- List of people from Košice
This is a list of famous people from
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János Batsányi , poet and Hungarian language regenerate, worked and lived in Košice
*Stephen Bocskay ,prince of Transylvania , died in Košice
*Gyula Benczúr , painter, started to learn in secondary school in Košice
*Frigyes Bán , Hungarian film directorC
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Lajos Csordák , painter, was born and died in KošiceE
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János Esterházy , prominent ethnic Hungarian politician in formerCzechoslovakia , won parliament mandate in Košice in1935 .G
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Béla Gerster ,architect of theCorinth Canal and co-architect of thePanama Canal , born in Košice
*Radola Gajda , commander of theRussia nCzechoslovak Legion , Nazipolitican , was given command of the 11th Division in Košice in1922 H
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Martina Hingis , Swiss tennis player born in KošiceJ
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Július Jakoby , painter, born and died in KošiceK
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Ferenc Kazinczy , Hungarian author, and the Hungarian language regenerate, studied, lived and worked in Košice
*Karol Kisel , Slovak footballer, born in KošiceL
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Paul Lukas ,Academy Award andGolden Globe -winning Hungarian actor, started acting in KošiceM
* Martyrs of Košice: István Pongrácz, Menyhért Grodecz, Márk Kőrösi; killed by
George I Rákóczi 's soldiers in 1619.
*Pál Maléter , military leader of the1956 Hungarian Revolution , started to serve as a professional army officer in the Hungarian military in Košice
*Sándor Márai , famous Hungarian writer, born in KošiceN
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Imre Németh , Hungarian hammer fall champion, born in KošiceP
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Jozef Psotka , mountaineer, born in Košice
*Róbert Petrovický , Slovak ice hockey and former NHL player, born in KošiceR
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Arpád Račko , sculptor, worked in Košice
*Francis II Rákóczi ,Prince of Transylvania and leader of anti-Habsburg uprisings, stayed in Košice and his remains are buried there* Blessed Sister
Sára Salkaházi , Sister of Social Service, martyr murdered by the Nazis inBudapest
*Marek Sapara , Footballplayer.
*Rudolf Schuster , former Košice's mayor and the second president ofSlovakia (1999-2004)
*Koloman Sokol , famous artist, founder of Slovak graphic art, deemed "Slovak Picasso", studied in Košice
*Egon Steuer ,head coach of the nationalbasketball team of theNetherlands , born in Košice
*Aurel Stodola , famous engineer, physicist and inventor, studied in Košice
*Marek Svatoš , ice hockey player for theColorado Avalanche team in the NHL
*Ferenc Szálasi , politician leader of theArrow Cross Party , born in Košice
*Róza Déryné Széppataki , first Hungarian opera singerT
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Ladislav Troják , ice hockey player
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