List of sons and daughters of the city of Bucharest
Listed are people who were born in the Romanian capital Bucharest and who have an article in the German-language Wikipedia.
19th century
1801-1880
- Barbu Catargiu (1807–1862), politician
- Nicolae Crețulescu (1812–1900), doctor, diplomat and politician
- Constantin Bosianu (1815–1882), lawyer and politician
- Ion Ghica (1816–1897), mathematician and politician
- Nicolae Bălcescu (1819–1852), historian and writer
- Alexandru G. Golescu (1819–1881), politician
- Dora d'Istria (1828–1888), Romanian-Albanian writer
- Gheorghe Manu (1833–1911), general, politician and statesman
- Nicolae Grigorescu (1838–1907), painter
- Adolf Albin (1848–1920), chess master and theorist
- Ion Andreescu (1850–1882), painter
- Alexandru Macedonski (1854–1920), writer
- Moses Gaster (1856–1939), Sephardic Chief Rabbi of England 1887–1918, Jewish scholar and folklorist
- Julio Popper (1857-1893), cartographer of Havana, Freemason
- Barbu Ștefănescu Delavrancea (1858–1918), writer, lawyer and politician
- Raoul Gunsbourg (1860–1955), opera director, writer and composer
- Moses Schnirer (1860–1941), doctor and Zionist
- Lazăr Edeleanu (1861–1941), chemist
- Gheorghe Marinescu (1863–1938), neurologist and neuropathologist
- Hélène Vacaresco (1864–1947), Romanian-French writer
- Franz Kneisel (1865–1926), American violist and music teacher of Romanian origin
- Henri Negresco (1868–1920), French hotel owner of Romanian origin
- Nicolae Paulescu (1869–1931), physiologist, discoverer of insulin
- Frederic Storck (1872–1942), sculptor
- Tudor Arghezi (1880-1967), writer
- Jean Alexandru Steriadi (1880–1956), painter and graphic artist
1881-1900
- Iosif Iser (1881–1958), painter
- Wilhelm Filderman (1882–1963), politician
- Traian Lalescu (1882–1929), mathematician
- Blanche Zélia Joséphine Delacroix (1883–1948), morganatic wife of the Belgian King Leopold II.
- Marthe Bibesco (1886–1973), French writer
- Henri Marie Coandă (1886–1972), physicist and aerodynamicist
- George Topîrceanu (1886–1937), poet, lyric poet and short story writer
- Simion Stoilow (1887–1961), mathematician
- Emanuel Alfieri (1889–1964), screenwriter
- Grigoraș Dinicu (1889–1949), composer and violinist
- Jacob Levy Moreno (1889–1974), Austrian-American physician, psychiatrist, sociologist and the founder of psychodrama, sociometry and group psychotherapy
- Joseph Schubert (1890–1969), secret bishop of the Roman Catholic Church in Romania
- Oscar Han (1891–1976), author and sculptor
- Grigore Gafencu (1892–1957), journalist, diplomat and politician
- Edward G. Robinson (1893–1973), American actor
- Elvira Popescu (1894–1993), actress
- Clara Haskil (1895–1960), pianist
- Marcel Janco (1895–1984), Romanian-Israeli artist, writer and architect
- Alexandru Rosetti (1895–1990), linguist, phonetician, Romanist and Romanist
- Oscar Walter Cisek (1897–1966), writer and diplomat
- Alexandru Proca (1897–1955), Romanian-French physicist
- Dumitru Alimănişteanu (1898–1973), Romanian Minister of Finance
- Marcel Hellmann (1898–1986), film producer, production manager and film salesman
- Dumitru Hubert (1899–1934), pilot and bobsledder
- Valeriu Marcu (1899–1942), writer
- Bella Spewack (1899–1990), American screenwriter of Romanian origin
20th century
1901-1910
- Theodor Rogalski (1901–1954), composer
- John Houseman (1902–1988), American-British film and stage actor, film producer, screenwriter and film director
- Ion Gheorghe Maurer (1902–2000), lawyer and communist politician
