Béla (; Serbian or Slovak variants are ''Бeлa, Bela'' or ''Belo'') is a common Hungarian male

given name A given name (also known as a forename or first name) is the part of a personal name quoted in that identifies a person, potentially with a middle name as well, and differentiates that person from the other members of a group (typically a fa ...

. Its most likely etymology is from old Hungarian ''bél'' ("heart; insides" in Old Hungarian and "intestines" in modern Hungarian; in both the symbolism is "guts" i.e. bravery and character). Other possible etymological source is a Turkic word ''

boila Boila (Old Bulgarian: ; bg, боила; el, βοιλα; otk, 𐰉𐰆𐰖𐰞𐰀, Boyla) was a title worn by some of the Bulgar and Göktürk aristocrats (mostly of regional governors and noble warriors) in the First Bulgarian Empire (681-10 ...

''/''boyla'' – "noble, distinguished" (which was a title of high nobility among the

Bulgars The Bulgars (also Bulghars, Bulgari, Bolgars, Bolghars, Bolgari, Proto-Bulgarians) were Turkic semi-nomadic warrior tribes that flourished in the Pontic–Caspian steppe and the Volga region during the 7th century. They became known as nomad ...

and Göktürks), or a variant of Ábel. Due to fame and importance of the saint

Adalbert of Prague Adalbert of Prague ( la, Sanctus Adalbertus, cs, svatý Vojtěch, sk, svätý Vojtech, pl, święty Wojciech, hu, Szent Adalbert (Béla); 95623 April 997), known in the Czech Republic, Poland and Slovakia by his birth name Vojtěch ( la, Vo ...

(~956–997) for early mediaeval Hungarian,

Czech Czech may refer to: * Anything from or related to the Czech Republic, a country in Europe ** Czech language ** Czechs, the people of the area ** Czech culture ** Czech cuisine * One of three mythical brothers, Lech, Czech, and Rus' Places * Czech, ...

and

Polish Polish may refer to: * Anything from or related to Poland, a country in Europe * Polish language * Poles Poles,, ; singular masculine: ''Polak'', singular feminine: ''Polka'' or Polish people, are a West Slavic nation and ethnic group, w ...

cultural history, the name Béla have been artificially assigned to Germanic name Adalbert ("noble bright") and Slavonic name

Vojtěch Vojtěch (Czech pronunciation: ) or Vojtech is a, respectively, Czech and Slovak given name of Slavic origin. It is composed of two parts: ''voj'' – "troops"/"war(rior)" and ''těch'' – "consolator"/"rejoicing man". So, the name could be interp ...

Wojciech Wojciech () is a Polish name, equivalent to Czech Vojtěch , Slovak Vojtech, and German Woitke. The name is formed from two components in archaic Polish: * ''wój'' (Slavic: ''voj''), a root pertaining to war. It also forms words like ''wojown ...

("consolator of troops"), although among these names there isn't any linguistic relationship.

People

*Béla of Hungary **

Béla I of Hungary Béla I the Boxer or the Wisent ( hu, I. Bajnok or Bölény Béla, sk, Belo I.; – 11 September 1063) was King of Hungary from 1060 until his death. He descended from a younger branch of the Árpád dynasty. Béla's baptismal name was A ...

(1020–1063), King of Hungary **

Béla II of Hungary Béla the Blind ( hu, Vak Béla; hr, Bela Slijepi; sk, Belo Slepý; 1109 – 13 February 1141) was King of Hungary and Croatia from 1131 to 1141. He was blinded along with his rebellious father Álmos on the order of Álmos's brother, ...

(1109–1141), King of Hungary and Croatia **

Béla III of Hungary Béla III ( hu, III. Béla, hr, Bela III, sk, Belo III; 114823 April 1196) was King of Hungary and Croatia between 1172 and 1196. He was the second son of King Géza II and Géza's wife, Euphrosyne of Kiev. Around 1161, Géza granted Béla a ...

