Top 20 most important and famous people from Hungary

Photographer known for his groundbreaking contributions to photographic composition and the photo essay

The greatest combat and adventure photographer in history

King, who founded one of the earliest professional standing armies of medieval Europe and patronized sciences and arts

Leader of the Arrow Cross Party who became the Leader of the Nation during World War Two

Prime Minister, leader of the Hungarian Revolution of 1956 against the Soviet-backed government, for which he was sentenced to death and executed two years later

President from 2010

Physicist, who contributed to the theory of the atomic nucleus and the elementary particles, particularly through the discovery and application of fundamental symmetry principles. Winner of Nobel Prize in Physics in 1963

One of the most prolific mathematicians and producers of mathematical conjectures of the XX century. He proposed problems in discrete mathematics, graph theory, number theory, mathematical analysis, approximation theory, set theory, and probability theory

Polymath who made major contributions to many fields, including mathematics (mathematical logic, measure theory, functional analysis), physics (quantum mechanics, hydrodynamics & ballistics, nuclear physics and quantum statistical mechanics) and economics

Physicist who conceived the nuclear chain reaction in 1933 and patented the idea of a nuclear fission reactor in 1934

Physicist called the father of the hydrogen bomb

Biochemist who isolated vitamin C and discovered the components and reactions of the citric acid cycle, winner of Nobel Prize in Medicine in 1937

Composer and pianist of the Romantic period. He is considered to be one of the most prolific and influential composers of his era

One of the most important composers of the XX century. He studied folk music and he was one of the founders of comparative musicology, which later became ethnomusicology

Director of Mephisto, and winner of Academy Award in 1982

Actor remembered for his role as Count Dracula in the 1931 horror classic Dracula, Ygor in Son of Frankenstein and other roles in many other horror films from 1931 to 1956

Footballer of 1950s, legend of Real Madrid

Businessman and philanthropist, Forbes called him the most generous giver

Escape artist, magic man and stunt performer, noted for his escape acts

Invention of mechanical puzzles including a famous cube