Romanian Famous Names Starting with Letter V

Was a Romanian chess master. He was awarded the International Master title in 1957 and the Internati

Was a Romanian chess master. He was awarded the International Master title in 1957 and the International Grandmaster title in 1978. Among his notable games is the one at the 16th Chess Olympiad, held in Varna in 1962, where he defeated Bobby Fischer.

Is a Romanian politician. He was the Mayor of Bucharest in 1996-1997 and, after his resignation from

Is a Romanian politician. He was the Mayor of Bucharest in 1996-1997 and, after his resignation from office, Prime Minister of Romania from December 12, 1996 to March 30, 1998.

Is a Romanian tennis player who lives in Bucharest. In 2005, he played in the International Tennis F

Is a Romanian tennis player who lives in Bucharest. In 2005, he played in the International Tennis Federation's Professional Circuit and won seven titles. As a result, he was named the ITF's "Player Of The Year" for 2005. At the end of 2005, he was ranked

Is a Romanian tennis player.

Is a Romanian tennis player.

Is a Romanian tennis player. On 23 May 2005, he reached his highest ATP singles ranking of 187.

Is a Romanian tennis player. On 23 May 2005, he reached his highest ATP singles ranking of 187.

Is a Romanian sprint canoer who competed in the 1990s. Partnoi also competed in two Summer Olympics,

Is a Romanian sprint canoer who competed in the 1990s. Partnoi also competed in two Summer Olympics, earning his best finish of sixth in the C-1 1000 m event at Atlanta in 1996.

A former football (soccer) striker and current coach of the Romanian national team. Piturca won the

A former football (soccer) striker and current coach of the Romanian national team. Piturca won the European Cup with Steaua Bucuresti in 1986.On 25 March 2008 he was decorated by the president of România, Traian Basescu with Ordinul "Meritul Sportiv" — (The Order "The Sportive Merit") class II for his part in winning the of 1986 European Cup Final.

Is an award-winning Romanian film and stage actor, also known as a civil society activist. Since 195

Is an award-winning Romanian film and stage actor, also known as a civil society activist. Since 1957, he has been a member of the Bulandra Theater company, acting in more than 200 roles on that stage alone. Having had his breakthrough performance with Liviu Ciulei's The Forest of the Hanged, Rebengiuc became a major figure in Romanian cinema, and became especially known for his 1986 appearance in Stere Gulea's Morometii. He also starred in films by Dan Pita (Tanase Scatiu, Dreptate în lanturi, Faleze de nisip, The Man of the Day) and Lucian Pintilie (De ce trag clopotele, Mitica?, Balanta, Too Late, Last Stop Paradise, Niki and Flo, Tertium non datur). He was also celebrated for his stage performances, appearing in plays directed by, amon others, Ciulei, Andrei Serban, Catalina Buzoianu, Yuri Kordonsky, Gábor Tompa, and Alexandru Dabija.

A Romanian visual artist, currently living in Houston, Texas.For over twenty-seven years, Victor Tap

A Romanian visual artist, currently living in Houston, Texas.For over twenty-seven years, Victor Tapu has been making his living through his creativity. From stage designing to painting, sculpting and portrait commissions, his work has found its way into prestigious private and state collections in United States, Romania, Poland, Hungary, Bulgaria, Germany, Israel, Brazil and as well as Canada, Holland and Sweden.

Is a retired boxer from Romania. He represented his native country at the 1976 Summer Olympics in Mo

Is a retired boxer from Romania. He represented his native country at the 1976 Summer Olympics in Montreal, Canada. There he won the bronze medal in the welterweight division (– 67 kg) after being defeated in the semifinals by eventual winner Jochen Bachf

A Romanian professional football player.He started to play professional football at AS Rocar Bucures

A Romanian professional football player.He started to play professional football at AS Rocar Bucuresti and he played his first match in Divizia A on December 4, 1999 against FC Arges Pitesti, but unfortunately his team was defeated with 3-1.

An Romanian footballer who plays for Liga I club Pandurii Târgu Jiu. He is the son of Victor Piturc

An Romanian footballer who plays for Liga I club Pandurii Târgu Jiu. He is the son of Victor Piturca.

Was a Romanian writer.Born in Segarcea, he graduated from the Saint Sava National College, then stud

Was a Romanian writer.Born in Segarcea, he graduated from the Saint Sava National College, then studied Law, and then Letters, including terms at universities in Italy and Austria. An associate of the far right thinker Nichifor Crainic, Horia sat on the editorial board of his Sfarma Piatra journal.[1] He contributed to Gândirea and Porunca Vremii articles praising the Italian fascism of Benito Mussolini (Miracolul fascist — "The Fascist Miracle"),[2] as well as pieces attacking authors whom the traditionalist group viewed as decadent (notably, Tudor Arghezi and Eugen Lovinescu).[3]

Is a Romanian former middle distance runner who mainly competed in 1500 Metres. She competed in two

Is a Romanian former middle distance runner who mainly competed in 1500 Metres. She competed in two Olympic Games, in 1992 and 2000.

