Molnár

Molnár

Origin
Region of origin	Hungary
Other names
Variant form(s)	Molnar

Molnár (or Molnar) is a Hungarian surname meaning "miller". The word might be a loanword from Slavic "mlynar" with the same meaning however most likely derived from the old Germanic "Mulinari".

It is the name of one of the most famous playwrights of Hungary, Ferenc Molnár (1878-1952).

Other people with the name include:

• Albert Szenczi Molnár (1574–1634), Hungarian Calvinist pastor, linguist, philosopher, poet, religious writer and translator
• Antal Molnár (born 1890), Hungarian musicologist; hu:Molnár Antal
• Balázs Molnár (born 1977), Hungarian footballer
• Charles Molnar (1935–1996), American electrical engineer and computer developer
• Charley Molnar (born 1961), American football coach
• Chris Molnar (born 1965), Director
• C. Pál Molnár/Pál C. Molnár (born 1894); hu:Molnár C. Pál
• Csilla Molnár (1969–1986), Hungarian beauty queen, crowned Miss Hungary in 1985
• Endre Molnár (born 1945), Hungarian water polo player
• Erika Molnar (born 1976), Hungarian athlete
• Ferenc Molnár (disambiguation)
  • Ferenc Molnár (born Ferenc Neumann 1878-1952), Jewish Hungarian (later US) writer
  • Ferenc Molnár (football manager) (1885–?), football player and later manager
  • Ferenc Molnár (footballer) (born 1891), football player and later manager in Italy
  • Ferenc Molnár (athlete) (1904–?), Hungarian Olympic athlete
  • Ferenc Zoltán Molnár (1943–1967), U.S. Army soldier and Medal of Honor recipient
  • Ferenc Molnár (singer) (born 1982), known professionally as Caramel, winner of the second series of Megasztár
• Fritz M. de Molnár
• George Molnar (1910–1998), Australian cartoonist
• George Molnar (philosopher) (1934 – 1999), Australian
• Gergely Molnár (born 1950), a Hungarian; hu:Molnár Gergely
• Géza Molnár (born 1923), Hungarian writer; hu:Molnár Géza
• György Molnár (born 1901), Hungarian footballer
• Imre Lakatos (known as Imre Molnár for a time), philosopher
• Ingo Molnár, Hungarian Linux kernel hacker
• István Molnár (born 1913, Galánta), water polo player and Olympian
• István Molnár (chemist) (born 1950), chemist and translator hu:Molnár István (műfordító)
• József Molnár (1821-1899), Hungarian painter
• József Molnár (1918–2009), Hungarian writer
• Miklos Molnar (born 1970), Danish football (soccer) player
• Mónika Molnar (hu:Mónika Molnár)
• Mária Molnár (born 1966), Hungarian art critic
• Pavol Molnár (born 1936), Slovak football player
• Péter Molnár (disambiguation)
  • Péter Molnár (academic), Hungarian academic and former politician
  • Péter Molnár (footballer) (born 1983), football goalkeeper from Slovakia who currently plays for Paksi SE
  • Peter Molnar (geophysicist), professor in geological sciences
  • Péter Molnár (canoeist) (born 1986), Olympic Hungarian canoeist
• Ralph E. Molnar, Australian paleontologist and museum curator
• Steve Molnar (born 1947), player of Canadian football*
• Tamás Molnár (born 1975), Hungarian water polo player
• Thomas Molnar (1921-2010), Catholic philosopher, historian and political theorist
• Tibor Molnár (1921-1982), Hungarian film actor
• Vera Molnar (born 1924), artist of Hungarian origin
• Zoltán Molnár (born 1971), Hungarian footballer