This is a list of native Bucharesters.

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* Otto Ackermann (1909–1960), conductor *

Anda Adam Anda Adam (born 27 April 1980) is a Romanian singer and model. She is best known for her singles " My Love on You" and " Panda Madam". Anda began her music career in 1999, after collaborating with Romanian band R.A.C.L.A. on the songs "Nu mă u ...

(born 1980), singer and model *

Gheorghe Adamescu Gheorghe Adamescu (July 23, 1869 – March 4, 1942) was a Romanian literary historian and bibliographer. Born in Bucharest, his parents were Romanian Orthodox priest Andrei Adamovici and his wife Angelina (''née'' Teodorescu). He attended Saint ...

(1869–1942), literary historian and bibliographer *

Olivia Addams Adriana Livia Opriș (born 17 September 1996), known professionally as Olivia Addams, is a Romanian singer, songwriter, and member of the band Jealous Friend. She gained the greatest popularity in 2020 after releasing the single "Dumb". Early l ...

(born 1996), singer * Adena, singer *

Viorica Agarici Viorica Agarici (1886–1979) was a Romanian nurse, the chairwoman of the local Red Cross in the city of Roman during World War II and the Ion Antonescu regime. A protector of the Jewish population during the implementation of the Holocaust in Ro ...

(1886–1979), nurse and philanthropist, Righteous Among the Nations *

Adolf Albin Adolf Albin (14 September 1848 – 22 March 1920) was a Romanian chess player. He is best known for the countergambit that bears his name and for authoring the first chess book written in Romanian. Life He was born in Bucharest, Romania t ...

(1848–1920), chess player *

Mircea Albulescu Iorgu Constantin Albulescu (4 October 1934 – 8 April 2016), known professionally as Mircea Albulescu (), was a Romanian actor, university professor, journalist, poet, writer, and member of the Writers' Union of Romania (''Uniunea Scriitorilor'' ...

(1934–2016), actor * Radu Aldulescu (born 1954), novelist *

Dan Andrei Aldea Dan Andrei Aldea (9 March 1950 – 18 January 2020) was a Romanian multi-instrumentalist (guitars, violin, and keyboards, mainly) and vocalist, best known for his work with the band Sfinx, but also for his solo career. Aldea was born in Buchar ...

(1950–2020), singer *

Liana Alexandra Liana Alexandra (born Liana Moraru; 27 May 1947 – 10 January 2011) was a Romanian composer, pianist and music educator. Biography Alexandra was born in Bucharest, Romania, on 27 May 1947. From 1965 to 1971, she studied at the Ciprian ...

(1947–2011), composer, pianist, and music educator *

Andrei Alexandrescu Andrei Alexandrescu (born 1969) is a Romanian-American C++ and D language programmer and author. He is particularly known for his pioneering work on policy-based design implemented via template metaprogramming. These ideas are articulated in ...

(born 1969), Romanian-American C++ and D language programmer and author * George Alexandru (1957–2016), actor * Nicoleta Alexandru (born 1968), singer * Florin-Alexandru Alexe (born 1979), economist and politician *

Marius Alexe Marius Silviu Alexe (born 22 February 1990) is a Romanian Association football, footballer who plays as a Forward (association football), striker. Club career Dinamo București Alexe started his football career when he was 10 years old at D ...

(born 1990), footballer *

Paul Alexiu Paul Alexiu (April 8, 1893 in Bucharest – September 30, 1963, in Bucharest) was a major-general in the Romanian Armed Forces during World War II. After attending the Artillery Military School in Bucharest (1911–1913), he graduated with t ...

(1893–1963), general *

Barbu Alinescu Barbu Alinescu (20 January 1890–30 November 1952) was a major general of the Romanian Armed Forces during World War II. He was born in Bucharest in 1890. After graduating from military school with the rank of second lieutenant, he participat ...

(1890–1952), general * Mosko Alkalai (1931–2008), Israeli actor *

Radu Almășan Radu Almășan () is a Romanian singer, most notable for his work in the band Bosquito, which he has led as the primary vocalist since its inception in 1999. He is also a founding member of the American alternative rock band Madame Hooligan. ...

(born 1980), singer *

Melek Amet Melek Amet (4 October 1960 - 22 May 2008) was a Romanian model. As the first Crimean Tatar fashion model in Romania, she broke down barriers and became the symbol of a cultural shift. Biography Melek, which in Crimean Tatar language means ''A ...

(1960–2008), model *

Doru Ana Doru Ana (28 February 1954 – 11 October 2022) was a Romanian actor. He appeared in more than forty films since 1980. Ana died in Bucharest on 11 October 2022, at the age of 68. Selected filmography References External links * * ...

(1954–2022), actor * David Andelman (born 1955), Israeli theoretical physicist *

Aurelian Andreescu Aurelian Andreescu (; 12 May 1942 in Bucharest – 22 July 1986 in Constanța) was a Romanian singer. He is considered by some the greatest voice in Romanian history. He graduated from the Faculty of Architecture. Initially, he worked in a design ...

(1942—1986), singer * Eva Andrei, American physicist *

Ion Andreescu Ion Andreescu (; 15 February 1850 – 22 October 1882) was a Romanian painter. Biography He was the son of Andrei Dobrescu and Anastasia Pencovico. It is unknown if he was born in Bucharest or in another one of his parents' residences in the vic ...

(1850–1882), painter *

Mihail Andricu Mihail Andricu (22 December 1894, Bucharest - 4 March 1974, Bucharest ) was a Romanian composer, violinist, and pianist. He studied with Alfonso Castaldi, Robert Klenck and Dumitru Kiriac. Andricu graduated from the National University of Music B ...

(1894–1974), singer *

Ion Valentin Anestin Ion Valentin Anestin (December 24, 1900 – December 6, 1963) was a Romanian graphic artist, engraver, painter, sculptor, journalist and dramatist. Noted as a caricaturist and art critic, he was the father of Ion Nuni Anestin, himself a visual ar ...

(1900–1963), graphic artist, engraver, painter, sculptor, journalist, and dramatist * Luminița Anghel (born 1968), dance/pop recording artist, songwriter, and politician * Babis Angourakis (1951–2014), Greek politician *

Edward Aninaru Edward Aninaru (born January 4, 1976) is a Romanian commercial and portrait photographer and music video director, currently living and working in Los Angeles, California. He is best known for being the official photographer of Romanian singer-son ...

(born 1976), photographer * Constantin Anton (1894–1993), general * Kristaq Antoniu (1907–1979), singer *

Mitzura Arghezi Mitzura Domnica Arghezi (also spelled Mițura, born Domnica Theodorescu; 10 December 1924 – 27 October 2015) was a Romanian actress, visual artist and politician, also active as a ballerina, book editor, and museum curator. She was the daughter ...

