Natives Bucharest

tudor arghezi (1880–1967), writer
nicolae bălcescu (1819–52), historian, writer , revolutionary
marthe bibesco (1889–1973), novelist, poet, politician , memoirist
george călinescu (1899–1965), critic, literary historian, writer, publicist , academician
henri coandă (1886–1972), aviation pioneer , inventor of jet engine
gheorghe dinică (1934–2009), 1 of important romanian actors
mircea eliade (1907–1986), historian of religion, fiction writer, philosopher , professor @ university of chicago
ion ghica (1816–1897), economist, mathematician, writer, educator, diplomat , prime minister of romania
iulia hasdeu (1869–1888), poet
dinu lipatti (1917–1950), pianist, composer , educator
alexandru macedonski (1854–1920), poet, novelist, playwright , publicist
maia morgenstern (b. 1962), theater , film actress
ilie năstase (b. 1946), professional tennis player , former world number 1 between 1972 , 1973
nicolae paulescu (1869–1931), physician, physiologist , discoverer of insulin
c. a. rosetti (1816–85), leader of wallachian revolution of 1848 , prime minister of romania
elena văcărescu (1864–1947), writer , laureate of french academy
vazken of bucharest (1908–1994), catholicos of armenian apostolic church, hero of armenia
florin vlaicu (b. 1986), rugby union football player, leading active top point scorer in international rugby