Farkas ("Wolf" in Hungarian) is a Hungarian surname and a given name. In Czech and Slovak languages it is rendered as Farkaš.

List of persons with the surname

Alexander S. Farkas Alexander S. Farkas (April 3, 1930 – July 28, 1999) was the chief executive officer of Alexander's, a department store. Family Farkas was the son of George Farkas, the founder of Alexander's, and Ruth Lewis Farkas, a sociologist and the amba ...

, former executive of Alexander's, an American department store founded by his father *

Andrea Farkas Andrea Farkas (born 1 September 1969) is a former Hungarian international team handball goalkeeper who currently works as goalkeeping coach for Dunaújvárosi NKS. Among her achievements with the national team is an Olympic bronze medal from ...

, Hungarian handball goalkeeper *

Andrew Farkas Andrew Farkas is a writer who was born in Akron, Ohio in 1978. He currently lives in Lawrence, Kansas and is an Assistant Professor of English at Washburn University. He holds a Ph.D. from the University of Illinois at Chicago, an M.F.A. from the U ...

, American writer *

Andy Farkas Andrew Geza Farkas (May 2, 1916 – April 10, 2001) was an American football fullback in the National Football League (NFL) for the Washington Redskins and the Detroit Lions. Early life Farkas was born in Clay Center, Ohio of Hungarian origins ...

, former American football player * Balázs Farkas, Hungarian footballer * Bertalan Farkas, the first Hungarian cosmonaut and the first Esperantist in space *

Brian Farkas Brian Austin Farkas (born August 14, 1987) is an American politician and State Representative who served the District 9 in the North Carolina House of Representatives. Early life and education Farkas was raised in Pitt County, and attended J ...

, former member of North Carolina House of Representatives *

David Farkas David Farkas (born November 28, 1975) is an American actor and musician. Biography Farkas was born in Akron, Ohio, but Orange County, California has been his home since 1988. At Sunny Hills High School he was a member of an all-league water p ...

, American actor, lead singer of Farkas *

Dénes Farkas Dénes Farkas de Boldogfa (1 October 1884 –11 August 1973) Hungarian nobleman, landowner, politician, member of the Hungarian Parliament. Biography Dénes Farkas de Boldogfa was born in Felsőbagod in the county of Zala, Kingdom of Hungary ...

, Dénes Farkas de Boldogfa (1884–1973), landowner, politician, member of the Hungarian Parliament * Evelyn Farkas, American intelligence analyst *

Ferenc Farkas de Boldogfa Ferenc Farkas de Boldogfa (22 September 1713 – 22 February 1770) was a Hungarian nobleman, jurist, landowner, and vice-ispán of the county of Zala (''alispán of Zala'') between 1761 and 1769. Biography Born in Zalaboldogfa in the county ...

(1713–1770), jurist, landowner, vice-ispán of the county of Zala (''alispán of Zala'') *

Ferenc Farkas Ferenc Farkas (; 15 December 1905 – 10 October 2000) was a Hungarian composer. Biography Born into a musical family (his father played the cimbalom and his mother played the piano) in Nagykanizsa, Farkas began his musical studies in Budape ...

, Hungarian composer *

Kisbarnaki Ferenc Farkas Ferenc Farkas de Kisbarnak ( Hungarian: vitéz kisbarnaki Farkas Ferenc; May 27, 1892 – April 14, 1980) was Chief Scout of the Hungarian Boy Scouts, commanding officer of the Royal Ludovica Military Academy, the country's officer training sc ...

, Ferenc Farkas de Kisbarnak (1892–1980), Hungarian nobleman, World War II General and Chief Scout *

Györgyi Farkas Györgyi may refer to: *Albert Szent-Györgyi Albert Imre Szent-Györgyi de Nagyrápolt ( hu, nagyrápolti Szent-Györgyi Albert Imre; September 16, 1893 – October 22, 1986) was a Hungarian biochemist who won the Nobel Prize in Physiol ...

, birth name of Györgyi Zsivoczky-Farkas, Hungarian track and field athlete *

Gyula Farkas (linguistic scientist) Farkas Gyula de Kisbarnak, or Julius von Farkas de Kisbarnak ( hu, kisbarnaki Farkas Gyula (27 September 1894, in Kismarton/Eisenstadt, Sopron megye – 12 July 1958, in Göttingen) was a Hungarian literary historian and Finno-Ugric linguist. Bio ...

, Gyula Farkas de Kisbarnabak (1894–1958), Hungarian nobleman and literature historian *

Gyula Farkas (natural scientist) Gyula Farkas de Kisbarnak or Julius Farkas de Kisbarnak ( Hungarian: ''kisbarnaki Farkas Gyula'') (March 28, 1847 – December 27, 1930) was a Hungarian mathematician and physicist. Biography He was born as member of the Roman Catholic Hungarian ...

