- George Soros
George Soros (born August 12, 1930, in Budapest, Hungary, as György Schwartz) is an American financial speculator, stock investor, philanthropist, and political activist. He peacefully promotes democracy in Eastern Europe. Currently, he is the chairman of Soros Fund Management and the Open Society Institute and is also a former member of the Board of Directors of the Council on Foreign Relations. His support for the Solidarity labor movement in Poland, … - John von Neumann
John von Neumann (born Margittai Neumann János Lajos on December 28, 1903 in Budapest, Austria-Hungary; died February 8, 1957 in Washington D.C., United States) was a Austria-Hungary-born American mathematician who made contributions to quantum physics, functional analysis, set theory, topology, economics, computer science, numerical analysis, hydrodynamics (of explosions), … - Tom Lantos
Thomas Peter "Tom" Lantos, Ph.D (born February 1 1928, Budapest, Hungary as Lantos Tamás Péter) has been a Democratic member of the United States House of Representatives since 1981, representing California's 12th congressional district, located in the southwest part of San Francisco County and the northern part of San Mateo County. He is the chairman of the United States House Committee on Foreign Affairs. - Joseph Pulitzer
Joseph Pulitzer (April 10, 1847 - October 29, 1911) was a Hungarian-American publisher best known for posthumously establishing the Pulitzer Prizes and (along with William Randolph Hearst) for originating yellow journalism. - Charles Simonyi
Charles Simonyi is a computer software executive who, as head of Microsoft's application software group, oversaw the creation of Microsoft's flagship office applications. He now heads his own company, "Intentional Software", with the aim of developing and marketing his concept of Intentional programming. In 2007, he became the fifth space tourist and the second Hungarian in space. His estimated net worth is $1 billion. - Harry Houdini
Harry Houdini (March 24, 1874 - October 311926), whose real name was Ehrich Weiss (which was changed from Erich Weisz when he emigrated to America), was a Hungary-born American magician, escapologist (widely regarded as one of the greatest ever), stunt performer, as well as an investigator of spiritualists, film producer, actor, and an amateur aviator. - George Pataki
George Elmer Pataki (born June 24, 1945) was the 57th Governor of New York, USA serving from January 1995 until January 1, 2007. He is a member of the Republican Party and was seen a as possible 2000 and 2008 Presidential candidate. - Zsa Zsa Gabor
Zsa Zsa Gábor is a Hungarian-American actress and socialite. - Vilmos Zsigmond
Vilmos Zsigmond is a Hungarian-American cinematographer. He was born in Szeged, Hungary, and studied cinema at the State Academy of Theatre and Film Art in Budapest. Together with his friend and fellow student László Kovács, he filmed the events of the 1956 Hungarian Revolution in Budapest and then smuggled the film out of the country shortly afterwards. In 1962 he became a naturalized citizen of the United States. - John Lukacs
John Lukacs is a Hungarian-born American historian who has written more than twenty-five books, including "Five Days in London, May 1940" and "A New Republic". He was a professor of history at Chestnut Hill College (where he succeeded Erik von Kuehnelt-Leddihn) from 1947 to 1994, and the chair of that history department from 1947 to 1974. He has served as a visiting professor at Johns Hopkins University, Columbia University, Princeton University, … - Marcel Breuer
Marcel Lajos Breuer, architect and furniture designer, was an influential Hungarian-born modernist of Jewish descent. One of the fathers of Modernism, Breuer showed a great interest in modular construction and simple forms. Known as Lajkó, Breuer studied and taught at the Bauhaus in the 1920s, stressing the combination of art and technology, and eventually became the head of the school's cabinet-making shop. - Tony Curtis
Tony Curtis (born Bernard Schwartz, June 3, 1925) is an American film actor. Famous for his thick black wavy hair, good looks, flashing long eyelashes and trademark New York accent, he was most popular during the late 1950s and early 1960s. He is best known for his light comic roles, especially his musician on the run from gangsters in "Some Like It Hot" (1959). He has also essayed a number of more serious dramatic roles over the years, … - Eugene Ormandy
Eugene Ormandy (November 18, 1899 - March 12, 1985) was an eminent conductor and violinist. - Michael Curtiz
Michael Curtiz (December 24, 1886 - April 10, 1962) was a Hungarian-American film director. He directed at least 50 films in Europe and a further hundred in the US, among the best-known being "The Adventures of Robin Hood", "Angels with Dirty Faces", "Casablanca", "Yankee Doodle Dandy" and "White Christmas". He thrived in the heyday of the Warner Bros. studio in the 1930s and 40s, where he gained a reputation for efficient competence, … - Drew Barrymore
