The Order of the Star of the Socialist Republic of Romania (), from 1948 to 1965 the Order of the Star of the Romanian People's Republic (), was the second-highest honor bestowed by the Socialist Republic of Romania (known as the Romanian People's Republic from 1947 to 1965). Established on 12 January 1948, during the regime's first month, it came in five classes:
Recipients of its first class included Siegfried Wolfinger (1952), Lucia Sturdza-Bulandra (1953), Emil BodnÃÂraÃÂ, Justinian Marina, Gala Galaction (1954), Dimitrie Cuclin (1955), Simion Stoilow (1957), Alexandru KiriÃÂescu, László Szabédi, Petre Antonescu, Cicerone Theodorescu (1958), N. Gh. Lupu, Károly Kós (1959), Tudor Arghezi (1960), Ion S. Gheorghiu, Gheorghe Macovei, Erasmus Julius Nyárády, Horia Maicu, George Oprescu, Mihail Jora, Miron Radu Paraschivescu (1961), Ion Agârbiceanu, Nicolae Profiri, Aurel BeleÃÂ, Corneliu Miklosi, Ion Jalea, Patriarch Alexy I of Moscow, Perpessicius (1962), Leontin SÃÂlÃÂjan (1963), Nikita Khrushchev (1964), Constantin Daicoviciu, Gheorghe Gaston Marin, Gogu RÃÂdulescu (1964), Mohammad Reza Shah Pahlavi (1966), Simion Bughici (1971), Nicolae Giosan (1971 and 1981), Suharto (1982), and Kim Il Sung (1982).
Recipients of its second class included Gheorghe Pintilie (1948), Corneliu Baba, Alexandru BârlÃÂdeanu, Mihai Beniuc, Geo Bogza, Elie Carafoli, George CÃÂlinescu, Nicolae Corneanu, Virgil Trofin (1964), Alexandru Ciucurencu (1971), , , George Georgescu, , Ion Irimescu, Athanase Joja, Barbu LÃÂzÃÂreanu, Cezar LÃÂzÃÂrescu, Gheorghe Mihoc, Marin Preda, ÃÂerban ÃÂiÃÂeica, and .
Dumitru Coliu received both classes, in 1948 and 1957, respectively.
Recipients of the third class of the order include Ghizela Vass (1948), Maria BanuÃÂ, , Theodor Burghele (1964), Ion CeauÃÂescu, Tudor Ciortea, , Ion FinteÃÂteanu, Nicolae Herlea, , Constantin Marin, and Gellu Naum (1971).