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 15 of 502 notable people

0022 ATHLETIC

Lia Manoliu

1932 - 1998

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0023 JOURNALIST

Igor Kostin

1936 - 2015

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0072 FILM

Naum Kleiman

Born 1937

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0106 PAINTER

Zwy Milshtein

1934 - 2020

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0122 POLITICIAN

Gheorghe Ghimpu

1937 - 2000

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0131 CHEMIST

Yulia Sister

Born 1936

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0176 CONDUCTOR

Emil Simon

1936 - 2014

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0179 FILM

Valeriu Gagiu

1938 - 2010

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0230 POET

Simion Ghimpu

1939 - 2010

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0303 WRESTLER

Yossef Gutfreund

1931 - 1972

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0315 HISTORIAN

Brigitta Pinkusowna Kowarskaja

1930 - 1998

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0321 WRESTLER

Gheorghe Popovici

Born 1935

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0428 WRITER

Alexei Rudeanu

1939 - 2013

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0441 FENCER

Eugenia Mateianu

Born 1936

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0464 SAXOPHONIST

Dan Mândrilă

1938 - 1992

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