This is a list of notable

Romani people The Romani (also spelled Romany or Rromani , ), colloquially known as the Roma, are an Indo-Aryan ethnic group, traditionally nomadic itinerants. They live in Europe and Anatolia, and have diaspora populations located worldwide, with sig ...

and people of Romani descent.

Activists

Alba Flores Alba González Villa (born October 27, 1986), known professionally as Alba Flores, is a Spanish actress. She is best known for her roles as Saray Vargas in '' Vis a Vis (Locked Up)'' and Nairobi in '' La Casa de Papel (Money Heist)''. She ident ...

– Spanish actress * Alfonso Mejia-Arias – Mexican musician and politician *

Ceija Stojka Ceija Stojka (23 May 1933 – 28 January 2013) was an Austrian Romani writer, painter, activist, and musician, and survivor of the Holocaust. Life Stojka was born in Kraubath an der Mur, Styria, in 1933 as the fifth of six children to mother M ...

– Austrian artist and writer * Constantin S. Nicolăescu-Plopșor – Romanian historian, archeologist, anthropologist and writer *

Delia Grigore Delia Grigore (Romani: ''Deliya Grigore''; born February 7, 1972) is a Romanian Romani writer, philologist, academic, and Romani rights activist. Biography Delia Grigore was born in Galați and grew up under the Romanian communist regime, whe ...

– Romanian writer *

Ian Hancock Ian Francis Hancock ( Romani: Yanko le Redžosko; born 29 August 1942) is a linguist, Romani scholar and political advocate. He was born and raised in England and is one of the main contributors in the field of Romani studies. He is director ...

– English linguist * Katarina Taikon – Swedish actress and author * Marcel Courthiade – French linguist * Milena Hübschmannová – Czech professor * Paul Polansky – American writer *

Ronald Lee Ronald Lee (1934January 25, 2020) was a Romani Canadian writer, linguist, professor, folk musician, and activist. He studied Romani society and culture and worked to foster intercultural dialogue between Roma and Non-Roma. Early life and educa ...

– Canadian writer *

Saša Barbul Saša Barbul (born in 1981 in Žabalj Žabalj ( sr-cyrl, Жабаљ, ) is a town and municipality located in the South Bačka District of the autonomous province of Vojvodina, Serbia. The town Žabalj has a population of 9,107 and the municipa ...

– Serbian actor and film director

Artists

Damian Le Bas Damian Le Bas (30 January 1963, Sheffield – 9 December 2017, Worthing) was a British artist associated with the Outsider Art (or "Art Brut") label, as well a leading exponent of the "Roma Revolution" in art. Life Le Bas was of Roma heritage. ...

, English artist *

Delaine Le Bas Delaine Le Bas (born 1965) is a British artist from a Romany background. Biography Le Bas told the Travellers' Times that "I actually liked going to school which was difficult because I am the only one out of five of us that finished school. And ...

, English artist *

Joe Machine Joe Machine (born Joseph Stokes,Buckman, David (2006), ''Dictionary of Artists in Britain since 1945'', p. 1018, Art Dictionaries, Bristol, 2006, 6 April 1973) is an English artist, poet and writer. He is a founding member of the Stuckists art ...

, English painter * La Chunga, Spanish painter *

Pablo Picasso Pablo Ruiz Picasso (25 October 1881 – 8 April 1973) was a Spanish painter, sculptor, printmaker, ceramicist and Scenic design, theatre designer who spent most of his adult life in France. One of the most influential artists of the 20th ce ...

, Spanish painter * Tracy Emin, English artist

Athletes

Johnboy Smith - British parathlete

Boxers

Billy Joe Saunders Billy Joe Saunders (born 30 August 1989) is a British professional boxer. He is the first fighter from the Travelling community to win world championships in two weight classes, including the WBO middleweight title from 2015 to 2018 and the W ...

– English *

Randolph Turpin Randolph Adolphus Turpin (7 June 1928 – 17 May 1966), better known as Randy Turpin, was a British boxer in the 1940s and 1950s. In 1951 he became world middleweight champion when he defeated Sugar Ray Robinson. He was inducted into the Intern ...

