Fazekas

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Fazekas is a Hungarian language surname meaning potter. Notable people with the surname include:

  • Ferenc Fazekas (born 1958), Serbian Roman Catholic prelate
  • Franz Fazekas (born 1956), Austrian neurologist
  • István Fazekas (1898–1967), Hungarian–British chess master
  • Krisztina Fazekas (born 1980), Hungarian sprint canoeist who has competed since the mid-2000s
  • László Fazekas (born 1947), Hungarian football player
  • Mihály Fazekas (1766–1828), Hungarian writer from Debrecen
  • Nándor Fazekas (born 1976), Hungarian handball goalkeeper
  • Nick Fazekas (born 1985), American professional basketball player
  • Róbert Fazekas (born 1975), Hungarian discus thrower who won gold in the 2002 European Championships
  • Sándor Fazekas (born 1963), Hungarian jurist and politician
  • Stephen Fazekas de St. Groth (1919–2006), Hungarian-Australia microbiologist
  • Tibor Fazekas (1892–1982), Hungarian water polo player who competed in the 1912 and 1924 Summer Olympics

See also

  • Fazekas Hills
  • Fazekas Mihály Gimnázium (Budapest), a high school in Budapest, Hungary
  • Fazekas Mihály Gimnázium (Debrecen) a high school in Debrecen, Hungary
Surname list
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Surnames associated with the occupation of Pottery
Germanic
Romance
  • French: Potier
  • Spanish: Alfarero
  • Romanian: Olar
Slavic
Other
  • Hungarian: Fazekas
  • Turkish: Çömlekçi