Famous People from Hungary — Obituaries

István Mihalecz dead at age 78, Nagykanizsa FC)

Nagykanizsa FC) · Hungary · 07 June 2026 · June 2026 · June 7

June 7, 2026

Tamás Horváth dead at age 35, cancer

cancer · Hungary · 05 June 2026 · June 2026 · Cancer · June 5 · Taurus

June 5, 2026

George Berzsenyi dead at age 87, Hungarian-American mathematician

Hungarian-American mathematician · 04 June 2026 · June 2026 · June 4

June 4, 2026

József Csapó dead at age 88, Romanian politician, deputy, senator

Romanian politician and engineer, died on May 20, 2026, at the age of 88. Born in Târgu Secuiesc, Romania, on May 8, 1938, he was a member of the Democratic Union of Hungarians in Romania. He served in the Chamber… · 20 May 2026 · May 2026 · Taurus

May 20, 2026

Imre Géra dead at age 79, Hungarian Olympic cyclist

a Hungarian Olympic cyclist, died on May 20, 2026 · 20 May 2026 · May 2026 · Pisces · Gera

May 20, 2026

Péter Scherer dead at age 64, Hungarian actor

a Hungarian actor, died on May 19, 2026, at the age of 64. Born in Ajka on November 16, 1961, he studied at the Budapest University of Technology and Economics, graduating in 1987. He was a member of the Arvisura… · 19 May 2026 · May 2026 · Scorpio · Peter

May 19, 2026

László Fazekas Hungarian football player and coach dead at age 78

Hungarian football player and coach, died on May 6, 2026, at the age of 78. Born on 15 October 1947, he played the third most international games for the Hungary national team and represented his country at the 1968 Summer… · 06 May 2026 · May 2026

May 6, 2026

Péter Bikár dead at age 81, Hungarian ice hockey player

the Hungarian ice hockey player who represented his country at the 1964 Winter Olympics and in several World Championships, died on May 1, 2026. He was 80. Born in Budapest on November 5, 1945, Bikár played for the Hungarian national… · 01 May 2026 · May 2026 · Scorpio · Peter

May 1, 2026

Csaba Takács Hungarian-Romanian politician, deputy dead at age 71

a Hungarian-Romanian politician and deputy from 1990 to 1994, died on May 1, 2026, at the age of 71. Born in Aiud, Romania, on March 30, 1955, he was an engineer and a member of the Democratic Union of Hungarians… · 01 May 2026 · May 2026

May 1, 2026

Edith Eger Hungarian-American psychologist and author dead at age 98

a Hungarian-American psychologist and author, died on April 27, 2026, at age 98. Born Edith Eva Elefánt on September 29, 1927, in Budapest, Hungary, she was a clinical psychologist and a specialist in the treatment of post-traumatic stress disorder. Eger… · 27 April 2026 · April 2026

April 27, 2026

Ferenc Sebő Hungarian folklorist dead at age 79

a Hungarian folklorist and musician, died on April 27, 2026, following a long illness. He was 79. Sebő was best known as the bandleader of the Sebő Ensemble, which became one of the best-known groups of the Hungarian roots revival… · 27 April 2026 · April 2026

April 27, 2026

József Marosi Hungarian fencer, Olympic silver medallist dead at age 91

2026. He was a Hungarian fencer and Olympic silver medallist in 1956. His death was announced without additional details · 18 April 2026 · April 2026 · April 18

April 18, 2026

Csaba Kuzma Hungarian Olympic boxer dead at age 71

a Hungarian Olympic boxer, died on April 12, 2026, at the age of 71. He was a retired light-heavyweight boxer who represented Hungary at the 1980 Summer Olympics in Moscow. There, Kuzma was eliminated in the first round by Denmark’s… · 12 April 2026 · April 2026

April 12, 2026

Gabor Szilasi Canadian photographer dead at age 98

a Canadian photographer, died on April 10, 2026, at the age of 98. Born in Budapest, Hungary, in 1928, he became known for the humanist vision of his social-documentary photography. He first became interested in photography while in medical school… · 10 April 2026 · April 2026 · Gábor

April 10, 2026

Erzsébet Illés Hungarian astronomer dead at age 89

a Hungarian astronomer, died on April 2, 2026, at the age of 89. She was also a space researcher and planetologist, and served as an emerita researcher at the Konkoly Thege Miklós Astronomical Institute of the Hungarian Academy of Sciences.… · 02 April 2026 · April 2026

April 2, 2026

Ádám Nádasdy Hungarian linguist and poet dead at age 79

a Hungarian linguist, teacher and poet, died on March 29, 2026, at the age of 79. Born in Budapest on February 15, 1947, he taught linguistics at the Faculty of Humanities of Eötvös Loránd University from 1972 to 2018 and… · 29 March 2026 · March 2026 · Adam

March 29, 2026

József Varró Hungarian Olympic equestrian dead at age 82

a Hungarian equestrian who competed at the 1972 and 1980 Summer Olympics, died on March 25, 2026, at the age of 82. Born in Kóka, Hungary, on March 2, 1944, he represented Hungary in Olympic equestrian competition in those two… · 25 March 2026 · March 2026

March 25, 2026

Péter Halász (agricultural engineer) Hungarian agricultural engineer and ethnographer dead at age 86

a Hungarian agricultural engineer and ethnographer, died on March 19, 2026, at the age of 86. Born on October 28, 1939, in Budapest, Hungary, he was a recipient of the Hungarian Knight Cross of Merit in 2018 · 19 March 2026 · March 2026 · Peter

March 19, 2026

László Gallé Biologist dead at age 83

a Hungarian biologist, died on March 17, 2026, at the age of 83. Born in Szeged, Hungary, on November 18, 1942, he was a recipient of the Széchenyi Prize in 2007 · 17 March 2026 · March 2026 · Galle

