Polgár
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Polgár [ˈpolɡaːr] is a Hungarian word meaning "citizen" (a loanword from Germanic, e.g. German: Bürger, Burger).
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It may also refer to Polgár, a city in Hungary.
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Polgár, Polgar are the Hungarian-origin surname and may refer to:
- Alfred Polgar (born Polak) (1873 - 1955), Jewish Austrian writer
- Franz Polgar (1900 - 1979), Hungarian psychologist, hypnotist, lecturer and entertainer
- László Polgár (born 1946), Jewish Hungarian chess teacher, father of the Polgár sisters
- The Polgár sisters, three famous chess players who are siblings:
- Zsuzsa (Susan) Polgár (born 1969), Hungarian-American female chess player
- Zsófia (Sofia) Polgár (born 1974), Hungarian-Israeli female chess player
- Judit Polgár (born 1976), Hungarian female chess player
- The Polgár sisters, three famous chess players who are siblings:
- László Polgár (1947 - 2010), Hungarian operatic bass singer
- Johannes Polgar, Johannes Sebastian Polgár (born 1977, Olpe) (de)
- Paul J. Polgar (born 1981), American historian, scholar, and educator
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