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Árpád Göncz

1922 - 2015

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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 19,576Before 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.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1922, Árpád Göncz ranks 92Before 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 88Before 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.

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In Hungary

Among people born in Hungary, Árpád Göncz ranks 177 out of 1,077Before 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).

Among POLITICIANS In Hungary

Among politicians born in Hungary, Árpád Göncz ranks 63Before 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).