Nicolae Filip (March 3, 1926 – 15 May 2009) was born in the village of Sofia, Bal?i to a family of farmers.
He was an expert in the field of physics, and contributed significantly to the study of "The spread of ultrashort radio waves." He was elected an honorary member of the Academy of Sciences of Moldova.He was the Chancellor of Bal?i's State University "Alecu Russo".