List of Romanians


This is a list of some of the most prominent Romanians. It contains historical and important contemporary figures.
Most of the people listed here are of Romanian ethnicity, whose native tongue is Romanian. There are also a few mentioned who were born in Romania and can speak Romanian, though not of Romanian ethnicity.

Historical and political figures

Medieval

Architecture

Dance

  • Iris Barbura, dancer and choreographer
  • Alina Cojocaru, ballerina
  • Eugenia Popescu-Județ, ballerina, dance teacher, choreographer, manuscript specialist

    Fashion

  • Ioana Ciolacu, awarded fashion designer
  • Maria Lucia Hohan
  • Narcisa Pheres

    Photography

  • Costică Acsinte
  • Iosif Berman
  • Alexandra Croitoru
  • Samoilă Mârza

    Painters

Sculpture

  • Constantin Brâncuși
  • Oscar Han
  • Ion Irimescu
  • Ion Jalea
  • Ana Lupaș
  • Cornel Medrea
  • Paul Neagu
  • Mihai Olos
  • Dimitrie Paciurea
  • Milița Petrașcu
  • Marilena Preda-Sânc
  • Frederic Storck
  • Marian Zidaru

    Writing

  • Vasile Alecsandri, poet and playwright
  • Lucian Blaga, philosopher, poet, playwright
  • Ion Luca Caragiale
  • Andrei Codrescu, poet and essayist
  • Nichita Danilov, poet, essayist, novelist
  • Nae Ionescu, philosopher, writer, logician
  • Virgil Nemoianu, essayist, literary critic, philosopher of culture
  • Horia-Roman Patapievici, writer, philosopher, essayist
  • Bogdan Petriceicu-Hasdeu, philologist, linguist
  • Ion Pillat, poet, publicist, academic
  • Andrei Pleșu, writer, philosopher, essayist, journalist
  • Dumitru Radu Popescu, novelist, essayist, playwright
  • Marin Sorescu, poet, playwright
  • Nichita Stănescu, poet and playwright
  • Petre Țuțea
  • Vasile Voiculescu, poet, writer, playwright

    Philosophers

  • Petre Andrei, philosopher
  • Lucian Blaga, philosopher, poet, playwright
  • Emil Cioran, essayist, philosopher
  • Vasile Conta, philosopher
  • Mircea Eliade, philosopher
  • Mircea Florian, philosopher
  • Nae Ionescu, orthodox philosopher
  • Stéphane Lupasco, philosopher
  • Constantin Noica, philosopher
  • Theodor Paleologu, politician, philosopher
  • Camil Petrescu, essayist, philosopher, writer
  • Dumitru D. Roșca, philosopher, professor
  • Petre Țuțea, philosopher
  • Tudor Vianu, philosopher of culture, critic, writer

    Poets

  • Vasile Alecsandri, playwright, poet and revolutionary
  • Grigore Alexandrescu, poet
  • Ioan Alexandru, poet and political figure
  • Bartolomeu Anania, poet and clerical figure
  • Dimitrie Anghel, poet and playwright
  • Tudor Arghezi, poet, journalist
  • Céline Arnauld, poet
  • Anatol E. Baconsky, poet
  • George Bacovia, poet
  • Vasile Baghiu, novelist and poet
  • Cezar Baltag, poet and essayist
  • Ion Barbu, poet and mathematician
  • Mihai Beniuc, poet and Communist Party figure
  • Lucian Blaga, poet, philosopher, playwright, translator
  • Ana Blandiana, poet, journalist
  • Eta Boeriu, poet, literary critic, translator
  • Geo Bogza, poet, journalist
  • Dimitrie Bolintineanu, novelist, poet, and revolutionary
  • Cezar Bolliac, poet and revolutionary
  • Emil Botta, actor, poet
  • Emil Brumaru, poet
  • Scarlat Cantacuzino, poet, essayist and diplomat
  • Ion Caraion, poet
  • Vasile Cârlova, poet
  • Magda Cârneci, poet, art critic and historian
  • Mircea Cărtărescu, poet, essayist
  • Nina Cassian, poet, translator
  • Paul Celan, poet
  • George Coșbuc, poet, translator
  • Traian T. Coșovei, poet
  • Aron Cotruș, poet
  • Nichifor Crainic, essayist, poet, journalist, theologian, and political figure
  • Nichita Danilov, poet
  • Leonid Dimov, poet
  • Mircea Dinescu, poet, journalist
  • Ștefan Augustin Doinaș, poet, translator and political figure
  • Geo Dumitrescu, poet
  • Mihai Eminescu, poet, essayist, journalist
  • Șerban Foarță, poet, essayist, translator
  • Benjamin Fondane, poet, essayist
  • Emilian Galaicu-Păun, poet, essayist and novelist
  • Dumitru Găleșanu, poet-philosopher, essayist and book illustrator
  • Octavian Goga, poet and political figure
  • Radu Gyr, poet
  • Iulia Hasdeu, poet
  • Ion Heliade-Rădulescu, poet and revolutionary
  • Ștefan Octavian Iosif, poet, translator
  • Isidore Isou, poet
  • Nora Iuga, poet
  • Mircea Ivănescu, poet and translator
  • Eugen Jebeleanu, poet
  • Claudiu Komartin, poet and translator
  • Nicolae Labiș, poet
  • Leonida Lari, poet and political figure
  • Irving Layton, poet
  • Gherasim Luca, poet
  • Alexandru Macedonski, poet
  • Adrian Maniu, poet
  • Angela Marinescu, poet
  • Dumitru Matcovschi, poet
  • Virgil Mazilescu, poet
  • Ion Minulescu, poet and novelist
  • Andrei Mureșanu, poet and revolutionary
  • Alexandru Mușina, poet, essayist and translator
  • Gellu Naum, poet, playwright and translator
  • Sașa Pană, poet
  • Oskar Pastior, poet
  • Adrian Păunescu, poet and political figure
  • Cristian Popescu, poet
  • Marin Sorescu, poet and novelist
  • Radu Stanca, director, playwright, poet and essayist
  • Nichita Stănescu, poet, essayist, translator
  • Valeriu Sterian, singer-songwriter
  • Constant Tonegaru, poet
  • George Topîrceanu, poet
  • Tristan Tzara, poet
  • Grigore Vieru, poet
  • Ion Vinea, poet
  • Matei Vișniec, playwright and poet
  • Gelu Vlașin, poet
  • Vasile Voiculescu, poet
  • Ilarie Voronca, poet