(1148–1196), King of Hungary and Croatia **

Béla IV of Hungary Béla IV (1206 – 3 May 1270) was King of Hungary and Croatia between 1235 and 1270, and Duke of Styria from 1254 to 1258. As the oldest son of King Andrew II, he was crowned upon the initiative of a group of influential noblemen in his father ...

(1206–1270), King of Hungary and Croatia ** Béla V of Hungary (''Otto III of Bavaria''; 1261–1312), Duke of Lower Bavaria and King of Hungary and Croatia *

Béla of Macsó Béla of Macsó (after 1243 – November 1272) was a member of the Rurik dynasty. He was Duke of Macsó (1262–1272) and of Bosnia (1266/1271-1272); and thus he governed the southern provinces of the Kingdom of Hungary. Béla was the son of Duke ...

(1243–1272), Duke of Macsó and Bosnia *

Bela of Saint Omer Bela of Saint Omer was a French knight, descended from a Fauquembergues family who were castellans of the eponymous castle of Saint-Omer.Lognon (1969), p. 244 His father, Nicholas I of Saint Omer, received lands in Boeotia in the aftermath of ...

(?–1258), French knight, Lord of one half of Thebes *

Bela of Britonia Bela of Britonia (? - 675 - ?) was a medieval Galician clergyman. References * ''Episcopologio Mindoniense''. CAL PARDO, Enrique, 2003, . External links *Official web site of the Diocese of Mondoñedo-Ferrol 7th-century Galician bis ...

(fl. 675), Galician clergyman, Bishop of Britonia *

Béla Nagy Abodi Béla Nagy Abodi (Hungarian: ''Abodi Nagy Béla''; 13 July 1918 – 9 December 2012) was a Hungarian painter, and professor of the Academy of Fine Arts in Cluj-Napoca. He studied in the class of Camil Ressu at the Academia de Belle-Arte in Bu ...

(1918–2012), Hungarian painter *

Béla Apáti Abkarovics Béla Apáti Abkarovics (born 1888, Érmihályfalva Valea lui Mihai (; hu, Érmihályfalva) is a town in Bihor County, Crișana, Romania. Geography It is located around 66 km north-east of Oradea, 9 km from the Hungarian border in ...

(1888–1957), Hungarian painter and graphic artist * Béla Bacsó (disambiguation) ** Béla Bacsó (1891–1920) Hungarian journalist and writer ** Béla Bacsó (1952) aesthete * Béla Bácskai (1912–1994), Hungarian field hockey player * Béla Bakosi (born 1957), Hungarian triple jumper *

Béla Balázs Béla Balázs (; 4 August 1884 in Szeged – 17 May 1949 in Budapest), born Herbert Béla Bauer, was a Hungarian film critic, aesthetician, writer and poet of Jewish heritage. He was a proponent of formalist film theory. Career Balázs was th ...

(1884–1949), Hungarian film critic, writer and poet *

Béla Balogh Béla Balogh (1 January 1885 in Székesfehérvár – 30 March 1945 in Budapest) was a Hungarian film director, one of the most prominent of the early 20th century. He was prominent in both silent and voiced productions, and is most known ...

(1885–1945), Hungarian film director *

(born 1984), Hungarian footballer *

Béla Bánáthy (disambiguation) Béla Bánáthy may refer to: * Béla H. Bánáthy (1919–2003), American linguist and systems scientist * Béla A. Bánáthy (born 1943), American systems scientist {{Hndis, Banathy, Bela ...

Béla H. Bánáthy Béla Heinrich Bánáthy ( hu, Bánáthy Béla; December 1, 1919 – September 4, 2003) was a Hungarian-American linguist, and Professor at San Jose State University and UC Berkeley. He is known as founder of the White Stag Leadership Developme ...

(1919–2003), American linguist and systems scientist **

Béla A. Bánáthy Béla Antal Bánáthy (born 1943 in Budapest, Hungary) is an American systems scientist, who teaches part-time at the International Systems Institute at the Saybrook Graduate School. Biography Bánáthy received his Bachelor of Science, B.S. f ...