(1924–2015), actress and politician *

Dan Apostol Dan Apostol (12 July 1957 Bucharest – 4 March 2013 Bucharest) was a Romanian writer and researcher, specialized in several border domains of aviation, history, archeology, ancient civilisations, art, biology, anthropology, palaeontology and cry ...

(1957–2013), writer *

Carol Ardeleanu Carol Ardeleanu (March 16, 1883–November 23, 1949) was a Romanian prose writer. Born in Bucharest, his formal education was limited, finishing in the early years of high school. His first published work appeared in 1907 in ''Viața literară ...

(1883–1949), writer * Tudor Arghezi (1880–1967), writer * Costache Aristia (1800–1880), poet, actor, and translator * Ștefan Arteni (1947–2020), artist, painter, calligrapher, architect, philosopher, historian, essayist, and translator *

Constantin C. Arion Constantin C. Arion (also known as Costică Arion; Constantin Țoiu"Fără șase 1OO (II)", in ''România Literară'', Nr. 37/2003 June 18, 1855 – June 27, 1923) was a Romanian politician, affiliated with the National Liberal Party, the ...

(1855–1923), politician * Bazil Assan (1860–1918), engineer, explorer, and economist *

Alina Astafei Alina Astafei (known before 1995 as Galina Astafei; born 7 June 1969) is a Romanian-German track and field athlete who attained German citizenship in 1995. She was one of the world's leading high jumpers in the 1990s. Representing Romania, sh ...

(born 1969), track and field athlete *

Alexandru Athanasiu Alexandru Athanasiu (; born 1 January 1955) is a Romanian politician and jurist. A former leader of the Romanian Social Democratic Party (PSDR), he has been a member of the Social Democratic Party (PSD) since 2001. Athanasiu previously served ...

(born 1955), politician and jurist * Genica Athanasiou (1897–1966), Romanian-French actress * Vera Atkins (1908–2000), British intelligence officer * Bogdan Aurescu (b. 1973), lawyer, diplomat and politician *

Colette Avital Colette Avital ( he, קולט אביטל, born 1 May 1939) is a Romanian-Israeli diplomat and politician. She served as a member of the Knesset for the Labor Party and One Israel between 1999 and 2009. Biography Born in Bucharest, Romania, Avit ...

(born 1940), Israeli diplomat and politician *

Ana-Maria Avram Ana-Maria Avram (1961–2017) was a Romanian composer, pianist, conductor and musicologist. Biography Avram was born in 1961 in Bucharest, Romania.Schell Michael. "Women in (New) Music: Remembering Ana Maria Avram (1961–2017)", Second Inversio ...

(born 1961), composer * Chris Avram (1931–1989), actor

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Emanoil Bacaloglu Emanoil Bacaloglu (; – 30 August 1891) was a Wallachian and Romanian mathematician, physicist and chemist. Born in Bucharest and of Greek origin, he studied physics and mathematics in Paris and Leipzig, later becoming a professor at the Univer ...

(1830–1891), mathematician, physicist, and chemist *

Laura Badea-Cârlescu Laura Gabriela Badea-Cârlescu (née Badea on 28 March 1970) is a retired Romanian foil fencer, world champion in 1995, olympic champion in 1996 and european champion in 1996,1997, 2004.International Fencing Hall of Famer *

Constantin Banu Constantin Gheorghe Banu (March 20, 1873 – September 8, 1940) was a Romanian writer, journalist and politician, who served as Arts and Religious Affairs Minister in 1922–1923. He is remembered in literary history as the founder of ''Flacăra'' ...

(1873–1940), writer, journalist, and politician *

Elisheva Barak-Ussoskin Elisheva Barak-Ussoskin ( he, אלישבע ברק-אוסוסקין; born 13 October 1936) is an Israeli retired judge. She sat on the Regional Labor Courts in Jerusalem and Beersheba from 1990 to 1995, and served as judge on the National Labor C ...

(born 1936), Israeli judge *

Eugen Barbu Eugen Barbu (; 20 February 1924 – 7 September 1993) was a Romanian modern novelist, short story writer, journalist, and correspondent member of the Romanian Academy. The latter position was vehemently criticized by those who contended tha ...

(1924–1993), novelist, short story writer, and journalist *

Linda Maria Baros Linda Maria Baros (born 6 August 1981 in Bucharest) is a French-language poet, translator and literary critic, one of the most powerful new voices on today's poetry scene (the famous French literary award ''Prix Guillaume Apollinaire'' – 2007 ...

(born 1981), poet, translator, and literary critic *

Cezar Bădiță Cezar Bădiţă (born 12 April 1979 in Bucharest) is an international medley swimmer from Romania, who represented his native country at the 2000 Summer Olympics in Sydney, Australia. Prior to that tournament, at the 2000 European Aquatics Cham ...

(born 1979), swimmer *

Alexander Bălănescu Alexander Bălănescu () (born 11 June 1954) is a Romanian violinist, and founder of the Balanescu Quartet. Biography Bălănescu was born in Bucharest, and at the age of seven went to the Special School for Music there. His teachers in Romania we ...

(born 1954), violinist *

Nicolae Bălcescu Nicolae Bălcescu () (29 June 181929 November 1852) was a Romanian Wallachian soldier, historian, journalist, and leader of the 1848 Wallachian Revolution. Early life Born in Bucharest to a family of low-ranking nobility, he used his mother's ...

(1819–1852), soldier, historian, and journalist *

Radu Bălescu Radu Bălescu (Bucharest, 18 July 1932 – 1 June 2006, Bucharest) was a Romanian and Belgian (since 1959) scientist and professor at the ''Statistical and Plasma Physics'' group of the Université Libre de Bruxelles (ULB). He studied at the Tit ...

(1932–2006), Romanian and Belgian scientist *

Irina-Camelia Begu Irina-Camelia Begu (born 26 August 1990) is a Romanian professional tennis player. She reached a career-high singles ranking of No. 22 in the world, in August 2016. Two years later, she reached her highest WTA doubles ranking, also No. 22. Begu ...

(born 1990), tennis player *

Alexandra Bellow Alexandra Bellow (née Bagdasar; previously Ionescu Tulcea; born 30 August 1935) is a Romanian-American mathematician, who has made contributions to the fields of ergodic theory, probability and analysis. Biography Bellow was born in Bucharest ...

(born 1935), mathematician * Joana Benedek (born 1972), Romanian-Mexican actress *

Marthe Bibesco Princess Martha Bibescu (Martha Lucia; ''née'' Lahovary; 28 January 1886 – 28 November 1973) also known outside of Romania as Marthe Bibesco, was a celebrated Romanian-French writer, socialite, style icon and political hostess. She spent her c ...

