This is a list of notable people, of all ethnicities, born in the
Republic of Moldova
A republic () is a "state in which power rests with the people or their representatives; specifically a state without a monarchy" and also a "government, or system of government, of such a state." Previously, especially in the 17th and 18th c ...
, the Moldovan SSR or the historical province of
Bessarabia
Bessarabia (; Gagauz: ''Besarabiya''; Romanian: ''Basarabia''; Ukrainian: ''Бессара́бія'') is a historical region in Eastern Europe, bounded by the Dniester river on the east and the Prut river on the west. About two thirds of Be ...
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Artists and architects
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Baruch Agadati
Baruch Agadati ( he, ברוך אגדתי, also Baruch Kaushansky-Agadati; January 8, 1895 – January 18, 1976) was a Russian Empire-born Israeli classical ballet dancer, choreographer, painter, and film producer and director.
Biography
Baruch Kau ...
(1895-1976), Palestinian-Israeli classical ballet dancer, choreographer, painter, and film producer and director
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Tudor Cataraga
Tudor Cataraga (born 4 August 1956 in Seliște – 27 December 2010) was a sculptor from the Republic of Moldova.
Biography
From 1981 to 1984, Cataraga was a student in the sculpture department at the Saint Petersburg Academy of Arts. As a gra ...
, sculptor
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Nachum Gutman
Nachum Gutman (as he himself signed; alternate romanisation: Nahum Gutman; he, נחום גוטמן: October 5, 1898 – November 28, 1980) was a Moldovan-born Israeli painter, sculptor, and author.
Biography
Nachum Gutman was born in Tele ...
(1898-1980), Teleneşti-born Israeli painter, sculptor, and author
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Andrei Mudrea, painter
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Alexandru Plămădeală
Alexandru Plamădeală (1888–1940) was a Moldovan sculptor. He was the artist responsible for the creation of the Stephen the Great Monument in Chișinău (1927).
He graduated from the Moscow School of Painting, Sculpture and Architectur ...
, sculptor
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Mihai Petric, painter
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Alexey Shchusev
Alexey Victorovich Shchusev (academic spelling), german: Schtschussew, french: Chtchoussev, pl, Szchusiew. (russian: Алексе́й Ви́кторович Щу́сев; – 24 May 1949) was a Russian and Soviet architect who was successf ...
, Russian architect
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Tudor Zbârnea
Tudor Zbârnea (born 29 December 1955) is a Moldovan painter.
Zbârnea has contributed to the assertion, in Chișinău, of an original artistic thinking stream that was against "artistic vigilance" mentality, which was too hostile to the specta ...
, painter
Writers
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Alexandru Donici, poet and translator
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Alexei Mateevici
Alexei (or Alexe) Mateevici (; March 27, 1888 – August 24, 1917) was one of the most prominent Romanian poets in Bessarabia.
Biography
He was born in the town Căinari, in Eastern Bessarabia, which was part of the Russian Empire, now in the ...
, poet and publicist
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Alexandru Hâjdeu
Alexandru Hâjdeu or Alexander Faddeevich Hizhdeu (russian: Алекса́ндр Фадде́евич Хижде́у; 30 November 1811 – 9 November 1872) was a Russian Imperial writer of Romanian descent, who lived in Bessarabia, now Moldova. ...
, writer
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Alecu Russo
Alecu Russo (March 17, 1819 near Chișinău – February 5, 1859 in Iași), was a Moldavian Romanian writer, literary critic and publicist.
Russo is credited with having discovered one of the most elaborate forms of the Romanian national folk ...
, writer
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Bogdan Petriceicu-Hașdeu, writer and historian
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Constantin Stamati, writer and translator
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Constantin Stamati-Ciurea, writer and translator
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Constantin Stere
Constantin G. Stere or Constantin Sterea (Romanian; russian: Константин Егорович Стере, ''Konstantin Yegorovich Stere'' or Константин Георгиевич Стере, ''Konstantin Georgiyevich Stere''; also known u ...
