SettingsFrench people of Romanian descent
Abraham Baratz
Abraham Baratz was a Romanian–French chess master.
Abraham Baratz was a Romanian–French chess master.
Alexandre Istrati
Alexandre Istrati (born 1915 in Dorohoi, Romania–died Paris, France, 1991) was a Franco-Romanian painter.
Alexandre Istrati (born 1915 in Dorohoi, Romania–died Paris, France, 1991) was a Franco-Romanian painter.
Alice Cocéa
Alice Sophie Cocéa or Cocea (July 28, 1899 – July 2, 1970) was a Romanian-born French actress and singer.
Alice Sophie Cocéa or Cocea (July 28, 1899 – July 2, 1970) was a Romanian-born French actress and singer.
André Glucksmann
André Glucksmann is a French philosopher and writer, and member of the French new philosophers.
André Glucksmann is a French philosopher and writer, and member of the French new philosophers.
Anna de Noailles
Anna, Comtesse Mathieu de Noailles (15 November 1876 – 30 April 1933), was a Romanian-French writer.
Anna, Comtesse Mathieu de Noailles (15 November 1876 – 30 April 1933), was a Romanian-French writer.
Antoine Bibesco
Antoine, Prince Bibesco (Prinţul Anton Bibescu) (July 19, 1878 – September 2, 1951) was a Romanian aristocrat, lawyer, diplomat and writer.
Antoine, Prince Bibesco (Prinţul Anton Bibescu) (July 19, 1878 – September 2, 1951) was a Romanian aristocrat, lawyer, diplomat and writer.
Benjamin Fondane
Benjamin Fondane or Benjamin Fundoianu was a Romanian and French poet, critic and existentialist philosopher, also noted for his work in film and theater.
Benjamin Fondane or Benjamin Fundoianu was a Romanian and French poet, critic and existentialist philosopher, also noted for his work in film and theater.
Claude Berri
Claude Berri (1 July 1934 – 12 January 2009), born Claude Berel Langmann, was one of the great all-rounders of French cinema: an actor, writer, producer, director and distributor.
Claude Berri (1 July 1934 – 12 January 2009), born Claude Berel Langmann, was one of the great all-rounders of French cinema: an actor, writer, producer, director and distributor.
Costin Miereanu
Costin Miereanu (born 27 February 1943 in Bucharest) is a French composer and musicologist of Romanian birth.
Costin Miereanu (born 27 February 1943 in Bucharest) is a French composer and musicologist of Romanian birth.
Cécilia Attias
Cécilia María Sara Isabel Attias (née Ciganer-Albéniz, previously Martin and Sarkozy) (born 12 November 1957) was the second wife of French president Nicolas Sarkozy until Octo...
Cécilia María Sara Isabel Attias (née Ciganer-Albéniz, previously Martin and Sarkozy) (born 12 November 1957) was the second wife of French president Nicolas Sarkozy until Octo...
Cédric Pioline
Cédric Pioline (born 15 June 1969) is a retired French professional tennis player who played on the professional tour from 1989 to 2002.
Cédric Pioline (born 15 June 1969) is a retired French professional tennis player who played on the professional tour from 1989 to 2002.
David Korner
David Korner (also known as Barta, Albert, and A. Mathieu; October 19, 1914-September 6, 1976) was a Romanian and French communist militant, trade unionist, and journalist.
David Korner (also known as Barta, Albert, and A. Mathieu; October 19, 1914-September 6, 1976) was a Romanian and French communist militant, trade unionist, and journalist.
Denis Buican
Denis Buican, born December 21, 1934 in Bucharest, as a son of Dumitru Peligrad, boyard and philanthropist, is a French scientist of Romanian origin and a bilingual writer, biologist, philosophe...
Denis Buican, born December 21, 1934 in Bucharest, as a son of Dumitru Peligrad, boyard and philanthropist, is a French scientist of Romanian origin and a bilingual writer, biologist, philosophe...
Elena Văcărescu
Elena Văcărescu or Hélène Vacaresco (September 21, 1864, Bucharest - February 17, 1947, Paris) was a Romanian-French aristocrat writer, twice a laureate of the Académie française.
