Famous Romanian people

The following is a list of famous people of Romanian origin.

• Ion Antonescu, prime-minister during WWII
• Simona Amanar, gymnast
• Constantin Brancusi, sculptor
• Ion Luca Caragiale[?], writer, playwright
• Nicolae Ceausescu, dictator
• Henri Coanda, aviation pioneer, invented jet engine
• Nadia Comaneci, gymnast
• Matei Corvin[?], King of Hungary, saved Europe from the Turkish invasion
• Ileana Cotrubas, soprano
• Mircea Eliade, philosopher, novelist
• Mihai Eminescu, poet
• George Enescu[?], composer
• Nicolae Grigorescu[?], painter
• Gheorghe Hagi, football player
• Eugen Ionescu, playwrighter
• Hermann Oberth, aviation pioneer, built first modern rocket
• Michael of Romania, Romanian king
• Sergiu Nicolaescu[?], director
• Camil Ressu[?], painter
• Edward G. Robinson, actor
• Constantin Silvestri, Orchestra conductor
• Vlad Tepes (Vlad III Dracula), Wallachian ruler, known for the vampire legen
• Nicolae Tonitza[?], painter
• Tristan Tzara, poet and essayist
• Traian Vuia[?], aviation pioneer, first heavier-than-air flight
• Johnny Weissmuller, actor
• Iannis Xenakis, composer
• Gheorghe Zamfir, musician