– English *

Dick Turpin Richard Turpin (bapt. 21 September 1705 – 7 April 1739) was an English highwayman whose exploits were romanticised following his execution in York for horse theft. Turpin may have followed his father's trade as a butcher ea ...

– English *

Dorel Simion Dorel Simion (born February 13, 1977 in București) is a Romanian boxer. Simion won the Welterweight bronze medal at the 2000 Summer Olympics. He also won gold at the 1997 World Championships and 1998 European Championships. Personal H ...

– Romanian *

Faustino Reyes Faustino Reyes López (born 4 April 1975 in Marchena, Seville) is a former boxer from Spain, who represented his native country at the 1992 Summer Olympics in Barcelona, Spain. There he won the silver medal in the featherweight division (– 57 ...

– Spanish * Ivailo Marinov – Bulgarian *

Marian Simion Marian Simion (born 14 September 1975 in București) is a Romanian boxer, who competed in the Light Middleweight (71 kg) at the 2000 Summer Olympics and won the silver medal. He repeated that feat one year later, at the 2001 World Amateur ...

– Romanian *

Samuel Carmona Heredia Samuel Carmona Heredia (born 28 May 1996) is a Spanish professional boxer. As an amateur, he competed in the Boxing at the 2016 Summer Olympics – Men's light flyweight, light flyweight event at the 2016 Summer Olympics, and was eliminated in t ...

– Spanish *

Serafim Todorov Serafim Simeonov Todorov ( bg, Серафим Симеонов Тодоров; born 6 July 1969) is a former Bulgarian Olympic amateur boxer. He won three consecutive gold medals at both the World and European Championships, and silver at the 1 ...

– Bulgarian * Zoltan Lunka – Hungarian

Kickboxers

Nieky Holzken Nicolaas Hubertus Holzken (born December 16, 1983) is a Dutch super middleweight kickboxer and professional boxer currently signed to ONE Championship, where he competes in the Lightweight division. He is the former Glory Welterweight Champion. ...

– Dutch * Václav Sivák – Czech

Professional Wrestlers

Gigi Dolin Priscilla Lee Kelly (born June 5, 1997) is an American professional wrestler. She performs under the ring name Gigi Dolin in the NXT brand, and is one-half of the tag team Toxic Attraction with Jacy Jayne, and she is a former record-tying two-ti ...

– American

Footballers

André-Pierre Gignac André-Pierre Christian Gignac (born 5 December 1985) is a French professional footballer who plays as a striker for Liga MX club Tigres UANL. Gignac is described as a "powerful and dangerous" striker who is known for his "aerial presence". He ...

– French *

Andrea Pirlo Andrea Pirlo (; born 19 May 1979) is an Italian professional football coach and former player who is head coach of Süper Lig club Fatih Karagümrük. Considered one of the best deep-lying playmakers ever, Pirlo was renowned for his visio ...

– Italian *

Artur Quaresma Artur da Silva Quaresma (27 June 1917 – 2 December 2011) was a Portuguese footballer who played as a forward. Club career Born in Barreiro, Setúbal District, Quaresma started playing with local F.C. Barreirense in the second division. In th ...

– Portuguese *

Bănel Nicoliță Bănel Nicoliță (born 7 January 1985) is a Romanian professional footballer, currently under contract with CS Făurei. Club career Dacia Unirea Brăila and Politehnica Timișoara He made his debut in Romanian Liga II, playing for Dacia Unire ...

– Romanian * Carlos Martins – Portuguese *

Carlos Muñoz Cobo Carlos may refer to: Places ;Canada * Carlos, Alberta, a locality ;United States * Carlos, Indiana, an unincorporated community * Carlos, Maryland, a place in Allegany County * Carlos, Minnesota, a small city * Carlos, West Virginia ;Elsewhe ...

– Spanish *

Christos Patsatzoglou Christos Patsatzoglou ( el, Χρήστος Πατσατζόγλου; born 19 March 1979) is a Greek former professional footballer of Romani origin who last played for APO Aetos Korydallou. Patsatzoglou started his career in Skoda Xanthi befor ...

- Greek *

Dani Güiza Daniel González Güiza (; born 17 August 1980) is a Spanish professional footballer who plays as a striker for UD Algaida. A late bloomer, he made a name for himself at the age of 27, being crowned La Liga top scorer with Mallorca. Subsequen ...

