István Örkény

István György Örkény was a Hungarian writer whose plays and novels often featured grotesque situations. He was a recipient of the Kossuth Prize in 1973.

5 April 1912

Born on the same birth date (5 April 1912): Antonio Ferri • Bill Roberts (athlete) • Carlos Guastavino • Habib Elghanian • Jehan Buhan • John Le Mesurier • Makar Honcharenko

Born on the same birth day (5 April): Andreas Bouchalakis • Carl Rudolf Florin • Dmytro Ryzhuk • Frank Schepke • Harry Freedman • Ismaeel Mohammad • Josh Boone (director) • Liemarvin Bonevacia • Marissa Nadler • Motobu Chōki • Peter King (American politician) • Pierre Lhomme • Princess Elisabeth Sophie of Brandenburg (1674–1748) • Ravindra Prabhat • Sara Danius • Vurğun Hüseynov

Born in the same month (April 1912): A. E. van Vogt • Alois Brunner • Bill Roberts (athlete) • Boris Kidrič • Eve Arnold • Frank Dilio • Habib Elghanian • Kaneto Shindo • Makar Honcharenko • Marcel Camus • Marta Eggerth • Odette Hallowes • Robert Doisneau • Ruth Osburn • Zohra Sehgal