This is a list of famous people from the Republic of Moldova.

This list includes only people that were citizens of Moldova. People who were born on Moldovan territory when it was part of Romania and were never citizens of Moldova, such as Romanian president Emil Constantinescu, are included in the List of Romanians. To meet Wikipedias quality standards, this article or section may require cleanup. ... This is a list of prominent Romanians. ...

Politicians

• Dumitru Braghiş, chairman of the Party for Social Democracy, MP, former Prime Minister of Moldova
• Dorin Chirtoacă, general mayor of Chişinău
• Dumitru Diacov, chairman of the Democratic Party, MP, former speaker of Moldovan Parliament
• Mihai Ghimpu, chairman of the Liberal Party
• Petru Lucinschi, former President of Moldova
• Marian Lupu, speaker of the Moldovan Parliament
• Alexandru Moşanu, historian, former speaker of the Moldovan Parliament
• Iurie Roşca, chairman of the Christian-Democratic Peoples Party, deputy speaker of the Moldovan Parliament
• Oleg Serebrian, political scientist, chairman of the Social Liberal Party, MP
• Mircea Snegur, former Presedint of Moldova
• Vasile Tarlev, Prime Minister of Moldova
• Serafim Urechean, chairman of the "Our Moldova Alliance", MP
• Vladimir Voronin, President of Moldova

Dumitru Braghiş (born 1957, in Chişinău) was the Prime Minister of Moldova from 1999 until 2001. ... Petru Chiril Lucinschi (Russian: Пётр Кириллович Лучинский, Pyotr Kirillovich Luchinsky; Ukrainian: Петро Кирилович Лучинський, Petro Kyrylovych Luchynsky) (born 27 January 1940) was elected Moldovas second president in 1996. ... Alexandru Mosanu is a Moldovan politician and historian (born in 1932). ... Iurie Roşca (b. ... Oleg Serebrian (born July 13, 1969) is a Moldovan politician and political scientist (geopolitician). ... Mircea Ion Snegur (b. ... Vasile Petru Tarlev (born October 6, 1963) is the Prime Minister of Republic of Moldova. ... Serafim Urechean (born 2 February 1950 in Larga village, Briceni district) is a Moldovan politician. ... Vladimir Nicolae Voronin (born May 25, 1941) is the current President of the Republic of Moldova. ...

Painters, sculptors, and architects

• Ilie Bogdesco, graphic artist
• Moisey Gamburd, painter
• Ion Serbinov, painter
• Miriam Gamburd, sculptor
• Iurie Matei, painter
• Mihai Petric, painter
• Alexandru Plămădeală, Moldovan-born Romanian sculptor
• Iurie Platon, painter
• Mircea Puşcaş, sculptor
• Andrei Sârbu, painter
• Alexey Shchusev, Moldovan-born Russian architect
• Ghenadie Şonţu Dor, painter
• Tudor Cataraga , sculptor

Mihai Petric(March 7, 1923) is a Moldovan painter. ... Alexandru Plamadeala (1888–1940) was a Moldovan sculptor. ... Moldovan painter, born in 1963 near Orhei. ... Moldovan sculptor (born December 11, 1967). ... Alexey Viktorovich Shchusev (Russian: ) (September 26, 1873, Kishinev—May 24, 1949, Moscow) was an acclaimed Russian architect whose works may be regarded as a bridge connecting Revivalist architecture of Imperial Russia with Stalins Empire Style. ... Ghenadie Şonţu Dor (b. ...

Writers

• Vladimir Beşleagă, novelist
• George Bondarenko, poet
• Alexandru Donici, Moldovan-born Romanian poet and translator
• Ion Druţă, novelist
• Emilian Galaicu-Paun, poet and translator
• Alexandru Hajdeu, writer
• Bogdan Petriceicu-Haşdeu, Moldovan-born Romanian writer and historian
• Dumitru Matcovschi, poet
• Alexei Mateevici, poet and publicist
• Alecu Russo, Moldovan-born Romanian writer
• Constantin Stamati, Moldovan-born Romanian writer and translator
• Constantin Stamati-Ciurea, writer and translator
• Constantin Stere, writer
• Victor Teleuca, writer and poet
• Ion Vatamanu, poet
• Grigore Vieru, poet and writer

