POLITICIAN
Árpád Göncz
1922 - 2015

Árpád Göncz
Árpád Göncz (Hungarian: [ˈaːrpaːd ˈɡønt͡s]; 10 February 1922 – 6 October 2015) was a Hungarian writer, translator, lawyer and liberal politician who served as President of Hungary from 2 May 1990 to 4 August 2000. Göncz played a role in the Hungarian Revolution of 1956, for which he was imprisoned for six years. After his release, he worked as a translator of English-language literary works. He was also a founding member of the Alliance of Free Democrats (SZDSZ) and Speaker of the National Assembly of Hungary (de facto head of state) before becoming president. Read more on Wikipedia
His biography is available in different languages on Wikipedia. Árpád Göncz is the 5,945th most popular politician (down from 5,502nd in 2019), the 177th most popular biography from Hungary (down from 160th in 2019) and the 63rd most popular Hungarian Politician.
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Among POLITICIANS
Among politicians, Árpád Göncz ranks 5,945 out of 19,576. Before him are Roger Ducos, Ewelina Hańska, Anna of Savoy, Grigory Orlov, Hubert Humphrey, and Hashim al-Atassi. After him are Marino Faliero, Poul Nyrup Rasmussen, Infante Carlos of Spain, Jacques-Nicolas Billaud-Varenne, Mathilde Kschessinska, and Francesco III Gonzaga, Duke of Mantua.
Most Popular Politicians in Wikipedia
Go to all RankingsRoger Ducos
1747 - 1816
HPI: 65.37
Rank: 5,941
Ewelina Hańska
1805 - 1882
HPI: 65.36
Rank: 5,942
Anna of Savoy
1306 - 1365
HPI: 65.36
Rank: 5,943
Grigory Orlov
1734 - 1783
HPI: 65.36
Rank: 5,944
Hubert Humphrey
1911 - 1978
HPI: 65.36
Rank: 5,945
Hashim al-Atassi
1875 - 1960
HPI: 65.36
Rank: 5,946
Árpád Göncz
1922 - 2015
HPI: 65.36
Rank: 5,947
Marino Faliero
1274 - 1355
HPI: 65.36
Rank: 5,948
Poul Nyrup Rasmussen
1943 - Present
HPI: 65.36
Rank: 5,949
Infante Carlos of Spain
1607 - 1632
HPI: 65.36
Rank: 5,950
Jacques-Nicolas Billaud-Varenne
1756 - 1819
HPI: 65.35
Rank: 5,951
Mathilde Kschessinska
1872 - 1971
HPI: 65.35
Rank: 5,952
Francesco III Gonzaga, Duke of Mantua
1533 - 1550
HPI: 65.35
Rank: 5,953
Contemporaries
Among people born in 1922, Árpád Göncz ranks 92. Before him are Sven Nykvist, Karl-Otto Apel, Carl Reiner, Dana Zátopková, Annemarie Schimmel, and Veronica Lake. After him are Damiano Damiani, Alistair MacLean, Carlos Andrés Pérez, Paul Marcinkus, Hussein-Ali Montazeri, and George Blake. Among people deceased in 2015, Árpád Göncz ranks 88. Before him are Dettmar Cramer, Ingrid van Houten-Groeneveld, Cynthia Lennon, Ruth Rendell, Licio Gelli, and Jin Youzhi. After him are Tadahiko Ueda, Geraldine McEwan, Dinkha IV, Rose Francine Rogombé, André Brink, and Patrick Macnee.
