List of Romanians

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This is a list of Romanians. It contains famous historical people, and important contemporary figures (sports people, actors, directors etc).

This list is incomplete.

Historical and Political Figures

Ancient and Medieval

Anthim the Iberian, Archbishop of Wallachia
Basarab I
Neagoe Basarab
Dimitrie Cantemir, also known as a writer
Iancu de Hunedoara, voivod of Transylvania
Matthias Corvinus, king of Hungary; father was ethnically Romanian (Vlach)
Mihai Viteazul
Mircea cel Bătrân
Ştefan cel Mare, voivod of Moldavia
Vlad Ţepeş (alias Dracula)

Modern royalty

Politicians

Ion Antonescu, prime minister and Conducător during WW2
Alexandru Averescu, general and politician
Nicolae Bălcescu, historian, revolutionary
Traian Băsescu, the current President of Romania
Ion C. Brătianu, politician, one of the founderss of the Liberal movement in Romania
Antoine Bibesco, diplomat, writer
Ion I. C. Brătianu
Lascăr Catargiu
Nicolae Ceauşescu, the last Romanian Communist leader
Victor Ciorbea, trade union leader, politician, former Prime minister
Emil Constantinescu, professor, politician, former President
Doina Cornea, noted dissident and intellectual.
Ion Duca, prime minister in interbellum Romania
Petre Dumitrescu, general
Avram Iancu, revolutionary
Ion Iliescu, politician, first post-Communist President
Mugur Isarescu, economist, former Prime minister
Iuliu Maniu, politician, one of the creators of the National Peasants' Party
Mihail Manoilescu, economist and politician
Adrian Năstase, politician, former Prime minister
Nicolae Rădescu, prime minister during WW2
Petre Roman, politician, first post-Communist Prime Minister
Vasile Stoica, politician
Teodor Stolojan, economist and politician, former Prime minister
Dimitrie Sturdza
Nicolae Titulescu, politician
Corneliu Vadim Tudor, politician
Radu Vasile, economist and politician, former Prime minister
Nicolae Văcăroiu, economist, former Prime minister

Arts

Painting

Sculpture

Writing

Vasile Alecsandri, poet and playwright
Tudor Arghezi, poet
George Bacovia, poet
Ion Barbu, poet
Lucian Blaga, poet, playwright
Gheorghe I. Brătianu, historian
Andrew Calimach, author and activist
George Călinescu, historian of literature and literary critic
Dimitrie Cantemir, humanist
Paul Celan, poet
Ion Luca Caragiale, playwright
Mateiu Caragiale (son of Ion Luca, above), novelist
Emil Cioran, essayist, philosopher
Andrei Codrescu, poet and essayist
Ion Creangă, writer, especially of children's stories
Ioan Petru Culianu, historian of religion
Mircea Dinescu, poet
Dan Dobos,Sci - Fi writer
Mircea Eliade, historian of religion; also novelist
Mihai Eminescu, poet and journalist
Constantin C. Giurescu, historian
Octavian Goga, poet and political figure
Iulia Hasdeu, poet
Garabet Ibrăileanu, literary critic
Eugène Ionesco, playwright
Nae Ionescu, writer, philosopher, logician
Nicolae Iorga, historian, politician
Isidore Isou, poet
Panait Istrati, novelist
Irving Layton (born Israel Pincu Lazarovitch), poet
Eugen Lovinescu, literary critic
Gherasim Luca, surrealist poet
Titu Maiorescu, literary critic
Nicolae Milescu, writer, diplomat
Andrei Muresanu, poet and revolutionary
Gellu Naum, poet
Constantin Noica, philosopher
Stéphane Lupasco, philosopher
Nicolae Olahus, writer, historian, Roman Catholic Archbishop of Hungary
Vasile Pârvan, historian
Bogdan Petriceicu-Hasdeu, philologist, linguist
Marin Preda, novelist
David Prodan, historian
Liviu Rebreanu, writer
Mihail Sadoveanu, novelist
Mihail Sebastian, writer, playwright
Ioan Slavici, writer
Marin Sorescu, poet, playwright
Nichita Stănescu, poet and playwright
Tristan Tzara, Dadaist poet and essayist
Virgil Vătăşianu, art historian
Elie Wiesel, writer, Nobel Peace Prize winner
Alexandru Zub, historian

Journalists

Ion Cristoiu, former editor in chief of the daily Evenimentul Zilei
Ovidiu Ioaniţoaia, sportswriter
Cornel Nistorescu, former editor in chief of the daily Evenimentul Zilei
Cristian Tudor Popescu, former editor in chief of the daily Adevărul
Pamfil Şeicaru, journalist and esayist, founder of the daily Curentul
Dumitru Tinu, former editor in chief of the daily Adevărul
Cătălin Tolontan, sportswriter
Cristian Ţopescu, TV commentator
Robert Turcescu, TV & radio talkshow host, editor in chief of the daily Cotidianul
Marius Tucã, TV talkshow host, editor in chief of the daily Jurnalul Naţional

Linguists

Music

See also Music of Romania, especially for contemporary pop musicians.