Moldovan poet and translator. ... Hasdeu: photograph and signature Bogdan Petriceicu Hasdeu, a name chosen in 1857 by Tadeu Hasdeu (February 26, 1838—August 25, 1907), was a Romanian writer and philologist, who pioneered many branches of Romanian philology and history. ... Alexei (or Alexe) Mateevici (March 27, 1888-August 24, 1917) was a Moldavian Romanian poet. ... Alecu Russo (March 17, 1819 near Chişinău, Bessarabia, now in the Republic of Moldova–5 February 1859, Iaşi), was a Romanian language writer, literary critic and publicist. ... Constantin Stamati (1786, Iaşi-1869, Ocniţa) was a Moldavian/Moldovan Romanian writer and translator. ... Moldovan writer and translator. ... Constantin G. Stere or Constantin Sterea (Russian: Константин Егорович Стере, Konstantin Yegorovich Stere or Константин Георгиевич Стере, Konstantin Georgiyevich Stere; Moldovan Cyrillic: Константин Стере; also known under his pen name Şărcăleanu; June 1, 1865 – June 26, 1936) was a Romanian jurist, writer, politician, ideologue of the Poporanist trend, and, in March 1906, co-founder of the Via... Grigore Vieru is a Moldvan poet and writer. ...

Musicians

• Alternosfera, rock-group
• ScrooM, rock-group
• Ion Aldea-Teodorovici, composer
• Dan Balan, pop-singer
• Arsenie Todiraş (Arsenium), pop-singer
• Radu Sarbu, pop-singer
• Natalia Barbu, pop-singer
• Maria Bieşu, opera singer
• Lida Botezatu, pop-singer
• Geta Burlacu, singer
• Serafim Buzilă, composer
• Maria Cebotari, opera-singer
• Eugen Coca, composer
• Contemporan, pop-group
• Eugeniu Doga, composer
• Mihai Dolgan, pop-singer
• Valeriu Găină, guitarist
• Legenda, pop-group
• Svetlana Liebermann, Moldovan-born American musician, model, chogreographer and minor actress in slavic TV shows.
• Radu Marian, opera singer
• Gavril Musicescu, Moldovan-born Romanian composer
• Ştefan Neaga, composer
• Noroc, pop-group
• O-Zone, pop-group
• Orizont, pop-group
• Zinaida Palii, opera-singer
• Ştefan Petrache, pop-singer
• Plai, pop-group
• Sofia Rotaru, pop-singer
• Anton Rubinstein, Moldovan-born Russian composer
• Petre Teodorovici, composer
• Trigon, ethno-jazz group
• Zdob şi Zdub, rock-group

Alternosfera is an alternative rock band from ChiÅŸinău, The Republic of Moldova. ... O-Zone is a pop group made up of Dan Bălan, Radu Sârbu, and Arsenie Toderaş. Originally from Moldova, the band launched in Romania where they are currently based. ... Radu Sarbu. ... Natalia Barbu is a Moldovan singer. ... Maria BieÅŸu (born 1934) is one of Moldovas most important opera singers. ... Picture with an autograph Maria Cebotari (10 February 1910, ChiÅŸinău, now Republic of Moldova - 9 June 1949, Vienna), Moldovan-born Austrian soprano and actress. ... Moldovan composer and violonist, Coca was born in 1893. ... Legenda, or the MKRC Legenda system, is a Soviet satellite targeting system mated to the SS-N-19 missile. ... Radu Marian Soprano Radu Marian was born in the former Soviet Republic of Moldavia he comes from a family of Moldavian artists. ... Gavriil Musicescu Gavriil Musicescu (March 20, 1847, Ismail, Southern Bessarabia, now in Ukraine – December 21, 1903, IaÅŸi) was a Romanian composer, conductor and musicologist. ... Åžtefan Neaga (Moldavian Cyrillic Штефан Няга; ChiÅŸinău, 7 December (O.S. 24 November) 1900 - 30 May 1951) was a Moldavian composer. ... Noroc is a music group from Moldova, created in 1967 by Mihai Dolgan. ... O-Zone was a pop group made up of Dan Bălan, Radu Sârbu, and Arsenie TodiraÅŸ (aka Arsenium). ... Sofia Rotaru (Ukrainian: ; Russian: ; born Marshyntsi, Chernivtsi Oblast, August 7, 1947 is a Soviet / Ukrainian singer from a Moldovan family. ... Rubinsteins portrait by Ilya Repin. ... Trigon at the Varna Jazz Festival, from Limmitationes Trigon is the name of a folk-jazz band from Moldova. ... Apart from other definitions of Ethno Music (such as Ethno Rock, Ethno Jazz, etc. ... Zdob ÅŸi Zdub at the 2005 Eurovision Song Contest Zdob ÅŸi Zdub are a Moldovan musical group, based in ChiÅŸinău, whose work for the last several years combines elements of hip-hop (especially sampling) and hardcore punk with traditional Romanian music and Roma music. ...

