Most Famous Romanian Writers

50 Romanian Writers in view out of 245

Writing 245
Romania 1,313
Eugène Ionesco
Eugène Ionesco Romanian Playwright 1909 – 1994
#1,676
Emil Cioran
Emil Cioran Romanian Writer 1911 – 1995
#2,952
Ion Luca Caragiale
Ion Luca Caragiale Romanian Playwright 1852 – 1912
#5,362
Ion Creangă
Ion Creangă Romanian Writer 1837 – 1889
#6,548
Mihail Sadoveanu
Mihail Sadoveanu Romanian Novelist 1880 – 1961
#9,518
Lucian Blaga
Lucian Blaga Romanian Poet 1895 – 1961
#10,708
Liviu Rebreanu
Liviu Rebreanu Romanian Writer 1885 – 1944
#19,020
NS
Nichita Stănescu Romanian Poet 1933 – 1983
#22,478
AB
Ana Blandiana Romanian Poet Born 1942
#22,713
GB
George Bacovia Romanian Poet 1881 – 1957
#28,949
Ion Barbu
Ion Barbu Romanian Poet 1895 – 1961
#29,104
Marin Sorescu
Marin Sorescu Romanian Poet 1936 – 1996
#33,863
George Coșbuc
George Coșbuc Romanian Poet 1866 – 1918
#34,022
Eugenio Coșeriu
Eugenio Coșeriu Romanian Linguist 1921 – 2002
#35,558
Ioan Slavici
Ioan Slavici Romanian Writer 1848 – 1925
#36,055
Constantin Noica
Constantin Noica Romanian Essayist 1909 – 1987
#39,617
Gheorghe Asachi
Gheorghe Asachi Romanian Writer 1788 – 1869
#43,589
Ion Heliade Rădulescu
Ion Heliade Rădulescu Romanian Poet 1802 – 1872
#44,648
Marin Preda
Marin Preda Romanian Writer 1922 – 1980
#46,069
Bogdan Petriceicu Hasdeu
Bogdan Petriceicu Hasdeu Romanian Linguist 1838 – 1907
#51,617
Constantin Virgil Gheorghiu
Constantin Virgil Gheorghiu Romanian Writer 1916 – 1992
#52,145
VH
Vintilă Horia Romanian Writer 1915 – 1992
#53,262
Ion Agârbiceanu
Ion Agârbiceanu Romanian Writer 1882 – 1963
#55,180
Adrian Păunescu
Adrian Păunescu Romanian Poet 1943 – 2010
#58,010
Paul Goma
Paul Goma Romanian Novelist 1935 – 2020
#58,580
Zaharia Stancu
Zaharia Stancu Romanian Novelist 1902 – 1974
#63,237
MD
Mircea Dinescu Romanian Poet Born 1950
#69,190
Gala Galaction
Gala Galaction Romanian Linguist 1879 – 1961
#72,540
Cezar Petrescu
Cezar Petrescu Romanian Writer 1892 – 1961
#72,875
András Sütő
András Sütő Romanian Writer 1927 – 2006
#77,410
Alexandru Vlahuță
Alexandru Vlahuță Romanian Writer 1858 – 1919
#84,534
EL
Eugen Lovinescu Romanian Literary 1881 – 1943
#85,146
Tudor Vianu
Tudor Vianu Romanian Literary 1898 – 1964
#85,712
Augustin Buzura
Augustin Buzura Romanian Writer 1938 – 2017
#94,222
Vasile Voiculescu
Vasile Voiculescu Romanian Poet 1884 – 1963
#97,654
Nicolae Steinhardt
Nicolae Steinhardt Romanian Writer 1912 – 1989
#104,469
Geo Bogza
Geo Bogza Romanian Poet 1908 – 1993
#104,523
BA
Bartolomeu Anania Romanian Author 1921 – 2011
#105,324
Gabriela Adameșteanu
Gabriela Adameșteanu Romanian Novelist Born 1942
#106,298
Nicolae Labiș
Nicolae Labiș Romanian Poet 1935 – 1956
#109,308
IB
Ion Budai-Deleanu Romanian Philologist 1760 – 1820
#136,148
Anatol E. Baconsky
Anatol E. Baconsky Romanian Poet 1925 – 1977
#138,480
Octavian Paler
Octavian Paler Romanian Author 1926 – 2007
#139,622
Garabet Ibrăileanu
Garabet Ibrăileanu Romanian Literary 1871 – 1936
#142,091
George Bariț
George Bariț Romanian Linguist 1812 – 1893
#146,745
Nichifor Crainic
Nichifor Crainic Romanian Philosopher 1889 – 1972
#155,159
Constantin Rădulescu-Motru
Constantin Rădulescu-Motru Romanian Philosopher 1868 – 1957
#158,514
Timotei Cipariu
Timotei Cipariu Romanian Philologist 1805 – 1887
#159,093
Pan Halippa
Pan Halippa Romanian Journalist 1883 – 1979
#161,102
Mihai Beniuc
Mihai Beniuc Romanian Poet 1907 – 1988
#166,487

By the numbers

Inside Romania Writers

245 notable people in this slice of the dataset.

Through the Decades

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Notable Births by Decade

Notable births among Romania Writers peaked in the 1930s with 26 people.

What Romania Writers Are Known For

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Writer are Romania Writers's biggest group — 28% of all notables (68).

Romania Writers over-index on literary — 74.0× the global rate.

  1. Writer68
  2. Poet52
  3. Literary23
  4. Historian22
  5. Linguist16
  6. Journalist16
  7. Philologist10
  8. Philosopher8
  1. Literary2374.0×
  2. Philologist1022.5×
  3. Linguist1617.5×
  4. Poet5210.9×
  5. Historian227.5×
  6. Journalist166.8×
  7. Writer686.7×
  8. Novelist55.5×

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