Critic and literary historian, was deputy editor-in-chief, 1981-83 editor-in-chief of the periodical Mozgó Világ (Moving World). In 1983 he was dismissed for political reasons. In 1987 was present at the meeting in Lakitelek.

Nóra Vratarics Mrs. Jákó recollects his husband Ferenc Jakó's and her personal experience in the 1989 Roumanian revolution when they organized and carried medicine and food transports to various towns in Transylvania. 

Miner, driver, army officer. 1951–1955: worked in the State Security Office, 1956: Commander, National Guard, Town of Tatabánya, sentenced to 5 years’ imprisonment.

Architect. Worked with Revolutionary Students’ Committee at Budapest Technical University in autumn 1956. Emigrated to Britain, worked regularly for Irodalmi Újság (Literary News) and other emigré papers, and finally became secretary of Foreign Association of Hungarian Writers. Graduated in economics and international law from London School of Economics. Since 1961 directs Third-World urban-development programmes.

Innkeeper in Pincehely. He worked in pubs of the Co-op of  Consumer Goods, 1983-89: she run a pub.

Chemical engineer. While studying at Veszprém University of the Chemical Industry he was held on a conspiracy charge and sentenced on April 4, 1951 to six years' imprisonment. He was sent to Márianosztra and several times taken on convict work. Released on June 12, 1956, he found work in Budapest as a labourer. He joined the street fighting during the revolution and left the country on November 4, soon arriving in Britain, where he took a chemistry degree at Birmingham University.

Lawyer. 1956: took part in Veszprém County revolutionary actions, 1957: sentenced to 4 years’ imprisonment.

Director. 1952-57: member of the choir of Honvéd Dance Group. He was in China during the Hungarian revolution with his Group. In 1957 he was employed by the Hungarian Television. He was tv director since 1958, 1994-95: president of the Hungarian Television.

Mechanic. 1956: chairman of a factory workers’ council and member of the Workers’ Council of Veszprém County.

Journalist, media expert. He won the first tv quiz looking for newsmen in 1964. He worked for the Hungarian Television between 1969 and 1994. He won a Niemann scholarship to Harvard University, he gave lectures of journalism at Columbia University. He was the chairman of Sport TV. He was ambassador to Cuba of the Hungarian Republic since 2007.