List of Aromanians
Encyclopedia
This is a list in progress of world famous or important Aromanians
and people having Aromanian ancestry.
Aromanians
Aromanians are a Latin people native throughout the southern Balkans, especially in northern Greece, Albania, the Republic of Macedonia, Bulgaria, and as an emigrant community in Serbia and Romania . An older term is Macedo-Romanians...
and people having Aromanian ancestry.
Art
- Camil RessuCamil RessuCamil Ressu was a Romanian painter and academic, one of the most significant art figures of Romania.-Early life and career:Born in Galaţi, Ressu originated from an Aromanian family that migrated to Romania from Macedonia at the start of the 19th century. His father, Constantin Ressu, who was a...
, Romanian painter - Manakis brothersManakis brothersThe brothers Ianachia and Milton Manachia were pioneering photographers and filmmakers in the Balkans. In 1905 they filmed the first motion pictures in the Balkans in Ottoman Monastir...
(Yanaki and Milton Manakia), Macedonian photographers and filmmakers; pioneers of film and photography in the Balkans, from Avdela, Prefecture of GrevenaGrevenaGrevena is a town and municipality in Greece, capital of the Grevena peripheral unit. The town's current population is 10,447 citizens; it lies about 400 km from Athens and about 180 km from Thessaloniki. The municipality's population is 30,564...
, MacedoniaMacedonia (region)Macedonia is a geographical and historical region of the Balkan peninsula in southeastern Europe. Its boundaries have changed considerably over time, but nowadays the region is considered to include parts of five Balkan countries: Greece, the Republic of Macedonia, Bulgaria, Albania, Serbia, as...
, GreeceGreeceGreece , officially the Hellenic Republic , and historically Hellas or the Republic of Greece in English, is a country in southeastern Europe....
; - Alexandru ArşinelAlexandru ArsinelAlexandru Arşinel is a Romanian comedian and actor of Aromanian origin.He studied at IATC .-Filmography:*Ana şi "hoţul" ;*Ca-n filme ;*Colierul de turcoaze ;...
, well known Romanian actor and comedian - Stere GuleaStere GuleaStere Gulea is a Romanian film director and screenwriter.-Filmography:*Weekend cu mama *Stare de fapt , also screenplay*Vulpe - Vânǎtor...
, Romanian film maker and Government official - Florica PrevendaFlorica PrevendaFlorica Prevenda is an Romanian artist, who lives and works in Bucharest. She studied at Iaşi University of Arts , where she received her B.F.A. in Painting. She was born in an Aromanian family...
, Romanian painter
Actors
- Toma CaragiuToma CaragiuToma Caragiu was a prolific Romanian theatre, television and film actor.He was born in an Aromanian family, in the Greek village of Aetomilitsa, in the region of Epirus on August the 21st 1925. Toma Caragiu was one of the best Romanian actors, with a rich activity in both film and theatre...
, RomaniaRomaniaRomania is a country located at the crossroads of Central and Southeastern Europe, on the Lower Danube, within and outside the Carpathian arch, bordering on the Black Sea...
n actor - Taško NačićTaško NacicTaško Načić was a popular Serbian actor.He studied acting at The Faculty of Dramatic Arts in Belgrade, where he graduated in 1956. In 1954 he became a member of National Theatre in Belgrade, where he acted in plays Stanoje Glavaš and Gospođa Ministarka. Soon after that he went to theater Boško...
, SerbiaSerbiaSerbia , officially the Republic of Serbia , is a landlocked country located at the crossroads of Central and Southeast Europe, covering the southern part of the Carpathian basin and the central part of the Balkans...
n actor - Alexandru ArsinelAlexandru ArsinelAlexandru Arşinel is a Romanian comedian and actor of Aromanian origin.He studied at IATC .-Filmography:*Ana şi "hoţul" ;*Ca-n filme ;*Colierul de turcoaze ;...
