Chișinău
Chișinău ranks 332nd in number of biographies on Pantheon, behind Trieste, Glendale, California, and Weimar. Memorable people born in Chișinău include Lewis Milestone, Avigdor Lieberman, and Iona Yakir. Memorable people who died in Chișinău include Mircea Snegur, Eugen Doga, and Grigore Vieru. Chișinău has been the birth place of many athletes, and soccer players and the death place of many politicians, and writers. Chișinău is located in Moldova.
Chișinău is the capital and largest city of Moldova. The city is Moldova's main industrial and commercial centre. It is situated in the middle of the country, on the river Bîc, a tributary of the Dniester. According to the results of the 2024 Moldovan census, the population of the city proper stood at over 567,000 inhabitants, while the population of the Municipality of Chișinău numbered over 720,000 people. Chișinău is the most economically prosperous locality in Moldova and the country's largest transport hub. Nearly a third of Moldova's population resides in the metropolitan area. Read more on Wikipedia
People
Between 1850 and 2005, Chișinău was the birth place of 58 globally memorable people, including Lewis Milestone, Avigdor Lieberman, and Iona Yakir. Additionaly, 7 globally memorable people have passed away in Chișinău including Mircea Snegur, Eugen Doga, and Grigore Vieru.
People Born in Chișinău
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Lewis Milestone
FILM DIRECTOR
1895 - 1980
HPI: 68.38
Rank: 12
Avigdor Lieberman
POLITICIAN
1958 - Present
HPI: 64.51
Rank: 46
Iona Yakir
MILITARY PERSONNEL
1896 - 1937
HPI: 63.31
Rank: 17
Maria Cebotari
ACTOR
1910 - 1949
HPI: 63.13
Rank: 20
Vladimir Purishkevich
POLITICIAN
1870 - 1920
HPI: 62.92
Rank: 16
Alexey Shchusev
ARCHITECT
1873 - 1949
HPI: 62.77
Rank: 14
Vladimir Albitsky
ASTRONOMER
1891 - 1952
HPI: 61.38
Rank: 15
Lia Manoliu
ATHLETE
1932 - 1998
HPI: 61.32
Rank: 19
Anastasia Golovina
PHYSICIAN
1850 - 1933
HPI: 59.64
Rank: 18
Svetlana Toma
ACTOR
1947 - Present
HPI: 59.00
Rank: 44
Alexander Goldenweiser
COMPOSER
1875 - 1961
HPI: 58.77
Rank: 13
Dan Balan
MUSICIAN
1979 - Present
HPI: 57.61
Rank: 4
Newly Added People Born in Chișinău
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Yuri Bashkatov
ATHLETE
1968 - 2022
HPI: 46.33
Rank: 11
Alexandru Curtianu
SOCCER PLAYER
1974 - Present
HPI: 41.46
Rank: 10
Nicu Popescu
POLITICIAN
1981 - Present
HPI: 40.52
Rank: 9
Natalia Vieru
BASKETBALL PLAYER
1989 - Present
HPI: 39.68
Rank: 8
Cătălin Carp
SOCCER PLAYER
1993 - Present
HPI: 35.94
Rank: 6
Gheorghe Andronic
SOCCER PLAYER
1991 - Present
HPI: 35.78
Rank: 7
People Deceased in Chișinău
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Mircea Snegur
POLITICIAN
1941 - 2023
HPI: 66.64
Rank: 2
Eugen Doga
COMPOSER
1937 - 2025
HPI: 65.44
Rank: 7
Grigore Vieru
WRITER
1935 - 2009
HPI: 57.49
Rank: 4
Ion Ciubuc
POLITICIAN
1943 - 2018
HPI: 57.08
Rank: 3
Valeriu Muravschi
POLITICIAN
1949 - 2020
HPI: 56.22
Rank: 6
Alexei Mateevici
WRITER
1888 - 1917
HPI: 55.61
Rank: 1
Ivan Calin
POLITICIAN
1935 - 2012
HPI: 54.21
Rank: 5
Occupations
Most individuals born in present day Chișinău were athletes (14), soccer players (10), politicians (6), singers (6), and tennis players (4), while most who died were politicians (4), writers (2), and composers (1).
Occupational Trends
Over the past 100 years, athletes have been the top profession of globally memorable people born in Chișinău, including Lia Manoliu, Yuri Bashkatov, and Denis Vieru. Whereas, throughout history, athletes have been the profession with the most memorable people born in present day Chișinău, including Lia Manoliu, Yuri Bashkatov, and Denis Vieru.
Places
Overlapping Lives
Below is a visual represetation of the lifespans of the top 11 globally memorable people born in Chișinău since 1700.
