Székely (surname)

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Székely Székely may refer to: *Székelys, Hungarian people from the historical region of Transylvania, Romania **Székely Land, historic and ethnographic area in Transylvania, Romania * Székely (village), a village in northeastern Hungary *Székely (sur ...

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Hungarian people Hungarians, also known as Magyars ( ; hu, magyarok ), are a nation and ethnic group native to Hungary () and historical Hungarian lands who share a common culture, history, ancestry, and language. The Hungarian language belongs to the Ural ...

from the historical region of

Transylvania Transylvania ( ro, Ardeal or ; hu, Erdély; german: Siebenbürgen) is a historical and cultural region in Central Europe, encompassing central Romania. To the east and south its natural border is the Carpathian Mountains, and to the west the A ...

Romania Romania ( ; ro, România ) is a country located at the crossroads of Central Europe, Central, Eastern Europe, Eastern, and Southeast Europe, Southeastern Europe. It borders Bulgaria to the south, Ukraine to the north, Hungary to the west, S ...

. The related surnames, resulted from various transliterations and translations, are Szekely, Sekely, Sekelj, Szekler, Sekler, Secui. It may refer to: * András Székely, a Hungarian swimmer * Árpád Székely, the Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary of the Republic of Hungary to the Russian Federation * Béla Székely, (17 July 1889 – 10 January 1939) was a Hungarian politician * Bertalan Székely, a Hungarian Romantic painter *

Bulcsú Székely Bulcsú Székely (born 2 June 1976) is a Hungarian water polo player who played on the gold medal squad at the 2000 Summer Olympics. Honours National * Olympic Games: gold medal – 2000 * European Championship: gold medal – 1997, 1999; ...

, a Hungarian water polo player *

Deborah Szekely Deborah Szekely (''née'' Shainman, born May 3, 1922) is an American activist, philanthropist, and writer active in Southern California. She was named the "Godmother of Wellness" by the ''Huffington Post''. Szekely founded the New Americans Museum ...

(born Shainman), an American philanthropist active in mind/body wellness, founder of the spa-fitness movement *

Edmund Bordeaux Szekely Edmond Bordeaux Szekely (March 5, 1905 – 1979) was a Hungarian philologist/linguist, philosopher, psychologist and natural living enthusiast. Szekely authored ''The Essene Gospel of Peace'', which he claimed he had translated from an ancient te ...

, a Hungarian linguist, philosopher, and naturopath *

Éva Székely Éva Székely (3 April 1927 – 29 February 2020) was a Hungarian swimmer. She won the gold medal at the 1952 Summer Olympics in Helsinki and the silver medal at the 1956 Summer Olympics, set six world records, and won 44 national titles. She ...

(1927–2020), a Hungarian swimmer * Ferenc Székely (11 March 1842 – 17 March 1921) was a Hungarian politician * Gábor J. Székely, a Hungarian-American statistician and mathematician * György (Székely) Dózsa *

Györgyi Marvalics-Székely Györgyi Marvalics-Székely (1 December 1924 – 18 July 2002) was a Hungarian fencer. She won a silver medal in the women's team foil event at the 1960 Summer Olympics The 1960 Summer Olympics ( it, Giochi Olimpici estivi del 1960), officia ...

, a Hungarian Olympic fencer *

János Székely János József Székely (born 13 May 1983) is a Romanian former footballer who played as a right winger. Career Born in Timișoara of Hungarian heritage, he started his football career with local club Politehnica Timișoara, where he played ...

, a Romanian footballer * Júlia Székely (8 May 1906 – 19 March 1986) was a Hungarian writer and musician *

Louis C.K. Louis Alfred Székely (; born September 12, 1967), known professionally as Louis C.K. (), is an American stand-up comedian, screenwriter, actor, and filmmaker. C.K. won three Peabody Awards, three Grammy Awards, six Primetime Emmy Awards, and a ...

(born Louis Székely), American comedian *

Mihály Székely Mihály Székely (May 8, 1901 in Jászberény – March 22, 1963) was a Hungarian bass singer famous for Mozartian roles. His name in Hungarian form is ''Székely Mihály'', his original family name was ''Spagatner''. He debuted as Ferrando ('' ...

May 8, 1901; died Budapest, March 22, 1963) was a Hungarian bass singer * Mózes Székely, a ruler of Transylvania *

Péter Székely Péter Székely (1955–2003) was a Hungarian chess Grandmaster. In the 2003 Capablanca Memorial The Capablanca Memorial is a chess tournament that has been held annually in Cuba since 1962 in honor of José Raúl Capablanca y Graupera. At th ...

, a Hungarian chess Grandmaster * Szabolcs Székely, a Romanian football player *

Violeta Szekely Violeta Szekely, née Beclea (born 26 March 1965, in Dolheștii Mari, Suceava County) is a Romanian former middle distance runner who competed mainly in the 1500 metres. She competed in two Olympic Games, in 1992 and 2000. She was favor ...

, a Romanian middle-distance runner *

Vladimír Székely Dr. Vladimír Székely (11 January 1941 – 13 November 2020) was a Hungarian electrical engineer, professor emeritus at the Budapest University of Technology and Economics and a corresponding member of the Hungarian Academy of Sciences. He ...

, a Hungarian physicist *

Zoltán Székely Zoltán Székely ( Hungarian: Székely Zoltán; 8 December 1903 in Kocs, Hungary – 5 October 2001 in Banff, Canada) was a violinist and composer. Biography Székely studied violin with Jenő Hubay and composition with Zoltán Kodály at the ...

, a Hungarian violinist ;Variations: *

Steve Sekely Steve Sekely (February 25, 1899– March 9, 1979) was a Hungarian film director. Born István Székely, he was known by several names, based on his changing professional and immigration status, including Stefan Szekely. He directed films in Hun ...

, (born István Székely), film director *

Les Sekely WEOL (930 AM) is a commercial radio station licensed to serve Elyria, Ohio, and features a talk and sports radio format. Owned by the Elyria-Lorain Broadcasting Co., WEOL services Lorain and Medina counties and the western parts of Greater Clev ...

, an American radio talk show host * Tibor Sekelj (born Tibor Székely), explorer *

Matjaž Sekelj Matjaz Sekelj (born December 9, 1960 in Ljubljana, Yugoslavia) Career profile osports-reference.com/ref> is a retired Slovenian professional ice hockey player. Sekelj participated with HDD Olimpija Ljubljana in the Yugoslav Ice Hockey League for h ...

, Slovenian hockey player and coach {{DEFAULTSORT:Szekely Szekely