Very incomplete list! | |  Alexander Sandor Asboth (1811-1868) — also known asAlexander Asboth — of Missouri. Born in Keszthely,Hungary,December18, 1811.Naturalized U.S. citizen; general in the Union Army during the CivilWar; U.S. Minister toArgentina, 1866-68, died in office 1868;Uruguay, 1867-68, died in office 1868.Hungarian ancestry. Died in Buenos Aires,Argentina,January21, 1868 (age56 years, 34days).Original interment atCharitaDistrict Cemetery, Buenos Aires, Argentina; reinterment atArlingtonNational Cemetery, Arlington, Va. | | James Becker — ofWayneCounty, Mich.Democrat.Pastor;member ofMichiganstate house of representatives from Wayne County 1st District;elected 1944; defeated, 1946, 1950.Hungarian ancestry. Presumed deceased. Burial location unknown.  | Charles H. Breitbart (b. 1887) — of Brooklyn,KingsCounty, N.Y.Born in Burstein,Austria,1887.Democrat.Lawyer;member ofNew Yorkstate assembly from Kings County 21st District, 1933-39; resigned1939.Austrian ancestry. Member,Freemasons.Burial location unknown.| |  Image source:New York Red Book 1936 |
| | Tony Curtis (1925-2010) — also known asBernard Herschel Schwartz — of Henderson,ClarkCounty, Nev.Born in Manhattan,New YorkCounty, N.Y.,June 3,1925.Democrat. Served in the U.S. Navy during World War II;actor;honored guest, Democratic National Convention,1960.Jewish.Hungarian ancestry.Died, fromcardiacarrest while suffering fromCOPD andasthma,in Henderson,ClarkCounty, Nev.,September29, 2010 (age85 years, 118days).Interment atPalmMemorial Park - Green Valley, Las Vegas, Nev.| | Relatives: Sonof Emanuel Curtis and Helen (Klein) Curtis; married,February8, 1963, to Christine Kaufmann; married,April20, 1968, to Leslie Allen; married1984 to AndreaSavio; married,February28, 1993, to Lisa Deutsch; married,November6, 1998, to Jill Vandenberg; married,June 4,1951, toJanetLeigh. | | | | See alsoWikipediaarticle —NNDBdossier —Internet Movie Databaseprofile —Find-A-Gravememorial |
| | Carl Djerassi (1923-2015) — of Portola Valley,San MateoCounty, Calif.;SanFrancisco, Calif.Born in Vienna,Austria,October29, 1923.Democrat. Naturalized U.S. citizen;universityprofessor;chemistandpharmaceuticalresearcher;helped develop the oral contraceptive pill;playwright;delegate to Democratic National Convention from California,1972.Austrian andBulgarianancestry. Member,PhiBeta Kappa.Inducted into National InventorsHall ofFame, 1978.Died inSanFrancisco, Calif.,January30, 2015 (age91 years, 93days).Burial location unknown. | | Zolton Anton Ferency (1922-1993) — also known asZolton A. Ferency — of East Lansing,InghamCounty, Mich.Born in Detroit,WayneCounty, Mich.,June 30,1922.Served in the U.S. Army during World War II;lawyer;member, Michigan Liquor Control Commission, 1957-58; director,Michigan Workers Compensation Bureau, 1958-60; executive secretary toGov.JohnB. Swainson, 1961-62;MichiganDemocratic state chair, 1963-68; delegate to Democratic NationalConvention from Michigan,1964,1968(alternate); candidate forGovernor ofMichigan, 1966 (Democratic), 1970 (Democratic primary), 1974(Human Rights), 1978 (Democratic primary), 1982 (Democratic primary);Democratic Presidential Elector for Michigan,1968(elected on behalf ofHubertH. Humphrey andEdmundS. Muskie; did not serve); candidate forjustice ofMichigan state supreme court, 1972 (Human Rights), 1976 (HumanRights), 1986 (Independent);InghamCounty Commissioner, 1981-82; candidate in Democratic primary forMichiganstate senate 24th District, 1990.Catholic.Hungarian ancestry. Member,NAACP;CatholicWar Veterans;Veterans ofForeign Wars.Died, following aheartattack, at SparrowHospital,Lansing,InghamCounty, Mich.,March23, 1993 (age70 years, 266days).Interment atSummitCemetery, Williamston, Mich. | | Sigmund Fodor — of Manhattan,New YorkCounty, N.Y.Progressive. Progressive candidate for Presidential Elector for NewYork,1912.Hungarian ancestry. Burial location unknown. | | Alfred Spalding Friedrich (1893-1955) — also