- Ilie G. Murgulescu (1902–1991), physical chemist, author and politician
- Costin Nenitzescu (1902–1970), chemist
- Sașa Pană (1902–1981), poet, novelist and short story writer
- Savu Petra Dan (1903–1986), Romanian-Israeli painter
- Alfred Bonfert (1904–1993), Romanian German politician
- Emilian Bratu (1904–1991), chemical engineer
- Alexandru Papană (1906–1946), pilot and bobsledder
- Mircea Eliade (1907–1986), religious historian, essayist and novelist
- Jean David (1908–1993), Romanian-Israeli painter and graphic artist
- Corneliu Robe (1908–1969), football player
- Șerban Țițeica (1908–1985), physicist
- Wasgen I. (1908–1994), Supreme Patriarch and Catholicos of all Armenians in the Armenian Apostolic Church
- Otto Ackermann (1909–1960), conductor
- Eliza Hansen (1909–2001), German piano teacher, pianist and harpsichordist of Romanian German origin
- Richard Wurmbrand (1909–2001), Lutheran pastor
- Teodor Cosma (1910–2011), pianist and conductor
- Alfred Mendelsohn (1910–1966), composer
1911-1920
- Traian Iordache (1911–1999), football player and coach
- Lucien Goldmann (1913–1970), French philosopher and literary theorist of Jewish-Romanian origin
- Maria Tănase (1913–1963), singer
- Gheorghe Rădulescu (1914–1991), politician
- Grigore Preoteasa (1915–1957), journalist, politician and Minister of Foreign Affairs of Romania from 1955 to 1957
- Petre Rădulescu (1915–1980), football player
- Silviu Brucan (1916–2006), communist politician, diplomat and important critic of the regime of Nicolae Ceauşescu
- Dinu Lipatti (1917–1950), pianist and composer
- Gheorghe Popescu (1919–2001), football player and coach, President of the Romanian Football Association
- Radu Florian (1920–1991), football player
- Henry Mălineanu (1920–2000), composer, conductor and songwriter
- Alexandru Paşcanu (1920–1989), composer and music teacher
1921-1930
- Nicolae Dumitrescu (1921–1999), football player and coach
- Angelica Adelstein-Rozeanu (1921–2006), table tennis player
- Randolph Louis Braham (1922–2018), American historian
- Marcel Müller-Wieland (1922–2015), Swiss educator and philosopher
- Valentin Stănescu (1922–1994), football player and coach
- Alexandru Vona (1922–2004), writer and architect
- Liviu Ciulei (1923–2011), actor, film director, set designer, theater director and director
- Nadia Gray (1923–1994), film actress and singer
- Constantin Marinescu (* 1923), football player
- Toma Caragiu (1925–1977), actor
- Marius Constant (1925–2004), French composer and conductor of Romanian origin
- Ion Dumitrescu (1925-1999), marksman
- Mîndru Katz (1925–1978), Israeli pianist of Romanian origin
- Camil Roguski (1925–2012), architect
- Eugen Weber (1925–2007), American historian
- Dionis Bubani (1926-2006), Albanian writer
- Pascal Bentoiu (1927-2016), composer
- Eugen Gmeiner (1927–1977), Canadian-Austrian organist
- Nicolae Herlea (1927-2014), opera singer
- Sergiu Comissiona (1928–2005), Romanian-Israeli-American conductor and classical violinist
- Nicolae Dumitru (1928–2005), football player and coach
- Ion Mihai Pacepa (* 1928), Lieutenant General of the Romanian secret service Securitate
- Paul Urmuzescu (1928–2018), composer
- Roswith Capesius (1929–1984), ethnologist, art historian, painter, writer
1931-1940
- Dan Constantinescu (1931–1993), composer
- Constantin Dumitrescu (* 1931), boxer
- Nora Iuga (* 1931), poet and translator
- Dumitru Macri (* 1931), football player and coach
- Myriam Marbe (1931–1997), composer
- Radu Bălescu (1932-2006), physicist
