45.6500° N, 25.5999° E
BRASOV
Most Famous People Born in Brasov, Romania
- Notable people
- 300
- Peak decade
- 1980s
- Median birth year
- 1942
- Most distinctive
- Ski 15.9×
One face per decade — the most globally famous figure born in Brasov during each.
Notable Births by Decade
Click a decade to filter the list below. Peak: 1980s with 43 notable births.
What Brasov Is Known For
Click any row to filter the list of people below.
Football is Brasov's biggest profession — 15% of all notables (44).
Brasov over-indexes on ski — 15.9× the global rate.
Brasov under-produces politician — only 0.5× the global rate.
Profession Mix Over Time
Each band shows a profession family's share of Brasov's notable births by decade. Hover the chart for the breakdown at any decade.
- Sports
- Writing
- Art & Design
- Politics & Law
- Music
- Science
- Other
- Filtered to 1940s Clear ×
0001 SINGER
Peter Maffay
Born 1949
0025 ACTOR
Violeta Andrei
Born 1941
0094 PAINTER
Ștefan Câlția
Born 1942
0106 BASSIST
Wolfgang Güttler
Born 1945
0114 ACTIVIST
Liviu Cornel Babeș
1942 - 1989
0117 CANOE
Mihai Țurcaș
1942 - 2002
0125 WRITER
Ingmar Brantsch
1940 - 2013
0162 PHOTOGRAPHER
Peter Dressler
1942 - 2013
0182 WRITER
Sigrid Fronius
Born 1942
0233 POLITICIAN
Viorel Oancea
Born 1944
0243 SINGER
Elena Gaja
Born 1946
0253 ARTIST
Peter Krausz
Born 1946
0254 ENTREPRENEUR
Hartwig Michels
1941 - 2020
0282 ATHLETE
Nicolae Bărbășescu
Born 1940