Damian (1922–2012), painter and sculptor Liviu Ciulei (1923–2011), theatre and film director, film writer, actor, educator, and costume and set designer Dinu C. Giurescu (1927–2018), historian and politician, son of Constantin C. Giurescu Nicolae Herlea (1927–2014), opera singer, baritone Draga Olteanu Matei (b. 1933), film and stage actress Victor Rebengiuc (b. 1933), film and stage actor, activist Gheorghe Dinică (1934–2009), actor Mircea Albulescu (1934–2016), film and stage actor, professor, journalist, poet and writer Cristian Țopescu (1937–2018), sports commentator, journalist and politician Gheorghe Gruia (1940–2015), handball player and twice world champion, named Greatest Handball Player of All Time by the International Handball Federation (IHF) Margareta Pâslaru (b. 1943), actress and singer Cristian Gațu (b. 1945), former handball player, twice winner of the World Championship with Romania and twice winner of the European Champions Cup with Steaua București Mircea Lucescu (b. 1945), former football player and coach, European Coach of the Year Ilie Năstase (b. 1946), tennis player and the first World No. 1, International Tennis Hall of Famer Florea Dumitrache (1948–2007), football player and twice winner of the Romanian Footballer of the Year award Andrei Pleșu (b. 1948), philosopher and essayist Corneliu Vadim Tudor (1949–2015), poet, writer, journalist and politician Dudu Georgescu (b. 1950), football player and twice winner of the European Golden Shoe Anghel Iordănescu (b. 1950), former football player and coach, and winner of the European Cup Dan Petrescu (1953–2021), businessman and billionaire Mircea Cărtărescu (b. 1956), writer, poet and literary critic Michael Crețu (b. 1957), singer, songwriter, and producer, founder of Enigma Mircea Geoană (b. 1958), former politician and Deputy Secretary General of NATO Cristian Diaconescu (b. 1959), diplomat Octavian Morariu (b. 1961), President of Rugby Europe Maia Morgenstern (b. 1962), film and stage actress Laura Badea-Cârlescu (b. 1970), fencer, Olympic, World and European champion in foil, International Fencing Hall of Famer Bogdan Aurescu (b. 1973), lawyer, diplomat and politician Rukmini Callimachi (b. 1973), New York Times journalist Theodor Paleologu (b. 1973), historian, diplomat and politician, son of Alexandru Paleologu Roxana Mărăcineanu (b. 1975), former swimmer, first French world champion, politician and the Minister of Youth and Sports of France Ion Oncescu (b. 1978), prolific arm wrestler, hall of famer Alexandra Maria Lara (b. 1978), actress Ana Maria Popescu (b. 1984), fencer, Olympic, World and European champion, former World No. 1 in épée Cristina Neagu (b. 1988), handball player, has a record four IHF World Player of the