March 17, 2026

Ernő Mészáros Hungarian air chemist and meteorologist dead at age 90

a Hungarian air chemist and meteorologist, died on March 16, 2026, at the age of 90. Born in Budapest on April 12, 1935, he was a member of the Hungarian Academy of Sciences and received the Hungarian Middle Cross of… · 16 March 2026 · March 2026

March 16, 2026

Attila Lőte Actor dead at age 91

a Hungarian actor, died on March 15, 2026, at the age of 91. Born in Szeged on June 13, 1934, he worked in film, stage and television from 1959 to 2023. Lőte received the Jászai Mari Award and appeared in… · 15 March 2026 · March 2026

March 15, 2026

Csaba Siklós Engineer dead at age 84

a Hungarian politician and engineer, died in Invalid Date. A member of the Hungarian Democratic Forum, he served as Minister of Transport, Communications and Water Affairs and was a member of the National Assembly from 1990 to 1994. Born in…

March 15, 2026

Zsigmond Ritoók Classical philologist dead at age 96

a Hungarian classical philologist, died on March 13, 2026, at the age of 96. Born in Budapest on September 28, 1929, he was a member of the Hungarian Academy of Sciences and the Austrian Academy of Sciences. He received the… · 13 March 2026 · March 2026 · Other

March 13, 2026

László Kiss (judge) Judge dead at age 75

a Hungarian judge, died on March 10, 2026, at the age of 75. Born on February 10, 1951, in Jánosháza, Hungary, he served on the Constitutional Court from 1998 to 2016 · 10 March 2026 · March 2026

March 10, 2026

András Katona Hungarian water polo player dead at age 88

a Hungarian water polo player, died on March 5, 2026, at the age of 88. Born in Budapest on February 20, 1938, he competed in the 1960 Summer Olympics. In the Olympic tournament that year, he was a member of… · 05 March 2026 · March 2026

March 5, 2026

László Vincze (politician) Hungarian politician dead at age 74

a Hungarian educator and politician, died on March 5, 2026. He was 74. Born on February 19, 1952, in Csongrád, Hungary, Vincze served as a member of the National Assembly for Csongrád (Csongrád County Constituency IV) from 1998 to 2014.… · 05 March 2026 · March 2026

March 5, 2026

Lajos Magyar

Hungarian footballer · 13 February 2026 · February 2026 · February 13

February 14, 2026

Dóra Maurer Conceptual art, geometric abstraction dead at age 89

the Hungarian visual artist associated with conceptual art and geometric abstraction, died on February 14, 2026. Born in Budapest in 1937, she worked across drawing, printmaking, photography, film, painting, installation, and performance over a career spanning more than five decades.… · 14 February 2026 · February 2026

February 14, 2026

László Somfai Hungarian musicologist dead at age 91

a Hungarian musicologist, died on February 11, 2026. Born in Jászladány on August 15, 1934, he studied history of music and graduated in 1959 with a dissertation on the classical string quartet idiom of Joseph Haydn. He later earned a… · 11 February 2026 · February 2026

February 11, 2026

András Riedlmayer Hungarian-born American art historian dead at age 79

a Hungarian-born American art historian and librarian, died on February 10, 2026. Born in Budapest in 1947, he studied at the University of Chicago and at Princeton University, where he lectured in Ottoman history and Near Eastern Studies. He served… · 10 February 2026 · February 2026

February 10, 2026

Eva Keleti

Hungarian photographer · 05 February 2026 · February 2026 · February 5

February 6, 2026

Éva Keleti Hungarian photographer dead at age 94

a Hungarian photographer, died on February 6, 2026. Born in Budapest on August 18, 1931, she worked throughout her career as a photo journalist and as a photographer for organizations including Ferenczy Europress and MTI. Her father was Aladár Keleti,… · 06 February 2026 · February 2026 · Eva

February 6, 2026

Tamás Vásáry Hungarian pianist and conductor dead at age 92

the Hungarian pianist and conductor, died on February 5, 2026, at the age of 92. Born in Debrecen on August 11, 1933, he began as a child prodigy, playing Mozart in public at age eight and later studying at the… · 05 February 2026 · February 2026

February 5, 2026

Lajos Ódor Hungarian Olympic rower dead at age 65

a Hungarian rower who competed in the men's single sculls at the 1980 Summer Olympics, died on February 4, 2026, at the age of 65. Born in Székesfehérvár on February 10, 1960, he represented Hungary in that Olympic event · 04 February 2026 · February 2026

February 4, 2026

Gabor Boritt American historian dead at age 86

an American historian and the Robert Fluhrer Professor of Civil War Studies and director of the Civil War Institute at Gettysburg College, died on February 2, 2026. Hungarian-born and raised, he took part as a teenager in the Hungarian Revolution… · 02 February 2026 · February 2026 · Gábor

February 2, 2026

a Hungarian-born American poet, novelist and translator of Hungarian literature, died on January 28, 2026, at the age of 79. Born in Budapest, Hungary, on January 28, 1947, he wrote his first poem, "Rebels," at age 9 as a tribute… · 28 January 2026 · January 2026

January 28, 2026

a Hungarian sprint canoeist and 2012 Olympic competitor, died on January 5, 2026, at the age of 34. Born in Budapest on April 16, 1991, he represented Hungary in the men's K-1 200 metres at the 2012 Summer Olympics. Dudás… · 05 January 2026 · January 2026

January 5, 2026

a Hungarian steeplechase runner, died on December 27, 2025, at the age of 92. Born in Putnok on December 6, 1933, he graduated from the College of Physical Education in Budapest. Fazekas won the gold medal in the men's 3000… · 27 December 2025 · December 2025

December 27, 2025