, Romanian actor and comedian - Stere GuleaStere GuleaStere Gulea is a Romanian film director and screenwriter.-Filmography:*Weekend cu mama *Stare de fapt , also screenplay*Vulpe - Vânǎtor...
, Romanian film maker and Governmenet official - Ion CaramitruIon CaramitruIon Caramitru is a Romanian stage and film actor, stage director, as well as a political figure. He was Minister of Culture between 1996 and 2000, in the Romanian Democratic Convention cabinets of Victor Ciorbea, Gavril Dejeu, Radu Vasile, Alexandru Athanasiu, and Mugur Isărescu.-Early life and...
, RomaniaRomaniaRomania is a country located at the crossroads of Central and Southeastern Europe, on the Lower Danube, within and outside the Carpathian arch, bordering on the Black Sea...
n actor, former Minister of Culture and Director of the Romanian National Theatre - Dan PiţaDan Pita-Career:Piţa has directed several award-winning films since 1970, including the 1985 hit Pas în doi, which won an Honourable Mention at the 36th Berlin International Film Festival...
, Romanian filmmaker - Sergiu NicolaescuSergiu NicolaescuSergiu Florin Nicolaescu is a Romanian film director, actor and politician. He is best known for his historical films, such as Mihai Viteazul , Dacii , Razboiul Independenţei , as well as for his series of...
, Romanian filmmaker and Governmenet official
Benefactors
- George AveroffGeorge AveroffGeorge M. Averoff , alternately Georgios Averof , was a Greek businessman and philanthropist of Aromanian origin....
(1818–1899): Vlach from MetsovoMetsovoMetsovo is a town in Epirus on the mountains of Pindus in northern Greece, between Ioannina to the north and Meteora to the south. The largest centre of Vlach life in Greece, Metsovo is bypassed by GR-6 and also by Egnatia Odos Motorway....
, EpirusEpirus (region)Epirus is a geographical and historical region in southeastern Europe, shared between Greece and Albania. It lies between the Pindus Mountains and the Ionian Sea, stretching from the Bay of Vlorë in the north to the Ambracian Gulf in the south...
, GreeceGreeceGreece , officially the Hellenic Republic , and historically Hellas or the Republic of Greece in English, is a country in southeastern Europe....
, grand donator of Panathinaiko StadiumPanathinaiko StadiumThe Panathinaiko or Panathenaic Stadium , also known as the Kallimarmaro , is an athletic stadium in Athens that hosted the first modern Olympic Games in 1896...
, Battleship "Averoff", The Grand School of AlexandriaAlexandriaAlexandria is the second-largest city of Egypt, with a population of 4.1 million, extending about along the coast of the Mediterranean Sea in the north central part of the country; it is also the largest city lying directly on the Mediterranean coast. It is Egypt's largest seaport, serving...
, The Greek Cadet School e.a. - Georgios SinasGeorgios SinasGeorgios Sinas was a Greek entrepreneur, banker and national benefactor. He was the founder of the Athens National Observatory.- Biography :Georgios Sinas was born in Niš in 1783 of Greek or possibly Vlach origin, to Northern Epirotian parents. At an early age Sinas lost his mother and was grown...
(1783–1856): Vlach from MoscopoleMoscopoleMoscopole was a cultural and commercial center of the Aromanians, and now a small municipality in Korçë District, modern southeastern Albania. At its peak, in the mid 18th century, it hosted the first printing press in the Balkans outside Istanbul, educational institutions and numerous churches...
, lived in ViennaViennaVienna is the capital and largest city of the Republic of Austria and one of the nine states of Austria. Vienna is Austria's primary city, with a population of about 1.723 million , and is by far the largest city in Austria, as well as its cultural, economic, and political centre...
