List of Famous people born in Romania
Iuliu Ilyés
Iuliu Ilyés is a Romanian engineer and politician of Hungarian ethnicity. A member of the Democratic Union of Hungarians in Romania (UDMR), he was the mayor of Satu Mare for two terms, from 2004 until 2012. Between 1996 and 2004 he was the deputy mayor of the city. He is married to Ildikó and has two children.
Nicolae Petrescu
Nicolae "Nicky" Petrescu was a Romanian professional footballer and football manager.
Ioan P. Culianu
Ioan Petru Culianu or Couliano was a Romanian historian of religion, culture, and ideas, a philosopher and political essayist, and a short story writer. He served as professor of the history of religions at the University of Chicago from 1988 to his death, and had previously taught the history of Romanian culture at the University of Groningen.
Eugen Trică
Eugen Trică is a Romanian football manager and former footballer who played as a midfielder.
Flavius Stoican
Flavius Vladimir Stoican is a Romanian professional football coach and former player who is the manager of Liga II club Viitorul Târgu Jiu.
Anton Coșa
Anton Coşa is a Romanian cleric, bishop of the Roman Catholic Diocese of Chişinău in Moldova. Born into a peasant family in Valea Mare village, Bacău County, he finished high school in the Hemeiuș Commune.
Mattson Tomlin
Mattson Tomlin is an American screenwriter, producer and director.
George Enescu
George Enescu, known in France as Georges Enesco, was a Romanian musician. Enescu is regarded as one of the greatest musicians in Romanian history; he was a composer, violinist, pianist, conductor, and teacher. He is featured on the Romanian five lei.
Valeriu Zgonea
Valeriu Ștefan Zgonea is a Romanian politician who served as President of the Chamber of Deputies of Romania between 3 July 2012 and 13 June 2016. On 18 October 2015, he was elected as Social Democratic Party Executive President. On 27 April 2016, he was expelled from PSD following his statements against party chairman Liviu Dragnea.