The “Secret Society” of Hungarians
Personal Note.: You will notice that a huge chunk of famous Hungarians are of Jewish descent as well. While most of Europe may have harbored antisemitic tendencies for hundreds of years, the Hungarian inclusiveness could not be more well demonstrated than with the below list. Which is why it was such a colossal slap in the face, and unforgivable betrayal, what we were willing to do to mitigate Trianon 1 territory losses. (Frankly, after that, we deserved Trianon 2. Though the first one was an ungrateful cultural genocide against the Hungarians by Entente diplomats: European countries devoured the Hungarian land and common folks, US extracted the brains and talent pool, while USSR set up a bloody buffer zone with our corpses . I hope I summed up well how I feel.)
“Remember that you are Hungarian, that the blood of Attila the Hun and Genghis Khan courses through your veins, that you belong to a proud nation, a nation of warriors and lovers, of passion and violence, intrigue, and imagination. …… Remember that you are a Gabor and that, as a Gabor, you are born to survive.” (Quote by Jolie/ Janka Gabor to her daughter, ZsaZsa) https://kidadl.com/articles/zsa-zsa-gabor-quotes-for-budding-beauty-queens
PERFORMING ARTS and VISUAL ARTS
Harry Houdini
Music
Ferenc Liszt
Béla Bartók
Zoltán Kodály
Erdelyi Tamas
Michael “Flea” Balzary
Paul Simon
Alanis Morissette
Mark Knopfler and David Knofler
Zoli Téglás
Gene Simmons
Kesha
Mariska Veres
Film, etc.
There are 5 major movie studios in Hollywood, two of which were founded by a Hungarian.
William Fox
Adolph Zukor
István Szabó
Vilmos Zsigmond
Lajos Koltai
Joe Eszterhas
Andy Vajna
Korda Sándor /Sir Alexander Korda
Zoltán Korda
George Cukor
Michael Curtiz
Paul Newman
Tony Curtis
Jerry Seinfeld
Bela Lugosi
Zsa Zsa Gabor
Zsa Zsa Gabor: Miss Hungary, actress, married nine times, first husband, Conrad Hilton. Hungarian born
Eva Gabor
Eva Gabor: cabaret singer, actress (well known for: Green Acres series) Hungarian born
Adrien Brody
Drew Barrymore
Rachel Weisz
Jamie Lee Curtis
Goldie Hawn
Kate Hudson
Joaquin Phoenix
Louis C. K.
Imre Kertész
MODELS
Barbara Palvin
Enikő Mihalik
Zsófia Srej
Vanessa Axente
Réka Ebergényi
Applied / Industrial Arts
Marcel Lajos Breuer
Robert Capa
Andre de Dienes
Mermelstein Márton / Martin Munkácsi
László Weisz /Moholy-Nagy László
Painters
Albrecht Dürer
Mihály Munkácsy
Victor Vasarely
Tivadar Kosztka Csontváry
SCIENCE / INVENTORS
When Nobel Laureate, Enrico Fermi, Italian nuclear physicist, was asked if he believed in extraterrestrials, he replied – „They are already here…they are called Hungarians!” (Fermi’s “Martians”.)
Szent-Györgyi Albert
Bíró László József
Rubik Ernő
Galamb József
Irinyi János
Gabor Denes /Dennis
“The MARTIANS” (all Hungarian born):
Teller Ede (Edward)
Marx György
Szilárd Leó
Neumann Janos
Kármán Tódor
Erdős Pal/ Paul
Halmos Pal/ Paul
Kemény Janos/ John G.
Pólya Gyorgy/ George
Wigner Eugene
Business/ politics/sports
Mary of Teck
Joseph Pulitzer
George Soros
Simonyi Károly /Charles Simonyi
Andrew Grove/ Kertesz Imre
George Pataki
Nicholas Sarkozy
Káldor Miklós/ Nicholas Kaldor
Tibor Scitovsky
Fashion
Calvin Klein
Estée Lauder
Bauhaus
Breuer Marcell
Laszlo Moholy-Nagy
Gyorgy Kepes
Photography
Sylvia Plachy
Robert Capa
André de Dienes
Sport
OLIMPIC MEDAL COUNT: Hungary rules! https://www.topendsports.com/events/summer/medal-tally/all-time-comparison-pop.htm
If it does not blow you away I do not know what will! (I am not athletic so always in an awe over others’ achievements in sports)
https://dailynewshungary.com/world-famous-hungarians-celebrities-hungarian-origins/
Monica Seles
Zsolt Baumgartner
Ferenc Puskás
Judit Polgár
Polgar sisters: (Zsuzsa, Zsofi, Judit) https://productiveclub.com/polgar-sisters-story/) Hungarian