(1886–1973), Romanian-French writer, socialite, and political hostess *

Andreea Bibiri Andreea Bibiri (born May 3, 1975) is a Romanian film and stage actress, dubber and theatre director. She graduated from the Caragiale Academy of Theatrical Arts and Cinematography in 1996 and has won two UNITER Prize awards as an actress. She ...

(born 1975), actress *

Ingrid Bisu Ingrid Bisu ( ro, Bișu; born 15 September 1987) is a Romanian actress, producer, and screenwriter, known for her appearance in the dramedy ''Toni Erdmann'' (2016), which was nominated at The Cannes Film Festival for the Palme d'Or and also for ...

(born 1987), actress * Claudiu Bleonț (born 1959), actor * Lucian Boia (born 1944), historian *

Cezar Bolliac Cezar Bolliac or Boliac, Boliak (March 23, 1813 – February 25, 1881) was a Wallachian and Romanian radical political figure, amateur archaeologist, journalist and Romantic poet. Life Early life Born in Bucharest as the son of Anton Bogliak ...

(1813–1881), archaeologist, journalist, and poet *

Dan Bordeianu Dan Bordeianu (; born 23 October 1975) is a Romanian actor and occasional singer, mostly known for his parts in telenovelas. Career His first part came when he was 11, in the movie "Promisiuni", starring Mircea Diaconu and Ion Caramitru. In R ...

(born 1975), actor * Mircea Bornescu (born 1980), footballer *

Constantin Bosianu Constantin Bosianu (10 February 1815, Bucharest – 21 March 1882, Bucharest) was a Romanian jurist and politician, honorary member of the Romanian Academy, Prime Minister of Romania from 26 January to 14 June 1865. He was the first dean of th ...

(1815–1882), jurist and politician *

Ana Maria Brânză Ana Maria Popescu, formerly known as Ana Maria Brânză (, born 26 November 1984), is a Romanian left-handed épée fencer. Popescu is a four-time team European champion, 2013 individual European champion, and two-time team world champion. A f ...

(born 1984), épée fencer *

Vintilă Brătianu Vintilă Ion Constantin Brătianu (16 September 1867 – 22 December 1930) was a Romanian politician who served as Prime Minister of Romania between 24 November 1927 and 9 November 1928. He and his brothers Ion I. C. Brătianu and Dinu Brătianu ...

(1867–1930), construction engineer, mayor of Bucharest and Prime Minister of Romania * Emilian Bratu (1904–1991), chemical engineer *

Florin Bratu Florin Daniel Bratu (born 2 January 1980) is a Romanian football coach and former player, who played as forward. Club career Bratu began his career with Rapid Bucharest, but shortly after joining the first team, he was loaned to Tractorul Brașo ...

(born 1980), footballer * Roxana Briban (1971–2010), operatic soprano *

Silviu Brucan Silviu Brucan (born Saul Bruckner; 18 January 1916 – 14 September 2006) was a Romanian Communist politician. He became a critic of the dictatorship of Nicolae Ceaușescu. After the Romanian Revolution, Brucan became a political analyst. Ear ...

(1916–2006), communist politician *

Dionis Bubani Dionis Bubani (September 18, 1926 – February 10, 2006) was an Albanian writer, playwright, humorist, and translator. He is one of the first professional playwrights which emerged after World War II in Albania. Life Dionis Bubani was born in ...

(1926–2006), Albanian writer, playwright, humorist, and translator * Dragoș Bucur (born 1977), actor * Gheorghe Bucur (born 1980), football player *

Doina Bumbea Doina Bumbea ( ko, 도이나 붐베아; 25 January 1950 – January 1997) was a Romanian painter who was abducted to North Korea in 1978. Born in Bucharest, Bumbea left Romania in 1970 and went to Italy, where she studied fine arts and became a ...

(1950–1997), artist and abductee in North Korea

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Alexandra Cadanțu Alexandra () is the feminine form of the given name Alexander (, ). Etymologically, the name is a compound of the Greek verb (; meaning 'to defend') and (; GEN , ; meaning 'man'). Thus it may be roughly translated as "defender of man" or "prot ...

(born 1990), tennis player * Nicolae Cajal (1919–2004), Jewish physician, academic, politician and philanthropist *

Rukmini Maria Callimachi Rukmini Maria Callimachi (born Sichitiu on 25 June 1973) is a Romanian-born American journalist. She currently works for ''The New York Times''. Background Callimachi gained her name "Rukmini" through her family's closeness to the Indian theos ...

(born 1973), Romanian-American journalist and poet *

Christian Calson Christian Calson (born ''Claudiu Cristian Căldărescu'' on 13 January 1975 in Bucharest, Romania) is a Romanian-born American independent filmmaker best known for his use of anti-film and shock-cinema techniques. Biography Calson was born to ...

(born 1975), Romanian-American independent filmmaker * Constantin Cantacuzino (1905–1958), aviator *

Catherine Caradja Princess Catherine Olympia Caradja (born Ecaterina Olimpia Creţulescu; 28 January 1893 – 26 May 1993) was a Romanian aristocrat and philanthropist. Born in Bucharest, she grew up in England and France, and lived in Romania from 1908 to 1952, ...

(1893–1993), aristocrat and philanthropist * Costache Caragiale (1815–1877), actor and theatre manager *

Mateiu Caragiale Mateiu Ion Caragiale (; – January 17, 1936), also credited as Matei or Matheiu, or in the antiquated version Mateiŭ,Sorin Antohi"Romania and the Balkans. From Geocultural Bovarism to Ethnic Ontology" in ''Tr@nsit online'', Institut für die ...

(1885–1936), poet and prose writer *

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 ...

(1925–1977), theatre, television and film actor *

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 ...

(1942–2021), stage and film actor * Nae Caranfil (born 1960), film director and screenwriter *

Barbu Catargiu Barbu Catargiu (26 October 1807 – ) was a conservative Romanian politician and journalist. He was the first Prime Minister of Romania, in 1862, until he was assassinated on 20 June that year. He was a staunch defender of the great estates of t ...

(1807–1862), politician and journalist *

Paul Cazan Paul Cazan (born 30 September 1951, in Bucharest) is a Romanian former football player and former coach who mostly played and coached for Sportul Studențesc of Bucharest. Career Paul Cazan, nicknamed "Ață" (Yarn), was born on 30 September 1 ...

(born 1951), football player *

Vera Călin Vera Călin (born Vera Clejan; 17 February 1921, Bucharest, Romania - December 2013, Los Angeles) was a Romanian-born American literary critic, literary historian, essayist and translator. Biography Born into a Jewish family (her father, Herman Cl ...

