Tóth (sometimes Tót or Toth) is a Hungarian

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that was an older term related to the "

Tótok Tót (plural: Tótok) (sometimes archaic spelling: Tóth or Tóthok) was a Hungarian exonym used to collectively refer to the Slavic-speaking populations in the Kingdom of Hungary, today identified as Slovaks, Slovenes , and Slavonians (Croats of ...

" meaning

Slavs The Slavs or Slavic people are groups of people who speak Slavic languages. Slavs are geographically distributed throughout the northern parts of Eurasia; they predominantly inhabit Central Europe, Eastern Europe, Southeastern Europe, and ...

(of

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i.e. Croats, also

Slovenes The Slovenes, also known as Slovenians ( ), are a South Slavs, South Slavic ethnic group native to Slovenia and adjacent regions in Italy, Austria and Hungary. Slovenes share a common ancestry, Slovenian culture, culture, and History of Slove ...

and

Slovaks The Slovaks ( (historical Sloveni ), singular: ''Slovák'' (historical: ''Sloven'' ), feminine: ''Slovenka'' , plural: ''Slovenky'') are a West Slavic ethnic group and nation native to Slovakia who share a common ancestry, culture, history ...

), since one of the Hungarian names for Slavic parts of Kingdom of Hungary was ''Tóthország''. ''Tót'' has also been a more general Slavic reference, per toponyms like

Tótszerdahely Tótszerdahely (, ) is a village in Zala County, Hungary Hungary is a landlocked country in Central Europe. Spanning much of the Pannonian Basin, Carpathian Basin, it is bordered by Slovakia to the north, Ukraine to the northeast, Romania ...

and

Tótszentmárton Tótszentmárton is a village in Zala County, Zala Counties of Hungary, County, Hungary. References

Populated places in Zala County {{Zala-geo-stub ...

on the southern border of Hungary. Tóth is among the top three most frequent surnames in Hungary.Tamás Farkas
A Surname Typology Project: The Lessons Learnt from the Distribution of the Most Frequent Hungarian Surnames
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People with the surname

Notable people with the name include:

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Ádám Tóth Ádám Tóth (born 7 July 1985 in Budapest) is a Hungarian former competitive ice dancer. With Krisztina Barta, he is the 2008 Hungarian national champion and competed in the final segment at three ISU Championships – the 2006 World Junio ...

(born 1985), Hungarian figure skater *

Ádám Tóth (handballer) Ádám Tóth (born 8 September 1995) is a Hungarian handball player for Ferencvárosi TC and the Hungarian national team. He represented Hungary at the 2020 European Men's Handball Championship The 2020 EHF European Men's Handball Champi ...

(born 1995), Hungarian handball player *

Adrienn Tóth Adrienn Tóth (born 24 November 1990) is an athlete of modern pentathlon for Hungary. She won several medals at the World and European Championships. Tóth competed at the 2012 Summer Olympics The 2012 Summer Olympics, officially the Ga ...

(born 1990), Hungarian modern pentathlete *

Ágota Lykovcán Ágota Lykovcán (''née'' Tóth; born 2 September 1987) is a Hungarian long track speed skater who participates in international competitions. She was previously known as Ágota Tóth, but after she got married on 10 November 2012, she took her ...

(born 1987; née Tóth), Hungarian speed skater *

Aladár Tóth Aladár Tóth (4 February 189828 October 1968) was a Hungarian musicologist and opera manager, regarded as a leading music critic in Hungary between the world wars, writing for '' Nyugat'', among others. He was instrumental in the recognition o ...

(1898–1968), Hungarian music manager *

Alex Toth Alexander Toth (; June 25, 1928 – May 27, 2006) was an American cartoonist active from the 1940s through the 1980s. Toth's work began in the American comic book industry, but he is also known for his animation designs for Hanna-Barbera through ...

(1928–2006), American cartoonist *

Alexander Tóth Alexander Tóth (born 4 August 2001) is a professional Slovak footballer who plays as a midfielder In the sport of association football, a midfielder takes an Glossary of association football terms#O, outfield position primarily in the mi ...

