Katona is a Hungarian surname meaning "soldier".

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Ervin Katona Ervin Katona (Serbian Cyrillic alphabet, Serbian Cyrillic: Ервин Катона; born 5 January 1977) is a Serbian-born Hungarians, Hungarian strongman (strength athlete), strongman competitor and regular entrant to the World's Strongest M ...

(born 1977), Serbian strongman competitor *

Gábor Katona Gábor Katona (born 1 October 1952) is a retired Hungarian triple jumper. He won the bronze medal at the 1970 European Junior Championships and finished fourth at the 1979 European Indoor Championships. He became the Hungarian triple jump cha ...

, retired Hungarian triple jumper *

George Katona George Katona (6 November 1901, Budapest – 18 June 1981, West Berlin) was a Hungarian-born American psychologist who was one of the first to advocate a rapprochement between economics and psychology. He graduated with a doctorate in Experiment ...

, Hungarian-born American psychologist * Gyula O. H. Katona, Hungarian mathematician * Gyula Y. Katona, Hungarian mathematician, son of Gyula O. H. Katona *

Iggy Katona Egnatius "Iggy" Katona (August 16, 1916 – December 4, 2003) was an American stock car racing driver from Willis, Michigan. He is most famous for his performance in the ARCA series in the 1950s, 1960s, and 1970s, where he won six championships ...

, American stock car racer * Jacqui Katona, environmental and cultural protection activist *

József Katona József Katona (11 November 1791, Kecskemét – 16 April 1830, Kecskemét) was a Hungarian playwright and poet, creator of the Hungarian historical tragedy '' Bánk bán''. Biography József Katona was born and died in Kecskemét. He stud ...

, Hungarian playwright and poet *

Kálmán Katona Kálmán Katona (8 April 1948 – 5 February 2017) was a Hungarian politician as a member of Parliament and President of the Electorate of the Hungarian Democratic Forum (MDF) conservative party. He served as Vice-President of the Committee fo ...

, Hungarian politician *

Kerry Katona Kerry Katona (born 6 September 1980) is an English television personality and former singer. She was an original member of the pop girl group Atomic Kitten between 1998 and 2001, leaving before the group's success. Katona has appeared on va ...

, TV presenter, writer, columnist and former pop singer *

Klári Katona Klári Katona (born 20 October 1953) is a Hungarian pop singer. Career Katona was born on 20 October 1953 in Ráckeve, Hungary. She began singing in 1966, at the age of 13, with her professional career beginning in 1972 after the performance of ...

, Hungarian singer * Nándor Katona, Hungarian-Slovak painter *

Nisha Katona Nisha Katona MBE (born 23 October 1971) is a British restaurateur and TV personality. The daughter of two doctors, she is the founder of Mowgli Street Food restaurants and the Mowgli Trust charity, a food writer and television presenter. She wa ...

, MBE, British former barrister, now a celebrity chef and restaurateur * Péter Katona, member of the guitar duo

Katona Twins The Katona Twins are a Hungarian people, Hungarian classical guitar, guitar duo, composed of identical twins Péter and Zoltán Katona. They have performed at prestigious venues and at major music festivals around the world. Their performances ...

Sándor Katona Sándor Katona is a Hungarian glider aerobatic pilot. He is a professional aerobatics instructorSándor Katona Sándor Katona is a Hungarian glider aerobatic pilot. He is a professional aerobatics instructorTamás Katona Tamás Katona (2 February 1932 – 28 June 2013)Zoltán Katona Zoltán () is a Hungarian masculine given name. The name days for this name are 8 March and 23 June in Hungary, and 7 April in Slovakia. "Zoli" is the short version of Zoltán. "Zoli" is commonly used. Zoltána is the feminine version. The name i ...

, member of the guitar duo

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* ''Katona'' is the Hungarian name for Cătina Commune, Cluj County, Romania

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