known asA. Spalding Friedrich — of Traverse City,GrandTraverse County, Mich.BornMay 2,1893.Democrat. Served in the U.S. Army during World War I; alternatedelegate to Democratic National Convention from Michigan,1936;member ofMichiganDemocratic State Central Committee, 1937; postmaster atTraverseCity, Mich., 1944-47 (acting, 1944-46); Democratic PresidentialElector for Michigan,1944(did not serve).GermanandAustrian ancestry.Died inGrandTraverse County, Mich.,March29, 1955 (age61 years, 331days).Interment atOakwoodCemetery, Traverse City, Mich. | | Alfred V. Friedrich (1865-1924) — of Traverse City,GrandTraverse County, Mich.Born in Grand Rapids,KentCounty, Mich.,October25, 1865.Democrat.Mayorof Traverse City, Mich., 1900-01, 1905-08; delegate to DemocraticNational Convention from Michigan,1916(member,CredentialsCommittee),1920(alternate); candidate forMichiganstate auditor general, 1916.GermanandAustrian ancestry.Died in Traverse City,GrandTraverse County, Mich.,June 6,1924 (age58 years, 225days).Interment atOakwoodCemetery, Traverse City, Mich. | | Frank Harangody (b. 1919) — of Whiting,LakeCounty, Ind.Born in1919.Democrat. Served in the U.S. Army Air Force in World War II;mayorof Whiting, Ind., 1968-76; alternate delegate to DemocraticNational Convention from Indiana,1968.Catholic.Hungarian ancestry. Member,Elks;Lions;Veterans ofForeign Wars;AmericanLegion.Presumed deceased. Burial location unknown. | | Andrew Peter Harris (b. 1957) — also known asAndy Harris — of Cockeysville,BaltimoreCounty, Md.Born in Brooklyn,KingsCounty, N.Y.,January25, 1957.Republican.Physician;anesthesiologist;served in the U.S. Navy during the Gulf War; member ofMarylandstate senate, 1999-2010 (9th District 1999-2002, 7th District2003-10); delegate to Republican National Convention from Maryland,2004;U.S.Representative from Maryland 1st District, 2011-.Catholic.Hungarian andPolishancestry. Member,Knightsof Columbus.Still living as of 2018. | | Freman Hendrix (b. 1950) — of Detroit west side,WayneCounty, Mich.Born in Inkster,WayneCounty, Mich.,October12, 1950.Democrat. Delegate to Democratic National Convention from Michigan,1988(alternate),1996,2000;Democratic Presidential Elector for Michigan,1996;Democratic Presidential Elector for Michigan,2000(voted forAlGore andJosephI. Lieberman); candidate formayorof Detroit, Mich., 2005, 2009 (primary).Catholic.AfricanandAustrian ancestry. Member,NAACP;KappaAlpha Psi.Still living as of 2009.| | Relatives: Sonof Emmanuel Freman Hendrix and Rudolfine (Ernegger)Hendrix. | | | | See alsoWikipediaarticle |
| | Lawrence Kestenbaum (b. 1955) — also known asLarry Kestenbaum — of East Lansing,InghamCounty, Mich.; Ann Arbor,WashtenawCounty, Mich.; Scio Township,WashtenawCounty, Mich.Born in Chicago,CookCounty, Ill.,September13, 1955.Democrat.Lawyer;InghamCounty Commissioner 8th District, 1983-88; candidate forMichiganstate house of representatives 52nd District, 1998;WashtenawCounty Commissioner 4th District, 2000-02;WashtenawCounty Clerk and Register of Deeds, 2005-.Jewish.Hungarian,German,Polish, andNorwegianancestry. Member,NationalTrust for Historic Preservation;American CivilLiberties Union;Grange;SierraClub;NAACP.Creator of The Political Graveyard web site. Still living as of 2025. | | James Lustig (b. 1902) — of Bronx,BronxCounty, N.Y.; Newark,EssexCounty, N.J.Born in Budapest,Hungary,1902.Communist. Naturalized U.S. citizen;agent,United Electrical Workers; candidate forNew Yorkstate senate 22nd District, 1932; member, Joint Anti-FascistRefugee Committee; the group was investigated forsubversionby the U.S. House Committee on Un-American Activities;indictedin 1947, along with other members, forcontemptof Congress over their refusal to provide records demanded by theHouse committee;convictedin 1947;sentencedto three months in jail, andfined$500.Hungarian ancestry. Burial location unknown. | | Bernard Newman (1907-1999) — of Manhattan,New YorkCounty, N.Y.Born