Mari Români
Mari Români ( The Greatest Romanians ) is the Romanian offshoot that ran on Televiziunea Română , of 100 Greatest Britons , produced by the British Broadcasting Corporation in 2002 . In 2006 the public had the opportunity to vote for the 100 greatest Romanians of all time. Then each of the top ten received their own program, with viewers given the opportunity to vote after each program. After a final discussion and vote, Ștefan cel Mare was announced on October 21st as the greatest Romanian of all time.
1-100
- Ștefan cel Mare (1433–1504), Voivode of Moldova
- Charles I (1839–1914), prince and first king
- Mihai Eminescu (1850-1889), poet
- Mihai Viteazul (1558–1601), voivode of Wallachia, Transylvania and Moldavia
- Richard Wurmbrand (1909–2001), Lutheran pastor
- Ion Antonescu (1882–1946), Prime Minister and Chief of Staff of the Army
- Mircea Eliade (1907–1986), religious scholar, philosopher and writer
- Alexandru Ioan Cuza (1820–1873), state founder and prince
- Constantin Brâncuși (1876–1957), sculptor and photographer
- Nadia Comăneci (* 1961), artistic gymnast
- Nicolae Ceaușescu (1918–1989), President
- Vlad III. Drăculea (1431–1476), voivode of Wallachia
- George Becali (* 1958), entrepreneur, politician and club owner
- Henri Marie Coandă (1886–1972), physicist and aerodynamicist
- Gheorghe Hagi (* 1965), football player
- Ion Luca Caragiale (1852-1912), writer
- Nicolae Iorga (1871–1940), historian, writer and politician
- Constantin Brâncoveanu (1654–1714), Prince of Wallachia
- George Enescu (1881–1955), composer, violinist and conductor
- Gregorian Bivolaru (* 1952), yoga teacher
- Mirel Rădoi (* 1981), football player
- Corneliu Zelea Codreanu (1899–1938), politician
- Nicolae Titulescu (1882–1941), politician
- Ferdinand I (1865–1927), king
- Michael I (1921-2017), King
- Decebalus († 106), king of the Dacians
- Traian Băsescu (* 1951), President
- Gheorghe Mureșan (* 1971), basketball player
- Ion IC Brătianu (1864–1927), politician
- Răzvan Lucescu (* 1969), football goalkeeper and coach
- Nicolae Paulescu (1869–1931), physiologist
- Iuliu Maniu (1873–1953), politician
- Iuliu Hossu (1885–1970), cardinal and bishop
- Emil Cioran (1911–1995), philosopher
- Avram Iancu (1824–1872), revolutionary
- Burebista (111 BC – 44 BC), king of the Dacians
- Marie of Edinburgh (1875–1938), Queen
- Petre Țuțea (1902–1991), philosopher and writer
- Corneliu Coposu (1914–1995), politician
- Aurel Vlaicu (1882–1913), aircraft pioneer
- Iosif Trifa (1888–1938), priest
- Nichita Stănescu (1933–1983), poet and essayist
- Ion Creangă (1839–1889), writer
- Mădălina Manole (1967-2010), musician
- Corneliu Vadim Tudor (1949–2015), politician
- Traian Vuia (1872–1950), aviation pioneer
- Lucian Blaga (1895–1961), philosopher, journalist, poet, translator, scientist and diplomat
- George Emil Palade (1912-2008), researcher
- Ana Aslan (1897–1988), doctor and gerontologist
- Adrian Mutu (* 1979), football player
- Florin Piersic (born 1936), actor
- Mihail Kogălniceanu (1817–1891), politician, historian and publicist
- János Kőrössy (1926–2013), jazz musician
- Dimitrie Cantemir (1673–1723), Voivode of Moldova, historian, music theorist, geographer and universal scientist, humanist and encyclopedist
- Ilie Năstase (* 1946), tennis player
- Gheorghe Zamfir (* 1941), musician
- Gică Petrescu (1915-2006), singer and composer
- Elisabeta Rizea (1912–2003), resistance fighter
- Bulă , fictional character
- Amza Pellea (1931-1983), actor
- Matthias Corvinus (1443–1490), King of Hungary
- Mircea cel Bătrân (1355–1418), voivode of Wallachia
- Titu Maiorescu (1840–1917), lawyer, literary critic, writer, philosopher and politician
- Toma Caragiu (1925–1977), actor
- Mihai Trăistariu (* 1976), singer and musician
- Andreea Marin (* 1974), television presenter
- Emil Racoviță (1868–1947), biologist, botanist and speleologist
- Victor Babes (1854-1926), pathologist
- Nicolae Bălcescu (1819–1852), historian, writer and revolutionary
- Horia-Roman Patapievici (* 1957), writer and essayist
- Ion Iliescu (* 1930), President
- Marin Preda (1922–1980), writer
- Eugène Ionesco (1909-1994), playwright
- Dumitru Stăniloae (1903–1993), Romanian Orthodox theologian, writer and priest
- Alexandru Todea (1912–2002), Greek Catholic bishop
- Tudor Gheorghe (* 1945), singer and actor
- Ion Țiriac (* 1939), ice hockey player, tennis player and entrepreneur
- Cleopa Ilie (1912–1998), Romanian Orthodox monastery head
- Arsenie Boca (1910–1989), Romanian Orthodox monk, artist and theologian
- Bănel Nicoliță (born 1985), football player
- Dumitru Cornilescu (1891–1975), priest and theologian
- Grigore Moisil (1906–1973), mathematician
- Claudiu Niculescu (* 1976), football player
- Florentin Petre (* 1976), football player
- Marius Moga (* 1981), singer, musician and composer
- Nicolae Steinhardt (1912–1989), writer
- Laura Stoica (1967–2006), singer, composer and actress
- Cătălin Hâldan (1976-2000), football player
- Anghel Saligny (1854–1925), engineer
- Ivan Patzaichin (* 1949), canoeist, trainer and functionary
- Maria Tănase (1913–1963), singer
- Sergiu Nicolaescu (1930–2013), actor, film director and politician
- Octavian Paler (1926–2007), writer, poet and publicist
- Eroul necunoscut , fictional unidentified war victim
- Ciprian Porumbescu (1853-1883), composer
- Nicu Covaci (* 1947), musician, painter and sculptor
- Dumitru Dorin Prunariu (* 1952), cosmonaut, pilot and diplomat
- Johann Hunyadi (approx. 1387–1456), statesman and army leader
- Constantin Noica (1909–1987), philosopher and publicist
- Badea Cârțan (1849–1911), Romanian shepherd
Amari Români
The newspaper Evenimentul Zilei started a poll about the worst Romanians (Amari Români - "bitter Romanians", a play on words with mari "greatest") and the results were:
- Ion Iliescu , President
- Nicolae Ceaușescu , President
- George Becali , entrepreneur, politician and club owner
- Adrian Năstase , Prime Minister
- Charles II , King
- Michael I , King
- Traian Băsescu , President
- Gheorghe Gheorghiu-Dej , President of the Republic
- Elena Ceaușescu , President's wife
- Sorin Ovidiu Vântu , businessman