List of Romanians

See also List of Vlachs for Vlachs from South of Danube (Aromanians)

Historical Figures

Presidents

• Nicolae Ceauşescu
• Ion Iliescu
• Emil Constantinescu

Prime Ministers

• Ion Antonescu
• Ion Brătianu
• Lascăr Catargiu
• Ion Duca
• Iuliu Maniu
• Dimitrie Sturdza

Kings

• Carol I of Romania
• Carol II of Romania
• Mihai of Romania
• Ferdinand of Romania

Voivods

• Basarab I
• Neagoe Basarab
• Alexander John Cuza
• Dimitrie Cantemir
• Mihai Viteazul
• Mircea cel Bătrân
• Ştefan cel Mare
• Vlad Tepes

Others

• Nicolae Bălcescu, historian, revolutionary
• Antoine Bibesco, diplomat, writer
• Avram Iancu, revolutionary
• Nicolae Titulescu, politician
• Corneliu Vadim Tudor, politician

Arts

Painting

• Theodor Aman
• Ion Andreescu
• Corneliu Baba
• Sabin Balasa
• Victor Brauner
• Alexandru Ciucurencu
• Zamfir Dumitrescu
• Nicolae Grigorescu
• Stefan Luchian
• Alexandra Nechita
• Theodor Pallady
• Camil Ressu
• Nicolae Tonitza

Sculpture

• Constantin Brâncuşi
• Dimitrie Paciurea

Writing

• Vasile Alecsandri, poet and playwright
• George Bacovia, poet
• Lucian Blaga, poet
• Andrew Calimach, author
• Paul Celan, poet
• Andrei Codrescu, poet and essayist
• Emil Cioran, essayist
• Ion Creangă, writer, especially of children's stories
• Mircea Dinescu, poet
• Mircea Eliade, philosopher and novelist
• Mihai Eminescu, poet
• Eugène Ionesco, playwright
• Nicolae Iorga, historian, politician
• Isidore Isou, poet
• Irving Layton (born Israel Pincu Lazarovitch), poet
• Gherashim Luca, surrealist poet
• Constantin Noica, philosopher
• Stéphane Lupasco, philosopher
• Marin Preda, novelist
• Nichita Stănescu, poet and playwright
• Tristan Tzara, poet and essayist

Music

• Nicolae Bretan, opera composer
• Alexander Bălănescu, violinist
• Sergiu Celibidache, orchestra conductor
• The Cheeky Girls
• Ileana Cotrubaş, soprano
• Nicu Covaci, rock musician
• George Enescu, composer
• Angela Gheorghiu, soprano
• Clara Haskil, pianist
• Dinu Lipatti, pianist
• Nicoleta Alexandru (Nicola), pop singer
• Cristi Minculescu, rock singer
• Ciprian Porumbescu, composer
• Constantin Silvestri, orchestra conductor
• Iannis Xenakis, composer
• Gheorghe Zamfir, musician

Movie and Theater

• Ion Luca Caragiale, playwright
• John Houseman, actor
• Jean Negulesco, film director, Oscar nominee
• Sergiu Nicolaescu, film director
• Edward G. Robinson, actor
• Johnny Weissmuller, actor

Sports

Soccer

• Cristian Chivu
• Gheorghe Hagi
• Vasile Miriuţă
• Adrian Mutu

Gymnastics

• Simona Amânar
• Nadia Comăneci
• Dominique Moceanu
• Lavinia Miloşevici

Tennis

• Ion Năstase
• Ion Ţiriac

Boxing

• Mihai Leu
• Leonard Doroftei
• Francisc Vastag

Basketball

• Gheorghe Mureşan

Athletics

• Iolanda Balaş, high jump
• Gabriela Szabo
• Lia Manoliu, disc thrower

Canoe

• Ivan Patzaichin

Science

Biology

• Ana Aslan, geriatrics researcher
• Victor Babeş, biologist
• Gheorghe Marinescu, neurologist
• Hermann Oberth, inventor of modern rockets
• George Emil Palade, 1974 Nobel Prize in Physiology or Medicine winner
• Nicolae Paulescu, discovered insuline

Engineering

• Henri Coandă, inventor of jet engine
• George Constantinescu, inventor,
• Dumitru Prunariu, astronaut
• Anghel Saligny, engineer
• Aurel Vlaicu, flight pioneer
• Traian Vuia, first heavier-than-air self-propellant aircraft

Mathematics

• Stefan Odobleja, cybernetics precursor
• Grigore Moisil, mathematician
• Traian Lalescu, mathematician
• Florentin Smarandache, mathematician
• Gheorghe Ţiţeica, mathematician

Others

• Emil Racoviţă, polar explorer
• Dimitrie Gusti, sociologist

Business

• Octav Botnar, Nissan UK chairman, billionaire
• Nicolae Malaxa, Romanian tycoon in the 1930s

Various

• Fabian Pascal

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