, writer
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Dumitru Matcovschi, poet
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Grigore Vieru
Grigore Vieru (; 14 February 1935, Pererîta, Hotin County, Kingdom of Romania – 18 January 2009, Chișinău, Moldova, Republic of Moldova) was a Moldovans, Moldavian poet, writer and unification of Moldova and Romania, unionist advocate. Known ...
, poet and writer
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Ion Anton, poet and writer
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Ion Druță
Ion Druță (3 September 1928 – 28 September 2023), also known as Ion Drutse, was a Moldovan writer, poet, playwright and literary historian. He was an honorary member of the Romanian Academy.
Biography
Ion Druță was born on 3 September 192 ...
, novelist
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Ion Vatamanu
Ion Vatamanu (1 May 1937 in Costiceni – 9 August 1993 in Chișinău) was a writer and politician from Moldova. He was born to Maria and Ion and had a PhD in chemistry. Ion Vatamanu served as member of the Parliament of Moldova (1990–1994 ...
, poet
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Ion Hadârcă
Ion Hadârcă (born 17 August 1949 in Sîngerei, USSR) is a poet, translator and Moldovan politician, deputy to the Parliament of the Republic of Moldova between 1990 and 1998 and from 2009 to 2014. Ion Hadârcă was the founder and first preside ...
, writer
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Lidia Kulikovski (born 1951), librarian, bibliographer and editor
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Liviu Damian, poet
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Mihai Eminescu
Mihai Eminescu (; born Mihail Eminovici; 15 January 1850 – 15 June 1889) was a Romanian Romantic poet from Moldavia, novelist, and journalist, generally regarded as the most famous and influential Romanian poet. Eminescu was an active membe ...
, poet, novelist, and journalist
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Petru Cărare
Petru Cărare (13 February 1935 – 27 May 2019) was a writer from Moldova.
Petru Cărare was born to Profir Cărare and Nadejda Duca. He was forbidden to publish in the 1970s. He translated works by Ivan Krylov, , Samuil Marshak, Rasul Gamzat ...
, poet and epigrammatist
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Sorana Gurian
Sorana Gurian (born Sara Gurfinchel, October 18, 1913 – June 10, 1956) was a Romanian writer, journalist, and translator who wrote both in Romanian and in French.
Born in the Russian Empire, in Comrat, Bessarabia, she lost both of her parents w ...
, writer
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Vasile Vasilache, writer
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Victor Teleucă
Victor Teleucă (January 19, 1933 in Cepeleuți – August 12, 2002 in Chișinău) was a Romanian writer and poet from Bessarabia (now Republic of Moldova). He was the first editor in chief of Literatura și Arta
''Literatura şi Arta'' ( R ...
, writer and poet
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Vladimir Beșleagă
Vladimir Beșleagă (born 25 July 1931) is a Moldovan writer and politician.
Biography
Vladimir Beșleagă was born to Eugenia and Vasile Beșleagă on 25 July 1931 in Mălăiești. Vladimir Beşleagă graduated from Moldova State University i ...
, novelist
Musicians
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Eugen Doga
Eugen Doga (born 1 March 1937) is a Romanian and Russian composer from the Republic of Moldova.
A creator of three ballets "Luceafărul", "Venancia", "Queen Margot", the opera "Dialogues of Love", more than 100 instrumental and choral works – ...
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Maria Bieșu
Maria Bieșu (3 August 1935 – 16 May 2012) was a Moldovan opera singer. Debuting in 1961, she eventually went on to become the lead vocalist of the Moldova National Opera Ballet. Her artistic excellence brought her international recognition and ...
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Maria Cebotari
Maria Cebotari (original name: Ciubotaru, 10 February 1910 – 9 June 1949) was a celebrated Bessarabian-born Romanian soprano and actress, and a significant opera and singing star of the 1930s and 1940s.
Beniamino Gigli stated that Cebotari wa ...
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Sofia Rotaru
Sofiia Mykhailivna Yevdokymenko-Rotaru (born 7 August 1947), known as Sofia Rotaru ( uk, Софія Михайлівна Ротару ; russian: link=no, Софи́я Миха́йловна Рота́ру; ro, Sofia Rotaru), is a former Ukrainia ...
