Hungarian diaspora

Hungarian diaspora (Magyar diaspora) is a term that encompasses the total ethnic Hungarian population located outside of current-day Hungary.

There are two main groups of the diaspora. In the first one are those, who are autochthonous to their homeland, and live outside Hungary since the border changes of the post-World War I Treaty of Trianon of 1920.[note 1] The victorious forces redrew the borders of Hungary so that it runs through Hungarian majority areas. As a consequence, 3.3 million Hungarians found themselves outside the new borders. These Hungarians are usually not counted into the term "Hungarian diaspora", regardless, they are listed in this article. The other main group are the emigrants, who left Hungary at various times (e.g., the Hungarian Revolution of 1956).

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Distribution by country

Country Hungarian population Note Article
Neighbor countries of Hungary
Romania 1,434,377 (2002)[2] (not including Csángós[3]) Autochthonous in Transylvania,[4] Csángó people in Moldavia Hungarians in Romania
Slovakia 520,528 (2001)[5] Autochthonous[6] Hungarians in Slovakia
Serbia 293,299 (2002)[7] Autochthonous in Vojvodina Hungarians in Vojvodina
Ukraine 156,600 (2001) Autochthonous in Zakarpattia Oblast Hungarians in Ukraine
Austria 40,583 (2001)[8] Autochthonous in Burgenland Hungarians in Austria
Croatia 16,595 (2001)[9] Autochthonous in Croatia, except Istria and Dalmatia.
Slovenia 6,243 (2001) Autochthonous in Eastern Slovenia
Other countries
USA 1,563,081 (2006)[10] Immigrants Hungarian American
Canada 315,510 (2006)[11] Immigrants Hungarian Canadians
Israel 200,000 to 250,000 (2000s) Immigrants
Germany 120,000 (2004)[12] Immigrants Hungarians in Germany
France 100,000 to 200,000 (2000s) Immigrants
United Kingdom 80,135 (2001) Immigrants Hungarians in the United Kingdom
Brazil 80,000 (2002)[13] Immigrants Hungarian Brazilian
Russia 76,500 (2002) Immigrants
Australia 67,616(2006)[14] Immigrants Hungarian Australian
Argentina 40,000 to 50,000 (2000s) Immigrants Hungarians in Argentina
Chile 40,000 (2008) Immigrants Hungarians in Chile
Switzerland 20,000 to 25,000 (2000s) Immigrants
Czech Republic 14,672 (2001) Immigrants
Turkey 6,800 (2001) Immigrants
Ireland 3,328 (2006)[15] Immigrants
New Zealand 1,476 (2006) Immigrants Hungarian New Zealander
TOTAL 5.2 - 5.6 million

Hungarian immigration patterns to Western Europe increased in the 1990s and especially since 2004, after Hungary's admission in the European Union. Thousands of Hungarians from Hungary sought available work through guest-worker contracts in the United Kingdom, Ireland, Finland, Sweden, Spain and Portugal.

Famous people of Hungarian descent

Country Name Occupation Source
List is sorted alphabetically.
United States Drew Barrymore entertainer/actress [16]
United States Adrien Brody entertainer/actor [17]
United States Tony Curtis entertainer/actor [18]
United States Louis C.K. entertainer/comedian [19]
United States Rodney Dangerfield entertainer/comedian [20]
United Kingdom Stephen Fry entertainer/comedian [21]
United States Zsa Zsa Gabor entertainer/actress [22]
United States Peter Carl Goldmark scientist/inventor
Sweden
Germany		 George de Hevesy scientist/inventor [23]
United States John George Kemeny scientist/inventor [24]
United States Paul Nemenyi scientist/mathematician [25]
United States John von Neumann mathematician [26][27]
United States Joaquin Phoenix entertainer/actor [28]
United States Joseph Pulitzer journalist [29]
United States Gene Simmons entertainer/musician [30]
United States Jerry Seinfeld entertainer/comedian [30]
United States Leó Szilárd scientist/inventor [31]
United States Edward Teller scientist/inventor [32]

Gallery

See also

Notes

  1. ^ During World War II, some areas were regained by Hungary, but lost with the 1947 Treaty of Paris

