Famous Czech and Hungarian People

Name these famous people from Hungary and the former Czechoslovakian state.
Includes people of Slovak origins
Some people lived long before the creation of modern-day Hungary or Czech Republic
Source: http://www.czechsite.com/czechs.html
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Clue
Czech Person
"New World Symphony" composer
Antonín Dvořák
Absurd author of "The Metamorphosis"
Franz Kafka
Exiled writer banned by the Communists
Milan Kundera
Long-distance runner and 1952 Olympic medalist
Emil Zátopek
World No. 1 tennis player in the late 70's
Martina Navratilova
Communist leader during the Prague Spring
Alexander Dubček
First President of Czech Republic
Václav Havel
Film director of "Amadeus"
Miloš Forman
Holy Roman Emperor and namesake for a bridge
Charles IV
European NHL top scorer
Jaromír Jágr
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Hungarian
Great Hun leader in the 5th century
Attila the Hun
Hungary's most influential composers
Franz Liszt
Béla Bártok
Real Madrid superstar who was part of the 1954 "Golden Team"
Ferenc Puskás
Hollywood actress who married nine times
Zsa Zsa Gábor
Horror film actor who portrayed "Dracula"
Béla Lugosi
Escape artist
Harry Houdini
Ballpoint pen inventor
László Bíró
Founder of Zionism
Theodor Herzl
Communist leader of Hungary, 1956-88
János Kádár
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Level 65
Dec 31, 2015
How about Erno Rubik? He's famous.
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Level 74
Dec 31, 2015
I thought about including him too; but then I realized that it would be difficult to find a clue without mentioning the Rubik's Cube, where his last name already appears.
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Level 63
Mar 31, 2017
The hungarian composer's name is spelled Bartók, not Bártok.
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Level 48
Aug 15, 2023
Few suggestions:

Erno Rubik

Judit Polgár

Istvan Szechenyi

Istvan Tisza

Miklos Horthy

Bela Kun

Endre Bajcsy-Zsilinszky

Arpád Goncz

Ferenc Rakoczi

Imre Nagy

Lajos Kossuth

Lajos Batthany

Gyula Andrassy

Sandor Petofi

I am a Czech, who used to live 2 years in Hungary and I only scored 3 of the Hungarians and never heard those names. The above mentioned are people, that everybody knows and made history. Streets, squares and bridges are named after them. Please, make some addition, or I will have to make my own quiz for them :D

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Level 48
Aug 19, 2023
My quiz is ready, thank you for inspiration

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