Writers from Romania

The following people are considered by Pantheon to be the top 10 most legendary Romanians Writers of all time. This list of famous Romanians Writers is sorted by HPI (Historical Popularity Index), a metric that aggregates information on a biography's online popularity. Visit the rankings page to view the entire list of Romanians Writers.

1. #1

   

   Eugène Ionesco

   1909 - 1994

   HPI 79.4578 langs

   Eugène Ionesco is most famous for his absurdist play, "The Bald Soprano."

2. #2

   

   Tristan Tzara

   1896 - 1963

   HPI 77.5367 langs

   Tristan Tzara is most famous for his Dadaist poems and his co-founding of the Dadaist movement.

3. #3

   

   Herta Müller

   b. 1953

   HPI 76.59107 langs

   Herta Müller is most famous for her novel "The Land of Green Plums," which was nominated for the Nobel Prize in Literature in 2009.

4. #4

   

   Paul Celan

   1920 - 1970

   HPI 75.2651 langs

   Paul Celan is most famous for his poem "Death Fugue."

5. #5

   

   Elie Wiesel

   1928 - 2016

   HPI 72.0380 langs

   Elie Wiesel is most famous for his book Night, which is about his experience in the Holocaust.

6. #6

   

   Dimitrie Cantemir

   1673 - 1723

   HPI 71.8543 langs

   Dimitrie Cantemir is most famous for his work on the history of the Ottoman Empire.

7. #7

   

   Jacob L. Moreno

   1889 - 1974

   HPI 71.0933 langs

   Jacob L. Moreno is most famous for inventing psychodrama, a form of psychotherapy in which the patient acts out their problems with the help...Read moreShow less

   Jacob L. Moreno is most famous for inventing psychodrama, a form of psychotherapy in which the patient acts out their problems with the help of a therapist.

8. #8

   

   Mihai Eminescu

   1850 - 1889

   HPI 70.5268 langs

   Mihai Eminescu is one of Romania's most famous poets. He was born in 1850 and died in 1889. He is most famous for his poem "The Prayer"...Read moreShow less

   Mihai Eminescu is one of Romania's most famous poets. He was born in 1850 and died in 1889. He is most famous for his poem "The Prayer" which was written in 1881.

9. #9

   

   Panait Istrati

   1884 - 1935

   HPI 68.4233 langs

   Panait Istrati is most famous for his novel "The Forest Passage" which is a memoir of his time in Russia and Romania.

10. #10

    

    Dositej Obradović

    1742 - 1811

    HPI 66.4339 langs

    Serbian writer