(1921–2013), Romanian-American literary critic, essayist and translator *

George Călinescu George Călinescu (; 19 June 1899, Bucharest – 12 March 1965, Otopeni) was a Romanian literary critic, historian, novelist, academician and journalist, and a writer of classicist and humanist tendencies. He is currently considered one of the mos ...

(1899–1965), literary critic, historian, novelist and journalist *

Ion I. Câmpineanu Ion I. Câmpineanu (October 10, 1841 – November 13, 1888) was a Romanian statesman who served as the Minister of Justice from January 27, 1877 to September 23, 1877, Minister of Finance in two terms, from September 23, 1877 to November 25, ...

(1841–1888), politician, mayor of Bucharest and the first head of the National Bank of Romania *

Gabriel Cânu Gabriel Cânu (born 18 January 1981) is a Romanian former footballer. He was best known for his impressive height, powerful header and aerial game effective both defensively and in attack. He was also regarded for his leadership qualities, becom ...

(born 1981), footballer *

Mircea Cărtărescu Mircea Cărtărescu (; born 1 June 1956) is a Romanian novelist, poet, short-story writer, literary critic, and essayist. Biography Born in Bucharest in 1956, he attended Cantemir Vodă National College during the early 1970s. During his school ...

(born 1956), poet, novelist and essayist *

Nicu Ceaușescu Nicu Ceaușescu (; 1 September 1951 – 26 September 1996) was a Romanian physicist and communist politician who was the youngest child of Romanian leaders Nicolae and Elena Ceaușescu. He was a close associate of his father's political regime ...

(1951–1996), the youngest child of Romanian leader Nicolae and Elena Ceaușescu * Remus Cernea (born 1974), activist *

Hristu Chiacu Hristu Chiacu (born 6 September 1986) is a Romanian former footballer who plays as a midfielder for teams such as Național București, Wisła Kraków, Dinamo București, CS Otopeni, Politehnica Timișoara or Khazar Lankaran, among others. P ...

(born 1986), footballer *

Maia Ciobanu Maia Ciobanu (born 5 May 1952) is a Romanian composer and music educator. She is also the author of books, studies and papers on music. Early years Maia Ciobanu was born in Bucharest and studied at the Conservatory Ciprian Porumbescu. She studie ...

(born 1952), composer and music educator *

Victor Ciocâltea Victor Ciocâltea (January 16, 1932 – September 10, 1983) was a Romanian chess player. He was awarded the International Master title in 1957 and the International Grandmaster title in 1978. Among his notable games is the one at the 15th Ch ...

(1932–1983), chess master * Liviu Ciulei (1923–2011), theater and film director, film writer, actor, architect, educator, costume, and set designer * Henri Coandă (1886–1972), inventor, aerodynamics pioneer, and builder of an experimental aircraft *

Alina Cojocaru Alina Cojocaru (born 27 May 1981) is a Romanian ballet dancer. She was previously a principal dancer with The Royal Ballet and a lead principal with the English National Ballet. Early years Alina Cojocaru was born and raised in Bucharest, Roman ...

(born 1981), ballet dancer *

Dragoș Coman Dragoş Coman (born October 16, 1980 in Bucharest) is an international freestyle swimmer from Romania, who represented his native country at three consecutive Summer Olympics, starting in 2000 in Sydney, Australia. A year earlier, at the Europ ...

(born 1980), swimmer * Sergiu Comissiona (1928–2005), Romanian-Israeli-American conductor and violinist * Corneliu Coposu (1914–1995), politician and communist detainee *

Grigore C. Crăiniceanu Grigore C. Crăiniceanu (9 July 1852, Bucharest – 1 October 1935) was a Romanian military officer. He participated in the Romanian War of Independence.Nicolae Iorga, ''Voința obștii românești'', p. 184. Bucharest: Editura Militară, 1983 ...

(1852–1935), military officer, War Minister, and member of the Romanian Academy * Michael Cretu (born 1957), Romanian–German musician * Nicolae Crețulescu (1812–1900), medical doctor and politician, second Prime Minister of Romania following the assassination of

; one of the first presidents of the Romanian Academy *

Sergiu Cunescu Sergiu Cunescu (March 16, 1923—March 16, 2005) was a Romanian social democratic politician, the leader of the Social Democratic Party of Romania (PSDR) between 1990 and 2001. Biography Born in Bucharest, he graduated from the Electromagn ...

(1923–2005), social democratic politician

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Horia Damian Horia Damian (Bucharest, 27 Feb 1922 - Paris 14 May 2012) was a Romanian painter and sculptor. Biography Damian enrolled at the School of Architecture in Bucharest in 1941. In that same year he made his debut at the Salonul Official de Pictur ...

(1922–2012), painter and sculptor *

Alexandru Darie Alexandru Darie (14 June 1959 – 18 September 2019) was a Romanian theater director. Born into an acting family, the son of Iurie Darie and Consuela Roșu, he graduated from the Caragiale Academy of Theatrical Arts and Cinematography in Buch ...

(1959–2019), theater director *

Cella Delavrancea Cella Delavrancea (15 December 1887 – 9 August 1991) was a Romanian pianist, writer and teacher of piano, eldest daughter of writer Barbu Ștefănescu Delavrancea, sister of architect Henrieta Delavrancea-Gibory, Niculina Delavrancea and "Bebs" ...

(1887–1991), pianist, writer, and teacher of piano *

Henrieta Delavrancea Henrieta Delavrancea (1897–1987) was a Romanian architect and one of the first female architects admitted to the Superior School of Architecture in Bucharest, but because of the suspension of her classes during World War I, she was not the first ...

(1897–1987), architect *

Lucia Demetrius Lucia Aurora Demetrius (February 16, 1910–July 29, 1992) was a Romanian novelist, poet, playwright and translator. Life Born in Bucharest, her parents were the writer Vasile Demetrius and his wife Antigona (''née'' Rabinovici). Her father ...

(1910–1992), novelist, poet, playwright, and translator * Cristian Diaconescu (born 1959), jurist and politician * Gheorghe Dinică (1934–2009), actor *

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 ...

(1916–2018), historian, essayist, philosopher, journalist, novelist, and diplomat * Dora d'Istria (1828–1888), Wallachian-born Romantic writer and feminist of Albanian descent *

Ion G. Duca Ion Gheorghe Duca (; 20 December 1879 – 29 December 1933) was Romanian politician and the Prime Minister of Romania from 14 November to 29 December 1933, when he was assassinated for his efforts to suppress the fascist Iron Guard movement. ...

(1879–1933), prime minister of Romania (1933) *

Florea Dumitrache Florea Dumitrache (22 May 1948 – 26 April 2007) was a Romanian professional footballer who played as a striker. Dumitrache spent most of his senior career at Dinamo București, appearing in over 200 league matches and winning three national t ...