– Spanish *

Dejan Savićević Dejan Savićević ( cyrl, Дејан Савићевић, ; born 15 September 1966) is a Montenegrin former footballer who played as an attacking midfielder. Since 2004, he has been the president of the Montenegrin Football Association (FSCG), cu ...

- Montenegrin * Diego Rodríguez – Spanish *

Dragoslav Šekularac Dragoslav Šekularac ( sr-Cyrl, Драгослав Шекуларац, ; 8 November 1937 – 5 January 2019) was a Serbian professional footballer and coach. Nicknamed Šeki, he was quick and crafty with the ball, displaying creative skills which ...

– Serbian *

Freddy Eastwood Freddy Eastwood (born 29 October 1983) is a former professional footballer. He started his career with West Ham United and also played for Southend United, Grays Athletic, Wolverhampton Wanderers and Coventry City. He played eleven times in his ...

– Welsh * Georgi Ivanov - Gonzo – Bulgarian * Gigi Meroni – Italian *

István Pisont István Pisont (born 16 May 1970) is a Hungarian former international footballer, and manager. He is currently the coach of the Hungarian national U-17 team. He has been interim manager of Budapest Honvéd FC on two occasions. Career Pisont st ...

– Hungarian *

János Farkas János Farkas (27 March 1942 in Budapest – 29 September 1989 in Budapest) was a Hungarian footballer. During his club career he played for Vasas SC. He earned 33 caps and scored 20 goals for the Hungary national football team from 1961 ...

– Hungarian *

Jesús Navas Jesús Navas González (; born 21 November 1985) is a Spanish professional footballer who plays as a right winger or a right-back for La Liga club Sevilla. He has spent the vast majority of his career with Sevilla, playing 605 official matches ...

– Spanish *

José Antonio Reyes José Antonio Reyes Calderón (; 1 September 1983 – 1 June 2019) was a Spanish professional footballer who played mainly as a left winger and also as a forward. He made his debut for Sevilla aged 16 and signed for English club Arsenal in ...

– Spanish * José Mari – Spanish *

Marius Lăcătuș Marius Mihai Lăcătuș (; born 5 April 1964) is a Romanian football coach and former professional footballer. He is by far the most successful footballer ever to play for Steaua București and was part of their European Cup victory in 1986. L� ...

– Romanian *

Milan Baroš Milan Baroš (; born 28 October 1981) is a Czech footballer who plays as a striker. He currently plays for FK Vigantice at amateur level. In 2005, he was part of the Liverpool team which won the UEFA Champions League. He went on to win Ligue ...

– Czech * Mykola Morozyuk * Lobo Carrasco – Spanish * Rab Howell – English *

Rafael van der Vaart Rafael Ferdinand van der Vaart (born 11 February 1983) is a Dutch former professional footballer who played as an attacking midfielder, and is currently the assistant manager of Danish 2nd Division club Esbjerg fB. Van der Vaart began his c ...

– Dutch *

Ricardo Quaresma Ricardo Andrade Quaresma Bernardo (; born 26 September 1983) is a Portuguese professional footballer who plays as a winger. He began his career at Sporting CP and went on to play for Barcelona, Inter Milan, Porto (twice), Chelsea, Beşiktaş ...

– Portuguese *

Telmo Zarra Telmo may refer to: People * Saint Telmo (died 303), also known as Erasmus of Formia, Christian martyr and saint * Pedro González Telmo (1190-1246), Castilian friar and priest * Luis Telmo Paz y Miño (1884-1962), President of the Supreme Milit ...

– Spanish *

Tony Vairelles Tony Vairelles (born 10 April 1973) is a French former professional footballer who played as a forward. Club career A much-travelled centre-forward, the talented Vairelles started his professional career with hometown club AS Nancy before movi ...

– French *

Zvonimir Boban Zvonimir "Zvone" Boban (; born 8 October 1968) is a Croatian former footballer who currently works at UEFA as the Chief of Football. Boban played as a midfielder and was usually deployed as an attacking midfielder. He played most of his professi ...

– Croatian

Hockey players

* Dominik Lakatoš – Czech

Cinema and theater

- Spanish actress *

Bob Hoskins Robert William Hoskins (26 October 1942 – 29 April 2014) was an English actor. His work included lead roles in films and television series such as '' Pennies from Heaven'' (1978), ''The Long Good Friday'' (1980), ''Mona Lisa'' (1986), ''Who ...

