







The Most Famous
Fencers from Hungary
Top 10 Hungarian Fencers
The following people are considered by Pantheon to be the top 10 most legendary Hungarians Fencers of all time. This list of famous Hungarians Fencers is sorted by HPI (Historical Popularity Index), a metric that aggregates information on a biography's online popularity. Visit the rankings page to view the entire list of Hungarians Fencers.
- #1

Ilona Elek
1907 - 1988
HPI 62.4629 langsHungarian fencer
- #2

Lajos Werkner
1883 - 1943
HPI 59.8121 langsHungarian fencer
- #3

Pál Kovács
1912 - 1995
HPI 59.7326 langsHungarian fencer
- #4

Győző Kulcsár
1940 - 2018
HPI 59.5929 langsHungarian fencer
- #5

Rudolf Kárpáti
1920 - 1999
HPI 59.1125 langsHungarian fencer
- #6

Péter Tóth
1882 - 1967
HPI 59.0320 langsHungarian fencer (1882-1967)
- #7

Oszkár Gerde
1883 - 1944
HPI 58.6820 langsHungarian fencer
- #8

Dezső Földes
1880 - 1950
HPI 58.5722 langsHungarian fencer
- #9

János Garay
1889 - 1945
HPI 57.4420 langsHungarian fencer
- #10

István Kausz
1932 - 2020
HPI 57.2918 langsHungarian fencer (1932-2020)
People by Birth Decade
Browse notable Hungarians Fencers grouped by birth decade. Each decade shows the top 10 by HPI; expand to see everyone.
1990s(10)
1920s(1)
1910s(1)
Overlapping Lives
Which Fencers were alive at the same time? This visualization shows the lifespans of the 18 most globally memorable Fencers since 1700.













































