István Pintér

István Pintér ( January 25, 1831 – December 11, 1875) was a Hungarian Slovene writer and courtier in Felsőszölnök.

He was born and lived in the Jánoshegy (locally: Janošovi brejg), near Felsőszölnök. His parents were István Pintér and Mária Bajzék.

In 1864, he wrote his cantor-book. This hymnal contains religious folk songs in the Prekmurje Slovene. The oldest hymn is Krisztus nam je od szmrti sztao (Christ Is Risen from the Dead) from the manuscript of Stična Monastery in Styria.