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

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. 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.

1850 1875 1900 1925 1950 1975 2000
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Showing 11 of 502 notable people

0028 WRITER

Alecu Russo

1819 - 1859

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0030 WRITER

Mikhail Gershenzon

1869 - 1925

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0109 WRITER

Ștefan Baștovoi

Born 1976

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0145 WRITER

Nicolai Costenco

1913 - 1993

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0150 WRITER

George Meniuc

1918 - 1987

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0157 WRITER

Vladimir Lortchenkov

Born 1979

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0217 WRITER

Samuel Glusberg

1898 - 1987

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0220 WRITER

Constantin Stamati-Ciurea

1828 - 1898

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0287 WRITER

Sergey Golubitskiy

Born 1962

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0347 WRITER

Semjon Grigorjewitsch Sibirjakow

1888 - 1938

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0428 WRITER

Alexei Rudeanu

1939 - 2013

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