Gyöngyös
Gyöngyös ranks 5,826th in number of biographies on Pantheon, behind Jhang, Ferentino, and Kunshan. Memorable people born in Gyöngyös include László Polgár, Antal Kiss, and Gábor Vona. Gyöngyös has been the birth place of many writers, and athletes. Gyöngyös is located in Hungary.
Gyöngyös is a town in Heves County, Hungary, beside of the Gyöngyös creek, under the Mátra mountain ranges. As of 2022 census, it has a population of 27,957. The town is located 8.4 km from the M3 motorway and 80.8 km from Budapest. Gyöngyös is terminus of the Vámosgyörk–Gyöngyös railway line and the main road 3 lead across the town. Gyöngyös have a train station and a stop on the standard gauge railway line and two narrow gauge railways also start from here to the mountains for tourist purposes. Read more on Wikipedia
People
Between 1935 and 1978, Gyöngyös was the birth place of 3 globally memorable people, including László Polgár, Antal Kiss, and Gábor Vona.
People Born in Gyöngyös
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László Polgár
WRITER
1946 - Present
HPI: 60.09
Rank: 1
Antal Kiss
ATHLETE
1935 - 2021
HPI: 52.89
Rank: 2
Gábor Vona
POLITICIAN
1978 - Present
HPI: 44.93
Rank: 3
Occupations
Most individuals born in present day Gyöngyös were writers (1), athletes (1), and politicians (1), while most who died were .
Occupational Trends
Over the past 100 years, writers have been the top profession of globally memorable people born in Gyöngyös, including László Polgár. Whereas, throughout history, writers have been the profession with the most memorable people born in present day Gyöngyös, including László Polgár.
Places
Overlapping Lives
Below is a visual represetation of the lifespans of the top 1 globally memorable people born in Gyöngyös since 1700.
