Bucharest ranks 61st in number of biographies on Pantheon, behind St. Louis, Osaka Prefecture, and Glasgow. Memorable people born in Bucharest include Mircea Eliade, Mircea Lucescu, and Jacob L. Moreno. Memorable people who died in Bucharest include Vlad the Impaler, Kwame Nkrumah, and Gheorghe Gheorghiu-Dej. 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.
Bucharest is the capital and largest city of Romania. The metropolis stands on the River Dâmbovița in south-eastern Romania. Its population is officially estimated at 1.76 million residents within a greater metropolitan area of 2.3 million residents, which makes Bucharest the 8th most-populous city in the European Union. The city area measures 240 km2 and comprises 6 districts (Sectoare), while the metropolitan area covers 1,811 km2. Bucharest is a beta global city, a major cultural, political and economic hub, and the country's seat of government. Read more on Wikipedia
Between 0 and 1997, Bucharest was the birth place of 139 globally memorable people, including Mircea Eliade, Mircea Lucescu, and Jacob L. Moreno. Additionaly, 99 globally memorable people have passed away in Bucharest including Vlad the Impaler, Kwame Nkrumah, and Gheorghe Gheorghiu-Dej.
1907 - 1986
HPI: 71.05
Rank: 1
1945 - Present
HPI: 67.70
Rank: 2
1889 - 1974
HPI: 65.49
Rank: 3
1275 - 1352
HPI: 62.52
Rank: 4
1946 - Present
HPI: 62.27
Rank: 5
1893 - 1973
HPI: 62.25
Rank: 6
1949 - 2006
HPI: 61.15
Rank: 7
1886 - 1972
HPI: 61.10
Rank: 8
1917 - 1950
HPI: 60.83
Rank: 9
1928 - 2021
HPI: 59.41
Rank: 10
1948 - Present
HPI: 58.97
Rank: 11
1951 - 1996
HPI: 58.85
Rank: 12
1948 - Present
HPI: 58.97
Rank: 11
1857 - 1893
HPI: 53.66
Rank: 30
1916 - 2018
HPI: 46.98
Rank: 57
1816 - 1885
HPI: 46.80
Rank: 58
1910 - 1987
HPI: 46.64
Rank: 59
1923 - 2011
HPI: 45.30
Rank: 67
1941 - 2013
HPI: 44.64
Rank: 72
1948 - 2007
HPI: 44.18
Rank: 74
1966 - Present
HPI: 37.22
Rank: 91
1972 - Present
HPI: 30.71
Rank: 120
1982 - Present
HPI: 29.37
Rank: 123
1997 - Present
HPI: 28.12
Rank: 125
1431 - 1476
HPI: 84.22
Rank: 1
1909 - 1972
HPI: 66.83
Rank: 2
1901 - 1965
HPI: 66.08
Rank: 3
1850 - 1889
HPI: 65.62
Rank: 4
1843 - 1916
HPI: 65.16
Rank: 5
1884 - 1935
HPI: 61.67
Rank: 6
1845 - 1902
HPI: 61.35
Rank: 7
1893 - 1960
HPI: 61.25
Rank: 8
1949 - 2006
HPI: 61.15
Rank: 9
1886 - 1972
HPI: 61.10
Rank: 10
1882 - 1950
HPI: 60.59
Rank: 11
1908 - 1975
HPI: 60.05
Rank: 12
1580 - 1654
HPI: 51.32
Rank: 43
1739 - 1813
HPI: 47.60
Rank: 62
1885 - 1970
HPI: 47.52
Rank: 63
1916 - 2018
HPI: 46.98
Rank: 69
1816 - 1885
HPI: 46.80
Rank: 70
1896 - 1981
HPI: 46.54
Rank: 72
1925 - 1977
HPI: 46.47
Rank: 75
1909 - 1966
HPI: 46.24
Rank: 77
1916 - 2000
HPI: 46.24
Rank: 78
1833 - 1909
HPI: 45.20
Rank: 84
1872 - 1944
HPI: 44.92
Rank: 86
1941 - 2013
HPI: 44.64
Rank: 88
Most individuals born in present day Bucharest were soccer players (34), politicians (20), writers (12), tennis players (10), and actors (8), while most who died were politicians (35), writers (16), soccer players (10), athletes (5), and painters (5).
Over the past 100 years, soccer players have been the top profession of globally memorable people born in Bucharest, including Mircea Lucescu, Anghel Iordănescu, and Dudu Georgescu. Whereas, throughout history, soccer players have been the profession with the most memorable people born in present day Bucharest, including Mircea Lucescu, Anghel Iordănescu, and Dudu Georgescu.
Below is a visual represetation of the lifespans of the top 25 globally memorable people born in Bucharest since 1700.