Pál is a Hungarian masculine given name, the Hungarian version of Paul. It may refer to: *

Pál Almásy Pál Almásy de Zsadány et Törökszentmiklós (1818 – 1 November 1882) was a Hungarian lawyer and politician, who served as Speaker of the House of Representatives in 1849. Career After studying law he became a lawyer in 1838. He part ...

(1818-1882), Hungarian lawyer and politician *

Pál Bedák Pál Bedák (born September 8, 1985 in Budapest) is a Boxing, boxer from Hungary best known to win the silver medal at the 2005 World Amateur Boxing Championships, 2005 World Championships. His older brother Zsolt Bedák is a bantamweight boxer. ...

(born 1985), Hungarian boxer *

Pál Benkő Pál C. Benkő ( hu, Benkő Pál; July 15, 1928 – August 26, 2019) was a Hungarian-American chess player, author, and composer of endgame studies and chess problems. Early life Benko was born on July 15, 1928 in Amiens, France, where his ...

(1928–2019), Hungarian-American chess player * Pál Csernai (1932–2013), Hungarian football player and manager *

Pál Dárdai (footballer, born 1951) Pál Dárdai (9 May 1951 – 8 December 2017) was a Hungarian football player and manager. Playing career After playing with Véménd as a youngster, he began his senior career playing as midfielder with Honvéd Steinmetz. In 1972, he moved t ...

(died 2017), Hungarian football player and manager *

Pál Dárdai Pál Dárdai (born 16 March 1976) is a Hungarian retired footballer who played mainly as a defensive midfielder, and last coached Hertha BSC. In a 20-year professional career, he played for over a decade with the same club, Hertha BSC, in Ger ...

(born 1976), Hungarian football coach and retired player * Pál

Palkó Dárdai Pál "Palkó" Dárdai (born 24 April 1999) is a professional footballer who plays as a midfielder for Nemzeti Bajnokság I club Fehérvár. Born in Germany, he plays for the Hungary national team. Club career Youth Dárdai began his youth c ...

(born 1999), German-Hungarian footballer, son of the above *

Pál Dunay Pál Dunay (12 June 1909 – 17 July 1993) was a Hungarian epee and foil fencer. He competed at the 1936 and 1948 Summer Olympics The 1948 Summer Olympics (officially the Games of the XIV Olympiad and also known as London 1948) were a ...

(1909–1993), Hungarian fencer *

Paul Erdős Paul Erdős ( hu, Erdős Pál ; 26 March 1913 – 20 September 1996) was a Hungarian mathematician. He was one of the most prolific mathematicians and producers of mathematical conjectures of the 20th century. pursued and proposed problems in ...

(1913–1996), Hungarian mathematician *

Paul I, Prince Esterházy Paul I, Prince Esterházy of Galántha (full German language, German name: ''Paul Fürst Esterházy von Galantha''; full Hungarian language, Hungarian name: ''galánthai herceg Esterházy Pál'') (8 September 1635 – 26 March 1713) was the first ...

(Pál Eszterházy) (1635– 1713), first Prince Esterházy of Galántha *

Paul II Anton, Prince Esterházy hu, II. Pál Antal , title = Prince Esterházy of Galántha , image = Paul II. Anton Książę Esterházy.jpg , caption = , reign = 6 June 1721 – 18 March 1762 , reign-type = Period , coronation = ...

(Pál Antal Eszterházy) (1711–1762), Hungarian prince *

Paul III Anton, Prince Esterházy Prince Pál Antal Esterházy de Galántha (German: ''Paul Anton Esterházy von Galantha''; 11 March 178621 May 1866) was a Hungarian prince, a member of the famous Esterházy family. He was the son of Prince Nikolaus II and succeeded his fathe ...

(Pál Antal Eszterházy) (1786–1866), Hungarian prince *

Pál Gábor Pál Gábor (2 November 1932 – 21 October 1987) was a Hungarian film director and screenwriter. He directed 20 films between 1962 and 1987. In 1979, he was a member of the jury at the 29th Berlin International Film Festival. His most fam ...

(1932–1987), Hungarian film director and screenwriter *

Pál Gerevich Pál Gerevich (born 10 August 1948) is a Hungarian fencer, who won two Olympic bronze medals in the team sabre competitions. Pál Gerevich won the world championships in sabre fencing in 1977 and is currently coaching the Viennese fencing club ...

(born 1948), Hungarian fencer *

Pál Jávor (actor) Pál Jávor (31 January 1902 – 14 August 1959) was a Hungarian actor, and the country's first male movie star. Life Early years Pál Jávor (born Pál Jermann) was born 31 January 1902 in Arad to Pál Jermann, a 53-year-old cashier and Kat ...

(1902 – 1959), Hungarian actor, and the country's first male movie star *

Pál Joensen Pál Joensen (born 10 December 1990) is a Faroese elite swimmer. He was born in Vágur, Suðuroy, Faroe Islands. He has won World and European Championship medals. His bronze medal in the men's 1500 metre freestyle at the 2012 FINA World Swim ...

