Pest, Hungary
Pest, Hungary ranks 692nd in number of biographies on Pantheon, behind Roubaix, Amagasaki, and Yokosuka. Memorable people born in Pest, Hungary include Theodor Herzl, Felix Salten, and István Tisza. Memorable people who died in Pest, Hungary include Lajos Batthyány, Köten, and Mihály Vörösmarty. Pest, Hungary has been the birth place of many politicians, and writers and the death place of many writers, and politicians. Pest, Hungary is located in Hungary.
Pest is the part of Budapest, the capital city of Hungary, that lies on the eastern bank of the Danube. Pest was administratively unified with Buda and Óbuda in 1873; prior to this, it was an independent city. In colloquial Hungarian, "Pest" is sometimes also used pars pro toto to refer to Budapest as a whole. Read more on Wikipedia
People
Between 1754 and 1888, Pest, Hungary was the birth place of 20 globally memorable people, including Theodor Herzl, Felix Salten, and István Tisza. Additionaly, 13 globally memorable people have passed away in Pest, Hungary including Lajos Batthyány, Köten, and Mihály Vörösmarty.
People Born in Pest, Hungary
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Theodor Herzl
WRITER
1860 - 1904
HPI: 78.72
Rank: 1
Felix Salten
WRITER
1869 - 1945
HPI: 63.75
Rank: 2
István Tisza
POLITICIAN
1861 - 1918
HPI: 62.47
Rank: 3
Max Nordau
WRITER
1849 - 1923
HPI: 60.42
Rank: 4
Franz Xaver von Zach
ASTRONOMER
1754 - 1832
HPI: 57.16
Rank: 5
Ferenc Gyulay
POLITICIAN
1799 - 1868
HPI: 55.72
Rank: 6
Ödön Lechner
ARCHITECT
1845 - 1914
HPI: 55.57
Rank: 7
Jenő Hubay
MUSICIAN
1858 - 1937
HPI: 54.98
Rank: 8
Béni Kállay
POLITICIAN
1839 - 1903
HPI: 54.87
Rank: 9
Imre Steindl
ARCHITECT
1839 - 1902
HPI: 54.84
Rank: 10
Tivadar Puskás
INVENTOR
1844 - 1893
HPI: 52.97
Rank: 11
Stephen Heller
MUSICIAN
1813 - 1888
HPI: 52.65
Rank: 12
Newly Added People Born in Pest, Hungary
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Victor Basch
PHILOSOPHER
1863 - 1944
HPI: 48.38
Rank: 18
Gyula Szapáry
POLITICIAN
1832 - 1905
HPI: 46.74
Rank: 20
People Deceased in Pest, Hungary
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Lajos Batthyány
POLITICIAN
1807 - 1849
HPI: 59.99
Rank: 1
Köten
MILITARY PERSONNEL
1101 - 1241
HPI: 57.41
Rank: 2
Mihály Vörösmarty
WRITER
1800 - 1855
HPI: 53.90
Rank: 3
Robert Volkmann
COMPOSER
1815 - 1883
HPI: 52.22
Rank: 4
József Eötvös
POLITICIAN
1813 - 1871
HPI: 52.03
Rank: 5
János Bihari
MUSICIAN
1764 - 1827
HPI: 50.26
Rank: 6
Paul Kray
MILITARY PERSONNEL
1735 - 1804
HPI: 50.01
Rank: 7
Mihály Pollack
ARCHITECT
1773 - 1855
HPI: 47.80
Rank: 8
Károly Kisfaludy
WRITER
1788 - 1830
HPI: 47.59
Rank: 9
Pál Kitaibel
BIOLOGIST
1757 - 1817
HPI: 47.59
Rank: 10
Júlia Szendrey
WRITER
1828 - 1868
HPI: 47.29
Rank: 11
Bertalan Szemere
WRITER
1812 - 1869
HPI: 46.93
Rank: 12
Newly Added People Deceased in Pest, Hungary
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Most individuals born in present day Pest, Hungary were politicians (5), writers (3), musicians (3), architects (2), and inventors (2), while most who died were writers (5), politicians (2), military personnels (2), composers (1), and musicians (1).
Occupational Trends
Throughout history politicians have been the profession with the most memorable people born in present day Pest, Hungary, including István Tisza, Ferenc Gyulay, and Béni Kállay.
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Overlapping Lives
Below is a visual represetation of the lifespans of the top 20 globally memorable people born in Pest, Hungary since 1700.