, BudapestBudapestBudapest is the capital of Hungary. As the largest city of Hungary, it is the country's principal political, cultural, commercial, industrial, and transportation centre. In 2011, Budapest had 1,733,685 inhabitants, down from its 1989 peak of 2,113,645 due to suburbanization. The Budapest Commuter...
and AlexandriaAlexandriaAlexandria is the second-largest city of Egypt, with a population of 4.1 million, extending about along the coast of the Mediterranean Sea in the north central part of the country; it is also the largest city lying directly on the Mediterranean coast. It is Egypt's largest seaport, serving...
in Egypt. Businessman and former Greek Consul in Vienna. Benefactor of Greece, Austria-Hungary and donator of prominent buildings in Athens, masterpieces of architecture. - Simon SinasSimon Sinas- Biography :Simon Sinas was born in 1810 in Vienna. He was of Greek origin, while his family originated from Moscopole. He served as Greek Consul in Vienna, and later as Minister to Austria, the Kingdom of Bavaria, and Germany. The son of Georgios Sinas, also a benefactor and diplomat, Sinas...
(1810–1876): Son of George Sinas, lived in BudapestBudapestBudapest is the capital of Hungary. As the largest city of Hungary, it is the country's principal political, cultural, commercial, industrial, and transportation centre. In 2011, Budapest had 1,733,685 inhabitants, down from its 1989 peak of 2,113,645 due to suburbanization. The Budapest Commuter...
. Donator and founder of the Academy of BudapestBudapestBudapest is the capital of Hungary. As the largest city of Hungary, it is the country's principal political, cultural, commercial, industrial, and transportation centre. In 2011, Budapest had 1,733,685 inhabitants, down from its 1989 peak of 2,113,645 due to suburbanization. The Budapest Commuter...
, the Athens Orthodox Cathedral, the AthensAthensAthens , is the capital and largest city of Greece. Athens dominates the Attica region and is one of the world's oldest cities, as its recorded history spans around 3,400 years. Classical Athens was a powerful city-state...
Academy e.a.
Clergy
- Patriarch Joachim III of ConstantinoplePatriarch Joachim III of ConstantinopleJoachim III the Magnificent was Ecumenical Patriarch of Constantinople from 1878 to 1884 and from 1901 to 1912.He was born in Constantinople in 1834, with origin from Kruševo. He was educated in Vienna....
- Patriarch Athenagoras I of ConstantinoplePatriarch Athenagoras I of ConstantinopleEcumenical Patriarch Athenagoras I , born Aristocles Spyrou was the 268th Ecumenical Patriarch of Constantinople from 1948 to 1972.-Life:...
- Andrei ŞagunaAndrei SagunaAndrei Şaguna was a Metropolitan bishop of the Romanian Orthodox Church in Transylvania, and one of the Romanian community political leaders in the Habsburg Monarchy, especially active during the 1848 Revolution...
, RomaniaRomaniaRomania is a country located at the crossroads of Central and Southeastern Europe, on the Lower Danube, within and outside the Carpathian arch, bordering on the Black Sea...
n patriot, bishop, baron of Şaguna, then Metropolitan - Romanian Orthodox Church of Transylvania - Theodore KavalliotisTheodore KavalliotisTheodore Kavalliotis was a Greek Orthodox priest, teacher and a figure of the Greek Enlightenment. He is also known for having drafted an Aromanian-Greek-Albanian dictionary.-Early life:...
Commerce and business
- Sotirios Bulgaris, from Kalarrytes, EpirusEpirus (region)Epirus is a geographical and historical region in southeastern Europe, shared between Greece and Albania. It lies between the Pindus Mountains and the Ionian Sea, stretching from the Bay of Vlorë in the north to the Ambracian Gulf in the south...
, founder of the BulgariBulgariBulgari is an Italian jeweler and luxury goods retailer which has been owned by the French firm LVMH since October 2011. The trademark is usually written "BVLGARI" in the classical Latin alphabet , and is derived from the surname of the company's Greek founder, Sotirio Voulgaris...
jewelry house - Mocioni familyMocioni familyMocioni family is an Aromanian family that emigrated to Hungary and Banat from Moscopole, then part of the Ottoman Empire, at the end of 17th century.Known members of Mocioni family:...
