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Most Famous Romanian Athletes

Sports 422
Romania 1,313
1,443 NC Nadia Comăneci Nadia Comăneci Romanian Gymnast b. 1961
15,349 AM Adrian Mutu Adrian Mutu Romanian Football b. 1979
17,957 CC Cristian Chivu Cristian Chivu Romanian Football b. 1980
20,410 GH Gheorghe Hagi Gheorghe Hagi Romanian Football b. 1965
35,428 GM Gheorghe Mureșan Gheorghe Mureșan Romanian Basket b. 1971
38,705 GP Gheorghe Popescu Gheorghe Popescu Romanian Football b. 1967
40,159 FA Florin Andone Florin Andone Romanian Football b. 1993
40,390 LB László Bölöni László Bölöni Romanian Football b. 1953
49,204 LS Lucian Sânmărtean Romanian Football b. 1980
50,059 NS Nicolae Stanciu (footballer (Born 1993)) Nicolae Stanciu (footballer (Born 1993)) Romanian Football b. 1993
53,908 DS Daniela Silivaș Daniela Silivaș Romanian Gymnast b. 1972
54,549 BN Bănel Nicoliță Bănel Nicoliță Romanian Football b. 1985
54,616 VP Victor Pițurcă Victor Pițurcă Romanian Football b. 1956
54,624 IL Iasmin Latovlevici Iasmin Latovlevici Romanian Football b. 1986
55,522 RR Raul Rusescu Raul Rusescu Romanian Football b. 1988
60,281 AP Adrian Popa (footballer (Born 1988)) Adrian Popa (footballer (Born 1988)) Romanian Football b. 1988
67,695 PP Paul Papp Paul Papp Romanian Football b. 1989
70,152 LS László Sepsi Romanian Football b. 1986
71,724 DM Dorinel Munteanu Dorinel Munteanu Romanian Football b. 1968
74,847 ES Ecaterina Szabo Ecaterina Szabo Romanian Gymnast b. 1967
76,148 AT Alin Toșca Romanian Football b. 1992
76,484 CM Cristian Manea Cristian Manea Romanian Football b. 1997
77,125 CB Constantin Budescu Constantin Budescu Romanian Football b. 1989
80,601 GG Gheorghe Grozav Gheorghe Grozav Romanian Football b. 1990
83,659 HT Horia Tecău Horia Tecău Romanian Player b. 1985
87,584 MK Michael Klein (footballer (Born 1959)) Michael Klein (footballer (Born 1959)) Romanian Football 1959–1993
88,445 MB Miodrag Belodedici Miodrag Belodedici Romanian Football b. 1964
90,472 AI Andrei Ivan Andrei Ivan Romanian Football b. 1997
91,025 GP George Pușcaș George Pușcaș Romanian Football b. 1996
95,362 IA Ioan Andone Ioan Andone Romanian Football b. 1960
95,705 DR Dorin Rotariu Dorin Rotariu Romanian Football b. 1995
99,150 GE Gabriel Enache Gabriel Enache Romanian Football b. 1990
101,976 RC Rodion Cămătaru Rodion Cămătaru Romanian Football b. 1958
105,877 DM Doina Melinte Doina Melinte Romanian Runner b. 1956
109,827 GG Gina Gogean Gina Gogean Romanian Gymnast b. 1977
110,398 LB Lucian Bute Lucian Bute Romanian Boxer b. 1980
112,585 EL Elisabeta Lipă Elisabeta Lipă Romanian Rower b. 1964
114,294 CD Constantina Diță Constantina Diță Romanian Runner b. 1970
114,882 DM Dorin Mateuț Dorin Mateuț Romanian Football b. 1965
116,229 BP Basarab Panduru Basarab Panduru Romanian Football b. 1970
116,789 PI Paula Ivan Paula Ivan Romanian Runner b. 1963
117,106 RN Răducanu Necula Răducanu Necula Romanian Football b. 1946
117,712 LȘ Lidia Șimon Lidia Șimon Romanian Runner b. 1973
120,585 CN Constantin Nica Constantin Nica Romanian Football b. 1993
120,944 TG Tiberiu Ghioane Tiberiu Ghioane Romanian Football b. 1981
121,838 DN Dan Nistor Dan Nistor Romanian Football b. 1988
123,243 TS Tibor Selymes Tibor Selymes Romanian Football b. 1970
123,995 GB Gabi Balint Gabi Balint Romanian Football b. 1963
132,219 FM Florentin Matei Florentin Matei Romanian Football b. 1993
135,551 GM Gheorghe Mulțescu Gheorghe Mulțescu Romanian Football b. 1951
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Inside Romania Athletes

422 notable people in this slice of the dataset.

Through the Decades

One face per decade — the most globally famous romania athletes born in each.

Notable Births by Decade

Notable births among Romania Athletes peaked in the 1960s with 95 people.

What Romania Athletes Are Known For

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Football are Romania Athletes's biggest group — 46% of all notables (192).

Romania Athletes over-index on canoe — 53.1× the global rate.

  1. Football192
  2. Rower52
  3. Athletic23
  4. Handball21
  5. Player20
  6. Wrestler18
  7. Canoe17
  8. Boxer14
  1. Canoe1753.1×
  2. Rower5249.5×
  3. Handball2134.8×
  4. Gymnast1124.6×
  5. Fencer514.3×
  6. Wrestler188.6×
  7. Boxer148.4×
  8. Runner87.2×

City Hot Spots

Cities that over-produce Romania Athletes compared to the world average — multiplier shows how much more.