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Imre () is a Hungarian masculine first name, which is also in
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is 10 April. It has been suggested that it relates to the name Emeric, Emmerich or Heinrich. Its English equivalents are Emery and Henry. Bearers of the name include the following (who generally held Hungarian nationality, unless otherwise noted): * Imre Antal (1935–2008), pianist * Imre Bajor (1957–2014), actor * Imre Bebek (d. 1395), baron *
Imre Bródy Imre Bródy (1891, Gyula, HungaryAntal Papp: Magyarország (Hungary), Panoráma, Budapest, 1982, , p. 860, pp. 453-456–1944, Mühldorf) was a Hungarian physicist who invented in 1930 the krypton-filled fluorescent lamps (also known as the kr ...
(1891–1944), physicist *
Imre Bujdosó Imre Bujdosó (born 12 February 1959, in Berettyóújfalu Berettyóújfalu is a town in Hajdú-Bihar county, in center of the Northern Great Plain region of eastern Hungary, near the border with Romania. It is strategically located, being 35&n ...
(b. 1959), Olympic fencer * Imre Csáky (cardinal) (1672–1732), Roman Catholic cardinal * Imre Csermelyi (b. 1988), football player *
Imre Cseszneky Imre () is a Hungarian masculine first name, which is also in Estonian use, where the corresponding name day is 10 April. It has been suggested that it relates to the name Emeric, Emmerich or Heinrich. Its English equivalents are Emery and He ...
(1804–1874), agriculturist and patriot *
Imre Csiszár Imre Csiszár () is a Hungarian mathematician with contributions to information theory and probability theory. In 1996 he won the Claude E. Shannon Award, the highest annual award given in the field of information theory. He was born on 7 Feb ...
(b. 1938), mathematician * Imre Csösz (b. 1969), Olympic judoka * Imre Czobor (1520–1581), Noble and statesman *
Imre Czomba Imre Czomba (born September 9, 1972) is a Los Angeles-based Hungarian-American composer, film composer, orchestrator, arranger, music producer, and musician. A prominent figure in the international music scene since 1993, he is most recognized f ...
(b. 1972), Composer and musician * Imre Deme (b. 1983), football player *
Imre Erdődy Imre Erdődy (March 26, 1889 – January 11, 1973) was a Hungarian gymnast who competed in the 1912 Summer Olympics. He was part of the Hungarian team, which won the silver medal in the gymnastics men's team, European system event in 1912. He ...
(1889–1973), Olympic gymnast * Imre Farkas (1879–1976), musician * Imre Farkas (1935–2020), Olympic canoeist *
Imre Finta Imre Finta (2 September 1912 – 1 December 2003) was the first person prosecuted under Canada's war crimes legislation. He was charged in 1987 and acquitted in 1990. Early life Finta was born in Kolozsvár (modern-day Cluj-Napoca, Romania). He s ...
(1911–2003), indicted war criminal *
Imre Földi Imre Földi (; 8 May 1938 – 23 April 2017) was a Hungarian weightlifter. Competing at a record of five Olympic Games, he won a gold medal in 1972 and silver medals in 1964 and 1968. During his career he set 21 world records, and after h ...
(1938–2017), Olympic weightlifter *
Imre Friedmann E. Imre Friedmann (1921 – June 11, 2007) was a biologist, Robert O. Lawton Distinguished Professor of Biology at Florida State University and the NASA Ames Research Center, and Director, Polar Desert Research Center. He studied endolithic m ...
(1921–2007), biologist *
Imre Frivaldszky Emerich Frivaldszky von Frivald (6 February 1799 – 19 October 1870), known as Imre Frivaldszky, was a Hungarian botanist and entomologist. Biography Born into a family of landed gentry, Frivaldszky studied at the gymnasiums in Sátoraljaú ...
(1799–1870), botanist and entomologist *
Imre Garaba Imre Garaba (born 29 July 1958) is a retired Hungarian football player and manager. He made his debut for the Hungary national team in 1980, and got 82 caps and 3 goals until 1991. He was a participant at the 1982 and 1986 FIFA World Cups, wh ...
