Tom Lantos was born on February 1, 1928 in Budapest, Hungary. He was married to Annette Tillemann. He died on February 11, 2008 in Bethesda, Maryland, USA.
He is the only survivor of the Nazis' Holocaust to serve in the US Congress.
Democrat member of the US House of Representatives from California; term of service: 3 January 1981 - 11 February 2008 (died in office).
His wife, Annette Lantos (born Tilleman), was a first cousin, once removed, of actresses Magda Gabor, Zsa Zsa Gabor, and Eva Gabor. Annette was a first cousin of their mother, Jolie Gabor, Countess de Szigethy (born Janszieka Tilleman).