, famous philanthropists and Austrian Imperial bankers - Emanoil GojduEmanoil GojduEmanuil Gojdu was a Romanian lawyer in the Austrian Empire....
, Romanian-Hungarian lawyer and philanthropist - Nicolae MalaxaNicolae Malaxa-Biography:Born in a family of Greek origins in Huşi, Malaxa studied engineering in Iaşi and Karlsruhe...
, was a Romanian engineer and industrialist.
Music
- Herbert von KarajanHerbert von KarajanHerbert von Karajan was an Austrian orchestra and opera conductor. To the wider world he was perhaps most famously associated with the Berlin Philharmonic, of which he was principal conductor for 35 years...
, Vlach from KozaniKozaniKozani is a city in northern Greece, capital of Kozani regional unit and of West Macedonia region. It is located in the western part of Macedonia, in the northern part of the Aliakmonas river valley...
, GreeceGreeceGreece , officially the Hellenic Republic , and historically Hellas or the Republic of Greece in English, is a country in southeastern Europe....
, the world famous conductor - Toše ProeskiToše ProeskiTodor Toše Proeski was a Macedonian multi-genre singer, songwriter and actor. He was popular across the entire Balkan area and all around Eastern Europe, and locally he was considered a top act of the Macedonian music scene...
, Macedonian singer song writer of pop-songs - Cristian IonescuCristian IonescuCristian Ionescu is a Romanian football player. He is the captain of FC Braşov and plays as left defender.-Honours: Sheriff Tiraspol:**Moldovan National Division: 2005–06**Moldovan Cup: 2006-External links:* at FC Braşov.ro...
, Vlach singer from Romania - Elena GheorgheElena GheorgheElena Gheorghe is a Romanian singer. Gheorghe represented Romania in the Eurovision Song Contest 2009 and qualified for the final. One of her most notable music singles is "Te Ador" and her 2010 music single "Disco Romancing"....
, Romanian singer
Politicians
- Evangelos AveroffEvangelos AveroffEvangelos Averoff-Tositsas was a distinguished right-wing Greek politician of Aromanian origin and author of several books on political and historical topics....
, former Greek minister and former leader of the New DemocracyNew Democracy (Greece)New Democracy is the main centre-right political party and one of the two major parties in Greece. It was founded in 1974 by Konstantinos Karamanlis and formed the first cabinet of the Third Hellenic Republic...
party - George Becali, see Gigi BecaliGigi BecaliGeorge Becali is a controversial Romanian politician and businessman, mostly known for his involvement in the Steaua Bucureşti football club.He has been a Member of the European Parliament since June 2009.-Biography:...
(sports) - Costică CanacheuCostica CanacheuCostică Canacheu is a Romanian politician and businessman. A participant in the 1989 Revolution, he has started his political career as a member of the National Salvation Front , representing its successor, the Democratic Party to the Chamber of Deputies...
, Romanian politician,deputy in the Romanian Parliament, secretary of the Democratic Party - Puiu HaşottiPuiu HasottiPuiu Haşotti is a Romanian politician. He is a vice-president of the National Liberal Party and the leader of the party's group in the leader of the Senate.- References :*...
, Romanian politician,senator in the Romanian Parliament, vice-president of the National Liberal Party - Ion CaramitruIon CaramitruIon Caramitru is a Romanian stage and film actor, stage director, as well as a political figure. He was Minister of Culture between 1996 and 2000, in the Romanian Democratic Convention cabinets of Victor Ciorbea, Gavril Dejeu, Radu Vasile, Alexandru Athanasiu, and Mugur Isărescu.-Early life and...
