Halasz

Halasz or Halász is the Hungarian word for "fisher" as well as a Hungarian surname. Notable people with the surname include:

• Bence Halász (born 1997), Hungarian athlete hammer thrower

• Daniel Halasz II (born 1976 in Gothenburg, Sweden) is a Television Executive living and working in Copenhagen, Denmark.
• Dániel Halász (born 1981), photographer living and working in Budapest
• Débora Halász, Brazilian classical pianist and harpsichordist
• Gábor Halász (mathematician) (born 1941), Hungarian mathematician
• Guyla Halasz (aka Brassaï) (1899–1984), Romanian photographer, sculptor, writer, and filmmaker
• István Halász (born 1951), Hungarian football midfielder
• János Halász or John Halas (1912–1995), Hungarian animator
• János Halász (politician) (born 1963), Hungarian politician, member of the National Assembly
• Károly Halász (born 1941), Hungarian sculptor, and painter
• Lajos Halász, Hungarian jurist, Crown Prosecutor of Hungary in 1930
• Laszlo Halasz (1905–2001), American opera director, conductor, and pianist of Hungarian birth
• Máté Halász (born 1984), Hungarian handballer
• Michael Halász (born 1938), Hungarian classical conductor
• Péter Halász (actor) (1944–2006), Hungarian actor and director
• Péter Halász (conductor) (born 1976), Hungarian conductor and pianist
• Piri Halasz, American art critic and writer
• Suzette Forgues Halasz (1918–2004), Canadian cellist and music educator

See also

• Halasz Gambit, a chess opening that begins with the moves: 1. e4 e5 2. d4 exd4
• Leslie Halasz Sabo or Leslie H. Sabo, Jr.
• Halas (disambiguation)
• Halászi