(born 1943), American systems scientist *

Béla Bánhidy Baron Béla Bánhidy de Simánd (17 February 1836 – 18 June 1890) was a Hungarian politician and Member of Parliament. He was elected as a member of the Diet of Hungary in 1875 as an MP for Kisjenő (today: ''Chişineu-Criş, Romania''). Af ...

(1836–1890), Hungarian politician *

Béla Barabás Béla Barabás (12 December 1855 – 28 May 1934) was a Hungarian politician, jurist and author. He studied in Kolozsvár (present-day Cluj-Napoca, Romania). He graduated law studies at the University of Budapest in 1879. Barabás became leader ...

(1855–1934), Hungarian politician, jurist and author *

Béla Barényi Béla Barényi (1 March 1907, Hirtenberg, Austro-Hungarian Monarchy – 30 May 1997, Böblingen, Germany) was an ethnic Hungarian engineer from Austria-Hungary, who was a prolific inventor, sometimes even compared to Thomas Edison. Barényi ma ...

(1907–1997), Hungarian-Austrian engineer * Béla Bartalos (born 1948), Hungarian handball player * Béla Bartók (1881–1945), Hungarian composer and pianist * Béla Bay (1907–1999), Hungarian fencer * Béla Békessy (1875–1916), Hungarian fencer *

Béla Belicza Béla Belicza is a Hungarian sprint canoeist who competed from 1997 to 2001. Despite not qualifying for Hungary in the Summer Olympics, he won nine medals at the ICF Canoe Sprint World Championships. this included four golds (C-1 200 ...

, Hungarian sprint canoer * Béla Berger (1931–2005), Hungarian-Australian chess player * Béla Bicsérdy (1872–1951), Hungarian alternative medicine advocate, lecturer and author * Béla Biszku (born 1921), Hungarian politician *

Béla Bodó Béla Bodó (born 19 January 1959, in Vámospércs) is a retired Hungarian hurdler who specialized in the 110 metres hurdles. He qualified for the semi-final at the 1983 World Championships, but did not start in that heat. He also competed at ...

(born 1959), Hungarian hurdler *

Béla Bodonyi Béla Bodonyi (born 14 December 1956) is a Hungarian former footballer who played at both professional and international levels as a striker. Career Born in Jászdózsa, Bodonyi played club football in both Hungary and Switzerland for Debr ...

(born 1956), Hungarian footballer *

Béla Bollobás Béla Bollobás FRS (born 3 August 1943) is a Hungarian-born British mathematician who has worked in various areas of mathematics, including functional analysis, combinatorics, graph theory, and percolation. He was strongly influenced by Pa ...

(born 1943), Hungarian-British mathematician * Bela Borsodi, Austrian photographer *

Béla Bugár Béla Bugár (born 7 July 1958) is a Slovak politician of Hungarian ethnicity. He was a member of the Slovak parliament from 1992 to 2020, briefly serving as its acting Speaker in 2006. He was the former leader of the political party Most–H ...

(born 1958), Slovak politician * Bela Čikoš Sesija (1864–1931), Croatian painter *

Béla Csécsei Béla Csécsei (12 October 1952 – 31 December 2012) was a Hungarian educator and politician, who served as Mayor of Józsefváros (8th district of Budapest Budapest (, ; ) is the capital and most populous city of Hungary. It is the n ...

(1952–2012), Hungarian educator and politician *

Béla Czóbel Béla Czóbel (4 September 1883 – 30 January 1976) was a Hungarian people, Hungarian Painting, painter, known for his association with The Eight (Nyolcak), The Eight in the early 20th century in Budapest. They were known for introducing Post-Im ...

(1883–1976), Hungarian painter * Béla Dankó (born 1969), Hungarian politician * Béla von Darányi (1874–?), Hungarian sports shooter * Béla Drahos (born 1955), Hungarian conductor and flautist *

Béla Egresi Béla Egresi (born in Csepel on 11 May 1922 – died in Budapest on 10 June 1999) was a Hungarian football forward, who played for Kispest and Újpest FC, as well as representing 23 times the Hungarian national football team The Hungary ...

