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Romania
Romania ranks 29th in number of biographies on Pantheon, behind Denmark, Greece, and Switzerland. Memorable people born in present day Romania include Vlad the Impaler, Nicolae Ceaușescu, and Béla Bartók. Memorable people who died in Romania include Ovid, Vlad the Impaler, and Nicolae Ceaușescu. Romania has been the birth place of many soccer players, and politicians and the death place of many politicians, and soccer players.
Romania is a country located at the crossroads of Central, Eastern and Southeast Europe. It borders Ukraine to the north and east, Hungary to the west, Serbia to the southwest, Bulgaria to the south, Moldova to the east, and the Black Sea to the southeast. It has a mainly continental climate, and an area of 238,397 km2 (92,046 sq mi) with a population of 19 million people. Romania is the twelfth-largest country in Europe and the sixth-most populous member state of the European Union. Europe's second-longest river, the Danube, empties into the Danube Delta in the southeast of the country. The Carpathian Mountains cross Romania from the north to the southwest and include Moldoveanu Peak, at an altitude of 2,544 m (8,346 ft). Bucharest is the country's largest urban area and economic center. Other major urban centers include Cluj-Napoca, Timișoara, Iași, Constanța and Brașov. Read more on Wikipedia
People
Between 0 and 2005, present day Romania was the birth place of 935 globally memorable people, including Vlad the Impaler, Nicolae Ceaușescu, and Béla Bartók. Additionaly, 274 globally memorable people have passed away in present day Romania including Ovid, Vlad the Impaler, and Nicolae Ceaușescu.
People Born in Present Day Romania
Go to all RankingsVlad the Impaler
INSPIRATION
1431 - 1476
HPI: 82.51
Rank: 1
Nicolae Ceaușescu
POLITICIAN
1918 - 1989
HPI: 82.42
Rank: 2
Béla Bartók
COMPOSER
1881 - 1945
HPI: 75.28
Rank: 3
Michael I of Romania
POLITICIAN
1921 - 2017
HPI: 74.61
Rank: 4
Eugène Ionesco
WRITER
1909 - 1994
HPI: 74.53
Rank: 5
Alaric I
POLITICIAN
376 - 410
HPI: 73.88
Rank: 6
Stephen Báthory
POLITICIAN
1533 - 1586
HPI: 73.77
Rank: 7
John Hunyadi
POLITICIAN
1407 - 1456
HPI: 73.52
Rank: 8
Emil Cioran
PHILOSOPHER
1911 - 1995
HPI: 73.16
Rank: 9
Elena Ceaușescu
POLITICIAN
1916 - 1989
HPI: 72.82
Rank: 10
Tristan Tzara
WRITER
1896 - 1963
HPI: 72.46
Rank: 11
Béla IV of Hungary
POLITICIAN
1206 - 1270
HPI: 71.97
Rank: 12
Newly Added People Born in Present Day Romania
Go to all RankingsMarcel Ciolacu
POLITICIAN
1967 - Present
HPI: 53.89
Rank: 184
Reuven Feuerstein
PSYCHOLOGIST
1921 - 2014
HPI: 53.61
Rank: 189
Elvira Popescu
ACTOR
1894 - 1993
HPI: 53.21
Rank: 207
Vasile Dîba
ATHLETE
1954 - 2024
HPI: 52.49
Rank: 225
Prince Arsen of Yugoslavia
MILITARY PERSONNEL
1859 - 1938
HPI: 52.39
Rank: 231
Petrache Poenaru
INVENTOR
1799 - 1875
HPI: 51.94
Rank: 243
György Klapka
POLITICIAN
1820 - 1892
HPI: 51.66
Rank: 253
Kadriye Nurmambet
SINGER
1933 - 2023
HPI: 51.45
Rank: 259
Gheorghe Bibescu
POLITICIAN
1804 - 1873
HPI: 50.85
Rank: 274
Gheorghe Apostol
POLITICIAN
1913 - 2010
HPI: 50.49
Rank: 287
Nicolae Neagoe
ATHLETE
1941 - 2023
HPI: 50.19
Rank: 296
Bertalan Székely
PAINTER
1835 - 1910
HPI: 49.84
Rank: 308
People Deceased in Present Day Romania
Go to all RankingsOvid
WRITER
43 BC - 17
HPI: 83.26
Rank: 1
Vlad the Impaler
INSPIRATION
1431 - 1476
HPI: 82.51
Rank: 2
Nicolae Ceaușescu
POLITICIAN
1918 - 1989
HPI: 82.42
Rank: 3
Elena Ceaușescu
POLITICIAN
1916 - 1989
HPI: 72.82
Rank: 4
Eduard Buchner
CHEMIST
1860 - 1917
HPI: 71.53
Rank: 5
Ion Antonescu
POLITICIAN
1882 - 1946
HPI: 71.51
Rank: 6
Grigory Potemkin
POLITICIAN
1739 - 1791
HPI: 69.85
Rank: 7
Stephen III of Moldavia
POLITICIAN
1433 - 1504
HPI: 69.84
Rank: 8
Decebalus
POLITICIAN
100 - 106
HPI: 69.57
Rank: 9
Kwame Nkrumah
POLITICIAN
1909 - 1972
HPI: 68.87
Rank: 10
Ferdinand I of Romania
POLITICIAN
1865 - 1927
HPI: 68.52
Rank: 11
Sándor Petőfi
WRITER
1823 - 1849
HPI: 68.41
Rank: 12
Newly Added People Deceased in Present Day Romania
Go to all RankingsVasile Dîba
ATHLETE
1954 - 2024
HPI: 52.49
Rank: 125
Petrache Poenaru
INVENTOR
1799 - 1875
HPI: 51.94
Rank: 136
Kadriye Nurmambet
SINGER
1933 - 2023
HPI: 51.45
Rank: 144
Gheorghe Apostol
POLITICIAN
1913 - 2010
HPI: 50.49
Rank: 160
Dimitrie Popescu
ATHLETE
1961 - 2023
HPI: 49.57
Rank: 173
Dumitru Stăniloae
WRITER
1903 - 1993
HPI: 48.98
Rank: 183
Ștefania Mărăcineanu
PHYSICIST
1882 - 1944
HPI: 48.15
Rank: 197
Gheorghe Berceanu
ATHLETE
1949 - 2022
HPI: 47.60
Rank: 214
Szilárd Bogdánffy
RELIGIOUS FIGURE
1911 - 1953
HPI: 47.56
Rank: 215
Marin Preda
WRITER
1922 - 1980
HPI: 47.30
Rank: 221
Artur Văitoianu
POLITICIAN
1864 - 1956
HPI: 47.08
Rank: 226
Adalbert Püllöck
SOCCER PLAYER
1907 - 1977
HPI: 46.81
Rank: 229
Occupations
Most individuals born in present day Romania were soccer players (206), politicians (174), athletes (159), writers (62), and gymnasts (38), while most who died were politicians (108), soccer players (39), writers (34), athletes (13), and religious figures (10).
Occupational Trends
Over the past 100 years, soccer players have been the top profession of globally memorable people born in present day Romania, including Mircea Lucescu, Gheorghe Hagi, and László Bölöni. Whereas, throughout history, soccer players have been the profession with the most memorable people born in present day Romania, including Mircea Lucescu, Gheorghe Hagi, and Ștefan Kovács.
Places
Overlapping Lives
Below is a visual represetation of the lifespans of the top 25 globally memorable people born in present day Romania since 1700.