Báthory is a surname of Hungarian origin that is also common in Poland and Slovakia.
Hungarian nobility
Báthory, a Hungarian noble family of the Gutkeled clan Stephen III Báthory (died 1444), Palatine of Hungary Stephen V Báthory (died 1493), Voivod of Transylvania Stephen VII Báthory (died 1530), Hungarian commander, Palatine of Hungary Stephen VIII Báthory (1477–1534), Voivod of Transylvania Christopher Báthory (1530–1581), administered Transylvania as voivod during the absence of his brother Stephen Báthory of Poland (1533–1586), Voivod (and later Prince) of Transylvania and King of Poland/Grand Duke of Lithuania Andrew Báthory (1562 or 1566–1599), cousin of Sigismund, Prince of Transylvania, Grand Master of the Order of the Dragon Sigismund Báthory (1572–1613), son of Christopher, Prince of Transylvania Gabriel Báthory (1589–1613), nephew of Andrew, Prince of Transylvania. Elizabeth Báthory (died 1614), infamous as the "Blood Countess", one of the first known serial killers
Others
Júlia Báthory (1901−2000), Hungarian glass designer Dennis Báthory-Kitsz (born 1949), Hungarian-American author and composer Zoltan Bathory, founder and songwriter for heavy metal band Five Finger Death Punch
See also Bathory (disambiguation)