Farkas ("Wolf" in Hungarian) is a Hungarian surname and a given name. In Czech and Slovak languages it is rendered as Farkaš.

List of persons with the surname

* Alexander S. Farkas, former executive of Alexander's, an American department store founded by his father * Andrea Farkas, Hungarian handball goalkeeper *

Andrew Farkas Andrew Farkas is a writer who was born in Akron, Ohio in 1978. He currently lives in Lawrence, Kansas and is an Assistant Professor of English at Washburn University. He holds a Ph.D. from the University of Illinois at Chicago, an M.F.A. from the U ...

, American writer * Andy Farkas, former American football player *

Balázs Farkas Balázs Farkas (born 24 April 1988) is a Hungary, Hungarian professional association football, footballer. Career Farkas began his career with Nyíregyháza Spartacus and was here promoted to the first team in July 2004. After just one year on ...

, Hungarian footballer *

Bertalan Farkas Bertalan Farkas (, born August 2, 1949) is the first Hungarian cosmonaut, space explorer and fighter pilot. Hungary became the seventh nation to be represented in space by him. Farkas is also the first Esperantist cosmonaut. He is currently the ...

, the first Hungarian cosmonaut and the first Esperantist in space *

Brian Farkas Brian Austin Farkas (born August 14, 1987) is an American politician and former State Representative who served District 9 in the North Carolina House of Representatives. Early life and education Farkas was raised in Pitt County, and attended ...

, former member of North Carolina House of Representatives *

David Farkas David Farkas (born November 28, 1975) is an American actor and musician. Biography Farkas was born in Akron, Ohio, but Orange County, California has been his home since 1988. At Sunny Hills High School he was a member of an all-league water p ...

, American actor, lead singer of Farkas *

Dénes Farkas Dénes Farkas de Boldogfa (1 October 1884 –11 August 1973) Hungarian nobleman, landowner, politician, member of the Hungarian Parliament. Biography Dénes Farkas de Boldogfa was born in Felsőbagod in the county of Zala, Kingdom of Hungar ...

, Dénes Farkas de Boldogfa (1884–1973), landowner, politician, member of the

Hungarian Parliament The National Assembly ( ) is the parliament of Hungary. The unicameral body consists of 199 (386 between 1990 and 2014) members elected to four-year terms. Election of members is done using a semi-proportional representation: a mixed-member ...

Edit Éva Farkas Edit Éva Farkas is a Hungarian lichenologist and mycologist at the Institute of Ecology and Botany, Centre for Ecological Research in Hungary. She is the author of at least 14 taxon names and author or co-author of over 148 scientific publicat ...

, Hungarian lichenologist and mycologist *

Evelyn Farkas Evelyn Nicolette Farkas (born December 6, 1967) is an American national security advisor, author, and foreign policy analyst. She is the current executive director of the McCain Institute, a nonprofit focused on democracy, human rights, and cha ...

, American intelligence analyst * Ferenc Farkas de Boldogfa (1713–1770), jurist, landowner, vice-ispán of the county of Zala (''alispán of Zala'') *

Ferenc Farkas Ferenc Farkas (; 15 December 1905 – 10 October 2000) was a Hungary, Hungarian composer. Biography Born into a musical family (his father, Aladár Farkas, was an Olympian and soldier who played the cimbalom and his mother played the piano) i ...

, Hungarian composer *

Gavril Farkas Gavril Marius Farkas (born 1973) is a Hungarian-Romanian-German mathematician specializing in algebraic geometry. He is known for his work on algebraic curves, moduli spaces, and syzygies of algebraic varieties. Farkas is a professor of mathematics ...

(born 1973), Hungarian-Romanian-German mathematician * Gejza Farkaš (born 1949), Slovak former football manager and footballer *

Györgyi Farkas Györgyi may refer to: *Albert Szent-Györgyi (1893–1986), Hungarian physiologist who won the Nobel Prize in Physiology or Medicine in 1937 *Albert Szent-Györgyi Medical University, originally established in Kolozsvár, Transylvania, in 1872 *D� ...

, birth name of Györgyi Zsivoczky-Farkas, Hungarian track and field athlete *

Gyula Farkas (linguistic scientist) Farkas Gyula de Kisbarnak, or Julius von Farkas de Kisbarnak ( (27 September 1894, in Kismarton/Eisenstadt, Sopron megye – 12 July 1958, in Göttingen) was a Hungarian literary historian and Finno-Ugric linguist. Biography He was born into the ...

, Gyula Farkas de Kisbarnabak (1894–1958), Hungarian nobleman and literature historian *

Gyula Farkas (natural scientist) Gyula Farkas de Kisbarnak ( ; March 28, 1847 – December 27, 1930) was a Hungarian people, Hungarian mathematician and physicist. Biography Farkas was born on March 28, 1847, in Sárosd, Hungary. He was the eldest of seven children in a Catholi ...

, Gyula Farkas de Kisbarnabak (1847–1930), Hungarian nobleman, mathematician and physicist *

József Farkas (politician) József Farkas de Boldogfa (28 January 1857 – 17 October 1951) was a Hungarian nobleman, jurist, landowner, politician, Member of the Hungarian Parliament. Biography Born in Bagod in the county of Zala, located in south-western region of ...

, József Farkas de Boldogfa (1857–1951), Hungarian nobleman, landowner, politician, Member of the Hungarian Parliament *

Karl Farkas Karl Farkas (28 October 1893 – 16 May 1971) was an Austrian actor and cabaret performer. Biography In accordance with the wishes of his parents, he was to study law, but decided to follow the call of the stage. After attending the Academy of ...