, Romanian politician, former Minister of Culture - Alchiviad Diamandi di Samarina, political figure of the Balkans
- Michael DukakisMichael DukakisMichael Stanley Dukakis served as the 65th and 67th Governor of Massachusetts from 1975–1979 and from 1983–1991, and was the Democratic presidential nominee in 1988. He was born to Greek immigrants in Brookline, Massachusetts, also the birthplace of John F. Kennedy, and was the longest serving...
, American Governor of MassachusettsGovernor of MassachusettsThe Governor of the Commonwealth of Massachusetts is the executive magistrate of the Commonwealth of Massachusetts, United States. The current governor is Democrat Deval Patrick.-Constitutional role:...
and former presidential candidate (Greek Aromanian mother) - Ghica familyGhica familyThe Ghica family were a Romanian noble family, active in Wallachia, Moldavia and in the Kingdom of Romania. In the 18th century, several branches of the family went through a process of Hellenization...
, WallachiaWallachiaWallachia or Walachia is a historical and geographical region of Romania. It is situated north of the Danube and south of the Southern Carpathians...
n and MoldaviaMoldaviaMoldavia is a geographic and historical region and former principality in Eastern Europe, corresponding to the territory between the Eastern Carpathians and the Dniester river...
n voivodes and RomaniaRomaniaRomania is a country located at the crossroads of Central and Southeastern Europe, on the Lower Danube, within and outside the Carpathian arch, bordering on the Black Sea...
n Prime Ministers - Octavian GogaOctavian GogaOctavian Goga was a Romanian politician, poet, playwright, journalist, and translator.-Life:Born in Răşinari, nearby Sibiu, he was an active member in the Romanian nationalistic movement in Transylvania and of its leading group, the Romanian National Party in Austria-Hungary. Before World War I,...
, famous RomaniaRomaniaRomania is a country located at the crossroads of Central and Southeastern Europe, on the Lower Danube, within and outside the Carpathian arch, bordering on the Black Sea...
n author, poet and former Prime Minister of Romania - Ştefan Octavian IosifStefan Octavian IosifŞtefan Octavian Iosif was a Romanian poet and translator of Aromanian origin.-Life:Born in Braşov, Transylvania , he studied in his native town and in Sibiu before completing his education in Paris. While in France, he met Dimitrie Anghel, who would became a long-time friend...
, famous RomaniaRomaniaRomania is a country located at the crossroads of Central and Southeastern Europe, on the Lower Danube, within and outside the Carpathian arch, bordering on the Black Sea...
n author - Ioannis KolettisIoannis KolettisIoannis Kolettis was a Greek politician who played a significant role in Greek affairs from the Greek War of Independence through the early years of the Greek Kingdom, including as Minister to France and serving twice as Prime Minister....
Greek Prime Minister, declared Greek Independence from the Ottoman Empire - Traianos Nallis (Nale) or Trayan Nali Efendi, politician, member of the Ottoman Parliament Second Constitutional Era (Ottoman Empire)Second Constitutional Era (Ottoman Empire)The Second Constitutional Era of the Ottoman Empire began shortly after Sultan Abdülhamid II restored the constitutional monarchy after the 1908 Young Turk Revolution. The period established many political groups...
1908 http://coursesa.matrix.msu.edu/~fisher/hst373/Meclis-iMubasan1912.htm - Nikola PašićNikola PašicNikola P. Pašić was a Serbian and Yugoslav politician and diplomat, the most important Serbian political figure for almost 40 years, leader of the People's Radical Party who, among other posts, was twice a mayor of Belgrade...
