István Szabó is a Hungarian film director.
István Szabó may also refer to:
István P. Szabó (born 1972), Hungarian filmmaker and writer István Szabó (footballer, born 1967), Hungarian football manager István Szabó (handballer) (born 1950), former Hungarian handball player István Szabó (canoeist) (born 1950), Hungarian sprint canoeist István Szabó de Nagyatád (1863–1924), Hungarian politician