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, TeleneÃ
Âti-born Israeli painter, sculptor, and author
- Valentin Mednek, architect
- Andrei Mudrea, painter
- Alexandru PlÃÂmÃÂdealÃÂ, 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 DruÃÂÃÂ, novelist
- Ion Vatamanu, poet
- Ion HadârcÃÂ, writer
- Lidia Kulikovski, librarian, bibliographer and editor
- Liviu Damian, poet
- Mihai Eminescu, poet, novelist, and journalist
- Petru CÃÂrare, poet and epigrammatist
- Sorana Gurian, writer
- Vasile Vasilache, writer
- Victor TeleucÃÂ, writer and poet
- Vladimir BeÃÂleagÃÂ, novelist
- Sergiu Moraru, folklorist
Musicians
- Eugen Doga
- Maria BieÃÂu
- Maria Cebotari
- Sofia Rotaru
- Anatol Dumitras
- Nicolae Glib
- Anastasia Lazariuc
- Ion Suruceanu
- Nelly Ciobanu
- Zdob Ã
Âi Zdub
- Anna Odobescu, singer and actress
- Valentina NaforniÃÂÃÂ, soprano opera singer
- Dan BÃÂlan, pop singer
- Arsenie TodiraÃÂ, pop singer
- Natalia Barbu, pop singer
- Maria BieÃÂu, opera singer
- Geta Burlacu, singer
- Maria Cebotari, opera singer
- Mihai Dolgan, pop singer
- Valeriu GÃÂinÃÂ, 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
Composers
Scientists
- Lev Berg, Russian biologist and geographer
- ÃÂtefan Ciobanu, historian
- Nicolae Donici, astronomer
- Jerzy Neyman, Polish statistician
- Sergiu RÃÂdÃÂuÃÂanu, physicist
- Nikolay Sclifosovsky, Russian surgeon and physiologist
- Nicolae TestemiÃÂanu, physician, surgeon and hygienist
- Timofei MoÃÂneaga, physician, associate professor and former Minister of Health
- Nikolay Zelinsky, Russian chemist
- George de Bothezat (Gheorghe Botezatu), engineer and pioneer of helicopter flight
Athletes
Businessmen
Politicians
- Dumitru BraghiÃÂ, former Prime Minister of Moldova
- Dorin ChirtoacÃÂ, former Mayor of ChiÃÂinÃÂu
- 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 MoÃÂanu, historian, 1st President of the Parliament
- Iurie RoÃÂca, 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 ChiÃÂinÃÂu
- Vladimir Voronin, 3rd President of Moldova
Other
See also
References
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