The surname Fodor may refer to the following notable people: Benjamin Fodor alias Phoenix Jones (born 1988), American real-life superhero Carel Anton Fodor (1768–1846), Dutch conductor and composer Carl Fodor (born 1963), American football player Caros Fodor (born 1984), American mixed martial artist Eugene Fodor (writer) (1905–1991), American writer of travel literature, founder of Fodor's travel guides Eugene Fodor (violinist) (1950–2011), American violin virtuoso Florin Fodor (born 1974), Romanian who has repeatedly attempted to enter Canada illegally Gábor Fodor (chemist) (1915–2000), chemist Gábor Fodor (politician) (born 1962), liberal politician Géza Fodor (philosopher) (1943–2008), art critic, dramaturge Géza Fodor (mathematician) (1927–1977), mathematician, the namesake of Fodor's lemma István Fodor (born 1945), Hungarian former politician, former Speaker of the National Assembly of Hungary Janet Dean Fodor (born 1942), American psycholinguist Jerry Fodor (1935–2017), American author and philosopher Josef von Fodor (1843–1901), Hungarian professor of hygiene Lajos Fodor (born 1947), Hungarian colonel general and diplomat, former Chief of the General Staff of the Armed Forces of the Republic of Hungary Marcel Fodor (1890–1977), Hungarian-American foreign correspondent, journalist, and author Răzvan Fodor (born 1975), Romanian singer See also Fodor's, a travel and tourism publisher Hungarian-language surnames Romanian-language surnames