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====Actors==== ====Actors====
*]<ref> "Prior to Vilma Banky’s birth, her father, a highly esteemed bureau chief for the Franz Josef Austro-Hungarian Empire, had moved the family to the small town of Nagydorog, a suburb of Budapest, in Hungary. Vilma Konsics Bánky was born there on ], ]..."</ref> *]<ref> "Prior to Vilma Banky’s birth, her father, a highly esteemed bureau chief for the Franz Josef Austro-Hungarian Empire, had moved the family to the small town of Nagydorog, a suburb of Budapest, in Hungary. Vilma Konsics Bánky was born there on ], ]..."</ref>
*]<ref>, her mother is a Hungarian immigrant. "She is half Hungarian on her mother's side" "Drews Mother - Jaid Barrymore (nee Ildiko Jaid Mako) Born on ] ] in Brannenburg, West Germany in a camp for displaced persons. Jaids parents (Drew's grandparents) were Hungarian."</ref>
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*]<ref> "I’m a Hungarian Jew. My grandmother, God rest her soul, was a Hungarian Jew. I am my grandmother now."</ref>
*]<ref> "Born Bernard Schwartz in 1925 to Jewish-Hungarian parents, Curtis grew up in New York’s matinee movie-palaces..."</ref>
*]<ref> "Bill Dana who created the funny talking Hispanic character was actually a Hungarian Jew born 1924 in Quincy, Massachusetts."</ref>
*]<ref> "Eva Gabor was born in Budapest, Hungary on ], ]..."</ref> *]<ref> "Eva Gabor was born in Budapest, Hungary on ], ]..."</ref>
*]<ref> "Zsa Zsa Gabor born, Budapest Hungary. Though some sources say 1918, 1919, or 1920. 1936 Elected Miss Hungary."</ref> *]<ref> "Zsa Zsa Gabor born, Budapest Hungary. Though some sources say 1918, 1919, or 1920. 1936 Elected Miss Hungary."</ref>
*] - her father, former bodybuilder ], is of Hungarian decent.
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*] (née Harmassy) *] (née Harmassy)
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*] - his father is an immigrant of Hungarian decent
*] - his maternal grandmother is of Hungarian Jewish decent
*] - his maternal grandmother is of Hungarian Jewish decent
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===Writers/Editors/Journalists=== ===Writers/Editors/Journalists===
*] - technical director and editor of ] *] - technical director and editor of ]
*] - publisher of Surface Magazine
*] - author, 1986 Peace Prize Nobelist *] - author, 1986 Peace Prize Nobelist
*] - author<ref> "Author and journalist Kati Marton was born in Hungary and has spent two decades writing and reporting from the United States, Europe and the Far East."</ref> *] - author<ref> "Author and journalist Kati Marton was born in Hungary and has spent two decades writing and reporting from the United States, Europe and the Far East."</ref>
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===Musicians/Composers=== ===Musicians/Composers===
*] - singer/bassist/composer/producer, formerly of the band Chicago (mother of Hungarian descent)<ref> Cetera has stated this in interviews and on his Web site; however he's not revealed his mother's birth/maiden name.</ref>
*] - Grammy Award Winning Cellist *] - Grammy Award Winning Cellist
*] - jazz and classical pianist and composer
*] - Big Band leader of the 1930s *] - Big Band leader of the 1930s
*] and ] - of Dire Straits
*] - conductor<ref> "A Hungarian-American conductor, Eugene Ormandy was born on ], ], in Budapest, Hungary. He graduated from the Budapest Royal Academy, where he studied violin with Jenö Hubay, an eminent Hungarian violinist."</ref> *] - conductor<ref> "A Hungarian-American conductor, Eugene Ormandy was born on ], ], in Budapest, Hungary. He graduated from the Budapest Royal Academy, where he studied violin with Jenö Hubay, an eminent Hungarian violinist."</ref>
*] - singer/harmonicist of ]
*] - member of the ]<ref> "Tommy Ramone was born Thomas Erdelyi In Budapest, Hungary but grew up in Queens one of the boroughs of New York City."</ref> *] - member of the ]<ref> "Tommy Ramone was born Thomas Erdelyi In Budapest, Hungary but grew up in Queens one of the boroughs of New York City."</ref>
*] - film score composer <ref></ref> *] - film score composer <ref></ref>
*] - singer/songwriter, Hungarian parents
*] - Singer, bassist rock band KISS: Hungarian mother
*] - member of ] (mother is of Hungarian descent)
*] - jazz guitarist *] - jazz guitarist
*] - vocalist of ] *] - vocalist of ]


===Politicians=== ===Politicians===
*] - ] candidate for governor.
*] - former ] congressman *] - former ] congressman
*] - former mayor of New York City (Hungarian mother)
*] - former Congressman from Oklahoma *] - former Congressman from Oklahoma
*] - former Congressman from California<ref></ref> *] - former Congressman from California<ref></ref>
*] - former ]; father was Hungarian<ref> "His Hungarian father and Irish-Italian mother did not provide the lineage considered desirable in those days."</ref>
*] - former ] Lt. Governor
*] - former ]


===Other=== ===Other===
*] - writer
*] - comedian whose birth name is Louis Szekely
*] - entertainer *] - entertainer
*] - escape artist *] - escape artist
*] - racehorse owner and trainer
*] - newscaster
*] - World famous fashion designer
*] - executive director of ]<ref></ref>
*] - entertainer
*] - philanthropist<ref></ref>
*] - architect, interior designer *] - architect, interior designer
*] - co-founder of Estée Lauder Companies, cosmetics
*] - animator *] - animator
*] - United States Army soldier and Medal of Honor recipient *] - United States Army soldier and Medal of Honor recipient
*] - co-founder of make-up label Helena Rubinstein
*] - speculator, investor, philanthropist, political activist *] - speculator, investor, philanthropist, political activist
*] - psychiatry professor *] - psychiatry professor

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This is a list of notable Hungarian Americans. Many Hungarians went to the United States after the Soviet invasion in 1956 during Operation Safe Haven.

