List of Aromanians
This is a list in progress of world-famous or important Aromanians and people having Aromanian ancestry.
Arts
- Zicu Araia, Aromanian poet, schoolteacher and separatist, born in Samarina
- Constantin Belimace, Romanian poet, born in Malovište
- Leon Boga, Aromanian writer, schoolteacher and archivist in Romania, born in Veles
- Hristu Cândroveanu, Romanian writer, Aromanian ancestry
- George Ceara, Aromanian poet and prose writer, born in Xirolivado
- Jovan Četirević Grabovan, Serbian Orthodox icon painter
- Ion Foti Romanian writer, born in Kleisoura
- Jovan Jovanović Zmaj, Serbian poet, distant paternal Aromanian ancestry.
- , Albanian actor
- Stere Gulea, Romanian filmmaker, Greek-Aromanian parentage
- Yanaki and Milton Manaki, photography and cinema pioneers, born in Avdella
- Branislav Nušić, Serbian novelist and playwright, Greek-Aromanian father
- Janaq Paço, Albanian sculptor
- Jovan Sterija Popović, Serbian writer, father of Greek-Aromanian descent
- Constantin Noica, Romanian philosopher, essayist and poet
- Nuși Tulliu, Romanian poet and novelist, born in Avdella
- Camil Ressu, Romanian painter
- Florica Prevenda, Romanian painter
- Alexandru Arsinel, Romanian actor and comedian*
- Toma Caragiu, Romanian actor, born in Argos Orestiko
- Dimitris Mitropanos, Greek singer
- Takis Mousafiris, Greek composer, lyricist and songwriter
- Albert Vërria, Albanian actor
- Margarita Xhepa, Albanian actress
- Ndriçim Xhepa, Albanian actor
- Toma Enache, Romanian film director
- Taško Načić, Serbian actor, paternal Aromanian descent
- Dan Pița, Romanian filmmaker
- Sandër Prosi, Albanian actor
- Sergiu Nicolaescu, Romanian filmmaker and politician, Aromanian family
- Parashqevi Simaku, Albanian singer
- , Greek composer
- Elena Gheorghe, Romanian singer, Aromanian father
- Kaliopi, Macedonian singer of mixed Aromanian–Macedonian background
- Toše Proeski, Macedonian pop singer-songwriter, family from Kruševo
- Ștefan Octavian Iosif, Romanian author
- Eli Fara, Albanian singer, Greek-Aromanian ancestry
- Dimitrie Osmanli, Yugoslav and Macedonian film, television and theater director
- Nicolae Velo, Aromanian poet and diplomat in Romania, born in Malovište
- Jakov Xoxa, Albanian author and writer
- Nikolla Zoraqi, Albanian composer
- Miladinov brothers, Bulgarian poets and folklorists of partial Aromanian ancestry
- Vassilis Tsitsanis, Greek songwriter
- , Greek composer
- Rayko Zhinzifov, Bulgarian poet of Aromanian ancestry
Law, philanthropy and commerce
- Evangelos Zappas, philanthropist and businessman
- Konstantinos Zappas, entrepreneur and benefactor
- George Averoff, Greek businessman and philanthropist, born in Metsovo.
- Sotirios Voulgaris, businessman
- Paolo Bulgari, businessman and jewelry designer
- Georgios Sinas, Habsburg-Greek entrepreneur, banker and philanthropist, born in Moscopole.
- Michael Tositsas, Aromanian benefactor
- Simon Sinas, Austrian-Greek banker, aristocrat, benefactor and diplomat
- Emanoil Gojdu, Austrian-Romanian lawyer and philanthropist. Moscopole family.
- Mocioni family, banking and philanthropist family in Austria-Hungary
- Petar Ičko, Ottoman merchant, Serbian diplomat, born in Pyrgoi, possibly Aromanian.
