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Budapest is the capital and most populous city of Hungary. The city was created in 1873 with the unification of Buda, Óbeda and Pest and became the co-capital of the Austro-Hungarian Empire. Today the city on the Danube is one of the most visited cities in Europe. Name these famous persons, which are born in the city of Budapest.
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Journalist and father of modern Zionism
1860
Theodor Herzl
Hungarian-American escape artist and illusionist
1874
Harry Houdini
Hungarian-American director, "Casablanca"
1886
Michael Curtiz
Hungarian-Argentine inventor of the modern ballpoint pen
1899
Lászlo Biro
Biophysicist and winner of the Nobel Prize in Physiology and Medicine in 1961
1899
Georg von Békésy
Hungarian-British inventor of holography and Nobel Prize laureate
1900
Dennis Gabor
One of the most famous Hungarian poets, he was considered as Hungary's great "proletarian poet" during the communist era
1905
Attila József
Hungarian-American physicist who is known as "the father of the hydrogen bomb"
1908
Edward Teller
Hungarian-Israeli founder of Krav Maga
1910
Imi Lichtenfeld
Communist politician and Chairman of the Council of Ministers from 1967 to 1975
1916
Jenö Fock
Hungarian-American actress, "Moulin Rouge" "Im Zeichen des Bösens", she had nine marriages
1917
Zsa Zsa Gabor
^Hungarian-American actress and sister of ^
1919
Eva Gabor
Israeli author and film director, he was one of the most widely read contemporary satirists in the world. "The Policeman" "Sallah Shabati"
1924
Ephraim Kishon
Hungarian football legend (Real Madrid)
1927
Ferenc Puskás
Author and recipient of the Nobel Prize in Literature, "Fatelessness" "Kaddish for an Unborn Child"
1929
Imre Kertesz
Hungarian-American billionaire investor and philanthropsist and target of antisemitic conspiracy theories
1930
George Soros
Hungarian-American businessman and co-founder of Intel
1936
Andrew Grove
Inventor of the Rubik's Cube
1944
Ernö Rubik
Hungarian-American billionaire and founder of Interactive Brokers
1944
Thomas Petterfy
Hungarian-American billionaire and software architect, known for creating Microsoft Office and being a space tourist
1948
Charles Simonyi
Director, "On Body and Soul"
1955
Ildikó Enyedi
Actor, "Son of Saul" "Marty Supreme"
1967
Géza Röhrig
Director, "Son of Saul"
1977
László Nemes
Former footballer who played for Hoffenheim, Mainz, Cottbus and Hungarian national team
1979
Zsolt Löw
Former footballer who played for Hoffenheim, Mainz, Schalke and Hungarian national team
1987
Ádám Szalai
Goalkeeper who plays for RB Leipzig and the Hungarian national team
1990
Péter Gulácsi
Footballer who plays for Galatasaray and the Hungarian national team
1997
Roland Sallai
Swimmer, world record holder and Olympic champion
2000
Kristóf Milák
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2 Comments
Grg123456
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Level 42
Sep 14, 2022
Kertész Mihály should be accepted as an answer for Michael Curtiz aswell
Greenfox
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Level 69
Sep 15, 2022
It should get accepted now
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