List of sons and daughters of the city of Timisoara
The list initially includes personalities who were born in Timișoara . They are listed chronologically according to the year of birth.
The following is a list of personalities whose life or work is related to Timișoara, but who were born elsewhere. This list is sorted alphabetically following the surname.
List of personalities born in Timisoara
Until 1800
- Pál Kinizsi (around 1431 - 1494), general in the Kingdom of Hungary and Timisoara Comes
- Pelbart of Timisoara (1435–1504), preacher and author of Bible commentaries and collections of sermons
- Osman Ağa (around 1671 - after 1725), interpreter in the Ottoman Empire
- Alî from Timisoara (1674–1722), keeper of the seals of the commandant of the fortress
- Ernst Kiss von Ittebe and Elemér (1799–1849), Hungarian revolutionary general
19th century
- Giuseppe Gebler (1812 - around 1879), Romanian-German composer
- Georg Klapka (1820-1892), Hungarian general
- Frigyes Pesty (1823–1889), Hungarian historian and politician
- Iosif Ivanovici (1845–1902), composer and military bandmaster (Danube Wave Waltz)
- Sándor Járay (1845–1916), Hungarian art furniture manufacturer
- Hermann Kövess von Kövesshaza (1854–1924), Austro-Hungarian field marshal and last commander in chief of the Austro-Hungarian army
- Franz Steiner (1855–1920), Austro-Hungarian theater director
- Alfred von Domaszewski (1856–1927), Austro-Hungarian ancient historian
- Rosa Axamethy (1857 - after 1913), Austrian writer
- Gabor Steiner (1858–1944), Austro-Hungarian theater director
- Adolf Hirémy-Hirschl (1860–1933), Austrian painter
- Ludwig Kayser von Gáad (1862-1945), Roman Catholic provost of the Timișoara diocese
- Franz Blaskovics (1864–1937), Roman Catholic Provost and Vicar General of the Timișoara diocese, politician of the Banat Swabian ethnic group
- Ernst Gotthilf (1865–1950), Austrian architect
- Guido von Pogatschnigg (1867–1937), Romanian-German composer, church musician and music teacher
- Alexander Sándor Járay (1870–1943), sculptor
- Árpád Mühle (1870–1930), landscape architect, rose grower, kuk Kommerzienrat and specialist author
- Victor Nováček (1875–1914), Czech violinist and music teacher
- Michael Kausch (1877–1942), education politician for the German school system in the Romanian parliament
- Franz Xaver Kappus (1883–1966), writer and journalist, editor Rainer Maria Rilke's letters to a young poet
- Arnold Hauser (1892–1978), Hungarian-German art historian
- Francesco Illy (1892–1956), entrepreneur, founder of illycaffè
- Grete Lundt (1892–1926), Austrian actress
- Hans Kaltneker (1895–1919), Austrian storyteller, poet and playwright, representative of Austrian expressionism
- Karl Kerényi (1897–1973), philologist and religious scholar
- Leonardo Aramesco (1898–1946), Hungarian tenor
- Franz Liebhard (1899–1989), German-Hungarian poet
20th century
1901 to 1925
- Rudolf Wetzer (1901–1993), soccer player and soccer coach
- Samuel Zauber (1901–1986), football player
- Zita Johann (1904–1993), American actress
- Johnny Weissmüller (1904–1984), Tarzan actor and competitive swimmer, born in what is now the Freidorf district
- Mihai dancer (1905–1993), Romanian and Hungarian football player
- Emerich Vogl (1905–1971), soccer player and coach
- Petre Steinbach (1906-1996), football player
- William Zombory (1906-1993), football player
- Adalbert Steiner (1907–1984), football player
- Rudolf Bürger (1908–1980), football player and coach
- Elek Schwartz (1908–2000), Dutch national football coach from 1957 to 1964
- Vasile Deheleanu (1910-2003), football player
- Rudolf Hollinger (1910–1997), poet, teacher, dramaturge
- Gusztáv Juhász (1911–2003), football player
- Rudolf Kotormány (1911–1983), football player
- Dumitru Pavlovici (1912–1993), football goalkeeper
- Hans Thurn (1913–2002), German author, translator and journalist
- Irene Mokka (1915–1973), writer, poet, pianist