Composers

• Arkady Luxemburg, composer

Scientists

• Andrei Andrieş, physicist
• Lev Berg, Moldovan-born Russian biologist and geographer
• Ştefan Ciobanu, Moldovan-born Romanian historian
• Eugeniu Coşeriu, philologist
• Nicolae Dimo, agronomist
• Nicolae Donici, Moldovan-born Romanian astronomer
• Jerzy Neyman, Moldovan-born Polish statistician
• Sergiu Rădăuţan, physicist
• Nikolay Sclifosovsky, Moldovan-born Russian surgeon and physiologist
• Nicolae Testemiţanu, physician, surgeon and hygienst
• Nikolay Dimitrievich Zelinskiy, Moldovan-born Russian chemist

Lev Semënovich Berg (1876, Bessarabia - December 24, 1950) was a geograher, biologist. ... Nicolae Donici (1874 - 1956) was a Romanian astronomer born in Bessarabia. ... Jerzy Neyman (April 16, 1894, in Bendery, Moldova – August 5, 1981, in Oakland, California) was a Polish mathematician. ... Sergiu Radautan (1926 - 1998) was a Moldovan physicist. ... Nikolay Sclifosovsky (Russian: 1836-1904) Was a Russian surgeon and physiologist. ... Nicolae Testemitanu (1921–1986) was a Moldovan physician, surgeon, hygienist, and politician. ... Nikolay Dimitrievich Zelinskiy (Зелинский, Николай Дмитриевич in Russian) (February 6 n. ...

Sportsmen

• Dumitru Doroş
• Valentin Guţu
• Petru Marta
• Olga Bolsova
• Iurie Juravschi
• Serghei Covalciuc
• Vitalie Grusac
• Vadim Vacarciuc
• Casapu
• Andrei Tchmil

Olga Bolsova (born June 16, 1968) is a Moldovan athlete competing in triple jump. ... Serghei Covalciuc is a Moldovan football (soccer) midfielder. ... Vitalie Grusac is a Moldovan boxer who competed in the Welterweight (67 kg) at the 2000 Summer Olympics and won the bronze medal. ... Andrei Tchmil is a retired professional bicycle road racer. ...

Businessmen

• Anatol Stati
• Oleg Voronin
• Doros Dumitru

Oleg Voronin, is the son of current Moldovan president Vladimir Voronin. ...

See also

• List of Moldovan Jews
• Bessarabia
• Benderli Pashas
• Rulers of Moldavia

This page is a list of Jews. ... 1927 map of Bessarabia from Charles Upson Clarks book Bessarabia (Basarabia in Romanian, Бесарабія in Ukrainian, Бессарабия in Russian, Бесарабия in Bulgarian, Besarabya in Turkish) is a historical term for the geographic entity in Eastern Europe bounded by the Dniester River on the East and the Prut River on the West. ... Benderli Paşa (Benderli Pasha) was the name of two Grand Viziers of the Ottoman Empire who were in office between 1821 and 1828. ... List of rulers of Moldavia, from the first mention of the medieval polity under the name of Moldavia, and until the creation of Romania (in 1866, after the union with Wallachia of 1859). ...

External links

• Music.md Moldavian Music Portal
• Scientists from the Republic of Moldova