surname
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meaning "miller". The word might be a loanword from Slavic "mlynar" with the same meaning however most likely derived from the old Germanic "Mulinari”.
It is the name of one of the most famous playwrights of Hungary, Ferenc Molnár (1878–1952).
Other people with the name include:
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Albert Szenczi Molnár
Albert Szenczi Molnár (30 August 1574 – 17 January 1634) was a Hungarian Calvinist pastor, linguist, philosopher, poet, religious writer and translator.
Although he lived the largest part of his life abroad (Wittenberg, Strassburg, Heidelberg ...
(1574–1634), Hungarian Calvinist pastor, linguist, philosopher, poet, religious writer and translator
* Antal Molnár (born 1890), Hungarian musicologist; :hu:Molnár Antal
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Balázs Molnár
Balázs Molnár (born 1 July 1977) is a Hungarian former football coach and a former defensive midfielder. He is the head coach of Zalaegerszeg.
Coaching career
Molnár was appointed manager of Zalaegerszeg on 29 March 2022, after working at th ...
(born 1977), Hungarian footballer
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Charles Molnar
Charles Edwin Molnar (1935–1996) was a co-developer of one of the first minicomputers, the LINC (Laboratory Instrument Computer), while a graduate student at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT) in 1962. His collaborator was Wesley A ...
(1935–1996), American electrical engineer and computer developer
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Charley Molnar
Charley Molnar Jr. (born July 23, 1961) is an American football coach. Molnar served head football coach at the University of Massachusetts Amherst (UMass), for two seasons, from 2012 to 2013, compiling a record of 2–22. Molnar had previously b ...
Csilla Molnár
Csilla Andrea Molnár (20 January 1969 – 10 July 1986) was a Hungary, Hungarian beauty contest, beauty queen. She was crowned Miss Hungary on 5 October 1985, in Budapest, the first Hungarian beauty queen after a 50-year interval. She also enter ...
(1969–1986), Hungarian beauty queen, crowned Miss Hungary in 1985
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Endre Molnár
Endre Molnár (born 23 July 1945, Gyergyószentmiklós, Kingdom of Hungary) is a former Hungarian water polo player. He is one of eight male athletes who won four or more Olympic medals in water polo.
See also
* Hungary men's Olympic wa ...
(born 1945), Hungarian water polo player
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Erika Molnar
Erika Molnar (born 15 July 1976 in Budapest) is an athlete from Hungary, who competes in triathlon. Molnar competed at the first Olympic triathlon at the 2000 Summer Olympics. She took twenty-third place with a total time of 2:05:39.50.
She com ...
(born 1976), Hungarian athlete
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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.
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Ferenc Molnár (disambiguation) Ferenc Molnár (1878–1952) was a Hungarian dramatist and novelist.
Ferenc Molnár may also refer to:
* Ferenc Molnár (athlete) (1904–?), Hungarian Olympic athlete
* Ferenc Molnár (footballer) (1891–?), football player and later manager in ...
** Ferenc Molnár (born Ferenc Neumann 1878–1952), Jewish Hungarian (later US) writer
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Ferenc Molnár (football manager)
Ferenc Molnár ( , ; born Ferenc Neumann; 12 January 18781 April 1952), often anglicized as Franz Molnar, was a Hungarian-born author, stage-director, dramatist, and poet, widely regarded as Hungary’s most celebrated and controversial playw ...
(1885–?), football player and later manager
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Ferenc Molnár (footballer)
Ferenc Molnár (8 April 1891 – ?) was a Hungarian football player and manager. As a player, he played as a midfielder and competed with MTK Budapest
Magyar Testgyakorlók Köre is a multi-sports club from Budapest, founded in 1888. It has s ...
(born 1891), football player and later manager in Italy
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Ferenc Molnár (athlete)
Ferenc Molnár (born 4 February 1904, date of death unknown) was a Hungarian athlete. He competed in the men's triple jump at the 1928 Summer Olympics
The 1928 Summer Olympics ( nl, Olympische Zomerspelen 1928), officially known as the Games ...
(1904–?), Hungarian Olympic athlete
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Ferenc Zoltán Molnár
Ferenc "Frankie" Zoltán Molnár (February 14, 1943 – May 20, 1967) was a United States Army soldier of Hungarian descent and a recipient of the United States military's highest decoration—the Medal of Honor—for his actions in the Vietnam W ...
(1943–1967), U.S. Army soldier and Medal of Honor recipient
** Ferenc Molnár (singer) (born 1982), known professionally as Caramel, winner of the second series of ''Megasztár''
* Fritz M. de Molnár (fl. 20c), Hungarian International Scout Commissioner
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George Molnar
George Molnar ( hu, Molnár György) (25 April 1910, Nagyvárad – 16 November 1998, Sydney) was born in Nagyvárad, Austria-Hungary and came to Australia in 1939, where he practiced as a cartoonist and architecture lecturer.George Molnar (philosopher) (1934 – 1999), Australian
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Gergely Molnár
Gergely () is a Hungarian given name and surname meaning Gregory (given name) and Gregory (surname), it may refer to:
*Gábor Gergely (born 1953), male former table tennis player from Hungary
*Gergely András Molnár (1897–2006), at age 108, ...
