Famous People with Name Benedek

Tibor Benedek            Origin/Culture/Country: Hungaian

Tibor Benedek: is a Hungarian water polo player, who played in the gold medal squads at the 2000 Summer Olympics, 2004 Summer Olympics and 2008 Summer Olympics. Benedek also competed at the 1996 Summer Olympics, where the Hungarian team was placed 4th.

David Benedek            Origin/Culture/Country: German

David Benedek: is a professional snowboarder, graphic designer and film maker. He is the co-founder of former US-based production company Robot Food as well as founder of Germany based Blank Paper Studio. David is most notable for his creative approach to Snowboarding a

Elek Benedek            Origin/Culture/Country: Hungaian

Elek Benedek: was a Hungarian journalist and writer, known as "the great folk-tale teller".He was a member of Parliament between 1887 and 1892. In his speeches he engaged in youth literature, folk poetry, folk language and public education.In 1885 the Székely Tündérország ("Szekler Fairy-land"), which contains the first original fairy tales from tha authors, appeared. Six years later, in 1891, the Székely mesemondó ("Szekler Storyteller") appeared. Benedek's biggest challenge was the Magyar mese- és mondavilág ("World of Hungarian Tales and Legends"), which appeared in 5 volumes between 1894 and 1896. This book was dedicated to the Hungarian Millenia.