Ion Mihai Pacepa

Ion Mihai Pacepa

male, 81 years old
Securitate general, From Bucharest, Cold War spy, American intelligence, United States Intelligence Community, Eastern Bloc…Romanian-American, Romaniandefector, romanian
Ion Mihai Pacepa is the highest-ranking intelligence official ever to have defected from the former Eastern bloc. He is now an American citizen. In...
Nadia Comăneci

Nadia Comăneci

female, 48 years old
From Norman, Oklahoma, comaneci, naturalized citizen of the United States, Gymnast at the 1980 Summer Olympics, gymnastics, gymnast…Romaniandefector, romanian, Romanian-American
Nadia Elena Comaneci (originally Comăneci is a Romanian gymnast, winner of five Olympic gold medals, and the first to be awarded a perfect score o...
Andrei Codrescu

Andrei Codrescu

male
from New Orleans, Jewish, American, Screenwriter, Romaniandefector, From Sibiu…Romanian-American, romanian
Poet, essayist and novelist Andrei Codrescu has been contributing commentaries to NPR's award-winning newsmagazine All Things Considered since...
Monica Lovinescu

Monica Lovinescu

female, 86 years old
Claude Pascal, Monique Saint-Come, bucharest, Romanian language, Romanian writer in French, Radio Free Europe…Romaniandefector, romanian, Romanian women writer, Romanian Communist regime
Monica Lovinescu (she published several works as "Monique Saint-Come" and "Claude Pascal"; b. November 19 1923, Bucharest) is a Romanian essayist,...
Dinu Lipatti

Dinu Lipatti

male, deceased (1950)
Gheorghe Lazăr High School alumni, Neoclassical composer, composer, pianist, Classical pianist, bucharest…Romaniandefector, romanian
Dinu Lipatti (March 19 1917, Bucharest - December 2 1950, Geneva) was a Romanian classical pianist and composer whose career was tragically cut...
Cornel Chiriac

Cornel Chiriac

male, deceased (1975)
Radio personality, romanian, journalist, jazz, bessarabia, murder victim…Romaniandefector, Romanian Orthodox Christian
Cornel Chiriac (May 8, 1941, Uspenkova, Bessarabia, Soviet Union - March 4, 1975, Munich) was a Romanian journalist, radio producer, record...
Neagu Djuvara

Neagu Djuvara

male, 93 years old
Romanian Land Forces officer, Member of the Romanian National Liberal Party, Political scientist, University of Paris alumni, journalist, philosopher…romanian, Romaniandefector, Romanian writer in French
Neagu Djuvara (b. August 18, 1916) is a Romanian historian, essayist, philosopher, journalist, novelist, and diplomat.
Miodrag Belodedici

Miodrag Belodedici

male, 45 years old
Romania international footballer, soccer, Valencia CF footballer, footballer, Villarreal CF footballer, FIFA World Cup 1994 player…Defector, romanian, Romaniandefector
Miodrag Belodedici is a former Romanian football (soccer) defender. He was nicknamed "the Deer" due to his elegant tackles.
Nicolae Malaxa

Nicolae Malaxa

male, deceased (1965)
engineer, romanian, fascist, American political scandal, Greek Romanian, Industrialist…Romaniandefector
Nicolae Malaxa (1965) was a Romanian engineer and industrialist.

Vladimir Tismăneanu

male, 58 years old
Marxist, Marxist historian, Romaniandefector, Sociologist, Political scientist, romanian…Romanian Parliament, Romanian President, Romanian-American
Vladimir Tismăneanu is a Romanian and American political scientist, sociologist, and professor at the University of Maryland, College Park. A s...