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Anatol Dumitras
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Nicolae Glib
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Anastasia Lazariuc
Anastasia Lazariuc (born 6 July 1953 Băcioi, Chișinău, Moldova
Moldova ( , ; ), officially the Republic of Moldova ( ro, Republica Moldova), is a landlocked country in Eastern Europe. It is bordered by Romania to the west and Ukra ...
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Ion Suruceanu
Ion Suruceanu (born September 9, 1949) is a Moldovan singer and former parliamentarian. In 1990 he was awarded the People's Artist award of Moldavian SSR.
Brief background
Ion Suruceanu was born in the village of Suruceni, Ialoveni District, ...
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Nelly Ciobanu
Nelea Ciobanu-Mărgineanu (born 28 October 1974), known professionally as Nelly Ciobanu () is a Moldovan singer. Ciobanu graduated from music college of the city of Tiraspol and later made her debut on stage in 1993, with her brother as part of d ...
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Zdob şi Zdub
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Anna Odobescu
Anna Odobescu (born 3 November 1991) is a Moldovan singer and actress. She represented her country at the Eurovision Song Contest 2019 with her song "Stay", after winning the national selection show '' O melodie pentru Europa'' on 2 March 2019. S ...
singer and actress
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Valentina Naforniță
Valentina may refer to:
Entertainment Film
* ''Valentina'' (1950 film), a 1950 Argentine film
* ''Valentina'' (2008 film), a 2008 Argentine film
Television
* ''Valentina'' (1993 telenovela), a 1993 Mexican telenovela
* Valentina (2013 telenov ...
, soprano opera singer
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Dan Bălan
Dan Mihai Bălan (born 6 February 1979) is a Moldovan artist, songwriter, and record producer. He is the founder of Moldovan eurodance band O-Zone, and wrote their international hit single "Dragostea Din Tei", which topped the charts in 32 count ...
, pop singer
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Natalia Barbu
Natalia Barbu (; born 22 August 1979 in Bălți) is a Moldovan singer and songwriter. She is best known for representing Moldova in the Eurovision Song Contest 2007 with the song "Fight".
Music career
Throughout her career, Natalia has worke ...
, pop singer
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Maria Bieșu
Maria Bieșu (3 August 1935 – 16 May 2012) was a Moldovan opera singer. Debuting in 1961, she eventually went on to become the lead vocalist of the Moldova National Opera Ballet. Her artistic excellence brought her international recognition and ...
, opera singer
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Geta Burlacu
Geta Burlacu (, born Georgeta Povorozniuc on 22 July 1974) is a Moldovan singer. She represented Moldova in the Eurovision Song Contest 2008 with the song "A Century of Love” written by Vica Demici and Oleg Baraliuc.
Career
Burlacu began singin ...
, singer
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Maria Cebotari
Maria Cebotari (original name: Ciubotaru, 10 February 1910 – 9 June 1949) was a celebrated Bessarabian-born Romanian soprano and actress, and a significant opera and singing star of the 1930s and 1940s.
Beniamino Gigli stated that Cebotari wa ...
, opera-singer
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Mihai Dolgan
Mihai Dolgan (March 14, 1942, Vladimirești – March 16, 2008, Chişinău) was a singer and composer from Moldova. In 1967 he set up the Noroc which became one of the most famous bands in the Soviet Union.
Biography
Mihail Dolgan was born o ...
, pop singer
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Valeriu Găină, guitarist
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Lidia Isac
Lidia Isac (; born 27 March 1993) is a Russian-born Moldovan singer. She represented Moldova in the Eurovision Song Contest 2016 with the song " Falling Stars". She is also known for her participation in the sixth season of , and the seventh s ...
, pop singer
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Radu Marian
Radu Marian (; born in 1977) is a Moldavian male soprano or sopranist.
He possesses a pure soprano voice in the range of C4 to C6, and he is considered an important singer in Baroque music. His repertoire incorporates cantatas written for sopran ...
