This is a list in progress of world-famous or important Aromanians and people having Aromanian ancestry.

Arts

Constantin Belimace Constantin Belimace (July 1848 – 1932) was an Aromanian poet. He was born into an Aromanian family in Malovišta (), a village that formed part of the Ottoman Empire's Rumelia Eyalet and is now in North Macedonia. His father was Tașcu Belimace ...

(1848–1932), Romanian poet, born in Bitola *

Jovan Četirević Grabovan Jovan may refer to: *Jovan (given name), a list of people with this given name *Jovan, Mawal, a village on the western coastal region of Maharashtra, India * Jōvan Musk, a cologne *Deli Jovan, a mountain in eastern Serbia *Róbert Jován (born 196 ...

(1720–1790), Serbian Orthodox icon painter * Jovan Jovanović Zmaj (1833–1904), Serbian poet *

Konstantin Čomu Konstantin Čomu (1865–1952), often credited as Kosta Chomu (Macedonian Cyrillic: Константин Чому) or Konstantin Comu, was an Aromanian cinema operator, the first one in Bitola (present North Macedonia). Work The appearance of th ...

(1865–1952), pioneer of the cinema *

Stere Gulea Stere Gulea (born 2 August 1943) is a Romanian film director and screenwriter. He was born in Mihail Kogălniceanu commune, Constanța County, in an Aromanian family that had fled from the Kaliakra region of Southern Dobruja during the 1940 popu ...

(born 1943), Romanian filmmaker, Greek-Aromanian parentage *

Yanaki and Milton Manaki The Manaki brothers ( rup, Frats Manachia), Yanaki and Milton ( and ), were Greek photography and cinema pioneers of the Balkan Peninsula and the Ottoman Empire. They were the first to bring a film camera and create a motion picture in the c ...

(1878–1954; 1882–1964), photography and cinema pioneers, born in Avdella *

Branislav Nušić Branislav Nušić ( sr-cyr, Бранислав Нушић, ; – 19 January 1938) was a Serbian playwright, satirist, essayist, novelist and founder of modern rhetoric in Serbia. He also worked as a journalist and a civil servant. Life Bra ...

(1864–1938), Serbian novelist and playwright, Greek-Aromanian father * Jovan Sterija Popović, Serbian writer, father of Greek-Aromanian descent * Constantin Noica (1909–1987), Romanian philosopher, essayist and poet *

Nushi Tulliu Nushi Tulliu (April 23, 1872–April 8, 1941; ro, Nuși Tulliu) was an Aromanian poet and prose writer. He was born into an Aromanian family in Avdella, a village that formed part of the Ottoman Empire's Manastir Vilayet and is now in Greece ...

(1872–1941), Romanian poet and novelist, born in Avdella * Camil Ressu (1880–1962), Romanian painter *

Florica Prevenda Florica Prevenda (born April 5, 1959) is a Romanian artist, who lives and works in Bucharest Bucharest ( , ; ro, București ) is the capital and largest city of Romania, as well as its cultural, industrial, and financial centre. It is lo ...

, Romanian painter *

Alexandru Arsinel Alexandru is the Romanian form of the name Alexander. Common diminutives are Alecu, Alex, and Sandu. Origin Etymologically, the name is derived from the Greek "Αλέξανδρος" (Aléxandros), meaning "defending men" or "protector of men", ...

, Romanian actor and comedian *

Toma Caragiu Toma Caragiu (; (21 August 1925 – 4 March 1977) was a prolific Greek-born Romanian theatre, television and film actor. He was born in an Aromanian family from the village of Chroupista (since 1926 renamed Argos Orestiko) in the region of Mace ...

(born 1925), Romanian actor, born in Argos Orestiko *

Taško Načić Taško Načić ( sr-Cyrl, Ташко Начић; 7 April 1934 – 27 March 1993) was a Serbian actor. Early life Načić's paternal family was of Aromanian descent from Zaječar. He studied acting at The Faculty of Dramatic Arts in Belgrade, whe ...

(1934–1993), Serbian actor, paternal Aromanian descent *

Dan Pița Dan Pița (; born 11 October 1938 in Dorohoi, Botoșani County, Romania) is a Romanian film director and screenwriter. Career Pița has directed several award-winning films since 1970, including the 1985 hit ''Pas în doi'', which won an Honourab ...

, Romanian filmmaker * Sandër Prosi (1920–1985), Albanian actor * Sergiu Nicolaescu (1930–2013), Romanian filmmaker and politician, Aromanian family * Ion Luca Caragiale, Romanian writer, poet, theater manager, political commentator and journalist * Elena Gheorghe, Romanian singer * Toše Proeski, Macedonian pop singer-songwriter, family from Kruševo * Ştefan Octavian Iosif, Romanian author *

Kira Hagi Kira Hagi (born 31 March 1996) is a Romanian actress. She was born in Barcelona, Spain. Her first theatre actuation was ''Fetița cu chibrituri'' ("The girl with matches"). She subsequently also acted on the and the Very Small Theatre of Buchar ...