Best known as Daniela Silivas, is a Romanian gymnast who is most famous for winning six medals (thre

Best known as Daniela Silivas, is a Romanian gymnast who is most famous for winning six medals (three gold, two silver, and one bronze) in women's artistic gymnastics at the 1988 Olympic Games in Seoul, Korea

A retired Romanian football (soccer) forward, who was a key part of the Romanian national team in th

A retired Romanian football (soccer) forward, who was a key part of the Romanian national team in the 1990s. He is currently the sporting director of FC Unirea Valahorum Urziceni.On the club level, Moldovan played for Gloria Bistrita (1990-93), Dinamo Bucuresti (1993-95), Neuchâtel Xamax (1995-96), Grasshoppers (1996-98), Coventry City (1998), Fenerbahçe (1998-2000), Nantes (2000-04), Servette (2004-05), Poli Timisoara (2005), and Rapid Bucuresti (2006-2007). The most successful years of his career occurred while playing for Fenerbahçe between 1998 and 2000 and for Nantes between 2000 and 2004

A Romanian footballer who currently plays for Sportul Studentesc as a midfielder.Ferfelea made his d

A Romanian footballer who currently plays for Sportul Studentesc as a midfielder.Ferfelea made his debut for Sportul Studentesc in 2004, in a Liga 1 match against Dinamo Bucuresti. He is one of the top-scorers of his team, scoring nine goals in Liga 2's 2006-2007 season and four goals so far in the 2007- 2008 season. Viorel Ferfelea is also a former member of Romania national under-21 football team[1].

A Romanian football player. He was player-manager of Gloria Buzau, which he helped promote to Liga I

A Romanian football player. He was player-manager of Gloria Buzau, which he helped promote to Liga I during the 2006-07 season. Throughout his career, Viorel Ion played for several teams, including Otelul Galati, Steaua Bucuresti, VfL Bochum and Rapid Bucuresti.His Romanian first league debut took place in 1984, at the age of 17, playing for Gloria Buzau. In 1991 he left his club, at the time relegated to Liga II, for Otelul Galati. Nicknamed Vioara (Violin), he subsequently transferred to Steaua Bucuresti, winning 3 Romanian Champion titles with that team. From Steaua, he went on to play in the German Bundesliga for VfL Bochum. Upon his return to Romania,

Was a Romanian football player and coach.He is renowned as a coach for his interesting football expe

Was a Romanian football player and coach.He is renowned as a coach for his interesting football experiment, Morisca ("The Hand-Mill"), in which the strikers and midfielders swap places during the game. Mateianu was experimental throughout his coaching career, in the process revolutionizing Romanian football. To him a football team was before anything else a family.

Is a Romanian sprint canoer who competed from the late 1960s to the early 1970s.

Is a Romanian sprint canoer who competed from the late 1960s to the early 1970s.

Is a former Romanian handball player who competed in the 1976 Summer Olympics.She was part of the Ro

Is a former Romanian handball player who competed in the 1976 Summer Olympics.She was part of the Romanian handball team, which finished fourth in the Olympic tournament. She played all five matches.

Is a Romanian sprint canoer who competed in the early to mid 1990s. Competing in two Summer Olympics

Is a Romanian sprint canoer who competed in the early to mid 1990s. Competing in two Summer Olympics, she earned her best finish of fourth in the K-4 500 m event at Barcelona in 1992.

Is a Romanian rower and winner of four Olympic Gold medals.Susanu rowed in the Romanian women's eigh

Is a Romanian rower and winner of four Olympic Gold medals.Susanu rowed in the Romanian women's eight that won the rowing World Championships in 1997, 1998 and 1999, and the 2000 Summer Olympics.

Was a Romanian operatic soprano, the daughter of a Greek Orthodox archdeacon, born in Chernivtsi, wh

Was a Romanian operatic soprano, the daughter of a Greek Orthodox archdeacon, born in Chernivtsi, which is now in Ukraine.Following training in Vienna, she made her operatic debut in Zagreb (Agram), as Charlotte in Massenet's Werther, in 1922. The soprano then appeared at the Vienna Volksoper (1924-26), Frankfurt Opera (1926-30), Vienna Staatsoper (1930-35), Berlin Staatsoper (1935-37) and Munich Opera (1937-44). She married the Austrian conductor Clemens Krauss in Frankfurt during her time there.She was Richard Strauss's favorite soprano, and he called her "die treueste aller Treuen" ("the most faithful of all the faithful"). She sang in the world premieres of four of his operas: Arabella (1933), Friedenstag (which was dedicated to Ursuleac and Krauss, 1938), Capriccio (1942), and the public dress rehearsal of Die Liebe der Danae (1944).

Was a Romanian economist, sociologist, and left-wing politician, prominent member and main theorist

Was a Romanian economist, sociologist, and left-wing politician, prominent member and main theorist of the Peasants' Party and of its successor, the National Peasants' Party (PNT). He had an important activity as an essayist and journalist, being for long