- Sorin Oprescu
Sorin Mircea Oprescu (born November 7, 1951 in Bucharest) is a Romanian Social Democratic (PSD) politician and doctor. He has been a senator representing the PSD since 2000 and is currently the vice president of the Senate Committee for Public Health. In February 2006, Oprescu also became the president of the Social Democratic Party's Bucharest branch. Oprescu is divorced. - Filippo Volandri
Filippo Volandri is a professional male tennis player. Volandri, a right-handed player, stands 6'0" tall, and reached a career-high ranking of 28 on May 16, 2005. He turned pro in 1997, and as of January 2006, had earned over $1,300,000 in prize money. In September 2006, he lost the final of the Bucharest ATP tournament against Jürgen Melzer (6-1, 7-5). Volandri won the second title of his career in September 2006, … - Cristian Mungiu
Cristian Mungiu is a Romanian filmmaker, and winner of the Palme d'Or in 2007. After studying English literature at the University of Iaşi, he worked for a few years as a teacher and as a journalist. After that, he enrolled at the University of Film in Bucharest to study film directing. After graduating in 1998, Mungiu made several short films. In 2002, he debuted with his first feature film, "Occident". - Spiru Haret
Spiru Haret was a Romanian mathematician, astronomer and politician of Armenian descent. He made a fundamental contribution to the "n"-body problem in celestial mechanics by proving that using a third degree approximation for the disturbing forces implies instability of the major axes of the orbits, and by introducing the concept of "secular perturbations" in relation to this. As a politician, during his three terms as Minister of Education, … - Marian Vanghelie
Daniel Marian Vanghelie (b. 1968, Bucharest) is the mayor of the 5<sup>th</sup> Sector of Bucharest since 2000 and a prominent member of the Romanian Social Democratic Party. During his political career he was sometimes discriminated either for being gipsy or for being uneducated (he makes grammar mistakes). - Petre Roman
Petre Roman (b. July 22, 1946 in Bucharest) is a Romanian politician, former Prime Minister of Romania from 1989 to 1991, when his government was overthrown by the intervention of the miners led by Miron Cozma. He was also the president of the Senate from 1996 to 1999 and Minister of Foreign Affairs from 1999 to 2000. He is now leader of the Democratic Force party, which he founded after leaving the Democratic Party in 2003. - Nicolae Titulescu
Nicolae Titulescu was a well-known Romanian diplomat, at various times government minister, and President of the League of Nations. He served as president of the League of Nations for two terms. He was a member of the Freemasonry. Born in Craiova to a solicitor, he passed through his childhood at his father's estate in Tituleşti, Olt County. Upon graduating with honours in 1900 from the Carol I High School in Craiova, he studied law in Paris, … - Mircea Lucescu
Mircea Lucescu (born July 29 1945, in Bucharest) is a former Romanian football player and one of the most successful Romanian football managers. After coaching Romanian national team, and a long career in Italy, he came to Turkcell Super League to coach Galatasaray SK in June 2000. He was suggested to the Gala directors by Gheorghe Hagi. Lucescu had signed right after Galatasaray had won the UEFA cup under the Turkish coach Fatih Terim. - Florentin Petre
Florentin Petre is a Romanian footballer. He was born in Bucharest and debuted in Divizia A with Dinamo Bucureşti in 1994, scoring in his first match. Except for a spell in FC UTA Arad in the second half of that season, he has stayed with Dinamo since. He helped win The Double in 2000 before contracting hepatitis C, which put him on the sideline for almost two seasons. He returned to win the Romanian league in 2004 and the Cup in 2003 and 2004, … - Adriean Videanu
Adriean Videanu (b. 1 June 1962 in Crevenicu, Teleorman County) is the current mayor of Bucharest, Romania. He is also a vice president of the Democratic Party of Romania, which is led by Emil Boc, the mayor of Cluj-Napoca. The Democratic Party is one of the two political parties forming the Justice and Truth alliance, which is, as of 2005, the largest political alliance in Romania. A businessman in the marble and granite industry, … - Mircea Badea
Mircea Badea (born February 24, 1974 in Bucharest) is a Romanian television entertainer and actor. - Ciprian Marica
Ciprian Andrei Marica (born October 2, 1985 in Bucharest, Romania) is a Romanian footballer who currently plays for Ukrainian Premier League club Shakhtar Donetsk and is one of the country's rising stars at this moment. His recent great form at the national level has inspired hopes that he may return the Romanian team back to the glory it enjoyed in the 90's. He has also drawn attention from clubs abroad, … - Florin Bratu
Florin Bratu is a Romanian football striker currently playing for FC Dinamo Bucureşti. He was signed by FC Dinamo Bucureşti from FC Nantes Atlantique on summer 2007 for €0.75million - Tudor Arghezi
Tudor Arghezi was a major Romanian writer, noted for his contribution to poetry and children's literature. Born Ion N. Theodorescu in Bucharest (where he also died), he explained that his pen name was related to "Argesis", the Latin name for the Argeş River. - Titu Maiorescu
