List of Romanian Americans

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This is a list of notable Romanian-Americans, including both original immigrants from Romania who obtained American citizenship and their American descendants.

Academics[]

Literary Critics[]

Mathematicians[]

  • Alexandra Bellow – mathematician, Professor Emeritus at Northwestern University
  • Ana Caraiani – mathematician, member of the American Mathematical Society
  • Ioana Dumitriu – mathematician, professor at the University of Washington
  • Ciprian Foias – mathematician, distinguished professor at Texas A&M University
  • Tudor Ganea – mathematician, known for his work in algebraic topology
  • Nicholas Georgescu-Roegen – mathematician, statistician, and economist[2]
  • Matei Machedon – mathematician, professor at the University of Maryland
  • Ciprian Manolescu – mathematician, professor at Stanford University
  • Irina Mitrea – mathematician, professor at Temple University
  • Mircea Mustaţă – mathematician, professor at the University of Michigan
  • Florian Pop – mathematician, professor at the University of Pennsylvania
  • Mihnea Popa – mathematician, professor at Northwestern University
  • Sorin Popa – mathematician, professor at the University of California, Los Angeles
  • Cristian Dumitru Popescu – mathematician, professor at the University of California, San Diego
  • Ovidiu Savin – mathematician, professor at Columbia University
  • Rodica Simion – mathematician, known for her work in combinatorics
  • Ileana Streinu – mathematician, professor at Smith College
  • Bogdan Suceavă – mathematician, professor at California State University Fullerton
  • Dan-Virgil Voiculescu – mathematician, professor at the University of California, Berkeley
  • Alexandru Zaharescu – mathematician, professor at the University of Illinois at Urbana–Champaign

Historians, sociologists and philosophers[]

  • Eugene Borza – professor of history at Pennsylvania State University[3]
  • Ioan Petru Culianu – historian of religion [4]
  • Mircea Eliade – philosopher, writer, historian of religions[5]
  • Radu Florescu – emeritus professor of history at Boston College[6]

Art[]

  • Eugen Ciucă – sculptor
  • Noche Crist – painter
  • Christopher Georgesco – sculptor
  • Cristian Gheorghiu – contemporary artist
  • Ami James – tattoo artist
  • De Hirsh Margules – painter (Romanian-Jewish descent)
  • Alexandra Nechita – cubist painter[7]

Architects[]

  • Max Abramovitz – architect of Avery Fisher Hall, of Romanian-Jewish descent[8]
  • Haralamb H. Georgescu – architect[9]

Business[]

Entertainment[]

Actors[]

  • Sadie Alexandru – actress
  • Lauren Bacall – actress (Romanian Jewish mother)[13]
  • Bob Balaban - actor (part Romanian-Jewish descent)
  • Jillian Bell – actress and screenwriter
  • Tim Conway – actor and comedian (Romanian mother)
  • Melinda Culea – actress
  • Fran Drescher – actress and comedian (part Romanian-Jewish descent)
  • Illeana Douglas – actress
  • Jennifer Ehle – actress
  • Lisa Ferraday – actress
  • Ana Gasteyer – actress and comedian
  • Joseph Gordon-Levitt - actor (part Romanian-Jewish descent)[14]
  • Oana Gregory – actress
  • Dustin Hoffman – actor and filmmaker (part Romanian-Jewish descent)[15]
  • Harvey Keitel – actor and producer (Romanian Jewish mother)
  • Tristan Leabu – actor
  • Andrea Marcovicci – actress and singer
  • Carl Reiner – comedian and actor (Romanian Jewish mother)
  • Edward G. Robinson – actor (Romanian-Jewish descent)[16][17]
  • Sebastian Stan – actor[18]
  • Johnny Pacar – actor and singer
  • David Pittu – actor
  • Natalie Portman – Academy Award-winning actress (part Romanian-Jewish descent)[19]
  • Ray Wise – actor (Romanian mother)
  • Adrian Zmed – actor best known from the T.J. Hooker television series.[20]

Screenwriter, directors and producer of films and theatre[]

  • Stanley Kubrick – film director, screenwriter, producer and photographer. His father's parents and paternal grandparents were of Romanian Jewish descent.
  • Jean Negulesco – film director and screenwriter[21]
  • Petru Popescu – screenwriter from Hollywood and best-selling author[22]
  • Steve Sabol – film producer and one of the founders of NFL Films
  • Andrei Șerban – director of theater and opera[23]
  • Erwin Stoff – film producer and founder of 3 Arts Entertainment