, Romanian actress

Law, philanthropy and commerce

* George Averoff (1818–1899), Greek businessman and philanthropist, born in Metsovo. * Georgios Sinas (1783–1856), Habsburg-Greek entrepreneur, banker and philanthropist, born in Moscopole. Father of philanthropist Simon Sinas (1810–1876). Possibly Greek-Aromanian. *

Emanoil Gojdu Emanuil Gojdu ( Hungarian: ''Gozsdu Emánuel'', mostly referred as ''Gozsdu Manó''; 9 February 1802, Nagyvárad, Hungary (now Oradea, Romania)—3 February 1870, Pest-Buda, Hungary) was a Romanian lawyer in the Kingdom of Hungary and patrio ...

(1802–1870), Austrian-Romanian lawyer and philanthropist. Moscopole family. * Mocioni family (19th c.), banking and philanthropist family in Austria-Hungary *

Petar Ičko Petar Ičko ( sr-cyr, Петар Ичко, 1755–1808) was an Ottoman and later Serbian diplomat, a merchant by profession from Ottoman Macedonia. He is remembered for instituting Ičko's Peace, though of short duration. Biography He was of ...

(c. 1755–1808), merchant, Ottoman and later Serbian diplomat, born in Pyrgoi. Possibly Aromanian. * Sterjo Nakov (born 1948), businessman

Clergy

* Joachim III of Constantinople (1834–1912), Patriarch (1878–1884, 1901–1912), family from Kruševo *

Theodore Kavalliotis Theodore Anastasios Kavalliotis ( el, Θεόδωρος Αναστασίου Καβαλλιώτης; rup, Teodor Anastasie Cavalioti; sq, Theodor Kavalioti, 1718 – 11 August 1789) was a Greek Orthodox priest, teacher and a figure of the Greek E ...

(1718–1789), Greek Orthodox priest, teacher and Englightener. * Andrei Șaguna (1809–1873), Romanian Orthodox bishop and Romanian nationalist, family from Grabovë *

Damian of Albania Archbishop Damian ( sq, Kryepeshkopi Damian, secular name Dhimitër Kokoneshi; 26 October 1886 – 18 October 1973) was the bishop of the Orthodox Autocephalous Church of Albania from April 1966 until February 1967, when the religion was abol ...

, Albanian Orthodox Archbishop from 1966-1967

Statesmen

* Evangelos Averoff, Greek minister and leader of the New Democracy party *

Nicolae Constantin Batzaria Nicolae Constantin Batzaria (; last name also Besaria, Basarya, Bațaria or Bazaria; also known under the pen names Moș Nae, Moș Ene and Ali Baba; November 20, 1874 – January 28, 1952), was an Aromanian cultural activist, Ottoman states ...

(1874–1952), Aromanian cultural activist, Ottoman statesman and Romanian writer. * Costică Canacheu, Romanian politician, deputy in the Romanian Parliament, secretary of the Democratic Party *

Ion Caramitru Ion Horia Leonida Caramitru, OBE (; 9 March 1942 – 5 September 2021) was a Romanian stage and film actor, stage director, and political figure. He was Minister of Culture between 1996 and 2000, in the Romanian Democratic Convention (CDR) cabi ...

, Romanian politician, former Minister of Culture * Alcibiades Diamandi, political figure of Greece, one member of the committee who sent letters asking for an autonomous Vlach statelet in 1917 under Italian protection (later called Principality of Pindus) and during the Second World War leader of the Roman Legion, an organization who helped the Italian army during the occupation of Greece * Michael Dukakis, American Governor of Massachusetts and former presidential candidate. Greek-Aromanian mother. *

Taki Fiti Taki Fiti ( mk, Таки Фити) is an economist and former Minister of Finance of North Macedonia. Taki Fiti was born on 7 November 1950 in Kruševo, North Macedonia. He is an ethnic Aromanian. He received his MA in 1980, and his Ph.D. in 19 ...

(born 1950), R. Macedonian economist and former state financial minister * Ioannis Kolettis, Greek Prime Minister, declared independence from the Ottoman Empire *

Apostol Mărgărit Apostol Mărgărit or Apostolos Margaritis (5 August 1832 in Avdella – 19 October 1903 in Bitola) was an Aromanian school teacher and writer. One of the most important voices of Aromanian emancipation in the 19th century, he conditioned Romania's ...

, leader of the pro-Romanian faction of the Aromanians of Greece, inspector of the Romanian schools and member of the Romanian Academy in Bucharest * Nicolaos Matussis, politician and lawyer, leader of the collaborationist Roman Legion *

Filip Mișea Filip Mișea (1873 – 16 May 1944; tr, Filip Mişa or ) was an Aromanian activist, physician and politician. Mișea became an Ottoman deputy, with him and Nicolae Constantin Batzaria being the only Aromanians to ever enter the Ottoman parli ...

