Famous Hungarians
JÁNOS HUNYADI
(1409-1456)
The defeater of Turks - for whom the bell tolls as well
The father of Mátyás Hunyadi was a formidable general who later became a governor of Hungary. He fought against the Turks under several monarchs; he was defeated quite a few times, even captured. In the decisive battle at Nándorfehérvár in 1456 however, he triumphed with his army of warriors and peasants. This victory is remembered worldwide in all Catholic churches by tolling the bell at noon.
FERENC PUSKÁS
(Budapest, April 2, 1927- November 17, 2006)
'Öcsi' (little brother) of a country
He was a forward in the legendary Hungarian Golden Team. He wrote the brightest pages in the history of Hungarian sports (and football): he was a member of the Hungarian team that won the Olympics in Helsinki in 1952, and scored two of the six goals in the famous England-Hungary match in London in 1953 (when Hungary won 6:3) In 1954, he won silver medal with the team in the World Cup in Switzerland. He played 85 international matches and scored 84 goals. After 1956, he settled in Spain where he worked as a coach.
CALVIN KLEIN
(November 19, 1942 New York - )
The king of fashion
His merchant father emigrated from Hungary to the United States, where - even though he was not fascinated by his son's ambition to become a fashion designer - he ensured the best education for him. Klein, who designed women's coats at first, made it to the cover page of Vogue in 1969 for the first time. Since the 70s he has won the highest awards of the trade and his products have become popular worldwide, especially jeans and T-shirts. The star designer always insists that wide layers of the society wear his symbol on their clothes.
ERNŐ RUBIK
(Budapest, July 13, 1944 - )
The creator of Rubik's cube
His name is well-known worldwide: in 1981 the magic cube was the 'Toy of the Year' in many countries, and a world championship was also organized for players. Ernõ Rubik, who was an architect by profession, lives in Budapest where he heads his own studio and mainly deals with computer-related innovations.
