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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
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Baruch Agadati (1895-1976), Palestinian-Israeli classical ballet dancer, choreographer, painter, and film producer and director
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Tudor Cataraga, sculptor
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Nachum Gutman (1898-1980), Teleneşti-born Israeli painter, sculptor, and author
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Andrei Mudrea, painter
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Alexandru Plămădeală, sculptor
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Mihai Petric, painter
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Alexey Shchusev, Russian architect
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Tudor Zbârnea, painter
Writers
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Alexandru Donici, poet and translator
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Ion Creanga, writer
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Alexei Mateevici, poet and publicist
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Alexandru Hâjdeu, writer
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Alecu Russo, writer
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Victor Ciobanu, writer and specialist in agriculture
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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, writer
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Dumitru Matcovschi, poet
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Grigore Vieru, poet and writer
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Ion Anton, poet and writer
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Ion Druță, novelist
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Ion Vatamanu, poet
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Ion Hadârcă, 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, poet, novelist, and journalist
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Petru Cărare, poet and epigrammatist
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Sorana Gurian, writer
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Vasile Vasilache, writer
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Victor Teleucă, writer and poet
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Vladimir Beșleagă, novelist
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Sergiu Moraru, folklorist
Musicians
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Eugen Doga
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Maria Bieșu
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Maria Cebotari
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Matthew Cornelius
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Sofia Rotaru
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Anatol Dumitras
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Nicolae Glib
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Anastasia Lazariuc
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Ion Suruceanu
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Nelly Ciobanu
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Zdob şi Zdub
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Anna Odobescu, singer and actress
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Valentina Naforniță, soprano opera singer
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Dan Bălan, pop singer
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Arsenie Todiraș, pop singer
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Natalia Barbu, pop singer
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Maria Bieșu, opera singer
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Geta Burlacu, singer
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Maria Cebotari, opera singer
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Mihai Dolgan, pop singer
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Valeriu Găină, guitarist
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Lidia Isac, pop singer
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Radu Marian, opera singer
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Sofia Rotaru, pop singer
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Radu Sîrbu, pop singer
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Pavel Stratan, folk singer
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Vika Jigulina, pop singer made famous for her hit
Stereo Love
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Mark Zeltser, concert pianist
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Andrew Rayel, trance producer and DJ
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Sergey Stepanov, saxophonist, feminist
Composers
Scientists
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Lev Berg, Russian biologist and geographer
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Ștefan Ciobanu, historian
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Nicolae Donici, astronomer
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Jerzy Neyman, 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, physician, surgeon and hygienist
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Nikolay Dimitrievich Zelinskiy, Russian chemist
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George de Bothezat (Gheorghe Botezatu), engineer and pioneer of helicopter flight
Athletes
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Politicians
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Dumitru Braghiș, former chairman of the Party for Social Democracy, former MP, former Prime Minister of Moldova
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Dorin Chirtoacă, mayor of Chișinău
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Dumitru Diacov, honorary chairman of the Democratic Party, MP, former speaker of Parliament
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Vladimir Filat, former Prime Minister of Moldova, the Liberal-Democratic Party leader
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Mihai Ghimpu, 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, Moldovan-born
Israeli
Member of the Knesset
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Petru Lucinschi, former President of Democratic Party, MP, former speaker of the Parliament
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Alexandru Moșanu, historian, former speaker of Parliament
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Iurie Roșca, 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, former President of Moldova (3 Sept 1990 - 15 Jan 1997)
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Vasile Tarlev, former Prime Minister of Moldova
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Stepan Topal,
Gagauz politician and activist
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Serafim Urechean, former chairman of the "Our Moldova Alliance", former MP
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Vladimir Voronin, former President of Moldova (7 Apr 2001 - 11 Sep 2009)
Other
See also
References
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