List of Romanians of Armenian descent

A list of notable Romanians of Armenian descent:

Arts

• Theodor Aman, painter, engraver and art professor[1]
• Vartan Arachelian, journalist and writer[2]
• Anda Călugăreanu, actress[3]
• Corina Chiriac, singer, composer, lyricist, television director and actress[4]
• Bedros Horasangian, writer, essayist, and journalist[5]
• Garabet Ibrăileanu, literary critic[6]
• Mihail Jora, composer and conductor
• Leon Kalustian, journalist[7]
• Ioan Missir, novelist[8]
• Petru Th. Missir, literary critic[8]
• David Ohanesian, operatic baritone[9]
• Harry Tavitian, jazz musician[10]
• Krikor Zambaccian, art collector, founder of the Zambaccian Museum[11]

Politics and Administration

• Virgil Madgearu, politician, economist, and sociologist[6]
• Basile M. Missir, politician[8]
• Vasile Morţun, socialist activist
• Grigore Trancu-Iaşi, economist and politician[12]
• Varujan Vosganian, economist and political figure
• Varujan Pambuccian, mathematician, information technologist and political figure
• Iacob Zadig, general[13]

Religion

• Vazgen I, (1908–1994) Catholicos of Armenia (from 1953 to 1994)
• Zareh Baronian, theologian

Sports

• Florin Halagian, football manager[10]

Others

• Manuc Bei, innkeeper, founder of Hanul lui Manuc[12]
• Spiru Haret, sociologist, mathematician, physicist, and politician[13]

References

1. Theodor Aman
2. "Religious Life: Armenian Genocide commemoration in Bucharest". armeniandiaspora.com.
3. "Armeanca". jurnalul.ro.
4. "Lumea romaneasca". formula-as.ro.
5. "Romania Culturala". romaniaculturala.ro. Archived from the original on 2011-09-28.
6. "Lumea romaneasca". formula-as.ro.
7. (in Romanian) Repere biografice at leonkalustian.ro, a project of the Duiliu Zamfirescu Vrancea County Library
8. (in Romanian) Victor Durnea, "Un scriitor adevărat: Ioan Missir", in “Revista română”, year XI, nr. 1 (39), March 2005, p. 17
9. "Omagiu adus celebrului bariton roman, David Ohanesian". DW.DE.
10. "Archived copy". Archived from the original on 2011-07-23. Retrieved 2011-01-16.CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link)
11. http://www.cultura.ro/Documents.aspx?ID=362%5B%5D
12. "Anuarul de cultură armeană - Fundatia România Literara". romlit.ro. Archived from the original on 2010-04-26. Retrieved 2011-01-16.
13. Stoica Lascu // Dobrudjan contributions to the development of contemporary Armenology