- Robert Klein (1918–1967), philosopher and art historian
- Maria Pechtol (1918–2003), Germanist, linguist
- Adalbert Kovács (* 1920), football player
- Ștefan Kovács (1920–1995), soccer player and soccer coach
- Matthias Schork (1920–1979), university professor and composer, director of the Schubert Choir Timisoara
- Ladis Schwartz (1920–1991), sculptor
- Iosif Petschovski (1921–1968), Romanian and Hungarian football player
- Erwin Ringel (1921–1994), Austrian doctor and representative of individual psychology
- Iosif Ritter (1921-2006), soccer player and referee
- Irmgard Schati (1921–1992), actress at the German State Theater Timişoara
- Maleen Pacha (1923–2000), German film architect and costume designer
- Peter Szaif (1923–1970), German sculptor
- Wilhelm Weber (1924–2016), local history researcher, author, teacher, librarian
- Klaus Kessler (1925–2005), Romanian-German doctor, writer, translator and music critic
- Waldemar Wittmann (1925–1988), German economist
1926 to 1950
- Adalbert Androvits (1926-2005), football player
- Julius Vollmer (1927-2014), actor, co-founder of the German State Theater in Timișoara
- Ivan Denes (1928–2011), journalist and writer
- Petre Bădeanțu (1929–1993), football player
- Erich Pfaff (1930–2011), Professor of Architectural History and First Chairman of the Democratic Forum of Germans in the Banat
- Hedi Hauser (* 1931), children's book author
- Francisco Kröpfl (* 1931), Argentine composer
- Helmut Schneider (* 1931), honorary citizen of Timisoara and holder of the Federal Cross of Merit on Ribbon of the Federal Republic of Germany
- Hildegard Kremper-Fackner (1933–2004), painter and graphic artist
- Alexander Šumski (* 1933), musicologist, pianist, conductor and composer; Honorary citizen of the city of Timisoara
- Gottfried habenicht (* 1934), German ethnomusicologist and musicologist
- Abraham Klein (* 1934), Israeli football referee
- Robert Schiff (* 1934), German painter and writer
- Nora Schütz Minorovics (* 1934), artist
- Ervin Acél (1935–2006), Hungarian-Romanian conductor
- Nikolaus Berwanger (1935–1989), German writer and journalist
- Ioan Holender (* 1935), director of the Vienna State Opera
- Iolanda Balaș (1936-2016), high jumper
- Michael Charisch (* 1936), Israeli politician
- Elena Dobrovolschi (* 1936), artistic gymnast
- Peter Freund (1936–2018), American theoretical physicist
- Peter Hammer (1936–2006), mathematician
- Hans Moser (* 1937), handball player and coach
- Reuven Ramaty (1937–2001), Israeli astrophysicist working in the USA
- Yehuda Yannay (* 1937), Israeli composer
- Johanna Obermüller (* 1938), visual artist
- Richard Oschanitzky (1939–1979), composer, pianist and jazz musician
- Gerhard Brössner (* 1940), actor
- Gertrude Baumstark (1941–2020), chess master
- Ingo Glass (* 1941), sculptor
- Bujor Hălmăgeanu (1941–2018), football player
- Ana Blandiana (* 1942), poet and civil rights activist
- Ion Drîmbă (1942-2006), fencer
- Hans Fink (* 1942), journalist and publicist
- Alexandru Moisuc (* 1942), agricultural scientist and university rector
- Helmut Stürmer (* 1942), German stage and costume designer
- Ildikó Jarcsek-Zamfirescu (1944–2019), actress and director of the German State Theater Timişoara
- George Lusztig (* 1946), mathematician
- Gheorghe Ciuhandu (* 1947), politician and Lord Mayor of Timișoara since 1996
- Robert Dornhelm (* 1947), Austrian film director
- Ida Jarcsek-Gaza (born 1947), actress
- Andrei S. Markovits (* 1948), American political scientist and sociologist
- Mihai Opriș (* 1948), architect and architectural researcher
- Anton Anton (* 1949), politician and engineer
- Marianne Hirsch (* 1949), Romanian-American literary scholar
1951 to 1975
- Ioan Mihai Cochinescu (* 1951), writer, art photographer and professor doctor of aesthetics
- Dorél Dobocan (* 1951), Romanian-German painter
- Andrei Ujica (* 1951), author, director and screenwriter
