István () is a
Hungarian language equivalent of the name
Stephen or
Stefan. It may refer to:
People with the given name
Nobles, palatines and judges royal
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Stephen I of Hungary (c. 975–1038), last grand prince of the Hungarians and first king of Hungary
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Stephen Rozgonyi Stephen Rozgonyi (d. after 1440), son of Ladislaus, was ispán (''comes'') of Temes County between 1427 and 1438.Diós István, dr.: Magyar katolikus lexikon. 11. köt., Szent István Kiadó, Budapest, 2006. p. 728. He married twice, first to Cecí ...
(died after 1440), ''ispán'' (Count) of Temes County
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Stephen III Báthory (died 1444), Palatine of Hungary
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Stephen V Báthory (1430–1493), Hungarian commander, judge royal and Voivode of Transylvania
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Stephen VIII Báthory
Stephen VIII Báthory ( hu, Báthory István, ) (1477–1534) was a Hungarian noble.
He was a son of Nicholas Báthory (1462–1500) of the Somlyó branch of the Báthory family, and of Sophia Bánffy de Losoncz.
He was appointed in 1521 adjoin ...
(1477–1534), Voivode of Transylvania
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Stephen VII Báthory
Stephen VII Báthory ( hu, Báthory István, links=no; died 3 May 1530) was a Hungarian nobleman and commander. His most prestigious position was Palatine of Hungary.
Stephen belonged to the Ecsed branch of the Báthory family. His father was A ...
(1480–1530), Count of Temesvár and Palatine of Hungary
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Stephen Báthory (1533–1586), Voivode of Transylvania, Prince of Transylvania, King of Poland and Grand Duke of Lithuania
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Stephen Báthory (1555–1605), judge royal of the Kingdom of Hungary
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Stephen Bocskai (1557–1606), Prince of Transylvania and Hungary
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Stephen Bethlen
Stephen Bethlen de Iktár (1582 – 23 December 1648) was the Prince of Transylvania in late 1630.
Early life
Stephen was the younger of the two sons of Farkas Bethlen de Iktár and Druzsiána Lázár de Szárhegy. He was born in his father's ...
(1582–1648), Prince of Transylvania
Politicians
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István Balogh (politician) (1894–1976), Hungarian Catholic priest and anti-communist politician
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István Bethlen (1874–1946), Prime Minister of Hungary
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István Bethlen (born 1946) (1946–2018), Hungarian economist and politician
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István Bibó (1911–1979), Hungarian lawyer, civil servant, politician and political theorist
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István Bittó (1822–1903), Hungarian politician, Prime Minister of Hungary
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István Dobi (1898–1968), Hungarian politician, Prime Minister of Hungary
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István Farkas de Boldogfa (1875–1921), Hungarian nobleman and jurist
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István Friedrich (1883–1951), Hungarian politician, footballer and factory owner, Prime Minister of Hungary for three months
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István Gorove (1819–1881), Hungarian politician and cabinet minister
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István Hiller (born 1964), Hungarian politician and cabinet minister
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István Horthy (1904–1942), Hungarian World War II anti-Nazi politician and fighter pilot
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István Nagy (politician, born 1954), Hungarian politician
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István Nagy (politician, born 1967), Hungarian agrarian engineer and politician
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István Pálfi (1966–2006), Hungarian politician
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István Pásztor (politician) (born 1956), Serbian politician
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István Széchenyi (1791–1860), Hungarian politician, political theorist and writer
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István Szent-Iványi (born 1958), Hungarian politician and diplomat
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István Tisza
Count István Imre Lajos Pál Tisza de Borosjenő et Szeged (archaically anglicized Stephen Emery Louis Paul Tisza, in short Stephen Tisza; 22 April 1861 – 31 October 1918) was a Hungarian politician, prime minister, political scientist, inte ...
(1861–1918), Hungarian politician, Prime Minister, political scientist, international lawyer and macroeconomist
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István Varga (politician, born 1953)
István Varga (born 18 October 1953) is a Hungarian lawyer and politician, member of the National Assembly (MP) from 1994 to 2002, and from 2010 to 2014.
Political career
He joined Hungarian Democratic Forum (MDF) in 1988, and served as Presiden ...
, Hungarian lawyer and politician
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István Varga (politician, born 1956), Hungarian politician, economist and former Minister of National Development and Economy
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István Werbőczy (1458–1541), Hungarian legal theorist, statesman and theologian, author of the Hungarian Customary Law
Musicians and artists
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István Árkossy (born 1943), Hungarian painter and graphic artist
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István Cserháti
István Cserháti (August 29, 1954 – August 21, 2005) was a Hungarian hard rock keyboardist who played for two bands: P. Mobil (1977–1980) and P. Box (1980–1986; 2001–2005).