in Manhattan,New YorkCounty, N.Y.,October28, 1907.Republican.Lawyer;candidate forNew Yorkstate assembly from New York County 6th District, 1933, 1934,1935; law secretary to JusticeSamuelH. Hofstadter, 1942-48; delegate to Republican NationalConvention from New York,1956,1960,1964;chairof New York County Republican Party, 1958-60;Justice ofNew York Supreme Court 1st District, 1966; appointed 1966;Judgeof U.S. Customs Court, 1968-80; Judge of U.S. Court ofInternational Trade, 1980-83; took senior status 1983.Jewish.Hungarian ancestry.Died, in St. Vincent'sHospital,Manhattan,New YorkCounty, N.Y.,April22, 1999 (age91 years, 176days).Interment atMt.Zion Cemetery, Maspeth, Queens, N.Y. | | Oswald Ottendorfer (1826-1900) — also known asValentin Oswald Ottendorfer — of New York,New YorkCounty, N.Y.Born in Zwittau, Moravia (now Svitavy,Czechia),February28, 1826.Democrat.Newspaperpublisher; delegate to Democratic National Convention from NewYork,1864;Liberal Democratic candidate formayorof New York City, N.Y., 1874; Democratic Presidential Elector forNew York,1884;Gold Democratic candidate for Presidential Elector for New York,1896.Austrian ancestry. Died in Manhattan,New YorkCounty, N.Y.,December15, 1900 (age74 years, 290days).Interment atGreen-WoodCemetery, Brooklyn, N.Y. | | George Elmer Pataki (b. 1945) — also known asGeorge Pataki — of Peekskill,WestchesterCounty, N.Y.Born in Peekskill,WestchesterCounty, N.Y.,June 24,1945.Republican.Lawyer;mayorof Peekskill, N.Y., 1981-84; member ofNew Yorkstate assembly 91st District, 1985-92; member ofNew Yorkstate senate 37th District, 1993-94;Governor ofNew York, 1995-2006; delegate to Republican National Conventionfrom New York,2004.Catholic.Hungarian,Irish, andItalianancestry.Still living as of 2014. | | Henry L. Schmidt (1891-1982) — also known asHarry L. Schmidt — of Grand Rapids,KentCounty, Mich.Born in Grand Rapids,KentCounty, Mich.,March18, 1891.Democrat.Merchanttailoring business; member ofMichiganstate house of representatives from Kent County 1st District,1917-18; defeated, 1918; candidate forMichiganstate senate 17th District, 1920.GermanandAustrian ancestry.Died in1982(ageabout91 years).Burial location unknown. | | Ernestine Schumann-Heink (1861-1936) — also known asTini Schumann-Heink;ErnestineRössler;Ernestine Heink —of North Caldwell,EssexCounty, N.J.; Grossmont, La Mesa,San DiegoCounty, Calif.; Coronado,San DiegoCounty, Calif.; Hollywood, Los Angeles,LosAngeles County, Calif.Born in Lieben, Bohemia (now part of Prague,Czechia),June15, 1861.Republican.Operasinger; naturalized U.S. citizen;performed, Republican National Convention, 1928.Female.Austrian ancestry. Died, fromleukemia,in Hollywood, Los Angeles,Los AngelesCounty, Calif.,November17, 1936 (age75 years, 155days).Entombed in mausoleum atGreenwoodMemorial Park, San Diego, Calif.| | Relatives:Daughter of Hans Rössler and Charlotte (Goldman) Rössler;married1883 to JohannGeorg Ernest Albert Heink; married1893 to PaulSchumann; married1905 toWilliam Rapp, Jr.; mother of August Schumann-Heink. | | | | See alsoWikipedia article —Find-A-Gravememorial |
| | Arnold Alois Schwarzenegger (b. 1947) — also known asArnold Schwarzenegger;"Arnie";"Conan the Republican";"TheGovernator";"The Austrian Oak" —of Brentwood, Los Angeles,LosAngeles County, Calif.Born in Thal, Styria,Austria,July30, 1947.Republican. Naturalized U.S. citizen;actorin numerousmovies,includingPumping Iron, the Terminator series,Conan theBarbarian,Predator,Total Recall, and others;Governor ofCalifornia, 2003-11; Republican candidate for PresidentialElector for California,2004(on behalf ofGeorgeW. Bush andRichardB. Cheney); he and his wifeseparatedin 2011 after revealing that hissexualcontact with a member of his household staff resulted in a childten years earlier.Catholic.Austrian ancestry.Still living as of 2022.