Vajda
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Vajda is a surname, and may refer to:
- Attila VajdaAttila VajdaAttila Vajda is a Hungarian sprint canoer who has competed since the early 2000s. Competing in two Summer Olympics, he has won two medals in the C-1 1000 m event with a gold in 2008 and a bronze in 2004....
(b. 1983), Hungarian athlete - Edward VajdaEdward VajdaEdward Vajda is a historical linguist at Western Washington University. He has become known for his work on the proposed Dené–Yeniseian language family, seeking to establish that the Ket language of Siberia has a common linguistic ancestor with the Na-Dené languages of North America...
, American linguist - Sherri Vajda (b. 1967), Canadian supermodel
- Ernest VajdaErnest VajdaErnest Vajda was a Hungarian actor, playwright and novelist, but is more famous today for his screenplays. He co-wrote the screenplay for the film Smilin' Through , based on the hit play by Jane Cowl and Jane Murfin...
(1886-1954), Hungarian actor, playwright and novelist - Jaroslav VajdaJaroslav VajdaJaroslav Vajda was an American hymnist.Vajda was born to a Lutheran pastor of Slovak descent. His father, Rev. John Vajda, was a pastor in East Chicago, Ind. at Holy Trinity Slovak Lutheran Church. This is where Jaroslav had his beginning learning from his father and his mother, Maria...
(1919-2008), Slovakian hymn composer - Ladislaus VajdaLadislaus VajdaLadislaus Vajda was a Hungarian screenwriter. He wrote for 40 films in Hungary, Austria and Germany between 1916 and 1932.He was born in Eger, Northern Hungary and died in Berlin, Germany...
(1878-1933), Hungarian screenwriter - Lajos VajdaLajos VajdaHungarian Painter. He was a student of István Csók at the Hungarian Academy of Fine Arts in 1927-30. He studied together with Dezsõ Korniss at Fernand Léger in Paris in 1930-34 where he was introduced to cubism and surrealism....
(1908-1941), Hungarian painter - László Vajda (b. 1923), Hungarian anthropologist
- Marián VajdaMarián VajdaMarián Vajda is a former Slovak tennis player.Vajda was a member of the Olympic Team of Czechoslovakia where in 1992 he competed in the Olympic Games of Barcelona, being easily eliminated in the first round against Israel by 7–6, 6–1, 6–0.Vajda is a former captain of the Slovakia Davis Cup and Fed...
(b. 1965), Slovakian tennis player - Georges Vajda, French historian
- Steven VajdaSteven VajdaSteven Vajda played an important role in the development of mathematical programming and operational research for more than fifty years. He was a member of a select circle of innovative researchers that included George Dantzig, Abraham Charnes, W.W. Cooper, William Orchard-Hays, Martin Beale and...
(b. 1901), British-Hungarian mathematician - William Vajda (b. 1962), American government