This is a list of some of the most prominent Romanians. It contains historical and important contemporary figures (athletes, actors, directors etc.).
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.
Historical and political figures
Medieval
- Alexander I the Good (1375âÂÂ1432), Domn of Moldavia (1400âÂÂ1432)
- Peter Aaron
- Basarab I the Founder (1270âÂÂ1352), first independent Domn of Wallachia (1310âÂÂ1352)
- Michael the Brave (1558âÂÂ1601), Domn of Wallachia (1593âÂÂ1601), Domn of Moldavia (1600) and de facto ruler of Transylvania (1599âÂÂ1600)
- Mircea I the Elder (1355âÂÂ1418), Domn of Wallachia (1386âÂÂ1394, 1397âÂÂ1418)
- Neagoe Basarab V (1459âÂÂ1521), Domn of Wallachia (1512âÂÂ1521)
- Nicolaus Olahus (1493âÂÂ1568), Roman Catholic Archbishop of the Kingdom of Hungary
- Stephen III the Great (1433âÂÂ1504), Domn of Moldavia (1457âÂÂ1504)
- Vlad II Dracul (before 1395âÂÂ1447), Domn of Wallachia (1436âÂÂ1442, 1443âÂÂ1447)
- Vlad III the Impaler (1431âÂÂ1477), Domn of Wallachia (1448, 1456âÂÂ1462, 1476âÂÂ1477)
Renaissance Age
Modern era
Politicians and militarymen
- Ion Antonescu, Prime Minister and ConducÃÂtor (Leader) during World War II
- Alexandru Averescu, general and politician
- Nicolae BÃÂlcescu, historian, revolutionary
- Antoine Bibesco, diplomat, writer
- Gheorghe Grigore Cantacuzino, Prime Minister during the 1907 Romanian Peasants' revolt
- LascÃÂr Catargiu
- Corneliu Codreanu, founder and charismatic leader of the Iron Guard
- Constantin Cristescu, general, Chief of Staff
- Barbu ÃÂtefÃÂnescu Delavrancea, former mayor of Bucharest
- Ion Dragalina, general
- Petre Dumitrescu, general
- Octavian Goga, writer, former Prime Minister
- Avram Iancu, revolutionary in 1848 Revolution
- Take Ionescu, Prime Minister in interbellum Romania
- Mugur IsÃÂrescu, economist and member of the Club of Rome, former Prime Minister
- Mihail LascÃÂr, World War II general, Minister of Defense
- Mihail Manoilescu, economist and Foreign Minister
- Alexandru Marghiloman, Prime Minister during World War I
- Gheorghe G. Mironescu, Prime Minister in interbellum Romania
- Ion Mihai Pacepa
- David Praporgescu, general
- Constantin Prezan, general in World War I, Marshal of Romania
- Nicolae RÃÂdescu, Prime Minister during World War II
- Radu R. Rosetti, general
- Ecaterina Teodoroiu, soldier and heroine during World War I
- Emil Constantinescu, former President of Romania
- Corneliu Coposu, politician, National Peasants' Party
- Doina Cornea, noted dissident and intellectual, National Peasants' Party
- Iuliu Maniu, politician, one of the creators of the National Peasants' Party
- Ion Mihalache, politician, National Peasants' Party
- Ion RaÃÂiu, politician, National Peasants' Party
- Alexandru Vaida-Voevod, politician, Prime Minister of Romania, National Peasants' Party
- Radu Vasile, economist and politician, former Prime Minister
- Dinu BrÃÂtianu, president of the National Liberal Party, arrested and imprisoned without trial by the communists, dying in 1950, probably at Sighet Prison
- Ion C. BrÃÂtianu, Prime Minister of Romania
- Ion I. C. BrÃÂtianu, politician, one of the founders of the Liberal movement in Romania, Prime Minister, son of Ion C. BrÃÂtianu
- VintilÃÂ BrÃÂtianu, politician, Prime Minister of Romania, son of Ion C. BrÃÂtianu
- Ion G. Duca, Prime Minister, assassinated by Iron Guard
- Ion Ghica, mathematician, diplomat, Prime Minister
- Mihail KogÃÂlniceanu, lawyer, historian, publicist, Prime Minister, Minister of Foreign Affairs, Minister of Internal Affairs
