This is a list of native Bucharesters.
A Otto Ackermann (1909–1960), conductor Anda Adam (born 1980), singer and model Gheorghe Adamescu (1869–1942), literary historian and bibliographer Olivia Addams (born 1996), singer Adena, singer Viorica Agarici (1886–1979), nurse and philanthropist, Righteous Among the Nations Adolf Albin (1848–1920), chess player Mircea Albulescu (1934–2016), actor Radu Aldulescu (born 1954), novelist Dan Andrei Aldea (1950–2020), singer Liana Alexandra (1947–2011), composer, pianist, and music educator Andrei Alexandrescu (born 1969), Romanian-American C++ and D language programmer and author George Alexandru (1957–2016), actor Nicoleta Alexandru (born 1968), singer Florin-Alexandru Alexe (born 1979), economist and politician Marius Alexe (born 1990), footballer Paul Alexiu (1893–1963), general Barbu Alinescu (1890–1952), general Mosko Alkalai (1931–2008), Israeli actor Radu Almășan (born 1980), singer Melek Amet (1960–2008), model Doru Ana (1954–2022), actor David Andelman (born 1955), Israeli theoretical physicist Aurelian Andreescu (1942—1986), singer Eva Andrei, American physicist Ion Andreescu (1850–1882), painter Mihail Andricu (1894–1974), singer Ion Valentin Anestin (1900–1963), graphic artist, engraver, painter, sculptor, journalist, and dramatist Luminița Anghel (born 1968), dance/pop recording artist, songwriter, and politician Babis Angourakis (1951–2014), Greek politician Edward Aninaru (born 1976), photographer Constantin Anton (1894–1993), general Kristaq Antoniu (1907–1979), singer Mitzura Arghezi (1924–2015), actress and politician Dan Apostol (1957–2013), writer Carol Ardeleanu (1883–1949), writer Tudor Arghezi (1880–1967), writer Costache Aristia (1800–1880), poet, actor, and translator Ștefan Arteni (1947–2020), artist, painter, calligrapher, architect, philosopher, historian, essayist, and translator Constantin C. Arion (1855–1923), politician Bazil Assan (1860–1918), engineer, explorer, and economist Alina Astafei (born 1969), track and field athlete Alexandru Athanasiu (born 1955), politician and jurist Genica Athanasiou (1897–1966), Romanian-French actress Vera Atkins (1908–2000), British intelligence officer Bogdan Aurescu (b. 1973), lawyer, diplomat and politician Colette Avital (born 1940), Israeli diplomat and politician Ana-Maria Avram (born 1961), composer Chris Avram (1931–1989), actor
B Emanoil Bacaloglu (1830–1891), mathematician, physicist, and chemist Laura Badea-Cârlescu (b. 1970), fencer, Olympic, World and European champion in foil, International Fencing Hall of Famer Constantin Banu (1873–1940), writer, journalist, and politician Elisheva Barak-Ussoskin (born 1936), Israeli judge Eugen Barbu (1924–1993), novelist, short story writer, and journalist Linda Maria Baros (born 1981), poet, translator, and literary critic Cezar Bădiță (born 1979), swimmer Alexander Bălănescu (born 1954), violinist Nicolae Bălcescu (1819–1852), soldier, historian, and journalist Radu Bălescu (1932–2006), Romanian and Belgian scientist Irina-Camelia Begu (born 1990), tennis player Alexandra Bellow (1935–2025), mathematician Joana Benedek (born 1972), Romanian-Mexican actress Marthe Bibesco (1886–1973), Romanian-French writer, socialite, and political hostess Andreea Bibiri (born 1975), actress Ingrid Bisu (born 1987), actress Claudiu Bleonț (born 1959), actor Lucian Boia (born 1944), historian Cezar Bolliac (1813–1881), archaeologist, journalist, and poet Dan Bordeianu (born 1975), actor Mircea Bornescu (born 1980), footballer Constantin Bosianu (1815–1882), jurist and politician Ana Maria Brânză (born 1984), épée fencer Vintilă Brătianu (1867–1930), construction engineer, mayor of Bucharest and Prime Minister of Romania 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 Saint Callinicus of Cernica, bishop 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 (1942–2021), 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 (1921–2013), Romanian-American literary critic, essayist and translator George Călinescu (1899–1965), literary critic, historian, novelist and journalist Ion I. Câmpineanu (1841–1888), politician, mayor of Bucharest and the first head of the National Bank of Romania 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 Nicole Cherry (born 1998), singer Hristu Chiacu (born 1986), footballer Maia Ciobanu (born 1952), composer and music educator Victor Ciocâltea (1932–1983), chess master Ecaterina Ciorănescu-Nenițescu (1909–2000), chemist 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 Corneliu Coposu (1914–1995), politician and communist detainee 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 Horia Damian (1922–2012), painter and sculptor 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) Florea Dumitrache (1948–2007), football player and twice winner of the Romanian Footballer of the Year award Georges Dumitresco (1922–2008), doctor, poet and artist
