This is a list of notable people, of all ethnicities, born in the Republic of Moldova, the Moldavian SSR or the historical province of Bessarabia.

Artists and architects

  • Baruch Agadati, Palestinian-Israeli classical ballet dancer, choreographer, painter, and film producer and director
  • Tudor Cataraga, sculptor
  • Nachum Gutman, Teleneşti-born Israeli painter, sculptor, and author
  • Valentin Mednek, architect
  • Andrei Mudrea, painter
  • Alexandru Plămădeală, sculptor
  • Mihai Petric, painter
  • Alexey Shchusev, Russian architect
  • Tudor Zbârnea, painter

Writers

  • Alexandru Donici, poet and translator
  • Ion Creanga, writer
  • Alexei Mateevici, poet and publicist
  • Alexandru Hâjdeu, writer
  • Alecu Russo, writer
  • Victor Ciobanu, writer and specialist in agriculture
  • Bogdan Petriceicu-Hasdeu, 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, 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
  • Sergiu Moraru, folklorist

Musicians

  • Eugen Doga
  • Maria Bieșu
  • Maria Cebotari
  • Sofia Rotaru
  • Anatol Dumitras
  • Nicolae Glib
  • Anastasia Lazariuc
  • Ion Suruceanu
  • Nelly Ciobanu
  • Zdob şi Zdub
  • Anna Odobescu, singer and actress
  • Valentina Naforniță, soprano opera singer
  • Dan Bălan, pop singer
  • Arsenie Todiraș, 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
  • Misha Miller, pop singer
  • Satoshi (singer)

Composers

  • Ion Aldea-Teodorovici, singer
  • Eugen Coca
  • Eugen Doga
  • Arkady Luxemburg
  • Gavriil Musicescu
  • Stefan Neaga

Scientists

  • Lev Berg, Russian biologist and geographer
  • George de Bothezat (Gheorghe Botezatu), engineer and pioneer of helicopter flight
  • Ștefan Ciobanu, historian
  • Nicolae Donici, astronomer
  • Jerzy Neyman, Polish statistician
  • , (1904–1974), agronomist
  • Brigitta P. Kovarskaia (1930–1998) physicist, computer scientist, educator, and local historian
  • (1929–2000), physicist
  • Sergiu Rădăuțanu, physicist
  • Nikolay Sclifosovsky, Russian surgeon and physiologist
  • Nicolae Testemițanu, physician, surgeon and hygienist
  • Timofei Moșneaga, physician, associate professor and former Minister of Health
  • Nikolay Zelinsky, Russian chemist

Athletes

  • Radu Albot, first Moldovan tennis player to win an ATP title
  • Olga Bolşova, athlete
  • Alexandru Bratan, weightlifter
  • Serghei Covalciuc, football player
  • Ion Gonța, boxer
  • Vitalie Grușac
  • Nicolae Juravschi
  • Tudor Casapu
  • Boris Polak, Israeli world champion and Olympic sport shooter
  • Naum Prokupets
  • Alex Sherman
  • Ion Cuțelaba, UFC fighter
  • Serghei Spivac, UFC fighter
  • Andrei Tchmil
  • Vadim Vacarciuc
  • Marina Shafir

Businessmen

  • Anatol Stati
  • Gabriel Stati
  • Ion Sturza
  • Oleg Voronin
  • Sam Zemurray

Politicians

  • Dumitru Braghiș, former Prime Minister of Moldova
  • Dorin Chirtoacă, former Mayor of Chișinău
  • Dumitru Diacov, former President of the Parliament
  • Vladimir Filat, former Prime Minister of Moldova
  • Mihai Ghimpu, former acting President of Moldova
  • Avigdor Lieberman, Moldovan-born Israeli Member of the Knesset
  • Petru Lucinschi, 2nd President of Moldova
  • Tatiana Molcean, Executive Secretary of the United Nations Economic Commission for Europe (UNECE)
  • Alexandru Moșanu, historian, 1st President of the Parliament
  • Iurie Roșca, former Deputy Prime Minister
  • Oleg Serebrian, political scientist and diplomat
  • Mircea Snegur, 1st President of Moldova
  • Vasile Tarlev, former Prime Minister of Moldova
  • Stepan Topal, Gagauz politician and activist
  • Serafim Urechean, former Mayor of Chișinău
  • Vladimir Voronin, 3rd President of Moldova

Other

  • Daria Harjevschi, librarian who improved the services of the Chișinău Public Library
  • Xenia Deli, fashion model
  • Zvi Kogan, rabbi killed in the United Arab Emirates

See also

  • Moldovans
  • Romanians
  • List of Romanians
  • Bessarabia
  • Benderli Pashas
  • List of rulers of Moldavia

References

  • Scientists from the Republic of Moldova