Nagy () is the most common Hungarian surname, meaning "great". The surname is also common among ethnic Hungarians in the northern

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, where it is spelled Nađ () and may be transliterated in other languages as Nadj. In

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, the name Nagy is sometimes rendered as Naghi. Nagyová is a Czech-language and Slovak-language feminine surname derived from the Hungarian surname Nagy according to the rules of

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formation. It is transliterated into Russian and Ukrainian as Надь and rendered in English as Nad.

Given name

Notable people with the given name include: * Nagy Aguilera (born 1968), Dominican Republic boxer * Nagy Habib (born 1952), Egyptian professor, surgeon

Surname

Notable people with the surname include: * Ádám Nagy (born 1995), Hungarian football player *

Andrea Nagy Andrea Nagy (born November 16, 1971) is a retired professional basketball player. After a stand-out career playing at Florida International University, Nagy was drafted into the ABL before finishing her career in the WNBA playing as a point gu ...

(born 1971), Hungarian basketball player * Andrej Prean Nagy (born 1923), Hungarian footballer *

Adrienn Nagy Adrienn Nagy (born 24 March 2001) is a Hungarian tennis player. She has career-high WTA rankings of 515 in singles, achieved on 12 September 2022, and 245 in doubles, set on 26 September 2022. Her mother Virág Csurgó also was a professional t ...

(born 2001), Hungarian tennis player *

Anikó Nagy Anikó Nagy (born April 1, 1970, in Sajószentpéter) is a former Hungarian team handball player and Olympic medalist. She received a bronze medal at the 1996 Summer Olympics in Atlanta.Antal Nagy (disambiguation), several people * Balazs Nagy, birth name of

Michel Varga Michel Varga (born Balázs Nagy; June 23, 1927 – August 23, 2015) was a Hungarian and French Trotskyist activist. Varga was active in the Union of Working Youth, student organisation of the Hungarian Working People's Party, within which he was ...

* Bill Nagy (born 1987), former American football center and guard *

Charles Nagy Charles Harrison Nagy (born May 5, 1967) is an American former Major League Baseball All-Star right-handed pitcher who played for 14 seasons in the major leagues from to . He played for the Cleveland Indians and San Diego Padres. He served as th ...

(born 1967), American Major League Baseball pitcher for Cleveland Indians * Christine Nagy, actress and American radio personality * Dániel Nagy (disambiguation), several people * Dávid Nagy (born 1981), Hungarian guitarist *

Dennis M. Nagy Dennis Mark Nagy (May 22, 1943 – August 5, 2023) was an American intelligence analyst who was acting Director of the Defense Intelligence Agency from September 1991 to November 1991. Background Nagy, who was of Hungarian ancestry, attended ...

, former director of the U.S. Defense Intelligence Agency *

Ferenc Nagy Ferenc Nagy (; 8 October 1903 – 12 June 1979) was a Hungarian politician of the Smallholders Party who served as Prime Minister of Hungary from 1946 until his forced resignation in 1947. He was also a Speaker of the National Assembly of Hu ...

(1903–1979), Hungarian politician * Ferenc Nagy (boxer) (1916–1977), Hungarian boxer *

Feró Nagy Ferenc "Feró" Nagy (born 14 January 1946 in Letenye, Hungary) is a Hungarian rock singer and musician. Although not proficient on any instrument, he can play the guitar, the harmonica, the saxophone and the piano. Career Feró studied at th ...

(born 1946), Hungarian rock singer * Fritz Nagy (1924–1989), American basketball player * Gábor Nagy (footballer born 1981), Hungarian football player * Gábor Nagy (footballer born 1985), Hungarian football player * Gáspár Nagy (1949–2007), Hungarian poet and writer *

George Nagy George Nagy (born July 9, 1957) is a Canadian former competition swimmer who specialized in the butterfly events during the 1970s and early 1980s. He competed at the 1976 Summer Olympics and was supposed to represent Canada at the 1980 Summer Oly ...

