# Kossuth Prize > Mediated Wiki article. Canonical URL: https://mediated.wiki/source/Kossuth_Prize > Markdown URL: https://mediated.wiki/source/Kossuth_Prize.md > Source: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kossuth_Prize > Source revision: 1347449081 > License: Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 International (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/) The **Kossuth Award** (Hungarian: *Kossuth-díj*, ˈkoʃudːiːj) is a state-sponsored award in [Hungary](/source/Hungary), named after the Hungarian politician and revolutionist [Lajos Kossuth](/source/Lajos_Kossuth). The Prize was established on 15th March 1948, on the occasion of the centenary of the [1848 revolution](/source/Hungarian_Revolution_of_1848), by the [Hungarian National Assembly](/source/Hungarian_National_Assembly), to acknowledge outstanding personal and group achievements in the fields of science, culture and the arts, as well as (during the [Hungarian People's Republic](/source/Hungarian_People's_Republic)) in the building of [socialism](/source/Socialism) in general. Since 1963, the domain has been restricted to culture and the arts. Today, it is regarded as the most prestigious cultural award in Hungary, and is awarded by the [President](/source/President_of_Hungary). ## Recipients Note: This is not a complete listing.[1] - [Aladár Rácz](/source/Alad%C3%A1r_R%C3%A1cz) (1948) - [Zoltán Kodály](/source/Zolt%C3%A1n_Kod%C3%A1ly) (1948) - [István Csók](/source/Istv%C3%A1n_Cs%C3%B3k) (1948 and 1952) - [Ferenc Erdei](/source/Ferenc_Erdei) (1948 and 1962) - [Milán Füst](/source/Mil%C3%A1n_F%C3%BCst) (1948) - [Ferenc Medgyessy](/source/Ferenc_Medgyessy) (1948 and 1957) - [Gizi Bajor](/source/Gizi_Bajor) (1948) - [Pál Turán](/source/P%C3%A1l_Tur%C3%A1n) (1948 and 1952) - [Géza Zemplén](/source/G%C3%A9za_Zempl%C3%A9n) (1948) - [Béla Balázs](/source/B%C3%A9la_Bal%C3%A1zs) (1949) - [Jenő Egerváry](/source/Jen%C5%91_Egerv%C3%A1ry) (1949) - [Annie Fischer](/source/Annie_Fischer) (1949, 1955, 1965) - [József Marek](/source/J%C3%B3zsef_Marek) (1949)[2] - [Ferenc Mérei](/source/Ferenc_M%C3%A9rei) (1949) - [Ági Mészáros](/source/%C3%81gi_M%C3%A9sz%C3%A1ros) (1949, 1954) - [Hilda Gobbi](/source/Hilda_Gobbi) (1949) - [Józsi Jenő Tersánszky](/source/J%C3%B3zsi_Jen%C5%91_Ters%C3%A1nszky) (1949) - [Sándor Veress](/source/S%C3%A1ndor_Veress) (1949) - [Fódor Gábor Bela](/source/F%C3%B3dor_G%C3%A1bor_Bela) (1950) - [László Kalmár](/source/L%C3%A1szl%C3%B3_Kalm%C3%A1r) (1950) - [Kálmán Latabár](/source/K%C3%A1lm%C3%A1n_Latab%C3%A1r) (1950) - [Péter Veres](/source/P%C3%A9ter_Veres_(politician)) (1950, 1952) - [Leó Weiner](/source/Le%C3%B3_Weiner) (1950, 1960) - [János Görbe](/source/J%C3%A1nos_G%C3%B6rbe) (1951) - [László