List of Romanians of Armenian descent explained

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

Notes and References

1. [Theodor Aman]
2. Web site: Religious Life: Armenian Genocide commemoration in Bucharest. armeniandiaspora.com. 24 May 2004 .
3. Web site: Armeanca. jurnalul.ro. 2011-01-16. 2011-02-21. https://web.archive.org/web/20110221204434/http://www.jurnalul.ro/jurnalul-national/jurnalul-national/armeanca-301277.html. dead.
4. Web site: Lumea romaneasca. formula-as.ro.
5. Web site: Lorand Gaspar: The Autobiographical Introductory Essay. translated from the French by Nancy Kline, to his forthcoming collection, Earth Absolute and Other Texts (Contramundum. Press). May 6, 2015. The Brooklyn Rail.
6. Web site: Romania Culturala. romaniaculturala.ro. dead. https://web.archive.org/web/20110928063500/http://www.romaniaculturala.ro/articol.php?cod=13016. 2011-09-28.
7. Web site: Lumea romaneasca. formula-as.ro.
8. Repere biografice at leonkalustian.ro, a project of the Duiliu Zamfirescu Vrancea County Library
9. Victor Durnea, "Un scriitor adevărat: Ioan Missir", in “Revista română”, year XI, nr. 1 (39), March 2005, p. 17
10. Web site: Omagiu adus celebrului bariton roman, David Ohanesian. DW.DE.
11. Web site: Diplomacy.ro :: Exceptional concert Jazz from Romania Duo Harry Tavitian - Cserey Csaba . 2011-01-16 . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20110723133117/http://crib.mae.ro/index.php?lang=en&id=85507 . 2011-07-23 .
12. http://www.cultura.ro/Documents.aspx?ID=362{{dead link|date=December 2017 |bot=InternetArchiveBot |fix-attempted=yes }}
13. Web site: Anuarul de cultură armeană - Fundatia România Literara. romlit.ro. 2011-01-16. https://web.archive.org/web/20100426135701/http://www.romlit.ro/anuarul_de_cultur_armean. 2010-04-26. dead.
14. [Stoica Lascu]