(b. 1958), football player *
Imre Gedővári Imre Gedővári (1 July 1951 – 22 May 2014) was a Hungarian fencer and Olympic gold medalist. He won his first World Championship medal, a silver, in 1975 and made his Olympic debut in 1976. He won his first World Championship gold m ...
(1951–2014), Olympic fencer *
Imre Gellért Imre Gellért (8 June 1888 – 31 March 1981) was a Hungarian gymnast who competed in the 1908 Summer Olympics and in the 1912 Summer Olympics The 1912 Summer Olympics (), officially known as the Games of the V Olympiad () and commonl ...
(1888–1981), Olympic gymnast *
Imre Gyöngyössy Imre Gyöngyössy (25 February 1930 – 1 May 1994) was a Hungarian film director and screenwriter. His film '' The Revolt of Job'' (1983), which he co-directed with Barna Kabay, was nominated for the Academy Award for Best Foreign Language Film ...
(1930–1994), film director and screenwriter *
Imre Harangi Imre Harangi (16 October 1913 – 4 February 1979) was a Hungarian amateur lightweight boxer. He placed second at the 1934 European Championships and won a gold medal at the 1936 Summer Olympics The 1936 Summer Olympics (), officially t ...
(1913–1979), Olympic boxer *
Imre Hódos Imre Hódos (January 10, 1928 – April 23, 1989) was a Hungary, Hungarian wrestling, wrestler who was born in Hajdúnánás and died in Debrecen. He was an Olympic champion in Greco-Roman wrestling. Olympics Hódos competed at the 1952 ...
(1928–1989), Olympic wrestler * Imre Hollai (1925–2017), diplomat,
President of the United Nations General Assembly The president of the United Nations General Assembly is a position voted by representatives in the United Nations General Assembly (UNGA) on a yearly basis. The president is the chair and presiding officer of the General Assembly. Election ...
* Imre Jenei (b. 1937), Romanian (Hungarian ethnic) football player and coach * Imre Kálmán (1882–1953), operetta composer *
Imre Kertész Imre Kertész (; 9 November 192931 March 2016) was a Hungarian author and recipient of the 2002 Nobel Prize in Literature, "for writing that upholds the fragile experience of the individual against the barbaric arbitrariness of history". He was ...
(1929–2016), author and winner of the 2002
Nobel Prize in Literature The Nobel Prize in Literature, here meaning ''for'' Literature (), is a Swedish literature prize that is awarded annually, since 1901, to an author from any country who has, in the words of the will of Swedish industrialist Alfred Nobel, "in ...
* Imre Komora (1940–2024), football player *
Imre König Imre König (Koenig) aka Mirko Kenig (February 9, 1901, Kula – September 9, 1992, Santa Monica, California) was a chess master representing Yugoslavia and Great Britain. He was born in Kula, and also lived in Austria, England and the USA du ...
(1899–1992), chess master *
Imre Lakatos Imre Lakatos (, ; ; 9 November 1922 – 2 February 1974) was a Hungarian philosopher of mathematics and science, known for his thesis of the fallibility of mathematics and its "methodology of proofs and refutations" in its pre-axiomatic stage ...
(1922–1974), philosopher of mathematics and science *
Imre Leader Imre Bennett Leader (born 30 October 1963) is a British mathematician, a professor in DPMMS at the University of Cambridge working in the field of combinatorics. He is also known as an Othello player. Life He is the son of the physicist Elliot L ...
(b. 1963), British mathematician *
Imre Lichtenfeld Imrich "Imi" Lichtenfeld (; ; 26 May 1910 – 9 January 1998), also known as Imi Sde-Or (), was a Hungarian-born Israeli Martial arts, martial artist. He is widely recognized for developing Krav Maga, now considered an Israeli martial art. Early ...
(1910–1998), Hungarian-born Israeli martial artist *
Imre Madách Imre Madách de Sztregova et Kelecsény (20 January 1823 – 5 October 1864) was a Hungarian people, Hungarian aristocrat, writer, poet, lawyer and politician. His major work is ''The Tragedy of Man'' (''Az ember tragédiája'', 1861). It is a dr ...
