List of Aromanians

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

Art

• Camil Ressu, Romanian painter^{[citation needed]}
• Manakis brothers (Yanaki and Milton Manakia), Macedonian photographers and filmmakers; pioneers of film and photography in the Balkans, from Avdela, Prefecture of Grevena, Macedonia, Greece;
• Alexandru Arşinel, well known Romanian actor and comedian^{[citation needed]}
• Stere Gulea, Romanian film maker and Government official^{[citation needed]}
• Florica Prevenda, Romanian painter^{[citation needed]}

Actors

• Toma Caragiu, Romanian actor^{[citation needed]}
• Taško Načić, Serbian actor^{[citation needed]}
• Alexandru Arsinel, Romanian actor and comedian^{[citation needed]}
• Stere Gulea, Romanian film maker and Governmenet official^{[citation needed]}
• Ion Caramitru, Romanian actor, former Minister of Culture and Director of the Romanian National Theatre^{[citation needed]}
• Dan Piţa, Romanian filmmaker^{[citation needed]}
• Sergiu Nicolaescu, Romanian filmmaker and Governmenet official

Benefactors

• George Averoff (1818–1899): Vlach from Metsovo, Epirus, Greece, grand donator of Panathinaiko Stadium, Battleship "Averoff", The Grand School of Alexandria, The Greek Cadet School e.a.^{[citation needed]}
• Georgios Sinas (1783–1856): Vlach from Moscopole, lived in Vienna, Budapest and Alexandria in Egypt. Businessman and former Greek Consul in Vienna. Benefactor of Greece, Austria-Hungary and donator of prominent buildings in Athens, masterpieces of architecture.^{[citation needed]}
• Simon Sinas (1810–1876): Son of George Sinas, lived in Budapest . Donator and founder of the Academy of Budapest, the Athens Orthodox Cathedral, the Athens Academy e.a.^{[citation needed]}

Clergy

• Patriarch Joachim III of Constantinople^{[citation needed]}
• Patriarch Athenagoras I of Constantinople^{[citation needed]}
• Andrei Şaguna, Romanian patriot, bishop, baron of Şaguna, then Metropolitan - Romanian Orthodox Church of Transylvania^{[citation needed]}
• Theodore Kavalliotis

Commerce and business

• Sotirios Bulgaris, from Kalarrytes, Epirus, founder of the Bulgari jewelry house^{[citation needed]}
• Mocioni family, also spelled as Mocsony (Hung.), were Barons, famous philanthropists and Austrian Imperial bankers^{[citation needed]}. One branch established in Romania, one in Belgrade, Serbia and another in Pest, Hungary.
• Emanoil Gojdu, Romanian-Hungarian lawyer and philanthropist^{[citation needed]}
• Nicolae Malaxa, was a Romanian engineer and industrialist.
• Arghir, merchant family and philanthropists, established in Pest (Budapest)
• Derra, merchant family established in Pest (Budapest)
• Grabovsky, merchant family established in Pest (Budapest)
• Lyka, merchant family established in Pest (Budapest)
• Manno, merchant family and philanthropists, established in Pest (Budapest)
• Naco or Nacu, also spelled as Nako (Hung.), merchant family established in Pest (Budapest)

Music

• Herbert von Karajan, Vlach from Kozani, Greece, the world famous conductor^{[citation needed]}
• Toše Proeski, Macedonian singer song writer of pop-songs
• Cristian Ionescu, Vlach singer from Romania^{[citation needed]}
• Elena Gheorghe, Romanian singer^{[citation needed]}
• Kaliopi Bukle , Macedonian singer

