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]
• Lorand Gaspar, poet ^[5]
• Bedros Horasangian, writer, essayist, and journalist ^[6]
• Garabet Ibrăileanu, literary critic ^[7]
• Mihail Jora, composer and conductor
• Leon Kalustian, journalist ^[8]
• Ioan Missir, novelist ^[9]
• Petru Th. Missir, literary critic ^[9]
• David Ohanesian, operatic baritone ^[10]
• Harry Tavitian, jazz musician ^[11]
• Krikor Zambaccian, art collector, founder of the Zambaccian Museum ^[12]

Politics and Administration

• Virgil Madgearu, politician, economist, and sociologist ^[7]
• Basile M. Missir, politician ^[9]
• Vasile Morţun, socialist activist
• Grigore Trancu-Iaşi, economist and politician ^[13]
• Varujan Vosganian, economist and political figure
• Varujan Pambuccian, mathematician, information technologist and political figure
• Iacob Zadig, general ^[14]

Religion

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

Sports

• Florin Halagian, football manager ^[11]

Others

• Manuc Bei, innkeeper, founder of Hanul lui Manuc ^[13]
• Spiru Haret, sociologist, mathematician, physicist, and politician ^[14]

See also

• Armenians of Romania
• Lists of Armenians

References

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4. "Lumea romaneasca". formula-as.ro.
5. Press), translated from the French by Nancy Kline, to his forthcoming collection, Earth Absolute and Other Texts (Contramundum (May 6, 2015). "Lorand Gaspar: The Autobiographical Introductory Essay". The Brooklyn Rail.
6. "Romania Culturala". romaniaculturala.ro. Archived from the original on 2011-09-28.
7. "Lumea romaneasca". formula-as.ro.
8. (in Romanian) Repere biografice at leonkalustian.ro, a project of the Duiliu Zamfirescu Vrancea County Library
9. (in Romanian) Victor Durnea, "Un scriitor adevărat: Ioan Missir" Archived 2016-03-04 at the Wayback Machine , in “Revista română”, year XI, nr. 1 (39), March 2005, p. 17
10. "Omagiu adus celebrului bariton roman, David Ohanesian". DW.DE.
11. "Diplomacy.ro :: Exceptional concert Jazz from Romania Duo Harry Tavitian - Cserey Csaba". Archived from the original on 2011-07-23. Retrieved 2011-01-16.
12. http://www.cultura.ro/Documents.aspx?ID=362%5B%5D
13. "Anuarul de cultură armeană - Fundatia România Literara". romlit.ro. Archived from the original on 2010-04-26. Retrieved 2011-01-16.
14. Stoica Lascu // Dobrudjan contributions to the development of contemporary Armenology