The following is a list of famous or notable Romanian language poets:

  • Vasile Alecsandri
  • Grigore Alexandrescu
  • Tudor Arghezi
  • George Bacovia
  • Ion Barbu
  • Ana Blandiana
  • Lucian Blaga
  • Emil Brumaru (born 1939)
  • George Cosbuc
  • Mircea Dinescu
  • Ştefan Augustin Doinaş (1922 - 2002)
  • Mihai Eminescu
  • Octavian Goga
  • Nicolae Labis
  • Alexandru Macedonski
  • Gellu Naum (1915-2001)
  • Adrian Păunescu (born 1943)
  • Marin Sorescu
  • Nichita Stanescu
  • Vasile Voiculescu