Cluj-Napoca
Cluj-Napoca ranks 548th in number of biographies on Pantheon, behind Espoo, Compton, California, and Gelsenkirchen. The most famous people from Cluj-Napoca are János Bolyai, Stephen Bocskai, and László Tőkés. The most famous people who died in Cluj-Napoca are Ștefan Kovács, Starina Novak, and Lucian Blaga. Cluj-Napoca has been the birth place of many politicians, and soccer players and the death place of many soccer players, and writers. Cluj-Napoca is located in Romania.
Cluj-Napoca, or simply Cluj, is a city in northwestern Romania. It is the second-most populous city in the country and the seat of Cluj County. Geographically, it is roughly equidistant from Bucharest, Budapest and Belgrade. Located in the Someșul Mic river valley, the city is considered the unofficial capital of the historical province of Transylvania. For some decades prior to the Austro-Hungarian Compromise of 1867, it was the official capital of the Grand Principality of Transylvania. Read more on Wikipedia
People
Between 1510 and 2000, Cluj-Napoca was the birth place of 31 globally memorable people, including János Bolyai, Stephen Bocskai, and László Tőkés. Additionaly, 10 globally memorable people have passed away in Cluj-Napoca including Ștefan Kovács, Starina Novak, and Lucian Blaga.
People Born in Cluj-Napoca
Go to all RankingsJános Bolyai
MATHEMATICIAN
1802 - 1860
HPI: 73.80
Rank: 1
Stephen Bocskai
POLITICIAN
1557 - 1606
HPI: 67.26
Rank: 2
László Tőkés
POLITICIAN
1952 - Present
HPI: 65.73
Rank: 3
Abraham Wald
MATHEMATICIAN
1902 - 1950
HPI: 64.20
Rank: 4
Ibrahim Muteferrika
POLITICIAN
1674 - 1745
HPI: 63.21
Rank: 5
Rezső Kasztner
POLITICIAN
1906 - 1957
HPI: 63.14
Rank: 6
Olga Szabó-Orbán
FENCER
1938 - 2022
HPI: 60.91
Rank: 7
Ferenc Dávid
PHILOSOPHER
1510 - 1579
HPI: 60.28
Rank: 8
Ágnes Esterházy
ACTOR
1891 - 1956
HPI: 59.30
Rank: 9
Bertalan Székely
PAINTER
1835 - 1910
HPI: 59.16
Rank: 10
Miklós Bánffy
POLITICIAN
1873 - 1950
HPI: 59.04
Rank: 11
Constantin Rădulescu
SOCCER PLAYER
1896 - 1981
HPI: 59.03
Rank: 12
Newly Added People Born in Cluj-Napoca
Go to all RankingsCristian Dulca
SOCCER PLAYER
1972 - Present
HPI: 42.69
Rank: 22
Horațiu Moldovan
SOCCER PLAYER
1998 - Present
HPI: 40.63
Rank: 24
Ana Caterina Morariu
ACTOR
1980 - Present
HPI: 39.83
Rank: 25
George Florescu
SOCCER PLAYER
1984 - Present
HPI: 37.44
Rank: 29
People Deceased in Cluj-Napoca
Go to all RankingsȘtefan Kovács
SOCCER PLAYER
1920 - 1995
HPI: 67.88
Rank: 1
Starina Novak
POLITICIAN
1530 - 1601
HPI: 63.68
Rank: 2
Lucian Blaga
PHILOSOPHER
1895 - 1961
HPI: 61.31
Rank: 3
Emil Racoviță
BIOLOGIST
1868 - 1947
HPI: 58.75
Rank: 4
István Somodi
ATHLETE
1885 - 1963
HPI: 57.43
Rank: 5
Gáspár Heltai
WRITER
1510 - 1574
HPI: 56.12
Rank: 6
Doina Cornea
SOCIAL ACTIVIST
1929 - 2018
HPI: 55.77
Rank: 7
Károly Kós
ARCHITECT
1883 - 1977
HPI: 55.51
Rank: 8
László Raffinsky
SOCCER PLAYER
1905 - 1981
HPI: 55.05
Rank: 9
Ion Agârbiceanu
WRITER
1882 - 1963
HPI: 54.09
Rank: 10
Occupations
Most individuals born in present day Cluj-Napoca were politicians (8), soccer players (6), athletes (3), mathematicians (2), and actors (2), while most who died were soccer players (2), writers (2), politicians (1), philosophers (1), and biologists (1).
Occupational Trends
Over the past 100 years, soccer players have been the top profession of globally memorable people born in Cluj-Napoca, including Răzvan Cociș, Cristian Dulca, and Horațiu Moldovan. Whereas, throughout history, politicians have been the profession with the most memorable people born in present day Cluj-Napoca, including Stephen Bocskai, László Tőkés, and Ibrahim Muteferrika.
Places
Overlapping Lives
Below is a visual represetation of the lifespans of the top 15 globally memorable people born in Cluj-Napoca since 1700.


























