Kertész is a Hungarian

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, which means

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, derived from ''kert'' and ''kertez'' ("

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").''Dictionary of American Family Names''
"Kertész Family History"
Oxford University Press, 2013. Retrieved on 20 January 2016. Alternative spellings include Kertesz and Kertes. The surname may refer to: * Adolf Kertész (1892–1920), Hungarian footballer *

Alice Kertész Alice Kertész (also Alíz Kertész; born November 17, 1935) is a former Hungarian gymnast. She is Jewish, and was born in Budapest, Hungary. She helped Hungary win the silver medal in the team event in gymnastics at the 1954 World Artistic Gymn ...

(born 1935), Hungarian gymnast * Amir Kertes (born 1975), Israeli musician *

André Kertész André Kertész (; 2 July 1894 – 28 September 1985), born Andor Kertész (), was a Hungarian-born photographer known for his groundbreaking contributions to photographic composition (visual arts), composition and the photo essay. In the earl ...

(1894–1985), Hungarian photographer * Daniella Kertesz (born 1989), Israeli actress *

Dezső Kertész Dezső Kertész (2 September 1890 – 18 October 1965) was a Hungary, Hungarian film actor and film director, director. Kertész was born in Békés and died in Budapest at age 73. Selected filmography Actor * ''The Village Rogue (1916 film), ...

(1892–1965), Hungarian actor * Edith Kertész-Gabry (1927–2012), Hungarian singer * Géza Kertész (1894–1945), Hungarian football player and manager *

Gyula Kertész Gyula Kertész (also known as ''Julius Kertész''; 29 February 1888 – 1 May 1982) was a Hungarian football player and coach. He played as a winger for MTK Budapest, alongside his two brothers, Vilmos and Adolf, and made one appearance for the ...

(1888–1982), Hungarian footballer *

Imre Kertész Imre Kertész (; 9 November 192931 March 2016) was a Hungarian author and recipient of the 2002 Nobel Prize in Literature, "for writing that upholds the fragile experience of the individual against the barbaric arbitrariness of history". He was ...

(1929–2016), Hungarian writer *

István Kertész (conductor) István Kertész (28 August 192916 April 1973) was a Hungarian orchestral and operatic conductor who throughout his brief career led many of the world's great orchestras, including the Cleveland, Chicago, Philadelphia, New York, Los Angeles, P ...

(1929–1973), Hungarian conductor * István Kertész (diplomat) (1904–1986), Hungarian diplomat *

János Kertész János Kertész is a Hungarian physicist known for his contributions to the fields of econophysics, complex networks, and the application of fractal geometry in physical problems. He has played a pioneering role in these areas, expanding the und ...

(born 1965), Hungarian physicist * Joseph Kertes (born 1951), Canadian writer *

Kálmán Kertész Kálmán Kertész (2 January 1867 Prešov, Sáros County – 28 December 1922 Budapest) was a Hungarian entomologist mainly interested in Diptera. He was the director of the Zoological Department of the Hungarian National Museum in Budapest. Ke ...

(1867–1922), Hungarian entomologist * Manó Kertész Kaminer (Kertész Mihály) (1886–1962), birth name of Hungarian-American film director Michael Curtiz *

Mihalj Kertes Mihalj Kertes ( sr-Cyrl, Михаљ Кертес, ; 29 August 194729 December 2022), nicknamed "Bracika", was a Yugoslav and Serbian politician. An ethnic Hungarian, he became a member of the League of Communists of Yugoslavia in 1974 and a c ...

(1947–2022), Serbian politician * Tom Kertes (born 1973), American political activist * Vilmos Kertész (1890–1962), Hungarian footballer * Zoltan I. Kertesz (1903–1968), Hungarian food scientist

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