(1922–1999), Hungarian footballer * Béla Ernyey (born 1942), Hungarian actor *

Béla Fleck Béla Anton Leoš Fleck (born July 10, 1958) is an American banjo player. An acclaimed virtuoso, he is an innovative and technically proficient pioneer and ambassador of the banjo, bringing the instrument from its bluegrass roots to jazz, classi ...

(born 1958), American banjo player *

Béla Gaál Béla Gaál (2 January 1893 – 18 February 1945) was a Hungarian film director. His 1930 film '' Csak egy kislány van a világon'' was the first sound film to be made in Hungary.Cunningham p.28 In 1945 he was interned by the Nazis in Da ...

(1893–1945), Hungarian film director *

Béla Glattfelder Béla Glattfelder (born 4 May 1967 in Budapest) is a Hungarian politician and Member of the European Parliament (MEP) with the Hungarian Civic Party, part of the European People's Party and sits on the European Parliament's Committee on Intern ...

(born 1967), Hungarian politician *

Béla Goldoványi Béla Goldoványi (20 December 1925 in Budapest – 16 November 1972 in Budapest) was a Hungarian athlete, who mainly competed in the 100 metres. He competed for Hungary in the men's 4 × 100 metres relay at the 1952 Summer Olympics he ...

(1925–1972), Hungarian sprinter * Béla Grunberger (1903–2005), French psychologist * Béla Guttmann (1899–1981), Hungarian footballer and coach *

Béla Gyarmati Béla Gyarmati (born 5 March 1942) is a Hungarian fencer. He competed in the team foil Foil may refer to: Materials * Foil (metal), a quite thin sheet of metal, usually manufactured with a rolling mill machine * Metal leaf, a very thin sh ...

(born 1942), Hungarian fencer *

Béla Hamvas Béla Hamvas (23 March 1897 – 7 November 1968) was a Hungarian writer, philosopher, and social critic. He was the first thinker to introduce the Traditionalist School of René Guénon to Hungary. Biography Béla Hamvas was born on 23 Mar ...

(1897–1968), Hungarian writer, philosopher, and social critic *

Béla Háray Béla Háray (March 25, 1915 – March 9, 1988) was a Hungarian ice hockey and field hockey player who competed in the 1936 Winter Olympics and in the 1936 Summer Olympics. He was born and died in Budapest, Hungary Hungary ( hu, Mag ...

(1915–1988), Hungarian ice hockey and field hockey player *

Béla Hatvany Béla Hatvany is a pioneer in the automation of libraries and the information industry. Companies founded by him have been responsible for the first Online Public Access Catalog (OPAC), the first CD-ROMs, the first networked CD-ROM, the first cli ...

(born 1938), American computer scientist, inventor and entrepreneur * Bela S. Huntington (1858–1934), American lawyer and politician *

Béla Illés Béla Illés (; born 27 April 1968 in Sárvár, Hungary) is a retired Hungarian football player who has spent most of his career playing for MTK Hungária FC. He is considered to be the greatest Hungarian footballer of the 1990s. He was only ...

(1895–1974), Hungarian writer and journalist *

(born 1968), Hungarian footballer *

Béla Imrédy Béla vitéz Imrédy de Ómoravicza ( hu, Vitéz ómoraviczai Imrédy Béla; 29 December 1891 in Budapest – 28 February 1946 in Budapest) was Prime Minister of Hungary from 1938 to 1939. Born in Budapest to a Catholic family, Imrédy studied ...

(1891–1946), Hungarian politician * Béla Ivády (1873–1962), Hungarian politician *

Béla Iványi-Grünwald Béla Iványi-Grünwald (6 May 1867 – 24 September 1940) was a Hungarian painter, a leading member of the Nagybánya artists' colony and founder of the Kecskemét artists' colony. Life Born in Som, Iványi-Grünwald began his artistic ...

(1867–1940), Hungarian painter *

Béla Jankovich Béla Jankovich de Vadas et Jeszenicze (29 April 1865 – 5 August 1939) was a Hungarian politician, who served as Minister of Religion and Education between 1913 and 1917. He studied in the Theresianum of Vienna, University of Budapest, Univ ...

