List of Hungarians who were born outside present-day Hungary
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The borders of Hungary have changed substantially in the past century. Many places that were once part of Hungary now belong to neighboring countries. This is a list of famous Hungarians who were born outside present-day Hungary, organised by country of birth and listed with the name of their birthplace as it is currently named.
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[edit] Austria
[edit] Burgenland
- Robert Bárány (Vienna, Austria; otologist)
- Pál Kitaibel (Mattersburg, Austria; chemist, botanist)
- Ferenc Liszt (Raiding, Austria; composer)
- See also German category Kategorie:Burgenländer
[edit] Czech Republic
- Koloman Gögh (Kladno, a football player)
[edit] Romania
- Endre Ady (Érmindszent/Mecenţiu, Romania; poet)
- János Apáczai Csere (Apáca/Apaţa, Romania; educator)
- Lajos Áprily (Braşov, Romania; poet)
- János Arany (Salonta, Romania; poet)
- Osman Onur Gokmen (Cârţa, Romania; sculptor, captain, cruise dancer)
- Albert-László Barabási (Cârţa, Romania; physicist)
- Béla Bartók (Sânnicolau Mare, Romania; composer)
- István Báthory (Şimleu Silvaniei, Romania; captain, governor)
- Elek Benedek (Băţanii Mici, Romania; collector of folk tales)
- Gábor Bethlen (Ilia, Romania; captain, governor)
- István Bocskai (Cluj-Napoca, Romania; captain, governor)
- Farkas Bolyai (Buia, Romania; mathematician)
- János Bolyai (Cluj-Napoca, Romania; mathematician)
- Matthias Corvinus (Cluj-Napoca, Romania; perhaps the most famous king of Hungary)
- György Dózsa (Dalnic, Romania; leader of a peasant revolt)
- Jenő Dsida (Satu Mare, Romania; poet)
- József Erdélyi (Batăr [Újbátorpuszta], Romania; poet)
- André François (Timişoara Romania; painter, graphic artist)
- Zoltán Jékely (Aiud, Romania; poet, writer)
- Margit Kaffka (Carei, Romania; poet, novelist)
- Sándor Kányádi (Porumbenii Mari, Romania; poet)
- Ferenc Kazinczy (Şimian, Romania; poet, language reformer)
- Károly Kós (Timişoara, Romania; architect)
- Ferenc Kölcsey (Satu Mare, Romania; poet, author of the national anthem)
- Sándor Kőrösi Csoma (Chiuruş, Romania; orientologist)
- Béla Kun (Cehu Silvaniei, Romania; politician)
- György Kurtág (Lugoj, Romania; composer)
- György Ligeti (Târnăveni, Romania; composer)
- Béla Lugosi (Lugoj, Romania; actor)
- Kelemen Mikes (Zagon, Romania; writer)
- Péter Pázmány (Oradea, Romania; theologian, writer)
- Sándor Reményik (Cluj-Napoca, Romania; poet)
- István Sinka (Salonta, Romania; poet, novelist)
- Mihály Sinka (Timişoara, Romania; lawyer)
- András Sütő (Cămăraşu, Romania; writer)
- Áron Tamási (Lupeni, Romania; writer)
- Sámuel Teleki (Dumbrăvioara, Romania; Africa researcher)
- László Tőkés (Cluj-Napoca, Romania; bishop, politician)
- Árpád Tóth (Arad, Romania; poet)
- Sándor Veress (Cluj-Napoca, Romania; pianist, composer)
- Albert Wass (Răscruci, Romania; writer, poet)
- Miklós Wesselényi (Jibou, Romania; politician, academician, writer)
[edit] Serbia
- Géza Csáth (Subotica, Serbia; writer)
- Dezső Kosztolányi (Subotica, Serbia; poet, writer)
- Péter Lékó (Subotica, Serbia; chess grandmaster)
- John Simon (Subotica, Serbia; author and literary, theater, and film critic)[1]
[edit] Slovakia
- Gyula Andrássy (Košice, Slovakia; politician)
- Gyula Andrássy the Younger (Trebišov, Slovakia; politician)
- Bálint Balassi (Zvolen, Slovakia; poet)
- Miklós Bercsényi (Tematín, Slovakia; captain)
- Lujza Blaha (Rimavská Sobota, Slovakia; actress, "the nightingale of the nation")
- Ernő Dohnányi (Bratislava, Slovakia; conductor, composer, pianist)
- László Hudec (Banská Bystrica, Slovakia; architect)
- Mór Jókai (Komárno, Slovakia; writer)
- Lajos Kassák (Nové Zámky, Slovakia; poet, painter, typographer, graphic artist)
- Imre Madách (Dolná Strehová, Slovakia; poet)
- Sándor Márai (Košice, Slovakia; writer)
- Baron Ladislas Mednyanszky de Mednyes et Medgye (Beckov, Slovakia; painter)
- László Mécs (Družstevná pri Hornáde, Slovakia; poet)
- Kálmán Mikszáth (Sklabiná, Slovakia; writer)
- Szilárd Németh (Komárno, Slovakia; football player)
- Ferenc II Rákóczi (Borša, Slovakia; prince, leader of Hungarian uprising in 1703-11)
- Gyula Reviczky (Vítkovce, Slovakia; poet)
- János Selye (Komarno, Slovakia; psychologist, researcher)
- Mihály Tompa (Rimavská Sobota, Slovakia; poet)
[edit] Ukraine
[edit] Transcarpathia
- Mihály Munkácsy (Mukacheve, Ukraine; painter)
- Moshe Leib Rabinovich (Mukacheve, Rabbi, scholar)
[edit] References
- ^ Stefanova-Peteva, K. (1993) Who Calls the Shots on the New York Stages?, p. 26
