Famous Moldovans
Princes, poets, singers, film-makers and scientists who were born in Moldova, lived there or left their mark. Sort by year of birth or filter by field and by their link with the country.
VideoȘtefan cel Mare
Prince of Moldavia from 1457 to 1504 and the country's greatest historical symbol
Dimitrie Cantemir
Prince, scholar and composer who described the whole of Moldavia for Europe
VideoAlexander Pushkin
The Russian poet who spent three years of exile in Chișinău
Alexei Mateevici
Priest and poet of Limba noastră, Moldova's national anthem since 1994
VideoMaria Bieșu
Soprano from Volintiri, famed worldwide as Cio-Cio-San, who gave her name to the opera
Eugen Doga
Composer of the waltz from My Sweet and Tender Beast, after whom the airport is named
Emil Loteanu
Director and poet who put Moldovan cinema on the international map
Ion Druță
Chronicler of Moldovan village life and the man behind the Candle of Soroca
Grigore Vieru
Poet of children's verse and song lyrics, and a voice of the 1989 language movement
Maria Cebotari
Soprano from Chișinău who became a star in Dresden, Berlin, Salzburg and Vienna
Lewis Milestone
Hollywood director from Chișinău who won two Oscars for best director
Alexei Șciusev
Architect of Lenin's Mausoleum, born and raised in Chișinău
Nikolay Zelinsky
Chemist from Tiraspol who invented the activated charcoal gas mask
Bogdan Petriceicu Hasdeu
Linguist, historian and playwright from northern Bessarabia
Constantin Stere
Bessarabian lawyer and writer, a key figure in the union of 1918
Nicolae Sulac
Folk singer from Sadîc who gave his name to the National Palace in Chișinău
Dan Bălan
Songwriter from Chișinău behind the worldwide hit Dragostea din tei
Zdob și Zdub
Folk punk band from Chișinău, three times at the Eurovision Song Contest
Paul Goma
Writer from Mana near Orhei who openly defied the Ceaușescu regime
Mihai Volontir
Stage actor from Bălți who became known across the Soviet Union as Budulai
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