, politician and prime minister in Kingdoms of SerbiaKingdom of SerbiaThe Kingdom of Serbia was created when Prince Milan Obrenović, ruler of the Principality of Serbia, was crowned King in 1882. The Principality of Serbia was ruled by the Karađorđevic dynasty from 1817 onwards . The Principality, suzerain to the Porte, had expelled all Ottoman troops by 1867, de...
and YugoslaviaKingdom of YugoslaviaThe Kingdom of Yugoslavia was a state stretching from the Western Balkans to Central Europe which existed during the often-tumultuous interwar era of 1918–1941... - George Padiotihttp://www.rgnpress.ro/content/view/10349/, famous Vlach minority rights activist in Greece
- Kosta KumanudiKosta KumanudiKosta Kumanudi was a Serbian politician with the Democratic Party, and later with the Yugoslav Radical Peasant Democracy, forerunner to the Yugoslav National Party....
, Serbian minister of finances 1921-1922 - Hari KostovHari KostovHari Kostov was the prime minister of Republic of Macedonia from May 2004 to November 2004. He was appointed to the position of Prime Minister by the parliament on May 31, 2004, two weeks after being nominated by President Branko Crvenkovski. Kostov was an economic advisor to the Macedonian...
, Macedonian Prime Minister June 2004 - November 2004, Minister of Internal Affairs 2002 - 2004 - Pitu GuliPitu GuliPitu Guli was an Aromanian revolutionary in Ottoman Macedonia, a local leader of what is commonly referred to as the Internal Macedonian Revolutionary Organization ....
, Macedonian Revolutionary Leader & National Hero, Duke; Military commander in IMRO; sacrificed himself defending his fighters and the Krusevo Republic during the Ilinden Uprising in 1903. His memory is celebrated in Republic of Macedonia's national anthem - Taki FitiTaki FitiTaki Fiti was born on 7 November 1950 in Kruševo in Republic of Macedonia. He received his MA in 1980, and his Ph.D. in 1983 at the Faculty of Economics in Skopje...
, Macedonian Minister of Finance, 1996–1998, Professor at the Faculty of Economics, Skopje, Republic of Macedonia - Emanoil GojduEmanoil GojduEmanuil Gojdu was a Romanian lawyer in the Austrian Empire....
, lawyer and politician in the Austrian Empire - Eftimie MurguEftimie MurguEftimie Murgu was a Romanian politician who took part in the 1848 Revolutions.He was born in Rudăria to Samu Murgu, an officer in the Imperial Army and Cumbria Murgu...
, Transylvanian Romanian leader of the 1848 revolution - Alchiviad Diamandi di Samarina, fascist politician born in Samarina, Consul of the Kingdom of Romania in KorçëKorçëKorçë is a city in southeastern Albania and the capital of the Korçë District. It has a population of around 105,000 people , making it the sixth largest city in Albania...
, Albania between the two world wars and later leader of the autonomous Vlach statelet Principality of Pindus - Count Gyula Cseszneky, Baron of Milvány, Hungarian born politician, Prince Regent of the Principality of Pindus. His grandfather was an Aromanian merchant
- Apostol MărgăritApostol MargaritApostol Mărgărit was an Aromanian school teacher and writer.-Life:Mărgărit was born in Macedonia, the Ottoman Empire. In 1862, Mărgărit became a school teacher in Vlaho-Clisura, near Grevena and taught the children in Aromanian, and Greek...
, leader of the pro-Romanian faction of the Aromanians of Greece, inspector of the Romanian schools and member of the Romanian Academy in Bucharest - Alexandros SvolosAlexandros SvolosAlexandros Svolos was a prominent Greek legal expert, who also served as president of the Political Committee of National Liberation, a Resistance-based government during the Axis Occupation of Greece.- Early life :...
, politician and lawyer born in KruševoKruševoKruševo also spelled Krushevo, is a town in the Republic of Macedonia. It is the highest town in Macedonia, situated at an altitude of over 4,000 feet above sea level. The town of Kruševo is the seat of Kruševo Municipality.-History:...
. Served as president of the Political Committee of National LiberationPolitical Committee of National LiberationThe Political Committee of National Liberation , commonly known as the "Mountain Government" was a communist-dominated government established in Greece in 1944 in opposition to both the collaborationist German-controlled government at Athens and to the royal government-in-exile in Cairo...
