Vajda

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In medieval Hungary, vajda was the equivalent of voivode, that is the governor of Transylvania.

Vajda is a surname, and may refer to:

  • Attila Vajda (b. 1983), Hungarian athlete
  • Edward Vajda, American linguist
  • Sherri Vajda (b. 1967), Canadian supermodel
  • Ernest Vajda (1886-1954), Hungarian actor, playwright and novelist
  • János Vajda (b. 1949), Hungarian composer
  • Jaroslav Vajda (1919-2008), Slovak-American hymn composer
  • Ladislaus Vajda (1878-1933), Hungarian screenwriter
  • Lajos Vajda (1908-1941), Hungarian painter
  • László Vajda (b. 1923), Hungarian anthropologist
  • Marián Vajda (b. 1965), Slovakian tennis player
  • Georges Vajda, French historian
  • Steven Vajda (b. 1901), British-Hungarian mathematician
  • William Vajda (b. 1962), American government

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