– English actor *

Charlie Chaplin Sir Charles Spencer Chaplin Jr. (16 April 188925 December 1977) was an English comic actor, filmmaker, and composer who rose to fame in the era of silent film. He became a worldwide icon through his screen persona, the Tramp, and is consider ...

– English comic actor * Jesús Castro- Spanish actor *

Joaquín Cortés Joaquín Pedraja Reyes (known professionally as Joaquín Cortés; born 22 February 1969) is a Spanish classically trained ballet and flamenco dancer. Biography Joaquin Cortés is a Spanish flamenco dancer. A native of Córdoba, Spain, Córdoba, ...

– Spanish ballet and flamenco dancer *

Leonor Teles Leonor Teles (or Teles de Meneses; ) was queen consort of Portugal by marriage to King Ferdinand I, and one of the protagonists, along with her brothers and her daughter Beatrice, of the events that led to the succession crisis of 1383–1385 ...

– Portuguese film director *

Michael Caine Sir Michael Caine (born Maurice Joseph Micklewhite; 14 March 1933) is an English actor. Known for his distinctive Cockney accent, he has appeared in more than 160 films in a career spanning seven decades, and is considered a British film ico ...

- English actor *

Manoush Manoush (born 1971) is a French actress and singer. Biography Early life Manoush was born 1972 or 1973 as Manoush Barandaj or Manoush Barandyai in Saintes-Maries-de-la-Mer as the third child of a mother of French Sinti origin and a German-Ameri ...

- French actress *

Rita Hayworth Rita Hayworth (born Margarita Carmen Cansino; October 17, 1918May 14, 1987) was an American actress, dancer and producer. She achieved fame during the 1940s as one of the era's top stars, appearing in 61 films over 37 years. The press coined th ...

- American actress *

Sandro de América Roberto Sánchez-Ocampo (August 19, 1945 – January 4, 2010), better known by his stage names Sandro or Sandro de América, was an Argentine singer and actor. He is considered a pioneer of Argentine rock for being one of the first rock artist ...

– Argentine actor * Ștefan Bănică Sr. – Romanian actor *

Tony Gatlif Tony Gatlif (born as Michel Dahmani on 10 September 1948 in Algiers) is a French film director of Romani ethnicity who also works as a screenwriter, composer, actor, and producer. Personal Gatlif was born in Algeria of Pied noir ancestry. A ...

- French film director *

Yul Brynner Yuliy Borisovich Briner (russian: link=no, Юлий Борисович Бринер; July 11, 1920 – October 10, 1985), known professionally as Yul Brynner, was a Russian-born actor. He was best known for his portrayal of King Mongkut in th ...

– Russian actor and president honor of the Unión Romaní * Blanca Romero – Spanish actress *

Alina Serban Alina Șerban (born October 29, 1987) is the winner of Best Actress Award at the :de:Deutscher Schauspielpreis, German Actors Guild Awards 2020 for her leading role in “Gipsy Queen”, a nominee for Best Actress of the German Film Award 2020, t ...

– Romanian actress

Musicians

100 Kila Yavor Dimitrov Yanakiev ( bg, Явор Димитров Янакиев; born 16 May 1985), better known by his stage name 100 Kila ( bg, 100 Кила; also stylized as 100KILA), is a Bulgaria, Bulgarian rapper, actor, songwriter and entrepreneur f ...

– Bulgarian rapper *"

Falete Rafael Ojeda Rojas (born 1978 in Seville), better known as Falete (), is a Spanish flamenco singer. Biography Falete's father was a founding member of the musical group Cantores de Híspalis. At the age of 17, he made his debut at the Teatr ...

" Rafael Ojeda Rojas – Spanish singer *"

Rayito Antonio Rayo (born July 16, 1982), best known as Rayito, is a Spanish musician of Gitano and Japanese heritage. His father, a flamenco guitarist, taught him to play the instrument at a young age, and at the age of four years he was already givin ...