(1948–2007), football player and twice winner of the

Romanian Footballer of the Year The Romanian Footballer of the Year ( ro, Fotbalistul român al anului), also known as the Nicolae Dobrin Trophy ( ro, Trofeul Nicolae Dobrin), is an annual association football award given by the ''Gazeta Sporturilor'' newspaper to the Romanian ...

award

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* Mircea Eliade (1907–1986), historian of religion, fiction writer, and philosopher * David Emmanuel (1854–1941), mathematician, member of the Romanian Academy

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Ștefan Fălcoianu Ștefan Fălcoianu (June 6, 1835–January 22, 1905) was a Romanian army general who served as Chief of the Romanian General Staff, Chief of the General Staff and Ministry of National Defence (Romania), War Minister. Biography Origins and ear ...

(1835–1905), army general who served as Chief of the Romanian General Staff and War Minister *

Nicolae Filimon Nicolae Filimon (; 6 September 1819 – 19 March 1865) was a Wallachian Romanian novelist and short-story writer, remembered as the author of the first Realist novel in Romanian literature, ''Ciocoii vechi şi noi'' ("The Old and the New Parvenu ...

(1819–1865), novelist and short-story writer *

Nicolae Filipescu Nicolae Filipescu (December 5, 1862 – September 30, 1916) was a Romanian politician. Filipescu was the mayor of Bucharest between February 1893 and October 1895. It was during his term the first electric tramways circulated in Bucharest. Betw ...

(1862–1916), politician, mayor of Bucharest * Răzvan Fodor (born 1975), singer and actor

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Grigore Gafencu Grigore Gafencu (; January 30, 1892 – January 30, 1957) was a Romanian politician, diplomat and journalist. Political career Gafencu was born in Bârlad. He studied law and received his Ph.D. in law from the University of Bucharest. During W ...

(1892–1957), politician, diplomat and journalist * Moses Gaster (1856–1939), Romanian-born Jewish-British scholar and a Hebrew linguist * Cristian Gațu (b. 1945), former handball player, twice winner of the World Championship with Romania and twice winner of the European Champions Cup with Steaua București * Alex Geana (born 1979), Romanian-American photographer and writer *

Mircea Geoană Dan Mircea Geoană (; born 14 July 1958) is a Romanian politician and former ambassador who served as president of the upper chamber of the Romanian Parliament, the Senate from 20 December 2008 until he was revoked on 23 November 2011. From 21 A ...

(born 1958), politician *

Dudu Georgescu Dudu Georgescu (born 1 September 1950) is a retired Romanian footballer who played as a forward and a former coach. Club career Dudu Georgescu was born in Bucharest on 1 September 1950. He started his career at Progresul București, making h ...

(b. 1950), football player and twice winner of the European Golden Shoe *

Haralamb H. Georgescu Haralamb H. Georgescu (1908–1977), also known as Harlan Georgesco, was a twentieth century Romanian-American modernist architect. He had a 44-year career spanning time in both Romania and the United States before dying in California in 1977. E ...

(1908–1977), modernist architect * {{ill, Spiridon Georgescu, ro (1887–1974), sculptor * Florin Gheorghiu (born 1944), chess player *

Dimitrie Ghica Dimitrie Ghica or Ghika (31 May 1816 – 15 February 1897) was a Romanian politician. A prominent member of the Conservative Party, he served as Prime Minister between 1868 and 1870. Dimitrie Ghica was born in the Ghica family, as the son o ...

(1816–1897), army officer, police prefect, politician, mayor of Bucharest and Prime Minister of Romania * Ion Ghica (1816–1897), revolutionary, mathematician, diplomat and politician *

Alexandru Ghika Alexandru Ghika (June 22, 1902 – April 11, 1964) was a Romanian mathematician, founder of the Romanian school of functional analysis. Life He was born in Bucharest, into the Ghica family, the son of Ioan Ghika (1873–1949) and Elena Me ...

(1902–1964), mathematician *

Dinu C. Giurescu Dinu C. Giurescu (15 February 1927 – 24 April 2018) was a Romanian historian and politician. Biography He was born in Bucharest in 1927, the son of historian Constantin C. Giurescu. After attending the Saint Sava High School, he graduated fro ...

(1927–2018), historian and politician, son of Constantin C. Giurescu *

Alexandru G. Golescu Alexandru G. Golescu (1819 – 15 August 1881) was a Romanian politician who served as a Prime Minister of Romania in 1870. Life Early life Born in the Golescu family of boyars in Bucharest, Wallachia, he was the cousin of the brothers Ștef ...

(1819–1881), politician *

Gheorghe Gruia Gheorghe Gruia Marinescu (October 2, 1940 – December 9, 2015) was a Romanian handball player, coach and sports official. Born in Bucharest, Gruia won the gold medal in the 1964 World Handball Championship and the 1970 World Championship. In t ...

(1940–2015), handball player and twice world champion, named ''Greatest Handball Player of All Time'' by the International Handball Federation (IHF)

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Clara Haskil Clara Haskil (7 January 1895 – 7 December 1960) was a Romanian classical pianist, renowned as an interpreter of the classical and early romantic repertoire. She was particularly noted for her performances and recordings of Mozart. She was also ...

(1895–1960), classical pianist *

Nicolae Herlea Nicolae Herlea (; 28 August 1927 – 24 February 2014) was a highly acclaimed Romanian operatic baritone, particularly associated with the Italian repertory, especially the role of Rossini's Figaro, which he sang around 550 times during his career ...

(1927–2014), opera singer, baritone *

Dragomir Hurmuzescu Dragomir M. Hurmuzescu (13 March 1865, in Bucharest – 31 May 1954, in Bucharest) was a Romanian physicist and inventor, teacher at the University of Iași and the University of Bucharest, and a correspondent member at the Romanian Academy. He i ...

(1865–1954), physicist and inventor *

John Houseman John Houseman (born Jacques Haussmann; September 22, 1902 – October 31, 1988) was a Romanian-born British-American actor and producer of theatre, film, and television. He became known for his highly publicized collaboration with director ...

(1902–1988), Romanian-born British-American actor and film producer

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Andrei Iancu Andrei Iancu (born April 2, 1968) is an American-Romanian engineer and intellectual property attorney, who served as the under secretary of commerce for intellectual property and director of the United States Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO) ...

(born 1968), Romanian-American engineer and intellectual property attorney *

Andrew Ilie Andrew Ilie (born 18 April 1976) is a former tennis player. Ilie fled Romania at age 10 with his family, spending a year at a refugee camp in Austria before emigrating to Australia. He turned professional in 1994 and became a citizen of Austra ...