(born 2001), Slovak footballer * Alexandra Tóth, multiple people *Saint

Alexis Toth Alexis Georgievich Toth (also Alexis of Wilkes-Barre; March 14, 1853 – May 7, 1909) was a Russian Orthodox church leader in the Midwestern United States who, having resigned his position as a Byzantine Catholic priest in the Ruthenian Catho ...

(1853–1909), Slovakian priest of the Russian Orthodox church who served in the United States *

Amarissa Tóth Amarissa Kiara Tóth (born 10 February 2003) is a Hungarian tennis player. Tóth has career-high WTA rankings of 275 in singles, attained on 9 June 2025, and 264 in doubles, achieved on 3 October 2022. She made her WTA Tour main-draw debut at ...

(born 2003), Hungarian tennis player *

Amerigo Tot Amerigo Tot (born Imre Tóth; 27 September 1909 – 13 December 1984) was a Hungarian sculptor and occasional actor. Born in Fehérvárcsurgó, Austria-Hungary he moved to Rome towards the end of the 1920s, where he lived for the rest of his life ...

(1909–1984; born Imre Tóth), Hungarian sculptor *

Andi Tóth Andrea "Andi" Tóth (born 18 January 1999) is a Hungarian actress and singer, most notable for winning of the fifth series of ''X-Faktor'', acting in the television show ''Válótársak'', and for participating in '' A Dal''. Life Tóth was b ...

(born 1999), Hungarian actress and singer *

Andor Toth Andor John Toth (June 16, 1925 – November 28, 2006) was an American classical violinist, conductor and educator with a musical career spanning over six decades. Toth played his violin on the World War II battlefields of Aachen, Germany; performe ...

(1925–2006), American classical violinist and conductor, member of

Toth Duo The Toth Duo was founded in 1972 by two members of the New Hungarian Quartet: Andor Toth, violin and Andor Toth Jr., cello. The Toth Duo recorded a significant album of Duos for Violin and Cello on the ''ECLECTRA'' label. The Duo actively perfor ...

, father of Andor Toth Jr. *

Andor Toth Jr. Andor Toth, Jr. (1948–2002) was an American cellist in the Central European, Berlin, and Hungarian traditions. Toth Jr. was the son of the violinist Andor Toth, with whom he collaborated in the Toth Duo and the New Hungarian Quartet. His teache ...

(1948–2002), American cellist, member of Toth Duo * András Tóth, multiple people *

Andre de Toth Endre Antal Miksa de Toth, known as Andre de Toth (; May 15, 1913 – October 27, 2002), was a Hungarian-American film director, born and raised in Makó, Austria-Hungary. He directed the 3D film House of Wax (1953 film), ''House of Wax'' (1 ...

(1913–2002), Hungarian-American filmmaker *

Andrea Tóth Andrea Tóth (born 7 August 1981) is a female water polo player from Hungary, who competed for her native country at the 2004 Summer Olympics in Athens, Greece. Tóth played for VF Kecskemét, BVSC, Dunaujváros, Volturno Italy Italy, ...

(born 1980), Hungarian water polo player *

Andrew Toth Andrew J. Toth is a retired United States Air Force major general who last served as the commander of the Air Force Personnel Center. Previously, he was the Director of Operations of the Air Combat Command The Air Combat Command (ACC) is o ...

, U.S. Air Force general *

Anita Tóth Anita Csíkné Tóth (born November 12, 1979) is a Hungarian sport shooter. Toth represented Hungary at the 2008 Summer Olympics in Beijing Beijing, Chinese postal romanization, previously romanized as Peking, is the capital city of China. ...

(born 1979), Hungarian sport shooter *

Ann Toth Ann (Anna Dolores) Toth (1922–1991) was a Hollywood starlet and girlfriend of Mark Hansen who operated the Florentine Gardens in Hollywood. She befriended and roomed at the Carlos Avenue, Hollywood residence with Elizabeth Short, prior to Short's ...

(1922–1991), American actress *

Anna Tóth Anna Tóth (born 20 November 2003) is a Hungarian track and field athletes. She has won Hungarian national championships in the 60 metres hurdles and the 100 metres hurdles and has represented Hungary at major championships in both disciplines. ...