(1823–1864), writer, poet, lawyer and politician *
Imre Makovecz Imre Makovecz (November 20, 1935 – September 27, 2011) was a Hungary, Hungarian architect active in Europe from the late 1950s onward. Makovecz was born and died in Budapest. He attended the Technical University of Budapest. He was founder a ...
(1935–2011), architect * Imre Mándi (1916–1945), Olympic boxer *
Imre Mikó Count Imre Mikó de Hidvég (4 September 1805 – 16 September 1876) was a Hungary, Hungarian statesman, politician, economist, historian and patron from Transylvania, who served as Minister of Public Works and Transport of Hungary, Minister of ...
(1805–1876), Statesman, politician, economist, historian and patron from
Transylvania Transylvania ( or ; ; or ; Transylvanian Saxon dialect, Transylvanian Saxon: ''Siweberjen'') is a List of historical regions of Central Europe, historical and cultural region in Central Europe, encompassing central Romania. To the east and ...
, who served as
Minister of Public Works and Transport of Hungary The minister of public works and transport of Hungary () was a member of the Hungarian cabinet from 1848 until 1889, when the ministry was merged into the Ministry of Trade. The last minister was Gábor Baross. Ministers of public works and transp ...
between 1867 and 1870 * Imre Mudin (1887–1918), Olympic track and field athlete *
Imre Nagy Imre Nagy ( ; ; 7 June 1896 – 16 June 1958) was a Hungarian communist politician who served as Council of Ministers of the Hungarian People's Republic, Chairman of the Council of Ministers (''de facto'' Prime Minister of Hungary, Prime Minis ...
(1896–1958), politician, twice
Prime Minister of Hungary The prime minister of Hungary () is the head of government of Hungary. The prime minister and the government of Hungary, Cabinet are collectively accountability, accountable for their policies and actions to the National Assembly (Hungary), Par ...
, key figure of the
Hungarian Revolution of 1956 The Hungarian Revolution of 1956 (23 October – 4 November 1956; ), also known as the Hungarian Uprising, was an attempted countrywide revolution against the government of the Hungarian People's Republic (1949–1989) and the policies caused by ...
*
Imre Nagy Imre Nagy ( ; ; 7 June 1896 – 16 June 1958) was a Hungarian communist politician who served as Council of Ministers of the Hungarian People's Republic, Chairman of the Council of Ministers (''de facto'' Prime Minister of Hungary, Prime Minis ...
(1933–2013), Olympic pentathlete * Imre Németh (1917–1989), Olympic hammer thrower * Imre of Hungary (''c.'' 1007–1031), prince and Roman Catholic saint * Imre of Hungary (1174–1204),
King of Hungary The King of Hungary () was the Monarchy, ruling head of state of the Kingdom of Hungary from 1000 (or 1001) to 1918. The style of title "Apostolic King of Hungary" (''Magyarország apostoli királya'') was endorsed by Pope Clement XIII in 1758 ...
* Imre Páli (1909–?), Olympic handballer *
Imre Polyák Imre Polyák (16 April 1932 – 15 November 2010) was a featherweight Greco-Roman wrestler from Hungary. He competed in the 1952, 1956, 1960 and 1964 Olympics and won three silver and one gold medal. He won the world title in 1955, 1958 and 196 ...
(1932–2010), Olympic wrestler *
Imre Pozsgay Imre András Pozsgay (''Pozsgay Imre'', ; 26 November 1933 – 25 March 2016) was a Hungarian Communist politician who played a key role in Hungary's transition to democracy after 1988. He served as Minister of Culture (1976–1980), Minister o ...
(1933–2016), reform Communist politician *
Imre Pulai Imre Pulai (born November 14, 1967, in Budapest) is a Hungarian sprint canoeist, who won two Olympic medals in the Canadian canoeing event, including a gold medal at the 2000 Summer Olympics with teammate Ferenc Novák. As a ...
(b. 1967), Olympic canoer * Imre Rapp (1937–2015), football player *
Imre Salusinszky Imre Salusinszky (born 1955) is an Australian journalist, political adviser and English language, English literature academic who is currently media adviser to former Australian Government Minister for Communications, Urban Infrastructure, Citie ...