" Antonio Rayo – Spanish guitarist, singer and composer. Father ''Gitano (Iberian Kalo)'' and mother Japanese *

Adam Ant Stuart Leslie Goddard, better known as Adam Ant (born 3 November 1954), is an English singer, musician, and actor. He gained popularity as the lead singer of new wave group Adam and the Ants and later as a solo artist, scoring 10 UK top ten ...

– English singer and musician * Aggelopoulos Manolis – (1939–1989) Greek singer and actor *

Albert Lee Albert William Lee (born 21 December 1943) is an English guitarist known for his fingerstyle and hybrid picking technique. Lee has worked, both in the studio and on tour, with many famous musicians from a wide range of genres. He has also mai ...

- (born 1943) London born and raised country rock guitar legend. His father is Romanichal. *

Antonio Flores Antonio González Flores (14 November 1961 – 30 May 1995) was a Spanish singer-songwriter and actor. He was Romani on his father's side and maternal grandmother side. Antonio is known for his pop rock style of singing. His songs, which he ...

– (1961–1995) was a Spanish singer-songwriter and actor. *

Azis Vasil Troyanov Boyanov (; born 7 March 1978), professionally known as Azis (), is a Bulgarian recording artist, of mixed Bulgarian and Romani ethnicity. Azis initially rose to prominence in Eastern Europe performing songs mostly in chalga, a ...

- Bulgarian singer *

Biréli Lagrène Biréli Lagrène (born 4 September 1966) is a French jazz guitarist who came to prominence in the 1980s for his Django Reinhardt–influenced style. He often performs in swing, jazz fusion, and post-bop styles. Biography Lagrène was born in ...

– (born 1966) French jazz guitarist, violinist and bassist *

Boban Marković Boban Marković ( sr-cyr, Бобан Марковић) is a Serbian trumpet player and brass ensemble leader from Vladičin Han. He is of Romani background. Boban Marković Orchestra The Boban Marković Orchestra is a Balkan brass band from Vla ...

– Serbian brass bandleader and trumpet player *

Camarón de la Isla José Monje Cruz (5 December 1950 – 2 July 1992), better known by his stage name Camarón de la Isla (), was a Spanish Romani flamenco singer. Considered one of the all-time greatest flamenco singers, he was noted for his collaborations ...

– (1950–1992) Spanish flamenco singer *

Carlos Montoya Carlos García Montoya (13 December 19033 March 1993) in Madrid, Spain, was a prominent flamenco guitarist and a founder of the modern-day popular flamenco style of music. Early life He was the nephew of renowned flamenco guitarist Ramón Monto ...

– (1903–1993) Spanish flamenco guitarist *

Carmen Amaya Carmen Amaya Amaya (2 November 1913/1915 – 19 November 1963) was a Spanish Romani flamenco dancer and singer, born in the Somorrostro district of Barcelona, Catalonia, Spain. She has been called "the greatest Flamenco dancer ever Clarke, Mary ...

– Spanish flamenco dancer *

Cher Lloyd Cher Lloyd (born 28 July 1993) is an English singer. She finished fourth place in the seventh series of ''The X Factor'' in 2010. Following the seventh series finale, Lloyd was signed to Syco Music. Her debut single, "Swagger Jagger", was re ...

– English singer *

Connect-R Ștefan Relu Mihalache (born on June 9, 1982 in Bucharest, Romania), better known by his stage name Connect-R, is a Romanian roma rapper, singer, producer and occasional actor, best known for his association with Romanian hip hop group R.A.C.L.A. ...

– Romanian singer *

Denny Laine Denny Laine (born Brian Frederick Hines, 29 October 1944) is an English musician, singer, and songwriter, known as a founder of two major rock bands: the Moody Blues, with whom he played from 1964 to 1966, and Wings, with whom he played from 1 ...

– British musician (

The Moody Blues The Moody Blues were an English rock music, rock band formed in Birmingham in 1964, initially consisting of keyboardist Mike Pinder, multi-instrumentalist Ray Thomas, guitarist Denny Laine, drummer Graeme Edge and bassist Clint Warwick. The g ...

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) * Didem – Turkish bellydancer * Diego el Cigala – Spanish flamenco singer *

Django Reinhardt Jean Reinhardt (23 January 1910 – 16 May 1953), known by his Romani nickname Django ( or ), was a Romani-French jazz guitarist and composer. He was one of the first major jazz talents to emerge in Europe and has been hailed as one of its most ...

