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Hungary ranks 28th in number of biographies on Pantheon, behind Australia, Denmark, and Switzerland. Memorable people born in present day Hungary include Martin of Tours, Ferenc Puskás, and Elizabeth Báthory. Memorable people who died in Hungary include Suleiman the Magnificent, Ferenc Puskás, and Louis II of Hungary. Hungary has been the birth place of many politicians and soccer players and the death place of many politicians and soccer players.

Hungary is a landlocked country in Central Europe. Spanning 93,030 square kilometres (35,920 sq mi) of the Carpathian Basin, it is bordered by Slovakia to the north, Ukraine to the northeast, Romania to the east and southeast, Serbia to the south, Croatia and Slovenia to the southwest, and Austria to the west. Hungary has a population of 9.6 million, mostly ethnic Hungarians and a significant Romani minority. Hungarian is the official language, and Budapest is the country's capital and largest city. Read more on Wikipedia

Between 200 and 2000, present day Hungary was the birth place of 866 globally memorable people, including Martin of Tours, Ferenc Puskás, and Elizabeth Báthory. Additionaly, 434 globally memorable people have passed away in present day Hungary including Suleiman the Magnificent, Ferenc Puskás, and Louis II of Hungary.

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Most individuals born in present day Hungary were politicians (148), soccer players (129), athletes (93), writers (70), and fencers (35),  while most who died were politicians (106), soccer players (60), writers (57), athletes (49), and fencers (14).

Over the past 100 years, soccer players have been the top profession of globally memorable people born in present day Hungary, including Ferenc Puskás, Sándor Kocsis, and László Kubala. Whereas, throughout history, politicians have been the profession with the most memorable people born in present day Hungary, including Matthias Corvinus, Louis II of Hungary, and Stephen I of Hungary.

Below is a visual represetation of the lifespans of the top 25 globally memorable people born in present day Hungary since 1700.