Biro (surname)

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Bíró is a Hungarian surname meaning "judge". Notable people with the name include:

  • Anton Biró (fl. 1854), one of the initial partners in Vienna company eventually known as Waagner-Biro
  • Borbala Biro (b. 1957), Hungarian biologist and agricultural scientist
  • Gyula Bíró (1890–1961), Hungarian Olympic football player
  • László Bíró (1899–1985), inventor of the ballpoint pen
  • Lajos Bíró (1880–1948), novelist, playwright, and screenwriter
  • Charles Biro (1911–1972), comic book writer
  • Sari Biro (1912–1990), pianist
  • Val Biro (1921–2014), children's writer and artist
  • Ferenc Puskás (1927–2006), Hungarian footballer (known as Ferenc Puskás Biró on Spanish documents)