- C. A. Rosetti, publicist, Mayor of Bucharest
- Dimitrie Sturdza, president of the National Liberal Party and president of the Romanian Academy
- Crin Antonescu, former leader of the party (2009âÂÂ2014)
- Radu Câmpeanu, first leader of the party after the 1989 revolution
- Neagu Djuvara, former historian
- Eduard Hellvig, former director of the Romanian Intelligence Service
- Klaus Iohannis, former President of Romania (2014-2025), former leader of the party (2014)
- Mircea Ionescu-Quintus, leader of the party (1993âÂÂ2001)
- Nicolae Manolescu, literary critic
- Siegfried MureÃÂan, MEP and current spokesman of the European People's Party (EPP)
- CÃÂlin Popescu-TÃÂriceanu, former Prime Minister, former leader of the party (2004âÂÂ2009)
- CÃÂtÃÂlin Predoiu, lawyer, former Justice Minister
- Theodor Stolojan, former Prime Minister, leader of the party (2002âÂÂ2004)
- Mihai RÃÂzvan Ungureanu, former Minister of Foreign Affairs (2004âÂÂ2007), former head of Romanian Foreign Intelligence Service (2007âÂÂ2012)
- Renate Weber, former lawyer, former MEP, currently Romanian Ombudsman
- Ana Birchall, current Justice Minister
- Titus CorlÃÂÃÂean, former Foreign Affairs Minister
- Cristian Diaconescu, former Foreign Affairs Minister
- Mircea GeoanÃÂ, former Foreign Minister, former president of the Social Democratic Party and current deputy secretary general of NATO
- Ion Iliescu, former President of Romania, former president of the Social Democratic Party
- Adrian NÃÂstase, former Prime Minister, former president of the Social Democratic Party
- Victor Ponta, former Prime Minister, former president of the Social Democratic Party
Diplomats
Arts
Architecture
Dance
Fashion
Photography
Painters
Sculpture
Writing
- Vasile Alecsandri, poet and playwright
- Lucian Blaga, philosopher, poet, playwright
- Ion Luca Caragiale
- Andrei Codrescu, poet and essayist
- Nichita Danilov, poet, essayist, novelist
- Nae Ionescu, philosopher, writer, logician
- Virgil Nemoianu, essayist, literary critic, philosopher of culture
- Horia-Roman Patapievici, writer, philosopher, essayist
- Bogdan Petriceicu-Hasdeu, philologist, linguist
- Ion Pillat, poet, publicist, academic
- Andrei PleÃÂu, writer, philosopher, essayist, journalist
- Dumitru Radu Popescu, novelist, essayist, playwright
- Marin Sorescu, poet, playwright
- Nichita StÃÂnescu, poet and playwright
- Petre ÃÂuÃÂea
- Vasile Voiculescu, poet, writer, playwright
Philosophers
- Petre Andrei, philosopher
- Lucian Blaga, philosopher, poet, playwright
- Emil Cioran, essayist, philosopher
- Vasile Conta, philosopher
- Mircea Eliade, philosopher
- Mircea Florian, philosopher
- Nae Ionescu, orthodox philosopher
- Stéphane Lupasco, philosopher
- Constantin Noica, philosopher
- Theodor Paleologu, politician, philosopher
- Camil Petrescu, essayist, philosopher, writer
- Dumitru D. RoÃÂca, philosopher, professor
- Petre ÃÂuÃÂea, philosopher
- Tudor Vianu, philosopher of culture, critic, writer
Poets
- Vasile Alecsandri, playwright, poet and revolutionary
- Grigore Alexandrescu, poet
- Ioan Alexandru, poet and political figure
- Bartolomeu Anania, poet and clerical figure
- Dimitrie Anghel, poet and playwright
- Tudor Arghezi, poet, journalist
- Céline Arnauld, poet (French language)
- Anatol E. Baconsky, poet
- George Bacovia, poet
- Vasile Baghiu, novelist and poet
- Cezar Baltag, poet and essayist
- Ion Barbu, poet and mathematician
- Mihai Beniuc, poet and Communist Party figure