Singers and musicians[]

  • Herb Alpert – lead singer, and horn player with Tijuana Brass (Romanian-Jewish descent)
  • Lucian Ban – jazz piano player, composer[24]
  • Laura Bretan – soprano singer
  • Shelby Cinca – punk rock guitarist[25]
  • Sergiu Comissiona – conductor and musician[26]
  • Art Garfunkel – singer, poet, and actor (Romanian-Jewish descent)
  • Angela Gheorghiu – soprano[27]
  • Alma Gluck – soprano[28]
  • Christina Grimmie – singer
  • Harloe – singer
  • Yolanda Marculescu – soprano
  • Necro – hardcore rapper
  • Margareta Paslaru – singer
  • Beverly Sills – soprano[29]
  • Virginia Zeani – opera singer[30]

Sports[]

  • Fred Arbanas (1939–2021) – American football player
  • Scarlett Bordeaux (born 1991) – WWE wrestler
  • Nadia Comăneci (born 1961) – Olympic gold medalist in gymnastics (defected to the US in 1989)[31]
  • Nick Denes (1906–1975) – American football and basketball coach
  • Eric Ghiaciuc (born 1981) – American football player
  • John Ghindia (1925–2012) – American football player and coach
  • Bill Goldberg (born 1966) – American football player and undefeated wrestler (Romanian-Jewish descent).[32]
  • Hroniss Grasu (born 1991) – American football player
  • Hank Greenberg (1911–1986) – Baseball Hall of Famer (Romanian-Jewish descent).[33]
  • Lou Groza (1924–2000) – Pro Football Hall of Famer
  • Ernie Grunfeld (born 1955) – basketball player and former general manager of the Washington Wizards
  • Red Holzman (1920–1998) – NBA Hall of Fame coach and former player (Romanian Jewish mother)[34]
  • Sabrina Ionescu (born 1997) – basketball player for the New York Liberty; college honors at the University of Oregon include multiple national player of the year awards in 2019 and 2020[35][36][37]
  • Fred Lebow (1932–1994) – founder of the New York City Marathon[38]
  • Dominique Moceanu (born 1981) – US Olympic gymnast[39]
  • Corina Morariu (born 1978) – former professional tennis player, reached the world No. 1 ranking in doubles in 2000[40]
  • Gheorghe Mureșan (born 1971) – former NBA player; lives in USA[41]
  • Stephen Negoesco (1925–2019) – soccer coach[42]
  • Betty Okino (born 1975) – US Olympic gymnast[43]
  • Sam Paulescu (born 1984) – American football player[44]
  • Nick Roman (1947–2003) – American football player
  • Dolph Schayes (1928–2015) – NBA Hall of Famer player and coach[45]
  • Bud Selig (born 1934) – Commissioner of Major League Baseball[46]
  • Charley Stanceu (1916–1969) – baseball player[47]
  • Mark Suciu (born 1992) – professional skateboarder[48]
  • Otmar Szafnauer (born 1964) – Chief Executive Officer and Team Principal of the Aston Martin F1 Team
  • Kevin Youkilis (born 1979) – Major League Baseball player; first baseman for the Boston Red Sox[49][50][51]

Law[]

Media/Journalism[]

  • Rukmini Callimachi – journalist, The New York Times
  • Harry Caray – former baseball broadcaster[52]
  • Chip Caray – sports broadcaster for Fox Sports South
  • Liz Claman – anchor of the Fox Business Network show Countdown to the Closing Bell
  • Horace Dediu – technology journalist
  • Steve Fainaru – investigative journalist and senior writer for ESPN.com and ESPN The Magazine
  • John Florea – photojournalist for Life magazine
  • Lisa Kennedy – host of the Kennedy show on the Fox Business Network
  • Dan Moldea – author and investigative journalist[53]
  • George Puscas – sports reporter for the Detroit Free Press
  • Marc Stein – sports reporter for The New York Times (Romanian-Jewish descent)[54]
  • Brian Unger – journalist and commentator for NPR

Military[]

  • Nicolae Dunca – captain in the 12th New York Infantry Regiment in the American Civil War
  • George PomutzBrevet Brigadier General, commanded the 15th Iowa Infantry Regiment in the American Civil War[55]
  • Eugen Ghica-Comănești - captain in the 5th New York Volunteer Infantry in the American Civil War
  • Alexander VraciuWorld War II Navy pilot; ace[56]

Politics[]

Religion[]

