Famous People with Name Fodor

Carolus Antonius Fodor            Origin/Culture/Country: Dutch

Carolus Antonius Fodor: was a Dutch pianist, conductor, and the most prominent composer of his generation in the Netherlands, writing in the manner of Joseph Haydn.He accompanied his older brother, Carolus Emanuel, to Paris at the age of thirteen, to complete his musical studies, perhaps visiting Russia,[2] but returning to Amsterdam in 1790. Concertising in Amsterdam and The Hague, he built a solid reputation in Dutch musical circles as a pianistic virtuoso.

Zoltán Fodor            Origin/Culture/Country: Hungaian

Zoltán Fodor: is a Hungarian Greco-Roman wrestler, who won a silver medal at the 2008 Summer Olympics in the 84 kg weight division.

István Fodor            Origin/Culture/Country: Hungaian

István Fodor: is a former Hungarian politician, who served as Speaker of the National Assembly of Hungary between 1989 and 1990. The Third Hungarian Republic was established on 23 October 1989 and the legislative speaker Mátyás Szurös became Provisional President of Hungary. Fodor was appointed Speaker besides Szurös.

Gábor Fodor            Origin/Culture/Country: Hungaian

Gábor Fodor: is a Hungarian jurist, liberal politician, the former president of the Alliance of Free Democrats (SZDSZ), he held the position between 2008–2009. Fodor resigned due to the results of the European Parliament election, 2009 (Hungary). Fodor was Minister of Education between 1994–1995 and Minister of Environmental Protection and Water between 2007–2008. He was elected in an internal SZDSZ election to the post of party leader in June 2008 with 346 votes to 344. This was an unscheduled election prompted by problems around the verification of the result of the previous vote.

Miklós Fodor            Origin/Culture/Country: Hungaian

Miklós Fodor: was a Hungarian field handball player who competed in the 1936 Summer Olympics. He was part of the Hungarian field handball team, which finished fourth in the Olympic tournament. He played four matches.