Namesakes
Hungarian Presidents and Prime Ministers:
3 prime ministers
Prime Minister Mihály Károlyi (a.k.a. György) 1918-1919 
Prime Minister György Lázár 1975-1987
Prime Minister Gordon Bajnai (a.k.a. György) 2009-2010
Nobel Prize Winners:
1 chemistry, 1 medicine
(chemistry) George de Hevesy (a.k.a. György) 1943
(medicine) Georg von Békésy (a.k.a. György) 1961
Notable Actors and Entertainers:
1 magician
Uri Geller (a.k.a. György) 1946-
Notable Athletes:
2 soccer
(soccer) György Sárosi 1912-1993
(soccer) György Garics 1984-
Notable Businesspeople:
1 businessperson
George Soros (a.k.a. György) 1930-
Notable Musicians:
1 composer
György Ligeti 1923-2006
Notable Scientists and Inventors:
1 chemist
George de Hevesy (a.k.a. György) 1885-1966
Olympic Medalists:
4 gold, 3 bronze, 3 gold/bronze, 1 bronze/silver
(gold) György Bródy 1932; 1936 water polo
(gold) György Kutasi 1936 water polo
(bronze/silver) György Mitró 1948 swimming - 1500 m freestyle; swimming - 4x200 m freestyle relay
(bronze) György Csányi 1952 4x100 m relay
(gold) György Vizvári 1952 water polo
(bronze) György Tumpek 1956 swimming - 200 m butterfly
(gold/bronze) György Kárpáti 1952; 1956; 1960; 1964 water polo
(gold) György Kenéz 1976 water polo
(gold/bronze) György Gerendás 1976; 1980 water polo
(gold/bronze) György Horkai 1976; 1980 water polo
(bronze) György Kozmann 2004; 2008 canoe sprint