Titu Maiorescu (1840, Craiova - 1917, Bucharest) was a Romanian literary critic and politician, founder of the "Junimea" Society. As a literary critic, he was instrumental in the development of Romanian culture in the second half of the 19th century. A member of the Conservative Party, he was Foreign Minister between 1910 and 1914 and Prime Minister of Romania from 1912 to 1914. - C. A. Rosetti
Constantin Alexandru Rosetti was a Romanian literary and political leader, born in Bucharest into a Phanariot Greek family. In 1845, Rosetti went to Paris, where he met Alphonse de Lamartine, the patron of the Society of Romanian Students in Paris. In 1847, he married Mary Grant, the sister of the English consul to Bucharest, Effingham Grant. - Theodor Stolojan
Theodor Dumitru Stolojan (born October 24, 1943) is a Romanian economist and politician. He was the Prime minister of Romania from September 1991 to November 1992. He and his wife Elena have a son, Vlad Stolojan, and a daughter, Ada Palea. - Cristian Nemescu
Cristian Nemescu was a Romanian film director. Nemescu was born in Bucharest. He graduated from the Academy for Theater and Film in 2003. During his final year in the academy he made a short film, "Story From The Third Block Entrance", that received awards at the NYU International Student Film Festival and the Premiers Plans in Angers, France. The European Academy Awards nominated it as "best short film" that year. - Octavian Paler
Octavian Paler was a Romanian writer, politician, journalist and civil society activist. Paler was born in Lisa, in Braşov County. After completing his secondary studies at "Spiru Haret" High School in Bucharest, he studied Philosphy and Law at the University of Bucharest. In a 2006 poll conducted by Romanian Television to identify the "greatest Romanians of all time", he came in 91st. - Călin Popescu-Tăriceanu
Călin Constantin Anton Popescu-Tăriceanu (born January 14, 1952) is a Romanian politician, the current Prime Minister of Romania — since December 28, 2004. He is currently the president of the National Liberal Party (PNL) and, since 2004, a vice-president of the European Liberal Democrat and Reform Party (ELDR). - Tudor Gheorghe
Tudor Gheorghe is a Romanian singer and actor. He was listed as number 76 on the 2006 100 Greatest Romanians of All Time Born on August 1, 1945 in Podari, Dolj County, Tudor Gheorghe had a rough childhood as his father was arrested on political grounds and sent to prison in Aiud. Education "Nicolae Balcescu" highschool, Craiova Theatre Institute, Bucharest, acting class (graduated in 1966), He lives in Craiova. - Cosmin Contra
Cosmin Contra is a Romanian football player, who currently plays for Getafe CF. He usually plays on the right wing. The Romanian International started his footballing career at Politehnica Timişoara where he played for three seasons before moving to arch-rivals Dinamo Bucharest. After four season with the Bucharest based team, he was transferred for 800.000 dollars to Alaves, … - Michael Guest
Michael E. Guest was the U.S. Ambassador to Romania, appointed by President George W. Bush. Guest was sworn in by U.S. Secretary of State Colin Powell on September 18, 2001 and took up his duties on September 24, 2001. During his speech at Guest's swearing-in ceremony in the State Department Diplomatic Reception Room, Powell explicitly noted the presence of and positively recognized Guest's same-sex partner, Alex Nevarez. - Dinicu Golescu
Dinicu Golescu, a member of the Golescu family of boyars, was a Wallachian Romanian man of letters, mostly noted for his travel writings and journalism. Born in Goleşti, Argeş County, Dinicu was the son of Radu Golescu. Together with his older brother George (or Iordache), he studied at the Phanariote-founded Greek Academy in Bucharest. In 1804, he married Zoe Farfara (1792-1879), with whom he had five children: Ana (1805-1878), Ştefan (1809-1874), Nicolae (1810-1877), … - Valeriu Stoica
Valeriu Stoica (born October 1, 1953, Bucharest) is a Romanian politician and academic. A professor of civil law at the University of Bucharest, he became a member of the National Liberal Party (PNL) in 1990, and was first vice-president of the party between 1997 and 2001 and president between 2001 and 2002. Stoica was the Minister of Justice for 4 years (1996-2000), contributing to the implementation of several reforms, … - Ion Luca Caragiale
Ion Luca Caragiale was a Romanian playwright and short story writer. He was born in Haimanale, Wallachia. The name of the locality, which is now situated in Dâmboviţa County, Romania, has been changed to I. L. Caragiale. Caragiale began his career as a writer by publishing a series of poems in the magazine "Ghimpele" ("The Thorn"). He became one of the leading members of the most important literary movement of his time, "Junimea", … - Mircea Dinescu
Mircea Dinescu is a Romanian poet, editor and dissident. Nicknamed "The Jester-Poet", he is said to be the only one to have been once the doorman of the Writers' House in Bucharest and only some years later the Chairman of the Writers' Union that owns it. He was born in Slobozia, the son of Ştefan Dinescu, a metallurgist worker and Aurelia Badea, a worker. Dinescu studied at the Faculty of Journalism of the Ştefan Gheorghiu Academy, … - Adrian Severin
