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
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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.
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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Maria Cebotari
1910 - 1949
Svetlana Toma
Born 1947
Serafima Birman
1890 - 1976
Svetlana Nikolaevna Kryuchkova
Born 1950
Laura Hidalgo
1927 - 2005
Mihai Timofti
Born 1948
Alla Kazanskaya
1920 - 2008
Andreï Toutychkine
1910 - 1971
Ilya Oleynikov
1947 - 2012
Nita Raya
1915 - 2015
David Kessler (actor)
1860 - 1920
Alexander Oleshko
Born 1976
Andrey Gaydulyan
Born 1984
Silvia Busuioc
Born 1989
Aleksandr Pavlovich Lensky
1847 - 1908
Yuri Nikolaev
Born 1948
Alexander Wladimirowitsch Slastin
Born 1942
Marina Frenk
Born 1986
Moishe Finkel
1850 - 1904
Dorian Boguță
Born 1971
Dima Trofim
Born 1989
Herman Sinitzyn
1940 - 2016