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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.

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0014 FOOTBALL

Ștefan Kovács

1920 - 1995

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0027 PSYCHIATRIST

Erwin Ringel

1921 - 1994

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0034 VIOLIN

Johanna Martzy

1924 - 1979

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0045 FOOTBALL

József Pecsovszky

1921 - 1968

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0064 HISTORIAN

Ezra Fleischer

1928 - 2006

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0109 BASKET

Pál Bogár

1927 - 2012

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0117 ACTOR

Nóra Tábori

1928 - 2005

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0154 WRITER

Ivan Denes

1928 - 2011

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0189 FOOTBALL

Ferdinand Marschall

1924 - 2006

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0208 WRITER

Klaus Kessler (Schriftsteller)

1925 - 2005

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0215 ARTIST

Marion Baruch

Born 1929

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0220 COMPOSER

Cornel Trăilescu

1926 - 2019

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0227 FOOTBALL

Iosif Kovács

1921 - 2003

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0234 ECONOMIST

Waldemar Wittmann

1925 - 1988

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0238 EDUCATION

Wilhelm Weber (Heimatforscher)

1924 - 2016

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0239 COSTUME DESIGNER

Maleen Pacha

1923 - 2000

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0244 SCULPTOR

Peter Szaif

1923 - 1970

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0252 ACADEMIC

Zoltán Szankay

1929 - 2008

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0256 SCULPTOR

Ladis Schwartz

1920 - 1991

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0272 ACTOR

Julius Vollmer

1927 - 2014

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0307 FOOTBALL

Adalbert Kovács

Born 1920

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0311 PHYSICIST

Victor Mercea

1924 - 1987

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0312 FOOTBALL

Adalbert Androvits

Born 1926

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0316 FOOTBALL

Petre Bădeanțu

Born 1929

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0326 COMPOSER

Matthias Schork

1920 - 1979

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0327 SWIMMER

Iosif Novac

1922 - 1995

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0329 ATHLETIC

Ion Söter

1927 - 1987

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0335 FOOTBALL

Iosif Ritter

Born 1921

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0336 ACTOR

Irmgard Schati

1921 - 1992

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