- French guitarist *

Drafi Deutscher Drafi Franz Richard Deutscher (9 May 1946 – 9 June 2006) was a German singer and songwriter of Sinti origin. Biography Early life and career Deutscher was born in Charlottenburg, in the western zone of Berlin, Germany. Between 1964 and 1966 ...

– (1946–2006) German ''Sinto'' songwriter, singer and composer *

Džej Ramadanovski Džej Ramadanovski (; 29 May 1964 – 6 December 2020) was a Serbian singer of folk, turbo-folk and pop-folk music. He started his career in 1987 and released a series of albums during 1990s, but retired from recording due to ill health in the ...

– (1964-2020), born in

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(former Yugoslavia), modern Serbian folk singer *

Edyta Górniak Edyta Anna Górniak (; born 14 November 1972) is a Polish pop singer with a career spanning 3 decades. Górniak started as a musical theatre actress in 1990. She performed in the most popular musical in Polish history, the Tony Award-nominated ...

- (born 1972) Polish singer * Elek Bacsik – Hungarian-American jazz guitarist and violinist *

Elvis Presley Elvis Aaron Presley (January 8, 1935 – August 16, 1977), or simply Elvis, was an American singer and actor. Dubbed the "Honorific nicknames in popular music, King of Rock and Roll", he is regarded as Cultural impact of Elvis Presley, one ...

- American , King of Rock and Roll * Esma Redzepova – (1943-2016) Macedonian singer and songwriter *

Eugene Hütz Eugene Hütz (; uk, Євген Гудзь, Yevhen Hudz, ; born Yevgen Oleksandrovych Nikolayev-Symonov, ua, Євген Олександрович Ніколаєв-Симонов, on 6 September 1972) is a Ukrainian-born singer, composer, disc ...

– Ukrainian singer, guitarist, DJ and actor *

Fanfare Ciocărlia Fanfare Ciocărlia is a twelve-piece Romani Balkan brass band from the northeastern Romanian village of Zece Prăjini. They are known for their fast, high-energy music with complex rhythms and high-speed staccato clarinet, saxophone, and tr ...

– (formed 1996) Romanian brass band *

Félix Lajkó Félix Lajkó ( sr, Феликс Лајко, ''Feliks Lajko''; born 17 December 1974 in Bačka Topola, SR Serbia, SFR Yugoslavia) is a Hungarian violinist, zither player and composer. He plays a variety of musical styles: folk music (traditio ...

– (born 1974) Hungarian-Serbian violinist and composer (part Romani) *

Florin Salam Florin Stoian (born 1 October 1979), better known by his stage name Florin Salam, is a Romani people, Roma manele singer. Beginnings Salam was born into a family of lăutari. During his adolescence, he sang together with his father and uncle's ...

- Romanian singer *

Georges Cziffra Georges may refer to: Places * Georges River, New South Wales, Australia * Georges Quay (Dublin) *Georges Township, Fayette County, Pennsylvania Other uses *Georges (name) * ''Georges'' (novel), a novel by Alexandre Dumas * "Georges" (song), a 19 ...

– (1921–1994) Hungarian virtuoso pianist *

Gigi Radics Georgina "Gigi" Radics (born 17 August 1996) is a Hungarian singer who is best known for participating in A Dal 2013 and 2014 and being one of the judges on the Hungarian X-Factor. Career 2012: ''Megasztár'' In February 2012, Radics was chos ...

– Hungarian singer *

Haris Džinović Haris Džinović (; born 26 September 1951) is a Bosnian and former Yugoslavian folk singer, composer and lyricist. Džinović is one of the best known singers of Southeastern Europe Southeast Europe or Southeastern Europe (SEE) is a geogra ...

- (born 1951) Bosnian folk singer *

Harri Stojka Harri Stojka (born 22 July 1957 in Vienna) is a Viennese jazz guitarist. He comes from the diasporic Lovara-Roma dynasty of the Bagareschtschi clan. In the 1980s he played in Montreux with the likes of Larry Coryell and Biréli Lagrène. Nowad ...

