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CHISINAU

Most Famous People Born in Chisinau, Moldova

Notable people
502
Peak decade
1980s
Median birth year
1973
Most distinctive
Weightlifter 12.4×
Through the Decades

One face per decade — the most globally famous figure born in Chisinau during each.

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.

  1. Football150
  2. Politician46
  3. Actor22
  4. Swimmer17
  5. Singer14
  6. Athletic13
  7. Sport13
  8. Player12
  1. Weightlifter512.4×
  2. Chess87.8×
  3. Swimmer177.0×
  4. Pianist75.2×
  5. Wrestler53.1×
  6. Football1502.7×
  7. Athletic132.4×
  8. Mathematician52.0×
  1. Writer110.7×

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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0005 POLITICIAN

Vladimir Purishkevich

1870 - 1920

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0007 ARCHITECT

Alexey Shchusev

1873 - 1949

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0015 PIANIST

Alexander Goldenweiser (composer)

1875 - 1961

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0036 ENTREPRENEUR

Sam Zemurray

1877 - 1961

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0085 CHEMIST

Lev Pisarzhevsky

1874 - 1938

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0168 ASTRONOMER

Nicolae Donici

1874 - 1956

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0182 MUSIC

Alexander Ossovsky

1871 - 1957

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0187 HISTORIAN

Paul Gore (historian)

1875 - 1927

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0193 CONDUCTOR

Hanina Karchevsky

1877 - 1925

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0326 POLITICIAN

Guttman Landau

1877 - 1942

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0340 POLITICIAN

Petru Cazacu

1873 - 1956

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0385 POLITICIAN

Pantelimon V. Sinadino

1875 - 1940

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0398 POLITICIAN

Alexander Schmidt (politician)

1879 - 1937

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0442 POLITICIAN

Nicolae Checerul Cuș

1873 - 1946

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0467 DIPLOMAT

Yevhen Holitsynsky

1878 - 1932

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0490 SPORT

Georgy de Davydov

Born 1874

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