The Most Famous

Painters from Hungary

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This page contains a list of the greatest Hungarians Painters. The pantheon dataset contains 2,023 Painters, 14 of which were born in Hungary. This makes Hungary the birth place of the 22nd most number of Painters behind Greece and Finland.

Top 10 Painters

The following people are considered by Pantheon to be the top 10 most legendary Hungarians Painters of all time. This list of famous Hungarians Painters 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 Painters.

  1. #3
    Photo of Mihály Zichy

    Mihály Zichy

    1827 - 1906

    HPI 63.9022 langs

    Hungarian painter (1827-1906)

  2. #5
    Photo of Gyula Benczúr

    Gyula Benczúr

    1844 - 1920

    HPI 61.6622 langs

    Hungarian artist (1844–1920)

  3. #7
    Photo of László Mednyánszky

    László Mednyánszky

    1852 - 1919

    HPI 61.1720 langs

    Hungarian artist, painter (1852-1919)

  4. #10
    Photo of Igor Grabar

    Igor Grabar

    1871 - 1960

    HPI 58.3526 langs

    Russian post-impressionist painter, publisher, restorer and historian of art (1871-1960)

People by Birth Decade

Browse notable Hungarians Painters grouped by birth decade. Each decade shows the top 10 by HPI; expand to see everyone.

Overlapping Lives

Which Painters were alive at the same time? This visualization shows the lifespans of the 13 most globally memorable Painters since 1700.

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