(b. 1955), Australian newspaper columnist *
Imre Schlosser Imre Schlosser (also known as Imre Lakatos; 11 October 1889 – 18 July 1959) was a Hungarian footballer of Danube Swabian ancestry who played as a forward. He still holds the record as the highest goalscorer in the history of the Hungarian Na ...
(1889–1959), football player * Imre Senkey (1898–?), football player and manager * Imre Sooäär (born 1969), Estonian politician * Imre Sörés (1907–1986), Hungarian art director *
Imre Steindl Imre Ferenc Károly Steindl (29 October 1839 – 31 August 1902) was a Hungarian architect. Steindl (sometimes called in German ''Emerich Steindl'' or ''Emmerich Steindl'') was the designer of the Hungarian Parliament Building, an associate pr ...
(1839–1902), architect *
Imre Szabics Imre Szabics (born 22 March 1981) is a Hungarian football manager and former professional footballer. Szabics was born in Szeged where he played as a youngster. He was spotted by Ferencváros and signed for them in 1990, making his professional ...
(b. 1981), football player *
Imre Szekeres Imre Szekeres (born 9 September 1950) is a Hungarian politician of the Hungarian Socialist Party (MSZP) and former Minister of Defense. Biography Szekeres was born in Szolnok. He is married to a chemical engineer; they have two children. He g ...
(b. 1950), politician and Minister of Defence *
Imre Szellő Imre Szellő (born July 27, 1983) is a Hungarian professional boxer who has qualified for the 2008 Olympics. Career 2007 World Amateur Boxing Championships At the 2007 World Amateur Boxing Championships in Chicago Szellő missed out on a bronz ...
(b. 1983), Olympic boxer * Imre Szentpály (1904–1987), Olympic polo player * Imre Taussig (1894–1945), Hungarian footballer * Imre Taveter (born 1967), Estonian sport sailor *
Imre Thököly Imre () is a Hungarian masculine first name, which is also in Estonian use, where the corresponding name day is 10 April. It has been suggested that it relates to the name Emeric, Emmerich or Heinrich. Its English equivalents are Emery and He ...
(1657–1705), statesman, leader of an anti-
Habsburg The House of Habsburg (; ), also known as the House of Austria, was one of the most powerful dynasties in the history of Europe and Western civilization. They were best known for their inbreeding and for ruling vast realms throughout Europe d ...
uprising, Prince of
Transylvania Transylvania ( or ; ; or ; Transylvanian Saxon dialect, Transylvanian Saxon: ''Siweberjen'') is a List of historical regions of Central Europe, historical and cultural region in Central Europe, encompassing central Romania. To the east and ...
* Imre Tiidemann (b. 1970), Estonian modern pentathlete * Imre Tiitsu (b. 1980), Estonian ice sledge hockey player * Imre Tóth (b. 1985), Grand Prix motorcycle racer * Imre Trencsényi-Waldapfel (1908–1970), Hungarian scholar *
Imre Varadi Imre Varadi (born 8 July 1959) is an English former professional footballer, known as a journeyman forward who appeared for 16 clubs at all levels of professional football in England. Playing career Varadi was born in Paddington, London, to a ...
(b. 1959), English football player * Imre Weisshaus (1905–1987), Hungarian-French pianist *
Imre Zachár Imre Zachár (11 May 1890 – 7 April 1954) was a Hungarian water polo player and freestyle swimmer who competed at the 1908 Summer Olympics and 1912 Summer Olympics The 1912 Summer Olympics (), officially known as the Games of the V Olymp ...
(1890–1954), Olympic water polo player and swimmer * Imre Zámbó (1958–2001), pop singer by the name of Jimmy Zámbó


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* Imre (surname) * Americus (disambiguation) *
Emre Emre is a popular Turkish male given name that means "lover" and/or "friend" and "kakkihousu" examples of this is a famous guy named cemre acarca. It is also a surname in Turkey. Etymology The most popular idea is that Emre originates from the T ...
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Haimirich Henry is a masculine given name derived from Old French ''Henri'' or ''Henry'', which is derived from the Old Frankish name ''Heimeric'', from Common Germanic “''Haimarīks”'' (from '':wikt:Reconstruction:Proto-Germanic/haimaz, *haima-'' "hom ...


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