Győr
Győr ranks 747th in number of biographies on Pantheon, behind Mulhouse, Bydgoszcz, and Salto, Uruguay. Memorable people born in Győr include Hans Richter, Frigyes Riesz, and Emil Zuckerkandl. Memorable people who died in Győr include Elizabeth of Luxembourg, Zoltán Czibor, and Ányos Jedlik. Győr has been the birth place of many soccer players, and athletes and the death place of many soccer players, and politicians. Győr is located in Hungary.
Győr is the main city of northwest Hungary, the capital of Győr-Moson-Sopron County and Western Transdanubia region, and – halfway between Budapest and Vienna – situated on one of the important roads of Central Europe. It is the sixth largest city in Hungary, and one of its seven main regional centres. The city has county rights. Read more on Wikipedia
People
Between 1818 and 1995, Győr was the birth place of 21 globally memorable people, including Hans Richter, Frigyes Riesz, and Emil Zuckerkandl. Additionaly, 6 globally memorable people have passed away in Győr including Elizabeth of Luxembourg, Zoltán Czibor, and Ányos Jedlik.
People Born in Győr
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Hans Richter
COMPOSER
1843 - 1916
HPI: 66.11
Rank: 15
Frigyes Riesz
MATHEMATICIAN
1880 - 1956
HPI: 61.46
Rank: 16
Emil Zuckerkandl
PHYSICIAN
1849 - 1910
HPI: 58.10
Rank: 17
Antal Szentmihályi
SOCCER PLAYER
1939 - Present
HPI: 54.86
Rank: 9
József Szlávy
POLITICIAN
1818 - 1900
HPI: 54.49
Rank: 10
Marcel Riesz
MATHEMATICIAN
1886 - 1969
HPI: 54.33
Rank: 20
József Várszegi
ATHLETE
1910 - 1977
HPI: 54.13
Rank: 19
Béla Zsitnik
ATHLETE
1924 - 2019
HPI: 53.84
Rank: 12
Árpád Orbán
SOCCER PLAYER
1938 - 2008
HPI: 53.69
Rank: 11
Stanley Jaki
PHILOSOPHER
1924 - 2009
HPI: 52.28
Rank: 18
Jenő Hámori
ATHLETE
1933 - Present
HPI: 51.95
Rank: 6
Eva Henger
ACTOR
1972 - Present
HPI: 50.85
Rank: 1
Newly Added People Born in Győr
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Zsolt Borkai
GYMNAST
1965 - Present
HPI: 42.92
Rank: 14
Bence Bánhidi
POLITICIAN
1995 - Present
HPI: 32.79
Rank: 13
People Deceased in Győr
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Elizabeth of Luxembourg
POLITICIAN
1409 - 1442
HPI: 71.77
Rank: 2
Zoltán Czibor
SOCCER PLAYER
1929 - 1997
HPI: 69.24
Rank: 6
Ányos Jedlik
PHYSICIST
1800 - 1895
HPI: 62.52
Rank: 5
Károly Palotai
SOCCER PLAYER
1935 - 2018
HPI: 60.41
Rank: 4
Vilmos Apor
RELIGIOUS FIGURE
1892 - 1945
HPI: 56.84
Rank: 3
Árpád Orbán
SOCCER PLAYER
1938 - 2008
HPI: 53.69
Rank: 1
Occupations
Most individuals born in present day Győr were soccer players (5), athletes (5), mathematicians (2), politicians (2), and composers (1), while most who died were soccer players (3), politicians (1), physicists (1), and religious figures (1).
Occupational Trends
Over the past 100 years, soccer players have been the top profession of globally memorable people born in Győr, including Antal Szentmihályi, Árpád Orbán, and Krisztián Németh. Whereas, throughout history, soccer players have been the profession with the most memorable people born in present day Győr, including Antal Szentmihályi, Árpád Orbán, and Krisztián Németh.
Places
Overlapping Lives
Below is a visual represetation of the lifespans of the top 9 globally memorable people born in Győr since 1700.