– Austrian jazz guitarist *

Ion Voicu Ion Voicu (; October 8, 1923 – February 24, 1997) was a Romanian violinist and orchestral conductor of Romani ethnicity. In 1969 he founded the award-winning Bucharest Chamber Orchestra, which is now conducted by his son Mădălin Voicu. Life ...

– (1923–1997) Romanian violinist and orchestral conductor, founder of Bucharest Chamber Orchestra *

Irini Merkouri Irini Merkouri ( gr, Ειρήνη Μερκούρη, ; born in Ilion, Athens, on May 26, 1981) is a Greek pop and laïka singer of Romani origin. Career Early life Merkouri was born and raised in Ilion, Athens to Hellenized-Romani parents. She ...

– (born 1981) Greek pop singer *

Iva Bittová Iva Bittová (born 22 July 1958) is a Czech avant-garde violinist, singer, and composer. She began her career as an actor in the mid-1970s, appearing in several Czech feature films, but switched to playing violin and singing in the early 1980s. ...

– Czech singer and violinist *

Ivo Papazov Ivo Papazov (or Papasov; bg, Иво Папазов; born 16 February 1952), nicknamed Ibryama (), is a Bulgarian clarinetist. He leads the "Ivo Papazov Wedding Band" in performances of jazz-infused Stambolovo music, and is one of the premier cre ...

– (born 1952) Bulgarian jazz clarinetist *

János Bihari János Bihari (21 October 1764 – 26 April 1827) was an influential Hungarian Romani violinist. He is one of the founders of Romani academic music and the musical genre verbunkos. By the middle of the nineteenth century, "Gypsy music" w ...

– Hungarian violinist * Jentina – English rapper * Jerry Mason – American singer, guitarist * Jimmy Rosenberg – (born 1980) Dutch swing guitarist *

– Spanish flamenco dancer *

Joe Longthorne Joseph Patrick Daniel Longthorne (31 May 1955 – 3 August 2019) was an English singer and Impressionist (entertainment), impressionist. He performed on stage and television, and released three music recording sales certification, platinum al ...

– (born 1955) English singer and impressionist * Joe Zawinul – Austrian jazz keyboardist *

Johnny Răducanu Johnny Răducanu (born Răducan Crețu; 1 December 1931 – 19 September 2011) was a Romanian jazz pianist of Romani ethnic background, whose family has a long musical tradition dating back to the 17th century. He was born in Brăila and started ...

– (born 1931) Romanian jazz musician * Joy Olasunmibo Ogunmakin – Ayọ (stage name), German singer * Kal – Romani world music band from Serbia * Kibariye - Turkish singer of Romani descent *

Lolita Flores María Dolores González Flores (born 6 May 1958), better known as Lolita Flores, is a Spanish actress and singer. Biography Lolita Flores is the daughter of Lola Flores and Antonio González, sister of Antonio Flores and Rosario Flores. S ...

– (1958) Spanish singer and actress. *

Los Niños de Sara Los Niños de Sara (in Spanish, "Sara's children") is a Spanish-speaking Gypsies musical group from Montpellier, France. They perform on their own, but they are best known for the involvement in the musical group Alabina. Background They are co ...

– French (Spanish origin,

Iberian Kale The Romani (also spelled Romany or Rromani , ), colloquially known as the Roma, are an Indo-Aryan ethnic group, traditionally nomadic itinerants. They live in Europe and Anatolia, and have diaspora populations located worldwide, with sig ...

) rumba and flamenco singers and guitar players *

Manitas de Plata Ricardo Baliardo (7 August 1921 – 5 November 2014), better known as Manitas de Plata, was a flamenco guitarist of Spanish Gitano descent born in southern France. Despite achieving worldwide fame, he was criticized for not following certain rh ...

– (born 1921) Spanish guitarist *

Marianne Rosenberg Marianne Rosenberg (born 10 March 1955) is a German Schlager music singer and songwriter. Personal background Rosenberg is of Roma and Sinti background. Her father, Otto, an Auschwitz death camp survivor, was an activist on Roma and Sinti ...

– (born 1955) German singer and songwriter. Daughter of German Gypsy who survived Auschwitz. *

Mariska Veres Maria Elizabeth Ender, better known as Mariska Veres () (1 October 1947 – 2 December 2006), was a Dutch singer who was best known as the lead singer of the rock group Shocking Blue. Described as being similar to a young Cher, she was known fo ...