- Victor Ciocâltea (1932–1983), chess player
- Sorin Stati (1932–2008), Italian Romance scholar, Romanist, Germanist and linguist of Romanian origin
- Aurel Stroe (1932–2008), composer and music teacher
- Andrei Blaier (1933–2011), film director and screenwriter
- Emilian Dobrescu (* 1933), economist and chess composer
- Traian Ivănescu (1933–2019), football player and coach
- Victor Rebengiuc (* 1933), actor
- Mircea Albulescu (1934-2016), actor
- Gheorghe Dinică (1934–2009), actor
- Carmen Hanganu (* 1934), Romanian-German opera, operetta, lied, concert and oratorio singer
- Gideon Rodan (1934-2006), American biochemist and osteopath
- Leon Rotman (* 1934), canoeist
- Vasile Alexandru (born 1935), football player
- Alexandra Bellow (* 1935), mathematician
- Nicolae Brânduș (* 1935), composer
- David Esrig (born 1935), director
- Peter Herbolzheimer (1935–2010), German trombonist and band leader
- Serge Klarsfeld (* 1935), French lawyer and historian
- Elisabeta Polihroniade (1935–2016), chess player and author
- Nicolae Rotaru (* 1935), marksman
- Maria Vicol (1935–2015), foil fencer and world champion
- Damian Luca (* 1936), musician
- Mitică Popescu (born 1936), actor
- Gheorghe Ene (1937–2009), football player
- Radu Gabrea (1937–2017), Romanian-German film director, screenwriter and producer
- Marin Moraru (1937-2016), actor
- Marin Karmitz (* 1938), French film producer, screenwriter and film director of Romanian origin
- Paul Neagu (1938–2004), British-Romanian draftsman, sculptor, painter and performance artist
- Florin Halagian (1939–2019), football player and coach
- Benjamin Wechter (* 1939), Soviet-Moldovan theoretical physicist and university professor
- Vladimir Cosma (* 1940), film composer and conductor
- Cornel Fugaru (1940–2011), singer, musician, songwriter and composer
- Gheorghe Gruia (1940–2015), handball player, world champion
- Vintilă Ivănceanu (1940–2008), Austrian theater director and writer of Viennese postmodernism of Romanian origin
- Nicolae Lupescu (1940-2017), football player and coach
1941-1950
1941-1945
- Ion Pârcălab (born 1941), football player
- Irina Petrescu (1941–2013), actress
- Ilinca Tomoroveanu (1941–2019), actress
- Iosif Varga (1941–1992), football player and coach
- Alexandru Cizek (* 1942), Middle Latin philologist
- Sergio Ferrero (* 1942), Italian artist and extreme sportsman
- Constantin Frățilă (1942–2016), football player
- Anneli Ute Gabanyi (* 1942), German political scientist, philologist and journalist
- Dieter Kurth (* 1942), German Egyptologist
- Horațiu Rădulescu (1942–2008), French composer of Romanian origin
- Costin Miereanu (* 1943), French composer and musicologist of Romanian origin
- Michael Radulescu (* 1943), Austrian composer, organist and university lecturer of German-Romanian origin
- Marcel Roșca (* 1943), marksman
- Gerhard Cerny (* 1944), writer
- Florin Gheorghiu (* 1944), chess master
- Radu Nunweiller (* 1944), soccer player and coach
- Ana Pascu (* 1944), fencer
- Dumitru Dumitriu (* 1945), football player and coach
- Mircea Lucescu (* 1945), football player and coach
- Nicolae Neguț (* 1945), wrestler
- Avraham Poraz (* 1945), Israeli lawyer and politician
1946-1950
- Andrei Marga (* 1946), philosopher, political scientist, politician and university professor
- Ilie Năstase (* 1946), tennis player, politician and sports official
- Petre Roman (born 1946), politician
- Liana Alexandra (1947–2011), composer and music teacher
- Mihaela Peneș (* 1947), track and field athlete