(born 1957), Canadian swimmer * Géza Nagy (1892–1953), Hungarian chess master *

Gregory Nagy Gregory Nagy ( hu, Nagy Gergely, ; born October 22, 1942 in Budapest)"CV: Gregory Nagy"
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, classicist * Gyula Nagy (born 1924), Hungarian football player * György Nagy (born 1924–2004), Hungarian basketball player *

György Nagy (curler) György Nagy ( hu, Nagy György; born 2 January 1965 in Budapest) is a Hungarian male curler. On international level he is runner-up of 2009 World Mixed Doubles Curling Championship and bronze medallist of 2013 European Mixed Curling Champion ...

(born 1965), Hungarian curler * Ibolya Nagy (1864–1946), Hungarian actress *

Ilona Nagy Ilona Nagy (born January 21, 1951, in Budapest) is a former Hungarian 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 pl ...

(born 1951), Hungarian handball player *

Imre Nagy Imre Nagy (; 7 June 1896 – 16 June 1958) was a Hungarian communist politician who served as Chairman of the Council of Ministers (''de facto'' Prime Minister) of the Hungarian People's Republic from 1953 to 1955. In 1956 Nagy became leader ...

(1896–1958), politician, twice Prime Minister of Hungary * Imre Nagy (pentathlete) (born 1933), Hungarian pentathlete *

Imre Nagy (fencer) Imre Nagy (7 May 1941 – 24 May 2011) was a Canadian fencer. He competed in the team sabre event at the 1976 Summer Olympics Events January * January 3 – The International Covenant on Economic, Social and Cultural Rights ente ...

(1941–2011), Canadian fencer * István Nagy (disambiguation), several people *

Ivan Boszormenyi-Nagy Ivan Boszormenyi-Nagy (May 19, 1920 – January 28, 2007) was a Hungarian-American psychiatrist and one of the founders of the field of family therapy. Born Iván Nagy, his family name was changed to Böszörményi-Nagy during his childhood. He ...

(1920–2007), therapist and writer on family relations *

János Nagy (diplomat) János Nagy (born 23 September 1928) is a former Hungary, Hungarian diplomat and politician, who served as Hungarian Ambassador to the United States between 1968 and 1971. He entered foreign service in 1948. He was appointed Envoy to Indonesia i ...

(born 1928), Hungarian diplomat and politician * János Nagy (footballer) (born 1992), Hungarian footballer * Jenene Nagy, American installation artist * John A. Nagy, American author of espionage during the American Revolution *

József Nagy (disambiguation) József Nagy may refer to: * József Nagy (athlete), Hungarian athlete who won a bronze medal at the 1908 Summer Olympics *József Nagy (boxer, born 1934), Hungarian boxer who competed at the 1960 Summer Olympics * József Nagy (boxer, born 1953), ...

, several people *

Judit Földing-Nagy Judit Földing-Nagy (in Hungary: ''Földingné Nagy Judit'', born 9 December 1965) is a Hungarian runner who specializes in the marathon. She was born in Győr, Győr-Moson-Sopron. She is the current Hungarian record-holder in marathon. She wa ...

, Hungarian marathon runner *

Károly Nagy Károly Nagy (6 December 1797 – 2 March 1868) was an astronomer, mathematician, chemist and politician from the Austrian Empire. His observatory in Bicske was one of the most well-equipped observatories of Europe in the 19th century. It was des ...

, Hungarian astronomer, mathematician, chemist and politician *

Kira Nagy Kira Nagy (born 29 December 1977) is a former professional tennis player from Hungary. She won 18 singles and ten doubles titles on tournaments of the ITF Circuit. Kira won her first match on the WTA Tour in 2007 at the Palermo Ladies Open, d ...

(born 1977), Hungarian tennis player *

Ladislav Nagy Ladislav Nagy (; born 1 June 1979) is a Slovak former professional ice hockey player. He played eight seasons as a left winger in the National Hockey League (NHL) with the St. Louis Blues, Phoenix Coyotes, Dallas Stars, and Los Angeles Kings. ...

