List of Romanians

This is a list of some of the most prominent Romanians. It contains historical and important contemporary figures (athletes, actors, directors etc.).

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Most of the people listed here are of Romanian ethnicity, whose native tongue is Romanian. There are also a few mentioned who were born in Romania and can speak Romanian, though not of Romanian ethnicity.

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Historical and political figures

Medieval

Renaissance Age
  • Dimitrie Cantemir; ruler of Moldavia, historian, writer, and music composer
  • Antioch Kantemir; poet and Russian ambassador
  • Constantin Brancoveanu[1]

Modern era

Politicians and Militarymen

National Peasants' Party

National Liberal Party (1875–1950)

National Liberal Party (after 1990)

Romanian Communist Party

Democratic Liberal Party

Social Democratic Party
  • Ion Iliescu, former President of Romania, former president of the Social Democratic Party
  • Adrian Năstase, former Prime Minister, former president of the Social Democratic Party
  • Victor Ponta, former Prime Minister, former president of the Social Democratic Party
  • Mircea Geoană, former Foreign Minister, former president of the Social Democratic Party and current deputy secretary general of NATO
  • Cristian Diaconescu, former Foreign Affairs Minister
  • Titus Corlățean, former Foreign Affairs Minister
  • Eugen Teodorovici, economist, current Finance Minister
  • Ana Birchall, current Justice Minister

Diplomats

Arts

Architecture
Main article: List of Romanian architects

Dance

Fashion

Photography

Sculpture

Writing

Philosophers

Poets

Writers

Literary critics

Historians

Journalists
  • Teodor Brateș, radio host and television journalist
  • Ion Cristoiu
  • Eugen Filotti, journalist, Director of the Press
  • Leonard Miron, journalist and Romanian National TV presenter
  • Pamfil Șeicaru, journalist (Gândirea, Bucovina) member of Romanian Parliament, Director of Curentul
  • Cristian Tudor Popescu, journalist and science-fiction writer
  • Michael M. Solomon, lawyer, journalist and foreign correspondent in London for Rumanian newspapers Timpul and Argus, anti-communist (and anti-fascist) and pro-democracy activist/political dissident, editor in chief of Regards sur Israel in Montreal and became a published author.

Linguists

Music
Main article: List of Romanian musicians

See also Music of Romania, especially for contemporary pop musicians.

Composers
Main article: List of Romanian composers

Musicians
Classic
Folk and derivatives
Instruments
Pop and techno

Film and theatre
Main article: List of Romanian actors

Religion
  • Arsenie Boca
  • Teoctist Arăpașu, Patriarch of the Romanian Orthodox Church
  • Miron Cristea, first Patriarch of the Romanian Orthodox Church
  • Iuliu Hossu, Greek-Catholic bishop of the Cluj-Gherla Diocese and later cardinal
  • Justinian Marina, Patriarch of the Romanian Orthodox Church
  • Iustin Moisescu, Patriarch of the Romanian Orthodox Church
  • Nicodim Munteanu, Patriarch of the Romanian Orthodox Church
  • Dumitru Stăniloae, priest, translated the Philokalia into Romanian
  • Vasile Suciu, Greek-Catholic Metropolitan bishop of the Archdiocese of Făgăraș and Alba Iulia
  • Alexandru Todea, Greek-Catholic Metropolitan bishop of the Archdiocese of Făgăraș and Alba Iulia and later cardinal
  • Lucian Turcescu, Orthodox theologian teaching at Concordia University (Montreal, Canada), president of the Canadian Society of Patristic Studies, 2004–2008
  • Richard Wurmbrand, pastor, author of Tortured for Christ
  • Daniel Ciobotea, incumbent Patriarch of the Romanian Orthodox Church
  • Lucian Mureșan, Greek-Catholic Metropolitan bishop, later (and incumbent) Major Archbishop of the Archdiocese of Făgăraș and Alba Iulia

Sports
See also: List of Romanian sportspeople

Athletics

Basketball

Boxing

Canoe
  • Leon Rotman, sprint canoer, 2-time Olympic champion (C-1 10,000 meter, C-1 1,000-meter) and bronze (C-1 1,000-meter), 14 national titles

Chess

Football

Gymnastics

Rowing

Tennis

Other sports
  • Laura Badea (born 1970), Romanian fencer and Olympic champion in foil competition
  • Mathew Dumba (born 1994), nlh ice hockey player
  • Luminița Dinu-Huțupan handball player
  • Alina Dumitru, Olympic judo champion
  • Yohan Kende (born 1949), Israeli Olympic swimmer
  • Alina Popa, IFBB professional bodybuilder
  • Angelica Rozeanu (Adelstin; 1921–2006), Romanian-Israeli 17-time world table tennis champion; ITTF Hall of Fame
  • Andre Spitzer (1945–1972), Israel's 1972 Summer Olympics fencing coach and victim of the Munich massacre
  • Timea Toth (born 1968), Romanian-born Israeli Olympic swimmer

Science

Astronomy

Biology

Chemistry

Physicians

Aerospace

Astronauts

Mathematics

Physics

Computer science

Others

Polymaths

Business

Military

Apetri Sorin Ciprian deep AIR agent

Further information: List of generals of the Romanian Armed Forces and List of World War II flying aces from Romania

Miscellaneous

List of Romanians who were born outside present-day Romania

This is a list of Romanians who were born outside present-day Romania.

Austria

Republic of Moldova

Russia

Serbia

Ukraine

See also

References
  1. Stoica, Vasile (1919). The Roumanian Question: The Roumanians and their Lands. Pittsburgh: Pittsburgh Printing Company. p. 19.
  2. ro:Dinu C. Giurescu Biography of Acad. Dinu C. Giurescu (ro)
  3. "Jews in Sports: Basketball". Jewish Virtual Library. Retrieved 25 May 2010.
  4. ro:Voicu Vlad Grecu Biography
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