(born 1976), tennis player *

Cristina Ionda Cristina is a female given name, and it is also a surname. Notable people with the name include: Given name *Cristina (daughter of Edward the Exile), 11th-century English princess *Cristina (singer), Cristina Monet-Palaci (1956–2020), American s ...

, actress *

Cassius Ionescu-Tulcea Cassius Tocqueville Ionescu Tulcea ( ro, Casius Ionescu-Tulcea; October 14, 1923 – March 6, 2021) was a Romanian-American mathematician, specializing in probability theory, statistics and mathematical analysis. Ionescu Tulcea was born in October ...

(1923–2021), mathematician *

Andrei Ioniță Andrei Ionuț Ioniță (born 1 January 1994 in Bucharest) is a Romanian cellist. He won first prize in the cello division of the 2015 International Tchaikovsky Competition. Ioniță began studying piano when he was five years old and started cel ...

(born 1994), cellist *

Anghel Iordănescu Anghel Iordănescu (; born 4 May 1950), also known as "Tata Puiu", is a Romanian former footballer and former manager of the Romania national team, who played as a forward. In 2007, Iordănescu retired from football, and the following February ...

(born 1950), footballer and manager of the national football team *

Edward Iordănescu Edward Iordănescu (; born 16 June 1978), sometimes known as Iordănescu Jr., is a Romanian former footballer who played as a midfielder, and the current manager of the Romania national team. He represented nine teams during a rather uneventful ...

(born 1978), football manager and former player *

Diana Iovanovici Șoșoacă Diana Iovanovici Șoșoacă (born 13 November 1975 in Bucharest, Romania) is a Romanian lawyer and far-right politician. She gained notorious popularity in 2020 after she published several messages against COVID-19 restriction measures on social m ...

(born 1975), Romanian lawyer and politician *

Iosif Iser Iosif Iser (21 May 1881 – 25 April 1958; born and died in Bucharest) was a Romanian painter and graphic artist. Born to a Jewish family, he was initially inspired by Expressionism, creating drawings with thick, unmodulated, lines and steep ang ...

(1881–1958), painter and graphic artist * Petre Ispirescu (1830–1887), folklorist and publicist *

Nora Iuga Nora Iuga (born 4 January 1931) is a Romanian poet, writer and translator. Iuga was born in Bucharest, Romania on 4 January 1931. As well as being a writer, Iuga has also worked as a journalist, foreign language assistant, and editor. Her first ...

(born 1931), poet, writer, and translator

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* Marcel Janco (1895–1984), Romanian and Israeli visual artist, architect and art theorist

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Ioan Kalinderu Ioan Lazăr Kalinderu (born Calenderoglu,Nicolae Iorga, "Molière și Romînii. Comunicație comemorativă la Academia Romînă", in ''Revista Istorică'', Nr. 1–3/1922, p. 5 also known as Iancu Kalinderu, Ioan Kelenderu, Ioanŭ Calenderu, or Jea ...

(1840–1913), law professor, writer, silviculturist, confidant of King

Carol I Carol I or Charles I of Romania (20 April 1839 – ), born Prince Karl of Hohenzollern-Sigmaringen, was the monarch of Romania from 1866 to his death in 1914, ruling as Prince (''Domnitor'') from 1866 to 1881, and as King from 1881 to 1914. He w ...

and head of the Romanian Academy *

Karmen KARMEN (KArlsruhe Rutherford Medium Energy Neutrino experiment), a detector associated with the ISIS synchrotron at the Rutherford Appleton Laboratory. Neutrinos for study are supplied via the decay of pions produced when a proton beam strikes a t ...

(born 1997), singer *

Marin Karmitz Marin Karmitz (born 7 October 1938) is a Romanian-French businessman whose career has spanned the French film industry, including director, producer, film distributor, and operator of a chain of cinemas. Karmitz attended film school at IDHE ...

(born 1938), French businessman * Sergiu Klainerman (born 1950), mathematician *

Franz Kneisel Franz Kneisel (born January 26, 1865, Bucharest - died March 26, 1926, New York) was a violinist and music teacher. He completed early musical training at the Bucharest Conservatory and moved to Vienna in 1879, where he studied under Jakob Grün. ...

(1865–1926), Romanian-American violinist * Alex Kozinski (born 1950), judge on the United States Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit

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Traian Lalescu Traian Lalescu (; 12 July 1882 – 15 June 1929) was a Romanian mathematician. His main focus was on integral equations and he contributed to work in the areas of functional equations, trigonometry, trigonometric series, mathematical physics, geo ...

(1882–1929), mathematician * Alexandra Maria Lara (born 1978), Romanian-born German actress * Dinu Lipatti (1917–1950), classical pianist and composer *

Monica Lovinescu Monica Lovinescu (; 19 November 1923 – 20 April 2008) was a Romanian essayist, short story writer, literary critic, translator, and journalist, noted for her activities as an opponent of the Romanian Communist regime. She published severa ...

(1923–2008), essayist, short story writer, literary critic, translator and journalist *

Gherasim Luca Gherasim Luca (; 23 July 1913 – 9 February 1994) was a Romanian surrealist theorist and poet. Born Salman Locker in Romania and also known as Costea Sar, and Petre Malcoci, he became an apatrid after leaving Romania in 1952. Biography Born ...

(1913–1994), Surrealist theorist and poet * Mircea Lucescu (b. 1945), former football player and coach,

European Coach of the Year European, or Europeans, or Europeneans, may refer to: In general * ''European'', an adjective referring to something of, from, or related to Europe ** Ethnic groups in Europe ** Demographics of Europe ** European cuisine, the cuisines of Europe ...

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* Alexandru Macedonski (1854–1920), poet, novelist, dramatist and literary critic * Aureliu Manea (1945–2014), theatre director, actor, and writer *

Roxana Maracineanu Roxana Maracineanu (; born 7 May 1975) is a Romanian-born French politician, former swimming champion and television consultant who served as Minister Delegate in charge of Sports in the government of Prime Minister Jean Castex (2020–2022) and ...

(born 1975), Romanian-born French backstroke swimmer * Gheorghe Marinescu (1863–1938), neurologist *

Draga Olteanu Matei Draga Olteanu Matei (née Olteanu) (; 24 October 1933 – 18 November 2020) was a Romanian actress. She performed in more than thirty films from 1967 to 2006. Born in Bucharest, she studied at the Iulia Hasdeu High School in Lugoj. After mov ...

(1933–2020), film and stage actress *

Cezar Mateus Cezar Mateus (born 1961 in Bucharest, Romania) is an American luthier working in Princeton, New Jersey. He specializes in lutes, archlutes, theorbos and other related instruments. His instruments have been played by Sting, Edin Karamazov, Yasu ...

