List of Romanian Americans (177 items)report

• Matei Călinescu – professor at Indiana University Bloomington
  
  (Literary Critics) (Academics)

• Alexandra Bellow – mathematician, Professor Emeritus at Northwestern University
  
  (Mathematicians) (Academics)

• Ana Caraiani – mathematician, member of the American Mathematical Society
  
  (Mathematicians) (Academics)

• Ioana Dumitriu – mathematician, professor at the University of Washington
  
  (Mathematicians) (Academics)

• Ciprian Foias – mathematician, distinguished professor at Texas A&M University
  
  (Mathematicians) (Academics)

• Tudor Ganea – mathematician, known for his work in algebraic topology
  
  (Mathematicians) (Academics)

• Nicholas Georgescu-Roegen – mathematician, statistician, and economist
  
  (Mathematicians) (Academics)

• Matei Machedon – mathematician, professor at the University of Maryland
  
  (Mathematicians) (Academics)

• Ciprian Manolescu – mathematician, professor at Stanford University
  
  (Mathematicians) (Academics)

• Irina Mitrea – mathematician, professor at Temple University
  
  (Mathematicians) (Academics)

• Mircea Mustaţă – mathematician, professor at the University of Michigan
  
  (Mathematicians) (Academics)

• Florian Pop – mathematician, professor at the University of Pennsylvania
  
  (Mathematicians) (Academics)

• Mihnea Popa – mathematician, professor at Northwestern University
  
  (Mathematicians) (Academics)

• Sorin Popa – mathematician, professor at the University of California, Los Angeles
  
  (Mathematicians) (Academics)

• Cristian Dumitru Popescu – mathematician, professor at the University of California, San Diego
  
  (Mathematicians) (Academics)

• Ovidiu Savin – mathematician, professor at Columbia University
  
  (Mathematicians) (Academics)

• Rodica Simion – mathematician, known for her work in combinatorics
  
  (Mathematicians) (Academics)

• Ileana Streinu – mathematician, professor at Smith College
  
  (Mathematicians) (Academics)

• Bogdan Suceavă – mathematician, professor at California State University Fullerton
  
  (Mathematicians) (Academics)

• Dan-Virgil Voiculescu – mathematician, professor at the University of California, Berkeley
  
  (Mathematicians) (Academics)

• Alexandru Zaharescu – mathematician, professor at the University of Illinois at Urbana–Champaign
  
  (Mathematicians) (Academics)

• Eugene Borza – professor of history at Pennsylvania State University
  
  (Historians, sociologists and philosophers) (Academics)

• Radu Florescu – emeritus professor of history at Boston College
  
  (Historians, sociologists and philosophers) (Academics)

• Ioan Petru Culianu – historian of religion
  
  (Historians, sociologists and philosophers) (Academics)

• Mircea Eliade – philosopher, writer, historian of religions
  
  (Historians, sociologists and philosophers) (Academics)

• Eugen Ciucă – sculptor (Art)

• Noche Crist – painter (Art)

• Christopher Georgesco – sculptor (Art)

• Cristian Gheorghiu – contemporary artist (Art)

• Ami James – tattoo artist (Art)

• De Hirsh Margules – painter (Romanian-Jewish descent) (Art)

• Alexandra Nechita – cubist painter (Art)

• Max Abramovitz – architect of Avery Fisher Hall, of Romanian-Jewish descent (Architects)

• Haralamb H. Georgescu – architect (Architects)

• Micky Arison – chairman of Carnival Corporation and owner of NBA's Miami Heat (Business)

• Jeffrey Brotman – co-founder of Costco Wholesale Corporation (Romanian-Jewish descent) (Business)

• Safra Catz – CEO of Oracle Corporation (Business)

• Dan Dascalescu – entrepreneur, co-founder of Blueseed (Business)

• Peter Georgescu – chairman emeritus of Young & Rubicam (Business)

• Michael Horodniceanu – engineer and businessman, former president of MTA Capital Construction (Business)

• Stephanie Korey – co-founder and executive chairman of Away (Business)

• John DeLorean – engineer, founder of the DeLorean Motor Company (Business)

• David Marcus – former President of PayPal, and current Vice President of Messaging Products at Facebook (Business)

• Martin Bud Seretean – founder, and former CEO of Coronet Industries. (Business)

