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TIMISOARA

Most Famous People Born in Timisoara, Romania

Notable people
342
Peak decade
1980s
Median birth year
1947
Most distinctive
Chess 7.2×
Through the Decades

One face per decade — the most globally famous figure born in Timisoara during each.

Notable Births by Decade

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What Timisoara Is Known For

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Football is Timisoara's biggest profession — 27% of all notables (91).

Timisoara over-indexes on chess — 7.2× the global rate.

Timisoara under-produces politician — only 0.3× the global rate.

  1. Football91
  2. Actor24
  3. Politician14
  4. Writer12
  5. Painter11
  6. Composer9
  7. Architect8
  8. Academic8
  1. Chess57.2×
  2. Rower54.0×
  3. Architect82.6×
  4. Football912.4×
  5. Author72.4×
  6. Academic82.3×
  7. Composer92.0×
  8. Basket81.9×
  1. Politician140.3×

Profession Mix Over Time

Each band shows a profession family's share of Timisoara's notable births by decade. Hover the chart for the breakdown at any decade.

16001650170017501800185019001950
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0002 PHILOLOGIST

Károly Kerényi

1897 - 1973

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0005 ART HISTORIAN

Arnold Hauser (art historian)

1892 - 1978

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0077 PAINTER

Theodore Lukits

1897 - 1992

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0079 WRITER

Hans Kaltneker

1895 - 1919

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0082 OFFICER

Theodore Maly

1894 - 1938

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0106 ENTREPRENEUR

Francesco Illy

1892 - 1956

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0126 AUTHOR

Franziska Tausig

1895 - 1989

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0130 AUTHOR

Franz Liebhard

1899 - 1989

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0194 FOOTBALL

Alexandru Kozovits

Born 1899

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0306 NOVELIST

Wilhelm Stepper-Tristis

1899 - 1940

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0308 ACTOR

Grete Lundt

1892 - 1926

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