László Fazekas, 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…
Péter Bikár died on May 1, 2026. He was a Hungarian ice hockey player.
Csaba Takács, 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… · 01 May 2026 · May 2026
Ferenc Sebő, 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…
Edith Eger, 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…
József Marosi died on April 18, 2026. He was a Hungarian fencer and Olympic silver medallist in 1956. His death was announced without additional details.
Csaba Kuzma, 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…
Gabor Szilasi, 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… · 10 April 2026 · April 2026 · Gábor
Erzsébet Illés, 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… · 02 April 2026 · April 2026
Ádám Nádasdy, 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… · 29 March 2026 · March 2026 · Adam
József Varró, 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… · 25 March 2026 · March 2026
Péter Halász, 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
László Gallé, 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
Ernő Mészáros, 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… · 16 March 2026 · March 2026
Attila Lőte, 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… · 15 March 2026 · March 2026
Csaba Siklós, 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.…
Zsigmond Ritoók, 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… · 13 March 2026 · March 2026 · Other
László Kiss, 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
András Katona, 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… · 05 March 2026 · March 2026
László Vincze, 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… · 05 March 2026 · March 2026
Dóra Maurer, 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… · 14 February 2026 · February 2026
László Somfai, 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… · 11 February 2026 · February 2026
András Riedlmayer, 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.… · 10 February 2026 · February 2026
Éva Keleti, 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… · 06 February 2026 · February 2026 · Eva
Tamás Vásáry, 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… · 05 February 2026 · February 2026
Lajos Ódor, 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… · 04 February 2026 · February 2026
Gabor Boritt, 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… · 02 February 2026 · February 2026 · Gábor
Peter Hargitai, 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… · 28 January 2026 · January 2026
Hungarian actor and director (The Round-Up · 15 January 2026 · January 2026 · January 15
Hungarian filmmaker (Sátántangó · 05 January 2026 · January 2026 · January 5 · Other
Hungarian Olympic sprint canoeist (2012) · 04 January 2026 · January 2026 · January 4
Miklós Dudás, 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… · 05 January 2026 · January 2026
Hungarian harpsicordist · 03 January 2026 · January 2026 · January 3 · Other
Hungarian harpsicordist · 03 January 2026 · January 2026 · January 3 · Other
Miklós Fazekas, 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… · 27 December 2025 · December 2025
Hungarian-Swiss molecular biologist · 11 December 2025 · December 2025 · December 11 · Swiss
Hungarian anti-communist activist · 08 December 2025 · December 2025 · December 8 · Other
Hungarian Olympic handball player (1976 · 08 December 2025 · December 2025 · December 8
Hungarian civil defense rescuer · 27 November 2025 · November 2025 · November 27 · Other
Hungarian-born American military officer · 23 November 2025 · November 2025 · November 23 · Czege · Other
Hungarian politician. Daughter of János Esterházy · 21 November 2025 · November 2025 · November 21
Hungarian discus thrower · 15 November 2025 · November 2025 · November 15 · Other
Hungarian Olympic archer (1972 · 10 November 2025 · November 2025 · November 10
Hungarian-born Canadian-American television writer (Hangin' In) · 10 November 2025 · November 2025 · November 10 · Sándor
Hungarian electronic technician and politician · 17 October 2025 · October 2025 · October 17
Hungarian football player and coach (national team) · 07 October 2025 · October 2025 · October 7
Hungarian actress (Love Travels by Coach · 01 October 2025 · October 2025 · October 1 · Maria
Hungarian film director (The Lady from Constantinople · 30 September 2025 · September 2025 · September 30 · Other
Hungarian aristocrat · 30 September 2025 · September 2025 · September 30 · Esterházy · Other
Hungarian Olympic weightlifter (1992) · 23 September 2025 · September 2025 · September 23
Hungarian Olympic gymnast (1972) · 17 September 2025 · September 2025 · September 17 · Athletes
Hungarian-born British-Australian boxer and actor (I'm for the Hippopotamus · 31 August 2025 · August 2025 · August 31
Czech-born Hungarian-Slovak writer and poet · 29 August 2025 · August 2025 · August 29 · Czech
Hungarian Catholic hierarch · 13 August 2025 · August 2025 · August 13 · Other
Hungarian footballer (Újpest · 11 August 2025 · August 2025 · August 11
Hungarian bodybuilder · 31 July 2025 · July 2025 · July 31 · Other
Hungarian bodybuilder · 31 July 2025 · July 2025 · July 31 · Other
Hungarian modern pentathlete · 05 July 2025 · July 2025 · July 5 · Other
Romanian-Hungarian lawyer and public writer · 03 July 2025 · July 2025 · July 3
Hungarian-American Holocaust survivor · 03 July 2025 · July 2025 · July 3 · Other
Hungarian cinematographer · 29 June 2025 · June 2025 · June 29 · Other
Hungarian footballer and coach · 29 June 2025 · June 2025 · June 29
Hungarian Olympic fencer (1960 · 12 June 2025 · June 2025 · June 12
Hungarian judoka · 09 June 2025 · June 2025 · June 9 · Other
Hungarian-born American mathematician · 15 May 2025 · May 2025 · May 15
Hungarian modern pentathlete · 12 May 2025 · May 2025 · May 12 · Other
Hungarian sprint canoeist · 29 April 2025 · April 2025 · April 29