Nicoleta Alexandru, pop/techno singer
Christian Badea, conductor
Nicolae Bretan, opera composer
Alexander Bălănescu, violinist
Florin Bogardo, pop music composer
Maria Cebotari, soprano
Sergiu Celibidache, orchestra conductor
Ileana Cotrubaş, soprano
Nicu Covaci, rock musician
George Enescu, composer
Dumitru Fărcaş, folk musician
Angela Gheorghiu, soprano
Loredana Groza, singer
Clara Haskil, pianist
Dinu Lipatti, pianist
Emil Marinescu, tenor
Cristi Minculescu, rock singer
Maria Moreanu, mezzo-soprano
Mariana Nicolescu, soprano
Dimitrie Onofrei, tenor
Ionel Perlea, conductor
Ciprian Porumbescu, composer
Johnny Raducanu, jazz pianist
Stefan Ruha, violinist
Constantin Silvestri, orchestra conductor and composer
Aura Urziceanu (aka Aura Rully, Aura Borealis), jazz singer
Cristian Vasile, tango singer
Ion Vidu, composer
Ion Voicu, violinist
Iannis Xenakis, composer
Gheorghe Zamfir, panpipes player
The Cheeky Girls, famous singers in the United Kingdom

Movie and Theater

Mircea Albulescu, actor
Leopoldina Bălănuţă, actress
Ştefan Bănică, actor
Ştefan Bănică, Jr., actor
Radu Beligan, actor
Mihai Berechet, director
Clody Bertola, actress
Ion Besoiu, actor
Grigore Vasiliu Birlic, actor
Andrei Blaier, director
Anca Bradu, director
Iancu Brezeanu, actor
Claudiu Bleonţ, actor
Alexandru Bocanet, director
Petre Bokor, director
Emil Botta, actor
Iancu Brezeanu, actor
Tamara Buciuceanu, actress
Lucia Sturza Bulandra, actress
Tony Bulandra, actor
Aura Buzescu, actress
Cătălina Buzoianu, director
Melania Cârje, actress
George Calboreanu, actor
Toma Caragiu, actor
Ion Caramitru, actor
I.L. Caragiale, playwright
Toma Caragiu, actor
Ştefan Ciubotăraşu, actor
Liviu Ciulei, director, actor
Dina Cocea, actress
Dinu Cocea, actor
Constantin Codrescu, actor
Gelu Colceag, actor, director
Alexandru Colpacci, director
George Constantin, actor
Jean Constantin, actor
Mircea Cornişteanu, director
Octavian Cotescu, actor
Gheorghe Cozorici, actor
Alexandru Dabija, director
Alexandru Darie, director
Iurie Darie, actor
Mircea Diaconu, actor
I.A.L. Diamond, screenwriter
Ion Dichiseanu, actor
Gheorghe Dinică, actor
Tania Filip, actress
Ion Finteşteanu, actor
Mihai Fotino, actor
Tompa Gabor, regizor
Vladimir Găitan, actor
George Georgescu, director
Alexandru Giugaru, actor
Stere Gulea, director
Emil Hossu, actor
John Houseman, actor
Ileana Stana Ionescu, actress
Ştefan Iordache, actor
Marcel Iureş, actor
Dorina Lazăr, actress
Ion Lucian, actor
Ion Manolescu, actor
Nicolae Massim, director
Manole Marcus, director
Ion Marinescu
Gilda Marinescu, actress
Horaţiu Mălăele, actor
Adela Mărculescu, actress
Mihai Mereuţă, actor
Ştefan Mihăilescu–Brăila, actor
George Mihăiţă, actor
Mariana Mihuţ, actress
Matei Millo, actor
Ioan Ovidiu Moldovan, actor
Marin Moraru, actor
Maia Morgenstern, actress
Irina Movila, actress
Jean Negulescu, film director, Oscar nominee
Sergiu Nicolaescu, film director
Vasile Niţulescu, actor
Constantin Nottara, actor
Dan Nuţu, actor
Virgil Ogăşanu, actor
Gina Patrichi, actress
Florin Piersic, actor
Lucian Pintilie, director
Amza Pellea, actor
Radu Penciulescu, director
Irina Petrescu, actress
Adrian Pintea, actor
Florian Pittiş, actor
Dan Piţa, actor
Margareta Pogonat, actress
Ion Popescu-Gopo, director
Elvira Popescu, actress
Emilia Popescu, actress
Mihai Popescu, actor
Stela Popescu, actress
Silvia Popovici, actress
Silviu Purcărete, director
Ştefan Radof, actor
Dem Rădulescu, actor
Colea Răutu, actor
Constantin Rauţchi, actor
Victor Rebengiuc, actor
Ovidiu Repan, actor
Edward G. Robinson, actor
Geo Saizescu, director
Emerich Schaffer, actor
Valeria Seciu, actress
Nicolae Sireteanu, actor
Ruxandra Sireteanu, actress
Gheorghe Storin, actor
Silviu Stănculescu, actor
Carmen Stănescu, actress
Andrei Şerban, director
Constantin Tănase, cabaretist
Alexandru Tocilescu, director
Sanda Toma, actress
Ilinca Tomoroveanu, actress
Olga Tudorache, actress
Dan Tufaru, actor
Constantin Vaeni, director
Tora Vasilescu, actress
Mircea Veroiu, director
Gheorghe Vitanidis, director
Alexa Visarion, director
George Vraca, actor
Johnny Weissmuller, actor
Florin Zamfirescu, actor
Ilie Gheorghe, actor
Luminitza Gheorghiu, actress
Ilarion Ciobanu, actor