(1865–1939), Hungarian politician * Béla Tibor Jeszenszky (1962–2008), Hungarian singer * Béla Juhász (1921–2002), Hungarian long-distance runner * Béla Julesz (1928–2003), Hungarian neuroscientist * Béla Jurcsek (1893–1945), Hungarian politician * Béla Kádár (1877–1956), Hungarian painter *

Béla Károlyi Béla Károlyi (; born September 13, 1942) is an ethnic Hungarian Romanian-American gymnastics coach. Early in his coaching career he developed the Romanian centralised training system for gymnastics. One of his earliest protégés was Nadia C ...

(born 1942), Romanian gymnastics coach *

Béla Kárpáti Béla Kárpáti (30 September 1929 – 31 December 2003) was a Hungarian football defender who played for Hungary in the 1954 and 1958 FIFA World Cups. He also played for Győri ETO FC and Vasas SC Vasas may refer to: * Vasas SC, Hungarian ...

(1929–2003), Hungarian footballer *

Béla Katona Béla Katona (born 9 February 1944 in Budapest Budapest (, ; ) is the capital and most populous city of Hungary. It is the ninth-largest city in the European Union by population within city limits and the second-largest city on the Da ...

(born 1944), Hungarian politician * Béla Katzirz (born 1953), Hungarian footballer *

Béla von Kehrling Béla von Kehrling ( hu, Kehrling Béla ; 25 January 1891 – 26 April 1937) was a Hungarian tennis, table tennis, and football player but eventually a winter sportsman familiar with ice-hockey and occasionally competing in bobsleigh. He compet ...

(1891–1937), Hungarian tennis, table tennis, football and ice-hockey player and bobsledder *

Béla Kéler Béla Kéler (13 February 1820 - 20 November 1882) was a Hungarian composer of romantic music period and orchestral conductor. Béla Kéler was born as ''Albert Paul Keler'' (''Adalbert Paul von Keler).'' He is also known in Hungarian as ''Ké ...

(1820–1882), Hungarian composer and conductor * Béla Kerékjártó (1898–1946), Hungarian mathematician * Béla Király (1912–2009), Hungarian military officer, politician and historian * Béla Kiss (1877–?), Hungarian serial killer * Béla Komjádi (1892–1933, Hungarian water polo player and coach * Béla Kondor (1931–1972), Hungarian artist and author * Béla Kontuly (1904–1983), Hungarian painter and art teacher * Béla Köpeczi (1921–2010), Hungarian cultural historian and politician *

Béla Koplárovics Béla Koplárovics (born 7 June 1981) is a former Hungarians, Hungarian international Association football, football player. Club career Koplárovics started his club career with Hévíz FC before moving to reigning 2001–02 Nemzeti Bajnokság ...

(born 1981), Hungarian footballer *

Béla Kovács (disambiguation) Béla Kovács may refer to: *Béla Kovács (clarinetist) Béla Kovács (May 1, 1937 – November 7, 2021) was a Hungarian clarinetist. Education Kovács was born in Tatabánya, Hungary. He graduated from the Franz Liszt Academy of Music in Buda ...

** Béla Kovács (1910–1980), Hungarian politician and jurist ** Béla Kovács (1908–1959), Hungarian politician ** Béla Kovács (born 1937), Hungarian clarinetist ** Béla Kovács (born 1960), Hungarian politician ** Béla Kovács (born 1977), Hungarian footballer *

Béla Kuharszki Béla Kuharszki (29 April 1940 – 7 March 2016) was a Hungarian footballer. He played for the club Újpesti Dózsa as a striker. He played six games for the Hungary national football team. Kuharszki played one qualifying game and was part ...

(born 1940), Hungarian footballer *

Béla Kun Béla Kun (born Béla Kohn; 20 February 1886 – 29 August 1938) was a Hungarian communist revolutionary and politician who governed the Hungarian Soviet Republic in 1919. After attending Franz Joseph University at Kolozsvár (today Cluj-Napo ...