(born 1979), Slovak ice hockey player * Lajos Nagy (1326–1382), a.k.a. Louis I of Hungary * Lajos Nagy (footballer) (born 1975), Hungarian football player *

László Moholy-Nagy László Moholy-Nagy (; ; born László Weisz; July 20, 1895 – November 24, 1946) was a Hungarian painter and photographer as well as a professor in the Bauhaus school. He was highly influenced by constructivism and a strong advocate of the ...

(1895–1946), artist, designer and photographer, instructor at the Bauhaus *

László Nagy (disambiguation) László Nagy may refer to: * László Nagy (Scouting) (1921–2009), Secretary General of the World Organization of the Scout Movement from 1968 to 1985 * László Nagy (figure skater) (1927–2005), figure skater * László Nagy (politician), ...

, several people *

Marcell Deák-Nagy Marcell Deák-Nagy (born 28 January 1992) is a Hungarian sprinter who specialises in the 200 and 400 metres. At the 2010 World Junior Championships in Athletics in Moncton, Canada, Deák-Nagy won a silver medal over 400 metres. At the 2012 E ...

(born 1992), Hungarian sprinter * Marianna Nagy (figure skater) (born 1929), Hungarian pair skater *

Marianna Nagy (handballer) Marianna Gódorné Nagy (born 30 August 1957) is a former Hungarian handball player and Olympic medalist. With her 281 matches played for the Hungarian national team, she is the all-time record-holder. Career Nagy started her career in her ho ...

(born 1957), Hungarian Olympic handball player *

Matt Nagy Matthew Nagy ( or ; born April 24, 1978) is an American football coach, and former arena football quarterback, who is the senior assistant and quarterbacks coach for the Kansas City Chiefs of the National Football League (NFL). He was the head ...

(born 1978), American football player and coach *

Mike Nagy Michael Timothy Nagy (born March 25, 1948) is an American former professional baseball pitcher who played for the Boston Red Sox, St. Louis Cardinals, Texas Rangers and Houston Astros of Major League Baseball (MLB). He batted and threw right-h ...

(born 1948), baseball pitcher *

Nicholas Nagy-Talavera Nicholas M. Nagy-Talavera or Miklós Nagy (February 1, 1929 – January 23, 2000) was a Hungarian-American dissident, historian, writer and professor, Biography He was born to prosperous merchants of Sephardic Jewish descent and spent his ch ...

(1929–2000), Hungarian-American dissident and professor *

Olivér Nagy Olivér Nagy (born 30 January 1989) is a Hungarian football player who plays for Lipóti SK. External links UEFA.com* * * 1989 births Living people Sportspeople from Pécs Hungarian footballers Hungarian expatriate footballers As ...

(born 1989), Hungarian footballer *

Orsolya Nagy Orsolya Nagy (, born 17 November 1977) is a Hungarian fencer who competed in the women's individual sabre events at the 2004 and 2008 Summer Olympics The 2008 Summer Olympics (), officially the Games of the XXIX Olympiad () and also known a ...

, Hungarian fencer *

Péter Nagy (disambiguation) Péter Nagy or Peter Nagy may refer to: * Péter Nagy (volleyball) (born 1984), Hungarian volleyball player * Péter Nagy (weightlifter) (born 1986), Hungarian weightlifter * Péter Nagy (tennis) (born 1992), Hungarian tennis player * Péter Nag ...

, several people *

Phyllis Nagy Phyllis Nagy ( ; born November 7, 1962) is an American theatre and film director, screenwriter and playwright. In 2006, Nagy was nominated for the Primetime Emmy Award for writing and directing ''Mrs. Harris'' (2005), her screen debut. In 201 ...