- Roxana Nubert (* 1953), German and Romance studies
- Anca Parghel (1957–2008), singer of modern jazz
- Herbert Müller (* 1962), German handball player and coach
- Catalin Dorian Florescu (* 1967), German-speaking writer
- Colin Kolles (* 1967), German dentist and team boss of Hispania Racing F1
- Adrian Constantin (* 1970), mathematician
- Alin Artimon (* 1971), soccer player and coach
- Dan Mihalache (* 1971), politician and member of the European Parliament for the Partidul Social Democrat
- Nikolaus Pethö (1971-2019), German politician (AfD)
- Emerich Vogl (* 1971), soccer player and trainer
- Andreea Ehritt-Vanc (* 1973), tennis player
- Teodor-Ioan Trașcă (* 1973), engineer, university professor and Vice Rector of the USAB-TM (2012-2016)
- Alexander Gerdanovits (* 1974), writer
- Alexandru Pelici (* 1974), football player
- Carol Vitéz (* 1974), Romanian-Hungarian violinist, conductor and composer
- Cosmin Contra (* 1975), soccer player
From 1976
- JoKeR (* 1976, real name Jens Konnerth ), German draftsman
- Ramona Pop (* 1977), German politician (Bündnis 90 / Die Grünen)
- Ciprian George Fora (* 1978), University Professor of Forest Science and Head of the Vojteg Agricultural School
- Hans-Thomas Tillschneider (* 1978), German scholar of Islam, journalist and AfD politician
- Sandra Romain (* 1978), porn actress
- Colin Buzoianu (born 1979), actor
- Lucian Kieser (* 1979), German basketball player
- Herbert Schuch (* 1979), pianist
- Carmen Birk (* 1980), actress
- Cristian Măcelaru (* 1980), conductor
- Miss Platnum (* 1980), German-Romanian musician
- Bettina Tita (* 1980), multimedia artist
- Paul Codrea (* 1981), football player
- Alin Coțan (* 1982), soccer player
- Sergiu Luca (* 1982), professional dancer
- Adrian Cruciat (* 1983), tennis player
- Cristian Ianu (born 1983), football player
- János Székely (* 1983), football player
- Edina Gallovits (* 1984), tennis player
- Andreea Ulmeanu (* 1984), artistic gymnast
- Anca Brasoveanu (* 1985), pianist
- Christin Heim (* 1985), German actress
- Srdjan Luchin (* 1986), football player
- Zoltan Mesko (* 1986), Romanian-American American football player
- Robert Tari (* 1987), writer
- Oana Nechiti (* 1988), dancer and choreographer
- Alexandru Viorel Șimicu (* 1988), handball player
- Sabina-Francesca Foișor (* 1989), chess player
- Gabriel Torje (* 1989), football player
- Sabine Klimek (* 1991), handball player
- Marius-Andrei Balan (* 1991), Latin dancer and dance trainer
- Romario Benzar (* 1992), football player
- Anne-Marie Waldeck (* 1992), German theater and television actress
- Samuel Feraru (* 1994), football player
- Mihaela-Veronica Foișor (* 1994), chess player
- Diana Bulimar (* 1995), artistic gymnast
List of personalities associated with Timisoara
In alphabetic order:
- Ioan Almăşan (* 1962), Romanian football goalkeeper
- Otto Alscher (1880–1944), Romanian German and Austrian writer
- Heinrich Christian Baader (1847–1928), German engineer, director of the Temesvár tram company
- Georg Bauer (1843–1925), Banat Swabian, Canon of the Cenad Diocese
- Radu Băncilă , Dean of the Faculty of Civil Engineering at the Timișoara Polytechnic University in Timișoara from 2004 to 2008
- Herbert Bockel (* 1940), literature teacher and researcher
- Sándor II. Bonnaz (1812–1889), bishop of the Csanád diocese
- Pius Brânzeu (1911–2002), surgeon, professor of medicine
- Laura Cheie (* 1969), Germanist and lecturer at the University of the West Timișoara and former cultural attaché at the Romanian Embassy in Vienna, Austria
- Gerhardt Csejka (* 1945), Romanian translator and essayist
- Gregor Csiky (1842-1891), Hungarian writer
- György Dózsa (~ 1470–1514), Szekler from Transylvania
- Petru Drăgan (1932–2007), urologist and surgeon, first kidney transplant in Timișoara
- Walter Engel (* 1942), literary critic, researcher and publicist
- Manfred Engelmann (* 1956), German master's degree and federal cultural advisor for the Banat Swabian Landsmannschaft