(1886–1937?), Hungarian politician *

Béla Lajta Béla Lajta (until 1907 Béla Leitersdorfer) (Óbuda, 23 January 1873 – Vienna, 12 October 1920) was a prominent Hungarian architect. Career Lajta finished his degree at the Budapest Technical University and worked briefly under Alajos Haus ...

(1873–1920), Hungarian architect * Béla Lakatos (born 1984), Hungarian footballer * Béla Linder (1876–1962), Hungarian military officer and politician *

Béla Lugosi Béla Ferenc Dezső Blaskó (; October 20, 1882 – August 16, 1956), known professionally as Bela Lugosi (; ), was a Hungarian and American actor best remembered for portraying Count Dracula in the 1931 horror classic ''Dracula'', Ygor in ''S ...

(1882–1956), Hungarian-American actor * Bela Lugosi, Jr. (born 1938), American lawyer *

Béla Macourek Oberleutnant Béla Macourek (born 4 November 1889, date of death unknown) was a Austro-Hungarian World War I flying ace credited with five aerial victories. He entered the First World War as a mounted artillery officer. Two years campaigning broug ...

(1889–?), Hungarian flying ace *

Béla Magyari Béla Magyari (8 August 1949 – 23 April 2018Tóth Balázs"Elhunyt Magyari Béla kiképzett űrhajós" ''Index'', 23 April 2018. Retrieved 23 April 2018. ) was a colonel in the Hungarian Air Force The Hungarian Air Force ( hu, Magyar Légier� ...

(born 1949), Hungarian military officer and aerospace engineer *

Béla Markó Béla Markó (born September 8, 1951 in Târgu Secuiesc, Covasna County, Socialist Republic of Romania) is a Romanian politician and writer of Hungarian ethnicity. The former leader of the Democratic Alliance of Hungarians in Romania (UDMR), he ...

(born 1951), Romanian politician * Béla Mavrák (born 1966), Hungarian tenor singer * Béla Mező (1883–1954), Hungarian sprinter and long jumper * Béla Mezőssy (1870–1939), Hungarian politician * Béla Mikla (1921–?), Hungarian fencer *

Béla Miklós Béla Miklós de Dálnok, Vitéz of Dálnok (11 June 1890 – 21 November 1948) was a Hungarian military officer and politician who served as acting Prime Minister of Hungary, at first in opposition, and then officially, from 1944 to 1945. He ...

(1890–1948), Hungarian military officer and politician * Bela De Nagy (1893–1945), American fencer *

Béla Orczy Baron Béla Orczy de Orczi (16 January 1822 – 7 February 1917) was a Hungarian politician and freedom fighter, who served as Interior Minister between 1887 and 1889. He was also Minister of Home Defence for several months in 1884. He too ...

(1822–1917), Hungarian politician * Béla Ormos (1899–1945), Hungarian actor *

Béla Pálfi Béla Pálfi ( sr-Cyrl, Бела Палфи, Bela Palfi; 16 February 1923 – 9 September 1995) was a Serbian footballer of Hungarian ethnicity who was part of Yugoslavia national football team at the 1950 FIFA World Cup. He later became a mana ...

(1923–1995), Serbian footballer * Béla Pállik (1845–1908), Hungarian artist, opera singer and theater director *

Bela Papp Bela Papp (born 9 March 1994) is a Finnish figure skater. He is the 2011 Finnish national champion. Selected to compete at four consecutive World Junior Championships, he qualified twice for the free skate. Papp also competed at various differe ...

(born 1994), Finnish figure skater *

Béla Pásztor Béla Pásztor (born 27 February 1938) is a Hungarian politician, who served as Chairman of the Council then Mayor of Veresegyház from 1 September 1965. Pásztor resigned on 28 February 2023. With 25 years spent as chairman of council (the Co ...

(born 1938), Hungarian politician *

Béla Perczel Dr. Béla Perczel de Bonyhád (15 June 1819 – 25 March 1888) was a Hungarian politician and jurist, who served as Minister of Justice between 1875 and 1878. His son was the Interior Minister and Speaker of the House of Representatives Dezső P ...

