Târgu Mureș
Târgu Mureș ranks 2,441st in number of biographies on Pantheon, behind Santurce, San Juan, Puerto Rico, La Flèche, and Amasya. The most famous people from Târgu Mureș are László Bölöni, Géza Szőcs, and Sándor Schwartz. The most famous people who died in Târgu Mureș are János Bolyai, Farkas Bolyai, and Alexandru Todea. Târgu Mureș has been the birth place of many soccer players, and writers and the death place of many mathematicians, and religious figures. Târgu Mureș is located in Romania.
Târgu Mureș is the seat of Mureș County in the historical region of Transylvania, Romania. It is the 16th-largest city in Romania, with 116,033 inhabitants as of the 2021 census. It lies on the Mureș River, the second-longest river in Romania. Read more on Wikipedia
People
Between 1909 and 1998, Târgu Mureș was the birth place of 8 globally memorable people, including László Bölöni, Géza Szőcs, and Sándor Schwartz. Additionaly, 4 globally memorable people have passed away in Târgu Mureș including János Bolyai, Farkas Bolyai, and Alexandru Todea.
People Born in Târgu Mureș
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László Bölöni
SOCCER PLAYER
1953 - Present
HPI: 66.03
Rank: 1
Géza Szőcs
POLITICIAN
1953 - 2020
HPI: 48.72
Rank: 2
Sándor Schwartz
SOCCER PLAYER
1909 - 1994
HPI: 47.69
Rank: 3
Attila Bartis
WRITER
1968 - Present
HPI: 46.30
Rank: 4
Bernadette Szőcs
TABLE TENNIS PLAYER
1995 - Present
HPI: 42.55
Rank: 5
Sanda Ladoși
SINGER
1970 - Present
HPI: 41.19
Rank: 6
György Dragomán
WRITER
1973 - Present
HPI: 40.16
Rank: 7
Ilinca Băcilă
SINGER
1998 - Present
HPI: 39.15
Rank: 8
Newly Added People Born in Târgu Mureș
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SINGER
1970 - Present
HPI: 41.19
Rank: 6
György Dragomán
WRITER
1973 - Present
HPI: 40.16
Rank: 7
People Deceased in Târgu Mureș
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János Bolyai
MATHEMATICIAN
1802 - 1860
HPI: 73.80
Rank: 1
Farkas Bolyai
MATHEMATICIAN
1775 - 1856
HPI: 64.27
Rank: 2
Alexandru Todea
RELIGIOUS FIGURE
1912 - 2002
HPI: 58.05
Rank: 3
Ștefan Dobay
SOCCER PLAYER
1909 - 1994
HPI: 57.74
Rank: 4
Occupations
Most individuals born in present day Târgu Mureș were soccer players (2), writers (2), singers (2), politicians (1), and table tennis players (1), while most who died were mathematicians (2), religious figures (1), and soccer players (1).
Occupational Trends
Over the past 100 years, writers have been the top profession of globally memorable people born in Târgu Mureș, including Attila Bartis, and György Dragomán. Whereas, throughout history, soccer players have been the profession with the most memorable people born in present day Târgu Mureș, including László Bölöni, and Sándor Schwartz.
Places
Overlapping Lives
Below is a visual represetation of the lifespans of the top 2 globally memorable people born in Târgu Mureș since 1700.
