Famous People with Name Karol

Jeno Károly            Origin/Culture/Country: Hungaian

Jeno Károly: was a Hungarian footballer and later manager born in Budapest, outside of his homeland he is particularly noted for being the first manager of Agnelli-era Juventus. As a player, Károly appeared for two local Budapest clubs, including the powerful MTK Buda

Béla Károlyi            Origin/Culture/Country: Romanian

Béla Károlyi: is a world-renowned Romanian gymnastics coach. He possesses Romanian and American citizenship. Together with his wife, Márta, (sometimes called Martha), Károlyi has coached both the United States and Romanian Olympic teams to medal success. He was born in Cluj, Romania.

Márta Károlyi            Origin/Culture/Country: Romanian

Márta Károlyi: is a Romanian gymnastics coach of Hungarian ethnicity. Together with her husband, Béla, Károlyi has trained nine Olympic champions, fifteen world champions, sixteen European medalists and six U.S. national champions, including Mary Lou Retton, Betty Okino, Kerri Strug, Teodora Ungureanu, Nadia Comaneci, Kim Zmeskal and Dominique Moceanu.

Mihály Ádám György Miklós Károlyi            Origin/Culture/Country: Hungaian

Mihály Ádám György Miklós Károlyi: was briefly Hungary's leader in 1918-19 during an ill-fated spell of democracy. He served as Prime Minister between November 1-16, 1918 and as President between November 16, 1918 – March 21, 1919.The Károlyi family were an illustrious extremely wealthy, Roman Catholic aristocratic family that had played an important role in Hungarian life since the 17th century. He was born in Fót, Austria-Hungary in what is today Hungary. In his youth, he had been a wastrel, but as he grew older, he became determined to devote himself to more serious pursuits. In 1909, he became the President of the OMGE (National Agricultural Society), the main rural organization of the nobility. Initially, a supporter of the existing political and social system in Hungary, Károlyi gradually drifted ever more and more left-wing during his career.