- Uwe Erwin Engelmann (* 1951), Romanian-German writer
- Adalbert von Falkenstein (1671–1739), bishop of the Szeged-Csanád diocese, builder of the Timişoara cathedral
- Franz Ferch (1900–1981), painter
- Helmuth Frauendorfer (* 1959), German writer and journalist
- Iván Frigyér (1898–1987), Ordinarius Substitutus in the Diocese of Timișoara
- Alexandra Gandi-Ossau (* 1968), theater director and former director of the German State Theater Timişoara
- Ovidiu Ganț (* 1966), Romanian-German politician and former headmaster of the Nikolaus Lenau Lyceum
- Carl Gibson (* 1959), German writer and philosopher
- Johann Andreas Graf von Hamilton (1679–1738), commanding general of the Temescher Banat and military president of the provincial administration in Timisoara
- Ferdinand Hauptmann (1913–1989), Ordinarius Substitutus of the Timișoara diocese
- Reinhold Heegn (1875–1925), chief clan during the Serbian occupation of the Banat in 1919
- Franz Heinz (* 1929), German journalist and writer
- Hans Wolfram Hockl (1912–1998), Banat Swabian dialect author
- Stefan Jäger (1877–1962), painter of Danube Swabian life
- Josef Jakob (* 1939), Romanian handball player and coach
- Günter Kappler (* 1939), German scientist
- Karl Rudolf Karrasz (1846–1912), composer, pianist and music teacher
- Hans Kehrer (1913–2009), Romanian-German poet, playwright, actor
- Walter Andreas Kirchner (* 1941), German sculptor, painter and graphic artist
- Hermann Klee (1883–1970), German composer, conductor and university professor
- Franz Klein (1919–2008), Chairman of the Association of Banat Swabians in Austria
- István Klimek (1913–1988), Romanian striker for the national soccer team in Timișoara
- Ladislaus Kőszeghy von Remete (1745–1828), bishop of the Csanád diocese
- Karl Kraushaar (1858–1938), educator, journalist, non-fiction author and banker
- Werner Kremm (* 1951), Romanian author and journalist and member of the Romanian literary community, Aktiongruppe Banat, founded in 1972
- Peter Lamoth (1908–1995), university professor and representative of the Romanian Germans
- Heinrich Lauer (1934–2010), writer and journalist
- Karl Fritz Lauer (1938–2018), Romanian-German agricultural scientist for phytopathology and herbology
- Nikolaus Lenau (1802–1850), German poet
- Hans Linder (1930–2004), Germanist, theater scholar and artistic director at the German State Theater in Timisoara
- Johann Lippet (* 1951), Austrian writer
- Claudius Florimund Mercy (1666–1734), Austrian field marshal and governor of Temesvár
- Franz Metz (* 1955), musician, organist, conductor
- Hans Moser (* 1937), Romanian-German handball player and handball trainer
- Wilhelm Mühle (1845–1908), landscape architect and rose grower
- Herta Müller (* 1953), writer, winner of the Nobel Prize for Literature 2009
- Adam Müller-Guttenbrunn (1852–1923), poet, playwright and novelist
- Ioan Mureșan (1898–1983), medic, surgeon
- Paul Neagu (1938–2004), draftsman, sculptor, painter and performance artist
- Păun Otiman (* 1942), Romanian agricultural scientist and economist
- Augustin Pacha (1870–1954), Roman Catholic bishop
- Stefan Pacha (1859–1924), abbot pastor
- Paul Pirsan (* 1956) Romanian agronomist and Rector of USAB-TM
- Joseph Pless (1880–1969), Ordinarius Substitutus of the Timișoara diocese
- Annemarie Podlipny-Hehn (* 1938), writer and art critic
- Thomas Rabe (* 1951), professor of gynecology and obstetrics and author
- Franz Remmel (* 1931), journalist, ethnologist and writer
- Hans Röhrich (1899–1988), surgeon and university lecturer
- Martin Roos (* 1942), Bishop of Timisoara
- Walter Roth (* 1959), German actor and publisher
- Josef Norbert Rudel (1921-2006), writer
- Georg von Rukavina (1777–1849), old Austrian general
- Fenelon Sacerdoțeanu (1902–1982), general practitioner for King Charles II of Romania, colonel in the Romanian army and president of the SLOMR Timisoara trade union.