– Dutch singer *

Nicole Cherry Nicole Cherry (born Nicoleta Janina Ghinea on 5 December 1998) is a Romanian pop singer. Career Cherry performed in a number of singing and dancing competitions as a child. She gained success in 2013 with her single "Memories" which was released ...

– Romanian singer * Nicolae Neacşu ("Culai") – Lăutar, was the leader of ''Taraf de Haïdouks'' * Nicolas Reyes (born 1958) – Franco-Spanish singer, guitar player; lead singer for the

Gipsy Kings Gipsy Kings are a group of flamenco, salsa, and pop musicians from Arles and Montpellier in southern France, who perform mostly in Catalan but also mix in Spanish with southern French dialects. Although the group members were born in France, th ...

, a band made up mostly of members of his extended family * Panna Cinka – (1711–1772) Hungarian violinist, born in

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- (born 1978) Dutch jazz guitarist * Pere Pubill Calaf "Peret" – (born 1935) Catalan Spanish singer, guitar player and composer *

Pista Dankó Pista Dankó (July 13, 1858 – March 29, 1903) was a Hungarian-born bandleader and composer belonging to the Romani people. He primarily worked in the folk music styles popular in Hungary in the 19th century. He was frequently known by the n ...

– Hungarian composer *Radoslav Banga – of Czech group Gypsy.cz *Ramón Montoya – (1889–1949) Spanish flamenco guitarist *Robert Plant - (born 1948) English singer and songwriter (former vocalist of Led Zeppelin). Romanichal mother *Robi Botos – Hungarian-Canadian jazz pianist *Romica Puceanu – (1928–1996) Romanian singer (urban Lăutarească music) *Rosario Flores – (born 1963) Spanish singer and actress, Latin Grammy award winner *Šaban Bajramović – Serbian singer *Sandu Ciorba, Sandu Ciorbă – Romanian singer *Sasha Kolpakov – (born 1943) Russian guitarist *Sinan Sakić - Serbian singer *Sofi Marinova – Bulgarian singer *Sotis Volanis – Greek pop folk singer *Stochelo Rosenberg - (born 19 February 1968) is a Gypsy jazz guitarist who leads the Rosenberg Trio. *:fi:Taisto Tammi, Taisto Tammi - Finland *Taraful Haiducilor – (Taraf de Haïdouks) Romanian band, formed 1989 *Tonino Baliardo – Franco-Spanish guitar player; also a member of the Gipsy Kings *Valentina Ponomaryova (singer), Valentina Ponomaryova – (born 1939) Russian singer *Vicente Escudero – Spanish flamenco dancer *Wally Tax – Dutch rock singer, of The Outsiders (Dutch band), The Outsiders. Son of a Dutch father and a Russian Romani mother.

Politicians

*Ágnes Osztolykán, Hungarian politician *Carlos Miguel (politician), Carlos Miguel – Portuguese minister and mayor *Idália Serrão – Portuguese secretary of state and MP *Juan de Dios Ramírez Heredia - Spanish MEP *Juscelino Kubitschek - 21st President of Brazil *Lívia Járóka, Hungarian MEP *Washington Luís - 13th President of Brazil

Various

* Michael Costello (fashion designer), Michael Costello – American fashion designer * Ceferino Giménez Malla – Spanish beatified Roman Catholic catechist * Timofey Prokofiev – Soviet marine infantryman, Hero of the Soviet Union * Rodney "Gipsy" Smith, Rodney Smith – English evangelist * Mother Teresa – Albanian nun * Cherry Valentine – drag queen * Alfie Best – British businessman

Writers

* Bronisława Wajs – Polish * Caren Gussoff – American * Charlie Smith (Romani poet), Charlie Smith – English * David Morley (poet), David Morley – English * Elena Lacková – Slovak * Hillary Monahan – American * Louise Doughty – English * Mariella Mehr – Swiss * Matéo Maximoff – French * Menyhért Lakatos – Hungarian * Muharem Serbezovski – Macedonian * Nina Dudarova – Russian * Rajko Đurić – Serbian * Veijo Baltzar – Finnish * Hedina Tahirović-Sijerčić - Bosnian * Vita Sackville-West - English

References

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