Namesakes
Hungarian Kings and Queens:
2 kings
King Ferenc 1792-1835 
King Ferenc József I 1848-1916
Hungarian Presidents and Prime Ministers:
6 prime ministers, 3 presidents
Prime Minister Lajos Batthyány (middle name Ferenc) 1848
Prime Minister Béla Wenckheim (middle name Ferenc) 1875
Prime Minister Ferenc Szálasi 1944-1945
Prime Minister Ferenc Nagy 1946-1947
President Árpád Szakasits (middle name Ferenc) 1948-1949; 1949-1950
Prime Minister Ferenc Münnich 1958-1961
President Ferenc Brunó Straub 1988-1989
President Ferenc Mádl 2000-2005
Prime Minister Ferenc Gyurcsány 2004-2009
Nobel Prize Winners:
1 physics
(physics) Ferenc Krausz 2023
Notable Actors and Entertainers:
1 actor
Bela Lugosi (middle name Ferenc) 1882-1956
Notable Athletes:
1 soccer
(soccer) Ferenc Puskás 1927-2006
Notable Musicians:
1 composer
Franz Liszt (a.k.a. Ferenc) 1811-1886
Notable Politicians and Statespeople:
1 statesperson
Ferenc Deák 1803-1876
Olympic Medalists:
1 bronze/silver/gold, 1 gold/bronze, 1 silver/gold
(silver/gold) Ferenc Keserű 1928; 1932 water polo
(gold/bronze) Ferenc Csik 1936 swimming - 100 m freestyle; swimming - 4x200 m freestyle relay
(bronze/silver/gold) Ferenc Konrád 1968; 1972; 1976 water polo