List of Romanians

This is a complete list (as complete as it gets) of important Romanian people. The list includes all the important figures we tend to learn in school, plus all the important contemporary figures (sports people, actors, directors etc). The list is ordered alphabetically, and should contain a few words about each would be in order, maybe when they live(d) and max three-four words on each.

Historical Figures

Presidents

President of Romania

• Nicolae Ceauşescu
• Ion Iliescu

Prime Ministers

Prime Minister of Romania

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

Kings

King of Romania

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

Voivods

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

Others

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

Arts

Painting

• Corneliu Baba
• Nicolae Grigorescu
• Alexandra Nechita
• Theodor Pallady
• Camil Ressu
• Nicolae Tonitza

Sculpture

• Constantin Brâncuşi
• Dimitrie Paciurea

Writing

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

Music

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

Movie and Theater

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

Sports

Soccer

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

Gymnastics

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

Tennis

• Ion Năstase
• Ion Ţiriac

Boxing

• Mihai Leu
• Leonard Doroftei

Basketball

• Gheorghe Mureşan

Athletics

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

Canoe

• Ivan Patzaichin

Science

Biology

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

Engineering

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

Mathematics

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

Others

• Emil Racoviţă, polar explorer
• Dimitrie Gusti, sociologist

Business

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

Various

• Fabian Pascal