Erdős, Erdos, or Erdoes is a Hungarian surname.
Paul Erdős
Paul Erdős ( ; 26March 191320September 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 discrete mathematics, g ...
(1913–1996), Hungarian mathematician
Other people with the surname
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Ágnes Erdős
Agnes is a feminine given name derived from the Greek , meaning 'pure' or 'holy'. The name passed to Italian as , to French as , to Portuguese as , and to Spanish as . It is also written as "Agness". Inez is an English variant. The Greek nam ...
(1950–2021), Hungarian politician
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Brad Erdos
Bradley Erdos (born April 26, 1990) is a Canadian former professional football offensive lineman who played for six seasons for the Calgary Stampeders of the Canadian Football League (CFL). He was selected by the Stampeders in the fourth round of ...
(born 1990), Canadian football player
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Éva Erdős
Éva Erdős (born 28 July 1964 in Budapest) is a Hungarian handball player who competed in the 1996 Summer Olympics
The 1996 Summer Olympics (officially the Games of the XXVI Olympiad, also known as Atlanta 1996 and commonly ref ...
(born 1964), Hungarian handball player
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Mary Callahan Erdoes
Mary Callahan Erdoes (born August 13, 1967) is an American investment manager and businesswoman. She is the chief executive officer (CEO) of the asset and wealth management division of J.P. Morgan, since 2009. With the firm since 1996, she bega ...
(born 1967), American banker
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Richárd Erdős
Richárd Erdős (Brno, 18 May 1881 – 9 June 1912, Frankfurt) was a Jewish Hungarian bass opera singer who was father of the American children's author Richard Erdoes.
Historical recordings
* ''Stars of Hungarian Opera'', vol. 1, Hungaroton'' ...
(1881–1912), Hungarian opera singer, father of Richard
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Richard Erdoes
Richard Erdoes (Hungarian Erdős, German Erdös; July 7, 1912 – July 16, 2008) was an American artist, photographer, illustrator and author.
Early life
Erdoes was born in Frankfurt, to Maria Josefa Schrom on July 7, 1912. His father, Rich� ...
(1912–2008), Hungarian-Austrian born American artist
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Sándor Erdős
Sándor Erdős (born 21 August 1947 in Budapest) is a Hungarian épée fencer.
Olympics
Erdős won a gold medal in the team épée at the 1972 Summer Olympics in Munich.
At the 1976 Summer Olympics
The 1976 Summer Olympics (), offic ...
(born 1947), Hungarian fencer
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Thomas Erdos
Thomas "Tommy" Erdos (born 30 October 1963) is a Brazilian auto racing driver. A two-time Le Mans Series champion and 24 Hours of Le Mans winner in LMP2, he has raced for most of his career in Great Britain and Europe, where he currently reside ...
(born 1965), Brazilian auto racing driver
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Todd Erdos
Todd Michael Erdos (born November 21, 1973) is an American former middle-relief pitcher in Major League Baseball who played for the San Diego Padres, New York Yankees and Boston Red Sox in a span of six seasons from 1997 to 2001. Listed at 6' 1 ...
(born 1973), American baseball player
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Viktor Erdős
Viktor Erdős (born 2 September 1987) is a Hungarian chess grandmaster. He won the Hungarian Chess Championship in 2011.
Chess career
Erdős was awarded the grandmaster title in 2007.
He qualified for the Chess World Cup 2017, where he defeat ...
(born 1987), Hungarian chess grandmaster
See also
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Erdő
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Erdődy
The House of Erdődy de Monyorókerék et Monoszló (also House of Erdödy) is the name of an old Hungarian people, Hungarian-Croats, Croatian noble family with possessions in Kingdom of Hungary, Hungary and Kingdom of Croatia (Habsburg), Croati ...
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Hungarian-language surnames