- Lucian Blaga, poet, philosopher, playwright, translator
- Ana Blandiana, poet, journalist
- Eta Boeriu, poet, literary critic, translator
- Geo Bogza, poet, journalist
- Dimitrie Bolintineanu, novelist, poet, and revolutionary
- Cezar Bolliac, poet and revolutionary
- Emil Botta, actor, poet
- Emil Brumaru, poet
- Scarlat Cantacuzino, poet, essayist and diplomat
- Ion Caraion, poet
- Vasile Cârlova, poet
- Magda Cârneci, poet, art critic and historian
- Mircea CÃÂrtÃÂrescu, poet, essayist
- Nina Cassian, poet, translator (+English language)
- Paul Celan, poet (German language)
- George CoÃÂbuc, poet, translator
- Traian T. CoÃÂovei, poet
- Aron CotruÃÂ, poet
- Nichifor Crainic, essayist, poet, journalist, theologian, and political figure
- Nichita Danilov, poet
- Leonid Dimov, poet
- Mircea Dinescu, poet, journalist
- ÃÂtefan Augustin DoinaÃÂ, poet, translator and political figure
- Geo Dumitrescu, poet
- Mihai Eminescu, poet, essayist, journalist
- ÃÂerban FoarÃÂÃÂ, poet, essayist, translator
- Benjamin Fondane, poet, essayist (+French language)
- Emilian Galaicu-PÃÂun, poet, essayist and novelist
- Dumitru GÃÂleÃÂanu, poet-philosopher, essayist and book illustrator
- Octavian Goga, poet and political figure
- Radu Gyr, poet
- Iulia Hasdeu, poet
- Ion Heliade-RÃÂdulescu, poet and revolutionary
- ÃÂtefan Octavian Iosif, poet, translator
- Isidore Isou, poet
- Nora Iuga, poet
- Mircea IvÃÂnescu, poet and translator
- Eugen Jebeleanu, poet
- Claudiu Komartin, poet and translator
- Nicolae LabiÃÂ, poet
- Leonida Lari, poet and political figure
- Irving Layton, poet
- Gherasim Luca, poet
- Alexandru Macedonski, poet
- Adrian Maniu, poet
- Angela Marinescu, poet
- Dumitru Matcovschi, poet
- Virgil Mazilescu, poet
- Ion Minulescu, poet and novelist
- Andrei MureÃÂanu, poet and revolutionary
- Alexandru MuÃÂina, poet, essayist and translator
- Gellu Naum, poet, playwright and translator
- SaÃÂa PanÃÂ, poet
- Oskar Pastior, poet (German language)
- Adrian PÃÂunescu, poet and political figure
- Cristian Popescu, poet
- Marin Sorescu, poet and novelist
- Radu Stanca, director, playwright, poet and essayist
- Nichita StÃÂnescu, poet, essayist, translator
- Valeriu Sterian, singer-songwriter
- Constant Tonegaru, poet
- George Topîrceanu, poet
- Tristan Tzara, poet (+French language)
- Grigore Vieru, poet
- Ion Vinea, poet
- Matei ViÃÂniec, playwright and poet (+French language)
- Gelu VlaÃÂin, poet
- Vasile Voiculescu, poet
- Ilarie Voronca, poet (+French language)
Writers
- Gabriela AdameÃÂteanu
- Radu Aldulescu
- George BÃÂlÃÂiÃÂÃÂ
- Eugen Barbu
- Marthe Bibesco, writer (+French language)
- Nicolae Breban
- Augustin Buzura
- Ion Luca Caragiale, playwright
- Mateiu Caragiale, novelist
- Mircea CÃÂrtÃÂrescu, writer, essayist
- Nina Cassian (pen name of Renée Annie Cassian-MÃÂtÃÂsaru; 1924âÂÂ2014), poet, children's book writer, translator, journalist, and film critic
- Paul Celan (born Paul Antschel; 1920âÂÂ1970), Romanian-born French poet, Holocaust survivor, and literary translator
- Pavel Chihaia
- George CoandÃÂ, writer, historian, novelist and poet
- Ioan Mihai Cochinescu, writer, essayist
- Andrei Codrescu (born 1946), Romanian-born American poet, novelist, essayist, and screenwriter
- Gheorghe CrÃÂciun
- Ion CreangÃÂ, writer, especially of children's stories
- Ioan Petru Culianu, historian of religion
- Sergiu Dan (born Isidor Rotman; 1903âÂÂ1976), novelist, journalist, Holocaust survivor, and political prisoner of the communist regime.