, Austrian actor *

Katalin Farkas Katalin (Kati) Farkas (born 1970) is a Hungarian philosopher. The former president of the European Society for Analytic Philosophy, she works in Austria as the head of the philosophy department at the Central European University in Vienna. Her ...

(born 1970), Hungarian philosopher *

Katalin Farkas (soprano) Katalin Farkas (born January 5, 1954, Budapest) is a Hungarian opera singer, soprano. Since 1982 she is with the Budapest National Opera.Kisbarnaki Ferenc Farkas Ferenc Farkas de Kisbarnak ( Hungarian: vitéz kisbarnaki Farkas Ferenc; May 27, 1892 – April 14, 1980) was Chief Scout of the Hungarian Boy Scouts, commanding officer of the Royal Ludovica Military Academy, the country's officer training s ...

, Ferenc Farkas de Kisbarnak (1892–1980), Hungarian nobleman, World War II General and Chief Scout *

Ladislaus Farkas Ladislaus Farkas (, ) (May 10, 1904, in Dunajská Streda, Austria-Hungary – December 31, 1948, in Monte Argentario, Italy) was an Israeli chemist, of Austro-Hungarian origin, he was the founder of the Department of Physical Chemistry at the Heb ...

(1904–1948), Israeli chemist, of Austro-Hungarian origin *

Leonardo Farkas Leonardo Julio Farkas Klein (Santiago, Chile, born March 20, 1967) is a Chilean businessman and philanthropist of Hungarian and Jewish descent, his wealth comes from iron mining companies operating in Chile. His philanthropy includes involvem ...

, Chilean

iron mining Iron ores are rocks and minerals from which metallic iron can be economically extracted. The ores are usually rich in iron oxides and vary in color from dark grey, bright yellow, or deep purple to rusty red. The iron is usually found in the f ...

businessman and philanthropist of Hungarian origin *

Mihály Farkas Mihály Farkas (born Hermann Lőwy; 18 July 1904 – 6 December 1965) was a Hungary, Hungarian Communist politician who served as Minister of Defence (Hungary), Minister of National Defense of the Hungarian People's Republic. Biography He ...

(1904–1965), Hungarian Jewish Communist politician *

Philip Farkas Philip Farkas (March 5, 1914 – December 21, 1992) was the principal French horn player in the Chicago Symphony Orchestra for many years, and he left in 1960 to join the music faculty at Indiana University School of Music. His books include ' ...

, American symphony horn player * Roko Farkaš (born 2005), Croatian multi-event athlete * Sam Farkas (1917–2006), American bookmaker * Sándor Farkas de Boldogfa (1880– 1946), colonel of the

Kingdom of Hungary The Kingdom of Hungary was a monarchy in Central Europe that existed for nearly a millennium, from 1000 to 1946 and was a key part of the Habsburg monarchy from 1526-1918. The Principality of Hungary emerged as a Christian kingdom upon the Coro ...

Shimon Farkas Shimon Farkas is a cantor, singer, and performer born in Hungary, and living in Australia. He was awarded the Medal of the Order of Australia in 2008. He has served as Chief Cantor at The Central Synagogue of Sydney for over five decades, from 1 ...

, cantor, singer, and performer born in Hungary, and living in Australia * Tibor Farkas de Boldogfa de Boldogfa (1883–1940) jurist, Hungarian nobleman, landowner, politician, member of the Hungarian Parliament, Hussar Captain

List of persons with the given name

* Farkas Bejc, Hungarian prelate in the 13th century *

Farkas Bethlen Farkas Bethlen de Bethlen (1639 – 30 December 1679)Markó 2006, p. 100. was a Hungarian noble and chronicler in the Principality of Transylvania, who served as Chancellor of Transylvania from 1678 to 1679. Life Farkas was the son of Fer ...

, Hungarian noble and chronicler in the Principality of Transylvania *

Farkas Bolyai Farkas Bolyai (; 9 February 1775 – 20 November 1856; also known as Wolfgang Bolyai in Germany) was a Hungarian mathematician, mainly known for his work in geometry. Biography Bolyai was born in Bolya, a village near Hermannstadt, Grand ...

, or Wolfgang Bolyai * Farkas Gatal, Hungarian noble in the 12th century *

Farkas Molnár Farkas "Wolfgang" Ferenc Molnár (1897–1945) was a Hungarian architect, painter, essayist, and graphic artist. He is associated with the first generation of Bauhaus movement, and was active in Budapest. Biography Farkas Molnár was born in 1 ...

(1897–1945) Hungarian architect, painter, essayist, and graphic artist * Farkas Kempelen, or

Wolfgang von Kempelen Johann Wolfgang Ritter von Kempelen de Pázmánd (; 23 January 1734 – 26 March 1804) was a Hungarian author, engineer, and inventor, known for his chess-playing "automaton" hoax The Turk and for his speaking machine. Personal life Von Ke ...

Fictional characters

* Gordon Farkas, a character in the 1990 Australian film, '' The Big Steal'' * Farkas is one of the werewolf characters players encounter in '' The Elder Scrolls V: Skyrim'' along with his brother, Vilkas (''wolf'' in Lithuanian) * Scut Farkus (variation of Farkas), the bully in the 1983 film ''

A Christmas Story ''A Christmas Story'' is a 1983 Christmas comedy film directed by Bob Clark and based on the 1966 book '' In God We Trust: All Others Pay Cash'' by Jean Shepherd, with some elements from his 1971 book ''Wanda Hickey's Night of Golden Memories ...

'' *Farkas "Bulk" Bulkmeier, comic relief in

Power Rangers ''Power Rangers'' is an American media franchise created by Haim Saban, Shuki Levy and Shotaro Ishinomori built around a live-action superhero television series, based on the Japanese tokusatsu franchise ''Super Sentai''. It is currently ow ...

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