, Gyula Farkas de Kisbarnabak (1847–1930), Hungarian nobleman, mathematician and physicist * József Farkas (politician), József Farkas de Boldogfa (1857–1951), Hungarian nobleman, landowner, politician, Member of the Hungarian Parliament *

Karl Farkas Karl Farkas (28 October 1893 – 16 May 1971) was an Austrian actor and cabaret performer. Biography In accordance with the wishes of his parents, he was to study law, but decided to follow the call of the stage. After attending the Academy of ...

, Austrian actor *

Katalin Farkas Katalin is a feminine given name and is a Hungarian variant from Catherine. Notable people with the name include: * Katalin Bánffy Hungarian noblewoman * Kata Bethlen (1700–1759) Hungarian writer, sometimes known in English as Katherine Bethlen ...

(born 1970), Hungarian philosopher * Katalin Farkas (soprano) (born 1954), Hungarian opera singer * Leonardo Farkas, Chilean businessman and philanthropist of Hungarian origin * Mihály Farkas (1904–1965), Hungarian Jewish Communist politician *

Philip Farkas Philip Farkas (March 5, 1914 – December 21, 1992) was the principal French horn player in the Chicago Symphony Orchestra for many years, and he left in 1960 to join the music faculty at Indiana University Bloomington. His books include ''T ...

, American symphony horn player *

Sam Farkas Sam Farkas (May 15, 1917August 13, 2006) was a bookmaker and bodyguard, best known for his criminal affiliation with Mickey Cohen. A mobster of 20th-century California, Farkas was indicted by a U.S. federal government organized-crime task for ...

(1917–2006), American bookmaker * Sándor Farkas de Boldogfa (1880– 1946), colonel of the

Kingdom of Hungary The Kingdom of Hungary was a monarchy in Central Europe that existed for nearly a millennium, from the Middle Ages into the 20th century. The Principality of Hungary emerged as a Christian kingdom upon the coronation of the first king Stephen ...

* Tibor Farkas de Boldogfa de Boldogfa (1883–1940) jurist, Hungarian nobleman, landowner, politician, member of the Hungarian Parliament, Hussar Captain

List of persons with the given name

Farkas Bejc Farkas from the kindred Bejc ( hu, Bejc nembeli Farkas; died after 1269) was a Hungarian prelate in the 13th century, who served as Bishop of Győr from 1268 to 1269. Prior to that, he was provost of Székesfehérvár and vice-chancellor in the r ...

, Hungarian prelate in the 13th century *

Farkas Bethlen Farkas Bethlen de Bethlen (1639 – 30 December 1679)Markó 2006, p. 100. was a Hungarian noble and chronicler in the Principality of Transylvania, who served as Chancellor of Transylvania from 1678 to 1679. Life Farkas was the son of Fere ...

, Hungarian noble and chronicler in the Principality of Transylvania *

Farkas Bolyai Farkas Bolyai (; 9 February 1775 – 20 November 1856; also known as Wolfgang Bolyai in Germany) was a Hungarian mathematician, mainly known for his work in geometry. Biography Bolyai was born in Bolya, a village near Hermannstadt, Grand Pr ...

, or Wolfgang Bolyai *

Farkas Gatal Farkas from the kindred Gatal ( hu, Gatal nembeli Farkas; died after 1183) was a Hungarian lord in the second half of the 12th century, who served as Palatine of Hungary from around 1177 to 1183. Family Farkas (Forcos) was born into the ''gens'' ...

, Hungarian noble in the 12th century *

Farkas Molnár Farkas "Wolfgang" Ferenc Molnár (1897–1945) was a Hungarian architect, painter, essayist, and graphic artist. He is associated with the first generation of Bauhaus movement, and was active in Budapest. Biography Farkas Molnár was born in ...

(1897–1945) Hungarian architect, painter, essayist, and graphic artist * Farkas Kempelen, or

Wolfgang von Kempelen Johann Wolfgang Ritter von Kempelen de Pázmánd ( hu, Kempelen Farkas; 23 January 1734 – 26 March 1804) was a Hungarian author and inventor, known for his chess-playing "automaton" hoax The Turk and for his speaking machine. Personal lif ...

Fictional characters

* Gordon Farkas, a character in the 1990 Australian film, '' The Big Steal'' * Farkas is one of the werewolf characters players encounter in '' The Elder Scrolls V: Skyrim'' along with his brother, Vilkas (''wolf'' in Lithuanian) * Scut Farkus (variation of Farkas), the bully in the 1983 film ''

A Christmas Story ''A Christmas Story'' is a 1983 Christmas comedy film directed by Bob Clark and based on Jean Shepherd's semi-fictional anecdotes in his 1966 book '' In God We Trust: All Others Pay Cash'', with some elements from his 1971 book ''Wanda Hickey's ...

'' *Farkas "Bulk" Bulkmeier, comic relief in

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