Fazekas is a

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. Notable people with the surname include: * Franz Fazekas (born 1956), Austrian neurologist * István Fazekas (1898–1967), Hungarian–British chess master *

Krisztina Fazekas Krisztina Fazekas-Zur (born 1 August 1980) is a Hungarian sprint canoer who has competed since the mid-2000s. She won nine medals at the ICF Canoe Sprint World Championships with four golds (K-4 200 m: 2001, K-4 500 m: 2006, K-4 1000 m: 200 ...

(born 1980), Hungarian sprint canoeist who has competed since the mid-2000s *

László Fazekas László Fazekas (born 15 October 1947) is a Hungarian former football player who played the third most international games for the Hungarian national team. Fazekas played in the 1978 and the 1982 World Cup. In the latter tournament, he score ...

(born 1947), Hungarian football player *

Mihály Fazekas Mihály Fazekas (6 January 1766 – 23 February 1828) was a Hungarian writer from Debrecen. He was an army private for seven years before being commissioned as a Hussar officer. As a hobby, Fazekas studied the natural sciences (botany) and w ...

(1766–1828), Hungarian writer from Debrecen * Nándor Fazekas (born 1976), Hungarian handball goalkeeper *

Nick Fazekas Nicholas Ryan Fazekas (born June 17, 1985) is an American-born Japanese professional basketball player for the Kawasaki Brave Thunders of the B.League in Japan. Early career Fazekas attended Ralston Valley High School in Arvada, Colorado where he ...

(born 1985), American professional basketball player *

Róbert Fazekas Róbert Fazekas (born 18 August 1975 in Szombathely) is a Hungarian discus thrower, who won gold in the 2002 European Championships and silver in the 2003 World Championship. He finished first in the 2004 Summer Olympics, but was later disqua ...

(born 1975), Hungarian discus thrower who won gold in the 2002 European Championships *

Sándor Fazekas Sándor Fazekas (born 3 May 1963) is a Hungarian jurist and politician. He served as Minister of Rural Development, then Minister of Agriculture from 2010 to 2018, in the second and third cabinets of Prime Minister Viktor Orbán. He served as ...

(born 1963), Hungarian jurist and politician * Stephen Fazekas de St. Groth, Hungarian-Australia microbiologist *

Tibor Fazekas Tibor Fazekas (9 June 1892 – 11 May 1982) was a Hungarian water polo player who had a total of 3 olympic appearances. He competed in the 1912 Summer Olympics and in the 1924 Summer Olympics. He was born and died in Budapest Budape ...

(1892–1982), Hungarian water polo player who competed in the 1912 and 1924 Summer Olympics

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