(born 1990), Faroese swimmer * Pál Kinizsi (1432–1494), Hungarian general in the service of the Hungarian King

Matthias Corvinus Matthias Corvinus, also called Matthias I ( hu, Hunyadi Mátyás, ro, Matia/Matei Corvin, hr, Matija/Matijaš Korvin, sk, Matej Korvín, cz, Matyáš Korvín; ), was King of Hungary and Croatia from 1458 to 1490. After conducting several mi ...

Pál Kitaibel Pál Kitaibel (3 February 1757 – 13 December 1817) was a Hungarian botanist and chemist. He was born at Nagymarton (today Mattersburg, Austria) and studied botany and chemistry at the University of Buda. In 1794 he became Professor and tau ...

(1757–1817), Hungarian botanist and chemist *

Pál Koppán Jenö Pál Koppán (16 May 1878 in Budapest – 31 August 1951 in Budapest) was a Hungarian track and field athlete who competed at the 1900 Summer Olympics in Paris Paris () is the capital and most populous city of France, with an esti ...

(1878-1951), Hungarian track and field athlete *

Pál Kovács Pál Kovács (17 July 1912 – 8 July 1995) was a Hungarian athlete, who began as a hurdler, but eventually switched to fencing. By the time Kovács won his first fencing gold, in 1936, he had already been a member of the winning Hungarian tea ...

(1912–1995), Hungarian athlete *

Pál Losonczi Pál Losonczi (born Pál Laklia; 18 September 191928 March 2005) was a Hungarian communist political figure. He was Chairman of the Hungarian Presidential Council (i.e., titular head of state) from 1967 to 1987. Honours * Empire of Iran : ...

(1919–2005), Hungarian communist politician *

Pál Maléter Pál Maléter (4 September 1917 – 16 June 1958) was the military leader of the 1956 Hungarian Revolution. Maléter was born to Hungarian parents in Eperjes, a city in Sáros County, in the northern part of Historical Hungary, today Prešov ...

(1917–1958), Hungarian military leader of the 1956 Hungarian Revolution *

Pal Molnar Pal Molnar (born October 1952) is a Hungarian journalist and founder of art awards. The native form of his name is Molnár Pál ( Molnár Pál). Biography Graduated from the grammar, literature and history faculty of the Teacher Training College ...

(born 1952), Hungarian journalist *

Pál Rosty de Barkóc Pál Rosty de Barkócz (pronunciation: pa:l 'rɔʃti 'bɒrkɔ:ʦ 29 November 1830 – 7 December 1874) was a Hungarian nobleman, photographer, explorer. Life Born in Pest in the former Kingdom of Hungary. Pál István Ferenc, was a member ...

(1830–1874), Hungarian nobleman, photographer and explorer *

Pál Sajgó Pál Sajgó (June 28, 1922 – April 18, 2016) was a Hungarian cross-country skier and biathlete who competed in the 1950s. He was born in Gheorgheni. At the 1952 Winter Olympics in Oslo Oslo ( , , or ; sma, Oslove) is the capital an ...

(1922-2016), Hungarian cross country skier and biathlete *

Pál Schmitt Pál Schmitt (; born 1942) is a Hungarian Olympic fencer and politician who served as President of Hungary from 2010 until his resignation in 2012, following his academic misconduct controversy. Schmitt was a successful fencer in his ...

(born 1942), Hungarian Olympic fencer and politician, President of Hungary from 2010 to 2012 *

Pál Szécsi Pál Szécsi (19 March 1944 – 30 April 1974) was a Hungarian pop singer, one of the most popular of all time, who achieved unprecedented cult status during his lifetime. Biography Pál Szécsi was born on 19 March 1944 in Budapest. His fathe ...

(1944 – 1974), Hungarian pop singer * Pál Teleki (1879–1941), Hungarian politician who served as prime minister of the Kingdom of Hungary from 1920 to 1921 and from 1939 to 1941 *

Pál Teleki (footballer) Pál Teleki (born 5 March 1906, died in 1985) was a Hungarian footballer who played for Hungary in the 1934 FIFA World Cup and a manager. He also played for Romanian clubs AMEF Arad and Chinezul Timişoara, and once turned out for the Romani ...

(1906-1985), Hungarian footballer * Pál Titkos (1908-1988), Hungarian footballer *

Pál Tomori Pál Tomori (c. 1475 – 29 August 1526) was a Catholic monk and archbishop of Kalocsa, Hungary. He defeated an Ottoman army near Sremska Mitrovica ( hu, Szávaszentdemeter-Nagyolaszi) in 1523. Pál Tomori was elected commander-in-chief (join ...

(c. 1475–1526), Catholic monk, archbishop of Kalocsa, Hungary, and commander of the Hungarian army at the Battle of Mohács *

Pál Turán Pál Turán (; 18 August 1910 – 26 September 1976) also known as Paul Turán, was a Hungarian mathematician who worked primarily in extremal combinatorics. He had a long collaboration with fellow Hungarian mathematician Paul Erdős, lasting 4 ...

