List of Famous people born in Botoșani County, Romania

Mihai Eminescu was a Romanian Romantic poet, novelist, and journalist, generally regarded as the most famous and influential Romanian poet. Eminescu was an active member of the Junimea literary society and worked as an editor for the newspaper Timpul, the official newspaper of the Conservative Party (1880–1918). His poetry was first published when he was 16 and he went to Vienna to study when he was 19. The poet's manuscripts, containing 46 volumes and approximately 14,000 pages, were offered by Titu Maiorescu as a gift to the Romanian Academy during the meeting that was held on 25 January 1902. Notable works include Luceafărul, Odă în metru antic, and the five Letters (Epistles/Satires). In his poems he frequently used metaphysical, mythological and historical subjects.

Florin Andone is a Romanian professional footballer who plays as a striker for English Premier League club Brighton & Hove Albion. Internationally he represents the Romanian national team.

Maurice Solovine was a Romanian philosopher and mathematician. He is best known for his association with Nobel laureate, Albert Einstein.

Alexandre Istrati was a Franco-Romanian painter. He won numerous prizes, including 1953 the Prix Kandinsky.

Doina Ignat is a Romanian rower, who has won six Olympic medals during her career.

Nicolae Iorga was a Romanian historian, politician, literary critic, memoirist, poet and playwright. Co-founder of the Democratic Nationalist Party (PND), he served as a member of Parliament, President of the Deputies' Assembly and Senate, cabinet minister and briefly (1931–32) as Prime Minister. A child prodigy, polymath and polyglot, Iorga produced an unusually large body of scholarly works, establishing his international reputation as a medievalist, Byzantinist, Latinist, Slavist, art historian and philosopher of history. Holding teaching positions at the University of Bucharest, the University of Paris and several other academic institutions, Iorga was founder of the International Congress of Byzantine Studies and the Institute of South-East European Studies (ISSEE). His activity also included the transformation of Vălenii de Munte town into a cultural and academic center.

Gheorghe Avramescu was a Romanian Lieutenant General during World War II. In 1945, he was arrested by the Soviets as "pro-German."

Vlad Ivanov is a Romanian actor of Lipovan origin. Vlad is represented by Subtitle Talent Agency.

Renate Weber is a Romanian lawyer and human rights activist who, in November 2007, was elected as Member of the European Parliament. She is the first Romanian appointed as Chief of an EU Election Observation Mission. Between 2004 – 2005 she was Advisor on constitutional and legislative matters to the President of Romania. She is currently the People's Advocate of Romania.