Famous Authors from Hungary

List of the most popular authors from Hungary, listed alphabetically with photos when available. For centuries authors have been among the world's most important people, helping chronicle history and keep us entertained with one of the earliest forms of storytelling. Whether they're known for fiction, non-fiction, poetry or even technical writing, the famous Hungarian authors on this list have kept that tradition alive by writing renowned works that have been praised around the world. You can find useful information below about these notable Hungarian writers, such as when they were born and where their place of birth was.

The list you're viewing has a variety of authors in it, like Karl Kerényi and Avigdor Hameiri.

This list answers the questions, "Which famous authors are from Hungary?" and "Who are the best Hungarian authors?"

For further information on these historic Hungarian authors, click on their names. If you're a bookworm then use this list of celebrated Hungarian authors to discover some new books that you will enjoy reading.