István Kovács

István Kovács may refer to:
 * István Kovács (actor) (born 1944), Hungarian actor
 * István Kovács (boxer) (born 1970), Hungarian Olympic boxer
 * István Kovács (footballer born 1920), Romanian footballer and manager
 * István Kovács (footballer, born 1992), Hungarian footballer
 * István Kovács (high jumper) (born 1973), Hungarian high jumper
 * István Kovács (politician) (1911–2011), Hungarian Communist politician
 * István Kovács (referee) (born 1984), Romanian football referee
 * István Kovács (water polo) (born 1957), Hungarian water polo coach
 * István Kovács (wrestler) (born 1950), Hungarian Olympic wrestler