(born 2003), Hungarian hurdler *

Annamária Tóth Annamária Tóth ( Kovács, 14 September 1945 – 16 July 2023) was a Hungarian athlete who competed in various disciplines. Biography Annamária Kovács was born in Budapest on 14 September 1945. Tóth competed for Hungary in the 1968 Summer ...

(1945–2023), Hungarian athletics competitor * Anne Toth, American business executive *

Árpád Tóth Árpád Tóth (14 April 1886 – 7 November 1928) was a Hungarian poet and translator. Tóth went to secondary school (gymnasium) in Debrecen and then studied German and Hungarian at the University of Budapest. In 1907, his poems began t ...

(1886–1928), Hungarian poet *

Attila Tóth Attila Tóth (born 12 April 1965) is a retired Hungarian ice dancer. He competed with Klára Engi. Together, they placed 16th at the 1984 Winter Olympics, 7th at the 1988 Winter Olympics, and 7th at the 1992 Winter Olympics. Their highest place ...

(born 1965), Hungarian figure skater

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* Balázs Tóth, multiple people * Bálint Tóth (born 1955), Hungarian mathematician *

Barnabás Tóth Barnabás Tóth (born 28 July 1994) is a Hungarian professional footballer who plays for Nemzeti Bajnokság III club Tiszakécske. Club career On 1 July 2017, Tóth joined Nemzeti Bajnokság I club Diósgyőr, while taking his final exams in s ...

(born 1994), Hungarian footballer * Beatrix Tóth (born 1967), Hungarian handball player *

Béla Tóth Béla Tóth was a Hungarian professional football manager who managed the Turkey national team. Managerial career Tóth managed the Turkey national football team from 1927 to 1932. He made his managerial debut in a set of matches against Bulg ...

, Hungarian football manager * Bela Tóth (chess player) (born 1943), Hungarian and Italian chess master * Bence Tóth, multiple people *

Bertalan Tóth Bertalan Tóth (born 10 November 1975) is a Hungarian lawyer and politician. He served as leader of the Hungarian Socialist Party from 2018 to 2022, following Gyula Molnár Gyula Molnár (born 17 August 1961) is a Hungarian politician who ...

(born 1975), Hungarian lawyer and politician *

Borbála Tóth Harsányi Borbála Tóth Harsányi (born 8 August 1946 in Debrecen) is a former Hungarian handball player and Olympic medalist. She has a younger sister, Katalin Tóth Harsányi Katalin Laki (née Tóth Harsányi; born 2 April 1948 ...

(born 1946), Hungarian handball player, sister of Katalin Laki *

Borisz Tóth Borisz Alexander Tóth (born 7 July 2002) is a Hungarian professional footballer who plays for Siófok on loan from Diósgyőr Diósgyőr (Hungarian: Help:IPA/Hungarian, �dioːʒɟøːr is a historical town in Hungary, today it is a part of Misk ...

(born 2002), Hungarian footballer * Brett Toth (born 1996), American football player

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* Celina Toth (born 1992), Canadian diver * Charles Toth (1879-?), American long-distance swimmer * Claudia Toth Fischer (born 1981), Austrian curler *

Csaba Tóth Csaba János Tóth (born 22 April 1960) is a Hungarian engineer, Entrepreneurship, entrepreneur and retired politician, a former National Assembly of Hungary, member of the National Assembly. He became MP via the Hungarian Socialist Party's Bu ...

(born 1960), Hungarian politician * Csaba Tóth (racing driver) (born 1967), Hungarian racing driver * Cynthia Ann Toth, American ophthalmologist and professor

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* Daniel Toth (born 1987), Austrian footballer *

Dávid Tóth Dávid Tóth (born 21 February 1985) is a Hungarian canoer. He has won a silver medal at the 2012 Summer Olympics in the K-4 1000 m event (with Zoltan Kammerer, Tamás Kulifai, and Dániel Pauman). In June 2015, he competed in the inaugural E ...