, opera singer
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Sofia Rotaru
Sofiia Mykhailivna Yevdokymenko-Rotaru (born 7 August 1947), known as Sofia Rotaru ( uk, Софія Михайлівна Ротару ; russian: link=no, Софи́я Миха́йловна Рота́ру; ro, Sofia Rotaru), is a former Ukrainia ...
, pop singer
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Radu Sîrbu
Radu Sîrbu (also known as Radu Sârbu, RadU, Picasso and Radu Alexeevici Sîrbu (russian: Раду Алексеевич Сырбу, translit=Radu Alekseevich Syrbu; born 14 December 1978 in Peresecina) is a Moldovan singer and music producer. ...
, pop singer
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Pavel Stratan
Pavel Stratan (born 11 November 1970) is a Moldovan popular singer. His first album, '' Amintiri din copilărie'', was released in 2002.
Early life
Pavel Stratan was born to Dumitru and Polixena Stratan in the village of Nişcani, Călărași, ...
, folk singer
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Vika Jigulina
Vika Jigulina (born Victoria Corneva; February 18, 1986) is a Moldovan-born record producer, singer, and DJ of Bulgarian and Russian descent.
Life and career
Victoria Corneva was born in Cahul, Moldavian SSR (Moldova). She is Bulgarian thr ...
, pop singer made famous for her hit
Stereo Love
"Stereo Love" is a song recorded by Romanian DJ Edward Maya with Moldovan-Romanian musician Vika Jigulina, released as their debut single in 2009 from Maya's album, ''The Stereo Love Show''. The refrain is from " Bayatılar", composed by Azerba ...
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Mark Zeltser Mark Efimovich Zeltser (born 8 April 1947) is a Soviet-born American pianist.
Biography
Zeltser was born in Kishinev in 1947. His mother Bertha was a concert pianist and teacher.Nancy Beth JacksonWhen the Keyboard Won't Wait, an Instant Score 15 ...
, concert pianist
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Andrew Rayel
Andrei Rață (born 21 July 1992, in Chișinău), better known by his stage name Andrew Rayel, is a Moldovan producer and DJ. Initially releasing his music on Armada Music, Rayel founded the label "inHarmony Music" on 22 September 2017, where h ...
, trance producer and DJ
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Sergey Stepanov, saxophonist, feminist
Composers
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Ion Aldea-Teodorovici, singer
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Eugen Coca
Eugen Coca (April 15, 1893, in Cureșnița, Soroca district – January 9, 1954, in Chișinău) was a violinist and composer from the Republic of Moldova.
His works ranged from adaptations of folk songs and scores for film and theatre to compo ...
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Eugen Doga
Eugen Doga (born 1 March 1937) is a Romanian and Russian composer from the Republic of Moldova.
A creator of three ballets "Luceafărul", "Venancia", "Queen Margot", the opera "Dialogues of Love", more than 100 instrumental and choral works – ...
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Arkady Luxemburg
Arkady Luxemburg is one of the most prolific and renowned living Moldovan-American composers.Steve Kokker, Kathryn Kemp, ''Romania and Moldova'' p. 34
He received a Master of Arts degree at the Academy of Music in Kishinev, Moldova in the forme ...
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Gavriil Musicescu
Gavriil Musicescu (March 20, 1847, Izmail, Bessarabia Governorate, now in Ukraine – December 21, 1903, Iași, Romania) was a Romanian composer, conductor and musicologist, father of the pianist and musical pedagogue Florica Musicescu.
Born ...
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Stefan Neaga
Scientists
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Lev Berg
Lev Semyonovich Berg, also known as Leo S. Berg (russian: Лев Семёнович Берг; 14 March 1876 – 24 December 1950) was a leading Russian geographer, biologist and ichthyologist who served as President of the Soviet Geographical So ...
, Russian biologist and geographer
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Ștefan Ciobanu
Ștefan Ciobanu (born November 11, 1883 – February 28, 1950) was a Romanian historian and academician, author of some important works about ancient Romanian literature, Romanian culture in Basarabia under Russian occupation, Bessarabian de ...
