Horváth is a common Hungarian surname. "Horváth" is the 2nd or 4th most common surname in Hungary as well as the most common in

Slovakia Slovakia (; sk, Slovensko ), officially the Slovak Republic ( sk, Slovenská republika, links=no ), is a landlocked country in Central Europe. It is bordered by Poland to the north, Ukraine to the east, Hungary to the south, Austria to the s ...

. It's thought to derive from Hungarian horvát ("Croat") spelled without the final h in old orthography. The related Croatian surname Horvat, which is derived from an older version of the noun "Hrvat" ("Croat"), is the most common surname in Croatia or the Croatian diaspora. Members of this family can be found across the world, and are most numerous in the United States. Variations of the name include Horvat, Horvaty, Hrvat, Chorbadi, Orbath, Orvath, Orvat.

People named Horváth

* Ádám Horváth (born 1981), Hungarian chess grandmaster * Adrián Horváth (born 1987), Hungarian footballer * Adrian Pavel Horvat (born 1990), Romanian footballer *

Adrienne Horvath Adrienne Horvath (23 March 1925 – 4 July 2012) was a French politician. She represented the 3rd district of Gard in the French National Assembly from 19 March 1978 to 22 May 1981, as a member of the French Communist Party. She was born in ...

(1925–2012), French politician *

Alexander Horváth Alexander Horváth (28 December 1938 – 31 August 2022) was a Slovak footballer who played as a defender. He made 26 appearances for the Czechoslovakia scoring 3 goals. Horváth was a participant at the 1970 FIFA World Cup. He played mostly f ...

(born 1938), Slovak footballer * András Horváth (disambiguation) *

Andrea Horwath Andrea Horwath (; born October 24, 1962) is a Canadian politician who has been the 58th mayor of Hamilton since 2022. Horwath previously served as the member of Provincial Parliament (MPP) for Hamilton Centre from 2004 to 2022, as leader of t ...

(born 1962), Leader of the New Democratic Party in Ontario, Canada * Antonio Horvath (1950–2018), Chilean senator * Attila Horváth (disambiguation) *

Bronco Horvath Bronco Joseph Horvath (March 12, 1930 – December 17, 2019) was a Canadian professional ice hockey player who played 434 games in the National Hockey League (NHL) between 1955 and 1968. Early life Horvath was born to an ethnic Hungarian family ...

(1930–2019), Canadian hockey player *

Csaba Horváth (canoeist) Csaba Horváth (born 4 April 1971 in Budapest) is a Hungarian sprint canoeist who competed in the 1990s. At the 1996 Summer Olympics in Atlanta, he won two medals with teammate György Kolonics. This included a gold ...

(born 1971), Hungarian sprint canoeist *

Csaba Horváth (chemical engineer) Csaba Horváth (25 January 1930 – 13 April 2004) was a Hungarian-American chemical engineer, particularly noted for building the first high-performance liquid chromatograph. Early life and education Csaba Horváth was born in Szolnok, Hun ...

(1930–2004), Hungarian-American chemical engineer * Csaba Horváth (chess player), Hungarian chess grandmaster * Csaba Horváth (footballer) (born 1982), Slovak football central defender * Dániel Horváth, Hungarian footballer * Dezsö J. Horváth, Canadian businessman and educator * Eva Horváthová (born 1974), Slovak physician and politician, MP (since 2012) * Ethan Horvath (born 1995), American soccer player *

Ferenc Horváth Ferenc Horváth (born 6 May 1973) is a Hungarian former professional footballer who played as a striker. He is now a manager, most recently coaching at Budapest Honvéd FC. He made his debut for the Hungary national team in 1996, and got 3 ...

(born 1973), Hungarian footballer * Gábor Horváth (disambiguation) * Gergely Horváth (born 1975), Hungarian javelin thrower * Géza Horváth (1847–1937), Hungarian entomologist * Joan Horvath, American astronomer, aeronautic scientist, writer, and entrepreneur * Johann Horvath (1903–1968), Austrian footballer * Johann Baptiste Horvath (1732–1799), Hungarian academic and university professor *

József Horváth (disambiguation) József Horváth may refer to: * József Horváth (footballer, born 1890) (1890-1945), Hungarian association football player * József Horváth (equestrian) (born 1947), Hungarian Olympic equestrian * József Horváth (handballer) (1947–2022), Hu ...

* Karoly Horvath, Hungarian-American pediatric gastroenterologist * Károly Horváth (1950–2015), Romanian-born Hungarian musician *

Les Horvath Leslie Horvath (October 12, 1921 – November 14, 1995) was an American football quarterback and halfback who won the Heisman Trophy while playing for Ohio State University in 1944. Horvath was the first Ohio State player to win the Heisman, a ...

(1921–1995), American football player *

Mihály Horváth Mihály Horváth (20 October 1809, Szentes – 19 August 1878, Karlsbad) was a Hungarian Roman Catholic bishop, historian, and politician. He was an exponent of Hungarian nationalism with an emphasis on its historical culture. Further readi ...

