Brăila, Principality of Wallachia

1. Alexandru Chipciu (1989)

Romanian Footballer

Romanian international forward known for his play with Steaua Bucuresti of the Romanian Liga I. In 2012-2013, his second year with the team, he helped lead them to a Liga...

2. Johnny Răducanu (1931)

Romanian Romani Musician

Mr. Jazz of Romania. He profoundly impacted future generations of Romanian jazz musicians. He founded the Romanian Jazz School.

3. Gigi Becali (1958)

Romanian Politician

Romanian political figure and Member of both the Romanian and European Parliaments. Also a businessman, he purchased the Romanian Steaua București Football (soccer) Club.

4. Alina Popa (1978)

Romanian Bodybuilder

Romanian professional female bodybuilder who ranked as the 2nd best female bodybuilder in the IFBB Pro Women's Bodybuilding Ranking List.

5. Valentin Preda (1985)

Olympic Swimmer

Valentin Vali Preda is a Romanian swimmer who specialized in breaststroke events. He is a multiple-time Romanian record holder in the breaststroke and medley relays.

6. Vasile Gheorghe (1985)

Football Player

Vasile Gheorghe is a Romanian footballer midfielder.

7. Juan Iliesco (1898)

Argentine Chess Player

Juan Traian Iliesco was a Romanian Argentine chess master. He played several times in Argentine championships.

8. Magda Mihalache (1981)

Romanian Tennis Player

Magda Mihalache is a professional Romanian tennis player and former member of the Romania Fed Cup team. On May 9 2005 she reached her highest WTA singles ranking of 176...

9. Liviu Negoiță (1962)

Romanian Politician

Liviu Gheorghe Negoiţă is a Romanian politician and lawyer member of the Democratic Liberal Party and the former mayor of Bucharest's Sector 3.

10. Lucia Hossu-Longin (1941)

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Lucia Hossu-Longin is a Romanian TV producer/director best known for the documentary series Memorialul Durerii.

11. Nicoleta Albu (1988)

Romanian Rower

Nicoleta Albu is a Romanian rower. She finished 4th in the women's eight at the 2012 Summer Olympics.

12. Costică Dafinoiu (1954)

Boxer

Costică Dafinoiu is a retired boxer from Romania who represented his native country at the 1976 Summer Olympics in Montreal Canada. There he won the bronze medal in the light...

13. Tudorel Stoica (1954)

Romanian Football Player/manager

Tudorel Stoica is a Romanian retired footballer who played as a central midfielder.

14. Daniela Buruiană (1953)

Romanian Politician

Daniela Buruiană Aprodu is a Romanian politician and Member of the European Parliament. She is a member of the Greater Romania Party part of the Identity/Sovereignty/Transparency group and became an...

15. Nicolae Rainea (1933)

Romanian Football Referee

Nicolae Rainea nicknamed The Locomotive of the Carpathians is a retired Romanian football referee.

16. Eugen Crăciun (1986)

Footballer

Eugen Florin Crăciun is a Romanian professional soccer player currently playing at Dinamo II Bucuresti in Liga III. He can play as right back as well as a right midfielder.

17. Lică Movilă (1961)

Footballer

Lică Movilă is a Romanian former footballer who played primarily as a midfielder.

18. Ion Paulică (1983)

Romanian Rugby Union Player

Ion Paulică is a Romanian rugby union footballer. A tighthead prop he started his career with CSA Steaua Bucureşti before moving to Bath in 2007 and previously played for London...

19. Manea Mănescu (1916)

Romanian Politician

Manea Mănescu was a Romanian communist politician who served as Prime Minister for five years during Nicolae Ceaușescu's Communist regime. Mănescu's father was a Communist Party veteran from Ploiești who...

20. Bogdan Bălan (1980)

France Rugby Union Footballer.

Bogdan Bălan is a Romanian rugby union footballer. He is currently playing professionally for Lyon in the Top 14. He plays at prop and also plays for france after making...

21. Adelina Gavrilă (1978)

Athletics (sport) Competitor

Adelina Gavrilă is a Romanian triple jumper. She was a bronze medalist at the 1996 World Junior Championships. In 1998 she broke the 14-metre barrier for the first time with...

22. Ilarie Voronca (Unknow)

French Writer

Ilarie Voronca was a Romanian-French avant-garde poet and essayist. Voronca was of Jewish ethnicity. In his early years he was connected with Eugen Lovinescu's Sburătorul group making his debut in...

23. Diana Mocanu (1984)

Swimmer

Diana Iuliana Mocanu is a former an Olympic and national record holding swimmer from Romania. She swam for Romania at the 2000 Olympics where she won in the 100 and...

24. Andreas Embirikos (1901)

Greek Poet

Andreas Embirikos was a Greek surrealist poet and the first Greek psychoanalyst.

25. Perpessicius (1891)

Romanian Writer

Perpessicius was a Romanian literary historian and critic poet essayist and fiction writer. One of the prominent literary chroniclers of the Romanian interwar he stood apart in his generation for...

26. Nae Ionescu (1890)

Romanian Scientist

Nae Ionescu was a Romanian philosopher logician mathematician professor and journalist. Near the end of his career he became known for his antisemitism and devotion to far right politics in...

27. Alexandru Bogza (Unknow)

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28. Gabriela Perianu (1994)

Romanian Handball Player

Gabriela Perianu is a Romanian handballer who plays for HC Dunărea Brăila and the Romanian national team.

29. Florian Tudor (1973)

Romanian Rower

Tudor is a Romanian rower. He competed in the Men's eight at the 2000 Summer Olympics.

30. Florin Georgian Mironcic (1981)

Romanian Canoeist

Georgian Mironcic is an athlete from Romania sprint canoer who has competed since 2003. He won three medals at the ICF Canoe Sprint World Championships with a silver and two...

31. Camelia Potec (1982)

Swimmer

Camelia Potec is a female Romanian swimmer who won the gold medal in the women's 200 m freestyle at the 2004 Summer Olympics. She won the Mare Nostrum in 2004.

32. Ionel Constantin (1963)

Romanian Canoeist

Ionel Constantin is a Romanian sprint canoer who competed in the mid-1980s. He won two medals at the ICF Canoe Sprint World Championships with a gold and a silver. Constantin...

33. Daniela Costian (1965)

Australian Discus Thrower

Daniela Costian is a former Olympic discus throw bronze medallist. She was born in Brăila Romania but became an Australian citizen in 1990. She competed in the discus contest at...

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