Hungarians takes great pride in the personal recognition of all of our Nobel Laureates, Olympic Medalists, musicians and artists, and other celebreties whose efforts help to make the world a better place.
Hungarians excelled in all fields of science and art for centuries. Below is a list of prominent and famous Hungarians and Hungarian Americans. This list is not exhaustive.
Antal, Nimrod (Antal Nimród, 1973-): film director, screenwriter, actor
Bako, Elemer (Bakó Elemér, 1915-2000): Hungarian specialist of the Library of Congress
Barabási, Albert-László (1967-): network theory physicist
Bartok, Bela (Bartók Béla, 1881-1945): composer
Bay, Zoltan (Bay Zoltán Lajos, 1900-1992): physicist
Bekesy, Georg von (Békési György, 1899-1972): Nobel Prize-winning biophysicist (1961)
Biro, Laszlo (Bíró László József, 1899-1995): inventor of the modern ball-point pen
Breuer, Marcel (Breuer Marcel Lajos, 1902-1981): modern architect (Bauhaus) and furniture designer
Brody, Adrien (1973-): actor, film producer
Brody, Alexander (Bródy Sándor, 1933-): businessman, writer, marketing expert
Capa, Cornell (Friedmann Kornél, 1918-2008): photographer
Capa, Robert (Friedman Endre, 1913-1954): photographer
Curtis, Jamie Lee (1958-): actress
Curtis, Tony (Schwartz Bernard, 1925-2010): actor
Curtiz, Michael (Kertész Mihály, 1886-1962): film director
Cukor, George (Cukor György, 1899-1983): film director
Csonka, Larry (1946-): football player
Csupo, Gabor (Csupó Gábor, 1952): animator (Simpsons, Rugrats), director
Dohnanyi, Ernst von (Dohnányi Ernő, 1877-1960): conductor, composer, pianist (Florida State University)
Dohnanyi, Christoph von (1929-): conductor (Cleveland Symphony Orchestra)
Dorati, Antal (Doráti Antal, 1906-1988): conductor, composer (Dallas Symphony Orchestra, Minneapolis Symphony Orchestra, National Symphony Orchestra, Detroit Symphony Orchestra)
Erdos, Paul (Erdős Pál, 1913-1996): mathematician
Eszterhas, Joe (1944-): writer
Falk, Peter (1927-2011): actor
Fox, William (Fried Vilmos, 1879-1952): filmproducer
Friedman, Milton (1912-2006): Nobel-prize winnig economist (1976)
Gabor, Dennis (Gábor Dénes, 1900-1979): physicist, inventor of holography
Gabor, Zsazsa (Gábor Sári, 1917-): actress
Galamb, Joseph (Galamb József, 1881-1955): engineer of Ford T Model
Gati, Charles (Gáti Károly, 1934-): political scientist, professorial lecturer of European studies (SAIS)
Gogolak, Charlie (Gogolák Károly Pál, 1944-): football player
Gogolak, Peter (Gogolák Péter, 1942-): football player
Goldmark, Peter Carl (Goldmark Péter Károly, 1906-1977): developer of the LP record (long playing microgroove vinyl phonograph disc)
Grove, Andrew (Gróf András, 1936-): businessman, engineer (Intel Corporation)
Groza, Louis Roy (1924-2000): football player
Halas, George (1895-1983): football player
Halmos, Paul (Halmos Pál, 1916-2006): mathematician
Hamori, Eugene (Hámori Jenő, 1933-): Olympic gold medalist in fencing (1956), professor emeritus of biochemistry (Tulane University)
Haraszthy, Agoston (Haraszthy Ágoston, 1812-1869): father of Californian wine-making
Hargitay, Mariska (1964-): actress
Hargitay, Mickey (Hargitay Miklós, 1926-2006): body builder
Harsanyi, John (Harsányi János, 1920-2000): Nobel price winning economist (1994)
Hawn, Goldie (1945-): actress
Houdini, Harry (Weisz Erik, 1874-1926): illusionist
Hrabosky, Al (1949-): baseball player (The Mad Hungarian)
Karman, Theodore von (Kármán Tódor, 1881-1963): physicist, aerospace engineer
Kemeny, John (Kemény János, 1926-1992): computer scientist
