Namesakes
Biblical Characters:
3 characters
Bela (m) Num. 26:38 
Bela (m) Gen. 36:32
Bela (m) 1 Chr. 5:8
Hungarian Kings and Queens:
5 kings
King Béla I 1061-1063
King Béla II 1131-1141
King Béla III 1172-1196
King Béla IV 1235-1270
King Ottó III of Bavaria (a.k.a. Béla) 1305-1308
Hungarian Presidents and Prime Ministers:
4 prime ministers
Prime Minister Béla Wenckheim 1875
Prime Minister János Hadik (a.k.a. Béla) 1918
Prime Minister Béla Imrédy 1938-1939
Prime Minister Béla Miklós 1944-1945
Notable Actors and Entertainers:
1 actor
Bela Lugosi 1882-1956
Notable Musicians:
1 composer
Béla Bartók 1881-1945
Olympic Medalists:
2 silver, 1 bronze, 1 gold
(silver) Béla Las-Torres 1908 swimming - 4x200 m freestyle relay
(silver) Béla Szepes 1928 javelin throw
(bronze) Béla Goldoványi 1952 4x100 m relay
(gold) Ulf Timmermann (a.k.a. Béla) 1988 shot put