• Anastasia Soare – CEO and founder of Anastasia Beverly Hills (Business)

• Christine Valmy – founded the first esthetician school in the United States (Business)

• Sadie Alexandru – actress
  
  (Actors) (Entertainment)

• Lauren Bacall – actress (Romanian Jewish mother)
  
  (Actors) (Entertainment)

• Jillian Bell – actress and screenwriter
  
  (Actors) (Entertainment)

• Tim Conway – actor and comedian (Romanian mother)
  
  (Actors) (Entertainment)

• Melinda Culea – actress
  
  (Actors) (Entertainment)

• Fran Drescher – actress and comedian (part Romanian-Jewish descent)
  
  (Actors) (Entertainment)

• Illeana Douglas – actress
  
  (Actors) (Entertainment)

• Jennifer Ehle – actress
  
  (Actors) (Entertainment)

• Lisa Ferraday – actress
  
  (Actors) (Entertainment)

• Ana Gasteyer – actress and comedian
  
  (Actors) (Entertainment)

• Oana Gregory – actress
  
  (Actors) (Entertainment)

• Dustin Hoffman – actor and filmmaker (part Romanian-Jewish descent)
  
  (Actors) (Entertainment)

• Harvey Keitel – actor and producer (Romanian Jewish mother)
  
  (Actors) (Entertainment)

• Tristan Leabu – actor
  
  (Actors) (Entertainment)

• Andrea Marcovicci – actress and singer
  
  (Actors) (Entertainment)

• Carl Reiner – comedian and actor (Romanian Jewish mother)
  
  (Actors) (Entertainment)

• Edward G. Robinson – actor (Romanian-Jewish descent)
  
  (Actors) (Entertainment)

• Sebastian Stan – actor
  
  (Actors) (Entertainment)

• Johnny Pacar – actor and singer
  
  (Actors) (Entertainment)

• David Pittu – actor
  
  (Actors) (Entertainment)

• Natalie Portman – Academy Award-winning actress (part Romanian-Jewish descent)
  
  (Actors) (Entertainment)

• Ray Wise – actor (Romanian mother)
  
  (Actors) (Entertainment)

• Adrian Zmed – actor best known from the T.J. Hooker television series.
  
  (Actors) (Entertainment)

• Stanley Kubrick – film director, screenwriter, producer and photographer. His father's parents and paternal grandparents were of Romanian Jewish descent.
  
  (Screenwriter, directors and producer of films and theatre) (Entertainment)

• Jean Negulesco – film director and screenwriter
  
  (Screenwriter, directors and producer of films and theatre) (Entertainment)

• Petru Popescu – screenwriter from Hollywood and best-selling author
  
  (Screenwriter, directors and producer of films and theatre) (Entertainment)

• Steve Sabol – film producer and one of the founders of NFL Films
  
  (Screenwriter, directors and producer of films and theatre) (Entertainment)

• Andrei Șerban – director of theater and opera
  
  (Screenwriter, directors and producer of films and theatre) (Entertainment)

• Erwin Stoff – film producer and founder of 3 Arts Entertainment
  
  (Screenwriter, directors and producer of films and theatre) (Entertainment)

• Herb Alpert – lead singer, and horn player with Tijuana Brass (Romanian-Jewish descent)
  
  (Singers and musicians) (Entertainment)

• Lucian Ban – jazz piano player, composer
  
  (Singers and musicians) (Entertainment)

• Laura Bretan – soprano singer
  
  (Singers and musicians) (Entertainment)

• Shelby Cinca – punk rock guitarist
  
  (Singers and musicians) (Entertainment)

• Sergiu Comissiona – conductor and musician
  
  (Singers and musicians) (Entertainment)

• Art Garfunkel – singer, poet, and actor (Romanian-Jewish descent)
  
  (Singers and musicians) (Entertainment)

• Angela Gheorghiu – soprano
  
  (Singers and musicians) (Entertainment)

• Alma Gluck – soprano
  
  (Singers and musicians) (Entertainment)

• Christina Grimmie – singer
  
  (Singers and musicians) (Entertainment)

• Harloe – singer
  
  (Singers and musicians) (Entertainment)

• Yolanda Marculescu – soprano
  
  (Singers and musicians) (Entertainment)

• Necro – hardcore rapper
  
  (Singers and musicians) (Entertainment)

