Romanian Famous Names Starting with Letter O

Is a retired Romanian gymnast.Ban first rose to prominence as one of Romania's top junior world-clas

Is a retired Romanian gymnast.Ban first rose to prominence as one of Romania's top junior world-class gymnasts. She competed in her first Romanian national championships in 1998, winning the floor exercise event in the junior division. The following year, she was invited to join the Romanian national team, and began working with coaches Octavian Belu and Mariana Bitang at the elite training facility in Deva. Success in major international junior meets soon followed, including a first-place finish at the Top Gym tournament in Belgium and a bronze medal at the 2001 European Youth Olympic Days.

Was a self-made businessman who founded Datsun UK, and a noted philanthropist, who donated over £10

Was a self-made businessman who founded Datsun UK, and a noted philanthropist, who donated over £100 million in his lifetime.He spent 1932–1936 in prison. Afterwards, he moved to France, where he spent World War II. He returned to Romania in 1946 and remained there until 1960. He fled Communist Eastern Europe, in 1966 by way of Germany to Worthing in England, where he founded Datsun UK (now Nissan UK) in 1970, although he reputedly lived in Switzerland, France and Monaco. He fled to Switzerland in 1991 to avoid trouble with the police (according to the British authorities, he evaded more than £200 million in taxes) and died in Villars-sur-Ollon, Switzerland.

Was a distinguished Romanian mathematician.

Was a distinguished Romanian mathematician.

Was a Romanian mathematician, member of the Romanian Academy, and founder of the Romanian school of

Was a Romanian mathematician, member of the Romanian Academy, and founder of the Romanian school of probability theory and statistics.He graduated from the Botosani August Treboniu Laurian Lyceum in 1911 with a perfect score of 10. That same year, he entered the University of Bucharest, from where he graduated with degrees in Mathematics and Philosophy in 1913. From 1914 to 1916 he was a mathematics teacher at the military gymnasium of Dealu Monastery, near Târgoviste. From 1916 to 1918 he fought in World War I.

Is a Romanian gymnastics coach, and was head of the national team, with interruptions, between 1988

Is a Romanian gymnastics coach, and was head of the national team, with interruptions, between 1988 and 2005. He retired from this position after a notorious incident in which several gymnasts were photographed by Romanian tabloid journalists as they were sneaking out from training camp to nightclubs. Although a moderately successful gymnast in his early years, Belu's success has been in the field of coaching rather than performing, and he has spent his adult life in this profession. He also served as an adviser on the staff of President Traian Basescu.

A Romanian footballer currently playing for CS Otopeni. Chihaia debuted at Sportul Studentesc. He la

A Romanian footballer currently playing for CS Otopeni. Chihaia debuted at Sportul Studentesc. He later moved to FC National Bucuresti and Dinamo Bucuresti. During the summer of 2006 he was traded to CFR Cluj for the price of 300,000 euro. Chihaia is a striker and is the son of former football international, Romulus Chihaia. He also played 2 matches for Dinamo Bucuresti in the 2005-06 UEFA Cup. He transferred to CS Otopeni in the sumer break of 2008.

Was a Romanian fascist politician, poet, playwright, journalist, and translator.

Was a Romanian fascist politician, poet, playwright, journalist, and translator.

Was a Romanian writer, politician, journalist and civil society activist.

Was a Romanian writer, politician, journalist and civil society activist.

Is a Romanian Olympic fencer.

Is a Romanian Olympic fencer.

Was a Romanian sculptor and writer. A student of Dimitrie Paciurea at the Academy of Arts in Buchare

Was a Romanian sculptor and writer. A student of Dimitrie Paciurea at the Academy of Arts in Bucharest, he was a member of the Group of Four together with painters Nicolae Tonitza, Francisc Sirato and Stefan Dimitrescu. His works were exhibited mainly in Bucharest, but also at Romanian art exhibitions and international exhibitions in other European cities.

Is an actress who has appeared in many films as well as appearing in TV mini serials such as the Nig

Is an actress who has appeared in many films as well as appearing in TV mini serials such as the Nightmare Years and The Phantom of the Opera.

A Romanian football player.

A Romanian football player.

Is a Romanian historian, essayist, novelist, short-story writer, literary critic, poet, playwright,

Is a Romanian historian, essayist, novelist, short-story writer, literary critic, poet, playwright, and journalist. He is especially known for his political writings on disputed issues such as regional autonomy for Transylvania, and for his co-authorship of a controversial history textbook for 11th and 12th grade high-school students.

A Romanian football player, who plays as a midfielder for Rapid Bucuresti.

A Romanian football player, who plays as a midfielder for Rapid Bucuresti.

Is a Romanian musician.He played between 1966 and 1975 with the Romanian rock band Rosu si negru. In

Is a Romanian musician.He played between 1966 and 1975 with the Romanian rock band Rosu si negru. In 1975 he joined Transsylvania Phoenix. In 1977 he settled in Germany, but after 1990 he moved back to Romania. Now he has solo projects and also plays with Phoenix.

Was a Romanian literary critic, folklorist, and essayist.He made his debut at age 23 in the literary

Was a Romanian literary critic, folklorist, and essayist.He made his debut at age 23 in the literary magazine Gândirea, together with Tudor Vianu. He also wrote for Revista Fundatiilor Regale. From 1937 to 1941, he held an Alexander von Humboldt fellowship. He was on the Faculty at the University of Bucharest between 1941 and 1949.

A Romanian football player who currently plays for Steaua Bucuresti. He can play in various position

A Romanian football player who currently plays for Steaua Bucuresti. He can play in various positions but he is mostly used a defensive midfielder. Many consider him a veritable talent, however numerous knee injures affected his career.On 25 March 2008 he was decorated by the president of România, Traian Basescu for the results on Qualifying to EURO 2008 and qualification to UEFA Euro 2008 Group C with Medalia "Meritul Sportiv" — (The Medal "The Sportive Merit") class III.

A retired Romanian football player.He played for a few clubs, including Universitatea Craiova, UD Sa

A retired Romanian football player.He played for a few clubs, including Universitatea Craiova, UD Salamanca (Spain), PSV Eindhoven (Netherlands) and Dinamo Bucuresti.

A Romanian football player, currently under contract at Universitatea Craiova.

A Romanian football player, currently under contract at Universitatea Craiova.