- Mihai Șubă (* 1947), chess grandmaster
- Victor Zilberman (born 1947), boxer
- Adrian Enescu (1948–2016), composer, conductor and music producer
- Alexander Friedmann (1948–2008), Romanian-Austrian specialist in psychiatry and neurology
- Alexandru Neagu (1948-2010), football player
- Andrei Pleșu (* 1948), philosopher, art historian and politician
- Zoia Ceaușescu (1949-2006), daughter of Nicolae Ceaușescu
- Lia Roberts (* 1949), politician
- Victor Stoichiță (* 1949), Romanian-Spanish art scholar
- Corneliu Stroe (1949–2017), jazz drummer and percussionist
- Corneliu Vadim Tudor (1949–2015), politician
- Dan-Virgil Voiculescu (* 1949), Romanian-American mathematician
- Mircha Carven (born 1950), actor
- Victor Dolipschi (1950-2009), wrestler
- Dudu Georgescu (* 1950), football player and coach
- Dan Grecu (* 1950), artistic gymnast
- Sergiu Klainerman (* 1950), Romanian-American mathematician
- Adrian Năstase (* 1950), politician
1951-1960
1951-1955
- Paul Cazan (born 1951), football player
- Nicu Ceaușescu (1951–1996), politician
- Matei Hoffmann (* 1951), German diplomat, ambassador
- Adrian Iorgulescu (* 1951), composer and politician
- Sorin Oprescu (* 1951), doctor and politician
- Doina Rotaru (* 1951), composer
- Costică Ștefănescu (1951–2013), football player and coach
- Epaminondas Chiriacopol (* 1952), French composer of Romanian origin
- Maia Ciobanu (* 1952), composer
- Călin Popescu-Tăriceanu (* 1952), politician and Prime Minister of Romania from 2004 to 2008
- Gabriel Sandu (1952-1998), football player
- Violeta Dinescu (* 1953), pianist, composer and professor
- Adriana Hölszky (* 1953), composer and pianist
- Corneliu Marin (* 1953), fencer
- Florin Marin (* 1953), soccer player and coach
- Viorel Năstase (* 1953), football player
- Alexander Bălănescu (* 1954), violinist
- Nicolae Manea (1954–2014), football player and coach
- Marin Mustață (1954-2007), fencer
- Marcel Răducanu (* 1954), football player
- Mircea Simon (* 1954), boxer
- Mihai Stoichiță (* 1954), football player and coach
- Alexandru Athanasiu (* 1955), politician and lawyer
- Alexandru Nicolae (* 1955), football player
1956-1960
- Mircea Cărtărescu (* 1956), writer
- Cristian Tudor Popescu (* 1956), journalist and writer
- Dumitru Moraru (born 1956), football player
- Michael Cretu (* 1957), music producer
- Vasile Oprea (* 1957), handball player and handball trainer
- Mircea Geoană (* 1958), politician and Romanian Foreign Minister from 2000 to 2004
- Radu Mihăileanu (* 1958), Romanian-French film director
- Traian Ungureanu (* 1958), politician and journalist
- Horst-Hans Bäcker (* 1959), Romanian-German conductor and composer
- Cristian Diaconescu (* 1959), legal scholar, diplomat and politician
- Michael Fieger (* 1959), German-Swiss Catholic theologian
- Monica Macovei (* 1959), politician
- Laura Manolache (* 1959), musicologist and composer
- Dan Puric (* 1959), actor, pantomime and theater director
- Marian Rada (* 1960), soccer player and coach
1961-1970
- Ana-Maria Avram (1961-2017), composer
- Alexandru Chiculiță (* 1961), fencer
- Eugen Mantu (* 1961), cellist
- Octavian Morariu (* 1961), rugby union player and sports official
- Maia Morgenstern (* 1962), actress
- Marilena Vlădărău (* 1963), artistic gymnast
- Tudorel Cristea (born 1964), football player
- Elisabeta Guzganu (* 1964), fencer
- Claudiu Ciprian Tănăsescu (* 1965), politician
- Elina Löwensohn (* 1966), American actress of Romanian origin
- Mihnea Motoc (* 1966), diplomat