Géza Molnár
Géza Molnár (born 29 September 1953) is a Hungarian wrestler. He competed in the men's freestyle 90 kg at the 1976 Summer Olympics
Events January
* January 3 – The International Covenant on Economic, Social and Cultural Rights e ...
György Molnár
György Molnár (12 February 1901 – 25 January 1977) was a Hungary, Hungarian football (soccer), footballer who began his career in Hungary before finishing it in the American Soccer League (1921–1933), American Soccer League.
Club care ...
(born 1901), Hungarian footballer
* Imre Lakatos (known as Imre Molnár for a time), philosopher
* Ingo Molnár, Hungarian Linux kernel hacker
* István Molnár (born 1913,
Galánta
Galanta ( hu, Galánta, german: Gallandau) is a town (about 15,000 inhabitants) in the Trnava Region of Slovakia. It is situated 50 km due east of the Slovak capital Bratislava.
Etymology
The name is derived from a Slavic name ''Golęta'' (i ...
József Molnár József Molnár may refer to:
*József Molnár (painter) (1821–1899), Hungarian painter
*József Molnár (writer) (1918–2009), Hungarian writer, journalist, publisher and printer
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(1821–1899), Hungarian painter
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József Molnár József Molnár may refer to:
*József Molnár (painter) (1821–1899), Hungarian painter
*József Molnár (writer) (1918–2009), Hungarian writer, journalist, publisher and printer
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(1918–2009), Hungarian writer
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Miklos Molnar
Miklos Jon Molnar ( hu, Molnár Miklós János; born 10 April 1970), nicknamed "Danish Dynamite", is a Danish former professional footballer of Hungarian origin who played as a striker for a number of Danish and foreign clubs. He was the top go ...
Mária Molnár
Mária Molnár (born Budapest, 8 August 1966) is a Hungarian art historian, art critic, and art collection curator
A curator (from la, cura, meaning "to take care") is a manager or overseer. When working with cultural organizations, a curato ...
(born 1966), Hungarian art critic
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Pavol Molnár
Pavol Molnár (13 February 1936 – 6 November 2021) was a Slovak association football, footballer who played as a forward (association football), forward. He played for Czechoslovakia national football team, Czechoslovakia national team in 20 ma ...
Péter Molnár (academic)
Péter Molnár is a Hungarian academic and intellectual, working on questions related to communication law and freedom of speech.
Molnár graduated from the Eötvös Loránd University (ELTE) in Budapest in 1987.
From 1990 to 1998, he was a me ...
, Hungarian academic and former politician
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Péter Molnár (footballer)
Péter Molnár (born 14 December 1983, in Komárno) is an ethnic Hungarian football player from Slovakia who currently plays for BFC Siófok
Bodajk FC Siófok, generally shortened to BFC Siófok, is a Hungarian football club based in Sióf ...
(born 1983), football goalkeeper from Slovakia who currently plays for Paksi SE
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Peter Molnar (geophysicist)
Peter Molnar (August 25, 1943 – June 23, 2022) was a professor in Geological Sciences at the University of Colorado. His research focused on aspects of how mountain ranges form and continental lithosphere deforms.
Molnar was born August 25, ...
, professor in geological sciences
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Péter Molnár (canoeist)
Péter Molnár (born 16 February 1986) is a Hungarian canoeist who had his best achievements in two-men and four-men events, partnering with Sándor Tótka. Together they won a world title in 2015 and a European title in 2016 and placed fourth a ...
(born 1986), Olympic Hungarian canoeist
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Ralph E. Molnar
Ralph E. Molnar is a paleontologist who had been Curator of Mammals at the Queensland Museum and more recently associated with the Museum of Northern Arizona. He is also a research associate at the Texas natural Science Centre. He co-authored descr ...
, Australian paleontologist and museum curator
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Steve Molnar
Steve Molnar (February 28, 1947 – January 16, 2021) was a Canadian Football League running back.
Molnar played in the 1972 and 1976 Grey Cups for the Saskatchewan Roughriders.
Statistics
When Molnar played for the Saskatchewan Roughriders
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(born 1947), player of Canadian football*
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Tamás Molnár
Tamás Molnár (born August 2, 1975) is a Hungarian former water polo player, who played on the gold medal squads at the 2000 Summer Olympics, 2004 Summer Olympics and 2008 Summer Olympics. He is one of ten male athletes who won three Olympi ...
(born 1975), Hungarian water polo player
* Thomas Molnar (1921–2010), Catholic philosopher, historian and political theorist
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Tibor Molnár
Tibor Molnár (26 July 1921 – 24 November 1982) was a Hungarian film actor. He appeared in more than 90 films between 1948 and 1982.
Selected filmography
* ''Tüz'' (1948)
* ''Treasured Earth'' (1948) - Tarcali Jani
* ''Szabóné'' (19 ...
Zoltán Molnár (rower)
Zoltán Molnár (born 4 April 1961) is a Hungarian rower. He competed in the men's quadruple sculls event at the 1988 Summer Olympics. He coaches his son, Bendegúz Pétervári-Molnár, who is also an Olympic rower. The sprint canoeist Pál P ...