List of people from Košice

This is a list of notable people from Košice, Slovakia

Elizabeth of Hungary (1207–1231), patron saint of Košice
Francis II Rákóczi (1676–1735), Hungarian nobleman
Ferenc Szálasi (1897–1946), former wartime head of state of Hungary
Sándor Márai (1900–1989), Hungarian writer and journalist
Martina Hingis, Swiss tennis player (b. 1980)
Tomáš Jurčo, Slovak ice hockey player (b. 1992)
Anna Karolína Schmiedlová, Slovak tennis player (b. 1994)
Viktória Kužmová, Slovak tennis player (b. 1998)
David Dobrik, American-based YouTube personality (b. 1996)
Moshe Rusnak commander of Haganah in the Jewish Quarter of the Old City of Jerusalem (1924-2006)
  • Julia Indichova, American reproductive healthcare activist and author, born in Košice, in former Czechoslovakia
  • Peter Kažimír, State Secretary of Finance (2006-2010), MP (2010-2012), Minister of Finance (2012-2019), Central Bank governor (since 2019)
  • Ferenc Kazinczy, Hungarian author, regenerator of the Hungarian language, studied, lived and worked in Košice
  • Karol Kisel, Slovak footballer, born in Košice
  • Gyula Kosice, Argentine sculptor, plastic artist, theoretician and poet
  • Alex Král, Czech footballer born in Košice
  • Juraj Kuniak, Slovak poet and writer, born in Košice
  • Andrej Kvašňák, legendary Slovak football player
  • Peter Žiga (born 1972), Minister of Environment (2012-2016) and Economy (2016-2020) of Slovakia

References

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  1. ^ Maugh II, Thomas H. (2009-11-13). "Dr. William Ganz dies at 90; cardiologist co-invented flexible balloon catheter". Los Angeles Times. Retrieved 2009-12-07.