(1873–1944), Aromanian activist, physician and politician * Rita Marko, Albanian communist politician.

Sciences, academia and engineering

* Dimitri Atanasescu, Ottoman-born Aromanian who founded the first Romanian school in the Balkans in Trnovo in 1864 *

Mihail G. Boiagi Mihail George Boiagi (3 February 1780 – 1828, 1842 or 1843) was an Aromanian grammarian and professor in the Habsburg monarchy and the Austrian Empire. He was born on 3 February 1780 in Buda, today Budapest in Hungary. Boiagi was one of the f ...

, Austrian-born Aromanian grammarian and professor *

Elie Carafoli Elie Carafoli (September 15, 1901, Veria, Salonica Vilayet, Ottoman Empire–October 24, 1983, Bucharest, Romania) was an accomplished Romanian engineer and aircraft designer. He is considered a pioneering contributor to the field of Aerodynam ...

, Romanian-educated, born in Greece, aerodynamics innovator, university teacher *

Mihail Dimonie Mihail Dimonie, also known as Mihael Dimonie (1870–1935), was an Aromanian botanist, teacher and entrepreneur who is recognized as the foremost plant collector in the southern Balkans in the early 20th century before the World War I. Biog ...

, Aromanian botanist and teacher * Gheorghe Peltecu, doctor, professor, MD and manager of the Filantropia Hospital - Bucharest, a center of excellence for obstetrics and gynecology. *

Jovan Karamata Jovan Karamata ( sr-cyr, Јован Карамата; February 1, 1902 – August 14, 1967) was a Serbian mathematician. He is remembered for contributions to analysis, in particular, the Tauberian theory and the theory of slowly varying function ...

(1902–1967), Serbian mathematician, paternal Greek-Aromanian descent * Mina Minovici, Romanian forensic scientist; director of the first Romanian Institute of Legal Medicine; founder of the modern medico-legal system *

Sterie Diamandi Sterie Diamandi (August 22, 1897 – June 11, 1981) was an Ottoman-born Romanian biographer and essayist. He was born into an Aromanian family in Metsovo, a town that formed part of the Ottoman Empire's Manastir Vilayet and is now in Greece. ...

, Romanian biographer and essayist *

Neagu Djuvara Neagu Bunea Djuvara (; 18 August 1916 – 25 January 2018) was a Romanian historian, essayist, philosopher, journalist, novelist, and diplomat. Biography Early life A native of Bucharest, he was descended from an aristocratic Aromanian family ...

, Romanian diplomat and historian * George Murnu, Romanian historian *

Daniel Moscopolites Daniel of Moscopole or Daniil of Moscopole (1754–1825; rup, Daniil Moscopoleanu or ; el, Δανιήλ Μοσχοπολίτης, Daniil Moschopolitis), also known as Mihali Adami Hagi ( rup, Mihali Adami Hagi), was an Aromanian scholar from Mo ...

, Aromanian philologist, author of a famous lexicon *

Constantin Ucuta Constantin Ucuta was an Aromanian academic and protopope. He was born in Moscopole, an economically powerful city and Aromanian centre at the time then part of the Ottoman Empire and now part of Albania. He migrated to Posen, in Prussia (now P ...

, Aromanian academic and protopope in Prussia

Sports

* Gigi Becali, politician; owner of the Steaua București football club * Cristian Gațu, Romanian handball player *

Gabriel Torje Andrei Gabriel Torje (; born 22 November 1989) is a Romanian professional footballer who plays for Liga II club Concordia Chiajna. He is a versatile right winger with the ability to swap onto the left side of the field during games. Torje was na ...

* Gheorghe Hagi, Romanian football player *

Ianis Hagi Ianis Hagi (; born 22 October 1998) is a Romanian professional footballer who plays as an attacking midfielder or a forward for Scottish Premiership club Rangers and the Romania national team. He made his professional debut for Viitorul Cons ...

, Romanian football player * Simona Halep, Romanian tennis player * Dominique Moceanu, Romanian-American gymnast

Military

Konda Bimbaša Konda Bimbaša ( sr-cyr, Конда Бимбаша, March 1804–d. May/June 1807) was a mercenary in Alija Gušanac's Dahije detachment in the Sanjak of Smederevo who switched sides to the Serb rebels during the First Serbian Uprising, proclaimed ...

(ca. 1770–1813), Serbian revolutionary, born in Epirus. Possibly Aromanian. * Pitu Guli (1865–1903), Internal Macedonian Revolutionary Organization commander, born in Kruševo. * Mitre the Vlach (1873–1907), IMRO commander, born in Makrochori.

References

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