Heller](/source/L%C3%A1szl%C3%B3_Heller) (1951) - [László Lajtha](/source/L%C3%A1szl%C3%B3_Lajtha) (1951) - [Rózsa Péter](/source/R%C3%B3zsa_P%C3%A9ter) (1951) - [Dezső Winkler](/source/Dezs%C5%91_Winkler) (1951) - [Klári Tolnay](/source/Kl%C3%A1ri_Tolnay) (1951 and 1952) - [Zoltán Földi](/source/Zolt%C3%A1n_F%C3%B6ldi) (1952) - [Margit Dajka](/source/Margit_Dajka) (1952) - [Sándor Jávorka](/source/S%C3%A1ndor_J%C3%A1vorka) (1952) - [Tibor Szele](/source/Tibor_Szele) (1952) - [Éva Szörényi](/source/%C3%89va_Sz%C3%B6r%C3%A9nyi) (1952) - [Margit Dajka](/source/Margit_Dajka) (1952) - [Miklós Gábor](/source/Mikl%C3%B3s_G%C3%A1bor) (1953) - [Hanna Honthy](/source/Hanna_Honthy) (1953) - [Ferenc Bessenyei](/source/Ferenc_Bessenyei) (1953 and 1955) - [Andor Ajtay](/source/Andor_Ajtay) (1954) - [Jenő Barcsay](/source/Jen%C5%91_Barcsay) (1954) - [Gyula Gózon](/source/Gyula_G%C3%B3zon) (1954) - [Péter Kuczka](/source/P%C3%A9ter_Kuczka) (1954) - [Lajos Bárdos](/source/Lajos_B%C3%A1rdos) (1955) - [István Eiben](/source/Istv%C3%A1n_Eiben) (1955) - [Ferenc Ecker](https://hu.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ecker_Ferenc) (1955) - [Zoltán Fábri](/source/Zolt%C3%A1n_F%C3%A1bri) (1955) - [Albert Fonó](/source/Albert_Fon%C3%B3) (1956) - [Lajos Hernádi](/source/Lajos_Hern%C3%A1di) (1956) - Gyula Kaesz (1956) - [László Ranódy](/source/L%C3%A1szl%C3%B3_Ran%C3%B3dy) (1956) - [Jenő Ádám](/source/Jen%C5%91_%C3%81d%C3%A1m) (1957) - [Miklós Borsos](/source/Mikl%C3%B3s_Borsos) (1957) - [Manyi Kiss](/source/Manyi_Kiss) (1957) - [László Németh](/source/L%C3%A1szl%C3%B3_N%C3%A9meth) (1957) - [Mária Sulyok](/source/M%C3%A1ria_Sulyok) (1957) - [Zimmermann Ágoston](https://hu.wikipedia.org/wiki/Zimmermann_%25C3%2581goston)(1957) - [László Fejes Tóth](/source/L%C3%A1szl%C3%B3_Fejes_T%C3%B3th) (1957)[3] - [Mór Korach](/source/M%C3%B3r_Korach) (1958) - [Tátrai Quartet](/source/T%C3%A1trai_Quartet) (1958) - [Éva Ruttkai](/source/%C3%89va_Ruttkai) (1960) - [Leo Weiner](/source/Leo_Weiner) (1960) - [Iván Berend](/source/Iv%C3%A1n_Berend) (1961) - [Antal Hidas](/source/Antal_Hidas) (1962) - [Tibor Czibere](/source/Tibor_Czibere) (1962) - [István Vas](/source/Istv%C3%A1n_Vas) (1962, 1985) - [Ákos Császár](/source/%C3%81kos_Cs%C3%A1sz%C3%A1r) (1963) - [Dénes Kovács](/source/D%C3%A9nes_Kov%C3%A1cs) (1963) - [Alexander Radó](/source/Alexander_Rad%C3%B3) (1963) - [Robert Ilosfalvy](/source/Robert_Ilosfalvy) (1965) - [Pál Lukács](/source/P%C3%A1l_Luk%C3%A1cs) (1965) - [László Nagy](/source/L%C3%A1szl%C3%B3_Nagy_(poet)) (1966) - [Imre Sinkovits](/source/Imre_Sinkovits) (1966) - [Sándor Szokolay](/source/S%C3%A1ndor_Szokolay) (1966) - [Irén Psota](/source/Ir%C3%A9n_Psota) (1966 and 2007) - [Erzsébet