Elena Văcărescu or Hélène Vacaresco (September 21, 1864, Bucharest - February 17, 1947, Paris) was a Romanian-French aristocrat writer, twice a laureate of the Académie française.
Eli Lotar
Eli Lotar, was a French photographer.
Eli Lotar, was a French photographer.
Elvira Popescu
Elvira Popescu or, in French, Elvire Popesco (May 10, 1894 – December 11, 1993) was a Romanian-born French stage and movie actress and theatre director.
Elvira Popescu or, in French, Elvire Popesco (May 10, 1894 – December 11, 1993) was a Romanian-born French stage and movie actress and theatre director.
Eugène Ionesco
Eugène Ionesco (born Eugen Ionescu, ; 26 November 1909 – 28 March 1994) was a Romanian and French playwright and dramatist, and one of the foremost playwrights of the Theatre of the Absurd.
Eugène Ionesco (born Eugen Ionescu, ; 26 November 1909 – 28 March 1994) was a Romanian and French playwright and dramatist, and one of the foremost playwrights of the Theatre of the Absurd.
Eva Ionesco
Eva Ionesco (born on 18 July 1965) is a French actress and film director, born in Paris.
Eva Ionesco (born on 18 July 1965) is a French actress and film director, born in Paris.
Fernand Petzl
Fernand Petzl (April 7, 1913 — May 31, 2003) was a caver and manufacturer of outdoor equipment under the brand name Petzl.
Fernand Petzl (April 7, 1913 — May 31, 2003) was a caver and manufacturer of outdoor equipment under the brand name Petzl.
Francis Dreyfus
Francis Dreyfus (1940 – June 24, 2010) was a French record producer, who focused on jazz and electronic music, publishing Jean-Michel Jarre's first commercially successful work, Oxygène.
Francis Dreyfus (1940 – June 24, 2010) was a French record producer, who focused on jazz and electronic music, publishing Jean-Michel Jarre's first commercially successful work, Oxygène.
Haïm Brezis
Haïm Brezis (born June 1, 1944) is a French mathematician who works in functional analysis and partial differential equations.
Haïm Brezis (born June 1, 1944) is a French mathematician who works in functional analysis and partial differential equations.
Henri Coandă
Henri Marie Coandă (; 7 June 1886 – 25 November 1972) was a Romanian inventor, aerodynamics pioneer and builder of an experimental aircraft, the Coandă-1910 described by Coandă in the mid-...
Henri Marie Coandă (; 7 June 1886 – 25 November 1972) was a Romanian inventor, aerodynamics pioneer and builder of an experimental aircraft, the Coandă-1910 described by Coandă in the mid-...
Horaţiu Rădulescu
Horaţiu Rădulescu (; January 7, 1942–September 25, 2008) was a Romanian-French composer, best known for the spectral technique of composition.
Horaţiu Rădulescu (; January 7, 1942–September 25, 2008) was a Romanian-French composer, best known for the spectral technique of composition.
Ilarie Voronca
Ilarie Voronca (pen name of Eduard Marcus; December 31, 1903, Brăila—April 8, 1946, Paris) was a Romanian-French avant-garde poet and essayist.
Ilarie Voronca (pen name of Eduard Marcus; December 31, 1903, Brăila—April 8, 1946, Paris) was a Romanian-French avant-garde poet and essayist.
Irina Ionesco
Irina Ionesco (born on September 3, 1935) is a French photographer born in Paris, France.
Irina Ionesco (born on September 3, 1935) is a French photographer born in Paris, France.
Isidore Isou
Isidore Isou, born Ioan-Isidor Goldstein, was a Romanian-born French poet, film critic and visual artist.
Isidore Isou, born Ioan-Isidor Goldstein, was a Romanian-born French poet, film critic and visual artist.
Jany Holt
Jany Holt (13 May 1909 - 26 October 2005) was a Romanian-born actress, who worked principally in the French cinema.
Jany Holt (13 May 1909 - 26 October 2005) was a Romanian-born actress, who worked principally in the French cinema.