(born 1961), Romanian-American luthier * Ion Gheorghe Maurer (1902–2000), communist politician and lawyer * Preda Mihăilescu (born 1955), mathematician *

Ion Minulescu Ion Minulescu (; 6 January 1881 – 11 April 1944) was a Romanian avant-garde poet, novelist, short story writer, journalist, literary critic, and playwright. Often publishing his works under the pseudonyms I. M. Nirvan and Koh-i-Noor (the latte ...

(1881–1944), avant-garde poet, novelist, short story writer, journalist and playwright *

Octavian Morariu Octavian Morariu (born 7 August 1961) is a Romanian former rugby union player and coach, and is currently the President of Rugby Europe. He is the son of former Romania rugby union international Viorel Morariu and Cornelia Timoșanu a former vol ...

(b. 1961), President of Rugby Europe *

Jacob L. Moreno Jacob Levy Moreno (born Iacob Levy; May 18, 1889 – May 14, 1974) was a Romanian-American psychiatrist, psychosociologist, and educator, the founder of psychodrama, and the foremost pioneer of group psychotherapy. During his lifetime, he was r ...

(1889–1974), Austrian-American psychiatrist and psychosociologist, thinker and educator * Maia Morgenstern (born 1962), film and stage actress

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* Gellu Naum (1915–2001), surrealist writer * Adrian Năstase (born 1950), politician, Prime Minister of Romania from 2000 to 2004 * Ilie Năstase (born 1946), tennis player * Cristina Neagu (b. 1988), handball player. She has a record four IHF World Player of the Year awards. *

Eddy Novarro Eddy Novarro (c. 1925–2003) (real Vasile Novaru) was a photographer, a collector, and a cosmopolitan. He dedicated his work to the great artists of the 20th century. Important painters and sculptors such as Pablo Picasso, Marcel Duchamp, Hans A ...

(c. 1925–2003), photographer, collector and cosmopolitan

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Alexandru Odobescu Alexandru Ioan Odobescu (; 23 June 1834 – 10 November 1895) was a Romanian author, archaeologist and politician. Biography He was born in Bucharest, the second child of General Ioan Odobescu and his wife Ecaterina. After attending Saint Sava ...

(1834–1895), archaeologist, author and politician *

Ion Oncescu Ion Oncescu (born April 25, 1978 in Bucharest) is a professional Romanian armwrestler, a multiple time world and European champion for both the left and the right hand. He was inducted in March 2011 in the World's Hall of Fame "The 50 Greatest Ar ...

(b. 1978), prolific arm wrestler, hall of famer

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* Sașa Pană (1902–1981), avant-garde poet, novelist, and short story writer * Theodor Paleologu (b. 1973), historian, diplomat and politician, son of Alexandru Paleologu * Cristina Pasaroiu (born 1987), soprano *

Margareta Pâslaru Margareta Pâslaru or Pîslaru (; born July 9, 1943, in Bucharest) is a Romanian-American singer, actress, composer, lyricist, TV producer, and artistic director. Debuting in 1958, Pâslaru celebrated the 50th anniversary of her career at The Roma ...

(b. 1943), actress and singer * Marcel Pauker (1896–1938), communist militant * Nicolae Paulescu (1869–1931), physiologist and politician * Camil Petrescu (1894–1957), playwright, novelist, philosopher and poet * Dan Petrescu (1953–2021), Romanian businessman and billionaire, one of the richest persons in Romania at the time *

Gică Petrescu Gică Petrescu (; 2 April 1915 – 18 June 2006) was a prolific Romanian folk music composer and performer. He made his debut at age 18 by joining a student band, having just graduated from the Gheorghe Șincai High School in Bucharest. His ...

(1915–2006), singer and composer * Andrei Pleșu (born 1948), philosopher, essayist, journalist, literary and art critic * Valentin Poénaru (born 1932), Romanian–French mathematician * Ana Maria Popescu (b. 1984), fencer, Olympic, World and European champion, former World No. 1 in épée * Elvira Popescu (1894–1993), Romanian-French stage and film actress and theatre director *

Petru Popescu Petru Popescu (born February 1, 1944 in Bucharest, Romania) is a Romanian-American writer, director and film producer, author of best-selling novels ''Almost Adam'' and ''Amazon Beaming''. Romanian beginnings The son of theater critic Radu Pop ...

(born 1944), Romanian-American writer, director and movie producer * Ion Popescu-Gopo (1923–1989), graphic artist and animator * Emanoil Protopopescu-Pake (1845–1893), law professor, police prefect and politician, mayor of Bucharest *

Cristi Puiu Cristi Puiu (; born 3 April 1967) is a Romanian film director and screenwriter. With Anca Puiu and Alex Munteanu, in 2004 he founded a cinema production company, naming it Mandragora. Early life, education and career Cristian Emilian Puiu wa ...

(born 1967), film director and screenwriter

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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. ...

(born 1982), musician * Victor Rebengiuc (born 1933), film and stage actor *

Lia Roberts Lia Roberts (born Lia Sandu on May 7, 1949) is a Romanian and American politician. The former leader of the Nevada Republican Party, she expressed an intention to run in the Romanian election of 2004, but withdrew due to poor poll numbers. Born in ...

(born 1949), politician *

Edward G. Robinson Edward G. Robinson (born Emanuel Goldenberg; December 12, 1893January 26, 1973) was a Romanian-American actor of stage and screen, who was popular during the Hollywood's Golden Age. He appeared in 30 Broadway plays and more than 100 films duri ...

(1893–1973), Romanian-American actor *

Gideon Rodan Gideon Alfred Rodan (June 14, 1934 – January 1, 2006) was a Romanian-born United States, American biochemist and Doctor of Medicine. Formative years Rodan was born in Bucharest, Romania on June 14, 1934. He completed his doctor of medicine ...

(1934–2006), Romanian-American biochemist *

Alexandru Rosetti Alexandru Rosetti (October 20, 1895 – February 27, 1990) was a Romanian linguist, editor, and memoirist. Born in Bucharest, his parents were Petre Rosetti Bălănescu, a lawyer and landowner, and his wife Zoe (''née'' Cornescu), whose father wro ...

(1895–1990), linguist, editor, and memoirist *

C. A. Rosetti Constantin Alexandru Rosetti (; 2 June 1816 – 8 April 1885) was a Romanian literary and political leader, born in Bucharest into the princely Rosetti family. Biography Before 1848 Constantin Alexandru Rosetti was born in Bucharest, the son ...

(1816–1885), writer, politician and leader of the

Wallachian Revolution of 1848 The Wallachian Revolution of 1848 was a Romanian liberal and nationalist uprising in the Principality of Wallachia. Part of the Revolutions of 1848, and closely connected with the unsuccessful revolt in the Principality of Moldavia, it sought t ...