Házy](/source/Erzs%C3%A9bet_H%C3%A1zy) (1970) - [Péter Komlós](/source/P%C3%A9ter_Koml%C3%B3s) (1970) - [György Kurtág](/source/Gy%C3%B6rgy_Kurt%C3%A1g) (1973) - [Líviusz Gyulai](/source/L%C3%ADviusz_Gyulai) (1973) - [Miklós Jancsó](/source/Mikl%C3%B3s_Jancs%C3%B3) (1973), (2006) - [Ferenc Sánta](/source/Ferenc_S%C3%A1nta) (1973) - [Mari Törőcsik](/source/Mari_T%C3%B6r%C5%91csik) (1973, 1999 and 2019) - [Miklós Erdélyi](/source/Mikl%C3%B3s_Erd%C3%A9lyi) (1975) - [Magda Szabó](/source/Magda_Szab%C3%B3) (1978) - [Iván Darvas](/source/Iv%C3%A1n_Darvas) (1978) - [Erzsébet Galgóczi](/source/Erzs%C3%A9bet_Galg%C3%B3czi) (1978) - [Sándor Sára](/source/S%C3%A1ndor_S%C3%A1ra) (1978 and 2018) - [Dezső Ránki](/source/Dezs%C5%91_R%C3%A1nki) (1978 and 2008) - [Zoltán Kocsis](/source/Zolt%C3%A1n_Kocsis) (1978) - [János Pilinszky](/source/J%C3%A1nos_Pilinszky) (1980) - [Iván Markó](/source/Iv%C3%A1n_Mark%C3%B3) (1983)[4] - [László Márkus](/source/L%C3%A1szl%C3%B3_M%C3%A1rkus) (1983) - [Géza Ottlik](/source/G%C3%A9za_Ottlik) (1985) - [András Szőllősy](/source/Andr%C3%A1s_Sz%C5%91ll%C5%91sy) (1985) - [Dezső Garas](/source/Dezs%C5%91_Garas) (1988) - [Iván Mándy](/source/Iv%C3%A1n_M%C3%A1ndy) (1988) - [Miklós Szentkuthy](/source/Mikl%C3%B3s_Szentkuthy) (1988) - [Sandor Marai](/source/Sandor_Marai) (1989) - [György Cserhalmi](/source/Gy%C3%B6rgy_Cserhalmi) (1990) - [Sándor Csoóri](/source/S%C3%A1ndor_Cso%C3%B3ri) (1990) - [Ernő Dohnányi](/source/Ern%C5%91_Dohn%C3%A1nyi) (1990) - [Imre Makovecz](/source/Imre_Makovecz) (1990) - [Ferenc Farkas](/source/Ferenc_Farkas) (1991) - [István Gaál](/source/Istv%C3%A1n_Ga%C3%A1l) (1991) - [Sándor Szabó](/source/S%C3%A1ndor_Szab%C3%B3_(actor)) (1991) - [Elemér Ragályi](/source/Elem%C3%A9r_Rag%C3%A1lyi) (1991) - [Péter Nádas](/source/P%C3%A9ter_N%C3%A1das) (1992) - [István Ágh](/source/Istv%C3%A1n_%C3%81gh_(poet)) (1992) - [Sándor Kányádi](/source/S%C3%A1ndor_K%C3%A1ny%C3%A1di) (1993) - [Sándor Reisenbüchler](/source/S%C3%A1ndor_Reisenb%C3%BCchler) (1993) - [Ferenc Ban](/source/Ferenc_Ban) (1994) - [György Faludy](/source/Gy%C3%B6rgy_Faludy) (1994) - [Tamás Lossonczy](/source/Tam%C3%A1s_Lossonczy) (1994) - [Adrienne Jancsó](/source/Adrienne_Jancs%C3%B3) (1995) - [Péter Esterházy](/source/P%C3%A9ter_Esterh%C3%A1zy) (1996) - [József Király](/source/J%C3%B3zsef_Kir%C3%A1ly) (1996) - [György Petri](/source/Gy%C3%B6rgy_Petri) (1996) - [András Schiff](/source/Andr%C3%A1s_Schiff) (1996) - [Bartók String Quartet](/source/Bart%C3%B3k_String_Quartet) (1997) - [Péter Gothár](/source/P%C3%A9ter_Goth%C3%A1r) (1997) - [Jenő Jandó](/source/Jen%C5%91_Jand%C3%B3) (1997) - [Imre Kertész](/source/Imre_Kert%C3%A9sz) (1997) - [Ferenc Zenthe](/source/Ferenc_Zenthe) (1997) - [Éva