Sports

Soccer

Gymnastics

Tennis

Ilie Năstase
Andrei Pavel
Victor Hănescu
Magda Rurac
Ion Ţiriac; also, a very successful businessman

Boxing

Basketball

Gheorghe Mureşan

Athletics

Rowing

Other sports

Ion Dumitrescu, cyclist
Géza Csaba Gombos, multiple world championships in Wu-Shu
Angelica Rozeanu, world table tennis champion
Walter Ziegler, cyclist

Science

Biology

Grigore Antipa, hydrobiologist
Ana Aslan, geriatrics researcher
Victor Babeş, biologist
Ioan Cantacuzino, microbiologist
Iuliu Haţeganu, physician
Gheorghe Marinescu, neurologist
George Emil Palade, 1974 Nobel Prize in Physiology or Medicine winner
Nicolae Paulescu, discovered insulin
Emil Racoviţă, biologist and speleologist
Ion Teofil Tarnavschi, botanist

Chemistry

Ion Atanasiu (1894 - 1978), Professor of Electrochemistry
Margareta Avram former Professor of Organic Chemistry
Mircea D. Banciu Professor of Organic Chemistry, Bucharest Polytechnic
Emilian Bratu, founder of the Romanian school of Chemical Engineering
Aurelian Căluşaru specialist in Electrochemistry and Isotope Chemistry
Dan Geana Professor of Physical Chemistry, Bucharest Polytechnic
Gheorghe D. Mateescu Professor of Organic Chemistry,Case Western Reserve University
Costin D. Nenitzescu (1902 - 1970), former Professor of Organic Chemistry
Gheorghe Spacu former Professor of Inorganic Chemistry
Nicolae Teclu (1838 -1916), former Professor of Chemistry at the Trade Academy of Vienna

Engineering

Adrian Bejan, inventor of Constructal Theory
Elie Carafoli
Henri Coandă, inventor of jet engine
George Constantinescu, inventor
Anghel Saligny, engineer
Aurel Vlaicu, flight pioneer
Traian Vuia, flight pioneer

Mathematics

Emanoil Bacaloglu, mathematician, physicist, chemist
Dan Barbilian, mathematician, poet
Spiru Haret, mathematician
Caius Iacob, mathematician
Traian Lalescu, mathematician
Dumitru Mangeron, mathematician
Octav Mayer, mathematician
Gheorghe Mihoc, mathematician
Grigore Moisil, mathematician
Miron Nicolescu, mathematician
Stefan Odobleja, cybernetics precursor
Octav Onicescu, mathematician
Dimitrie Pompeiu, mathematician
Florentin Smarandache, mathematician
Simion Stoilow, mathematician
Gheorghe Ţiţeica, mathematician

Physics

Ion Agârbiceanu, specialist in lasers
Emanoil Bacaloglu, physicist, chemist and mathematician
Eugen Bădărău, experimental physicist
Horia Hulubei, known for work in spectroscopy and nuclear physics
Dragomir Hurmuzescu, specialist in radioactivity, X rays, and electricity
Theodor V. Ionescu, specialist in electricity
Constantin Miculescu
Dimitrie Negreanu, magnetism and mineralogy
Valeriu Novacu, theoretical physicist and historian of physics
Hermann Oberth, inventor of modern rockets
Alexandru Proca, theoretical physicist, theory of mesons
Ştefan Procopiu, key work on magnetic moment
Ioan Ursu
Şerban Ţiţeica, theoretical physicist

Others

Dinu Adameşteanu, Italian archeologist of Romanian origin
Dumitru Drăghicescu, Social psychologist
Dimitrie Gusti, sociologist
Nicolae Mărgineanu, psychologist
Victor Mărgineanu, psychologist
Dumitru Prunariu, cosmonaut
Emil Racoviţă, polar explorer
Henri Stahl, sociologist
Ion Vianu, psychiatrist
David Wechsler, psychologist
Nicola Tesla, electrical engineer

Business

Octav Botnar, Nissan UK chairman, billionaire
Nicolae Malaxa, Romanian tycoon in the 1930s
Josif Constantin Drăgan, gas tycoon, billionaire and academic

Various

Fabian Pascal