Polgár or Polgar may refer to: *

Polgár, Hungary Polgár is a city in the administrative county of Hajdú-Bihar in eastern Hungary. This is a town with 8,598 inhabitants at the tri–point of 3 counties at the temporary end of the No. 3 motorway. Its natural vegetation is part of the Tiszántú ...

, a city in Hungary

Persons with the surname

Alfred Polgar Alfred Polgar (originally: Alfred Polak) 17 October 1873, Vienna – 24 April 1955, Zurich) was an Austrian-born columnist, theater critic, writer and occasionally translator. All in all, he was one of the most important protagonists of the Wie ...

(1873–1955), Austrian journalist *

Franz Polgar Dr. Franz Julius Polgar (April 18, 1900 - June, 19 1979) was a renowned psychologist, hypnotist, lecturer and entertainer. Family The son of Julius Polgar, and Risa Kohn (1869-), née Kohn, Franz Polgar was born in city of Enying, in Fejér ...

(1900–1979), Hungarian psychologist, hypnotist, lecturer and entertainer *

Gyula Polgár Gyula Polgár (8 February 1912 – 26 June 1992) was a footballer who played for the Hungary national team. He played for Hungary in the 1938 FIFA World Cup Final, having not competed in any of the earlier fixtures in the tournament. At ...

(1912–1992), Hungarian footballer *

François Polgár François Polgár (born 19 October 1946) is a contemporary French choral conductor, organist, composer and musicologist. Biography Family Polgár was born in Boulogne-Billancourt, the son of André Polgár, an engineer, CEO and Catherine Ga ...

(born 1946), French choir conductor * Jorge Polgar (born 1967), Uruguayan economist *

László Polgár László Polgár (born 11 May 1946) is a Hungarian chess teacher and educational psychologist. He is the father of the famous Polgár sisters: Zsuzsa, Zsófia, and Judit, whom he raised to be chess prodigies, with Judit and Zsuzsa becoming ...

(born 1946), Jewish Hungarian chess teacher, father of the Polgár sisters ** The Polgár sisters, three chess players who are siblings: ***

Susan Polgar Susan is a feminine given name, from Persian "Susan" (lily flower), from Egyptian '' sšn'' and Coptic ''shoshen'' meaning "lotus flower", from Hebrew ''Shoshana'' meaning "lily" (in modern Hebrew this also means "rose" and a flower in general), ...

(born 1969), Hungarian-American chess player ***

Sofia Polgar Sofia Polgar ( hu, Polgár Zsófia, ); born November 2, 1974) is a Hungarian and Israeli chess player, teacher, and artist. She holds the FIDE titles of International Master and Woman Grandmaster. A former chess prodigy, she is the middle sister ...

(born 1974), Hungarian-Israeli chess player ***

Judit Polgár Judit Polgár (born 23 July 1976) is a Hungarian chess grandmaster, generally considered the strongest female chess player of all time. In 1991, Polgár achieved the title of Grandmaster at the age of 15 years and 4 months, at the time the you ...

(born 1976), Hungarian chess player *

László Polgár (bass) László Polgár (1 January 1947 – 19 September 2010) was a Hungarian operatic bass. He was a singer in the Opera, Oratorio and Lieder genres and was renowned for his silky voice and outstanding declamation and musicality. His art is well re ...

(1947–2010), Hungarian operatic bass singer * Peter Polgár (born 1976), Slovak footballer * Thomas Polgar (1922–2014), Hungarian-American

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officer * Tibor Polgár (1907–1993), Hungarian composer {{DEFAULTSORT:Polgar Hungarian words and phrases Hungarian-language surnames Surnames of Jewish origin