- Petru Dumitriu
- Mircea Eliade, historian of religion; also novelist
- Mihail FÃÂrcÃÂÃÂanu, writer, novelist
- Nicolae Filimon
- Filip Florian
- Benjamin Fondane (born Benjamin Wechsle; 1898âÂÂ1944), Romanian and French poet, critic, and existentialist philosopher
- Virgil Gheorghiu, novelist
- Paul Goma, writer
- Anton Holban
- VintilÃÂ Horia, prominent writer (+French language)
- Eugène Ionesco, Romanian-French playwright (+French language)
- Isidore Isou (born Isidor Goldstein; 1925âÂÂ2007), Romanian-born French poet and novelist
- Petre Ispirescu, writer
- Panait Istrati, novelist (+French language)
- Claudiu Komartin
- Irving Layton, (born Israel Pincu Lazarovitch; 1912âÂÂ2006), Romanian-born Canadian poet
- Gabriel Liiceanu, writer, publi
- Gherasim Luca (1913âÂÂ1994), surrealist theorist and poet
- Norman Manea (born 1936), writer and author of short fiction, novels, and essays
- Nicolae Milescu, writer, diplomat
- Herta Müller, Romanian-German writer (German language), 2009 Nobel Prize in Literature
- Mircea Nedelciu
- Bujor Nedelcovici, Romanian-French writer
- Hortensia Papadat-Bengescu
- Paul PÃÂun (1915âÂÂ1994), born Zaharia HerÃÂcovici), Romanian-Israeli avant-garde poet
- Camil Petrescu
- Cezar Petrescu
- Vasile Pogor, writer
- Marin Preda, novelist
- Eugen D. Relgis (backward reading of Eisig D. Sigler; 1895âÂÂ1987), writer, known as a theorist of humanitarianism
- Doina RuÃÂti, novelist
- Liviu Rebreanu, writer
- Mihail Sadoveanu, novelist
- Dinu SÃÂraru
- Mihail Sebastian, writer, playwright
- Ioan Slavici
- Bogdan SuceavÃÂ, Romanian-American
- Lucian Dan Teodorovici
- Dumitru ÃÂepeneag, novelist (+French language)
- Tristan Tzara (born Samuel Rosenstoc; 1896âÂÂ1963), avant-garde poet, essayist, and performance artist
- Nicolae Iorga, historian, politician
- Urmuz (1883âÂÂ1923), writer
- Tudor Vianu (1898âÂÂ1964), literary critic, art critic, poet, philosopher, academic, and translator.
- Richard Wagner, Romanian-German writer
- Elie Wiesel, Romanian-born American writer, professor, Nobel laureate, and Holocaust survivor
Literary critics
Historians
Journalists
Linguists
Music
See also Music of Romania, especially for contemporary pop musicians.
Composers
- Ana-Maria Avram, composer
- Pascal Bentoiu, composer
- Tiberiu Brediceanu, composer and conductor
- Nicolae Bretan, opera composer
- Eduard Caudella, composer
- Paul Constantinescu, composer
- Dimitrie Cuclin, composer
- Constantin Dimitrescu, composer, cellist
- Sabin Dragoi, composer
- Iancu Dumitrescu, composer, conductor, musicologist
- George Enescu, composer, violinist, pianist, conductor, teacher
- Iosif Ivanovici
- Dinu Lipatti
- Liviu Marinescu, composer
- Octavian Nemescu, composer
- ÃÂtefan Niculescu, composer
- Nonna Otescu, composer
- Anton Pann, composer
- Ciprian Porumbescu, composer
- HoraÃÂiu RÃÂdulescu, composer
- Octave Octavian Teodorescu, composer
- Cornel Trailescu, composer
- Iannis Xenakis, composer born in Romania
Musicians
- Olivia Addams, singer and songwriter
- Dan Andrei Aldea, rock guitarist, composer, singer
- Christian Badea, conductor
- Lucian Ban, jazz composer & pianist
- Carla's Dreams, singer-, musician
- Sergiu Celibidache, orchestra conductor
- Nicole Cherry, singer
- Connect-R, rapper
- Marius Constant, originator of the Twilight Zone theme
- Marin Constantin, conductor
- Nicu Covaci, rock guitarist, composer, vocalist
- Michael Cretu, musician founder of (Enigma)
- GrigoraÃÂ Dinicu, violinist, composer
- Adrian Erlandsson, drummer (At the Gates), Swedish with Romanian background
- Daniel Erlandsson, drummer (Arch Enemy), Swedish with Romanian background
- George Georgescu, orchestra conductor
- Valeriu GÃÂinÃÂ, guitarist
- Tudor Gheorghe, musician, composer and singer
- Nicolae GuÃÂÃÂ, singer
- Clara Haskil, pianist
