Veres is a surname with multiple origins. It means "red" in Hungary and the same surname appears as Vereș in Romania. The unrelated Ukrainian surname Veres means "heather". At the same time "Veres" may be a Hungarian surname without diacritics used among the Hungarian minority in Ukraine. Notable people with the surname include:

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Dave Veres David Scott Veres (born October 19, 1966) is an American former professional baseball player who pitched in Major League Baseball from 1994 to 2003. Career On January 4, 2007, Veres signed a minor league deal with the Colorado Rockies. However, ...

(born 1966), American baseball player *

Győző Veres Győző Veres (13 June 1936 – 1 February 2011) was a Hungarian weightlifter. He was born in Berekböszörmény in Hajdú-Bihar County. He was Olympic bronze medalist in weightlifting in 1960 and 1964. He was named Hungarian Sportsman of the ...

(1936–2011), Hungarian weightlifter * Hanna Veres (1928–2003) *

János Veres János Veres (born 5 February 1957) is a Hungarian politician, who served as Minister of Finance between 2005 and 2009. He was a member of the Hungarian Socialist Workers' Party since 1980. He served as first secretary of the party's committee ...

(born 1957), Hungarian politician * John Veres, American academic administrator and educator *

Mariska Veres Maria Elisabeth Ender, better known as Mariska Veres (; 1 October 1947 – 2 December 2006), was a Dutch singer who was best known as the lead singer of the rock group Shocking Blue. She was known for her sultry voice, eccentric performances, and ...

(1947–2006), Dutch singer * Pálné Veres (1815–1895) Hungarian (Slovak) education activist *

Péter Veres (politician) Péter Veres (6 January 1897 – 16 April 1970) was a Hungarian politician and writer, who served as Minister of Defence A ministry of defence or defense (see spelling differences), also known as a department of defence or defense, is the ...

(1897–1970), Hungarian politician *

Péter Veres (volleyball) Péter Veres (born 22 February 1979) is a Hungarian former professional volleyball player who played as an outside hitter. He was a member of the Hungary men's national volleyball team from 2001 to 2008 and returned in 2014. Veres had an extensiv ...

(born 1979), Hungarian volleyball player * Randy Veres (1965–2016), American baseball player * Valentina Veres (born 1951), Ukrainian textile artist and master weaver

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Carol Vereș Carol Vereș (12 April 1926 – 20 February 2017) was a Romanian rower. He competed at the 1964 Summer Olympics in Tokyo Tokyo, officially the Tokyo Metropolis, is the capital of Japan, capital and List of cities in Japan, most populous ci ...

(1926–2017) *

Nicolae Vereș Nicolae Vereș (born 1 July 1963) is a former Romanian rugby union player who played as lock. Career Vereș started his sporting career, when he was discovered by the Dinamo coach Gheorghe Drăgan. His first international cap for Romania was aga ...

(born 1963) *

Romulus Vereș Romulus Vereș (23 January 1929 in Cluj – 13 December 1993 in Ștei) was a notorious serial killer from Romania, known as "The Man with the Hammer". During the 1970s, he was charged with five murders and several attempted murders, but never ...

(1929–1993)

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