(1910–1976), also known as Paul Turán, Hungarian mathematician * Pál Várhidi (1931–2015), Hungarian football player and manager *

Pál Völner Dr. Pál Völner (born 30 November 1962) is a Hungarian jurist and politician, a former member of the National Assembly (MP) for Komárom (Komárom-Esztergom County Constituency IV) from 2010 to 2014, and for Esztergom (Komárom-Esztergom County ...

(born 1962), Hungarian jurist and politician *

Pál Wágner Pál Wágner (born 1 November 1935) is a Hungarian rower. He competed in two events at the 1960 Summer Olympics The 1960 Summer Olympics ( it, Giochi Olimpici estivi del 1960), officially known as the Games of the XVII Olympiad ( it, Giochi ...

(born 1935), Hungarian rower Pal may refer to: *

Pal Aron Pal Aron (born 1969) is an English television and theatre actor, known for his roles as Adam Osman in ''Casualty'', Brandon Kane in ''The Bill'', Jayesh Parekh and Sonny Dhillon in ''Coronation Street''. Before professionally acting, he perform ...

(born 1971), British actor *

Pal Dukagjini Pal Dukagjini ( it, Paolo Ducagini, 1411–1458) was an Albanian nobleman, a member of the Dukagjini family. He and his kinsman Nicholas Dukagjini were initially subjects of Lekë Zaharia, a Venetian vassal who had possessions around Shkoder. ...

(1411-1458), Albanian nobleman *

Pal Dushmani Pal Dushmani ( sr-cyr, Павле Душман, it, Paolo Dusso, sq, Pal Dushmani; 1440–died 1457) was a Roman Catholic hierarch active in Venetian territories on the Eastern Adriatic (Montenegro and Albania). The Dushmani were an Albanian fa ...

(died 1457), Albanian clergyman *

Pal Engjëlli Pal Ëngjëlli ( la, Paulus Angelus; 1416 – 1470) was an Albanian Roman Catholic cardinal, clergyman, scholar, and Archbishop of Durrës who in 1462 wrote the first known sentence retrieved so far in Albanian. Pal Ëngjëlli is reported to ...

(1416-1470), Albanian clergyman *

Pal Gazulli Pal Gazulli or Paulus Gassulus (1405–1470) was an Albanian Catholic priest, scholar and diplomat under Skanderbeg service. After the death of Georgius Pelino in 1463, he became the personal ambassador of Skanderbeg in Republic of Venice. On 13 De ...

(1405-1470), Albanian clergyman *

Pal Gropa Pal (Paulo, Paulo) Gropa () was an Albanian feudal ruler of Ohrid and Debar from the 13th century. Biography Pal Gropa from Ohrid is known as the lord of Debar. It belongs to the medieval Gropa family. Chroniclers call him "a vassal of the Cr ...

, Albanian lord *

Pal Homonai Pal Homonai ( sr-Cyrl, Пал Хомонај; Irig, May, 5th 1904 – Kecskemét, June, 12th 2010), was a Serbian- Hungarian Naïve art painter. Biography Homonai was born to a peasant family in Irig on 28 May 1922. He spent his childhood ...

(1904-2010), Albanian artist *

Pal Kastrioti Pal or Gjergj Kastrioti was an Albanians, Albanian medieval ruler in the latter part of the 14th century in northern Albania. Not much is known about his life. He is mentioned in only two historical sources which describe his rule as extending in ...

, Albanian ruler *

Pal Mirashi Pal Mirashi (13 December 1925 — 13 October 2001) was an Albanian football striker. He is known for being part of the 1946 Albania vs Yugoslavia football match, which was Albania's first official match. He earned 8 caps (plus one unofficial) wit ...

(1925-2001), Albanian footballer *

Pal Rakes Palmer Crawford "Pal" Rakes (born in Tampa, Florida) is an American country music singer. He recorded for Warner Bros. Records between 1977 and 1979, and for Atlantic Records between 1988 and 1989. During his tenure on Warner, he charted in the To ...

, American singer *

Pal Sam Oeun Pal Sam Oeun () is a Cambodian politician. He belongs to Cambodian People's Party The Cambodian People's Party (CPP), UNGEGN: , ALA-LC: ; is a Cambodian political party which has ruled Cambodia since 1979. Founded in 1951, it was originall ...

, Cambodian politician *

Pal Shazar Pal Shazar is an American singer/songwriter. She was a founding member of the 1980s new wave pop group Slow Children, and married one of the band's producers, Jules Shear, in the late 1980s. Career Slow Children released two albums on the RCA ...

(born 1952), American musician *

Pal Singh Purewal Pal Singh Purewal (1931/1932 – 22 September 2022) was a Canadian engineer, author, scholar and a teacher. He was commonly known as the architect of the Nanakshahi Calendar and the Mool Nanakshahi Calendar. He was also known as a role model in th ...

, Canadian scholar * Pal Sinn (born 1959), Hong Kong musician

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