• Margareta Paslaru – singer
  
  (Singers and musicians) (Entertainment)

• Beverly Sills – soprano
  
  (Singers and musicians) (Entertainment)

• Virginia Zeani – opera singer
  
  (Singers and musicians) (Entertainment)

• Fred Arbanas (born 1939) – American football player
  
  (Sports) (Entertainment)

• Scarlett Bordeaux (born 1991) – WWE wrestler
  
  (Sports) (Entertainment)

• Alexandra Botez (born 1995) – chess player
  
  (Sports) (Entertainment)

• Nadia Comăneci (born 1961) – Olympic gold medalist in gymnastics (defected to the US in 1989)
  
  (Sports) (Entertainment)

• Nick Denes (1906–1975) – American football and basketball coach
  
  (Sports) (Entertainment)

• Eric Ghiaciuc (born 1981) – American football player
  
  (Sports) (Entertainment)

• John Ghindia (1925–2012) – American football player and coach
  
  (Sports) (Entertainment)

• Bill Goldberg (born 1966) – American football player and undefeated wrestler (Romanian-Jewish descent).
  
  (Sports) (Entertainment)

• Hroniss Grasu (born 1991) – American football player
  
  (Sports) (Entertainment)

• Hank Greenberg (1911–1986) – Baseball Hall of Famer (Romanian-Jewish descent).
  
  (Sports) (Entertainment)

• Lou Groza (1924–2000) – Pro Football Hall of Famer
  
  (Sports) (Entertainment)

• Ernie Grunfeld (born 1955) – basketball player and former general manager of the Washington Wizards
  
  (Sports) (Entertainment)

• Red Holzman (1920–1998) – NBA Hall of Fame coach and former player (Romanian Jewish mother)
  
  (Sports) (Entertainment)

• 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
  
  (Sports) (Entertainment)

• Fred Lebow (1932–1994) – founder of the New York City Marathon
  
  (Sports) (Entertainment)

• Dominique Moceanu (born 1981) – US Olympic gymnast
  
  (Sports) (Entertainment)

• Corina Morariu (born 1978) – former professional tennis player, reached the world No. 1 ranking in doubles in 2000
  
  (Sports) (Entertainment)

• Gheorghe Mureșan (born 1971) – former NBA player; lives in USA
  
  (Sports) (Entertainment)

• Stephen Negoesco (1925–2019) – soccer coach
  
  (Sports) (Entertainment)

• Sam Paulescu (born 1984) – American football player
  
  (Sports) (Entertainment)

• Nick Roman (1947–2003) – American football player
  
  (Sports) (Entertainment)

• Danny Schayes (born 1959) – basketball player
  
  (Sports) (Entertainment)

• Charley Stanceu (1916–1969) – baseball player
  
  (Sports) (Entertainment)

• Mark Suciu (born 1992) – professional skateboarder
  
  (Sports) (Entertainment)

• Otmar Szafnauer (born 1964) – Chief Executive Officer and Team Principal of the Racing Point F1 Team
  
  (Sports) (Entertainment)

• Timothy Stanceu – Chief United States Judge of the United States Court of International Trade (Law)

• Rukmini Callimachi – journalist, The New York Times (Media/Journalism)

• Chip Caray – sports broadcaster for Fox Sports South (Media/Journalism)

• Liz Claman – anchor of the Fox Business Network show Countdown to the Closing Bell (Media/Journalism)

• Horace Dediu – technology journalist (Media/Journalism)

• Steve Fainaru – investigative journalist and senior writer for ESPN.com and ESPN The Magazine (Media/Journalism)

• John Florea – photojournalist for Life magazine (Media/Journalism)

• Lisa Kennedy – host of the Kennedy show on the Fox Business Network (Media/Journalism)

• Dan Moldea – author and investigative journalist (Media/Journalism)

• George Puscas – sports reporter for the Detroit Free Press (Media/Journalism)

• Marc Stein – sports reporter for The New York Times (Romanian-Jewish descent) (Media/Journalism)

• Brian Unger – journalist and commentator for NPR (Media/Journalism)

• Nicolae Dunca – captain in the 12th New York Infantry Regiment in the American Civil War (Military)

• George Pomutz – Brevet Brigadier General, commanded the 15th Iowa Infantry Regiment in the American Civil War (Military)

