List of Moldovans
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This is a list of notable people, of all ethnicities, born in the Republic of Moldova, the Moldovan SSR or the historical province of Bessarabia.
Artists and architects[]
- Baruch Agadati (1895-1976), Palestinian-Israeli classical ballet dancer, choreographer, painter, and film producer and director
- Tudor Cataraga, sculptor
- Nachum Gutman (1898-1980), Teleneşti-born Israeli painter, sculptor, and author
- Andrei Mudrea, painter
- Alexandru Plămădeală, sculptor
- Mihai Petric, painter
- Alexey Shchusev, Russian architect
- Tudor Zbârnea, painter
- Vania "Moldova Thug Shaker" Moldavian born roblox game artist/developer [1]
Writers[]
- Alexandru Donici, poet and translator
- Alexei Mateevici, poet and publicist
- Alexandru Hâjdeu, writer
- Alecu Russo, writer
- Bogdan Petriceicu-Hașdeu, writer and historian
- Constantin Stamati, writer and translator
- Constantin Stamati-Ciurea, writer and translator
- Constantin Stere, writer
- Dumitru Matcovschi, poet
- Grigore Vieru, poet and writer
- Ion Anton, poet and writer
- Ion Druță, novelist
- Ion Vatamanu, poet
- Ion Hadârcă, writer
- Lidia Kulikovski (born 1951), librarian, bibliographer and editor
- Liviu Damian, poet
- Mihai Eminescu, poet, novelist, and journalist
- Petru Cărare, poet and epigrammatist
- Sorana Gurian, writer
- Vasile Vasilache, writer
- Victor Teleucă, writer and poet
- Vladimir Beșleagă, novelist
Musicians[]
Most popular in the History of the country
- Eugen Doga
- Maria Bieșu
- Maria Cebotari
- Sofia Rotaru
- Anatol Dumitras
- Nicolae Glib
- Anastasia Lazariuc
- Ion Suruceanu
- Nelly Ciobanu
- Zdob şi Zdub
- Anna Odobescu Grammy-nominated singer and actress
- Valentina Naforniță, soprano opera singer
- Dan Bălan, pop singer
- Natalia Barbu, pop singer
- Maria Bieșu, opera singer
- Geta Burlacu, singer
- Maria Cebotari, opera-singer
- Mihai Dolgan, pop singer
- Valeriu Găină, guitarist
- Lidia Isac, pop singer
- Radu Marian, opera singer
- Sofia Rotaru, pop singer
- Radu Sîrbu, pop singer
- Pavel Stratan, folk singer
- Vika Jigulina, pop singer made famous for her hit Stereo Love
- Mark Zeltser, concert pianist
- Andrew Rayel, trance producer and DJ
- Sergey Stepanov, saxophonist, feminist
Composers[]
- Ion Aldea-Teodorovici, singer
- Eugen Coca
- Eugen Doga
- Arkady Luxemburg
- Gavriil Musicescu
- Stefan Neaga
Scientists[]
- Lev Berg, Russian biologist and geographer
- Ștefan Ciobanu, historian
- Nicolae Donici, astronomer
- Jerzy Neyman, Polish statistician
- Sergiu Rădăuțan, physicist
- Nikolay Sclifosovsky, Russian surgeon and physiologist
- Nicolae Testemițanu, physician, surgeon and hygienist
- Nikolay Dimitrievich Zelinskiy, Russian chemist
- George de Bothezat (Gheorghe Botezatu), engineer and pioneer of helicopter flight
Sportsmen[]
- Radu Albot (born 1989), first Moldovan tennis player to win an ATP title[2]
- Olga Bolşova (born 1968), athlete
- Alexandru Bratan (born 1977), weightlifter
- Serghei Covalciuc (born 1982), football player
- Ion Gonța, (born 1978), boxer
- Vitalie Grușac
- Nicolae Juravschi
- Fedor Kassapu
- Boris Polak (born 1954), Israeli world champion and Olympic sport shooter
- Naum Prokupets
- Alex Sherman
- Sergey Spivak, UFC fighter
- Andrei Tchmil
- Vadim Vacarciuc
Businessmen[]
- Anatol Stati
- Gabriel Stati
- Ion Sturza
- Oleg Voronin
- Sam Zemurray
Politicians[]
- Dumitru Braghiș, former chairman of the Party for Social Democracy, former MP, former Prime Minister of Moldova
- Dorin Chirtoacă, mayor of Chișinău
- Dumitru Diacov, honorary chairman of the Democratic Party, MP, former speaker of Parliament
- Vladimir Filat, former Prime Minister of Moldova, the Liberal-Democratic Party leader
- Mihai Ghimpu, chairman of the Liberal Party, MP
- Victor Guzun, Ambassador of the Republic of Moldova to Estonia
- Avigdor Lieberman, Moldovan-born Israeli Minister of Foreign Affairs
- Petru Lucinschi, former President of Democratic Party, MP, former speaker of the Parliament
- Alexandru Moșanu, historian, former speaker of Parliament
- Iurie Roșca, chairman of the Christian-Democratic Peoples Party, former deputy speaker of the Parliament
- Oleg Serebrian, political scientist and diplomat, former chairman of the Social-Liberal Party, former MP
- Mircea Snegur, former President of Moldova (3 Sept 1990 - 15 Jan 1997)
- Vasile Tarlev, former Prime Minister of Moldova
- Stepan Topal, Gagauz politician and activist
- Serafim Urechean, former chairman of the "Our Moldova Alliance", former MP
- Vladimir Voronin, former President of Moldova (7 Apr 2001 - 11 Sep 2009)
Fictional characters[]
- Joeki, a Moldavian prince in the Belgian comics series Robert en Bertrand by Willy Vandersteen[3]
- Gorna Storski, a Moldavian vampire from Marvel comics
Other[]
- Daria Harjevschi (1862-1934), librarian who improved the services of the Chișinău Public Library
- Xenia Deli, fashion model
See also[]
- Moldovans
- Romanians
- List of Romanians
- List of Jews
- Bessarabia
- Benderli Pashas
- List of rulers of Moldavia
References[]
- ^ "Vanias account".
{{cite web}}:|first=missing|last=(help) - ^ "Radu Albot, Trained on Wooden Courts of Moldova, Earns His Country's First Title". The New York Times. 25 February 2019. Retrieved 4 March 2021.
- ^ "Willy Vandersteen". lambiek.net.
External links[]
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