Drew Blyth Barrymore is an American actress and film producer, the youngest member of the Barrymore family of American actors. She has her own production company, Flower Films. Barrymore made her screen début in "Altered States" (1980); she made her breakout role two years later in "E.T. the Extra-Terrestrial". She quickly became one of Hollywood's most recognized child actresses. - Robert Capa
Robert Capa (Budapest, October 22 1913 - May 25, 1954) was a famous war photographer during the 20th century. He covered five different wars: the Spanish Civil War, the Second Sino-Japanese War, World War II across Europe, the 1948 Arab-Israeli War, and the First Indochina War. Capa documented the course of World War II in London, North Africa, Italy, the Battle of Normandy on Omaha Beach and the liberation of Paris. - Joe Eszterhas
Josef Eszterhas (born November 23 1944) is a controversial Hungarian-American writer, best known for his screenplays for the films "Basic Instinct" and "Showgirls". He has also written an autobiography called "Hollywood Animal". - Kati Marton
Kati Marton (b. 4 February 1949) is an American author and journalist. Her career has included reporting for ABC News as a foreign correspondent and National Public Radio as well as print journalism and writing a number of books. She is the chairwoman of the International Women's Health Coalition, and a director (former chairwoman) of the Committee to Protect Journalists and other bodies including the International Rescue Committee, … - Susan Polgar
Grandmaster Zsuzsa Polgar is a Hungarian-born American chess player. In 1984, at age 15, she became the top-ranked female player in the world and remained so for many years. She was the first woman to earn the title of International Grandmaster in regular competition. She was the Women's World Chess Champion from 1996 until 1999. In October 2005 Polgar had an Elo rating of 2577, making her still the second-ranked female player in the world, after her sister Judit Polgar. - Béla Lugosi
Bela Lugosi (October 20, 1882 - August 16, 1956), was a Hungarian/American actor best known for his portrayal of Count Dracula in the American Broadway stage production (1927), and subsequent film (1931), of Bram Stoker's classic vampire story. - Peter Carl Goldmark
Peter Carl Goldmark was a Hungarian-born, American engineer who, during his time with Columbia Records, was instrumental in developing the long-playing (LP) microgroove 33-1/3 rpm vinyl phonograph discs which defined home audio for two generations. Goldmark's LP records were introduced by Goddard Lieberson (April 5, 1911 - May 29, 1977), who later became president of Columbia Records from 1956 - 71 and 1973 - 75. - Georgia O'Keeffe
Georgia Totto O'Keeffe was an American artist. She is typically associated with the American southwest and particularly New Mexico where she settled late in life. O'Keeffe has been a major figure in American art since the 1920s. She is chiefly known for paintings in which she synthesizes abstraction and representation in paintings of flowers, rocks, shells, animal bones and landscapes. - Andrew Grove
Dr. Andrew Stephen Grove (born 1936-09-02) is a Hungarian-American businessman. He participated in the founding of Intel and was key to the company's success. - Monica Seles
I read two books (biographies) about Monica Seles . I suggest you to read Monica's official biography, Monica Seles : From Fear to Victory . Nancy Ann Richardson is the author of this book. Richardson wrote the book with the help of Monica, her friends and her family. The other book, Return of a Champion ; The Monica Seles Story , is from Joseph Layden . Here is my version of Monica's story. - Eva Gabor
Eva Gabor (in Hungarian Gábor Éva was a British-Hungarian actress. She was born in Budapest, the daughter of Vilmos and Jolie Gabor (née Janka Tilleman). Her elder sisters were Magda Gabor and Zsa Zsa Gabor. Gabor's maternal family was Jewish and her maternal grandparents died in the Holocaust. Biographers speculate that her paternal family were originally Jewish as well, but converted to Roman Catholicism in order to assimilate, … - Paul Newman
Paul Leonard Newman (born January 26, 1925) is an Academy Award, Golden Globe, Cannes Award, and Emmy Award-winning American actor and film director. He is also the founder of Newman's Own, a food company of which all profits and royalties are donated to charity. As of May 2007, these donations have exceeded $220 million USD. - Jerry Seinfeld
Jerome Seinfeld (born April 29, 1954) is a Golden Globe- and Emmy award-winning American comedian, actor, and writer. Seinfeld is often described as an observational comedian. He is best known for playing a semi-fictional version of himself in the long-running sitcom "Seinfeld", which he co-created, helped write, and executive produced. - Ernest Istook
