Farkas ( hu, Wolf) is a Hungarian surname or a given name; the latter corresponds in the Catholic tradition to the German name Wolfgang.

List of persons with the surname

* Alexander S. Farkas, 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, American writer * Andy Farkas, former American football player, who, along with 9 other players, holds the record for the longest pass caught in NFL history * Balázs Farkas, Hungarian footballer *

Bertalan Farkas Bertalan Farkas (born August 2, 1949) is the first Hungarian Astronaut#Cosmonaut, cosmonaut, space exploration, space explorer and fighter pilot. Hungary became Timeline of space travel by nationality, the seventh nation to be represented in spac ...

, the first Hungarian cosmonaut and the first Esperantist in space *

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 ...

, American actor, lead singer of Farkas * Dénes Farkas de Boldogfa (1884–1973), landowner, politician, member of the

Hungarian Parliament The National Assembly ( hu, Országgyűlés, lit=Country Assembly) is the parliament of Hungary. The unicameral body consists of 199 (386 between 1990 and 2014) members elected to 4-year terms. Election of members is done using a semi-propo ...

Evelyn Farkas Evelyn Nicolette Farkas (born December 6, 1967) is an American national security advisor, author, and foreign policy analyst. She is the current Executive Director of the McCain Institute, a nonprofit focused on democracy, human rights, and char ...

, 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 A jurist is a person with expert knowledge of law; someone who analyses and comments on law. This person is usually a specialist legal scholar, mostly (but not always) with a formal qualification in law and often a legal practitioner. In the Uni ...

, 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 *

Ferenc Farkas de Kisbarnak 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 ...

(1892–1980), vitéz, Hungarian nobleman, World War II General and Chief Scout, General Captain ( Hungarian: ''Főkapitány'') of The Knightly Order of Vitéz * Györgyi Farkas, birth name of Györgyi Zsivoczky-Farkas, Hungarian track and field athlete * Gyula Farkas de Kisbarnabak (1894–1958), Hungarian nobleman and literature historian * Gyula Farkas de Kisbarnabak (1847–1930), Hungarian nobleman, mathematician and physicist * 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 *

Leonardo Farkas Leonardo Julio Farkas Klein (born March 20, 1967) is a Chilean businessman. Early years Farkas's parents were Jews of Hungarian descent who emigrated from Transylvania to South America in 1939. Farkas studied business administration at the ...

, Chilean businessman and philanthropist of Hungarian origin *

Mihály Farkas Mihály Farkas (born Hermann Lőwy; 18 July 1904 – 6 December 1965) was a Hungarian Communist politician who served as Minister of National Defense of the Hungarian People's Republic. Biography He was born in 1904 in Abaújszántó to J ...

(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 *

Sándor Farkas de Boldogfa Vitéz Sándor Farkas de Boldogfa (16 September 1880 – 11 January 1946) was a Hungarian nobleman, colonel of the Kingdom of Hungary, captain of the Order of Vitéz of the county of Zala. He was knight of the Order of the Austrian Iron Crown ...

(1880– 1946), vitéz,

colonel Colonel (abbreviated as Col., Col or COL) is a senior military officer rank used in many countries. It is also used in some police forces and paramilitary organizations. In the 17th, 18th and 19th centuries, a colonel was typically in charge of ...

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 ...

, captain of the

Order of Vitéz The Order of Vitéz ( hu, Vitézi Rend; frequently spelled in English as 'Vitez') is a Hungarian order of merit which was founded in 1920. It was awarded as a state honour from 1920 to 1944, and continues as a semi-independent order of chivalry ...

of the county of Zala. He was knight of the

Order of the Iron Crown The Order of the Iron Crown ( it, link=no, Ordine della Corona Ferrea) was an order of merit that was established on 5 June 1805 in the Kingdom of Italy by Napoleon Bonaparte under his title of Napoleon I, King of Italy. The order took its name ...

* Tibor Farkas de Boldogfa de Boldogfa (1883–1940) jurist, Hungarian nobleman, landowner, politician, member of the Hungarian Parliament, Hussar Captain * Wally Farkas, guitarist with Texan rock band

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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, 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, used car salesman in the 1990 Australian film, ''

The Big Steal ''The Big Steal'' is a 1949 American black-and-white film noir reteaming ''Out of the Past'' stars Robert Mitchum and Jane Greer. The film was directed by Don Siegel, based on the short story "The Road to Carmichael's" by Richard Wormser. Plot ...

'' played by Steve Bisley * 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

Power Rangers ''Power Rangers'' is an entertainment and merchandising franchise built around a live-action superhero television series, based on the Japanese tokusatsu franchise ''Super Sentai''. Produced first by Saban Entertainment, second by BVS Entert ...

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