E Mircea Eliade (1907–1986), historian of religion, fiction writer, and philosopher David Emmanuel (1854–1941), mathematician, member of the Romanian Academy
F
Ștefan Fălcoianu (1835–1905), army general who served as Chief of the Romanian General Staff and War Minister Nicolae Filimon (1819–1865), novelist and short-story writer Nicolae Filipescu (1862–1916), politician, mayor of Bucharest Răzvan Fodor (born 1975), singer and actor
G
Grigore Gafencu (1892–1957), politician, diplomat and journalist Moses Gaster (1856–1939), Romanian-born Jewish-British scholar and a Hebrew linguist 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 Alex Geana (born 1979), Romanian-American photographer and writer Mircea Geoană (born 1958), politician Dudu Georgescu (b. 1950), football player and twice winner of the European Golden Shoe Haralamb H. Georgescu (1908–1977), modernist architect (1887–1974), sculptor Florin Gheorghiu (born 1944), chess player Dimitrie Ghica (1816–1897), army officer, police prefect, politician, mayor of Bucharest and Prime Minister of Romania Ion Ghica (1816–1897), revolutionary, mathematician, diplomat and politician Alexandru Ghika (1902–1964), mathematician Dinu C. Giurescu (1927–2018), historian and politician, son of Constantin C. Giurescu Alexandru G. Golescu (1819–1881), politician Gheorghe Gruia (1940–2015), handball player and twice world champion, named Greatest Handball Player of All Time by the International Handball Federation (IHF)
H
Clara Haskil (1895–1960), classical pianist Nicolae Herlea (1927–2014), opera singer, baritone Dragomir Hurmuzescu (1865–1954), physicist and inventor John Houseman (1902–1988), Romanian-born British-American actor and film producer Nicolae Haralambie (1835-1908), soldier and politician
I Andrei Iancu (born 1968), Romanian-American engineer and intellectual property attorney Andrew Ilie (born 1976), tennis player Cristina Ionda, actress Cassius Ionescu-Tulcea (1923–2021), mathematician Andrei Ioniță (born 1994), cellist Anghel Iordănescu (born 1950), footballer and manager of the national football team Edward Iordănescu (born 1978), football manager and former player Diana Iovanovici Șoșoacă (born 1975), Romanian lawyer and politician Iosif Iser (1881–1958), painter and graphic artist Petre Ispirescu (1830–1887), folklorist and publicist Nora Iuga (born 1931), poet, writer, and translator
J
Marcel Janco (1895–1984), Romanian and Israeli visual artist, architect and art theorist
K Ioan Kalinderu (1840–1913), law professor, writer, silviculturist, confidant of King Carol I and head of the Romanian Academy Karmen (born 1997), singer Marin Karmitz (born 1938), French businessman Sergiu Klainerman (born 1950), mathematician Franz Kneisel (1865–1926), Romanian-American violinist Alex Kozinski (born 1950), judge on the United States Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit Nicolae Kretzulescu (1812–1900), medical doctor and politician, second Prime Minister of Romania following the assassination of Barbu Catargiu; one of the first presidents of the Romanian Academy
L
Traian Lalescu (1882–1929), mathematician Alexandra Maria Lara (born 1978), Romanian-born German actress Dinu Lipatti (1917–1950), classical pianist and composer Monica Lovinescu (1923–2008), essayist, short story writer, literary critic, translator and journalist Gherasim Luca (1913–1994), Surrealist theorist and poet Mircea Lucescu (b. 1945), former football player and coach
M
Alexandru Macedonski (1854–1920), poet, novelist, dramatist and literary critic Aureliu Manea (1945–2014), theatre director, actor, and writer Roxana Maracineanu (born 1975), Romanian-born French backstroke swimmer Gheorghe Marinescu (1863–1938), neurologist Draga Olteanu Matei (1933–2020), film and stage actress Cezar Mateus (born 1961), Romanian-American luthier Ion Gheorghe Maurer (1902–2000), communist politician and lawyer Preda Mihăilescu (born 1955), mathematician Ion Minulescu (1881–1944), avant-garde poet, novelist, short story writer, journalist and playwright Octavian Morariu (b. 1961), President of Rugby Europe Jacob L. Moreno (1889–1974), Austrian-American psychiatrist and psychosociologist, thinker and educator Maia Morgenstern (born 1962), film and stage actress
N
Gellu Naum (1915–2001), surrealist writer Adrian Năstase (born 1950), politician, Prime Minister of Romania from 2000 to 2004 Ilie Năstase (born 1946), tennis player Valentin Neacșu (born 2000), footballer Cristina Neagu (born 1988), handball player Luca Niculescu (born 1971), journalist and diplomat