, historian
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Nicolae Donici, astronomer
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Jerzy Neyman
Jerzy Neyman (April 16, 1894 – August 5, 1981; born Jerzy Spława-Neyman; ) was a Polish mathematician and statistician who spent the first part of his professional career at various institutions in Warsaw, Poland and then at University College ...
, Polish statistician
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Sergiu Rădăuțan, physicist
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Nikolay Sclifosovsky, Russian surgeon and physiologist
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Nicolae Testemițanu
Nicolae Testemițanu (1 August 1927 – 20 September 1986) was a Moldovan and Soviet surgeon, hygienist, and politician.
Political career
He served as minister of health of Moldavian SSR between 1963 and 1968, after which he was demoted for ...
, physician, surgeon and hygienist
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Nikolay Dimitrievich Zelinskiy
Nikolay Dmitriyevich Zelinsky (; 6 February 1861 – 31 July 1953) was a Russian and Soviet chemist. Academician of the Academy of Sciences of the Soviet Union (1929).
Zelinsky studied at the University of Odessa and at the universities of Leipz ...
, Russian chemist
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George de Bothezat (Gheorghe Botezatu), engineer and pioneer of helicopter flight
Athletes
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Radu Albot
Radu Albot (born 11 November 1989) is a Moldovan professional tennis player. He is the first player from Moldova to win ATP singles ( 2019 Delray Beach Open) and doubles ( 2015 Istanbul Open) titles.
Albot has won 1 ATP World Tour singles tit ...
(born 1989), first Moldovan tennis player to win an
ATP title
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Olga Bolşova (born 1968), athlete
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Alexandru Bratan
Alexandru Bratan (born 23 August 1977) is a male weightlifter from Moldova. He twice competed for his native country at the Summer Olympics: 2000 and 2004. He is best known for winning the silver medal in the men's heavyweight division (– 1 ...
(born 1977), weightlifter
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Serghei Covalciuc (born 1982), football player
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Ion Gonța, (born 1978), boxer
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Vitalie Grușac
Vitaly Gruşac (born 11 September 1977) is a Moldovan Olympic medal boxer from Grimancauti village (a well-known Moldavian boxing centre). He competed in the Welterweight division () at the 2000 Summer Olympics. Gruşac qualified for the 200 ...
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Nicolae Juravschi
Nicolae Juravschi (given name also transliterated Nikolai, Nikolaï, or Nikolay and surname Juravski, Juravskiy, Yuravskiy, or Zhuravsky; born August 8, 1964 in Chircăiești, Căușeni) is a Moldovan politician and former canoe sprinter, who won ...
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Fedor Kassapu
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Boris Polak
Boris Polak (בוריס פולק; born July 15, 1954) is an Israeli former world champion and Olympic sport shooter.
Personal life
Polak is Jewish and was born in Moldova, in 1954. He made ''aliyah'' (immigrated to Israel) with his family from Al ...
(born 1954), Israeli world champion and Olympic sport shooter
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Naum Prokupets
Naum Leybovich Prokupets (born March 20, 1948) is a Moldovan-born Israeli former sprint canoeist who competed for the Soviet Union in the late 1960s. He is Jewish.
Biography
Naum Prokupets was born in Basarabeasca, a small town in Moldova ...
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Alex Sherman
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Sergey Spivak
Sergey Spivak (born January 24, 1995, as Serghei Spivac) is a Moldovan mixed martial artist who competes in the Heavyweight division of the Ultimate Fighting Championship. A professional competitor since 2014, he has also formerly competed for Wo ...
, UFC fighter
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Andrei Tchmil
Andrei Tchmil (born 22 January 1963) is a retired Soviet (until 1991), Moldovan (1992–1995), Ukrainian (1995–1998) and Belgian (since 1998) professional road bicycle racer. He competed in the men's individual road race at the 1996 Summer Oly ...
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Vadim Vacarciuc
Vadim Vacarciuc (born 1 October 1972) is a retired weightlifter from Moldova. He competed in four consecutive Summer Olympics for his native Eastern Europe
Eastern Europe is a subregion of the European continent. As a largely ambiguous term, ...