Marton](/source/%C3%89va_Marton) (1997) - [Géza Hofi](/source/G%C3%A9za_Hofi) (1998) - [Györgyi Szakács](/source/Gy%C3%B6rgyi_Szak%C3%A1cs) (1998) - [Dezső Tandori](/source/Dezs%C5%91_Tandori) (1998) - [József Gregor](/source/J%C3%B3zsef_Gregor) (1999) - [János Kass](/source/J%C3%A1nos_Kass) (1999) - [Márta Sebestyén](/source/M%C3%A1rta_Sebesty%C3%A9n) (1999) - [Károly Eperjes](/source/K%C3%A1roly_Eperjes) (1999) - [Péter Korniss](/source/P%C3%A9ter_Korniss) (1999) - [József Soproni](/source/J%C3%B3zsef_Soproni_(composer)) (1999) - [Lívia Gyarmathy](/source/L%C3%ADvia_Gyarmathy) (2000) - [Miklós Kocsár](/source/Mikl%C3%B3s_Kocs%C3%A1r) (2000) - [Gáspár Nagy](/source/G%C3%A1sp%C3%A1r_Nagy) (2000) - [Géza Böszörményi](/source/G%C3%A9za_B%C3%B6sz%C3%B6rm%C3%A9nyi) (2000) - [János Bródy](/source/J%C3%A1nos_Br%C3%B3dy) (2000) - [Enikő Eszenyi](/source/Enik%C5%91_Eszenyi) (2001) - [Zoltán Jeney](/source/Zolt%C3%A1n_Jeney) (2001) - [Margit Bara](/source/Margit_Bara) (2002) - [Péter Eötvös](/source/P%C3%A9ter_E%C3%B6tv%C3%B6s) (2002) - [El Kazovsky](/source/El_Kazovsky) (2002) - [Aladár Pege](/source/Alad%C3%A1r_Pege) (2002) - [András Bálint](/source/Andr%C3%A1s_B%C3%A1lint) (2003) - [Ádám Bodor](/source/%C3%81d%C3%A1m_Bodor) (2003) - [Éva Janikovszky](/source/%C3%89va_Janikovszky) (2003) - [György Ligeti](/source/Gy%C3%B6rgy_Ligeti) (2003) - [László Marton](/source/L%C3%A1szl%C3%B3_Marton_(sculptor)) (2003) - [Béla Tarr](/source/B%C3%A9la_Tarr) (2003) - [Amadinda Percussion Group](/source/Amadinda_Percussion_Group) (2004) - [Gergely Bogányi](/source/Gergely_Bog%C3%A1nyi) (2004) - [Líviusz Gyulai](/source/L%C3%ADviusz_Gyulai) (2004) - [László Krasznahorkai](/source/L%C3%A1szl%C3%B3_Krasznahorkai) (2004) - [Andrea Rost](/source/Andrea_Rost) (2004) - [Gyula Bodrogi](/source/Gyula_Bodrogi) (2005) - [Zoltán Kocsis](/source/Zolt%C3%A1n_Kocsis) (2005) - [György Szomjas](/source/Gy%C3%B6rgy_Szomjas) (2005) - [Pál Závada](/source/P%C3%A1l_Z%C3%A1vada) (2005) - [Eszter Csákányi](/source/Eszter_Cs%C3%A1k%C3%A1nyi) (2006) - [Iván Fischer](/source/Iv%C3%A1n_Fischer) (2006) - [János Herskó](/source/J%C3%A1nos_Hersk%C3%B3) (2006) - [János Kulka](/source/J%C3%A1nos_Kulka_(actor)) (2006) - [György Spiró](/source/Gy%C3%B6rgy_Spir%C3%B3) (2006) - [Erzsébet Szőnyi](/source/Erzs%C3%A9bet_Sz%C5%91nyi) (2006) - [Zorán Sztevanovity](/source/Zor%C3%A1n_Sztevanovity) (2006) - [Nelly Vágó](/source/Nelly_V%C3%A1g%C3%B3) (2006) - [László Gálffi](/source/L%C3%A1szl%C3%B3_G%C3%A1lffi) (2007) - [Gábor Görgey](/source/G%C3%A1bor_G%C3%B6rgey) (2007) - [András Kern](/source/Andr%C3%A1s_Kern) (2007) - [Ferenc Kósa](/source/Ferenc_K%C3%B3sa) (2007) - [András Ligeti](/source/Andr%C3%A1s_Ligeti) (2007) - [Miklós Perényi](/source/Mikl%C3%B3s_Per%C3%A9nyi) (2007) - [Ernő