(born 1985), Hungarian canoer *

Dominik Tóth Dominik Tóth (3 August 1925 – 16 May 2015) was a Slovak Catholic bishop. Born in Kostolný Sek, he was ordained a priest in Trnava and appointed the titular bishop of Ubaba in 1990. Tóth retired as the auxiliary bishop of Roman Catholic Arch ...

(1925–2015), Slovak catholic priest * Don Toth (born 1948), Canadian politician *

Dušan Tóth Dušan Tóth (born 8 February 1971) is a Slovak football manager and a former midfielder who played for Dukla Banská Bystrica, 1. FC Košice and five-times for Slovakia. He serves/served as coach of MFK Zvolen MFK Zvolen is a Slovak foot ...

(born 1971), Slovak football manager and former player

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* Ed Toth, American drummer *

Ede Tóth Ede Tóth (11 March 1884 – 1 March 1943) was a Hungarian tennis player. He competed in the men's singles and doubles events at the 1908 Summer Olympics The 1908 Summer Olympics (officially the Games of the IV Olympiad and also known ...

(1884–1943), Hungarian tennis player *

Edina Tóth Edina Tóth (born 11 March 1975) is a Hungarian politician currently serving as a Member of the European Parliament for Fidesz. Education Tóth graduated from Pázmány Péter Catholic University in 1998 and from Századvég School of Politic ...

(born 1975), Hungarian politician * Edra Toth (born 1952), Hungarian-American ballet dancer * Elizabeth Toth, American academic *

Emily Toth Emily Toth, a Robert Penn Warren Professor of English and Women's Studies at Louisiana State University in Baton Rouge, is a scholar, novelist, advice columnist, and feminist activist. She earned her PhD from Johns Hopkins University. Toth's scholar ...

, American scholar, novelist, advice columnist, and feminist activist * Eric Justin Toth (born 1982), American convict *

Eszter Tóth Eszter Tóth (born 27 October 1992) is a Hungarian handballer for Mosonmagyaróvári KC SE and the Hungarian national team. She represented Hungary at the 2020 European Women's Handball Championship. Achievements *Nemzeti Bajnokság I: **''Wi ...

(born 1992), Hungarian handball player *

Éva Tóth Éva Tóth (12 November 1952 – 30 January 2013) was a Hungarian sprinter who competed in the 1980 Summer Olympics The 1980 Summer Olympics (), officially known as the Games of the XXII Olympiad () and officially branded as Moscow 1980 (), ...

(1952–2013), Hungarian sprinter

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* Ferenc Tóth, multiple people *

Frank Tóth Frank Tóth (born 17 June 1970) is a Hungarian water polo player. He competed at the 1992 Summer Olympics and the 1996 Summer Olympics. See also * List of World Aquatics Championships medalists in water polo This is a list of World Aquatics C ...

(born 1970), Hungarian water polo player

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Gabi Tóth Gabriella Tóth (born 17 January 1988), also known as Gabi Tóth or Kárpátok Madonnája (''Madonna of the Carpathians''), is a Hungarian singer, dancer and media personality. She has been an ''X-Faktor (Hungarian TV series), X-Faktor'' mentor s ...

(born 1988), Hungarian singer * Gábor Tóth, multiple people * Gabriella Tóth, multiple people * Georgina Toth (born 1982), Hungarian-Cameroonian thrower *

Gergely Tóth Gergely Tóth (born June 11, 1966, in Budapest, Hungary) is a theoretical chemist and university teacher of mathematical chemistry. He graduated from Eötvös Loránd University, Faculty of Science, Department of Theoretical Chemistry and obtained h ...

(born 1966), Hungarian theoretical chemist * Géza Tóth, multiple people *

György Tóth György Tóth (24 April 1915 – 27 September 1994) was a former Hungarian footballer who played for Salgótarjáni SE, Szeged FC, Gamma FC, Újpest FC and MTK as a goalkeeper. He coached the Mali national football team. Personal life He's ...

(1915–1994), Hungarian football player and manager * Gyula Tóth, multiple people

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Hajnalka Tóth Hajnalka Tóth (born 27 August 1976) is a Hungarian fencing, fencer, team World champion in 1999 and 2002, team European champion in 2001. She competed in the women's team épée event at the 2004 Summer Olympics. References External links * ...

