Miklós () is a given name or surname, the Hungarian form of the Greek (English ''Nicholas''), and may refer to:

In Hungarian politics

* Miklós Bánffy, Hungarian nobleman, politician, and novelist *

Miklós Horthy Miklós Horthy de Nagybánya ( hu, Vitéz nagybányai Horthy Miklós; ; English: Nicholas Horthy; german: Nikolaus Horthy Ritter von Nagybánya; 18 June 1868 – 9 February 1957), was a Hungarian admiral and dictator who served as the regent ...

, Regent of the Kingdom of Hungary * Miklós Kállay, Hungarian politician who served as Prime Minister of Hungary during World War II * Miklós Lukáts, Hungarian politician and state secretary *

Miklós Németh Miklós Németh (, born 24 January 1948) is a retired Hungarian economist and politician who served as Prime Minister of Hungary from 24 November 1988 to 23 May 1990. He was one of the leaders of the Socialist Workers' Party, Hungary's Communi ...

, Prime Minister of Hungary * Miklós Pálffy (1657 – 1732), Hungarian nobleman *

Miklós Wesselényi Baron Miklós Wesselényi de Hadad (; archaically English: Nicholas Wesselényi;Robert J. Hunter : Racing Calendar - Page xxv 1842 20 December 179621 April 1850) was a Hungarian statesman, leader of the upper house of the Diet, member of the Bo ...

, Hungarian statesman

In Hungarian literature

Miklós Radnóti Miklós Radnóti (born Miklós Glatter; 5 May 1909 – November 1944) was a Hungarian poet and teacher. He was murdered in the Holocaust. Biography Miklós Glatter was the son of a vendor of the textile business company Brück & Grosz in Bu ...

, Hungarian poet from Budapest who fell victim to the Holocaust *

Miklós Vámos ] Miklós Vámos originally Tibor Vámos, (born 29 January 1950) is a Hungarian writer, novelist, screenwriter, translator and talkshow host, who has published 33 books. Biography Vámos was born in Budapest, the son of Tibor Vámos and Erzséb ...

, Hungarian writer * Miklós Mészöly, Hungarian writer

In artistry

Miklós Barabás Miklós Barabás (10 February 1810, in Markersdorf, Covasna County, Romania – 12 February 1898, in Budapest) was a Hungarian painter. He is mostly known for his portrait paintings, including a famous portrait of a young Franz Liszt, done ...

, Hungarian painter *

Miklós Izsó Miklós Izsó ( hu, Izsó Miklós, german: Nikolaus Izsó; September 9, 1831, Disznós-Horvát (now ''" Izsófalva"'', Borsod-Abaúj-Zemplén County, north-east Hungary) - May 29, 1875, Budapest) was a Hungarian sculptor whose sculptural style ...

, Hungarian sculptor

Miklós Ybl Miklós Ybl (6 April 1814 in Székesfehérvár – 22 January 1891 in Budapest) was one of Europe's leading architects in the mid to late nineteenth century as well as Hungary's most influential architect during his career. His most well-known wo ...

, one of Europe's leading architects in the mid to late nineteenth century

In sport

Miklós Fehér Miklós "Miki" Fehér (; 20 July 1979 – 25 January 2004) was a Hungarian professional footballer who played as a striker. He spent most of his nine-year career in Portugal, representing four clubs and amassing Primeira Liga totals of 80 ga ...

, Hungarian football player * Miklós Gaál, football player of Hajduk Split * Miklos Tassilo Csillaghy, Italian equestrian *

Miklós Herczeg Miklós Herczeg (born 26 March 1974) is a Hungarian football player. He represented the Hungarian national team at the 1996 Summer Olympics in Atlanta, where Hungary failed to progress from the group stage. He played as an attacker. Clubs *19 ...

, Hungarian football player * Miklós Kovács International football player and coach *Miklós Mandl, birth name of

Nickolas Muray Nickolas Muray (born Miklós Mandl; 15 February 1892 – 2 November 1965) was a Hungarian-born American photographer and Olympic saber fencer. Early and personal life Muray was born in Szeged, Hungary, and was Jewish. His father Samu Mandl was ...

(1892-1965), Hungarian-born American photographer and Olympic fencer * Miklos Molnar, Danish football (soccer) player *

Miklós Németh (sportsman) Miklós Németh (, born 24 January 1948) is a retired Hungarian economist and politician who served as Prime Minister of Hungary from 24 November 1988 to 23 May 1990. He was one of the leaders of the Socialist Workers' Party, Hungary's Communi ...

