what is george soros' real name
George Soros: Philanthropist, Refugee, Self Hater. George Soros was born on August 12, 1930 (as Gyorgy Schwartz) in Hungary of two Jewish parents. This name change was made because of anti-semitic persecutions. His father Tivadar Soros was a prisoner of war during and after World War I and eventually escaped from Russia to rejoin his family in Budapest.