Adrian Severin (born 28 March 1954 in Bucharest) is a Romanian politician and Member of the European Parliament. A former member of the National Salvation Front and the Democratic Party, Severin was the Minister of Foreign Affairs of Romania between 12 December 1996 and 29 December 1997, as part of the Victor Ciorbea cabinet. He is a member of the Social Democratic Party, part of the Group of the Party of European Socialists, … - Miron Cozma
Miron Cozma (born August 25, 1954 in Derna, Bihor) is a Romanian miner union leader. His claim to fame was leading the miners of the Jiu Valley during the 1991 riots (the Mineriad) which overthrew the reformist Petre Roman government. In January 1999 Cozma led another series of miner protests, caused by the intention of Radu Vasile's government to close down several money-losing mines in the Jiu Valley region. - Petre Marin
Petre Marin, (born September 8, 1973 in Bucharest, Romania), is a footballer who plays as for Steaua Bucharest's. He is a defender. - Petre Ispirescu
Petre Ispirescu was a Romanian printer and publicist. Born in Bucharest, his parents wanted him to be a priest and he was entrusted to study with a monk at the Metropolitan Church, after he studied with a priest at the Doamna Bălaşa Church. He quit in 1844 and became a worker at the Carcalchi printing house and later at the Capainig printing house. He was sentenced to one month in prison after publishing the corespondence of Nicolae Vogoride. - Maia Morgenstern
Maia Morgenstern is a Romanian film and stage actress. In the English-speaking world, she is probably best known for the role of Mary, the mother of Jesus, in Mel Gibson's "The Passion of the Christ". In Romania, she has been nationally known since her 1992 role as Nela in "Balanţa", a film known in the United States as "The Oak", set during the waning days of Communist Romania. - Nae Caranfil
Nae Caranfil (Nicolae Caranfil) (born 1960, Bucharest) is a Romanian film director and screenwriter. Nae Caranfil studied at the Film and Theatre Institute (UNATC) in Bucharest, which he graduated in 1984. He is the son of important Romanian film historian and critic Tudor Caranfil. In the beginning of his career he directed only short films: "Venice in September" (1983), "Thirty Years of Insomnia" (1984) and "Backstage" (1988). - Carlos Berlocq
Carlos Alberto Berlocq (born March 2 , 1983 in Chascomus) is an Argentine professional male tennis player. He is nicknamed "Charly". Berlocq's favourite surface is clay and he is currently coached by Jorge Gerosi. Berlocq started playing tennis at the age of four and has had his success on the ATP Futures and Challenger circuits. In 2004 he made six consecutive finals in the Futures events, winning three of them, two finals each in Argentina, France and Slovenia. - Vasile Conta
Vasile Conta was a Romanian philosopher, poet, and politician. He was born in Ghindăoani, a village in Bălţăteşti commune, Neamţ County. The Armenian Octav Minar, an editor of Conta's works, pretended with no evidence that Conta was of Armenian ancestry. This thesis was infirmed by several scholars and by Ana Conta-Kernbach, the philosopher's sister. He died in Bucharest. - Ion Ionescu de la Brad
Ion Ionescu de la Brad was a Moldavian-born Romanian revolutionary, agronomist, statistician, scholar and writer. Born in Roman, he was the son of a Moldavian Orthodox priest. Ionescu was educated in Iaşi, at the Trei Ierarhi school, and then at the Academia Mihăileană, where he studied with Eftimie Murgu. He pursued his studies at the University of Paris, where he specialized in agrarian economics. - George Bacovia
George Bacovia was a Romanian Symbolist poet. Born in Bacău as the son of a merchant, Dimitrie Vasiliu, and Zoia Langa, he married Agatha Grigorescu in 1928, and moved to Bucharest, where he lived until his death. He is buried at Bellu cemetery. - Dimitrie Paciurea
Dimitrie Paciurea (November 2, (1873 or 1875) - July 14, 1932) was a Romanian sculptor. His representational and symbolic style contrasts strongly to the more abstract style of his contemporary and co-national Constantin Brâncuşi. Born in Bucharest, he studied in Bucharest (1890-1894) and Paris (1896-1900). Paciurea was one of the founders of the Romanian Art Society (1919). A room of the Romanian National Art Museum is devoted largely to his Chimera sculptures. - Dinu Lipatti
Dinu Lipatti (March 19 1917, Bucharest - December 2 1950, Geneva) was a Romanian classical pianist and composer whose career was tragically cut short by his death from Hodgkin's disease at age 33. Despite his short career and a relatively small recorded legacy, Lipatti is considered one of the finest pianists of the 20th century. - Mihail Sebastian
Mihail Sebastian was a Romanian writer. Born to a Jewish family in Brăila, he studied in Bucharest law and philosophy and later published several novels, including his "Accidentul" ("The Accident"), "Poiana cu salcâmi" ("The Acacia Tree Clearing"), under the influence of French novelists such as Marcel Proust and Jules Renard. In 1934 he published another novel, "De două mii de ani..." ("It's been two thousand years..."), …
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