Famous People Born In Bucharest

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Edward G. Robinson
(Romanian-American Actor Known for His Tough-Guy Roles as Gangsters)
Edward G. Robinson
3
Birthdate: December 12, 1893
Sun Sign: Sagittarius
Died: January 26, 1973
Height: 5'7" (170 cm)
 2 
Ilie Năstase
(Former World Number One Romanian Tennis Legend)
Ilie Năstase
5
Listed In: Sportspersons
Birthdate: July 19, 1946
Sun Sign: Cancer
Height: 6'0" (183 cm)
 3 
John Houseman
(Romanian-Born American Actor, Director, and Producer)
John Houseman
6
Birthdate: September 22, 1902
Sun Sign: Virgo
Died: October 31, 1988
Height: 5'10" (178 cm)
 4 
Ana Ularu
(Romanian Actress Best Known for Her Role as ‘Matilda’ in the Film ‘Outbound’)
Ana Ularu
4
Birthdate: June 26, 1985
Sun Sign: Cancer
Height: 5'5" (165 cm)
 5 
Mircea Eliade
(Historian of Religion and Author)
Mircea Eliade
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Birthdate: March 13, 1907
Sun Sign: Pisces
Died: April 22, 1986
 6 
Dan Petrescu
(Former Romanian Football Player and Manager)
Dan Petrescu
2
Listed In: Sportspersons
Birthdate: December 22, 1967
Sun Sign: Capricorn
Height: 5'10" (178 cm)
 7 
Aurelia Dobre
(Romanian Former Artistic Gymnast and the 1987 World All-Around Champion)
Aurelia Dobre
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Listed In: Sportspersons
Birthdate: November 16, 1972
Sun Sign: Scorpio
 8 
Michael Cretu
(Founder of Enigma)
Michael Cretu
1
Listed In: Musicians
Birthdate: May 18, 1957
Sun Sign: Taurus
 9 
David Popovici
(Romanian Competitive Swimmer)
David Popovici
0
Listed In: Sportspersons
Birthdate: September 15, 2004
Sun Sign: Virgo
Height: 6'3" (190 cm)
 10 
Ingrid Bisu
(Romanian Actor, Screenwriter, and Producer)
Ingrid Bisu
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Birthdate: September 15, 1987
Sun Sign: Virgo
Height: 5'6" (168 cm)
 11 
Cristina Neagu
(Romanian Handball Player Who Plays as a Left Back)
Cristina Neagu
1
Listed In: Sportspersons
Birthdate: August 26, 1988
Sun Sign: Virgo
Height: 5'11" (180 cm)
 12 
Mircea Lucescu
(One of the Most Decorated Managers and Successful Football Players of All Time)
Mircea Lucescu
2
Listed In: Sportspersons
Birthdate: July 29, 1945
Sun Sign: Leo
Height: 5'10" (178 cm)
 13 
Princess Ileana of Romania
(Nun)
Princess Ileana of Romania
3
Listed In: Miscellaneous
Birthdate: January 5, 1909
Sun Sign: Capricorn
Died: January 21, 1991
 14 
Maia Morgenstern
(Romanian Actor Who Played Virgin Mary in 'The Passion of the Christ')
Maia Morgenstern
1
Birthdate: May 1, 1962
Sun Sign: Taurus
Height: 6'0" (183 cm)
 15 
Alexandra Maria Lara
(Romanian-German Actress)
Alexandra Maria Lara
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Birthdate: November 12, 1978
Sun Sign: Scorpio
Height: 5'9" (175 cm)
 16 
Alec Secareanu
(Actor)
Alec Secareanu
1
Birthdate: December 4, 1984
Sun Sign: Sagittarius
 17 
Sandra Izbașa
(Romanian Former Artistic Gymnast)
Sandra Izbașa
1
Listed In: Sportspersons
Birthdate: June 18, 1990
Sun Sign: Gemini
Height: 5'6" (168 cm)
 18 
Felicia Chin
(Actress)
Felicia Chin
2
Birthdate: October 24, 1984
Sun Sign: Scorpio
Height: 5'6" (168 cm)
 19 
Baldassare Castiglione
(Diplomat)
Baldassare Castiglione
0
Listed In: Miscellaneous
Birthdate: December 6, 1478
Sun Sign: Sagittarius
Died: February 2, 1529
 20 
Delia Matache
(One of the Most Popular and Successful Romanian Singers)
Delia Matache
2
Listed In: Miscellaneous
Birthdate: February 7, 1982
Sun Sign: Aquarius
 21 
Alexandra Dinu
(Actress and Television Presenter)
Alexandra Dinu
1
Birthdate: January 3, 1981
Sun Sign: Capricorn
 22 
Răzvan Lucescu
(Romanian Retired Footballer Who Played as a Goalkeeper)
Răzvan Lucescu
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Listed In: Sportspersons
Birthdate: February 17, 1969
Sun Sign: Aquarius
Height: 5'10" (178 cm)
 23 
Alina Cojocaru
(Ballet dancer)
Alina Cojocaru
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Listed In: Dancers
Birthdate: May 27, 1981
Sun Sign: Gemini
 24 
Sorana Cirstea
(Romanian Professional Tennis Player)
Sorana Cirstea
3
Listed In: Sportspersons
Birthdate: April 7, 1990
Sun Sign: Aries
Height: 5'9" (175 cm)
 25 
Antonia Iacobescu
(Singer)
Antonia Iacobescu
1
Listed In: Singers
Birthdate: April 12, 1989
