Bucharest
Bucharest ranks 53rd in number of biographies on Pantheon, behind Naples, St. Louis, and Cairo. The most famous people from Bucharest are Mircea Eliade, Mircea Lucescu, and Basarab I of Wallachia. The most famous people who died in Bucharest are Vlad the Impaler, Kwame Nkrumah, and Ion Iliescu. Bucharest has been the birth place of many soccer players, and politicians and the death place of many politicians, and writers. Bucharest is located in Romania.
People
Between 0 and 2004, Bucharest was the birth place of 204 globally memorable people, including Mircea Eliade, Mircea Lucescu, and Basarab I of Wallachia. Additionaly, 115 globally memorable people have passed away in Bucharest including Vlad the Impaler, Kwame Nkrumah, and Ion Iliescu.
People Born in Bucharest
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Mircea Eliade
HISTORIAN
1907 - 1986
HPI: 76.17
Rank: 1
Mircea Lucescu
SOCCER PLAYER
1945 - 2026
HPI: 73.09
Rank: 2
Basarab I of Wallachia
POLITICIAN
1275 - 1352
HPI: 71.23
Rank: 3
Jacob L. Moreno
WRITER
1889 - 1974
HPI: 71.09
Rank: 4
Ilie Năstase
TENNIS PLAYER
1946 - Present
HPI: 70.82
Rank: 5
Henri Coandă
INVENTOR
1886 - 1972
HPI: 68.53
Rank: 6
Valentin Ceaușescu
PHYSICIST
1948 - Present
HPI: 68.38
Rank: 7
Zoia Ceaușescu
MATHEMATICIAN
1949 - 2006
HPI: 68.26
Rank: 8
Clara Haskil
MUSICIAN
1895 - 1960
HPI: 68.12
Rank: 9
Edward G. Robinson
ACTOR
1893 - 1973
HPI: 67.54
Rank: 10
Nicu Ceaușescu
POLITICIAN
1951 - 1996
HPI: 67.44
Rank: 11
Dinu Lipatti
MUSICIAN
1917 - 1950
HPI: 67.00
Rank: 12
Newly Added People Born in Bucharest
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Călin Georgescu
POLITICIAN
1962 - Present
HPI: 64.81
Rank: 17
Colette Avital
POLITICIAN
1939 - Present
HPI: 54.55
Rank: 77
Marioara Trașcă
ATHLETE
1962 - Present
HPI: 48.72
Rank: 107
Edward Iordănescu
COACH
1978 - Present
HPI: 48.55
Rank: 110
Haiducii
SINGER
1971 - Present
HPI: 48.17
Rank: 114
Rodica Frîntu
ATHLETE
1960 - Present
HPI: 48.17
Rank: 115
Elisabeta Guzganu-Tufan
FENCER
1964 - Present
HPI: 47.96
Rank: 116
Elina Löwensohn
ACTOR
1966 - Present
HPI: 47.69
Rank: 118
Ana Ularu
ACTOR
1985 - Present
HPI: 46.04
Rank: 132
Nae Caranfil
FILM DIRECTOR
1960 - Present
HPI: 46.03
Rank: 133
Claudia Grigorescu
FENCER
1968 - Present
HPI: 45.58
Rank: 136
Dumitru Răducanu
ATHLETE
1967 - Present
HPI: 45.32
Rank: 138
People Deceased in Bucharest
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Vlad the Impaler
INSPIRATION
1431 - 1476
HPI: 86.37
Rank: 1
Kwame Nkrumah
POLITICIAN
1909 - 1972
HPI: 74.70
Rank: 2
Ion Iliescu
POLITICIAN
1930 - 2025
HPI: 74.45
Rank: 3
Gheorghe Gheorghiu-Dej
POLITICIAN
1901 - 1965
HPI: 72.40
Rank: 4
Mihai Eminescu
WRITER
1850 - 1889
HPI: 70.52
Rank: 5
Elisabeth of Wied
WRITER
1843 - 1916
HPI: 70.16
Rank: 6
Henri Coandă
INVENTOR
1886 - 1972
HPI: 68.53
Rank: 7
Jules Renard
WRITER
1864 - 1910
HPI: 68.51
Rank: 8
Chivu Stoica
POLITICIAN
1908 - 1975
HPI: 68.44
Rank: 9
Panait Istrati
WRITER
1884 - 1935
HPI: 68.42
Rank: 10
Ion Ivanovici
COMPOSER
1845 - 1902
HPI: 68.22
Rank: 11
Ana Pauker
POLITICIAN
1893 - 1960
HPI: 68.21
Rank: 12
Occupations
Most individuals born in present day Bucharestwere soccer players (47), politicians (24), athletes (17), tennis players (15), and writers (14), while most who died were politicians (39), writers (18), soccer players (11), athletes (7), and painters (5).
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Overlapping Lives
Below is a visual represetation of the lifespans of the top 25 globally memorable people born in Bucharest since 1700.