Businesspeople
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Anatol Stati
Anatol Stati (born October 25, 1952) is a businessman from Chişinău. In 2010, he was widely considered to be Moldova’s richest man. Stati is the founder of Ascom Group, President and chief executive officer and has served in this capacity sin ...
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Gabriel Stati
Anatol Stati (born October 25, 1952) is a businessman from Chişinău. In 2010, he was widely considered to be Moldova’s richest man. Stati is the founder of Ascom Group, President and chief executive officer and has served in this capacity si ...
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Ion Sturza
Ion Sturza (born 9 May 1960) is a Moldovan politician and businessman who served as Prime Minister of Moldova from 19 February to 12 November 1999. On 21 December 2015, President Nicolae Timofti nominated Ion Sturza to occupy the position of prime ...
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Oleg Voronin
Oleg Voronin (born 4 November 1962) is a Moldovan businessman and the son of former Moldovan president Vladimir Voronin.
Biography
Oleg Voronin born on November 4, 1962, in Criuleni, then in the Moldovan SSR. He is the son of former Moldov ...
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Sam Zemurray
Samuel Zemurray (born Schmuel Zmurri; January 18, 1877 – November 30, 1961), nicknamed "Sam the Banana Man", was an American businessman who made his fortune in the banana trade. He founded the Cuyamel Fruit Company and later became president o ...
Politicians
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Dumitru Braghiș
Dumitru Braghiș (; born December 28, 1957, the village of Grătieşti, today suburb of Chișinău) is a Moldovan political figure. He is the current Moldovan Ambassador to China and Vietnam, appointed in mid-2020. He was the Prime Minister of M ...
, former chairman of the Party for Social Democracy, former MP, former Prime Minister of Moldova
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Dorin Chirtoacă
Dorin Chirtoacă (born 9 August 1978) is a Moldovan politician who served as Mayor of Chișinău from 2007 to 2018. He has been leader of Liberal Party (PL) since 2018.
Biography
His mother is Valentina, sister of Gheorghe Ghimpu and Mihai Gh ...
, mayor of Chișinău
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Dumitru Diacov
Dumitru Diacov (born 10 February 1952, Kargapolie, Kurgan Oblast, Russian SFSR) is a Moldovan politician, former President and Deputy Speaker of the Parliament of the Republic of Moldova, deputy in the Parliament of the Republic of Moldova in s ...
, honorary chairman of the Democratic Party, MP, former speaker of Parliament
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Vladimir Filat
Vladimir Filat (born 6 May 1969), commonly referred to as Vlad Filat (), is a Moldovan businessman and politician, founder of Liberal Democratic Party of Moldova. He was the Prime Minister of Moldova from 25 September 2009 to 25 April 2013. He a ...
, former Prime Minister of Moldova, the Liberal-Democratic Party leader
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Mihai Ghimpu
Mihai Ghimpu (born 19 November 1951) is a Moldovan politician who served as Speaker of Parliament and Acting President of Moldova from 2009 to 2010. He was member of Parliament of Moldova from 1990 to 1998 and from 2009 to 2019. Ghimpu held the p ...
, chairman of the Liberal Party, MP
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Victor Guzun, Ambassador of the Republic of Moldova to Estonia
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Avigdor Lieberman
Avigdor Lieberman (, ; russian: Эве́т Льво́вич Ли́берман, Evet Lvovich Liberman, ; born 5 June 1958) is a Soviet-born Israeli politician serving as Minister of Finance since 2021, having previously served twice as Deputy ...
, Moldovan-born
Israel
Israel (; he, יִשְׂרָאֵל, ; ar, إِسْرَائِيل, ), officially the State of Israel ( he, מְדִינַת יִשְׂרָאֵל, label=none, translit=Medīnat Yīsrāʾēl; ), is a country in Western Asia. It is situated ...
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Minister of Finance
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A finance minister's portfolio has a large variety of names around the world, such as "treasury", " ...