(born 1976), Hungarian fencer

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* Ildikó Tóth, multiple people *

Ilona Tóth Ilona Tóth (23 October 1932 – 27 June 1957) was a Hungarian medical student and revolutionary. She participated in the Hungarian Revolution of 1956 and subsequently joined the resistance against communist rule, where she was involved in produ ...

(1932–1957), Hungarian medical student and revolutionary *

Imre Tóth Imre "Imi" Tóth (born 6 September 1985 in Budapest, Hungary) is a motorcycle racer who competed for 8 years in Grand Prix motorcycle racing in the 125cc the 250cc World Championships as a privateer. He last raced in the Superbike World Cha ...

, multiple people * István Tóth, multiple people * Iván Tóth (born 1971), Hungarian footballer *

Ivan Toth Depeña Ivan Toth Depeña (born October 31, 1972) is an American artist, sculptor, and architectural designer. He is currently based in Charlotte, North Carolina. He is known for his fine art and public art works and installations such as ''Reflect'', lo ...

(born 1972), American artist *

Ivett Tóth Ivett Tóth (born 20 December 1998) is a retired Hungarian figure skater. She is the 2014 CS Ice Challenge bronze medalist, a two-time Santa Claus Cup champion (2014, 2016), the 2018 Christmas Cup champion, the 2019 Volvo Open Cup champion, ...

(born 1998), Hungarian figure skater

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* János Tóth, multiple people * Jennifer Toth (1967–2025), American journalist and writer * Jerry Toth (1928–1999), Canadian composer and woodwind player *

Jon Toth Jon Toth (born February 11, 1994) is an American football Center (gridiron football), center who is a free agent. He played college football at Kentucky Wildcats football, Kentucky and was signed by the Philadelphia Eagles as an undrafted free ag ...

(born 1994), American football player * Joseph L. Toth (born 1973), American judge * József Tóth, multiple people *

Judit Tóth Judit Tóth (27 December 1906 – 9 January 1993) was a Hungarian gymnast who competed in the 1928 Summer Olympics and in the 1936 Summer Olympics. At the first-ever women's competition at a world gymnastics championships, which at t ...

(1906–1993), Hungarian gymnast * Judith C. Toth (born 1937), American politician *

Juraj Tóth Juraj Tóth (born 28 March 1975) is a Slovak astronomer, discoverer of minor planets, and professor of astronomy at Comenius University in Bratislava, Comenius University in Bratislava, Slovakia. An expert in meteoroid fragmentation, he is know ...

(born 1975), Slovak astronomer

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Kaleb Toth Kaleb Toth (born August 8, 1977) is a Canadian former professional lacrosse player. He played for the Toronto Rock and Calgary Roughnecks of the National Lacrosse League (NLL). He is now an assistant coach for the Vancouver Warriors of the NLL. P ...

(born 1977), Canadian lacrosse player * Kálmán Tóth, multiple people * Karina Toth (born 1983), Austrian curler *

Karlo Toth Karlo Toth (15 July 1907 – 25 August 1988) was a Yugoslav wrestler. He competed in the men's Greco-Roman bantamweight at the 1936 Summer Olympics The 1936 Summer Olympics (), officially the Games of the XI Olympiad () and officially ...

(1907–1988), Yugoslav wrestler * Katalin Laki (born 1948; née Tóth Harsányi), Hungarian handball player *

Katalin Tóth Katalin Zöldi-Tóth (born 25 June 1984 in Sátoraljaújhely) is a Hungarian people, Hungarian Team handball, handballer who plays for Békéscsabai Előre NKSE and the Hungary women's national handball team, Hungarian national team. She made ...

(born 1984), Hungarian handball player *

Kevin Toth Kevin Toth (born December 29, 1967, in Cleveland, Ohio) is an Americans, American former shot put athlete. His personal best throw was in 2003, which places him tenth on the all-time performers list (). In 2004, the United States Anti-Doping Age ...

(born 1967), American shot putter *

Krisztián Tóth Krisztián Tóth (born 1 May 1994) is a Hungarian judoka. He won one of the bronze medals in the men's 90 kg event at the 2020 Summer Olympics in Tokyo, Japan. Tóth also competed at the 2016 Summer Olympics in Rio de Janeiro, in the men's 9 ...