In 1977, he was discovered by the P. Mobil members on a N ...
(1954–2005), Hungarian hard rock keyboardist
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István Csók (1865–1961), Hungarian painter
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István Ferenczy (1792–1856), Hungarian sculptor
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Istvan Kantor (born 1949), Canadian performance and video artist and industrial music and electropop singer
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István Kertész (conductor) (1929–1973), Hungarian orchestral and operatic conductor
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István Kiss (sculptor) (1927–1997), Hungarian sculptor
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István Nagy (painter) (1873-1937), Hungarian painter
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István Orosz (born 1951), Hungarian painter, printmaker, graphic designer and animated film director
Authors
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István Fekete István Fekete (25 January 1900, Gölle, Austria-Hungary – 23 June 1970, Budapest, Hungary) was a Hungarian writer. He wrote several youth novels and animal stories.
He is perhaps best known for his youth novel ''Tüskevár'' ("Thorn Castle", 1 ...
(1900–1970), Hungarian writer, author of several youth novels and animal stories
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István Küzmics (1723–1779), the most important Lutheran writer of the Slovenes in Hungary
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István Zsemlics
István Zsemlics or Zsemlits ( sl, 'Števan Žemlič' or ; around July 9, 1840 – November 10, 1891) was a Slovenes, Slovene author and Catholic Church, Catholic priest.
He was born in Murska Sobota in the region Prekmurje, in what was the Vas (f ...
(1840–1891), Slovene author and Catholic priest
Academics
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István Fáry (1922–1984), Hungarian mathematician
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István Gyöngy
István Gyöngy (born 1951) is a Hungarian mathematician working in the fields of stochastic differential equations, stochastic partial differential equations and their applications to nonlinear filtering and stochastic control. Recently, he h ...
(born 1951), Hungarian mathematician
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István Hatvani (1718–1786), Hungarian mathematician
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István Hont István Hont (15 April 1947 – 29 March 2013) was a Hungarian people, Hungarian-born British historian of economics and political thought, University Reader in the History of Political Thought at the University of Cambridge.
Hont was supervised as ...
(1947–2013), Hungarian-born British historian of economics and political thought
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István Mészáros (philosopher)
István Mészáros (, , ; 19 December 1930 – 1 October 2017) was a Hungarian Marxist philosopher. Described as "one of the foremost political philosophers of the late twentieth and early twenty-first centuries" by ''Monthly Review'', Mészár ...
(1930–2017), Hungarian Marxist philosopher
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István Perczel (born 1951), Hungarian historian
Chess players
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István Bilek (1932–2010), Hungarian chess grandmaster
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István Csom (1940–2021), Hungarian chess grandmaster and International Arbiter
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István Fazekas
Stefan (István, Stephan) Fazekas (23 March 1898, Sátoraljaújhely, Zemplén County, Kingdom of Hungary – 3 May 1967, Buckhurst Hill, Essex, England) was a Czechoslovak–British chess master.
Born in Austria-Hungary, he lived in Czechoslov ...
(1898–1967), Hungarian–British chess master
Sportspeople
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István Avar (1905–1977), football player and manager who played for both Hungary and Romania
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István Bagyula (born 1969), Hungarian retired pole vaulter
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Istvan Bakx
Istvan Bakx (born 20 January 1986) is a Dutch former professional footballer. He was a left-footed winger, and could also be used as a striker.
Club career
Bakx was discovered by Sparta Rotterdam in 2005, while he was playing for VV Kloetinge i ...
(born 1986), Dutch footballer
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István Balogh (footballer) (1912–1992), Hungarian footballer
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István Bárány (1907–1995), Hungarian swimmer
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István Beé (born 1972), Hungarian sprint canoer
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István Déván
István Déván ( sk, Štefan Déván; 4 November 1891 – 20 April 1977) was a Hungarian track and field athlete and cross-country skier who competed for Hungary in the 1912 Summer Olympics and in the 1924 Winter Olympics.
He was born in P ...
(1890–1977), Hungarian sprinter and cross-country skier
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István Donogán
István Donogán (; 13 December 1897 – 25 November 1966) was a Hungarian discus thrower. He competed in the Summer Olympic Games in 1928 and 1932 and was third at the European Athletics Championships, European Championships in 1934.
Career
D ...
(1897–1966), Hungarian discus thrower
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István Énekes (1911–1940), Hungarian boxer
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István Ferenczi
István Ferenczi (born 14 September 1977) is a Hungarian former professional footballer who played as a forward. He gained nine caps for the Hungary national team between 2001 and 2008 and scored two goals. The last club he played for in the t ...
