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László Sólyom

1942 - 2023

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László Sólyom (Hungarian: Sólyom László, pronounced [ˈʃoːjom ˈlaːsloː]; 3 January 1942 – 8 October 2023) was a Hungarian politician, lawyer, and librarian who was President of Hungary from 2005 until 2010. Previously he was the first president of the Constitutional Court of Hungary from 1990 to 1998. A prominent jurist and pro-democracy activist, Sólyom became the first president of the Constitutional Court at a time when the country was in the final years of its democratic transition after decades of communist rule. Read more on Wikipedia

Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of László Sólyom has received more than 172,223 page views. His biography is available in 55 different languages on Wikipedia. László Sólyom is the 4,759th most popular politician (down from 4,530th in 2019), the 135th most popular biography from Hungary (down from 124th in 2019) and the 51st most popular Hungarian Politician.

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Among POLITICIANS

Among politicians, László Sólyom ranks 4,759 out of 15,577Before him are Marie-Adélaïde, Grand Duchess of Luxembourg, Hans Modrow, Iziaslav II of Kiev, Al-Mustansir, Shote Galica, and Modibo Keïta. After him are Tzipi Livni, Michael Shishman of Bulgaria, Guy Parmelin, Feng Yuxiang, Prince Charles of Prussia, and Lucius Julius Caesar.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1942, László Sólyom ranks 115Before him are Amine Gemayel, Michael York, Margarethe von Trotta, Prince Michael of Kent, Christiane Nüsslein-Volhard, and Bert Sakmann. After him are Anita Pallenberg, Vladimir Bukovsky, Barry Levinson, Eduardo Frei Ruiz-Tagle, Sixto Rodriguez, and Samuel R. Delany. Among people deceased in 2023, László Sólyom ranks 61Before him are Tom Wilkinson, Dick Fosbury, Karel Schwarzenberg, Renata Scotto, Leiji Matsumoto, and Hans Modrow. After him are Matthew Perry, Sixto Rodriguez, Marisa Pavan, Viktor Belenko, Françoise Gilot, and Amancio Amaro.

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In Hungary

Among people born in Hungary, László Sólyom ranks 135 out of 866Before him are Arthur Nikisch (1855), Mária Telkes (1900), László Papp (1926), George I Rákóczi (1593), Leopold Auer (1845), and André Kertész (1894). After him are Michael Polanyi (1891), Gusztáv Sebes (1906), Magda Szabó (1917), Samuel Aba (990), Nikolaus Lenau (1802), and Ladislaus Hunyadi (1431).

Among POLITICIANS In Hungary

Among politicians born in Hungary, László Sólyom ranks 51Before him are Archduke Joseph August of Austria (1872), István Tisza (1861), George II Rákóczi (1621), Bayan I (600), Imi Lichtenfeld (1910), and Peter Delyan (1009). After him are Samuel Aba (990), Ladislaus Hunyadi (1431), Ferenc Deák (1803), Taksony of Hungary (931), Gyula Horn (1932), and Árpád Göncz (1922).