47.0230° N, 28.8361° E
CHISINAU
Most Famous People Born in Chisinau, Moldova
- Notable people
- 502
- Peak decade
- 1980s
- Median birth year
- 1973
- Most distinctive
- Weightlifter 12.4×
Standouts
Notable Births by Decade
Click a decade to filter the list below. Peak: 1980s with 117 notable births.
What Chisinau Is Known For
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Football is Chisinau's biggest profession — 30% of all notables (150).
Chisinau over-indexes on weightlifter — 12.4× the global rate.
Chisinau under-produces writer — only 0.7× the global rate.
Profession Mix Over Time
Each band shows a profession family's share of Chisinau's notable births by decade. Hover the chart for the breakdown at any decade.
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- Writing
- Science
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- Other
Dan Balan
Born 1979
Lewis Milestone
1895 - 1980
Avigdor Lieberman
Born 1958
Maria Cebotari
1910 - 1949
Vladimir Purishkevich
1870 - 1920
William F. Friedman
1891 - 1969
Alexey Shchusev
1873 - 1949
Abba P. Lerner
1903 - 1982
Patricia Kopatchinskaja
Born 1977
Alexandru Epureanu
Born 1986
Dina Vierny
1919 - 2009
Svetlana Toma
Born 1947
Andrew Rayel
Born 1992
Artur Ioniță
Born 1990
Alexander Goldenweiser (composer)
1875 - 1961
Samuel Bronston
1908 - 1994
Arsenie Todiraș
Born 1983
Iona Yakir
1893 - 1937
Radu Albot
Born 1989
Igor Armaș
Born 1987
Nathaniel Kleitman
1895 - 1999
Lia Manoliu
1932 - 1998
Igor Kostin
1936 - 2015
Almira Skripchenko
Born 1976
Nikolai Lebedev (film director)
Born 1966
Alexandru Gațcan
Born 1984
Itzhak Shum
Born 1948
Alecu Russo
1819 - 1859
Victor Bologan
Born 1971
Mikhail Gershenzon
1869 - 1925
Serafima Birman
1890 - 1976
Svetlana Nikolaevna Kryuchkova
Born 1950
Alexandru Curteian
Born 1974
Ilie Cebanu
Born 1986
Cătălin Carp
Born 1993
Sam Zemurray
1877 - 1961
Alexandru Suvorov
Born 1987
Elias Joseph Bickerman
1897 - 1981
Cristina Scarlat
Born 1981
Aliona Moon
Born 1989
Sergiu Toma
Born 1987
Alexander Frumkin
1895 - 1976
Eugeniu Cebotaru
Born 1984
Sergiu Dadu
Born 1981
Vitalie Bordian
Born 1984
Marat Gelman
Born 1960
Natalia Gherman
Born 1969
Serghei Țvetcov
Born 1988
Viorel Frunză
Born 1979
Nicolae Calancea
Born 1986
Alexandre Pliușchin
Born 1987
Natalia Gordienco
Born 1987
Valeriu Andronic
Born 1982
Olga Bancic
1912 - 1944
Cleopatra Stratan
Born 2002
Joseph Joanovici
1905 - 1965
Igor Țîgîrlaș
Born 1984
Victor Golovatenco
Born 1984
Radu Rebeja
Born 1973
Alla Bayanova
1914 - 2011
Laura Hidalgo
1927 - 2005
Petru Racu
Born 1987
Denys Molchanov
Born 1987
Gheorghe Boghiu
Born 1981
Miron Constantinescu
1917 - 1974
Alexandru Dedov
Born 1989
Ion Jardan
Born 1990
Alexandru Antoniuc
Born 1989
Grégoire Michonze
1902 - 1982
Ruslan Ivanov
Born 1973
Igor Oprea
Born 1969
Naum Kleiman
Born 1937
Gheorghe Andronic
Born 1991
Anatole Jakovsky
1907 - 1983
Radu Gînsari
Born 1991
Eugen Sidorenco
Born 1989
Dorian Rogozenko
Born 1973
Vadim Boreț
Born 1976
