The following is a list of famous people of
Romanian
origin.
- Ion Antonescu, prime-minister during WWII
- Simona Amanar, gymnast
- Constantin Brancusi, sculptor
- Ion Luca Caragiale[?], writer, playwright
- Nicolae Ceausescu, dictator
- Henri Coanda, aviation pioneer, invented jet engine
- Nadia Comaneci, gymnast
- Matei Corvin[?], King of Hungary, saved Europe from the Turkish invasion
- Ileana Cotrubas, soprano
- Mircea Eliade, philosopher, novelist
- Mihai Eminescu, poet
- George Enescu[?], composer
- Nicolae Grigorescu[?], painter
- Gheorghe Hagi, football player
- Eugen Ionescu, playwrighter
- Hermann Oberth, aviation pioneer, built first modern rocket
- Michael of Romania, Romanian king
- Sergiu Nicolaescu[?], director
- Camil Ressu[?], painter
- Edward G. Robinson, actor
- Constantin Silvestri, Orchestra conductor
- Vlad Tepes (Vlad III Dracula), Wallachian ruler, known for the vampire legen
- Nicolae Tonitza[?], painter
- Tristan Tzara, poet and essayist
- Traian Vuia[?], aviation pioneer, first heavier-than-air flight
- Johnny Weissmuller, actor
- Iannis Xenakis, composer
- Gheorghe Zamfir, musician