Alexandru Ioan Cuza was the first domnitor (Ruler) of the Romanian Principalities through his double election as prince of Moldavia on 5 January 1859 and prince of Wallachia on 24 January 1859, which resulted in the unification of the two states. He was a prominent figure of the Revolution of 1848 in Moldavia. Following his double election, he initiated a series of reforms that contributed to the modernization of Romanian society and of state structures.
The University of Bucharest, commonly known after its abbreviation UB in Romania, is a public university founded in its current form on 4 July 1864 by a decree of Prince Alexandru Ioan Cuza to convert the former Princely Academy into the current University of Bucharest, making one of the oldest modern Romanian universities. It is one of the five members of the Universitaria Consortium.
Alexandru Vaida-Voevod or Vaida-Voievod was an Austro-Hungarian-born Romanian politician who was a supporter and promoter of the union of Transylvania with the Romanian Old Kingdom. He later served as 28th Prime Minister of Romania.
Alexandru G. Golescu was a Romanian politician who served as a Prime Minister of Romania in 1870.
The Romania men's national basketball team represents Romania in international basketball competition. The team is administered by the Romanian Basketball Federation (FRB).
Alexandru Moșanu was a Moldovan politician, historian and professor.
Alexandru Epureanu is a Moldovan professional footballer who plays as a centre-back for Süper Lig club Ümraniyespor and the Moldova national team.
Alexandru Gațcan is a Moldovan former international footballer who played as a central midfielder.
Alexandru Bourceanu is a Romanian former footballer. He played as a defensive midfielder and was known for his combative playing style, being physically strong in spite of his short stature.
Alexandru Curtianu is a Moldovan professional football coach and a former player.
Petru-Alexandru Luncanu is a Romanian professional tennis player. Luncanu has played on the ITF Men's Circuit, the ATP Challenger Tour and for the Romania Davis Cup Team. On 2 November 2009 he reached his highest ATP singles ranking of 304 whilst his highest doubles ranking was 286, which he achieved on 2 November 2015. In 2023, Luncanu was banned from professional tennis for five years and fined $40,000 by the International Tennis Integrity Agency after being found guilty of five match fixing charges between 2017 and 2021.
The National Patriotic Front was a clandestine political party in the Moldovan SSR.
The Alexandru Ioan Cuza University is a public university located in Iași, Romania. Founded by an 1860 decree of Prince Alexandru Ioan Cuza, under whom the former Academia Mihăileană was converted to a university, the University of Iași, as it was named at first, is one of the oldest universities of Romania, and one of its advanced research and education institutions. It is one of the five members of the Universitaria Consortium.
Alexandru Ene was a Romanian football striker.
Alexandru Mihăiță Chipciu is a Romanian professional footballer who plays for Liga I club Universitatea Cluj, which he captains. A versatile player, he is mainly deployed as a winger or an attacking midfielder, but has also been used as a false 9 or a wing-back on occasion.
Alexandru Cimbriciuc is a politician, jurist and businessman from the Republic of Moldova.
Alexandru A. Philippide was a Romanian poet.
The Humans is a Romanian band from Bucharest. The group consists of vocalist Cristina Caramarcu, guitarist Alexandru Cismaru, keyboardist Alexandru Matei, bassist Alin Neagoe, and drummer Adi Tetrade. They represented Romania in the Eurovision Song Contest 2018 in Lisbon, Portugal, with the song "Goodbye".