Lists of Americans
By US state
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This list is incomplete; you can help by adding missing items. (August 2008)

To be included in this list, the person must have a Misplaced Pages article showing they are Hungarian American or must have references showing they are Hungarian American and are notable.


List

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Artists

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See also

References

  1. "Prior to Vilma Banky’s birth, her father, a highly esteemed bureau chief for the Franz Josef Austro-Hungarian Empire, had moved the family to the small town of Nagydorog, a suburb of Budapest, in Hungary. Vilma Konsics Bánky was born there on January 9, 1902..."
  2. , her mother is a Hungarian immigrant. "She is half Hungarian on her mother's side" "Drews Mother - Jaid Barrymore (nee Ildiko Jaid Mako) Born on 8 May 1946 in Brannenburg, West Germany in a camp for displaced persons. Jaids parents (Drew's grandparents) were Hungarian."
  3. "I’m a Hungarian Jew. My grandmother, God rest her soul, was a Hungarian Jew. I am my grandmother now."
  4. "Born Bernard Schwartz in 1925 to Jewish-Hungarian parents, Curtis grew up in New York’s matinee movie-palaces..."
  5. "Bill Dana who created the funny talking Hispanic character was actually a Hungarian Jew born 1924 in Quincy, Massachusetts."
  6. "Eva Gabor was born in Budapest, Hungary on February 11, 1926..."
  7. "Zsa Zsa Gabor born, Budapest Hungary. Though some sources say 1918, 1919, or 1920. 1936 Elected Miss Hungary."
  8. "Hungarian-born motion picture actor..."
  9. Antal - "A Hungarian-American's splashy debut..."
  10. "George Dewey Cukor was born in New York City on July 14, 1899, to a Hungarian Jewish immigrant couple..."
  11. "Three-time Oscar nominee Frank Darabont was born in a refugee camp in France in 1959, the son of Hungarian parents who had fled Budapest during the failed 1956 Hungarian uprising."
  12. "A Justice Department investigation reveals that Eszterhas' father, a Hungarian who immigrated to the United States, wrote anti-Semitic propaganda in his home country during World War II."
  13. László Marton
  15. "Known for his best-selling military histories, Ladislas Farago also wrote a witty tribute to his homeland, Strictly from Hungary."
  16. Sneddon, Steve (2005-02-08). "NBA a realistic goal for Fazekas". Reno Gazette-Journal. Retrieved 2007-06-29. {{cite news}}: Italic or bold markup not allowed in: |publisher= (help) "Nick’s grandfather, Albert Fazekas, who lives in the Denver area, has that fire in his heart. He was a freedom fighter in the Hungarian Revolution in 1956."
  17. "Born in Budapest, Hungary in January 1926 to parents who were in show business in Europe, Miklos "Mickey" Hargitay came to the US in the early 1950s."
  18. "Howard's Hungarian-born mother was the prime mover in getting an early diagnosis."
  19. "The southpaw's nickname, The Mad Hungarian, came from his nationality, Fu Manchu mustache and long hair, and angry stomping to the back of the mound to psych himself up."
  20. "He is of Hungarian descent; his father László fled Hungary in the wake of the failed 1956 Hungarian Revolution and emigrated to the United States."
  21. The Hungary Page - More Famous Hungarians
  22. "The son of a Hungarian immigrant, Namath left the steel country of Beaver Falls, Pennsylvania..."
  23. NEWS FROM VOJVODINA, SERBIA from the American Hungarian Federation - Founded 1906
  24. "He was born on January 4, 1930 in Grand River, Ohio, the fourth of Hungarian immigrants Dan and Mary Shula's seven children."
  25. "Victor Szebehely was one of a truly remarkable group of immigrants who came to the United States from Hungary as a result of the upheavals caused by the Second World War in Europe."
  26. Winkler, Allan. Life Under a Cloud, Chicago: University of Illinois Press, 1999, p.11
  27. Winkler, Allan. Life Under a Cloud, Chicago: University of Illinois Press, 1999, p.68
  28. "Von Neumann was a child prodigy, born into a banking family is Budapest, Hungary".
  29. "Author and journalist Kati Marton was born in Hungary and has spent two decades writing and reporting from the United States, Europe and the Far East."
  30. "Joseph Pulitzer was born in Makó, Hungary, as the eldest son of Hungarian Jews."
  31. "Hungarian-born photographer Sylvia Plachy captures..."
  32. Cetera has stated this in interviews and on his Web site; however he's not revealed his mother's birth/maiden name.
  33. "A Hungarian-American conductor, Eugene Ormandy was born on November 18, 1899, in Budapest, Hungary. He graduated from the Budapest Royal Academy, where he studied violin with Jenö Hubay, an eminent Hungarian violinist."
  34. "Tommy Ramone was born Thomas Erdelyi In Budapest, Hungary but grew up in Queens one of the boroughs of New York City."
  35. The Miklós Rózsa Society Website
  36. visa application cheap flight hungary at hungaryemb.org
  37. "His Hungarian father and Irish-Italian mother did not provide the lineage considered desirable in those days."
  38. One and Four » Blog Archive » A Nation of Immigrants - My Great-Grandmother
  39. Modern American Patriot: Eugene Lang
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