46.7779° N, 23.5638° E
CLUJ-NAPOCA
Most Famous People Born in Cluj-Napoca, Romania
- Notable people
- 381
- Peak decade
- 1980s
- Median birth year
- 1943
- Most distinctive
- Fencer 19.1×
One face per decade — the most globally famous figure born in Cluj-Napoca during each.
Notable Births by Decade
Click a decade to filter the list below. Peak: 1980s with 55 notable births.
What Cluj-Napoca Is Known For
Click any row to filter the list of people below.
Football is Cluj-Napoca's biggest profession — 15% of all notables (57).
Cluj-Napoca over-indexes on fencer — 19.1× the global rate.
Cluj-Napoca under-produces politician — only 0.5× the global rate.
Profession Mix Over Time
Each band shows a profession family's share of Cluj-Napoca's notable births by decade. Hover the chart for the breakdown at any decade.
- Sports
- Writing
- Music
- Politics & Law
- Science
- Art & Design
- Other
- Field: Politician Clear ×
Miklós Bánffy
1873 - 1950
Gáspár Miklós Tamás
Born 1948
János Martonyi
Born 1944
Dezső Bánffy
1843 - 1911
Kinga Gál
Born 1970
László Surján
Born 1941
Franz Haller
1796 - 1875
Péter Eckstein-Kovács
Born 1956
Gusztáv Hennyey
1888 - 1977
Albert Bartha
1877 - 1960
István Bethlen (born 1946)
1946 - 2018
Shmuel Halpert
Born 1939
Csilla Hegedüs
Born 1969
Hugo Glanz von Eicha
1848 - 1915
Cătălin Baba
Born 1967
Marius Nicoară
Born 1958
Rareș-Lucian Niculescu
Born 1976
Christian Malcoci
Born 1963
András Bethlen
1847 - 1898
Aurel Suciu
1853 - 1898
János Jacobinus
1574 - 1603
Anka Moldovan
Born 1976
Otto Sadler
1917 - 1992