| Ferenc Bako | |
 Ferenc Bako (aged 100) in 2017 | |
| Birth: | 9 November 1917 Kecskemét, Bács-Kiskun County, Hungary |
| Death: | 18 February 2025 Fertőszentmiklós, Győr-Moson-Sopron County, Hungary |
| Age: | 107 years, 101 days |
| Country: |  HUN
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| Centenarian | |
Ferenc Bakó (9 November 1917 – 18 February 2025) was a Hungarian centenarian who was the oldest living man in Hungary at the time of his death. He was also the world’s second-oldest active social media user, behind Yu Te-Hsin.
Biography[]
Ferenc Bakó was born in Kecskemét, Bács-Kiskun County, Austria-Hungary (now Hungary) on 9 November 1917. At the age of 19, he moved to Sopron, where he served as a military musician from 1936 to 1940. During World War II, he served as a financier, first in Szombathely and later in Pápa with a parachute battalion. He was then sent to the front, where he was seriously wounded, and after recovering, he returned to Sopron and continued to play music. At some point, he got married and had five children.
On 9 November 2017, he celebrated his 100th birthday, becoming a centenarian.
On 21 March 2023, following the death of 105-year-old Ferenc Pál-Szabó, he became the oldest known living man in Hungary.
Ferenc Bakó died at his home in Fertőszentmiklós, Győr-Moson-Sopron County, Hungary on 18 February 2025, at the age of 107 years, 101 days.
Gallery[]
References[]
- Telefonon posztol a 100 éves Ferenc BorsOnline, 18 November 2017
- 105th birthday Ferenc Bakó on Facebook, 9 November 2022
- 106th birthday Ferenc Bakó on Facebook, 9 November 2023
- 107th birthday A on Facebook, 9 November 2024
- Isten Önnel Feri bácsi! – Elhunyt Győr-Moson-Sopron legidősebb embere Kisalfold, 18 February 2025
| Hungary's Oldest Living Man Titleholders (V • E) |
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Geza Penzes • Unknown • Janos Puskas • Unknown • Henrik Havasi • Unknown • Zsigmond Kun • Jeno Jenovay • Karoly Molnar • Jozsef Petho • Gyorgy Laszlo • Gergely Andras Molnar • Gusztav Karoly • Jozsef Pelles • Rezso Gallai • Tibor Kosa • Miklos Angelus • Antal Ribnikar • Elemer Spiegler • Jozsef Kasalyak • Jeno Homonnay • Janos Pusnik • Bela Csendes • Jozsef Standovar • Ferenc Pal-Szabo • Ferenc Bako • Laszlo Czobel |