(born 1977), Hungarian footballer
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István Géczi (born 1944), Hungarian football goalkeeper
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István Gulyás (1931–2000), Hungarian tennis player
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István Havasi
István Havasi (December 21, 1930 in Dánszentmiklós, Pest – February 16, 2003 in Budapest) was a male race walker from Hungary. He competed for his native country at the 1964 Summer Olympics
The , officially the and commonly known as ...
(1930–2003), Hungarian race walker
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István Herczeg (1887–1949), Hungarian gymnast
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István Kiss (decathlete) István Kiss may refer to:
* István Kiss (architect) (1857–1902), Hungarian architect
* István Kiss (decathlete) (born 1924), Hungarian decathlete; see 1946 European Athletics Championships – Men's decathlon
* István Kiss (footballer) (bo ...
(born 1924), Hungarian decathlete; see
1946 European Athletics Championships – Men's decathlon
The men's decathlon at the 1946 European Athletics Championships was held in Oslo, Norway, at Bislett Stadion on 23 and 24 August 1946.
Medalists
Results Final
23/24 August
Participation
According to an unofficial count, 16 athletes from ...
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István Kiss (footballer)
István Kiss (born 28 October 1970 in Budapest) is a Hungarian football player who last played for FC Fehérvár
FC may refer to:
Businesses, organisations, and schools
* Fergusson College, a science and arts college in Pune, India
* Finnc ...
(born 1970), Hungarian footballer
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István Kiss (gymnast)
István Kiss (born 19 December 1948) is a Hungarian gymnast. He competed in eight events at the 1972 Summer Olympics
The 1972 Summer Olympics (), officially known as the Games of the XX Olympiad () and commonly known as Munich 1972 (german: ...
(born 1948), Hungarian Olympic gymnast
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István Kiss (long-distance runner) István Kiss may refer to:
* István Kiss (architect) (1857–1902), Hungarian architect
* István Kiss (decathlete) (born 1924), Hungarian decathlete; see 1946 European Athletics Championships – Men's decathlon
* István Kiss (footballer) (bo ...
(born 1940), Hungarian long-distance runner; see
1966 European Athletics Championships – Men's 5000 metres
The men's 5000 metres at the 1966 European Athletics Championships was held in Budapest, Hungary, at Népstadion on 2 and 4 September 1966.
Medalists
Results Final
4 September
Heats
2 September
Heat 1
Heat 2
Heat 3
Participation
Ac ...
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István Kiss (water polo) (born 1958), Hungarian former water polo player
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István Kovács (boxer) (born 1970), Hungarian retired world and Olympic champion boxer
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István Kozma (footballer) (born 1964), Hungarian former footballer
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István Kozma (wrestler)
István Kozma (27 November 1939 – 9 April 1970) was a Hungarian Greco-Roman
The Greco-Roman civilization (; also Greco-Roman culture; spelled Graeco-Roman in the Commonwealth), as understood by modern scholars and writers, includes t ...
(1939–1970), Hungarian wrestler
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István Lévai (born 1957), Hungarian retired boxer
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István Major
István Major (20 May 1949 – 5 May 2014) was a Hungarian high jumper. He won four medals at the European Indoor Championships between 1971 and 1974, as well as two silver medals at the Universiade. His best Olympic performance was a sixth ...
(1949–2014), Hungarian high jumper
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István Molnár (water polo)
István Molnár (January 5, 1913 in Galanta – July 1, 1983 in Budapest) was a Hungarian water polo player who competed in the 1936 Summer Olympics.
He was part of the Hungarian team which won the gold medal. He played one match.
See also ...
(1913–1983), Hungarian water polo player
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István Mudin (1881–1918), Hungarian athlete who competed in the throwing events and the pentathlon
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István Nagy (athlete)
István Nagy (born 28 April 1959 in Heves) is a retired 100 and 200 metres runner from Hungary. He won the Hungarian outdoor championships 7 times, he also won the Hungarian Indoor championships at 60/200 metres on 6 occasions also.
He compete ...
(born 1959), Hungarian sprinter
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István Nagy (footballer, born 1939) (1939–1999), Hungarian footballer
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István Nagy (footballer, born 1986)
István Nagy (born 16 May 1986) is a Hungarian people, Hungarian Association football, football player who plays for Bölcskei SE.
ReferencesProfile at HLSZ
1986 births
Living people
Sportspeople from Dunaújváros
Footballers from Fejér ...
