Famous People with Name Elek

Elek Benedek            Origin/Culture/Country: Hungaian

Elek Benedek: was a Hungarian journalist and writer, known as "the great folk-tale teller".He was a member of Parliament between 1887 and 1892. In his speeches he engaged in youth literature, folk poetry, folk language and public education.In 1885 the Székely Tündérország ("Szekler Fairy-land"), which contains the first original fairy tales from tha authors, appeared. Six years later, in 1891, the Székely mesemondó ("Szekler Storyteller") appeared. Benedek's biggest challenge was the Magyar mese- és mondavilág ("World of Hungarian Tales and Legends"), which appeared in 5 volumes between 1894 and 1896. This book was dedicated to the Hungarian Millenia.

Ákos Elek            Origin/Culture/Country: Hungaian

Ákos Elek: is a Hungarian football player who currently plays for FC Fehérvár.

Ilona Elek            Origin/Culture/Country: Hungaian

Ilona Elek: was a Hungarian Olympic fencer. Elek won more international fencing titles than any other woman. Elek competed for Hungary in three Olympiads, winning three medals. She is considered one of the greatest female fencers in the sport's history.

Margit Elek            Origin/Culture/Country: Hungaian

Margit Elek: was a Hungarian Olympic fencer. She competed in the women's individual foil events at the 1948 and 1952 Summer Olympics.

Thomas Elek            Origin/Culture/Country: French

Thomas Elek: was one of the members of the French resistance executed at the fort of Mont Valérien as a member of the Manouchian Group, a volunteer of the French liberation army FTP-MOI. His name was one of the ten featured on the Affiche Rouge, displayed on thousands

Gyula Elek            Origin/Culture/Country: Hungaian

Gyula Elek: was a Hungarian handball player, coach and an iconic figure of Ferencvárosi TC. During his 16-year-long playing career between 1949 and 1965, Elek played for Taurus SC, Elektromos SE and Ferencvárosi TC. Shortly after his retirement he was contacted by Ferencváros to take the head coaching position of the women's handball club, which he accepted and began the work in early 1966. He also brought to the club Anna Rothermel, the goalkeeper of the 1965 World champion Hungarian team, to whom he later married. Elek spent 21 years on the bench of Ferencváros with a shorter interruption (1966–85, 1990–92), during which period the team achieved several outstanding results, winning four Hungarian championships and as many Hungarian cup titles. On continental level Ferencváros won the EHF Women's Cup Winners' Cup in 1978 after beating SC Leipzig 18 to 17 in the final. In the following year they reached the final of the tournament again, however, this time they were defeated by TSC Berlin. In 1971 the team played in the final of the European Champions Cup as well, where they were beaten by Spartak Kiev, the dominant team of the era