Main Page | See live article | Alphabetical index 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.'' See also List of Vlachs for Vlachs from South of Danube (Aromanians) Table of contents 1 Historical Figures 1.1 Presidents 1.2 Prime Ministers 1.3 Kings 1.4 Voivods 1.5 Others 2 Arts 2.6 Painting 2.7 Sculpture 2.8 Writing 2.9 Music 2.10 Movie and Theater 3 Sports 3.11 Soccer 3.12 Gymnastics 3.13 Tennis 3.14 Boxing 3.15 Basketball 3.16 Athletics 3.17 Canoe 4 Science 4.18 Biology 4.19 Engineering 4.20 Mathematics 4.21 Others 5 Business 6 Various Historical Figures Presidents President of Romania Nicolae Ceauşescu Ion Iliescu Prime Ministers Prime Minister of Romania Ion Antonescu Ion Brătianu Lascăr Catargiu Ion Duca Iuliu Maniu 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 Corneliu Vadim Tudor, politician Arts Painting Theodor Aman Ion Andreescu Corneliu Baba Sabin Balasa Victor Brauner Alexandru Ciucurencu Zamfir Dumitrescu Nicolae Grigorescu Stefan Luchian 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 Andrew Calimach, author Paul Celan, poet Andrei Codrescu, poet and essayist Emil Cioran, essayist Ion Creangă, writer, especially of children's stories Mircea Dinescu, poet Mircea Eliade, philosopher and novelist Mihai Eminescu, poet Eugène Ionesco, playwright Nicolae Iorga, historian, politician Isidore Isou, poet Irving Layton (born Israel Pincu Lazarovitch), poet Gherashim 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 Nicoleta Alexandru (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 John Houseman, actor Jean Negulesco, film director, Oscar nominee Sergiu Nicolaescu, film director Edward G. Robinson, actor Johnny Weissmuller, actor 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 Francisc Vastag 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 This article is from Wikipedia. All text is available under the terms of the GNU Free Documentation License.