Ernest James Istook Jr. (born February 11 1950, in Fort Worth, Texas) was a Republican member of the United States House of Representatives for the 5th District of Oklahoma. Istook was a member of the Appropriations and the Homeland Security committees. He was the Republican gubernatorial nominee in 2006, running against incumbent Democratic Gov. Brad Henry. Istook lost the gubernatorial race by a very wide margin, getting only 33.5% of the vote to Henry's 66.5%. - Adolph Zukor
Adolf Cukor (Adolph Zukor) (January 7, 1873-June 10, 1976) was the founder of Paramount Pictures, and one of the greatest film moguls of all time. He was born to a Jewish family in Ricse, Hungary, which was then a part of the Austro-Hungarian empire, and emigrated to America in 1889, at the age of 16. Like most immigrants, he began modestly. When he first landed in New York, he stayed with his family and worked in an upholstery shop. - Paul Simon
Paul Frederic Simon (born October 13 1941) is an American singer-songwriter and guitarist. Simon is a member of the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame, both as half of the folk-singing duo Simon and Garfunkel and as a solo artist. In 2006, "Time" magazine called him one of the "100 people who shape our world". He currently resides in New Canaan, Connecticut. - Magda Gabor
Magda Gabor (June 11, 1914 - June 6, 1997) was a Hungarian-American entertainer born in Budapest, Austria-Hungary (modern day Hungary). Other than an appearance in a Hungarian movie made before the family emigrated to the U.S. in the 1940s, her roles were mostly limited to television portrayals of herself as one of the Gabor sisters. Contrary to popular belief, Magda never competed in the Olympics. This rumor was derived from her intimidating/rough sounding name. - Jamie Lee Curtis
Jamie Lee Curtis (born November 22, 1958) is a two time Golden Globe-winning, and Emmy Award-nominated American film actress and a successful writer of books for children. Although she was initially known as a "scream queen" because of her starring roles in many horror films early in her career, Curtis has since compiled a body of work that covers many genres. She is married to actor Christopher Guest (Baron Haden-Guest) and, as the wife of a Baron, … - Michael de Kovats
- Nimród Antal
Nimród Antal [pronounced: Neemrode] (November 30, 1973 in Los Angeles, California) is a U.S. film director of Hungarian ancestry. Antal arrived in Hungary in 1991 to study at the Hungarian Film Academy. He never graduated, but stayed on to work in the film and television industry. In 2005, he moved back to his hometown of Los Angeles to pursue success in Hollywood. He is best known for writing and directing the film "Kontroll" (2003). - Sylvia Plachy
Sylvia Plachy (born 1943) is a Hungarian/American photographer. Plachy was born in Budapest, Hungary. Her Jewish mother was in hiding in fear of Nazi persecution during World War II. Plachy's photo-essays and portraits have appeared in "The New York Times Magazine", "The Village Voice", "The New Yorker", "Granta", "Art Forum", "Fortune", and other publications. They have been exhibited in galleries and museums in Minneapolis, … - Calvin Klein
Calvin Richard Klein (born November 19, 1942) is a well-known American fashion designer. In 1968, he launched the company that would later become Calvin Klein Inc. In addition to clothing, Calvin Klein also gave his name to a range of perfumes, including CK One and CK Be (fragrances for both genders), now owned by Coty Inc. Swatch Group manufactures watches and jewelry under the Calvin Klein and Calvin Klein Jeans brands. - Jolie Gabor
Jolie Gabor Christman de Szigethy (September 29, 1896 - April 1, 1997) was born Jancsi Tilleman ("her name "Jancsi" means "Johnny" in English-her parents wanted a boy) in Budapest, Austro-Hungarian Empire. She is best known as "Mama Jolie", the mother of Magda Gabor, Zsa Zsa Gabor, and Eva Gabor, who were famous for their beauty and many marriages. Jolie officially claimed to have been born in 1900, … - Jaid Barrymore
Jaid Barrymore is an American actress. Barrymore was born in Brannenburg, West Germany to a concert violinist mother and an artist father. She was married to the late John Drew Barrymore with whom she had actress Drew Barrymore. Her parents were from Hungary and she was born in a camp for displaced persons outside of Munich, Germany, later growing up in Pennsylvania. She posed in Playboy magazine in September 1995, eight months after her daughter did in January 1995. - Kathy Hilton
Kathy Hilton (born Kathleen Elizabeth Avanzino on) is an American socialite and sometime actress. She is also the mother of socialites Paris and Nicky Hilton. - Theodore Hardeen
Theodore Hardeen was a magician and escape artist, best known as Harry Houdini's brother. So dedicated was he to Houdini that Hardeen usually introduced himself as the “brother of Houdini." He was the founder of the Magician's Guild. He was born as Ferencz Dezso Weisz or Weisz Ferenc Dezső in Budapest, Hungary and went by the name of Theodore Weiss when the family was living in Appleton, Wisconsin.
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