The Most Famous
BUSINESSPEOPLE from Romania
This page contains a list of the greatest Romanian Businesspeople. The pantheon dataset contains 847 Businesspeople, 1 of which were born in Romania. This makes Romania the birth place of the 55th most number of Businesspeople behind Portugal, and United Arab Emirates.
Top 2
The following people are considered by Pantheon to be the most legendary Romanian Businesspeople of all time. This list of famous Romanian Businesspeople is sorted by HPI (Historical Popularity Index), a metric that aggregates information on a biography’s online popularity.
1. Gigi Becali (b. 1958)
With an HPI of 49.17, Gigi Becali is the most famous Romanian Businessperson. His biography has been translated into 16 different languages on wikipedia.
George "Gigi" Becali (Romanian pronunciation: [ˈdʒe̯ordʒe beˈkali]; born 25 June 1958) is a Romanian businessman, writer and former politician and convict, mostly known for his ownership of the FCSB football club. Becali was a Member of the European Parliament between June 2009 and December 2012, and a Member of the Romanian Parliament from December 2012 up until his conviction in May 2013.
2. Colin Kolles (b. 1967)
With an HPI of 39.60, Colin Kolles is the 2nd most famous Romanian Businessperson. His biography has been translated into 15 different languages.
Colin Kolles (born Călin Colesnic; born 13 December 1967 in Timișoara) is a Romanian-German former team principal and managing director of the Hispania Racing F1 Team, previously holding a similar position at the team known under the names Jordan, Midland, Spyker and Force India from 2005 to 2008. He was an advisor to Caterham F1 and had a part in the unsuccessful Forza Rossa Racing project.
People
Pantheon has 2 people classified as Romanian businesspeople born between 1958 and 1967. Of these 2, 2 (100.00%) of them are still alive today. The most famous living Romanian businesspeople include Gigi Becali, and Colin Kolles. As of April 2024, 1 new Romanian businesspeople have been added to Pantheon including Colin Kolles.