- Sterjo Nakov, North Macedonian businessman
- Lazaros Tsamis, Aromanian merchant
Clergy
- Dionysios Mantoukas, bishop
- Archimandrite Averchie, monk and schoolteacher
- Joachim III of Constantinople, Patriarch, family from Kruševo
- Meletie Covaci, Catholic bishop
- Constantin Ucuta
- Theodore Kavalliotis, Greek Orthodox priest, teacher and Englightener.
- Andrei Șaguna, Romanian Orthodox bishop and Romanian nationalist, family from Grabovë
- Nektarios Terpos, priest and author
- Ioakeim Martianos, bishop and author
- Damian of Albania, Albanian Orthodox Archbishop from 1966-1967
- , Aromanian priest
- Hierotheus I of Alexandria, Greek Orthodox Patriarch of Alexandria
- Cyril of Bulgaria, first Patriarch of the restored Bulgarian Patriarchate
Politics
- Helena Angelina Komnene, Byzantine princess, Aromanian mother
- Rigas Feraios, writer, political thinker and revolutionary
- Evangelos Averoff, Greek minister and leader of the New Democracy party
- Alexandros Papagos, Hellenic Army officer and Prime Minister, Aromanian mother
- Florica Bagdasar, first woman minister in Romania and neuropsychiatrist
- Nicolae Constantin Batzaria, Aromanian cultural activist, Ottoman statesman and Romanian writer.
- Apostol Arsache, Greek-Romanian politician and philanthropist
- Costică Canacheu, Romanian politician, deputy in the Romanian Parliament, secretary of the Democratic Party
- Ion Caramitru, Romanian politician, former Minister of Culture
- Vladan Đorđević, Serbian politician, diplomat, physician, prolific writer, and organizer of the State Sanitary Service
- Dhimitër Tutulani, Albanian lawyer and politician
- Margarita Tutulani anti-fascist
- Alcibiades Diamandi, Greek politician, separatist and fascist collaborator
- Vassilis Rapotikas - commander of the Roman Legion
- Andreas Tzimas, - communist politician
- Spyridon Lambros, - Greek politician and history professor, Aromanian father
- Llazar Fundo - Albanian communist, former member of the Balkan communist federation, purged in 1944.
- Michael Dukakis, American Governor of Massachusetts and former presidential candidate. Greek-Aromanian mother.
- Liri Gero - Albanian World War II martyr and heroine.
- Taki Fiti, Macedonian economist and former state financial minister
- Ioannis Kolettis, Greek Prime Minister, declared independence from the Ottoman Empire
- Teodor Heba - Albanian chairman of the Politburo from 1950 to 1951.
- Dimitrios Makris, politician and minister
- Apostol Mărgărit, leader of the pro-Romanian faction of the Aromanians of Greece, inspector of the Romanian schools and member of the Romanian Academy in Bucharest
- Nicolaos Matussis, politician and lawyer, leader of the collaborationist Roman Legion
- Filip Mișea, Aromanian activist, physician and politician
- Rita Marko, Albanian communist politician.
