER PLAYER
1974 - Present
HPI: 55.61
Rank: 140
Masi Oka
ACTOR
1974 - Present
HPI: 55.54
Rank: 141
Leonardo Jardim
COACH
1974 - Present
HPI: 55.47
Rank: 142
Sofia Polgár
CHESS PLAYER
1974 - Present
HPI: 55.46
Rank: 143
Hicham El Guerrouj
ATHLETE
1974 - Present
HPI: 55.41
Rank: 144
Ada Colau
POLITICIAN
1974 - Present
HPI: 55.34
Rank: 145
Emma Shapplin
SINGER
1974 - Present
HPI: 55.33
Rank: 146
Ivana Miličević
ACTOR
1974 - Present
HPI: 55.29
Rank: 147
Zhou Xun
ACTOR
1974 - Present
HPI: 55.23
Rank: 148
Grace Park
ACTOR
1974 - Present
HPI: 55.23
Rank: 149
In Hungary
Among people born in Hungary, Sofia Polgár ranks 603 out of 1,077. Before her are László Szabó (1936), Béla Kárpáti (1929), Karel Burkert (1909), George Gerbner (1919), Ervin Zádor (1935), and Bertalan Szemere (1812). After her are Károly Kisfaludy (1788), Júlia Szendrey (1828), László Cseh (1910), József Tóth (1951), István Rózsavölgyi (1929), and Éva Novák-Gerard (1930).
Others born in Hungary
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László Szabó
ACTOR
1936 - Present
HPI: 55.65
Rank: 597
Béla Kárpáti
SOCCER PLAYER
1929 - 2003
HPI: 55.59
Rank: 598
Karel Burkert
SOCCER PLAYER
1909 - 1991
HPI: 55.58
Rank: 599
George Gerbner
PHILOSOPHER
1919 - 2005
HPI: 55.54
Rank: 600
Ervin Zádor
POLITICIAN
1935 - 2012
HPI: 55.53
Rank: 601
Bertalan Szemere
WRITER
1812 - 1869
HPI: 55.47
Rank: 602
Sofia Polgár
CHESS PLAYER
1974 - Present
HPI: 55.46
Rank: 603
Károly Kisfaludy
WRITER
1788 - 1830
HPI: 55.46
Rank: 604
Júlia Szendrey
WRITER
1828 - 1868
HPI: 55.44
Rank: 605
László Cseh
SOCCER PLAYER
1910 - 1950
HPI: 55.42
Rank: 606
József Tóth
SOCCER PLAYER
1951 - 2022
HPI: 55.42
Rank: 607
István Rózsavölgyi
ATHLETE
1929 - 2012
HPI: 55.42
Rank: 608
Éva Novák-Gerard
SWIMMER
1930 - 2005
HPI: 55.40
Rank: 609
Among Chess Players In Hungary
Among chess players born in Hungary, Sofia Polgár ranks 10. Before her are Lajos Portisch (1937), Géza Maróczy (1870), Isidor Gunsberg (1854), István Csom (1940), András Adorján (1950), and Győző Forintos (1935). After her are Gedeon Barcza (1911), István Bilek (1932), Endre Steiner (1901), Lajos Asztalos (1889), Zoltán Ribli (1951), and Gyula Sax (1951).
Lajos Portisch
1937 - Present
HPI: 63.47
Rank: 4
Géza Maróczy
1870 - 1951
HPI: 62.87
Rank: 5
Isidor Gunsberg
1854 - 1930
HPI: 62.09
Rank: 6
István Csom
1940 - 2021
HPI: 57.35
Rank: 7
András Adorján
1950 - 2023
HPI: 56.70
Rank: 8
Győző Forintos
1935 - 2018
HPI: 56.43
Rank: 9
Sofia Polgár
1974 - Present
HPI: 55.46
Rank: 10
Gedeon Barcza
1911 - 1986
HPI: 55.22
Rank: 11
István Bilek
1932 - 2010
HPI: 55.00
Rank: 12
Endre Steiner
1901 - 1944
HPI: 54.21
Rank: 13
Lajos Asztalos
1889 - 1956
HPI: 54.16
Rank: 14
Zoltán Ribli
1951 - Present
HPI: 53.87
Rank: 15
Gyula Sax
1951 - 2014
HPI: 53.26
Rank: 16
