Târgu Jiu
Târgu Jiu ranks 6,549th in number of biographies on Pantheon, behind Drobeta-Turnu Severin, Taunton, Massachusetts, and Vittoria, Sicily. Memorable people born in Târgu Jiu include Sergiu Nicolaescu, Gheorghe Tătărescu, and Ecaterina Teodoroiu. Târgu Jiu has been the birth place of many film directors, and politicians. Târgu Jiu is located in Romania.
Târgu Jiu is the capital of Gorj County in the Oltenia region of Romania. It is situated on the Southern Sub-Carpathians, on the banks of the river Jiu. Eight localities are administered by the city: Bârsești, Drăgoieni, Iezureni, Polata, Preajba Mare, Romanești, Slobozia, and Ursați. Read more on Wikipedia
People
Between 1886 and 1930, Târgu Jiu was the birth place of 3 globally memorable people, including Sergiu Nicolaescu, Gheorghe Tătărescu, and Ecaterina Teodoroiu.
People Born in Târgu Jiu
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Sergiu Nicolaescu
FILM DIRECTOR
1930 - 2013
HPI: 55.83
Rank: 1
Gheorghe Tătărescu
POLITICIAN
1886 - 1957
HPI: 55.26
Rank: 2
Ecaterina Teodoroiu
MILITARY PERSONNEL
1894 - 1917
HPI: 52.03
Rank: 3
Occupations
Most individuals born in present day Târgu Jiu were film directors (1), politicians (1), and military personnels (1), while most who died were .
Occupational Trends
Over the past 100 years, film directors have been the top profession of globally memorable people born in Târgu Jiu, including Sergiu Nicolaescu. Whereas, throughout history, film directors have been the profession with the most memorable people born in present day Târgu Jiu, including Sergiu Nicolaescu.
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Overlapping Lives
Below is a visual represetation of the lifespans of the top 3 globally memorable people born in Târgu Jiu since 1700.