, Hungarian javelin thrower

In military

, Regent of Hungary during the interwar years and throughout most of World War II *

Miklós Steinmetz Miklós Steinmetz (1913–December 1944) was a Hungarian-born Soviet Red Army captain. His parents were communists, and, after the fall of the Hungarian Soviet Republic in 1919, the family fled to South America before immigrating to the Sov ...

, Hungarian-born Soviet Red Army captain

In other fields

Miklós Ajtai Miklós Ajtai (born 2 July 1946) is a computer scientist at the IBM Almaden Research Center, United States. In 2003, he received the Knuth Prize for his numerous contributions to the field, including a classic sorting network algorithm (deve ...

, (born 1946) Hungarian-American computer scientist * Miklós "Mickey" Hargitay, Hungarian-American bodybuilder and actor *

Miklós Jancsó Miklós Jancsó (; 27 September 192131 January 2014) was a Hungarian film director and screenwriter. Jancsó achieved international prominence starting in the mid-1960s with works including '' The Round-Up'' (''Szegénylegények'', 1965), '' ...

, Hungarian film director and screenwriter *

Miklos Kanitz Miklos Samual Kanitz (1939–2006) was a Hungarian-Canadian Holocaust survivor living in Saskatoon, Saskatchewan. He narrowly escaped being transported to the German death camp at Auschwitz in June 1944 at the age of six, because a neighbor, wh ...

, Hungarian-Canadian Holocaust survivor *

Miklós Laczkovich Miklós Laczkovich (born 21 February 1948) is a Hungarian mathematician mainly noted for his work on real analysis and geometric measure theory. His most famous result is the solution of Tarski's circle-squaring problem in 1989.Ruthen, R. (1989 ...

, Hungarian mathematician noted for his work on geometric measure theory *

Miklós Nyiszli Miklós Nyiszli (17 June 1901 – 5 May 1956) was a Hungarian prisoner of Jewish heritage at Auschwitz concentration camp. Nyiszli, his wife, and young daughter, were transported to Auschwitz in June 1944. Upon his arrival, Nyiszli vo ...

, Jewish prisoner doctor at Auschwitz *

Paulo Miklos Paulo Roberto de Souza Miklos (known as Paulo Miklos , born on January 21, 1959) is a Brazilian multi-instrumentalist, musician and actor. He is best known for his tenure with the band Titãs, in which he was a vocalist, guitarist and occasional ...

, Brazilian rock musician. *

Miklos Perlus Miklos Perlus (born March 23, 1977) is a Canadian actor, writer, and story editor. Perlus has appeared on Canadian series '' Student Bodies'', ''Road to Avonlea'' and ''Sidekick''. He has written for '' Degrassi: The Next Generation'' and other se ...

(born 1977), Canadian actor and screenwriter *

Miklós Rózsa Miklós Rózsa (; April 18, 1907 – July 27, 1995) was a Hungarian-American composer trained in Germany (1925–1931) and active in France (1931–1935), the United Kingdom (1935–1940), and the United States (1940–1995), with extensi ...

, Hungarian-American composer * Miklós Szabó (middle-distance runner) (1908-2000), Hungarian middle distance runner * Miklós Szabó (long-distance runner) (born 1928), Hungarian long distance runner *

Miklós Zrínyi Miklós Zrínyi ( hr, Nikola Zrinski, hu, Zrínyi Miklós; 5 January 1620 – 18 November 1664) was a Croatian and Hungarian military leader, statesman and poet. He was a member of the House of Zrinski, a Croatian- Hungarian noble family. ...

, aka Nikola Zrinski 17th century military leader, statesman and poet

In fiction

* Miklos Atreides, fictional historical character in Frank Herbert's Dune universe * Lukas Miklos, character in the Left Behind novel series * Miklós Molnar, comedic character portrayed on television by

Ernie Kovacs Ernest Edward Kovacs (January 23, 1919 – January 13, 1962) was a Hungarian-American comedian, actor, and writer. Kovacs's visually experimental and often spontaneous comedic style influenced numerous television comedy programs for years aft ...

* Miklós Toldi, a legendary strong hero in Hungarian folklore.

References

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