• Alexander Vraciu – World War II Navy pilot; ace (Military)

• Steven Fulop – current Mayor of Jersey City (Romanian-Jewish descent) (Politics)

• Michael Gruitza – former Democratic member of the Pennsylvania House of Representatives (Politics)

• Chris Lauzen – Illinois state senator of District 25 (1993–2013) (Politics)

• John Rakolta – current United States Ambassador to the United Arab Emirates appointed by Donald Trump (Politics)

• Elizabeth Tamposi – former Assistant Secretary of State for Consular Affairs at the U.S. Department of State (1989–1992) (Politics)

• John Michael Botean – Romanian Greek-Catholic bishop (Religion)

• Nathaniel Popp – Romanian Orthodox Archbishop (Religion)

• Vasile Louis Puscas – Romanian Greek-Catholic bishop (Religion)

• Alexander Ratiu – former Romanian Greek-Catholic priest and author (Religion)

• Valerian Trifa – former archbishop of Romanian Orthodox Church of America and Canada (Religion)

• Andrei Alexandrescu – computer scientist, worked as a research scientist at Facebook
  
  (Computer science) (Sciences)

• Andrei Broder – computer scientist and distinguished scientist at Google
  
  (Computer science) (Sciences)

• Maria-Florina Balcan – computer scientist
  
  (Computer science) (Sciences)

• Flaviu Cristian – computer scientist, noted for his work in distributed systems
  
  (Computer science) (Sciences)

• Roxana Geambasu – computer scientist and associate professor of computer science at Columbia University
  
  (Computer science) (Sciences)

• 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.
  
  (Computer science) (Sciences)

• Grigore Rosu – computer scientist, professor at the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign
  
  (Computer science) (Sciences)

• Daniela Rus – director of the MIT Computer Science and Artificial Intelligence Laboratory.
  
  (Computer science) (Sciences)

• Ion Stoica – computer scientist, professor of computer science at the University of California Berkeley and co-director of AMPLab.
  
  (Computer science) (Sciences)

• Rada Mihalcea – computer scientist, professor of computer science and engineering at the University of Michigan
  
  (Computer science) (Sciences)

• Anca Mosoiu – computer scientist, credited with helping to build the tech industry in Oakland.
  
  (Computer science) (Sciences)

• Fabian Pascal – computer scientist, consultant to large software vendors such as IBM, Oracle Corporation, and Borland.
  
  (Computer science) (Sciences)

• Matei Zaharia – computer scientist, creator of Apache Spark.
  
  (Computer science) (Sciences)

• John Balaban – poet (Writers)

• Ion Cârja – writer and anti-communist activist (Writers)

• Nina Cassian – poet, journalist, film critic (Writers)

• Andrei Codrescu – poet, writer, radio host (Writers)

• Thomas Pavel – literary theorist, critic, and novelist currently teaching at the University of Chicago (Writers)

• Norman Manea – writer (Writers)

• Valery Oișteanu – poet, art critic, writer, essayist, and photographer (Writers)

• Virgil Nemoianu – essayist, literary critic, and philosopher of culture (Writers)

• Michael Radu – political writer (Writers)

• Saviana Stănescu – writer (poet, playwright) (Writers)

• Dorin Tudoran – poet, writer, journalist (Writers)

• Will Eisner – comics writer, artist, and entrepreneur (Romanian-Jewish descent) (Comics writers)

• Sandu Florea – illustrator, comic book, and comic strip creator (Comics writers)

• Elena Kucharik – illustrator (Comics writers)

• Stan Lee – comic book writer, editor, publisher and former president and chairman of Marvel Comics (Romanian-Jewish descent) (Comics writers)

• Saul Steinberg – cartoonist and illustrator (Romanian-Jewish descent) (Comics writers)

• George Barris – photographer best known for his photographs of Marilyn Monroe (Others)

• Catherine Caradja – philanthropist, aristocrat, Romanian expatriate to the U.S. (Others)

• Misha Gabriel – dancer and choreographer (Others)

• 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 (Others)

• Joe Oros – automobile designer for the Ford Motor Company (Others)

• Ion Mihai Pacepa – general of Securitate (Others)

• Mircea Răceanu – diplomat (Others)

• Vladimir Tismăneanu – specialist in political systems and comparative politics (Others)

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