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Petru Lucinschi
Petru Lucinschi (; born 27 January 1940) is a former Moldovan politician who was Moldova's second President (1997–2001).
Biography
Early life and education
Petru Lucinschi was born on 27 January 1940 in Rădulenii Vechi village, Soroc ...
, former President of Democratic Party, MP, former speaker of the Parliament
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Alexandru Moșanu
Alexandru Moșanu (19 July 1932 – 7 December 2017) was a Moldovan politician, historian and professor.
Biography
Alexandru Moșanu was born in Braniște, Kingdom of Romania (now in Rîșcani District, Moldova). He was the first speaker of t ...
, historian, former speaker of Parliament
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Iurie Roșca
Iurie Roșca (born 31 October 1961, in Telenești) is a Moldovan politician who has served as president of the Christian-Democratic People's Party (PPCD) since 1994.
Biography
Iurie Roșca graduated in 1984 from the journalism faculty of the ...
, chairman of the Christian-Democratic Peoples Party, former deputy speaker of the Parliament
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Oleg Serebrian, political scientist and diplomat, former chairman of the Social-Liberal Party, former MP
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Mircea Snegur
Mircea Snegur (; born 17 January 1940) is a Moldovan politician who was served as first President of Moldova from 1990–1997. Before that, he served as Chairman of the Presidium of the Supreme Soviet 1989–1990 (head of state) and Chairman ...
, former President of Moldova (3 Sept 1990 - 15 Jan 1997)
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Vasile Tarlev
Vasile Tarlev (born October 6, 1963) is a Moldovan politician.
Background and earlier life
He studied engineering and became a member of assorted economic councils. After 2001 Moldovan parliamentary election, He was appointed Prime Minister on A ...
, former Prime Minister of Moldova
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Stepan Topal
Stepan Mikhailovich Topal (18 January 1938 – 29 September 2018) was a Moldovan politician of Gagauz ancestry. From 1990 to 1994 he served as the only leader and President of the Gagauz Republic; after reunification with Moldova he served until ...
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Gagauz politician and activist
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Serafim Urechean
Serafim Urechean (born 2 February 1950 in Larga, Briceni District) is a Moldovan politician. He held the position of general mayor of Chișinău municipality (1994–2005) and interim prime minister of the Republic of Moldova (5 – 17 February 19 ...
, former chairman of the "Our Moldova Alliance", former MP
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Vladimir Voronin
Vladimir Voronin (; born 25 May 1941) is a Soviet and Moldovan politician. He was the third president of Moldova from 2001 until 2009 and has been the First Secretary of the Party of Communists of the Republic of Moldova (PCRM) since 1994. He ...
, former President of Moldova (7 Apr 2001 - 11 Sep 2009)
Other
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Daria Harjevschi (1862-1934), librarian who improved the services of the Chișinău Public Library
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Xenia Deli
Xenia Deli (russian: Ксения Дели}, born 27 October 1989) is a Moldovan-American model. She lives in Los Angeles, California. , fashion model
See also
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Moldovans
Moldovans, sometimes referred to as Moldavians ( ro, moldoveni , Moldovan Cyrillic: молдовень), are a Romance-speaking ethnic group and the largest ethnic group of the Republic of Moldova (75.1% of the population as of 2014) and a sign ...
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Romanians
The Romanians ( ro, români, ; dated exonym ''Vlachs'') are a Romance languages, Romance-speaking ethnic group. Sharing a common Culture of Romania, Romanian culture and Cultural heritage, ancestry, and speaking the Romanian language, they l ...
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List of Romanians
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Bessarabia
Bessarabia (; Gagauz: ''Besarabiya''; Romanian: ''Basarabia''; Ukrainian: ''Бессара́бія'') is a historical region in Eastern Europe, bounded by the Dniester river on the east and the Prut river on the west. About two thirds of Be ...
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Benderli Pashas
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List of rulers of Moldavia
This is a list of rulers of Moldavia, from the first mention of the medieval polity east of the Carpathians and until its disestablishment in 1862, when it united with Wallachia, the other Danubian Principality, to form the modern-day state of Ro ...
References
External links
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