  • John Michael Botean – Romanian Greek-Catholic bishop
  • Nathaniel Popp – Romanian Orthodox Archbishop[57]
  • Vasile Louis Puscas – Romanian Greek-Catholic bishop
  • Alexander Ratiu – former Romanian Greek-Catholic priest and author[58]
  • Valerian Trifa – former archbishop of Romanian Orthodox Church of America and Canada[59]

Sciences[]

  • Rodica Baranescu – mechanical engineer known for her research in automotive diesel engines
  • Adrian Bejan – mechanical engineer, Benjamin Franklin Medal Laureate[60]
  • Mircea Dincă – chemist
  • Diana Fosha – psychologist
  • Viviana Gradinaru – neuroscientist
  • Dan Graur – scientist
  • Liviu Librescu – material scientist, and professor of Engineering Science and Mechanics at Virginia Tech
  • Horațiu Năstasephysicist and professor in the High energy physics group at Brown University in Providence, RI, USA.[61]
  • Mihai Nadin – researcher in electrical engineering
  • George Emil PaladeNobel Prize-winning biologist[62][63]
  • Sergiu Pașca – scientist and physician at Stanford University
  • Vasile Popov – leading systems theorist and control engineering specialist
  • Gideon Rodanbiochemist and osteopath[64]
  • Nicholas Sanduleak – astronomer

Computer science[]

  • Andrei Alexandrescu – computer scientist, worked as a research scientist at Facebook[65]
  • Andrei Broder – computer scientist and distinguished scientist at Google
  • Maria-Florina Balcan – computer scientist
  • Mihaela Cardei - computer scientist and researcher, professor at Florida Atlantic University
  • Flaviu Cristian – computer scientist, noted for his work in distributed systems
  • Roxana Geambasu – computer scientist and associate professor of computer science at Columbia University
  • Virgil Gligor – computer scientist, professor of Electrical and Computer Engineering at Carnegie Mellon University, he has been inducted into the National Cybersecurity Hall of Fame.
  • Grigore Rosu – computer scientist, professor at the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign
  • Daniela Rus – director of the MIT Computer Science and Artificial Intelligence Laboratory.
  • Ion Stoica – computer scientist, professor of computer science at the University of California Berkeley and co-director of AMPLab.
  • Rada Mihalcea – computer scientist, professor of computer science and engineering at the University of Michigan
  • Anca Mosoiu – computer scientist, credited with helping to build the tech industry in Oakland.
  • Fabian Pascal – computer scientist, consultant to large software vendors such as IBM, Oracle Corporation, and Borland.
  • Matei Zaharia – computer scientist, creator of Apache Spark.

Writers[]

  • John Balaban – poet
  • Ion Cârja – writer and anti-communist activist[66]
  • Nina Cassian – poet, journalist, film critic[67]
  • Andrei Codrescu – poet, writer, radio host[68]
  • Thomas Pavel – literary theorist, critic, and novelist currently teaching at the University of Chicago[69]
  • Norman Manea – writer[70]
  • Valery Oișteanu – poet, art critic, writer, essayist, and photographer[71]
  • Virgil Nemoianu – essayist, literary critic, and philosopher of culture[72]
  • Michael Radu – political writer[73]
  • Saviana Stănescu – writer (poet, playwright)[74]
  • Dorin Tudoran – poet, writer, journalist[75]

Comics writers[]

  • Will Eisner – comics writer, artist, and entrepreneur (Romanian-Jewish descent)[76][77]
  • Sandu Florea – illustrator, comic book, and comic strip creator[78]
  • Elena Kucharik – illustrator
  • Stan Lee – comic book writer, editor, publisher and former president and chairman of Marvel Comics (Romanian-Jewish descent)
  • Saul Steinberg – cartoonist and illustrator (Romanian-Jewish descent)

Others[]

  • George Barris – photographer best known for his photographs of Marilyn Monroe
  • Alexandra Botez – chess player
  • Catherine Caradja – philanthropist, aristocrat, Romanian expatriate to the U.S.[79]
  • Misha Gabriel – dancer and choreographer
  • Serban Ghenea – mixing engineer, who has recorded and mixed tracks for artists including Adele, Stevie Wonder, Rod Stewart, Bruno Mars, Taylor Swift and many more
  • Joe Oros – automobile designer for the Ford Motor Company
  • Ion Mihai Pacepa – general of Securitate[citation needed]
  • Mircea Răceanu – diplomat[80]
  • Vladimir Tismăneanu – specialist in political systems and comparative politics[81]

See also[]

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