Politicians

• Evangelos Averoff, former Greek minister and former leader of the New Democracy party^{[citation needed]}
• Nicolae Constantin Batzaria, also spelled Besaria, Basarya or Bazaria (November 20, 1874-January 28, 1952, Bucharest), was a Macedonian-born Aromanian cultural activist, Ottoman statesman and Romanian writer. His pen names were Moş Nae, Moş Ene and Ali Baba;
• George Becali, see Gigi Becali (sports)
• Costică Canacheu, Romanian politician,deputy in the Romanian Parliament, secretary of the Democratic Party^{[citation needed]}
• Ion Caramitru, Romanian politician, former Minister of Culture^{[citation needed]}
• Count Gyula Cseszneky, Baron of Milvány, Hungarian born politician, Prince Regent of the Principality of Pindus. His grandfather was an Aromanian merchant^{[citation needed]}
• Alchiviad Diamandi di Samarina, political figure of the Balkans. Consul of the Kingdom of Romania in Korçë, Albania between the two world wars and later leader of the autonomous Vlach statelet Principality of Pindus^{[citation needed][citation needed]}
• Michael Dukakis, American Governor of Massachusetts and former presidential candidate (Greek Aromanian mother)
• Taki Fiti, Macedonian Minister of Finance, 1996–1998, Professor at the Faculty of Economics, Skopje, Republic of Macedonia
• Ghica family, Wallachian and Moldavian voivodes and Romanian Prime Ministers^{[citation needed]}
• Octavian Goga, famous Romanian author, poet and former Prime Minister of Romania^{[citation needed]}
• Emanoil Gojdu, lawyer and politician in the Austrian Empire^{[citation needed]}
• Pitu Guli, Macedonian Revolutionary Leader & National Hero, Duke; Military commander in IMRO; sacrificed himself defending his fighters and the Krusevo Republic during the Ilinden Uprising in 1903. His memory is celebrated in Republic of Macedonia's national anthem
• Puiu Haşotti, Romanian politician,senator in the Romanian Parliament, vice-president of the National Liberal Party^{[citation needed]}
• Ştefan Octavian Iosif, famous Romanian author^{[citation needed]}
• Ioannis Kolettis Greek Prime Minister, declared Greek Independence from the Ottoman Empire^{[citation needed]}
• Hari Kostov, Macedonian Prime Minister June 2004 - November 2004, Minister of Internal Affairs 2002 - 2004
• Kosta Kumanudi, Serbian minister of finances 1921-1922
• Apostol Mărgărit, leader of the pro-Romanian faction of the Aromanians of Greece, inspector of the Romanian schools and member of the Romanian Academy in Bucharest
• Eftimie Murgu, Transylvanian Romanian leader of the 1848 revolution^{[citation needed]}
• Traianos Nallis (Nale) or Trayan Nali Efendi, politician, member of the Ottoman Parliament Second Constitutional Era (Ottoman Empire) 1908 [1]
• Nikola Pašić, politician and prime minister in Kingdoms of Serbia and Yugoslavia
• George Padioti[2], famous Vlach minority rights activist in Greece^{[citation needed]}
• Alexandros Svolos, politician and lawyer born in Kruševo. Served as president of the Political Committee of National Liberation^{[citation needed]}

Science and Engineering

• Jovan Karamata, Serbian mathematician (1902–1967)^{[citation needed]}
• Elie Carafoli, Romanian educated, born in Greece, aerodynamics innovator, university teacher^{[citation needed]}
• Mina Minovici, Romanian forensic scientist, director of the first Romanian Institute of Legal Medicine, and the founder of the modern medico-legal system.

Historians

• Nicolae Iorga, Romanian historian^{[citation needed]}
• Neagu Djuvara, Romanian diplomat and historian^{[citation needed]}
• George Murnu, Romanian historian^{[citation needed]}
• Alexandru Dimitrie Xenopol, Romanian historian^{[citation needed]}

Philologists

• Sextil Puşcariu, macedoromanian linguist and philologist, literary historian, musical and theatre criticist, editor. Member of The Romanian Academy.
• Daniel Moscopolites, Greek philologist, author of famous lexicon^{[citation needed]}

Sports

• Simona Amânar, Romanian gymnast^{[citation needed]}
• Gigi Becali, owner of Steaua Bucureşti football club^{[citation needed]}
• Hristu Chiacu, Romanian football player^{[citation needed]}
• Cristian Gaţu, Romanian handball player
• Gheorghe Hagi, Romanian football player^{[citation needed]}
• Simona Halep, tennis player from Romania, 2008 Roland Garros junior champion^{[citation needed]}
• Ianis Zicu, Romanian football player^{[citation needed]}
• Niko Nestor , [[Macedonian swimer
• Atina Bojagiu , Macedonian swimer
• Gjoko Hadzievski , football player and trainer of Macedonian national team
• Gjorgji Hristov , football player
• Ilija Najdovski , footbal player

Writers

• Iosipos Moisiodax, Greek author^{[citation needed]}
• Constantin Noica, Romanian philosopher^{[citation needed]}
• Branislav Nušić (Aromanian: Alchiviadi al Nusha), Serbian novelist and playwright^{[citation needed]}
• Jovan Sterija Popopic (Aromanian) (Serbian writer)

Poets

• George Murnu, born in Veria, Greece, poet and professor at the University of Bucharest, translator of Iliad and Odyssey;^{[citation needed]}
• Gellu Naum, Romanian surrealist poet^{[citation needed]}
• Lucian Blaga, Romanian poet, translator, professor and diplomat^{[citation needed]}

References

• Asterios Koukoudis research on the Vlachs
• A vast, yet incomplete attempt to explain the Byzantine identity via political (Imperial), religious (Christian) and ethnical Romania by The Vlach Connection (in English)
• Manaki Brothers, a short biography