| | Relatives: Sonof Gustav Schwarzenegger and Aurelia (Jadrny) Schwarzenegger;married,April26, 1986, to Maria Owings Shriver (daughter ofRobertSargent Shriver Jr.; sister ofMarkKennedy Shriver; niece ofJohnFitzgerald Kennedy). | | | | Political family:Kennedyfamily of Boston, Massachusetts (subset of theFourThousand Related Politicians). | | | | See alsoNationalGovernors Association biography —Wikipediaarticle —NNDBdossier —Internet Movie Databaseprofile —OurCampaignscandidate detail | | | | Books by Arnold Schwarzenegger:Arnold: The Education of a Bodybuilder (1977) —TotalRecall: My Unbelievably True Life Story (2012) | | | | Books about Arnold Schwarzenegger:Nigel Andrews,TrueMyths : The Life and Times of Arnold Schwarzenegger, from PumpingIron to Governor of California — Susan Zannos,ArnoldSchwarzenegger — Laurence Leamer,Fantastic: The Life of Arnold Schwarzenegger — Michael Blitz &Louise Krasniewicz,WhyArnold Matters: The Rise of a Cultural Icon — IanHalperin,TheGovernator: From Muscle Beach to His Quest for the White House, theImprobable Rise of Arnold Schwarzenegger — Colleen A.Sexton,ArnoldSchwarzenegger (for young readers) |
| | Berthold Singer (1860-1952) — of Chicago,CookCounty, Ill.Born in Jászberény,Hungary,November23, 1860.Lawyer;naturalized U.S. citizen;Consulfor Nicaragua inChicago,Ill., 1895-96, 1917;HonoraryConsul for Costa Rica inChicago,Ill., 1899-1935;HonoraryVice-Consul for Spain inChicago,Ill., 1901-17;Consulfor Cuba inChicago,Ill., 1904;Consul-Generalfor Nicaragua inChicago,Ill., 1919-35;HonoraryConsul for Salvador inChicago,Ill., 1921;HonoraryConsul-General for Turkey inChicago,Ill., 1935-40.Hungarian ancestry. Died in Chicago,CookCounty, Ill.,November27, 1952 (age92 years, 4days).Entombed atRosehillCemetery, Chicago, Ill. | | Charles Smith (b. 1851) — of New York,New YorkCounty, N.Y.Born in New York,New YorkCounty, N.Y.,1851.Republican.Liquordealer; member ofNew Yorkstate assembly from New York County 8th District, 1884-87, 1889.Hungarian ancestry. Burial location unknown.  | Julius H. Stahel (1827-1912) — also known asJulius H. Stahel-Számwald — of New York,New YorkCounty, N.Y.Born in Szeged,Hungary,November5, 1827.Newspapereditor; general in the Union Army during the Civil War; receivedtheMedalof Honor in 1893 for action at the Battle of Piedmont, June 5,1864; U.S. Consul inYokohama, 1866-69;Osaka, 1877-84;Hiogo, 1877-84;miningengineer;U.S. Consul General inShanghai, 1884-85;insuranceexecutive.Hungarian ancestry. Member,LoyalLegion.Died, fromanginapectoris, in theHotel St.James, Manhattan,New YorkCounty, N.Y.,December4, 1912 (age85 years, 29days).Interment atArlingtonNational Cemetery, Arlington, Va. | | Josef Winkler III (1928-2002) — also known asJoe Winkler — ofDouglasCounty, Colo.Born inDouglasCounty, Colo.,April23, 1928.Rancher;member ofColoradostate house of representatives, 1973-78; member ofColoradostate senate, 1979-86.Catholic.Austrian ancestry.Died, from aninfection,in Porter AdventistHospital,Denver,Colo.,July 18,2002 (age74 years, 86days).Burial location unknown.| | Relatives: Sonof Josef Winkler II and Rose Paoli Winkler; married,February11, 1966, to Lois Simon. |
| | Shelley Winters (1920-2006) — also known asShirley Schrift — Born in East St. Louis,St. ClairCounty, Ill.,August18, 1920.Democrat.Actress;honored guest, Democratic National Convention,1960.Female.Jewish.Austrian ancestry.Died, following aheartattack, in theRehabilitationCentre of Beverly Hills, Beverly Hills,Los AngelesCounty, Calif.,January14, 2006 (age85 years, 149days).Interment atHillsideMemorial Park, Culver City, Calif.| | Relatives:Daughter of Jonas Schrift and Rose (Winter) Schrift; married,January1, 1942, to Mack Paul Mayer; married,April28, 1952, to Vittorio Gassman; married,January14, 2006, to Gerry DeFord; married,May 4,1957, toAnthonyFranciosa. | | | | Epitaph: "Beloved mother, grandmother,and actress." | | | | See alsoWikipediaarticle —NNDBdossier —Internet Movie Databaseprofile —Find-A-Gravememorial |
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