- Cristian Preda (* 1966), author, philosopher and politician
- Valentina Sandu-Dediu (* 1966), musicologist
- Oana Solomon (* 1966), German actress
- Corina Crețu (* 1967), politician
- Silvia Davidoiu (* 1967), diplomat
- Florin Niculescu (* 1967), jazz musician
- Dan Petrescu (* 1967), football player and coach
- Cristi Puiu (* 1967), film director and screenwriter
- Dumitru Răducanu (* 1967), helmsman in rowing
- Bogdan Stelea (* 1967), soccer goalkeeper
- Nicoleta Alexandru (* 1968), pop singer
- Luminița Anghel (* 1968), singer and politician
- Laura Cutina (* 1968), gymnast, Olympic champion
- Claudia Grigorescu (* 1968), fencer
- Daniel Knorr (* 1968), visual artist
- Ioan Lupescu (* 1968), football player and coach
- Florin Prunea (* 1968), soccer goalkeeper and sports director
- Florin Tene (* 1968), soccer player and coach
- Luminita Zaituc (* 1968), German athlete of Romanian origin
- Andrei Alexandrescu (* 1969), computer scientist
- Irinel Anghel (* 1969), composer
- Alina Astafei (* 1969), track and field athlete
- Ilie Dumitrescu (* 1969), football player and coach
- Marian Ivan (born 1969), football player
- Răzvan Lucescu (* 1969), football goalkeeper and coach
- Cosmin Olăroiu (* 1969), football player and coach
- Hagen Rether (* 1969), German cabaret artist and pianist
- Otilia Bădescu (* 1970), table tennis player
- Marian Petrescu (* 1970), jazz musician
- Florin Răducioiu (* 1970), football player
1971-1980
1971-1975
- Roxana Briban (1971-2010), soprano
- Emilia Ciosu (* 1971), table tennis player
- Eugenia Golea (* 1971), artistic gymnast
- Rodica Mateescu (* 1971), athlete
- Marius Șumudică (* 1971), football player and coach
- Alexandru Tudor (* 1971), football referee
- Aurelia Dobre (* 1972), artistic gymnast
- Constantin Gâlcă (* 1972), football player and coach
- Lucian Marinescu (born 1972), football player
- Victor Ponta (* 1972), politician and since 2012 Prime Minister of Romania
- Iulian Raicea (* 1973), marksman
- Remus Cernea (* 1974), politician
- Mălina Olinescu (1974-2011), singer
- Irina Spîrlea (* 1974), tennis player
- Cătălina Cristea (* 1975), tennis player
- Roxana Scarlat (* 1975), fencer
- Marian Simion (born 1975), boxer
- Gabriel Trifu (* 1975), tennis player
1976-1980
- Cătălin Hâldan (1976-2000), football player
- Florentin Petre (* 1976), football player and coach
- Cătălin Răcănel (* 1976), football player and coach
- Dennis Șerban (* 1976), football player
- Haiducii (born 1977), singer
- Radu Jude (* 1977), film director and screenwriter
- Paul Milata (* 1977), German historian
- Mihai Tararache (* 1977), soccer player
- Alexandra Maria Lara (* 1978), German-Romanian actress
- Cătălin Munteanu (born 1979), football player
- Epaminonda Nicu (* 1979), football player
- Alin Stoica (* 1979), football player
- Mircea Bornescu (* 1980), football player
- Florin Bratu (* 1980), football player
- Gheorghe Bucur (* 1980), football player
- Adrian Duminicel (* 1980), bobsledder
- Marian Drăgulescu (* 1980), artistic gymnast
- Iulia-Ionela Ionicǎ (* 1980), chess player
- George Ogăraru (born 1980), football player
- Ciprian Petre (* 1980), football player
- Maria Popistașu (* 1980), actress
- Răzvan Stanca (* 1980), football player
- Albert Streit (* 1980), German football player of Romanian German origin
1981-1990
1981-1985
- Linda Maria Baros (* 1981), writer
- Gabriel Cânu (* 1981), football player
- Alina Cojocaru (* 1981), ballet dancer and soloist with the Royal Ballet in London
- George Galamaz (* 1981), football player