, Hungarian footballer
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István Nyers
István Nyers (; 25 May 1924 – 9 March 2005), also known as Stefano Nyers, was a Hungarian footballer who played as a forward or as a winger. Although he played in only two international matches for Hungary, he is considered one of the great ...
(1924–2005), Hungarian footballer
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István Pelle (1907–1986), Hungarian gymnast
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István Rózsavölgyi (1929–2012), Hungarian middle-distance runner
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István Séllyei
István Séllyei (8 June 1950 – 19 July 2020) was a Hungarian wrestler. He competed in the men's Greco-Roman 90 kg at the 1976 Summer Olympics
Events January
* January 3 – The International Covenant on Economic, Social and C ...
(1950–2020), Hungarian wrestler
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István Serényi
István () is a Hungarian language equivalent of the name Stephen or Stefan. It may refer to:
People with the given name Nobles, palatines and judges royal
* Stephen I of Hungary (c. 975–1038), last grand prince of the Hungarians and first ki ...
(1911–1996), Hungarian field handball player
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István Somodi
István Somodi (22 August 1885, Kolozsvár, Kingdom of Hungary – 8 June 1963, Cluj, Romania) was a Hungarian athlete who competed mainly in the high jump.
He competed for Hungary at the 1908 Summer Olympics, held in London, Great Br ...
(1885–1963), Hungarian high jumper
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István Szabó (handballer)
István Szabó (born 23 April 1945 in Gyöngyös) is a former Hungarian handball player who competed in the 1972 Summer Olympics
The 1972 Summer Olympics (), officially known as the Games of the XX Olympiad () and commonly known as Munich 1972 ...
(born 1945), Hungarian handball player
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István Szabó (canoeist) (born 1950), Hungarian sprint canoer
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István Szilágyi
István Szilágyi (born October 6, 1950, in Tököl) is a Hungarian former handball
Handball (also known as team handball, European handball or Olympic handball) is a team sport in which two teams of seven players each (six outcourt playe ...
(born 1950), Hungarian handball player
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István Sztáni
István Sztáni (; born 19 March 1937) is a Hungarian football manager and a former player who played as a forward.
Sztani left Hungary for Eintracht Frankfurt and faced a one-year FIFA ban. With the Main siders he won the German championship ...
(born 1937), Hungarian football manager and former player
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István Tóth (canoeist)
István Tóth is a Hungarian sprint canoer who competed in the early to mid-1980s. He won three medals in the K-2 10000 m event at the ICF Canoe Sprint World Championships with two silvers (1983, 1985) and a bronze (1982
Events J ...
, Hungarian sprint canoer in the 1980s
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István Tóth (footballer)
István Tóth-Potya (28 July 1891 – 6 February 1945) was a Hungarian amateur footballer.
He was a member of the Hungarian Olympic squad at the 1912 Summer Olympics. He was an unused reserve player for the duration of the games and did not pla ...
(1891–1945), Hungarian amateur footballer, manager and coach
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István Tóth (wrestler)
István Tóth (born 1951) is a Hungarian wrestler. He was born in Szolnok. He won an Olympic silver medal in Greco-Roman wrestling in 1980. He won a gold medal at the 1979
Events
January
* January 1
** United Nations Secretary-Ge ...
(born 1951), Hungarian wrestler
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István Varga (handballer) (1943–2014), Hungarian handball player
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István Varga (judoka) (born 1960), Hungarian judoka
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István Vaskuti (born 1955), Hungarian sprint canoer
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István Verpecz (born 1987), Hungarian footballer
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István Vincze
István Vincze (born 22 January 1967) is a Hungary, Hungarian football manager and former football player.
He made his debut for the Hungary national football team, Hungary national team in 1986, and got 44 caps and 8 goals until 1996.
He pla ...
(born 1967), Hungarian football manager and former football player
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István Vituska
István Vituska (born 25 August 1988) is a Hungarian footballer who currently plays as a midfielder for Kozármisleny SE
Kozármisleny SE is a football club based in Kozármisleny, Hungary. The team is currently playing in the league NB II ...
(born 1988), Hungarian footballer
Other
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István Dobó (c. 1502–1572), Hungarian soldier and baron
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István Kiss (architect) (1857–1902), Hungarian architect
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Stephen Pongracz (1584–1619), Hungarian Jesuit priest, martyr and saint
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István Vágó
István Vágó (14 February 1949 in Budapest, Hungary) is a Hungarian television host and political activist, best known as the host of "Legyen ön is Milliomos!" the Hungarian version of '' Who Wants to Be a Millionaire?''.
Life
Vágó was b ...
(born 1949), Hungarian television host and political activist
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Hungarian masculine given names