Science and Engineering
- Jovan KaramataJovan KaramataJovan Karamata was one of the greatest Serbian mathematicians of the 20th century. He is remembered for contributions to analysis, in particular, the Tauberian theory and the theory of slowly varying functions...
, Serbian mathematician (1902–1967) - Elie CarafoliElie CarafoliElie Carafoli was an accomplished Romanian engineer and aircraft designer. He is considered a pioneering contributor to the field of Aerodynamics....
, Romanian educated, born in Greece, aerodynamics innovator, university teacher - Mina MinoviciMina MinoviciMina Minovici was a Romanian forensic scientist, famous for his extensive research regarding cadaverous alkaloids, putrefaction, simulated mind diseases, and criminal anthropology...
, Romanian forensic scientist, director of the first Romanian Institute of Legal Medicine, and the founder of the modern medico-legal system.
Historians
- Nicolae IorgaNicolae IorgaNicolae Iorga was a Romanian historian, politician, literary critic, memoirist, poet and playwright. Co-founder of the Democratic Nationalist Party , he served as a member of Parliament, President of the Deputies' Assembly and Senate, cabinet minister and briefly as Prime Minister...
, Romanian historian - Neagu DjuvaraNeagu DjuvaraNeagu Djuvara is a Romanian historian, essayist, philosopher, journalist, novelist, and diplomat.-Early life:A native of Bucharest, he descended from an aristocratic Aromanian family...
, RomaniaRomaniaRomania is a country located at the crossroads of Central and Southeastern Europe, on the Lower Danube, within and outside the Carpathian arch, bordering on the Black Sea...
n diplomat and historian - George MurnuGeorge MurnuGeorge Murnu was a Romanian university professor, archaeologist, historian, translator, and poet of Aromanian origin....
, Romanian historian - Alexandru Dimitrie XenopolAlexandru Dimitrie XenopolAlexandru Dimitrie Xenopol was a Romanian scholar, economist, philosopher, historian, professor, sociologist, and author. Among his many major accomplishments, he is credited with being the Romanian historian credited with authoring the first major synthesis of the history of the Romanian...
, RomaniaRomaniaRomania is a country located at the crossroads of Central and Southeastern Europe, on the Lower Danube, within and outside the Carpathian arch, bordering on the Black Sea...
n historian
Philologists
- Sextil Puşcariu, macedoromanian linguist and philologist, literary historian, musical and theatre criticist, editor. Member of The Romanian Academy.
- Daniel Moscopolites, Greek philologist, author of famous lexicon
Sports
- Simona AmânarSimona AmânarSimona Amânar is a Romanian gymnast. She is a seven-time Olympic medalist and a ten-time world medalist. Amânar helped Romania to win four consecutive world team titles as well as the 2000 Olympic team title. She has a vault named after her, the Amanar...
, Romanian gymnast - Gigi BecaliGigi BecaliGeorge Becali is a controversial Romanian politician and businessman, mostly known for his involvement in the Steaua Bucureşti football club.He has been a Member of the European Parliament since June 2009.-Biography:...
, owner of Steaua Bucureşti football club - Hristu ChiacuHristu ChiacuHristu Chiacu is a Romanian footballer currently playing as a midfielder for Ceahlăul Piatra Neamţ, on loan from Dinamo Bucureşti.- Unirea Urziceni :...
, RomaniaRomaniaRomania is a country located at the crossroads of Central and Southeastern Europe, on the Lower Danube, within and outside the Carpathian arch, bordering on the Black Sea...
n football player - Cristian GaţuCristian GatuCristian Gaţu is a former Romanian handball player who competed in the 1972 Summer Olympics and in the 1976 Summer Olympics. He has been the president of the Romanian Handball Federation since 1996....