- Hugo Jan Huss, orchestra conductor and violinist
- Antonia Iacobescu, singer
- Inna, singer-songwriter, dancer
- Ovidiu Lipan, drummer (Phoenix)
- Dinu Lipatti, pianist, composer
- Radu Lupu, pianist
- Ion Marin, conductor
- Cristi Minculescu, rock singer and composer
- Anca Parghel, jazz singer and composer
- Jonel (Ionel) Perlea, conductor
- Valentin Radu, conductor
- Florin Salam, singer
- Constantin Silvestri, orchestra conductor and composer
- Alexandra Stan, singer, musician, entertainer, model, dancer
- Laura Stoica, pop-rock singer and composer
- Octave Octavian Teodorescu, composer, vanguard rock musician, multi-instrumentist (guitars, keyboards, programmable instruments)
- Cristian Vasile, tango singer
- Yeat, rapper
- Dorin Liviu Zaharia, composer and singer
- Gheorghe Zamfir, pan flute musician
Classic
- Zeno Costa, tenor
- Ileana CotrubaÃÂ, soprano
- Hariclea Darclée, soprano
- Angela Gheorghiu, soprano
- Dinu Lipatti, pianist and composer
- Radu Lupu, pianist
- Nelly Miricioiu, soprano
- Mariana Nicolescu, soprano
- Mihaela Ursuleasa, pianist
- Leontina Vaduva, soprano
- Virginia Zeani, soprano
Folk and derivatives
Instruments
Pop and techno
Film and theatre
- Mircea Albulescu, actor
- Monica BârlÃÂdeanu, actress
- Radu Beligan, actor, director
- Joana Benedek, actress
- Ion Luca Caragiale, playwright
- Ion Caramitru, actor
- Ion Cojar, acting teacher, founder of the Romanian method acting school
- Gheorghe DinicÃÂ, actor
- Maria Filotti, actress
- Marcel IureÃÂ, actor
- CÃÂtÃÂlin Mitulescu, film director
- Maia Morgenstern, actress
- Cristian Mungiu, director of 4 Months, 3 Weeks and 2 Days
- Jean Negulescu, film director, Oscar nominee
- Sergiu Nicolaescu, film director
- Amza Pellea, actor
- Florin Piersic, actor
- Florian PittiÃÂ, actor
- Alina Plugaru, pornographic actress
- Elvira Popescu, actress
- Corneliu Porumboiu, film director
- Cristi Puiu, film director
- Victor Rebengiuc, actor
- Edward G. Robinson, actor
- Alec SecÃÂreanu, actor
- Sebastian Stan, actor
- Saviana StÃÂnescu, playwright
- Constantin TÃÂnase, cabaretist, comic and poet, shot by the soviet army of occupation in Bucharest, in 1945
- Grigore Vasiliu Birlic, actor
- Johnny Weissmuller, actor
Religion
- Teoctist ArÃÂpaÃÂu, Patriarch of the Romanian Orthodox Church
- Arsenie Boca
- Daniel Ciobotea, incumbent 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
- Lucian MureÃÂan, Greek-Catholic Metropolitan bishop, later (and incumbent) Major Archbishop of the Archdiocese of FÃÂgÃÂraÃÂ and Alba Iulia
- Dumitru StÃÂniloae, priest, translated the Philokalia into Romanian
- Vasile Suciu, Greek-Catholic Metropolitan bishop of the Archdiocese of FÃÂgÃÂraÃÂ and Alba Iulia
- Alexandru Todea, Greek-Catholic Metropolitan bishop of the Archdiocese of FÃÂgÃÂraÃÂ and Alba Iulia and later cardinal
- Lucian Turcescu, Orthodox theologian teaching at Concordia University (Montreal, Canada), president of the Canadian Society of Patristic Studies, 2004âÂÂ2008
- Richard Wurmbrand, pastor, author of Tortured for Christ
- Sabina Wurmbrand, missionary, author of The Pastor's Wife
Sports
Swimming
Athletics
Basketball
Boxing
Canoe
- Ivan Patzaichin
- 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
Football
Gymnastics
Rowing
Tennis
Other sports
Science
Astronomy
Biology
- Grigore Antipa, hydrobiologist
- Ana Aslan, geriatrics researcher
- Victor BabeÃÂ, biologist
- Dimitrie BrândzÃÂ, botanist
- Ioan Cantacuzino, microbiologist
- Melania Cristescu, biologist
- Wilhelm Knechtel, botanist
- Nicolae Leon, biologist
- Gheorghe Marinescu, neurologist
- Nicolae Minovici, forensic scientist
- Mina Minovici, forensic scientist
- George Emil Palade, 1974 Nobel Prize in Physiology or Medicine winner
- Constantin Parhon, endocrinologist
- Nicolae Paulescu, discovered insulin
