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×

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Notable Births by Decade

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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. Football 150 2.7×
  2. Politician 46 0.8×
  3. Actor 22 0.8×
  4. Swimmer 17 7.0×
  5. Singer 14 1.3×
  6. Athletic 13 2.4×
  7. Sport 13 1.6×
  8. Player 12 1.2×
  1. Weightlifter 5 12.4×
  2. Chess 8 7.8×
  3. Swimmer 17 7.0×
  4. Pianist 7 5.2×
  5. Wrestler 5 3.1×
  6. Football 150 2.7×
  7. Athletic 13 2.4×
  8. Mathematician 5 2.0×
  1. Writer 11 0.7×

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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Showing 18 of 502 notable people

0088 SCULPTOR

Alexandru Plămădeală

1888 - 1940

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0135 PAINTER

Pavel Chillingovski

1881 - 1942

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0173 OFFICER

Tadeusz Kossakowski

1888 - 1965

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0177 PAINTER

Adolf Milman

1888 - 1930

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0189 PIANIST

Julius Isserlis

1888 - 1968

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0190 BOTANIST

Piotr Zhukovski

1888 - 1975

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0266 ACTIVIST

Joseph Shapotshnick

1882 - 1937

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0285 POET

Boris Rosenthal

1881 - 1938

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0347 WRITER

Semjon Grigorjewitsch Sibirjakow

1888 - 1938

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0348 POLITICIAN

Nadejda Grinfeld

1887 - 1918

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0378 POLITICIAN

Vladimir Tsyganko

1887 - 1938

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0404 POLITICIAN

Timofey Samsonov

1888 - 1955

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0440 SINGER

Maria Winetzkaja

1889 - 1956

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0456 POLITICIAN

Nicolae Mămăligă

Born 1888

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0484 POLITICIAN

Ștefan Balmez

Born 1882

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0487 RADIO

Norman Alexandroff

1887 - 1960

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0491 POLITICIAN

Rudolph Hennig

1886 - 1969

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0493 ÉPOUSE

Nechama Dina Schneersohn

1881 - 1971

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