(1819–1888), Hungarian politician and jurist * Béla Perényi (1953–1988), Hungarian chess master *

Béla Petrovics Béla Petrovics is a Hungarian sprint canoer who competed in the late 1980s and early 1990s. He won three bronze medals at the ICF Canoe Sprint World Championships (K-2 1000 m: 1990, 1991 File:1991 Events Collage.png, From left, clockwi ...

, Hungarian sprint canoer *

Bela Pratt Bela Lyon Pratt (December 11, 1867 – May 18, 1917) was an American sculptor from Connecticut. Life Pratt was born in Norwich, Connecticut, to Sarah (Whittlesey) and George Pratt, a Yale-educated lawyer. His maternal grandfather, Oramel Whittle ...

(1867–1917), American sculptor *

Béla Rajki Béla Rajki-Reich (2 February 1909 – 20 July 2000) was a Hungarian swimming and water polo coach. Early life Rajki was born in Budapest. He was a swimmer and a water polo player early in his life. He received coaching diplomas in swimming and ...

(1909–2000), Hungarian swimming and water polo coach *

Béla Rerrich Béla Rerrich (26 November 1917 – 24 June 2005) was a Hungarian fencer. He won a silver medal in the team épée event at the 1956 Summer Olympics in Melbourne. During the Melbourne Olympics the Hungarian revolution happened, and Rerri ...

(1917–2005), Hungarian fencer * Béla Réthy (born 1956), German sports reporter *

Béla Sárosi Béla Sárosi (15 May 1919 – 15 June 1993) was a Hungarian Association football, football player and manager. He played for Ferencvárosi TC, Ferencváros, Bologna F.C. 1909, Bologna, A.S. Bari, Bari, Junior Barranquilla, F.C. Porto, Porto, ...

(1919–1993), Hungarian football player and manager * Béla Schwalm (born 1941), Hungarian ice hockey player *

Béla Scitovszky Béla Scitovszky de Nagykér (23 April 1878 – 20 August 1959) was a Hungarian politician, who served as Interior Minister between 1926 and 1931. He was the Speaker of the National Assembly of Hungary between 1922 and 1926. References Mag ...

(1878–1959), Hungarian politician * Béla Sebestyén (1885–1959), Hungarian footballer *

Bela Šefer Bela Šefer () was a Yugoslav footballer. He was a forward and he played one match in the Yugoslavia national team, named Kingdom of Serbs, Croats and Slovenes at the time. It was afriendly match played on 10 February 1924, against Austria, a ...

(fl. 1924), Yugoslav footballer * Béla Serényi (1866–1919), Hungarian politician * Béla Síki (1923–2020), Hungarian pianist * Béla Simon (born 1988), Hungarian rower * Béla Spányi (1852–1914), Hungarian painter *

Béla Szabados (disambiguation) Béla Szabados may refer to: * Béla Szabados (composer) (1867–1936), Hungarian composer *Béla Szabados (swimmer) Béla Szabados (born February 18, 1974 in Békéscsaba) is a former freestyle swimmer from Hungary, who competed in two cons ...

** Béla Szabados (1867–1936), Hungarian composer ** Béla Szabados (born 1974), Hungarian Olympic swimmer * Béla Szántó (1881–1951), Hungarian politician * Béla Szászy (1865–1931), Hungarian politician and jurist * Béla Székely (1889–1939), Hungarian politician * Béla Szekeres (disambiguation) ** Béla Szekeres (born 1933), Hungarian cyclist ** Béla Szekeres (1938-2000), Hungarian runner * Béla Székula (1881–1966), Hungarian philatelist and forger *

Béla Szende Béla Szende de Keresztes (born as ''Béla Frummer'' on 4 May 1823, Lugoj – 18 August 1882) was a Hungarian politician, who served as Minister of Defence from 15 December 1872 until his death. As a soldier he took part in the Hungarian Revol ...

(1823–1882), Hungarian politician * Béla Szepes (1903–1986), Hungarian skier, athlete, graphic designer and journalist *

Béla Szőkefalvi-Nagy Béla Szőkefalvi-Nagy (29 July 1913, Kolozsvár – 21 December 1998, Szeged) was a Hungarian mathematician. His father, Gyula Szőkefalvi-Nagy was also a famed mathematician. Szőkefalvi-Nagy collaborated with Alfréd Haar and Frigyes Riesz, ...