, RomaniaRomaniaRomania is a country located at the crossroads of Central and Southeastern Europe, on the Lower Danube, within and outside the Carpathian arch, bordering on the Black Sea...
n handball player - Gheorghe HagiGheorghe HagiGheorghe Hagi is a former Romanian footballer. He was famous for his passing, close control, long shots and was regarded as one of the best attacking midfielders in Europe during the 1980s and 1990s and is considered the greatest Romanian footballer of all time...
, RomaniaRomaniaRomania is a country located at the crossroads of Central and Southeastern Europe, on the Lower Danube, within and outside the Carpathian arch, bordering on the Black Sea...
n football player - Simona HalepSimona HalepSimona Halep is a world top-50 tennis player playing on the ITF Women's Circuit and the WTA Tour, and is currently the number-two ranked women's tennis player in Romania.-Career:...
, tennis player from RomaniaRomaniaRomania is a country located at the crossroads of Central and Southeastern Europe, on the Lower Danube, within and outside the Carpathian arch, bordering on the Black Sea...
, 2008 Roland Garros junior champion - Dominique MoceanuDominique MoceanuDominique "Domi" Helena Moceanu is an American gymnast who was a member of the Olympic Gold medal winning 1996 U.S...
, Macedonian Vlach, born in Tampa, Florida, US National Gymnastics Team - Ianis ZicuIanis ZicuIanis Alin Zicu is a Romanian football midfielder who currently plays for Bulgarian club CSKA Sofia.- Dinamo Bucureşti :...
, RomaniaRomaniaRomania is a country located at the crossroads of Central and Southeastern Europe, on the Lower Danube, within and outside the Carpathian arch, bordering on the Black Sea...
n football player
Writers
- Iosipos Moisiodax, Greek author
- Constantin NoicaConstantin NoicaConstantin Noica was a Romanian philosopher, essayist and poet. His preoccupations were throughout all philosophy, from epistemology, philosophy of culture, axiology and philosophic anthropology to ontology and logics, from the history of philosophy to systematic philosophy, from ancient to...
, Romanian philosopher - Branislav NušićBranislav NušicBranislav Nušić was a Serbian novelist of Aromanian descent, playwright, satirist, essayist and founder of modern rhetoric in Serbia. He also worked as a journalist and a civil servant.- Biography :...
(Aromanian: Alchiviadi al Nusha), Serbian novelist and playwright
Poets
- George MurnuGeorge MurnuGeorge Murnu was a Romanian university professor, archaeologist, historian, translator, and poet of Aromanian origin....
, poet and professor at the University of BucharestUniversity of BucharestThe University of Bucharest , in Romania, is a university founded in 1864 by decree of Prince Alexander John Cuza to convert the former Saint Sava Academy into the current University of Bucharest.-Presentation:...
, translator of IliadIliadThe Iliad is an epic poem in dactylic hexameters, traditionally attributed to Homer. Set during the Trojan War, the ten-year siege of the city of Troy by a coalition of Greek states, it tells of the battles and events during the weeks of a quarrel between King Agamemnon and the warrior Achilles...
and OdysseyOdysseyThe Odyssey is one of two major ancient Greek epic poems attributed to Homer. It is, in part, a sequel to the Iliad, the other work ascribed to Homer. The poem is fundamental to the modern Western canon, and is the second—the Iliad being the first—extant work of Western literature...
born in Veria; - Gellu NaumGellu NaumGellu Naum was a prominent Romanian poet, dramatist, novelist, children's writer, and translator. He is remembered as the founder of the Romanian Surrealist group...
, Romanian surrealist poet - Lucian BlagaLucian Blaga-Biography:Lucian Blaga was a commanding personality of the Romanian culture of the interbellum period. He was a philosopher and writer higly acclaimed for his originality, a university professor and a diplomat. He was born on May 9, 1895 in Lancrăm, near Alba Iulia, Romania, his father being an...
, Romanian poet, translator, professor and diplomat