(1809–1878), Hungarian bishop, historian, and politician. *

Nick Horvath Nick Horvath (born February 18, 1981) is an American-New Zealand former professional basketball player who played the majority of his career in the New Zealand National Basketball League (NZNBL). In 2010, he became the first person to win an NCA ...

(born 1981), American-New Zealand basketball player *

Ödön von Horváth Edmund Josef von Horváth (9 December 1901, Sušak, Rijeka, Austria-Hungary – 1 June 1938, Paris France) was an Austro-Hungarian playwright and novelist who wrote in German, and went by the name of ''nom de guerre'' Ödön von Horváth. He was ...

(1901–1938) German-writing Austro-Hungarian-born playwright and novelist *

Opika von Méray Horváth Opika von Méray Horváth (December 30, 1889 – April 25, 1977), a.k.a. Zsófia Méray-Horváth, was a Hungarian figure skater. She won three consecutive World titles (1912–1914). Biography Méray Horváth was born in Arad in 1889. She bega ...

(1889–1977), Hungarian figure skater *

Pavel Horváth Pavel Horváth (; born 22 April 1975) is a Czech former professional footballer who played as a midfielder, and a football manager. He was in charge of Příbram. He spent the better part of his 22-year professional career with Slavia Prague ...

(born 1975), Czech footballer * Péter Horváth (born 1974), Hungarian swimmer *

Polly Horvath Polly Horvath (born 30 January 1957) is an American-Canadian author of novels for children and young adults. She won the 2003 U.S. National Book Award for Young People's Literature for '' The Canning Season'', published by Farrar, Straus and Giro ...

(born 1957), American-Canadian author * Rudolf Horváth (born 1947), Slovak Olympic handball player *

Ryan Horvath Ryan Matthew Horvath (born August 4, 1983) is a former American football punter. He was signed by the Sentinels as a street free agent in 2009. He played college football at Drake. Early years Horvath attended Blue Valley North High School i ...

(born 1983), American college football player *

Sascha Horvath Sascha Horvath (born 22 August 1996) is an Austrian professional footballer who plays for LASK. He plays as a central midfielder. Club career Horvath is a youth exponent from FK Austria Wien. He made his Bundesliga debut at 3 November 2013 a ...

(born 1996), Austrian footballer * Steve Horvath (born 1967), American aging researcher and inventor of the Horvath clock *

Vlastimil Horváth Vlastimil Horváth (born 18 October 1977 in Čerčany) is a Czech singer and winner of the second '' Česko hledá SuperStar'' show. He is of Roma Roma or ROMA may refer to: Places Australia * Roma, Queensland, a town ** Roma Airport ** Rom ...

(born 1977), Romani singer * William Horvath (born 1938), American politician and conservationist *

Zander Horvath Alexander John Horvath (born December 10, 1998) is an American football fullback who is a free agent. He played college football at Purdue. Early years Zander went to Mishawaka Catholic for elementary and middle school, where he played footbal ...

(born 1998), American football player * Zoltán Horváth (disambiguation)

Fictional characters

* Detective Carl Horvath character in the TV series ''

Queer as Folk (American TV series) ''Queer as Folk'' is a serial drama television series that ran from December 3, 2000, to August 7, 2005. The series was produced for Showtime by Cowlip Productions, Tony Jonas Productions, Temple Street Productions, and Showtime Networks, in ...

'' *

Dale Horvath Dale, later revealed as Dale Horvath in the television series, is a fictional character from the comic book series '' The Walking Dead'' and was portrayed by Jeffrey DeMunn in the American television series of the same name. The character's dea ...

in ''The Walking Dead' * Hannah Horvath, character in the TV series ''Girls'' * Technical Sergeant Mike Horvath in ''

Saving Private Ryan ''Saving Private Ryan'' is a 1998 American epic war film directed by Steven Spielberg and written by Robert Rodat. Set during the Battle of Normandy in World War II, the film is known for its graphic portrayal of war, especially its depicti ...

'', portrayed by Tom Sizemore * Dr. Anthony Horvath, a Galactic scientist in ''

The Mote in God's Eye ''The Mote in God's Eye'' is a science fiction novel by American writers Larry Niven and Jerry Pournelle, first published in 1974. The story is set in the distant future of Pournelle's CoDominium universe, and charts the first contact between h ...

'' * Villain in the movie The Sorcerers Apprentice portrayed by

Alfred Molina Alfred Molina (born Alfredo Molina; 24 May 1953) is a British-American actor known for his work on the stage and screen. He first rose to prominence in the West End, earning a nomination for the Laurence Olivier Award for Best Newcomer in a Pla ...

* Horvath Blayne, appearing in

August Derleth August William Derleth (February 24, 1909 – July 4, 1971) was an American writer and anthologist. Though best remembered as the first book publisher of the writings of H. P. Lovecraft, and for his own contributions to the Cthulhu Mythos and th ...

's short fiction story ''The Black Island''

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People named Horváth

Fictional characters

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