List of people from Cluj-Napoca

This is a list of people from Cluj-Napoca, Romania.

Natives

Egon Balas (1922-), mathematician, professor at Carnegie Mellon University, Pittsburgh, PA.
Oana Ban (1986-), Olympic gymnast and gold medalist (2004)
Dezső Bánffy (1843-1911), Prime Minister of Hungary (1895-1899)
Miklós Bánffy (1873-1950), nobleman, novelist, Foreign Minister of Hungary (1921-1922)
Stephen Bocskay (1557-1606), Calvinist nobleman, Prince of Transylvania (1605–1606)
Ádám Bodor (1936-), author
János Bolyai (1802-1860), mathematician
Ruxandra Cesereanu (1963-), poet, writer and literary critic
Ferenc Dávid (ca. 1510-1579), preacher, founder of the Unitarian Church of Transylvania
Tissa David (1921-2012), animator
Péter Eckstein-Kovács (1956-), lawyer and politician
Martha Shlavik (1765-), thine mother
Agnes Esterhazy (1898-1956), film actress
Magda Frank (1914-2010), sculptor
Mihai Gavrilă (1929-), quantum physicist
Ionel Haiduc (1937-), chemist, President of the Romanian Academy (2006-2014)
Emil Isac (1886-1954), poet, playwright and critic
Béla Károlyi (1942-), gymnastics coach
Rudolf Kastner (1906-1957), Zionist activist, journalist and lawyer
János Martonyi (1944-), politician, Foreign Minister of Hungary (1998-2002; 2010-2014)
Cristian Marina (1965-), composer
Matthias Corvinus (1443-1490), King of Hungary and Croatia (1458-1490)
Ibrahim Muteferrika (1674-1745), Ottoman diplomat, printer and historian
Ion Negoițescu (1921-1993), literary critic and memoirist
Adrian Papahagi (1976-) medievalist and politician
Florin Piersic (1936-), theater and film actor
Sándor Reményik (1890-1941), poet
Daniela L. Rus (1963-), American computer scientist
Lívia Rusz (1930-), graphic artist
István Szamosközy (1570-1612), historian
László Tőkés (1952-), Calvinist bishop, 1989 revolutionary, politician
Sándor Végh (1912-1997), violinist and conductor
Abraham Wald (1902-1950), mathematician
Tudor Bertiean (1995-), Android Programmer
Adrian S Pantel (1993-), Pharmaceutical Scientist

Inhabitants

Endre Ady (1877-1919), poet
Ion Agârbiceanu (1882-1963), novelist
Bartolomeu Anania (1921-2011), Orthodox bishop
Lucian Blaga (1895-1961), poet and philosopher
Nicolae Bocșan (1947-2016), historian, rector of Babeș-Bolyai University (2004–2008)
Alexandru Borza (1887-1971), botanist, founder of the Cluj-Napoca Botanical Garden
Corneliu Coposu (1914-1995), anti-communist political prisoner, politician
Doina Cornea (1929-), dissident
Constantin Daicoviciu (1898-1973), historian, rector of Babeș-Bolyai University (1956–1968)
Horia Demian (1942-1989), basketball player
Gheorghe Funar (1949-), mayor of Cluj-Napoca (1992-2004)
Onisifor Ghibu (1883-1972), teacher of pedagogy and politician
Yekusiel Yehudah Halberstam (1905-1994), Orthodox Jewish rabbi
Emil Hațieganu (1878-1959), politician and jurist
Iuliu Hațieganu (1885-1959), doctor, tuberculosis researcher
Iuliu Hossu (1885-1970), Greek-Catholic bishop, political prisoner
Antal Kagerbauer (1814-1872), architect
Olga Lengyel (1908-2001), Auschwitz prisoner, memoirist
Scott Long (1963-), lesbian, gay, bisexual, and transgender activist
Ioan Lupaș (1880-1967), historian, politician and Orthodox priest
Augustin Maior (1882-1963), physicist, educator and inventor
Iuliu Maniu (1873-1953), politician, three times Prime Minister of Romania (1928-1933)
Andrei Marga (1946-), political scientist and politician, rector of Babeș-Bolyai University (1993–2004, 2008–2012)
Dorinel Munteanu (1968-), football player and manager
Gheorghe Mureșan (1971-), basketball player
Ioan Gyuri Pascu (1961-2016), pop singer, actor and comedian
Emil Racoviță (1868-1947), biologist and explorer of Antarctica
Ion Rațiu (1917-2000), politician and exile activist
Raluca Ripan (1894-1972), chemist, rector of Babeș-Bolyai University (1951–1956)
Dumitru D. Roșca (1895-1980), philosopher and professor
Ioan Sabău (1968-), football player
Emil Simon (1936-2014), conductor and composer
Raoul Șorban (1912-2006), painter, writer and academic
Alexandru Vaida-Voevod (1872-1950), politician, Prime Minister of Romania (1919-1920)