Valeriu Catînsus
Born 1978
Iulian Erhan
Born 1986
Jacob M. Landau
1924 - 2020
Dennis Gaitsgory
Born 1973
Cristina Iovu
Born 1992
Ion Testemițanu
Born 1974
Lev Pisarzhevsky
1874 - 1938
Sergei Mureiko
Born 1970
Simeon Bulgaru
Born 1985
Alexandru Plămădeală
1888 - 1940
Meir Zorea
1923 - 1995
Natalia Vieru
Born 1989
Alexandru Onica
Born 1984
Viorel Iordăchescu
Born 1977
Mihai Timofti
Born 1948
Anna Lesko
Born 1979
Iurie Miterev
1975 - 2012
Zev Vilnay
1900 - 1988
Mihai Plătică
Born 1990
Dan Spătaru (footballer)
Born 1994
Louis Diamond
1902 - 1999
Orly Taitz
Born 1960
Oleg Mutu
Born 1972
Dimitri Colupaev
Born 1990
Denis Zmeu
Born 1985
Oleg Șișchin
Born 1975
Artur Pătraș
Born 1988
Zwy Milshtein
1934 - 2020
Avraham Yaski
1927 - 2014
Adrian Sosnovschi
Born 1977
Ștefan Baștovoi
Born 1976
Ștefan Neaga
1900 - 1951
Leonid Chizhik
Born 1947
Serghei Marghiev
Born 1992
Nicolae Milinceanu
Born 1992
Ruslan Barburoș
1978 - 2017
Alla Kazanskaya
1920 - 2008
Aliona Bolsova Zadoinov
Born 1997
Yitzhak Coren
1911 - 1994
Andreï Toutychkine
1910 - 1971
Alexandru Golban
Born 1979
Charles Malamoud
Born 1929
Ilya Oleynikov
1947 - 2012
Gheorghe Ghimpu
1937 - 2000
Mikhaela Kalancha
Born 1994
Maxim Potîrniche
Born 1989
Andrei Cojocari
Born 1987
Nita Raya
1915 - 2015
Angela Moldovan
1927 - 2013
Mikhail Katz
Born 1958
Vladimir Albitsky
1891 - 1952
Alexander Babakov
Born 1963
Yulia Sister
Born 1936
Ghenadie Orbu
Born 1982
Dimitri Illarionov
Born 1979
Pawel Jakowlewitsch Salzman
1912 - 1985
Pavel Chillingovski
1881 - 1942
Roman Borvanov
Born 1982
Ghenadie Olexici
Born 1978
Abraham Baratz
1895 - 1975
Mihai Ghimpu
Born 1951
Ivan Emilianov
Born 1977
Vyacheslav Gorpishin
Born 1970
Emil Caras
Born 1967
David Kessler (actor)
1860 - 1920
Maxim Antoniuc
Born 1991
Nicolai Costenco
1913 - 1993
Andrei Safonov
Born 1964
DJ Layla
Born 1987
Yuri Cherednik
Born 1966
Dan Olaru
Born 1996
George Meniuc
1918 - 1987
Adrian Cașcaval
Born 1987
Sacha Moldovan
1901 - 1982
Eugeniu Cociuc
Born 1993
Oleg Andronic
Born 1989
Cătălin Josan
Born 1987
Alexei Savinov
Born 1979
Vladimir Lortchenkov
Born 1979
Alexandre Paley
Born 1956
Alexander Oleshko
Born 1976
Anatol Țăranu
Born 1951
Denis Rusu
Born 1990
Sergiu Juric
Born 1984
Denis Calincov
Born 1985
Marc Chirik
1907 - 1990
Victor Comleonoc
Born 1979
Andrei Sârbu
1950 - 2000
Mark Zeltser
Born 1947
Nicolae Donici
1874 - 1956
Oleg Moldovan
Born 1966
Nina Pekerman
Born 1977
Dorin Chirtoacă
Born 1978
Andrey Gaydulyan
Born 1984
Tadeusz Kossakowski
1888 - 1965
Alexandru Boiciuc
Born 1997
Serghei Secu
Born 1966
Emil Simon
1936 - 2014
Adolf Milman
1888 - 1930
Oleg Berdos
Born 1987
Valeriu Gagiu
1938 - 2010
Sergiu Sîrbu
Born 1960
Vladimir Ambros
Born 1993
Alexander Ossovsky
1871 - 1957
Joseph Gershenson
1904 - 1988
Miriam Bernstein-Cohen
1895 - 1991
Silvia Busuioc
Born 1989
Igor Andronic
Born 1988
Paul Gore (historian)
1875 - 1927
Katia Kapovich
Born 1960
Julius Isserlis
1888 - 1968
Piotr Zhukovski
1888 - 1975
Vladimir Retakh
Born 1948