(1913–1998), Hungarian mathematician * Béla Szombati (born 1955), Hungarian diplomat *

Béla Tallián Baron Béla Tallián de Vizek (1851 – 23 November 1921) was a Hungarian politician, who served as Minister of Agriculture between 1903 and 1905. He was one of the deputy speakers of the House of Representatives from 1899 to 1903. During the F ...

(1851–1921), Hungarian politician *

Béla Tarr Béla Tarr (born 21 July 1955) is a Hungarian filmmaker. Debuting with the film ''Family Nest'' (1977), Tarr began his directorial career with a brief period of what he refers to as "social cinema", aimed at telling everyday stories about ordin ...

(born 1955), Hungarian film director * Béla Tomka (born 1962), Hungarian historian * Béla Turi-Kovács, (born 1935), Hungarian politician *

Béla Vágó Béla Vágó (born ''Béla Weiss''; 9 August 1881 in Kecskemét – 10 March 1939) was a Hungarian communist politician, who served as ''de facto'' Interior Minister with Jenő Landler during the Hungarian Soviet Republic. After the fall ...

(1881–1939), Hungarian politician * Béla Várady (1953–2014), Hungarian footballer *

Béla Varga (disambiguation) Béla Varga may refer to: * Béla Varga (wrestler) (1888–1969), Hungarian Olympic wrestler * Béla Varga (politician) (1903–1995), Hungarian Catholic priest and politician {{Hndis, Varga, Bela ...

** Béla Varga (1888–1969), Hungarian wrestler ** Béla Varga (1903–1995), Hungarian politician and priest * Béla Virág (born 1976), Hungarian footballer * Béla Volentik (1907–1990), Hungarian football player and manager *

Béla Vörösmarty Béla Vörösmarty (23 April 1844 – 9 October 1904) was a Hungarian jurist and politician, son of poet Mihály Vörösmarty and and brother of Ilona Vörösmarty. Biography After his father's death in 1855, he raised in the home of Ferenc ...

(1844–1904), Hungarian jurist and politician *

Béla Wenckheim Baron Béla Wenckheim ( Körösladány, 16 February 1811 – Budapest, 7 July 1879) was a Austro-Hungarian politician who served as Prime Minister of Hungary for several months in 1875. Biography He was born into a rich Austro-Hungarian nob ...

(1811–1879), Hungarian politician *

Bela Zaboly Bela P. Zaboly (May 1910 – April 1985), a.k.a. Bill Zaboly, was an American cartoonist best known for his work on ''Thimble Theatre'' with ''Popeye''. Zaboly's illustrated signature used the initials BZ with the "B" formed by the wings of a bee ...

(1910–1985), American cartoonist * Béla Zoltán (1865–1929), Hungarian politician and jurist *

Béla Zsedényi Béla Zsedényi de Lőcse (5 April 1894 – 8 February 1955) was a Hungarian jurist and politician, who served as Speaker of the Provisional National Assembly of Hungary between 1944 and 1945. He was a member of the High National Council ...

(1894–1955), Hungarian jurist and politician * Béla Zsitkovszky (1867–1930), Hungarian cinematographer and film director *

Béla Zsitnik Béla Zsitnik (17 December 1924 – 12 January 2019) was a Hungarian rower who competed in the 1948, 1952, and 1960 Summer Olympics. Early life He was born in Győr Győr ( , ; german: Raab, links=no; names in other languages) is the ...

(born 1924), Hungarian rower *

Béla Zsolt Béla Zsolt (born as Béla Steiner, 8 January 1895 – 6 February 1949) was a Hungarian radical socialist journalist and politician. He wrote one of the earliest Holocaust memoirs, ''Nine Suitcases'' (''Kilenc koffer'' in Hungarian). Tibor Fisc ...

(1895–1949), Hungarian author * Béla Zulawszky (1869–1914), Hungarian fencer

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