Iași ranks 640th in number of biographies on Pantheon, behind Numazu, Vantaa, and Yaroslavl. Memorable people born in Iași include George Emil Palade, Mihail Kogălniceanu, and Benjamin Fondane. Memorable people who died in Iași include Grigory Potemkin, Stanisław Żółkiewski, and Ion Creangă. Iași has been the birth place of many politicians and actors and the death place of many writers and politicians. Iași is located in Romania.
Iași, also referred to mostly historically as Jassy, is the third largest city in Romania and the seat of Iași County. Located in the historical region of Moldavia, it has traditionally been one of the leading centres of Romanian social, cultural, academic and artistic life. The city was the capital of the Principality of Moldavia from 1564 to 1859, then of the United Principalities from 1859 to 1862, and the capital of Romania from 1916 to 1918. Read more on Wikipedia
Between 1817 and 1988, Iași was the birth place of 19 globally memorable people, including George Emil Palade, Mihail Kogălniceanu, and Benjamin Fondane. Additionaly, 7 globally memorable people have passed away in Iași including Grigory Potemkin, Stanisław Żółkiewski, and Ion Creangă.
1912 - 2008
HPI: 60.84
Rank: 1
1817 - 1891
HPI: 55.00
Rank: 2
1898 - 1944
HPI: 53.07
Rank: 3
1868 - 1947
HPI: 49.39
Rank: 4
1886 - 1931
HPI: 49.19
Rank: 5
1968 - Present
HPI: 47.73
Rank: 6
1823 - 1899
HPI: 47.44
Rank: 7
1851 - 1912
HPI: 47.17
Rank: 8
1950 - Present
HPI: 46.28
Rank: 9
1837 - 1919
HPI: 46.13
Rank: 10
1871 - 1956
HPI: 45.60
Rank: 11
1837 - 1923
HPI: 44.05
Rank: 12
1739 - 1791
HPI: 72.03
Rank: 1
1547 - 1620
HPI: 60.03
Rank: 2
1837 - 1889
HPI: 57.85
Rank: 3
1672 - 1742
HPI: 55.83
Rank: 4
1788 - 1869
HPI: 48.87
Rank: 5
1808 - 1868
HPI: 47.60
Rank: 6
1750 - 1791
HPI: 47.07
Rank: 7
Most individuals born in present day Iași were politicians (5), actors (3), soccer players (2), physicians (1), and writers (1), while most who died were writers (4) and politicians (3).
Over the past 100 years, actors have been the top profession of globally memorable people born in Iași, including Anamaria Marinca and Cosmina Stratan. Whereas, throughout history, politicians have been the profession with the most memorable people born in present day Iași, including Mihail Kogălniceanu, Lascăr Catargiu, and Petre P. Carp.
Below is a visual represetation of the lifespans of the top 11 globally memorable people born in Iași since 1700.