List of Moldovans

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.

Painters, sculptors, architects, photographers

• Baruch Agadati (1895–1976), Palestinian-Israeli classical ballet dancer, choreographer, painter, and film producer and director
• Nachum Gutman (1898-1980), Teleneşti-born Israeli painter, sculptor, and author
• Alexey Shchusev, Russian architect
• Alexandru Plămădeală, sculptor
• Mihai Petric, painter
• Iurie Platon, painter
• Tudor Cataraga, sculptor

Writers

• Alexandru Donici, poet and translator
• Alexei Mateevici, poet and publicist
• Alexandru Hâjdeu, writer
• Alecu Russo, writer
• Bogdan Petriceicu-Hașdeu, 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 Druță, novelist
• Ion Vatamanu, poet
• Ion Hadârcă, writer
• Liviu Damian, poet
• Petru Cărare, poet and epigrammatist
• Sorana Gurian, writer
• Vasile Vasilache, writer
• Victor Teleucă, writer and poet
• Vladimir Beșleagă, novelist

Musicians

• Dan Bălan, pop-singer
• Natalia Barbu, pop-singer
• Maria Bieșu, opera singer
• Geta Burlacu, singer
• Maria Cebotari, opera-singer
• Mihai Dolgan, pop-singer
• Valeriu Găină, guitarist
• 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

Composers

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

Scientists

• Lev Berg, Russian biologist and geographer
• Ștefan Ciobanu, historian
• Nicolae Donici, astronomer
• Jerzy Neyman, Polish statistician
• Sergiu Rădăuțan, physicist
• Nikolay Sclifosovsky, Russian surgeon and physiologist
• Nicolae Testemițanu, physician, surgeon and hygienist
• Nikolay Dimitrievich Zelinskiy, Russian chemist
• George de Bothezat (Gheorghe Botezatu), engineer and pioneer of helicopter flight

Sportsmen

• Olga Bolşova
• Alexandru Bratan
• Serghei Covalciuc
• Vitalie Grușac
• Fedor Kassapu
• Naum Prokupets
• Alex Sherman
• Andrei Tchmil
• Vadim Vacarciuc
• Nicolae Juravschi

Businessmen

• Dorian Berdos
• Nicolae Ciornîi
• Vlad Filat
• Vladimir Plahotniuc
• Vladimir Smirnov
• Anatol Stati
• Gabriel Stati
• Ion Sturza
• Oleg Voronin
• Sam Zemurray

Politicians

• Dumitru Braghiș, former chairman of the Party for Social Democracy, former MP, former Prime Minister of Moldova
• Dorin Chirtoacă, mayor of Chișinău
• Dumitru Diacov, honorary chairman of the Democratic Party, MP, former speaker of Parliament
• Vladimir Filat, Former Prime Minister of Moldova, the Liberal-Democratic Party leader
• Mihai Ghimpu, chairman of the Liberal Party, MP
• Victor Guzun, Ambassador of the Republic of Moldova to Estonia
• Avigdor Lieberman, Moldovan-born Israeli Minister of Foreign Affairs
• Petru Lucinschi,former President of Democratic Party, MP, former speaker of the Parliament
• Alexandru Moșanu, historian, former speaker of Parliament
• Iurie Roșca, chairman of the Christian-Democratic Peoples Party, former deputy speaker of the Parliament
• Oleg Serebrian, political scientist and diplomat, former chairman of the Social-Liberal Party, former MP
• Mircea Snegur, former President of Moldova (3 Sept 1990 - 15 Jan 1997)
• Vasile Tarlev, former Prime Minister of Moldova
• Stepan Topal, Gagauz politician and activist
• Serafim Urechean, former chairman of the "Our Moldova Alliance", former MP
• Vladimir Voronin, former President of Moldova (7 Apr 2001 - 11 Sep 2009)

See also

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

External links

• s people culture
• Music.md Music Portal
• Scientists from the Republic of Moldova