1980), footballer Constantin Bosianu (1815–1882), jurist and politician Ana Maria Brânză (born 1984), épée fencer Emilian Bratu (1904–1991), chemical engineer Florin Bratu (born 1980), footballer Roxana Briban (1971–2010), operatic soprano Silviu Brucan (1916–2006), communist politician Dionis Bubani (1926–2006), Albanian writer, playwright, humorist, and translator Dragoș Bucur (born 1977), actor Gheorghe Bucur (born 1980), football player Doina Bumbea (1950–1997), artist and abductee in North Korea C Alexandra Cadanțu (born 1990), tennis player Nicolae Cajal (1919–2004), Jewish physician, academic, politician and philanthropist Rukmini Maria Callimachi (born 1973), Romanian-American journalist and poet Christian Calson (born 1975), Romanian-American independent filmmaker Constantin Cantacuzino (1905–1958), aviator Catherine Caradja (1893–1993), aristocrat and philanthropist Costache Caragiale (1815–1877), actor and theatre manager Mateiu Caragiale (1885–1936), poet and prose writer Toma Caragiu (1925–1977), theatre, television and film actor Ion Caramitru (born 1942), stage and film actor Nae Caranfil (born 1960), film director and screenwriter Barbu Catargiu (1807–1862), politician and journalist Paul Cazan (born 1951), football player Vera Călin (born 1921), Romanian-American literary critic, essayist and translator George Călinescu (1899–1965), literary critic, historian, novelist and journalist Gabriel Cânu (born 1981), footballer Mircea Cărtărescu (born 1956), poet, novelist and essayist Nicu Ceaușescu (1951–1996), the youngest child of Romanian leader Nicolae and Elena Ceaușescu Remus Cernea (born 1974), activist Hristu Chiacu (born 1986), footballer Maia Ciobanu (born 1952), composer and music educator Victor Ciocâltea (1932–1983), chess master Liviu Ciulei (1923–2011), theater and film director, film writer, actor, architect, educator, costume, and set designer Henri Coandă (1886–1972), inventor, aerodynamics pioneer, and builder of an experimental aircraft Alina Cojocaru (born 1981), ballet dancer Dragoș Coman (born 1980), swimmer Sergiu Comissiona (1928–2005), Romanian-Israeli-American conductor and violinist Grigore C. Crăiniceanu (1852–1935), military officer, War Minister, and member of the Romanian Academy Michael Cretu (born 1957), Romanian–German musician Sergiu Cunescu (1923–2005), social democratic politician D Alexandru Darie (1959–2019), theater director Cella Delavrancea (1887–1991), pianist, writer, and teacher of piano Henrieta Delavrancea (1897–1987), architect Lucia Demetrius (1910–1992), novelist, poet, playwright, and translator Cristian Diaconescu (born 1959), jurist and politician Gheorghe Dinică (1934–2009), actor Neagu Djuvara (1916–2018), historian, essayist, philosopher, journalist, novelist, and diplomat Dora d'Istria (1828–1888), Wallachian-born Romantic writer and feminist of Albanian descent Ion G. Duca (1879–1933), prime minister of Romania (1933) E Mircea Eliade (1907–1986), historian of religion, fiction writer, and philosopher David Emmanuel (1854–1941), mathematician, member of the Romanian Academy F Nicolae Filimon (1819–1865), novelist and short-story writer Răzvan Fodor (born 1975), singer and actor G