Farkas

Farkas (Hungarian: Wolf) is a Hungarian surname or a given name; the latter corresponds in the Catholic tradition to the German name Wolfgang.

List of persons with the surname
  • Alexander S. Farkas, former executive of Alexander's, an American department store founded by his father
  • Andrea Farkas, Hungarian handball goalkeeper
  • Andrew Farkas, American writer
  • Andy Farkas, former American football player, who, along with 9 other players, holds the record for the longest pass caught in NFL history
  • Balázs Farkas, Hungarian footballer currently playing for FC Dynamo Kyiv
  • Bertalan Farkas, the first Hungarian cosmonaut and the first Esperantist in space
  • David Farkas, American actor, lead singer of Farkas
  • Evelyn Farkas, American intelligence analyst, running for Democratic nomination for New York congressional seat in 2020
  • Ferenc Farkas, Hungarian composer
  • Ferenc Farkas de Kisbarnak (1892–1980), Hungarian nobleman, World War II General and Chief Scout
  • Györgyi Farkas, birth name of Györgyi Zsivoczky-Farkas, Hungarian track and field athlete
  • Gyula Farkas de Kisbarnabak (1894–1958), Hungarian nobleman, literature historian
  • Gyula Farkas de Kisbarnabak (1847–1930), Hungarian nobleman, mathematician and physicist
  • József Farkas de Boldogfa (1857–1951), Hungarian nobleman, landowner, politician, Member of the Hungarian Parliament
  • Karl Farkas, Austrian actor
  • Leonardo Farkas, Chilean businessman and philanthropist of Hungarian origin
  • Mihály Farkas (1904–1965), Hungarian Jewish Communist politician
  • Philip Farkas, American symphony horn player
  • Dr. Tibor Farkas de Boldogfa (1883–1940) jurist, Hungarian nobleman, landowner, politician, member of the Hungarian Parliament, Hussar Captain
  • Wally Farkas, guitarist with Texan rock band Galactic Cowboys

Fictional characters
  • Gordon Farkas, used car salesman in the 1990 Australian film, The Big Steal played by Steve Bisley
  • Farkas is one of the werewolf characters players encounter in The Elder Scrolls V: Skyrim along with his brother, Vilkas (wolf in Lithuanian)
  • Scut Farkus (variation of Farkas), the bully in the 1983 film A Christmas Story
  • Farkas "Bulk" Bulkmeier, comic relief in Power Rangers

List of persons with the given name
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