- Victor Hănescu (* 1981), tennis player
- Ana Maria Labin (* 1981), Swiss soprano
- Costin Lazăr (* 1981), football player
- Dorina Mihai (* 1981), saber fencer
- Marius Niculae (* 1981), football player
- Răzvan Pădurețu (born 1981), football player
- Alex Simu (* 1981), jazz musician
- Eduard Stăncioiu (* 1981), football player
- Carmen Voicu-Jagodzinsky (* 1981), chess player
- Marian Cozma (1982-2009), handball player
- Victor Crivoi (* 1982), tennis player
- Alexandra Marinescu (* 1982), artistic gymnast
- Ionuț Mazilu (* 1982), football player
- Valentin Negru (* 1982), football player
- Daniel Niculae (* 1982), football player
- Dragoș Oprea (* 1982), German handball player of Romanian origin
- Ovidiu Anton (* 1983), singer-songwriter
- Laura Nicorescu (* 1983), soprano
- Claudia Țapardel (* 1983), politician
- Valentin Vornicu (* 1983), poker player and mathematician
- Loredana Boboc (1984), gymnast, Olympic champion
- Mel Gambôa (* 1984), Romanian-Angolan actress, presenter and producer
- Andreea Isărescu (* 1984), gymnast, Olympic champion
- Ana Maria Popescu (* 1984), sword fencer and two-time world champion
- Cristian Săpunaru (* 1984), football player
- Ionuț Voicu (* 1984), football player
- Elena Gheorghe (* 1985), pop singer
- Simona Gherman (* 1985), sword fencer
- Ovidiu Herea (born 1985), football player
- Oana Manea (* 1985), handball player
- Ciprian Marica (* 1985), football player
- Nicolae Mitea (* 1985), soccer player
- Victor Negrescu (* 1985), politician
- Marius Pena (born 1985), football player
- Silvia Stroescu (* 1985), artistic gymnast
1986-1990
- Victor Anagnastopol (* 1986), tennis player
- Hristu Chiacu (* 1986), football player
- Edward Maya (* 1986), singer and composer
- Nicolae Mușat (* 1986), football player
- Ștefan Radu (* 1986), football player
- Adrian Scarlatache (* 1986), football player
- Ciprian Tătărușanu (* 1986), football player
- Black Angelika (* 1987), porn actress
- Alexandra Eremia (* 1987), artistic gymnast
- Viorel Nicoară (* 1987), football player
- Florin Niță (* 1987), football player
- Bogdan Otavă (* 1987), bobsledder
- Cristina Pasaroiu (* 1987), opera singer
- Cornel Predescu (born 1987), football player
- Mihaela Buzărnescu (* 1988), tennis player
- Liviu Ganea (* 1988), football player
- Michael Herck (* 1988), Romanian-Belgian racing driver
- Cristina Neagu (* 1988), handball player
- Constantin Popovici (* 1988), water diver
- Lucian Răduță (* 1988), football player
- Alexandra Dulgheru (* 1989), tennis player
- Remus Faur (* 1989), biathlete
- Antonia Iacobescu (* 1989), singer
- Alexandru Ioniță (* 1989), football player
- Raluca Olaru (* 1989), tennis player
- Alexandru Stan (* 1989), football player
- Marius Alexe (* 1990), football player
- Irina-Camelia Begu (* 1990), tennis player
- Alexandra Cadanțu (* 1990), tennis player
- Sorana Cîrstea (* 1990), tennis player
- Sandra Izbașa (* 1990), apparatus gymnast
1991-2000
- Andreea Grigore (* 1991), artistic gymnast
- Andreea Mitu (* 1991), tennis player
- Dănuț Moldovan (* 1991), bobsledder
- Cristina Dinu (* 1993), tennis player
- Alina Rotaru (* 1993), long jumper
- Andreea Grecu (* 1994), bobsleigh and track and field athlete
- Valentin Cojocaru (* 1995), football player
- Larisa Iordache (* 1996), artistic gymnast
- Răzvan Marin (born 1996), football player
Date unknown
- Ileana Streinu (* 20th century), Romanian-American mathematician and computer scientist
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