Cultural Production in
Present Day
Moldova
Moldova
Moldova ranks #90 by number of biographies on Pantheon, behind Lebanon, Ethiopia, and Vietnam. The most famous people from Moldova are Anton Rubinstein, Lewis Milestone, and Nicolae Timofti. The most famous people who died in Moldova are Ivan Mazepa, Mircea Snegur, and Eugen Doga. Moldova has been the birthplace of many politicians, and athletes and the death place of many politicians, and writers. The top cities in Moldova by number of people born are Chișinău, Tiraspol, Bender, Moldova, Bălți, and Moldova.
People
Between 1725 and 2005, present-day Moldova was the birthplace of 154 globally memorable people, including Anton Rubinstein, Lewis Milestone, and Nicolae Timofti. Additionally, 8 globally memorable people died in present-day Moldova, including Ivan Mazepa, Mircea Snegur, and Eugen Doga.
People Born in Present-Day Moldova
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Anton Rubinstein
Composer
1829 - 1894
HPI: 73.23
Rank: 1
Lewis Milestone
Film Director
1895 - 1980
HPI: 68.38
Rank: 2
Nicolae Timofti
Politician
1948 - Present
HPI: 67.95
Rank: 3
Emil Constantinescu
Politician
1939 - Present
HPI: 67.36
Rank: 4
Vladimir Voronin
Politician
1941 - Present
HPI: 67.32
Rank: 5
Maia Sandu
Politician
1972 - Present
HPI: 67.30
Rank: 6
Mircea Snegur
Politician
1941 - 2023
HPI: 66.64
Rank: 7
Boris Kolker
Linguist
1939 - Present
HPI: 65.90
Rank: 8
Eugen Doga
Composer
1937 - 2025
HPI: 65.44
Rank: 9
Pyotr Rumyantsev
Politician
1725 - 1796
HPI: 64.95
Rank: 10
Avigdor Lieberman
Politician
1958 - Present
HPI: 64.51
Rank: 11
Kira Muratova
Film Director
1934 - 2018
HPI: 63.95
Rank: 12
Newly Added People Born in Present-Day Moldova
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Nikolay Sklifosovsky
Physician
1836 - 1904
HPI: 56.43
Rank: 39
Ivan Vakarchuk
Physicist
1947 - 2020
HPI: 53.56
Rank: 57
Viktor Sokolov
Military Personnel
1962 - 2023
HPI: 51.90
Rank: 65
Boris Zakhoder
Writer
1918 - 2000
HPI: 51.39
Rank: 67
Evghenia Guțul
Politician
1986 - Present
HPI: 48.51
Rank: 76
Radu Sîrbu
Singer
1978 - Present
HPI: 47.44
Rank: 82
Yuri Bashkatov
Athlete
1968 - 2022
HPI: 46.33
Rank: 85
Timofey Skryabin
Athlete
1967 - Present
HPI: 43.64
Rank: 93
Valeria Lukyanova
Model
1985 - Present
HPI: 41.71
Rank: 98
Alexandru Curtianu
Soccer Player
1974 - Present
HPI: 41.46
Rank: 100
Nicu Popescu
Diplomat
1981 - Present
HPI: 40.52
Rank: 106
Vitalie Grușac
Boxer
1977 - Present
HPI: 39.75
Rank: 109
People Deceased in Present-Day Moldova
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Ivan Mazepa
Politician
1639 - 1709
HPI: 76.82
Rank: 1
Mircea Snegur
Politician
1941 - 2023
HPI: 66.64
Rank: 2
Eugen Doga
Composer
1937 - 2025
HPI: 65.44
Rank: 3
Grigore Vieru
Writer
1935 - 2009
HPI: 57.49
Rank: 4
Ion Ciubuc
Politician
1943 - 2018
HPI: 57.08
Rank: 5
Valeriu Muravschi
Politician
1949 - 2020
HPI: 56.22
Rank: 6
Alexei Mateevici
Writer
1888 - 1917
HPI: 55.61
Rank: 7
Ivan Calin
Politician
1935 - 2012
HPI: 54.21
Rank: 8
Occupations
Most people born in present-day Moldova were politicians (34), athletes (29), soccer players (16), singers (13), and writers (6), while most who died were politicians (5), writers (2), and composers (1).
Places
Overlapping Lives
Below is a visualization of the lifespans of the top 25 globally memorable people born in present-day Moldova since 1700.