Jean-Claude Grumberg
Jean-Claude Grumberg is a French writer of children's books and a playwright.
Jean-Claude Grumberg is a French writer of children's books and a playwright.
Linda Maria Baros
Linda Maria Baros (born August 6 1981 in Bucharest) is a French-language poet, translator and literary critic, one of the most powerful new voices on today’s poetry scene (the famous French li...
Linda Maria Baros (born August 6 1981 in Bucharest) is a French-language poet, translator and literary critic, one of the most powerful new voices on today’s poetry scene (the famous French li...
Lucien Goldmann
Lucien Goldmann (July 20, 1913 in Bucharest but grew up in Botoşani, Romania – October 8, 1970 in Paris) was a French philosopher and sociologist of Jewish-Romanian origin.
Lucien Goldmann (July 20, 1913 in Bucharest but grew up in Botoşani, Romania – October 8, 1970 in Paris) was a French philosopher and sociologist of Jewish-Romanian origin.
Marcel Mihalovici
Marcel Mihalovici (Bucharest, 22 October 1898 – Paris, 12 August 1985) was a French composer born in Romania.
Marcel Mihalovici (Bucharest, 22 October 1898 – Paris, 12 August 1985) was a French composer born in Romania.
Maria Björnson
Maria Björnson (16 February 1949, Paris – 13 December 2002, London) was an acclaimed theatre stage designer, born in Paris to Norwegian and Romanian parents.
Maria Björnson (16 February 1949, Paris – 13 December 2002, London) was an acclaimed theatre stage designer, born in Paris to Norwegian and Romanian parents.
Marie Drucker
Marie Drucker (born in Paris on 3 December 1974) is a French journalist and television personality.
Marie Drucker (born in Paris on 3 December 1974) is a French journalist and television personality.
Marin Karmitz
Marin Karmitz is a French jewish businessman whose career has spanned the French film industry, including director, producer, film distributor, and operator of a chain of cinemas.
Marin Karmitz is a French jewish businessman whose career has spanned the French film industry, including director, producer, film distributor, and operator of a chain of cinemas.
Marius Constant
Marius Constant (7 February 1925, Bucharest – 15 May 2004 in Paris) was a Romanian-born French composer and conductor.
Marius Constant (7 February 1925, Bucharest – 15 May 2004 in Paris) was a Romanian-born French composer and conductor.
Marthe Bibesco
Marthe, Princess Bibesco, French version of Marta Bibescu, née Marta Lucia or Marthe Lucie Lahovary, was a Romanian-French writer.
Marthe, Princess Bibesco, French version of Marta Bibescu, née Marta Lucia or Marthe Lucie Lahovary, was a Romanian-French writer.
Matei Pavel Haiducu
Matei Pavel Haiducu was a Romanian secret agent who defected to France in 1981.
Matei Pavel Haiducu was a Romanian secret agent who defected to France in 1981.
Maurice Raizman
Maurice Raizman (né Miron Raizman) (26 February 1905, Bendery – 1 April 1974, Paris) was a French chess master.
Maurice Raizman (né Miron Raizman) (26 February 1905, Bendery – 1 April 1974, Paris) was a French chess master.
Michel Drucker
Michel Drucker, CQ (born 12 September 1942) is a popular French journalist and TV host.
Michel Drucker, CQ (born 12 September 1942) is a popular French journalist and TV host.
Michèle Laroque
Michèle Laroque is a French actress, comedian and humorist, who has appeared in almost 60 film and television productions since 1988.
Michèle Laroque is a French actress, comedian and humorist, who has appeared in almost 60 film and television productions since 1988.
Mioara Mugur-Schächter
Mioara Mugur-Schächter is a French physicist of Romanian origin, a specialist in quantum physics and epistemology.
Mioara Mugur-Schächter is a French physicist of Romanian origin, a specialist in quantum physics and epistemology.
Mirka Mora
Mirka Mora (born 1928) is a prominent French-born Australian Visual artist who has contributed significantly to the development of Contemporary Art in Australia.
Mirka Mora (born 1928) is a prominent French-born Australian Visual artist who has contributed significantly to the development of Contemporary Art in Australia.