Rubik](/source/Ern%C5%91_Rubik) (2007) - [Ottó Tolnai](/source/Ott%C3%B3_Tolnai) (2007) - [Judit Elek](/source/Judit_Elek) (2008) - [János Fajó](/source/J%C3%A1nos_Faj%C3%B3) (2008) - [Ádám Fischer](/source/%C3%81d%C3%A1m_Fischer) (2008) - [Zsuzsa Koncz](/source/Zsuzsa_Koncz) (2008) - [Péter Kovács](/source/P%C3%A9ter_Kov%C3%A1cs_(painter)) (2008) - [Dezső Ránki](/source/Dezs%C5%91_R%C3%A1nki) (2008) - [Mihály Balázs](/source/Mih%C3%A1ly_Bal%C3%A1zs) (2009) - [Gábor Máté](/source/G%C3%A1bor_M%C3%A1t%C3%A9_(actor)) (2009) - [László Rajk Jr.](/source/L%C3%A1szl%C3%B3_Rajk_Jr.) (2009) - [Pál Sándor](/source/P%C3%A1l_S%C3%A1ndor_(director)) (2009) - [Endre Tot](/source/Endre_Tot) (2009) - [Tamás Féner](/source/Tam%C3%A1s_F%C3%A9ner) (2010) - [Gyula Maár](/source/Gyula_Ma%C3%A1r) (2010) - [Ferenc Rados](/source/Ferenc_Rados) (2010) - [László Vidovszky](/source/L%C3%A1szl%C3%B3_Vidovszky) (2010) - [Agota Kristof](/source/Agota_Kristof) (2011) - [István Nemeskürty](/source/Istv%C3%A1n_Nemesk%C3%BCrty) (2011) - [István Orosz](/source/Istv%C3%A1n_Orosz) (2011) - [Judit Reigl](/source/Judit_Reigl) (2011) - [Ferenc Rofusz](/source/Ferenc_Rofusz) (2011) - [György Szabados](/source/Gy%C3%B6rgy_Szabados) (2011) - [Ákos Kovács](/source/%C3%81kos_Kov%C3%A1cs_(singer)) (2012)[5] - [Éva Schubert](/source/%C3%89va_Schubert) (2013) - [Zoltán Gera](/source/Zolt%C3%A1n_Gera_(actor)) (2013) - [Vera Pap](/source/Vera_Pap) (2013) - [Omega](/source/Omega_(band)) (2013) - [Ferenc Snétberger](/source/Ferenc_Sn%C3%A9tberger) (2014) - [Kati Kovács](/source/Kati_Kov%C3%A1cs) (2014) - [Pál Mácsai](/source/P%C3%A1l_M%C3%A1csai) (2014) - [Atilla Kiss B.](/source/Atilla_Kiss_B.) (2014) - [Fecó Balázs](/source/Fec%C3%B3_Bal%C3%A1zs) (2016) - [László Nemes](/source/L%C3%A1szl%C3%B3_Nemes) (2016) - [Ildikó Komlósi](/source/Ildik%C3%B3_Koml%C3%B3si) (2016) - [Géza Röhrig](/source/G%C3%A9za_R%C3%B6hrig) (2016) - [Sylvia Sass](/source/Sylvia_Sass) (2017) - [László Tahi Tóth](/source/L%C3%A1szl%C3%B3_Tahi_T%C3%B3th) (2017) - [Károly Frenreisz](/source/K%C3%A1roly_Frenreisz) (2017) - [Cecília Esztergályos](/source/Cec%C3%ADlia_Eszterg%C3%A1lyos) (2018) - [Teri Tordai](/source/Teri_Tordai) (2018) - [Feró Nagy](/source/Fer%C3%B3_Nagy) (2021) - [Gábor Harsányi](/source/G%C3%A1bor_Hars%C3%A1nyi) (2021) - [Anna Adamis](/source/Anna_Adamis) (2023) ## References 1. ["Kossuth-díjasok ("List of recipients of the Kossuth Prize")"](https://web.archive.org/web/20120208115228/http://members.chello.hu/szalax/kossuthdij_1948.htm) (in Hungarian). chello.hu. Archived from [the original](http://members.chello.hu/szalax/kossuthdij_1948.htm) on 8 February 2012. Retrieved 8 June 2008. 1. 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