Others Born in 1922
Go to all RankingsSven Nykvist
FILM DIRECTOR
1922 - 2006
HPI: 65.68
Rank: 86
Karl-Otto Apel
PHILOSOPHER
1922 - 2017
HPI: 65.66
Rank: 87
Carl Reiner
ACTOR
1922 - 2020
HPI: 65.65
Rank: 88
Dana Zátopková
ATHLETE
1922 - 2020
HPI: 65.61
Rank: 89
Annemarie Schimmel
PHILOSOPHER
1922 - 2003
HPI: 65.53
Rank: 90
Veronica Lake
ACTOR
1922 - 1973
HPI: 65.40
Rank: 91
Árpád Göncz
POLITICIAN
1922 - 2015
HPI: 65.36
Rank: 92
Damiano Damiani
FILM DIRECTOR
1922 - 2013
HPI: 65.35
Rank: 93
Alistair MacLean
WRITER
1922 - 1987
HPI: 65.32
Rank: 94
Carlos Andrés Pérez
POLITICIAN
1922 - 2010
HPI: 65.29
Rank: 95
Paul Marcinkus
RELIGIOUS FIGURE
1922 - 2006
HPI: 65.28
Rank: 96
Hussein-Ali Montazeri
POLITICIAN
1922 - 2009
HPI: 65.11
Rank: 97
George Blake
DIPLOMAT
1922 - 2020
HPI: 65.03
Rank: 98
Others Deceased in 2015
Go to all RankingsDettmar Cramer
SOCCER PLAYER
1925 - 2015
HPI: 65.76
Rank: 82
Ingrid van Houten-Groeneveld
ASTRONOMER
1921 - 2015
HPI: 65.68
Rank: 83
Cynthia Lennon
COMPANION
1939 - 2015
HPI: 65.67
Rank: 84
Ruth Rendell
WRITER
1930 - 2015
HPI: 65.62
Rank: 85
Licio Gelli
POLITICIAN
1919 - 2015
HPI: 65.54
Rank: 86
Jin Youzhi
POLITICIAN
1918 - 2015
HPI: 65.42
Rank: 87
Árpád Göncz
POLITICIAN
1922 - 2015
HPI: 65.36
Rank: 88
Tadahiko Ueda
SOCCER PLAYER
1947 - 2015
HPI: 65.28
Rank: 89
Geraldine McEwan
ACTOR
1932 - 2015
HPI: 65.09
Rank: 90
Dinkha IV
RELIGIOUS FIGURE
1935 - 2015
HPI: 64.98
Rank: 91
Rose Francine Rogombé
POLITICIAN
1942 - 2015
HPI: 64.54
Rank: 92
André Brink
WRITER
1935 - 2015
HPI: 64.50
Rank: 93
Patrick Macnee
ACTOR
1922 - 2015
HPI: 64.50
Rank: 94
In Hungary
Among people born in Hungary, Árpád Göncz ranks 177 out of 1,077. Before him are Imi Lichtenfeld (1910), András Arató (1945), Magda Szabó (1917), Béla Tarr (1955), Ladislaus Hunyadi (1431), and Karl Goldmark (1830). After him are László Csatáry (1915), Péter Medgyessy (1942), Gyula Cseszneky (1914), Aladár Gerevich (1910), Ferenc Bene (1944), and Alfréd Hajós (1878).
Others born in Hungary
Go to all RankingsImi Lichtenfeld
POLITICIAN
1910 - 1998
HPI: 65.61
Rank: 171
András Arató
MODEL
1945 - Present
HPI: 65.60
Rank: 172
Magda Szabó
WRITER
1917 - 2007
HPI: 65.51
Rank: 173
Béla Tarr
FILM DIRECTOR
1955 - Present
HPI: 65.51
Rank: 174
Ladislaus Hunyadi
POLITICIAN
1431 - 1457
HPI: 65.44
Rank: 175
Karl Goldmark
COMPOSER
1830 - 1915
HPI: 65.37
Rank: 176
Árpád Göncz
POLITICIAN
1922 - 2015
HPI: 65.36
Rank: 177
László Csatáry
POLITICIAN
1915 - 2013
HPI: 65.30
Rank: 178
Péter Medgyessy
POLITICIAN
1942 - Present
HPI: 65.28
Rank: 179
Gyula Cseszneky
MILITARY PERSONNEL
1914 - 1970
HPI: 65.25
Rank: 180
Aladár Gerevich
ATHLETE
1910 - 1991
HPI: 65.11
Rank: 181
Ferenc Bene
SOCCER PLAYER
1944 - 2006
HPI: 65.06
Rank: 182
Alfréd Hajós
SWIMMER
1878 - 1955
HPI: 65.03
Rank: 183
Among POLITICIANS In Hungary
Among politicians born in Hungary, Árpád Göncz ranks 63. Before him are Bayan I (600), Coloman of Galicia (1208), Géza Lakatos (1890), Peter Delyan (1009), Imi Lichtenfeld (1910), and Ladislaus Hunyadi (1431). After him are László Csatáry (1915), Péter Medgyessy (1942), Ferenc Deák (1803), Valamir (420), István Dobi (1898), and Miklós Németh (1948).
Bayan I
600 - 602
HPI: 65.83
Rank: 57
Coloman of Galicia
1208 - 1241
HPI: 65.76
Rank: 58
Géza Lakatos
1890 - 1967
HPI: 65.65
Rank: 59
Peter Delyan
1009 - 1041
HPI: 65.64
Rank: 60
Imi Lichtenfeld
1910 - 1998
HPI: 65.61
Rank: 61
Ladislaus Hunyadi
1431 - 1457
HPI: 65.44
Rank: 62
Árpád Göncz
1922 - 2015
HPI: 65.36
Rank: 63
László Csatáry
1915 - 2013
HPI: 65.30
Rank: 64
Péter Medgyessy
1942 - Present
HPI: 65.28
Rank: 65
Ferenc Deák
1803 - 1876
HPI: 64.97
Rank: 66
Valamir
420 - 465
HPI: 64.75
Rank: 67
István Dobi
1898 - 1968
HPI: 64.60
Rank: 68
Miklós Németh
1948 - Present
HPI: 64.39
Rank: 69