- Horst Samson (* 1954), German-speaking writer and journalist from Romania
- Rudolf Schati (1913–1984), actor, theater director, director and founding member of the German State Theater Timişoara
- Josef Schütz (before 1897–1960), German pedagogue, director of the German Roman Catholic Boys' School on the Banatia
- George Șerban (1954–1998), Romanian journalist, politician, writer and author of the Proclamation of Timișoara
- Lazăr Sfera (1909-1992), Romanian football player
- Karl Singer (1940–2015), professor at the Western University of Timisoara, founding member and chairman of the Democratic Forum of Germans in the Banat
- Panait Stănescu-Bellu (1920–2012), lawyer and painter
- Alexander Stefi (1953-2016), German actor
- Julius Stürmer (1915–2011), German painter and graphic artist
- Johann Székler (1902–1997) director of the German State Theater in Timișoara and representative of the Romanian-German minority in the People's Republic and Socialist Republic of Romania
- László Székely (1877–1934), chief architect in Timișoara, of Hungarian descent
- Karl Telbisz (1854–1914), Mayor of Timișoara
- Alexander Ternovits (* 1929), actor and honorary citizen
- László Tőkés (* 1952), Bishop of the Hungarian Reformed Church, is considered one of the triggers for the Romanian Revolution in 1989
- Anton Török (1761–1832), bishop of the diocese of Csanád
- William Totok (* 1951), Romanian-German writer and publicist
- Marcel Turcu (1940–2014), Romanian writer and poet
- Lucian Vărşăndan (* 1975), director of the German State Theater Timişoara
- Traian Vuia (1872–1950), Romanian aviation pioneer
- Richard Wagner (* 1952), writer
- Franz Anton Engl Count of Wagrain (1702–1777), bishop of the Csanád diocese
- Franz Waschek (1900–1961), Romanian-German choir director, church musician and composer
- Carl Leopold Wegenstein (1858–1937), Austrian organ builder
- Hans Weresch (1902–1986), Romanian-German teacher, researcher and cultural politician
- Ernest Wichner (* 1952), German writer
- Johann Wolf (1905–1982), Romanian-German literary scholar and professor at the German Department of the Philological Faculty at the University of the West Timișoara
- Bruno Würtz (1933–1992), Germanist, philosopher, theater critic and director of the German State Theater Timisoara
- Hildegardis Wulff (1896–1961), founder of the order and prioress
- Josef Zauner (1895–1959), Romanian-German publisher, Esperantist and pioneer of European unification
Individual evidence
- ↑ Details of the World Dance Sport Federation athlete Marius-Andrei Balan . In: worlddancesport.org
- ↑ Nikolaus Lenau Lyzeum on ro.wikipedia.org
- ↑ Hans Gehl on Herbert Bockel ( Memento of the original from June 22, 2015 in the Internet Archive ) Info: The archive link was inserted automatically and has not yet been checked. Please check the original and archive link according to the instructions and then remove this notice. (PDF file; 2.9 MB), accessed August 2008