List of Famous people born in Borsod-Abaúj-Zemplén County, Hungary
Rudolf Czelnai
József Pálinkás
József Pálinkás is a Hungarian atomic physicist and politician, who served as Minister of Education between 2001 and 2002. He was the President of the Hungarian Academy of Sciences from 2008 to 2014.
Miklós Németh
Miklós Németh [ˈmikloːʃ ˈneːmɛt] is a Hungarian economist and politician, who served as Prime Minister of Hungary from 24 November 1988 to 23 May 1990. He was one of the leaders of the Socialist Workers' Party, Hungary's Communist party, in the tumultuous years that led to the collapse of communism in Eastern and Central Europe. He was the last Communist Prime Minister of Hungary.
Ignác Eötvös
József Hevessy
Dr. József Hevessy was a Hungarian politician, who served as Mayor of Debrecen from 1990 to 1998.
Sophie Török Mrs. Kazinczy
Kornél Simon
Zoltán Balog
Zoltán Balog is a Hungarian Calvinist bishop, who served as Minister of Human Resources from 2012 to 2018. He is the bishop of the Dunamellék diocese of the Hungarian Reformed Church from January 25, 2021.
Károly Grósz
Károly Grósz [ˈkaːroj ˈɡroːs] was a Hungarian communist politician, who served as the General Secretary of the Hungarian Socialist Workers' Party from 1988 to 1989.
Péter Lipcsei
Péter Lipcsei is a Hungarian football manager and former international player.