Jedlik from Zemné
The Benedictine monk and physicist Ányos Jedlik was born in 1800 in the village of Zemné near Nové Zámky. He built a small electromagnetic rotary motor and also came up with the principle of the self-excited dynamo. He never patented his discoveries, though.
Tesla
Nikola Tesla invented the AC induction motor, which has no brushes and lasts for decades. Motors like this drive washing machines, fans, lifts and many electric cars.
Motors everywhere
There is an electric motor in every computer fan, in a hard drive, in a drone, in an electric toothbrush and in a train. Modern permanent-magnet motors are more than 90% efficient.