- Alexandros Svolos, jurist and president of the Political Committee of National Liberation
- Athanas Shundi - Albanian politician, pharmacist, and early supporter of the Albanian Orthodox Church
- Yannis Boutaris - businessman, politician and mayor of Thessaloniki
- Nako Spiru - Albanian communist politician
- Petros Zappas, member of the Greek Parliament
- Victor Ponta, Romanian politician and jurist, partially Aromanian
- Hari Kostov, Macedonian politician
- Toma Fila, Serbian politician and lawyer
- Lazar Koliševski, Yugoslav Macedonian politician of maternal Aromanian descent
Sciences, academia and engineering
- Aurel Plasari - Albanian intellectual
- Aristotelis Valaoritis, poet and politician
- Dimitri Atanasescu, Ottoman-born Aromanian who founded the first Romanian school in the Balkans in Trnovo in 1864
- Mihail G. Boiagi, Austrian-born Aromanian grammarian and professor
- Marcu Beza, Romanian poet, writer, essayist, literary critique, publicist, folklorist, and diplomat
- Elie Carafoli, Romanian-educated, born in Greece, aerodynamics innovator, university teacher
- Ioannis Chalkeus, Aromanian scholar, philosopher and figure of the modern Greek Enlightenment
- Mihail Dimonie, Aromanian botanist and teacher
- Nicolae Ianovici, Aromanian linguist
- Mitrush Kuteli - Albanian writer, literary critic and translator
- Theodor Capidan - Ottoman-born Romanian linguist
- Jovan Karamata, Serbian mathematician, paternal Greek-Aromanian descent
- Mina Minovici, Romanian forensic scientist; director of the first Romanian Institute of Legal Medicine
- Ioan Nicolidi of Pindus, Aromanian physician and noble in Austria
- Sterie Diamandi, Romanian biographer and essayist
- Neagu Djuvara, Romanian diplomat and historian
- Stoica Lascu, Romanian historian, immigrant Aromanian parentage
- Markides Pouliou brothers, Aromanian typographers in Austria
- George Murnu, Romanian historian
- Daniel Moscopolites, Aromanian philologist, author of a famous lexicon
- Cezar Papacostea, Romanian literary scholar, born in Ottoman Macedonia
- Dušan J. Popović, Serbian historian
- Gheorghe Constantin Roja, Aromanian doctor, philologist and historian
- Nicolae Saramandu, Romanian linguist and philologist
- Nicolae Șerban Tanașoca, Romanian historian and philologist
- Constantin Ucuta, Aromanian academic and protopope in Prussia
- Pericle Papahagi, Aromanian literary historian and folklorist
- Matilda Caragiu Marioțeanu, Aromanian academic, member of the Romanian Academy
- Ștefan Mihăileanu, professor and journalist
- Ilo Mitkë Qafëzezi - Albanian intellectual, Aromanian–Albanian background
- Sotiris Bletsas - Greek architect and Aromanian language activist
- Nicolas Trifon, Romanian-French academic, editor and linguist
- Tache Papahagi, folklorist and linguist
- Haralampije Polenaković, Yugoslav and Macedonian literary historian and lexicographer
- Ioan D. Caragiani, folklorist and translator
Sports
- Gigi Becali, politician; owner of the Steaua București football club
- Adrian Mutu
- Cristian Gațu, Romanian handball player
- Gabriel Torje
- Gheorghe Hagi, Romanian football player
- Adrian Pitu, Romanian football player
- Ianis Hagi, Romanian football player
- Simona Halep, Romanian tennis player
- Dominique Moceanu, Romanian-American gymnast
- Jennifer Bricker American acrobat and aerialist
Military
- János Damjanich, general during the Hungarian Revolution of 1848 and a national hero of Hungary
- Rigas Feraios, pioneer of the Greek War of Independence
- Giorgakis Olympios, armatole and military commander
- Anastasios Manakis, Greek revolutionary of the Greek War of Independence
- Georgios Modis, jurist, politician, writer and Macedonian Struggle fighter
- Konstantinos Smolenskis, Hellenic Army officer
- Cincar-Marko, one of the leaders of th First Serbian Uprising, aristocrat and diplomat
- Cincar-Janko, one of the most prominent Serbian leaders of the First Serbian Uprising
- Pitu Guli, Internal Macedonian Revolutionary Organization commander, born in Kruševo.
- Mitre the Vlach, IMRO commander, born in Makrochori.
- Ioryi Mucitano, Aromanian IMRO armatole revolutionary
- Cola Nicea, Aromanian IMRO armatole revolutionary
- Stefanos Sarafis, Military officer, Colonel and Major General
- Christodoulos Hatzipetros, Greek military leader during the Greek War of Independence, general and adjutant to King Otto of Greece after Independence
- , Albanian partisan and pilot