Petroșani
Petroșani ranks 7,363rd in number of biographies on Pantheon, behind San Juan Bautista, Paraguay, Pilar, Paraguay, and Davao City. Memorable people born in Petroșani include Cristina Adela Foișor, and Călin Peter Netzer. Petroșani has been the birth place of many chess players, and film directors. Petroșani is located in Romania.
Petroșani is a city in Hunedoara County, Transylvania, Romania, with a population of 31,044 as of 2021. The city has been associated with mining since the 19th century. Read more on Wikipedia
People
Between 1967 and 1975, Petroșani was the birth place of 2 globally memorable people, including Cristina Adela Foișor, and Călin Peter Netzer.
People Born in Petroșani
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Cristina Adela Foișor
CHESS PLAYER
1967 - 2017
HPI: 37.39
Rank: 1
Călin Peter Netzer
FILM DIRECTOR
1975 - Present
HPI: 34.34
Rank: 2
Occupations
Most individuals born in present day Petroșani were chess players (1), and film directors (1), while most who died were .
Occupational Trends
Over the past 100 years, chess players have been the top profession of globally memorable people born in Petroșani, including Cristina Adela Foișor. Whereas, throughout history, chess players have been the profession with the most memorable people born in present day Petroșani, including Cristina Adela Foișor.
Places
Overlapping Lives
Below is a visual represetation of the lifespans of the top 1 globally memorable people born in Petroșani since 1700.