(born 1994), Hungarian judoka * Krisztina Tóth, multiple people

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Lajos Tóth Lajos Tóth (25 August 1914 – 24 August 1984) was a Hungarian gymnast, born in Debrecen. He competed in gymnastics events at the 1936 Summer Olympics, 1948 Summer Olympics, and the 1952 Summer Olympics The 1952 Summer Olympics (, ), offici ...

(1914–1984), Hungarian gymnast *Lajos Tóth (fighter pilot) (1922–1951), Hungarian fighter pilot *László Tahi Tóth (1944–2018), Hungarian actor *László Toroczkai (born 1978; born László Tóth), Hungarian politician *László Tóth (disambiguation), László Tóth, Laszlo Toth or Lazlo Toth, multiple people *Les Toth (born 1952), Australian actor and DJ *Lívia Tóth (born 1980), Hungarian runner *Lucio Toth (1934–2017), Italian politician

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*Marcel Toth (born 1989), Austrian footballer *Margit Tóth (1961–2016), Hungarian gymnast *Marijo Tot (born 1972), Croatian football manager *Mário Tóth (born 1995), Slovak footballer *Martin Tóth (born 1986), Slovak footballer *Márton Tóth, Hungarian sprint canoer *Máté Tóth (disambiguation), Máté Tóth, multiple people *Matej Tóth (born 1983), Slovak race walker *Mátyás Tóth (1918–2002), Hungarian–Romanian footballer *Mihály Tóth (disambiguation), Mihály Tóth, multiple people *Mike Toth (born 1963), Canadian sports anchor *Mikuláš Tóth (disambiguation), Mikuláš Tóth, multiple people *Miroslav Tóth (born 1978), Slovak footballer *Monica Toth (born 1970), Romanian triple jumper

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*Noémi Orvos-Tóth (born 1971), Hungarian psychologist and author *Nicholas Toth (born 1952), American archaeologist *Norbert Tóth (disambiguation), Norbert Tóth, multiple people *Noémi Tóth (born 1976), Italian water polo player

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*Orsolya Tóth (born 1981), Hungarian actress

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*Paolo Toth (born 1941), Italian computer scientist and engineer *Paul A. Toth (born 1964), American writer *Paul Toth (1935–1999), American baseball player *Péter Tóth (disambiguation), Péter Tóth, multiple people

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*Rudy Toth (1925–2009), Slovak-Canadian composer, arranger, conductor, pianist, and cimbalom player

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*Sándor Tóth (1939–2019), Hungarian journalist and politician *Sára Tóth (born 1993), Hungarian handball player *Sheree Toth, American professor at the University of Rochester *Steve Toth (born 1960), American politician *Susan Toth (died 2020), wife of American writer Harlan Ellison *Szilárd Tóth (born 1973), Hungarian figure skater

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*Taylor Toth (born 1989), American figure skater *Tamás Tóth (disambiguation), Tamás Tóth, multiple people *Thomas Toth, Canadian long-distance runner *Tiah Toth (born 1993), Australian rules footballer *Tiffany Toth, Playboy Playmate of the Month in September 2011 *Tímea Tóth (born 1980), Hungarian handballer *Timea Toth (swimmer) (born 1968), Israeli retired Olympic swimmer *Tom Toth (born 1962), American football player

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*Viktor Tóth (born 1977), Hungarian saxophonist *Viktoria Orsi Toth (born 1990), Italian beach volleyball player *Vilmos Tóth (1832–1898), Hungarian politician *Vojtech Tóth (born 1938), Slovak wrestler

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*Wooden Wand, American singer, born James Jackson Toth

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*Zollie Toth (1924–2018), American football player *Zoltán Tóth (disambiguation), Zoltán Tóth, multiple people *Zsófia Tóth (born 1989), Hungarian triathlete *Zsófia Tóth (ice hockey) (born 2003), Hungarian ice hockey player *Zvi Yanai (1935–2013; born Sandro Toth), Israeli civil servant and author

References

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