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Revision as of 03:37, 13 March 2006 by Socrunchy (talk | contribs) (rm, non-notable. see discussion.)(diff) ← Previous revision | Latest revision (diff) | Newer revision → (diff)This is a list of notable Romanian-Americans.
Authors
- John Balaban, author, anti-Vietnam War activist, Poet-in-Residence and English professor at North Carolina State University in Raleigh, North Carolina description
- Andrei Codrescu, author, humorist, English professor at Louisiana State University in Baton Rouge, Louisiana
- Mircea Eliade, historian of religions and fantasy writer
- Norman Manea, writer
- Florentin Smarandache, writer and mathematician, associate professor at University of New Mexico
- Saul Steinberg, cartoonist and illustrator
Entertainment
- I.A.L. Diamond, movie scenarist
- Jean Negulesco, Film Director
- Edward G. Robinson, actor famous for roles in gangster films
- Jacques Kapralik artist and writer of theater stories
- Johnny Weissmuller, actor famous for his portrayals of Tarzan, US Olympic gold medalist in swimming
- Adrian Zmed, actor, 1980s, best-known as Officer Vince Romano in T.J. Hooker.
Sports
- Nadia Comaneci, Olympic gold medalist in gymnastics
- Ely Culbertson world champion bridge player
- Ernie Grunfeld former NBA player
- Dominique Moceanu, US Olympic gymnast
Music
- Franz Kneisel violonist and composer
- Hugo Jan Huss orchestra conductor
Other
- Adrian Gluck, inventor of Memorabilia cards, Surroundvision imaging, 3-D Statugraphy, Mappick mapping system
- Alma Gluck a.k.a. Reba Feinshohn, soprano, first person to sell one million copies of a record: "Carry Me Back to Old Virginny"
- Sergiu Gorun, Professor of Chemistry at Brown University
- Alexandru Marin, 1945 - 2005, physicist, professor at MIT, Boston University and Harvard. Major works include MUON detector at CERN.
- Ion Mihai Pacepa, the highest-level defector from the Soviet bloc
- George Emil Palade, biologist, discoverer of ribosomes, Nobel Prize winner
- George Pomutz, Union Brigadier General who commanded the 15th Iowa Regiment in the American Civil War
- Nathaniel Popp, Romanian Orthodox Archbishop
- Lia Roberts, Republican Party fund-raiser, former chairperson of the Nevada Republican Party, Honorary Consul for Romania in Las Vegas, and former Romanian presidential candidate
- Alexander Vraciu, World War II Navy pilot, ace
Romanian-American Organizations
Business
- Romanian-American Center Focus Publishing, Publisher of the Romanian-American Yellow Pages and Romanian Impact Magazine
- Romanian-American Chamber of Commerce
- Romanian-American Committee fot private property
Culture
- Romanian-American Congress
- Romanian Folk Art Museum and Gift Gallery
- Romanian Student Club of Illiois
- League of Romanian Societies of America
News
- Nine O'Clock, Daily English language Romanian newspaper
Religion
- The Romanian Orthodox Monastery of Detroit, Romanian Orthodox monastery situated in North of Detroit
- Romanian-Christian Music Association
- Romanian Orthodox Episcopate of America, Romanian administration for the Romanian-Orthodox parishes of USA
- Romanian Orthodox Parishes of USA and Canada, Directory of Romanian Orthodox parishes in North America
source: http://www.euroamericans.net/rumanian.htm#Famous%20Romanian-Americans:
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