; the Romanian Academy was founded on his initiative. *

Leon Rotman Leon Rotman (born 22 July 1934) is a retired Romanian sprint canoeist. He won two individual gold medals at the 1956 Olympics and a bronze medal in 1960. Life and sporting career Rotman is Jewish, and was born to a working-class Jewish family. ...

(born 1950), sprint canoer * Angelica Rozeanu (1921–2006), one of the most successful female table tennis players in the history of the sport

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Răzvan Sabău Răzvan Sabău (born 18 June 1977) is a Romanian retired professional tennis player. He reached the semifinals of Bucharest in 2003 and Gstaad in 2005, achieving a career-high singles ranking of World No. 74 in September 2005. He is the coach ...

(born 1977), tennis player *

Nicolae Saramandu Nicolae Saramandu (also Niculae; born 1 July 1941) is a Romanian linguist and philologist of Aromanian ethnicity. He has been professor in several universities and vice president and later president of the ''Atlas Linguarum Europae'' ("Atlas of ...

(born 1941), Romanian linguist and philologist *

Paul Schwartz Paul Schwartz (born 1956) is an American record producer, composer, arranger, conductor, and pianist. the basic elements of which are voice, piano, violin, and electronic samples. He has collaborated with vocalists Lisbeth Scott and Rebecca Luke ...

(born 1940), politician, Jewish Community president, mechanical engineer and inventor * Alec Secăreanu (born 1984), actor *

Serge Spitzer Serge Spitzer (June 29, 1951 – September 9, 2012) Romanian-born American artist, known for his site-specific installations, sculpture, photographs and video. Biography In 1969–1972, Serge Spitzer studied at the Art Academy in Bucharest ...

(1951–2012), Romanian-American artist *

Saviana Stănescu Saviana Stănescu (born 1967) is a Romanian-American award-winning playwright, ARTivist, and poet based in Ithaca, New York. Hailed as one of the most exciting voices to have emerged in Eastern Europe after the fall of the Iron Curtain, Stănes ...

(born 1967), Romanian-American poet, playwright and journalist * Sorin Stati (1931–2008), linguist *

Simion Stoilow Simion Stoilow or Stoilov ( – 4 April 1961) was a Romanian mathematician, creator of the Romanian school of complex analysis, and author of over 100 publications. Biography He was born in Bucharest, and grew up in Craiova. His father, Colonel ...

(1873–1961), mathematician *

Barbu Ștefănescu Delavrancea Barbu Ștefănescu Delavrancea ; pen name of Barbu Ștefan; April 11, 1858 in Bucharest – April 29, 1918 in Iași) was a Romanian writer and poet, considered one of the greatest figures in the National awakening of Romania. Early life and ...

(1858–1918), writer and poet

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* Nicolae Șerban Tanașoca (1941–2017), historian and philologist *

Maria Tănase Maria Tănase (; 25 September 1913 – 22 June 1963) was a Romanian singer and actress. Her music ranged from traditional Romanian music to romance, tango, chanson and operetta. Tănase has a similar importance in Romania as Édith Piaf in F ...

(1913–1963), singer and actress * Toni Tecuceanu (1972–2010), comedy actor * Cicerone Theodorescu (1908–1974), poet * George Topîrceanu (1886–1937), poet, short story writer and humourist * Nicolas Trifon (1949–2023), academic, editor and linguist * Corneliu Vadim Tudor (1949-2015), politician, poet, writer, journalist, and a Member of the European Parliament * Șerban Țițeica (1908–1985), quantum physicist * Cristian Țopescu (1937–2018), sports commentator, journalist and politician

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Elena Văcărescu Elena Văcărescu, or Hélène Vacaresco (September 21, 1864 in Bucharest – February 17, 1947 in Paris), was a Romanian-French aristocrat writer, twice a laureate of the Académie française. Life Through her father, Ioan Văcărescu, she desc ...

(1864–1947), Romanian-French aristocrat writer * Vazken I of Bucharest (1908–1994),

Catholicos Catholicos, plural Catholicoi, is a title used for the head of certain churches in some Eastern Christian traditions. The title implies autocephaly and in some cases it is the title of the head of an autonomous church. The word comes from ancient ...

of the Armenian Apostolic Church (1953–1994) *

Ion Vianu Ion Vianu (born April 15, 1934 in Bucharest) is a Romanian writer and psychiatrist, who has lived in Switzerland since 1977. He is the son of literary critic Tudor Vianu and his wife, Elena. He first studied classical philology for two years (195 ...

(born 1934), writer and psychiatrist * Ion Vîlcu (born 1966), software engineer, academic, administrator and diplomat *

Dan-Virgil Voiculescu Dan-Virgil Voiculescu (born 14 June 1949) is a Romanian professor of mathematics at the University of California, Berkeley. He has worked in single operator theory, operator K-theory and von Neumann algebras. More recently, he developed free proba ...

(born 1949), mathematician *

Ion Vitner Ion Vitner (August 19, 1914–April 12, 1991) was a Romanian literary critic and historian. Born into a Jewish family in Bucharest, his parents were Leon Vitner, a clerk, and his wife Gisela (''née'' Zoller). He attended Poenărescu primary sc ...

(1914–1991), literary critic and historian *

Cătălin Voicu Cătălin Voicu (born 21 March 1965) is a Romanian politician, member of the Social Democratic Party, and member of Parliament of Romania in 2004–2008 and 2008–2012 legislature. Voicu was adviser of the President of Romania, Ion Iliescu, from 2 ...

(born 1965), politician * George Vraca (1896–1964), stage and film actor *

Alexandru Vulpe Alexandru Vulpe (June 16, 1931 – February 9, 2016) was a Romanian historian and archaeologist, member of the Romanian Academy and director of the Vasile Pârvan Institute of Archaeology. Life Vulpe was born in 1931 in Bucharest, the son of a ...

(1931–2016), historian and archaeologist, member of the Romanian Academy

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* Eugen Weber (1925–2007), Romanian-born American historian *

Richard Wurmbrand Richard Wurmbrand, also known as Nicolai Ionescu (24 March 1909 – 17 February 2001) was a Romanian Evangelical Lutheran priest, and professor of Jewish descent. In 1948, having become a Christian ten years before, he publicly said Communism an ...

(1909–2001), minister

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George Mihail Zamfirescu George Mihail Zamfirescu (born Gheorghe Petre Mihai; 13 October 1898 – 8 August 1939) was a Romanian prose writer and playwright. He was born in Bucharest, the son of Petre Mihai, a drayman, and his wife Lina (Raluca) Costache. Between 1905 ...

(1898–1939), prose writer and playwright Bucharesters Bucharest