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List of Romanians
This is a list of Romanians. It contains famous historical people, and important contemporary figures (sports people, actors, directors etc).
Historical and Political Figures
Ancient and Medieval
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
- 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
- Eugčne 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 Tucă, TV talkshow host, editor in chief of the daily Jurnalul Naţional
Linguists
- Theodor Capidan
- Eugeniu Coşeriu
- Alexandru Graur
- I.C. Massim
- Emil Petrovici
- Sextil Puşcariu
- Lazar Şăineanu
- Alexandru Rosetti
- Rodica Boţoman
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
- Stefan Ruha , violinist
- Constantin Silvestri, orchestra conductor and composer
- Cristian Vasile, tango singer
- Ion Vidu , composer
- Ion Voicu, violinist
- Iannis Xenakis, composer
- Gheorghe Zamfir, musician
- 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
Boxing
Basketball
Athletics
- Iolanda Balaş, high jump
- Paula Ivan
- Lia Manoliu , disc thrower
- Ion Moinea
- Gabriela Szábó
- Violeta Beclea-Szekely
Rowing
- Elisabeta Lipă
- Ivan Paţaichin
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
- Eli Ruckenstein Professor of Chemical Engineering, The State University of New York-University at Buffalo
- Gheorghe Spacu former Professor of Inorganic Chemistry
- Nicolae Teclu (1838 -1916), former Professor of Chemistry at the Trade Academy of Vienna
Engineering
Mathematics
- Traian Lalescu , mathematician
- Grigore Moisil , mathematician
- Stefan Odobleja, cybernetics precursor
- Florentin Smarandache, mathematician
- Gheorghe Ţiţeica, mathematician
- Dumitru Mangeron , mathematician
- Spiru Haret, mathematician
- Gheorghe Mihoc , mathematician
- Dimitrie Pompeiu , mathematician
- Simion Stoilow , mathematician
- Octav Onicescu, mathematician
- Miron Nicolescu , mathematician
- Caius Iacob , mathematician
- Octav Mayer , mathematician
- Emanoil Bacaloglu , mathematician, physicist, chemist
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
Business
- Octav Botnar , Nissan UK chairman, billionaire
- Nicolae Malaxa, Romanian tycoon in the 1930s
- Josif Constantin Drăgan , gas tycoon, billionaire and academic
Various
See also
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