Pierre Béarn
Pierre Béarn (15 June 1902 – October 27, 2004) was a French writer.
Pierre Béarn (15 June 1902 – October 27, 2004) was a French writer.
Pierre Moscovici
Pierre Moscovici is a French politician, a member of the Departmental Council of Doubs and a Member of the French Parliament.
Pierre Moscovici is a French politician, a member of the Departmental Council of Doubs and a Member of the French Parliament.
Pola Illéry
Pola Illéry, born Paula Iliescu is a Romanian silent and early talking film actress.
Pola Illéry, born Paula Iliescu is a Romanian silent and early talking film actress.
Romanian French
Romanian French is the term for a French citizen of Romanian heritage and origins, born in Romania and living as an emigrant in France or being born in France from a Romanian immigrant family, t...
Romanian French is the term for a French citizen of Romanian heritage and origins, born in Romania and living as an emigrant in France or being born in France from a Romanian immigrant family, t...
Roxana Maracineanu
Roxana Maracineanu or Mărăcineanu is a Romanian-born French former backstroke swimmer.
Roxana Maracineanu or Mărăcineanu is a Romanian-born French former backstroke swimmer.
Serge Moscovici
Serge Moscovici is a Romanian-born French social psychologist, currently the director of the Laboratoire Européen de Psychologie Sociale, which he co-founded in 1974 at the Maison des scie...
Serge Moscovici is a Romanian-born French social psychologist, currently the director of the Laboratoire Européen de Psychologie Sociale, which he co-founded in 1974 at the Maison des scie...
Stéphane Lupasco
Stéphane Lupasco (born Ştefan Lupaşcu; (1900–1988) was a Romanian philosopher who developed Non-Aristotelian logic.
Stéphane Lupasco (born Ştefan Lupaşcu; (1900–1988) was a Romanian philosopher who developed Non-Aristotelian logic.
Sylvia Bataille
Sylvia Bataille (born (1 November 1908 – 23 December 1993) was a French actress, born Sylvia Maklès in Paris (where she also died), of Romanian-Jewish descent.
Sylvia Bataille (born (1 November 1908 – 23 December 1993) was a French actress, born Sylvia Maklès in Paris (where she also died), of Romanian-Jewish descent.
Thomas Langmann
Thomas Langmann (born May 24, 1972) is a French film producer and actor, known for producing The Artist (2011).
Thomas Langmann (born May 24, 1972) is a French film producer and actor, known for producing The Artist (2011).
Traian Vuia
Traian Vuia was a Romanian inventor and aviation pioneer who designed, built and tested the first powered monoplane.
Traian Vuia was a Romanian inventor and aviation pioneer who designed, built and tested the first powered monoplane.
Tristan Tzara
Tristan Tzara (; ; born Samuel or Samy Rosenstock, also known as S. Samyro; – December 25, 1963) was a Romanian and French avant-garde poet, essayist and performance artist.
Tristan Tzara (; ; born Samuel or Samy Rosenstock, also known as S. Samyro; – December 25, 1963) was a Romanian and French avant-garde poet, essayist and performance artist.
Vladimir Cosma
Vladimir Cosma was born April 13, 1940 in Bucharest, Romania, into a family of musicians.
Vladimir Cosma was born April 13, 1940 in Bucharest, Romania, into a family of musicians.
Youra Guller
Youra Guller was a female French classical pianist.
Youra Guller was a female French classical pianist.
Élisabeth Roudinesco
Élisabeth Roudinesco is a French academic historian and psychoanalyst, Professor of History at University of Paris VII – Denis Diderot.
Élisabeth Roudinesco is a French academic historian and psychoanalyst, Professor of History at University of Paris VII – Denis Diderot.
Évry Schatzman
Evry Léon Schatzman (16 September 1920 in Neuilly-sur-Seine, Hauts-de-Seine – 25 April 2010) was a French astrophysicist.
Evry Léon Schatzman (16 September 1920 in Neuilly-sur-Seine, Hauts-de-Seine – 25 April 2010) was a French astrophysicist.