- Emil RacoviÃÂÃÂ, biologist and speleologist
Chemistry
Physicians
- Raed Arafat, founder of SMURD (a Syrian-born Palestinian refugee living in Romania since 1981)
- Bazil Assan, engineer, explorer and economist
- Adrian Bejan, namesake of the Bejan number
- Gheorghe Benga, physician and molecular biologist
- Alexandru Ciurcu, inventor, with M.M. Just Buisson, of the first reactive engine
- George Constantinescu, inventor
- Leon DÃÂnÃÂilÃÂ, neurosurgeon
- Daniel David, professor, psychologist, and psychotherapist
- Carol Davila, physician
- Anastase Dragomir, inventor of the parachute cell, predecessor of the ejection seat
- Dimitrie Gerota, anatomist, physician, radiologist, urologist
- Rodrig Goliescu, inventor of the first airplane with a tubular fuselage
- Iuliu HaÃÂieganu, internist doctor
- Petrache Poenaru, inventor
- Elie Radu, architect, engineer
- Anghel Saligny, engineer
- Nicolae Vasilescu-Karpen, engineer
- David Wechsler, psychologist
Aerospace
Astronauts
Mathematics
Physics
- Réka Albert
- Emanoil Bacaloglu, physicist, chemist and mathematician
- Victor Albert Bailey, physicist (Romanian on his mother's side)
- Radu Dan Constantinescu, physicist, President of the Balkan Physical Union
- Peter George Oliver Freund, physicist
- Mihai GavrilÃÂ, theoretical quantum physicist, professor, Corresponding Member of the Romanian Academy
- Horia Hulubei, atomic physicist, professor, Member of the Romanian Academy
- Theodor V. Ionescu, plasma physicist, professor, Member of the Romanian Academy
- ÃÂtefania MÃÂrÃÂcineanu
- Alexandru Marin, physicist, professor
- Victor Mercea
- Florentina I. Mosora, biophysicist and nuclear medicine professor, Member of the Royal Academy of Belgium
- HoraÃÂiu NÃÂstase
- Ioan-Iovitz Popescu
- Alexandru Proca, theoretical physicist, Member of the Romanian Academy
- ÃÂtefan Procopiu, theoretical physicist, Member of the Romanian Academy
- ÃÂerban ÃÂiÃÂeica, theoretical physicist, founder of the Romanian modern school of theoretical physics, Member of the Romanian Academy
Computer science
Others
- Dionisie Ghermani (1922âÂÂ2009), professor, writer, philanthropist, and political activist
- Dimitrie Gusti, sociologist
- Ernest Krausz (1931âÂÂ2018), Israeli professor of sociology and President at Bar Ilan University
- David Mitrany (1888âÂÂ1975), political theorist
- George Pomutz (1818âÂÂ1882), ethnic Romanian United States general in the Civil War, and diplomat
- Emil RacoviÃÂÃÂ, polar explorer
- Emilia SÃÂulea (1904âÂÂ1998), geologist and paleontologist
- Ruxandra Sireteanu (1945âÂÂ2008), neuroscientist
- Henri Stahl, stenographer
- Henri H. Stahl, cultural anthropologist, ethnographer, sociologist, social historian
Polymaths
- Simion BÃÂrnuÃÂiu, jurist, priest, politician, publicist, lawyer, writer, professor
- Matila Ghyka, famous polymath, mathematician and author
- Mihail KogÃÂlniceanu, lawyer, historian, publicist, politician, cultural peacemaker
- Bogdan SuceavÃÂ, mathematician, novelist, journalist, professor of mathematics at California State University, Fullerton
Business
- Octav Botnar, Nissan UK chairman, billionaire
- Iosif Constantin DrÃÂgan, gas tycoon, billionaire and academic
- John DeLorean, US car industry executive, engineer, inventor of Pontiac GTO Muscle car and DeLorean
- Dinu Patriciu, former CEO of Rompetrol
- Dan Petrescu, businessman and billionaire
- Anastasia Soare billionaire, the CEO and founder of Anastasia Beverly Hills
Military
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
- Alexandru Averescu, prime minister of Romania (1918, 1920âÂÂ1921, 1926âÂÂ1927)
- Bogdan Petriceicu Hasdeu, philologist, writer
- Lucian Pintilie, film director, screenwriter
- Sofia Rotaru, singer
- Nicolae VÃÂcÃÂroiu, prime minister of Romania (1992âÂÂ1996)
- Sofia Vicoveanca, singer
See also
References