References

  1. ^ Sebők László's ethnic map of Central and Southeastern Europe
  2. ^ 2002 Romanian census
  3. ^ 1,370 persons declared themselves Csángós at the 2002 Romanian census. Some estimates of the Csángó population run higher. For instance, the Council of Europe suggests a figure as high as 260,000.
  4. ^ Patrick Heenan, Monique Lamontagne (1999). The Central and Eastern Europe Handbook. Taylor & Francis. p. 70. ISBN 9781579580896. http://books.google.com/books?id=8Lg03OMRgywC&pg=PA70#PPA70,M1. 
  5. ^ Slovak census 2001
  6. ^ Roseann Duenas Gonzalez, Ildiko Melis (2001). Language Ideologies: Critical Perspectives on the Official English Movement. Lawrence Erlbaum Associates. p. 302. ISBN 9780805840544. http://books.google.com/books?id=dLcX-yR6YloC&pg=PA302. 
  7. ^ Serbian Census 2002
  8. ^ Austrian census 2001
  9. ^ "World Directory of Minorities and Indigenous Peoples - Croatia : Overview (2001 census data)". United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees. July 2008. http://www.unhcr.org/refworld/type,COUNTRYPROF,,,4954ce1ec,0.html. Retrieved 2009-03-16. 
  10. ^ 2006 Community Survey
  11. ^ Canadian Census 2006
  12. ^ Hungarians in Germany
  13. ^ Hungarians in Brazil
  14. ^ Estimation 2002 Hungarian-Australians according to national census 2006, Australia.
  15. ^ Irish census 2006
  16. ^ her mother is a Hungarian immigrant.[1] "She is half Hungarian on her mother's side" [2] "Drews Mother - Jaid Barrymore (nee Ildiko Jaid Mako) [was] Born on 8 May 1946 in Brannenburg, West Germany in a camp for displaced persons. Jaids parents (Drew's grandparents) were Hungarian."
  17. ^ Fox, Chloe (November 12, 2006). "The prime of Adrien Brody". London: Guardian Unlimited. http://www.guardian.co.uk/film/2006/nov/12/features.magazine. Retrieved December 13, 2006. 
  18. ^ [3] [4] "Born Bernard Schwartz in 1925 to Jewish-Hungarian parents, Curtis grew up in New York’s matinee movie-palaces..."
  19. ^ Vogel, Laura (May 27, 2007). "Louis C.K.". New York Post. http://www.nypost.com/p/entertainment/item_0i3ylcj0GXPO0SqsmNybUM;jsessionid=4FAF908BF5985A7D8D7DBB9802A22A40. Retrieved November 10, 2010. 
  20. ^ Rodney Dangerfield: A Lifetime of No Respect but Plenty of Sex and Drugs by Rodney Dangerfield "The whole family had come to America from Hungary when my mother was four. My mother's father--my grandfather--was almost never referred to in that house. Rumor has it he's still in Hungary--and still drinking."
  21. ^ ""Who Do You Think You Are?", Series Two: Celebrity Gallery". http://www.bbc.co.uk/history/familyhistory/get_started/wdytya_s2_celeb_gallery_03.shtml. 
  22. ^ [5] "Zsa Zsa Gabor born, Budapest Hungary. Though some sources say 1918, 1919, or 1920. 1936 Elected Miss Hungary."
  23. ^ George de Hevesy: life and work : a biography, Hilde Levi, A. Hilger, 1985
  24. ^ Weibel, Peter (2005). Beyond Art - A Third Culture : a Comparative Study in Cultures, Art, and Science in 20th Century Austria and Hungary. Springer. pp. 350. ISBN 3211245626. http://books.google.com/?id=xkk6U42Zl_sC&pg=PA350. 
  25. ^ Nicholas, Peter (September 21, 2009). "Chasing the king of chess". Los Angeles Times. http://www.latimes.com/news/nationworld/nation/la-na-bobby-fischer21-2009sep21,0,1824779,full.story. Retrieved September 21, 2009. 
  26. ^ Doran, p. 1
  27. ^ Nathan Myhrvold, "John von Neumann". Time, March 21, 1999. Accessed September 5, 2010
  28. ^ Naomi Pfefferman (2002-04-12). "The Days of Summer". Jewish Journal. http://www.jewishjournal.com/home/preview.php?id=8397. Retrieved 2007-09-01. 
  29. ^ András Csillag, "Joseph Pulitzer's Roots in Europe: A Genealogical History," American Jewish Archives, Jan 1987, Vol. 39 Issue 1, pp 49–68
  30. ^ a b Biography. GeneSimmons.com. Retrieved on February 1, 2011.
  31. ^ Blumesberger, Susanne; et al. (2002). Handbuch österreichischer Autorinnen und Autoren jüdischer Herkunft. 1. K. G. Saur. ISBN 3598115458. 
  32. ^ Video in which Teller recalls his earliest memories.
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