(born 1962), American theater and film director *

Róbert Nagy (disambiguation) Róbert Nagy may refer to: * Róbert Nagy (cyclist) Róbert Nagy (born 4 November 1972 in Bratislava) is a Slovak former cyclist. Major results ;1999 : 1st Stage 4 Tour of Yugoslavia ;2000 : 1st Road race, National Road Championships ;2001 : ...

Sándor Nagy (footballer) Sándor Nagy (born 1 January 1988) is a Hungarian former football player. He has a twin brother named József Nagy, who also is a footballer. References External links * 1988 births Hungarian twins Footballers from Szolnok Living peop ...

(born 1988), Hungarian football player * Scott Nagy (born 1966), American college basketball coach *

Sibyl Moholy-Nagy Sibyl Moholy-Nagy (born Dorothea Maria Pauline Alice Sybille Pietzsch; October 29, 1903 – January 8, 1971) was an architectural and art historian. Originally a German citizen, she accompanied her second husband, the Hungarian Bauhaus artist L� ...

, art historian *

Stanislaw Nagy Stanislav and variants may refer to: People *Stanislav (given name), a Slavic given name with many spelling variations (Stanislaus, Stanislas, Stanisław, etc.) Places * Stanislav, a coastal village in Kherson, Ukraine * Stanislaus County, Cali ...

(born 1921), Polish cardinal of the Roman Catholic Church * Stefan Nagy (born 1961), Swedish darts player * Steve Nagy (baseball) (born 1919), American baseball pitcher *

Tibor Nagy (canoeist) Tibor Nagy is a Hungarian sprint canoer who competed in the early to mid-1970s. He won a gold medal in the K-4 10000 m at the 1973 ICF Canoe Sprint World Championships The 1973 ICF Canoe Sprint World Championships were held in Tampere, Fi ...

, Hungarian sprint canoeist *

Tibor Nagy (footballer born 1991) Tibor Nagy (born 14 August 1991) is a Hungarian football Football is a family of team sports that involve, to varying degrees, kicking a ball to score a goal. Unqualified, the word ''football'' normally means the form of football tha ...

, Hungarian association football player * Tibor P. Nagy, Hungarian-American diplomat * Tímea Nagy (born 1970), épée fencer * Timea Nagy (born 1978), Hungarian Canadian activist against human trafficking * Timo Nagy (born 1983), German footballer * Vilmos Nagy, Hungarian sprint canoer *

Vilmos Nagy de Nagybaczon Vilmos Nagy de Nagybaczon (30 May 1884 – 21 June 1976) was a commanding general of the Royal Hungarian Army (1920–1945), Minister of Defence, a military theorist and historian. Career highlights * Commissioned lieutenant in 1905 after gr ...

(1884–1976), Hungarian general * Vince Nagy (1886–1965), Hungarian politician *

Zoltán Nagy (disambiguation) Zoltán Nagy may refer to: * Zoltán Nagy (ice hockey) (born 1955), Romanian former ice hockey player * Zoltán Nagy (footballer born 1974), Hungarian football goalkeeper and goalkeeping coach * Zoltán Nagy (footballer born 1985), Hungarian footba ...

, several people *

Zsolt Nagy (disambiguation) Zsolt Nagy may refer to: * , Hungarian actor, in ''Kontroll ''Kontroll'' is a 2003 Hungarian comedy–thriller film. Shown internationally, mainly in art house theatres, the film is set on a fictionalized version of the Budapest Metro system. "K ...

, several people *

Zsuzsanna Nagy Zsuzsanna Nagy (born 10 June 1986) is a Hungarian former competitive ice dancer. With Máté Fejes, she is the 2011 Pavel Roman Memorial champion and a two-time Hungarian national champion. They competed in the final segment at two European Cham ...

(born 1986), Hungarian ice dancer *

Krisztina Nagy Krisztina Nagy is a female former international table tennis player from Hungary. Table tennis career She won a bronze medal for Hungary at the 1987 World Table Tennis Championships The 1987 World Table Tennis Championships were held in Ne ...

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