Târgu Jiu
Târgu Jiu ranks 6,549th in number of biographies on Pantheon, behind Drobeta-Turnu Severin, Taunton, Massachusetts, and Vittoria, Sicily. Memorable people born in Târgu Jiu include Sergiu Nicolaescu, Gheorghe Tătărescu, and Ecaterina Teodoroiu. Târgu Jiu has been the birth place of many athletes, and film directors. Târgu Jiu is located in Romania.
Târgu Jiu (Romanian pronunciation: [ˌtɨrɡu ˈʒiw], is the capital of Gorj County in the Oltenia region of Romania. It is situated on the Southern Sub-Carpathians, on the banks of the river Jiu. Eight localities are administered by the city: Bârsești, Drăgoieni, Iezureni, Polata, Preajba Mare, Romanești, Slobozia, and Ursați. Read more on Wikipedia
People
Between 0 and 1996, Târgu Jiu was the birth place of 7 globally memorable people, including Sergiu Nicolaescu, Gheorghe Tătărescu, and Ecaterina Teodoroiu.
People Born in Târgu Jiu
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Sergiu Nicolaescu
FILM DIRECTOR
1930 - 2013
HPI: 62.71
Rank: 3
Gheorghe Tătărescu
POLITICIAN
1886 - 1957
HPI: 62.55
Rank: 1
Ecaterina Teodoroiu
MILITARY PERSONNEL
1894 - 1917
HPI: 59.65
Rank: 2
Duda
ATHLETE
HPI: 44.71
Rank: 4
Denisa Tîlvescu
ATHLETE
HPI: 24.63
Rank: 7
Komail Mahfoodh
HANDBALL PLAYER
1992 - Present
HPI: 18.65
Rank: 5
Cristina Popescu
ATHLETE
1996 - Present
HPI: 17.70
Rank: 6
Occupations
Most individuals born in present day Târgu Jiu were athletes (3), film directors (1), politicians (1), military personnels (1), and handball players (1), while most who died were .
Occupational Trends
Over the past 100 years, film directors have been the top profession of globally memorable people born in Târgu Jiu, including Sergiu Nicolaescu. Whereas, throughout history, athletes have been the profession with the most memorable people born in present day Târgu Jiu, including Duda, Denisa Tîlvescu, and Cristina Popescu.
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Overlapping Lives
Below is a visual represetation of the lifespans of the top 3 globally memorable people born in Târgu Jiu since 1700.