Kiraly, Karch (1960-): volleyball player
Korda, Alexander (Korda Sándor, 1893-1956): film director
Kosar, Bernei (1963-): football player
Kovacs, Ernie (1919-1962): comedian, actor
Kovacs, Laszlo (Kovács László, 1933-2007): cameraman
Krencsey, Marianne (Krencsey Marianne, 1931-): actress
Lang, George (Deutsch György, 1933-2011): chef, restaurateur
Lantos, Tom (Lantos Tamás, 1928-2008): congressman (U. S. House of Representatives)
Laszlo, Andrew (László András, 1926-2011): Emmy Award-winning cinematographer (The Man Without a Country, Shogun)
Lax, Peter (Lax Péter, 1926-): mathematician
Lorre, Peter (Löwenstein László, 1904-1964): actor
Lugosi, Bela (Lugosi Béla, 1882-1956): actor
Lukacs, John (Lukács János, 1924-): professor emeritus of history (Chestnut Hill College), author
Lukas, Paul (Lukács Pál, 1891-1971): actor
Marai, Sandor (Márai Sándor, 1900-1989): writer
Marton, Kati (1949-): journalist, writer
Medwick, Joe (1911-1975): baseball player (Baseball Hall of Fame: 1968)
Moholy-Nagy, Laszlo (Moholy-Nagy László, 1895-1946): painter, photographer
Namath, Joe (1943-): football player
Neumann, John von (Neumann János, 1903-1957): mathematician
Olah, George (Oláh György, 1927): Nobel Prize-winning chemist (1994)
Onczay, Csaba (1946-): Kossuth Prize-winning cellist
Ormandy, Eugene (Ormándy Jenő, 1899-1985): conductor, violinist (Minneapolis Symphony Orchestra, Philadelphia Symphony Orchestra)
Pataki, George (1945-): former Governor of New York
Plachy, Sylvia (1943): photographer, mother of Adrien Brody
Pulitzer, Joseph (Pulitzer József, 1847-1911): journalist, publisher, founder of the Pulitzer Prize
Ramone, Tommy (Erdélyi Tamás, 1952-): rock musician (ex-Ramones drummer)
Rozsa, Miklos (Rózsa Miklós, 1907-1995): composer
Sakal, S Z (Szőke Szakáll, eredetileg Gerő Jenő, 1883-1955): actor
Schneier, Arthur (Schneier Artúr, 1930-): Senior Rabbi of Park East Synagogue, Founder and President of Appeal of Conscience Foundation (ACF)
Seles, Monica (Szeles Mónika, 1973-): tennis player
Shula, Don (1930-): american football cornerback and coach
Simmons, Gene (1949-): rock musician (KISS)
Simon, John (1925-): literary, theater, and film critic
Simonyi, Charles (Simonyi Károly, 1948-): computer software executive
Sinor, Denis (Sinór Dénes, 1916-2011): Professor Emeritus of Central Asian Studies (Indiana University)
Solti, Sir George (Stern György, 1912-1997): conductor (Chicago Symphony Orchestra)
Soros, George (Soros György, 1930-): financial guru, investor, philosopher, philantropist
Starker, Janos (Starker János, 1924-): cellist, Distinguished Professor of Music
Szell, George (Széll György, 1897-1970): conductor, composer, pianist (Cleveland Symphony Orchestra)
Szeleczky, Zita (1915-1999): actress
Szilard, Leo (Spitz Leó, 1898-1964): physicist
Szorenyi, Eva (Szörényi Éva, 1917-2009): Kossuth Prize-winning actress
Teller, Edward (Teller Ede, 1908-2003): physicist
Udvar-Házy, Steven F. (Udvar-Házy Ferenc István, 1946-): businessman, CEO of Air Lease Corp., philantropist
Vajna, Andy (Vajna András, 1944-): film producer
Vittadini, Adrienne (1945-): fashion designer
Weismuller, Johnny (Johann Peter Weissmüller, 1904-1994): actor
Weisz, Rachel (1970-): actress
Wiesel, Elie (Wiesel Lázár, 1928-): Nobel Peace Prize-winning writer, professor
Wigner, Eugene (Wigner Jenő, 1902-1995): Nobel Prize-winning theoretical physicist (1963) and mathematician
Zeisel, Eva (Striker Éva, 1906-2011): industrial designer (ceramics)
Zukor, Adolph (Cukor Adolf, 1873-1976): film producer
Zsigmond, Vilmos (1930-): cameraman
