List of famous athletes from Hungary, listed alphabetically with photos when available. Hungary has seen some very talented athletes over the years, many of who have gone on to represent their country in the Olympics. These are some of the best Hungarian athletes of all time, so if you're a native of Hungary and are aspiring to compete in sports professionally then these are people you should look up to. If you're searching for a particular popular athlete from Hungary then you can use the "search" box to find who you're looking for.
Examples of athletes on this list include Gyula Strausz and János Vas.
This list answers the questions, "Who are the greatest Hungarian athletes?" and "Which athletes are from Hungary?"
You can click on the names of these legendary athletes of Hungary in order to get more information about each one.1
Dániel Gyurta (Hungarian pronunciation: [ˈdaːniɛl ˈɟurtɒ]; born 4 May 1989) is a Hungarian... more2
Zsuzsanna "Zsu" Jakabos (born 3 April 1989) is a Hungarian swimmer. She competed at the 2004,... more3
Ferenc Puskás (UK: FERR-ench PUUS(H)-kəss, -enk -, - PUUSH-kash, Hungarian: [ˈfɛrɛnt͡s... more4
Kálmán Konrád (23 May 1896 in Bácspalánka – 10 May 1980 in Stockholm, Sweden), an inside... more5
Krisztina Egerszegi (Hungarian pronunciation: [ˈkristinɒ ˈɛɡɛrsɛɡi]; born 16 August 1974) is a... more6
Ágnes Szávay (Hungarian: Szávay Ágnes, pronounced [ˈsaːvɒi ˈaːɡnɛʃ]; born 29 December 1988) is... more7
András Haklits (born 23 September 1977) is a Croatian hammer thrower. He represented Hungary... more8
Yozhef Sabo
FC Dynamo KyivBirthplace: Uzhhorod, Ukraine
Nationality: Ukraine, Hungary, Kingdom of Hungary, Soviet Union
Position: Midfielder
Yozhef Yozhefovich Sabo (Ukrainian: Йожеф Йожефович Сабо; Hungarian: Szabó József; born 29... more
9Ágnes Kovács (born 13 July 1981) is a Hungarian swimmer who competed at the 1996, 2000 and... more10
Júlia Sebestyén (Hungarian pronunciation: [ˈjuːliɒ ˈʃɛbɛʃceːn]; born 14 May 1981) is a... more11
István Avar
Újpest FCBirthplace: Arad, Vest, Romania
Nationality: Austria, Hungary, Romania
Position: Forward
István Avar (German: Stefan Auer, Romanian: Ștefan Auer) (28 May 1905 – 13 October 1977) was a... more12
Ilona Elek, known also as Ilona Elek-Schacherer (née "Schacherer"; May 17, 1907 – July 24,... more- 13Katalin Marosi (born 12 November 1979 in Gheorgheni) is a professional Hungarian female tennis... more
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Gréta Arn (born 13 April 1979) is a Hungarian tennis player of Danube Swabian German... more15
László Cseh (pronounced [ˈlaːsloː ˈt͡ʃɛ]; born 3 December 1985) is a Hungarian competitive... more16
Melinda Czink (born 22 October 1982) is a former professional tennis player from Hungary. On... more17
Iuliu Bodola (also known as Gyula Bodola; 26 February 1912 – 12 March 1992) was a Romanian... more18
Ágnes Keleti (born Ágnes Klein, 9 January 1921) is a Hungarian-Israeli retired Olympic and... more19
Natasa Dusev-Janics (Serbian Latin: Nataša Dušev-Janić, Serbian Cyrillic: Наташа Душев-Јанић,... more20
Gyula Barátky (Romanian: Iuliu Baratky; 14 May 1910 – 14 April 1962) was a football player who... more- 21Petra Mandula (Hungarian pronunciation: [ˈpɛtrɒ ˈmɒndulɒ]; born 17 January 1978) is a... more
- 22Éva Novák-Gerard (8 January 1930 – 30 June 2005) was a swimmer from Hungary, and the younger... more
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Henrietta Ónodi (born May 22, 1974) is a Hungarian artistic gymnast. She competed at the 1992... more24
Jenő Konrád (13 August 1894 – 15 July 1978) also referred to as Eugen Conrad or Eugène Conrad... more25
Katinka Hosszú (Hungarian: [ˈkɒtiŋkɒ ˈhossuː]; born 3 May 1989) is a Hungarian competitive... more
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