Sun Sign: Aries
Height: 5'10" (178 cm)
 26 
Alex Kozinski
(Lawyer, Judge)
Alex Kozinski
2
Listed In: Lawyers & Judges
Birthdate: July 23, 1950
Sun Sign: Leo
 27 
Clara Haskil
(Classical pianist)
Clara Haskil
2
Listed In: Musicians
Birthdate: January 7, 1895
Sun Sign: Capricorn
Died: December 7, 1960
 28 
Dionysius the Areopagite
(Theologian)
Dionysius the Areopagite
0
Listed In: Miscellaneous
 29 
Mihaela Buzarnescu
(Romanian Tennis Star and 3-Time WTA Tour Winner)
Mihaela Buzarnescu
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Listed In: Sportspersons
Birthdate: May 4, 1988
Sun Sign: Taurus
Height: 5'9" (175 cm)
 30 
Giorgio Cantarini
(Actor)
Giorgio Cantarini
1
Birthdate: April 12, 1992
Sun Sign: Aries
 31 
Larisa Iordache
(Retired Romanian Artistic Gymnast Regarded as 'The New Nadia' and Olympic Bronze Medalist)
Larisa Iordache
2
Listed In: Sportspersons
Birthdate: June 19, 1996
Sun Sign: Gemini
Height: 4'11" (150 cm)
 32 
Leyla Aliyeva
(Ilham Aliyev's daughter)
Leyla Aliyeva
4
Listed In: Miscellaneous
Birthdate: July 3, 1984
Sun Sign: Cancer
 33 
Parmigianino
(Painter)
Parmigianino
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Birthdate: January 11, 1503
Sun Sign: Capricorn
Died: August 24, 1540
 34 
Avitus
(Emperor)
Avitus
0
Birthdate: 0390 AD
Died: 0457 AD
 35 
Nicu Ceaușescu
(Member of the Romanian Great National Assembly (1980 -1989) and Son of Leaders Nicolae and Elena Ceaușescu)
Nicu Ceaușescu
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Listed In: Leaders
Birthdate: September 1, 1951
Sun Sign: Virgo
Died: September 26, 1996
 36 
Edward Maya
(Musician)
Edward Maya
3
Listed In: Musicians
Birthdate: June 29, 1986
Sun Sign: Cancer
 37 
Irina-Camelia Begu
(Romanian Professional Tennis Player)
Irina-Camelia Begu
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Listed In: Sportspersons
Birthdate: August 26, 1990
Sun Sign: Virgo
Height: 5'11" (180 cm)
 38 
Zoia Ceaușescu
(Romanian Mathematician and the Daughter of Romanian Dictator Nicolae Ceaușescu)
Zoia Ceaușescu
6
Listed In: Scientists
Birthdate: February 28, 1949
Sun Sign: Pisces
Died: November 20, 2006
 39 
Ștefan Radu
(Romanian Football Player Best Known for His Successful Stint with the Serie A Club 'Lazio')
Ștefan Radu
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Listed In: Sportspersons
Birthdate: October 22, 1986
Sun Sign: Libra
Height: 6'0" (183 cm)
 40 
Daniel Ghiță
(Romanian Kickboxer and Politician)
Daniel Ghiță
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Listed In: Sportspersons
Birthdate: April 22, 1981
Sun Sign: Taurus
Height: 6'4" (193 cm)
 41 
Nicolae Paulescu
(Romanian Scientist Known for His Research on 'Insulin' and His Anti-Semitic Writings)
Nicolae Paulescu
1
Birthdate: October 30, 1869
Sun Sign: Scorpio
Died: July 17, 1931
 42 
Serge Klarsfeld
(Political activist)
Serge Klarsfeld
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Listed In: Activists
Birthdate: September 17, 1935
Sun Sign: Virgo
 43 
Alma Gluck
(Romanian-American Opera Singer Who Was the First Musician to Sell a Million Record Copies)
Alma Gluck
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Listed In: Singers
Birthdate: May 11, 1884
Sun Sign: Taurus
Died: October 27, 1938
 44 
Yasmin Ahmad
(Director)
Yasmin Ahmad
1
Birthdate: January 7, 1958
Sun Sign: Capricorn
Died: July 25, 2009
 45 
Ion Mihai Pacepa
(Romanian Author Who Wrote on the Inner Operations of Communist Intelligence Services)
Ion Mihai Pacepa
1
Listed In: Writers
Birthdate: October 28, 1928
Sun Sign: Scorpio
 46 
Victor Ponta
(Prime Minister of Romania (2012 - 2015))
Victor Ponta
2
Listed In: Leaders
Birthdate: September 20, 1972
Sun Sign: Virgo
 47 
Andrei Alexandrescu
(Computer Programmer Known for his Groundbreaking Work on Policy-Based Design Implemented Through Template Metaprogramming)
Andrei Alexandrescu
0
Listed In: Writers
Birthdate: 1969 AD
 48 
Jacob L. Moreno
(Psychiatrist)
Jacob L. Moreno
1
Birthdate: May 18, 1889
Sun Sign: Taurus
Died: May 14, 1974
 49 
Andreea Diaconu
(Model)
Andreea Diaconu
0
Listed In: Fashion
Birthdate: March 28, 1991
Sun Sign: Aries
Height: 5'10" (178 cm)
 50 
Olivia Addams
(Singer, Musician)
Olivia Addams
3
Listed In: Musicians
Birthdate: September 17, 1996
Sun Sign: Virgo
Height: 5'2" (157 cm)