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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×
Through the Decades

One face per decade — the most globally famous figure born in Cluj-Napoca during each.

Notable Births by Decade

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What Cluj-Napoca Is Known For

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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.

  1. Football57
  2. Politician23
  3. Player16
  4. Fencer14
  5. Writer13
  6. Composer12
  7. Actor11
  8. Painter9
  1. Fencer1419.1×
  2. Weightlifter516.3×
  3. Handball75.9×
  4. Mathematician73.7×
  5. Composer122.4×
  6. Diplomat52.3×
  7. Player162.1×
  8. Poet82.0×
  1. Politician230.5×
  2. Actor110.5×

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.

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381 notable people

0301 TELEVISION

Zsolt Luka

Born 1969

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0302 FOOTBALL

Ciprian Suciu

Born 1987

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0303 ACADEMIC

Paul Klein (Mediziner)

1919 - 1998

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0304 POLITICIAN

Cătălin Baba

Born 1967

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0305 POLITICIAN

Marius Nicoară

Born 1958

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0306 ORGANBUILDER

Johann Peter Migendt

1703 - 1767

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0307 BOXER

Ferencz Ambruş

Born 1930

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0308 SCULPTOR

Frederic Littman

1907 - 1979

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0309 POLITICIAN

Rareș-Lucian Niculescu

Born 1976

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0310 BASKET

Gheorghe Oczelak

1951 - 1998

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0311 POLITICIAN

Christian Malcoci

Born 1963

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0312 OPERA

Ludovic Konya

1939 - 2014

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0313 SINGER

Emilian Onciu

1957 - 2008

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0314 SKATER

Leonardo Azzola

Born 1959

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0315 MUSIC

Johann Konnerth

Born 1966

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0316 FOOTBALL

Tudor Mândrușcă

Born 1989

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0317 FENCER

Ladislau Rohony

1938 - 1983

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0318 MATHEMATICIAN

Florin Constantinescu

Born 1938

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0319 POLITICIAN

András Bethlen

1847 - 1898

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0320 HISTORIAN

George Potra

1907 - 1990

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0321 COMPOSER

Albert Márkos (Improvisationsmusiker)

Born 1967

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0322 HISTORIAN

Radu Ardevan

Born 1951

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0323 FOOTBALL

Liviu Mihai

Born 1977

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0324 PÄDAGOGE

Peter Rosenberg (Musiker)

Born 1950

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0325 FENCER

Adalbert Gurath Sr.

Born 1915

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0326 POLITICIAN

Aurel Suciu

1853 - 1898

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0327 FOOTBALL

Marius Suller

Born 1978

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0328 CHESS

Adolf Zytogorski

1807 - 1882

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0329 WRITER

Ferenc Vincze

Born 1979

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0330 SPY

Alexandre Schwatschko

1919 - 1944

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0331 HANDBALL

Rareș Fortuneanu

Born 1978

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0332 SPORT

Andrei Abraham

Born 1916

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0333 RADIO

Daddy Freeze

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0334 LAWYER

Olga Murray

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0335 PHYSICIST

László Orbán (fencer)

1930 - 2018

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0336 POLITICIAN

János Jacobinus

1574 - 1603

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0337 FOOTBALL

Ionuț Cazan

Born 1981

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0338 SELLER

Samuel Kende

1858 - 1928

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0339 PHYSICIAN

Johannes Hertelius

1565 - 1612

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0340 ARCHITECT

Ștefan Emilian

1819 - 1899

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0341 MILITAR

Heinrich Fath

1863 - 1929

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0342 KAISERIN

Janka Mikes

1866 - 1930

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0343 POLITICIAN

Anka Moldovan

Born 1976

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0344 BASKET

Bianca Vescan

Born 1978

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0345 ARCHITECT

Zeev Aram

Born 1931

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0346 BOTANIST

Leontin Stefan Péterfi

Born 1937

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0347 FOOTBALL

Marco Dulca

Born 1999

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0348 PLAYER

Radu Demian

1938 - 2018

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0349 ARCHITECT

Emanuel Lindner

1905 - 1985

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0350 FOOTBALL

Paul Costea

Born 1999

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0351 FOOTBALL

Andrei Chindriș

Born 1999

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0352 FOOTBALL

Alpár Mészáros

Born 1964

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0353 OPERA

Ludovik Kendi

Born 1976

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0354 FENCER

Imre Nagy (fencer)

1941 - 2011

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0355 ARTIST

Dionisie Popa

1938 - 2005

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0356 FENCER

Tibor Székelyhidy

1904 - 1989

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0357 FENCER

Der Reka Cipriani

Born 1943

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0358 MISSING

János Kornis

1781 - 1840

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0359 POLO

Istvan Moldvai

Born 1974

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0360 SPORT

Michael Marton

Born 1937

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0361 PAINTER

Andrés Moskovics

1925 - 2019

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0362 SURVIVOR

Otto Adler

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0363 SWIMMER

József Fabinyi

1887 - 1949

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0364 ACADEMIC

Dalia Judovitz

Born 1951

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0365 AGRONOMIST

István Komáromi

1943 - 2016

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0366 FENCER

Adalbert Gurath Jr.

Born 1942

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0367 WRITER

Mihai Grunfeld

Born 1949

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0368 COMPOSER

Peter Florian (Pianist)

Born 1944

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0369 SPORT

Dănuţ Pop

Born 1968

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0370 ATHLETE

Zsombor Deak

Born 1989

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0371 COMPOSER

Lucian Metianu

Born 1937

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0372 OPHTHALMOLOGIST

Gustav von Branovaczky

1850 - 1935

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0373 ADMIRAL

Anton Stephan von Martini

1792 - 1861

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0374 PLAYER

Bogdan Voicu

Born 1981

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0375 POLITICIAN

Otto Sadler

1917 - 1992

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0376 TOXICOLOGIST

Inge Paulini

Born 1961

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0377 MISSING

Johann Hufnagel

1909 - 1991

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0378 PLAYER

Șerban Doboși

Born 1951

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0379 DIPLOMAT

Shmuel Bentsur

1906 - 1973

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0380 MUSIC

Elena Maria Șorban

Born 1960

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0381 THEOLOGIAN

Ferencz Dávid

1510 - 1579

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