Regina Barzilay
Born 1971
Hanina Karchevsky
1877 - 1925
Ion Cuțelaba
Born 1993
Maxim Dubarenco
Born 1993
Aleksandr Puzyrevskii
1845 - 1904
Isaak Boruchowitsch Bersuker
Born 1928
Sergiu Balan
Born 1987
Sofia Polcanova
Born 1994
Artur Aristakisyan
Born 1961
Oleg Crețul
Born 1975
Elena Semikina
Born 1983
Victor Patrașco
Born 1998
Dan Pîslă
Born 1986
Vladimir Letnicov
Born 1981
Aleksandr Pavlovich Lensky
1847 - 1908
Olga Cristea
Born 1987
Aura Christi
Born 1967
Petru Leucă
Born 1990
Alexei Sancov
Born 1999
Vladimir Morozan
Born 1957
Meyer Abraham Halevi
1900 - 1972
Constantin Mimi
1868 - 1935
Anastasia Vdovenco
Born 1994
Alexandru Cristea
1890 - 1942
Doina Ciobanu
Born 1994
Samuel Glusberg
1898 - 1987
Martin Abern
1898 - 1949
Iaroslav Mușinschi
Born 1976
Constantin Stamati-Ciurea
1828 - 1898
Antoine Irisse
1903 - 1957
Oleg Fistican
Born 1975
Yuri Bashkatov
Born 1968
Nata Albot
Born 1979
Andrei Stratan
Born 1966
Andrian Bogdan
Born 1976
Iurie Livandovschi
Born 1988
David Stoliar
1922 - 2014
Maxim Cojocaru
Born 1998
Simion Ghimpu
1939 - 2010
Nicolai Cebotari
Born 1997
Nicolae Tanovițchii
Born 1993
Radu Poklitaru
Born 1972
Sergiu Rădăuțanu
1926 - 1998
Valeriu Calancea
Born 1980
Alexandru Sergiu Grosu
Born 1986
Iurie Arcan
Born 1964
Oleg Clonin
Born 1988
Élisabeth Ivanovsky
1910 - 2006
Dinu Graur
Born 1994
Vlad Goian
Born 1970
Bogdan Istru
1914 - 1993
Olga Bolșova
Born 1968
Jacob Bernstein-Kohan
1859 - 1929
Dzianis Simanovich
Born 1987
Dimitriana Surdu
Born 1994
Moissaye Marans
1902 - 1977
Denis Romanenco
Born 1974
Pyotr Tochilin
Born 1974
Gary Koshnitsky
1907 - 1999
Boris Polak
Born 1954
Milița Petrașcu
1892 - 1976
Alexandru Tănase
Born 1971
Grzegorz Grzeban
1902 - 1991
Vasile Coșelev
Born 1972
Serghei Marcoci
Born 1963
Alexey Panfili
Born 1974
Nicoleta Esinencu
Born 1978
Dumitru Captari
Born 1989
Boris Katz
Born 1947
Corina Fusu
Born 1959
Alexandra Emilianov
Born 1999
Samuel Aroni
Born 1927
Anastasia Slonova (footballer)
Born 1984
Shmuel Merlin
1910 - 1994
Joseph Shapotshnick
1882 - 1937
Petru Postoroncă
Born 1991
Alexandru A. Grosu
Born 1988
Lazar Reznikov
1905 - 1970
Yuri Nikolaev
Born 1948
Victor Florescu
Born 1973
Igor Konashenkov
Born 1966
Sergiu Cojocari
Born 1988
Michael Segal
Born 1972
Andrian Candu
Born 1975
Constantin Iavorschi
Born 1990
Vladimir Trapeznikov
Born 1956
Alexei Grigorievich Kvasov
Born 1956
Andrei Mațiura
Born 1981
Alexandru Bejan
Born 1996
Alexander Kadakin
1949 - 2017
Denis Rassulov
Born 1990
Alexander Wladimirowitsch Slastin
Born 1942
Alexandra Mîrca
Born 1993
Boris Rosenthal
1881 - 1938
Tatiana Nicolescu
Born 1923
Sergey Golubitskiy
Born 1962
Victor Zilberman (Ringer)
Born 1947
Andrei Ciumac
Born 1985
Ion Cărăruș
Born 1996
Anatol Teslev
Born 1947
Konstantin Katakazi
1830 - 1890
Maxim Boghiu
Born 1991
Andrian Negai
Born 1985
Yaroslav Nilov
Born 1982
Oleksiy Semenov
Born 1982
Jonathan Cheban
Born 1974
Boris Saidman
Born 1963
Alexandru Cotruță
1828 - 1905
Valentina Enachi
Born 1966