Pataki (surname)
Pataki or Pataky is a Hungarian surname that literally means "from Patak". "Pataki" can also translate into "near a creek" or "someone who lived by a brook or a stream".
Notable bearers include:
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- Allison Pataki (born 1984), American author
- Andrew Pataki (1927–2011), Bishop Emeritus of Passaic for the Byzantines
- Ferenc Pataki (1917–1988), Hungarian gymnast, Olympic champion
- George Pataki (born 1945), Governor of New York (1995–2006)
- Ladislav Pataki (1946–2007), Slovak-American coach, sports scientist, masters track & field thrower
- Libby Pataki (born 1950), wife of George Pataki, First Lady of New York (1995–2006)
- Michael Pataki (1938–2010), American actor
- Mihály Pataki (1893–1977), Hungarian amateur football player
- Zita Pataki (born 1973), Hungarian news reporter
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- Attila Pataky (born 1951), Edda Művek vocalist
- Bill Pataky (1930–2004), Canadian Olympic basketball player (1952)
- Elsa Pataky (born 1976), Spanish model and actress
- Etelka Barsi-Pataky (1941–2018), Hungarian politician
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