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Roma people

Politicians and activists

• Lívia Járóka, Hungarian Member of the European Parliament
• Viktória Mohácsi, Hungarian Member of the European Parliament
• Jovan Damjanović, Serbian politician - The first Rom appointed as minister in a government anywhere in the world
• Ian Hancock, Romani scholar & activist, born in UK, living in USA, Professor at the University of Texas
• Ştefan Răzvan, Prince of Moldavia, Ruled Moldavia for four months

Lívia Járóka is the second Romani Member of the European Parliament, having been elected as part of the Fidesz list in Hungary in June 2004. ... A Member of the European Parliament (English abbreviation MEP)[1] is a member of the European Unions directly-elected legislative body, the European Parliament. ... Viktória Bernáthné Mohácsi is a Hungarian politician and Member of the European Parliament for the Alliance of Free Democrats, part of the European Liberal Democrat and Reform Party. ... A Member of the European Parliament (English abbreviation MEP)[1] is a member of the European Unions directly-elected legislative body, the European Parliament. ... Ian Hancock is a renowned Romani scholar. ... Moldavia (Moldova in Romanian) was a Romanian principality, originally created in the Middle Ages, now divided between Romania, Moldovan Republic and Ukraine. ...

Writers

• Veijo Baltzar, Finnish writer
• Raymond Buckland, American
• Rajko Djuric, Yugoslav writer & activist
• Philomena Franz, German writer
• Ronald Lee, Canadian Writer, Professor at the University of Toronto
• Matéo Maximoff, French writer
• Ceija Stojka, Austrian author & painter
• Katarina Taikon, Swedish children's writer
• Bronislawa Wajs ("Papusza"), Polish poet

Raymond Buckland was the first person in the United States to openly admit to being a practitioner of Wicca. ... Rajko Djuric (born in 3 October 1947 in Malo Orasje near Belgrad) is a Romani writer and academic. ...

Musicians

• Carmen Amaya, Spanish flamenco dancer
• Azis, Bulgarian Chalga singer, iconoclast and politician
• Sofi Marinova, Bulgarian singer
• Saban Bajramovic, Serbian singer
• Kálmán Balogh, Hungarian cimbalom player & bandleader
• János Bihari, Hungarian violinist
• Vera Bila, Czech singer
• Iva Bittova, Czech singer
• Diego El Cigala, Flamenco Singer
• Joaquín Cortés, Flamenco dancer
• Panna Cinka Hungarian Violinist
• Fanfare Ciocărlia, Romanian brass band
• Georges Cziffra, Hungarian pianist
• David Essex, former President of the Romany Union, musician and actor.
• Lajko Felix, Hungarian-Serbian violinist (part Roma)
• Lola Flores, Spanish singer, actress, (Gitana mother)
• Rosario Flores, Spanish singer, actress
• Gipsy Kings, French (Spanish origin) Gitano new-flamenco band
• Kal, Romany Band from Serbia
• Ida Kelarová, Czech singer
• Ketama, Spanish new-flamenco band
• Bireli Lagrene, French jazz guitarist
• Denny Laine, British member of The Moody Blues and Wings
• Boban Markovic, Serbian brass bandleader
• Carlos Montoya, Spanish flamenco guitarist
• Ramón Montoya, Spanish flamenco guitarist
• Camarón de la Isla, Spanish flamenco singer
• Ivo Papazov, Bulgarian clarinetist
• La Paquera de Jerez, Spanish flamenco singer (Roma father)
• Manitas de Plata, Spanish guitarist
• Romica Puceanu, Romanian singer
• Johnny Răducanu, Romanian jazz singer
• Dzej Ramadanovski, Serbian folk singer
• Esma Redzepova, Macedonian singer
• Django Reinhardt, Belgian jazz guitarist^[1]
• Franz Reinhardt, German jazz musician
• Jimmy Rosenberg, Dutch swing guitarist
• Ferenc Snetberger, Hungarian jazz guitarist
• Taraful Haiducilor, Romanian band
• Evalyna Tolstoy, Singer/Songwriter * Manuel Torre, Spanish flamenco singer
• Ion Voicu, Romanian violinist
• Yuri Yunakov, Bulgarian saxophonist

Carmen Amaya (November 2, 1913 - November 19, 1963) was a flamenco dancer and singer, born in the Somorrostro slum of Barcelona, Spain. ... Aziz is a Bulgarian chalga folk singer known for cross-dressing. ... Sofi Marinova is a Romani singer from Bulgaria. ... Image:Saban. ... János Bihari (1764-1824/1827?) was an influential Hungarian Roma (Gypsy) violinist. ... Dieg(uit)o El Cigala is a famous Flamenco singer. ... Joaquín Cortés (born 1969) is a world famous flamenco dancer from Spain. ... Panna C(z)inka or Panna Cinková (1711(?), near Rožňava, Kingdom of Hungary (now Slovakia) -1772) was a famous Romany violinist. ... Fanfare Ciocărlia is a popular twelve-piece Roma brass band from the northeastern Romanian village of Zece Prajini. ... Georges Cziffra on an EMI DVD cover Georges (originally György) Cziffra (November 5, 1921–January 17, 1994) was a Hungarian virtuoso pianist. ... David Essex (born July 23, 1947) is a British actor and singer who has enjoyed a varied career. ... Félix Lajkó (born December 17th 1974 in Subotica, Serbia) is ethnic Hungarian world music violinist and composer from Vojvodina. ... Lola Flores, born February 21, 1923 in Jerez de la Frontera, Cadiz, Spain - died May 16, 1995, was a singer, dancer, and actress. ... Rosario Flores born November 4 1963 Madrid, Spain, is a Spanish actress. ... The Gipsy Kings. ... Korean Air (ICAO) Kal, Afghanistan Greenlandic Inuktitut (ISO 639-3) Category: ... Ketama is also a locality in Morocco infamous of its hash cultivation. ... Denny Laine (born Brian Hines, on October 29, 1944, in Birmingham) is an English songwriter and musician, best known for his roles as former guitarist and lead singer of The Moody Blues and, later, co-founder (along with Paul McCartney) of Wings. ... The Moody Blues were best known for fusing an orchestral sound with rock and roll, as seen in one of their most popular songs, Nights in White Satin. ... Wings was a rock music band led by Paul McCartney, formed a couple of years after the dissolution of The Beatles. ... Boban Marković is a Serbian trumpet player and folk ensemble leader, frequently recognized as the greatest trumpet player to emerge from the Balkans. ... Carlos Montoya was a prominent Flamenco guitarist. ... Ramón Montoya (born November 2, 1880, Madrid, Spain; Died 1949), Flamenco guitarist. ... Camarón de la Isla (born December 5, 1950, Cádiz, Spain; Died July 2, 1992, Barcelona, Spain), stage name of flamenco singer José Monge Cruz. ... Ivo Papazov (Bulgarian: ) (born 16 February 1952 in Kardzhali), nicknamed Ibryama (Bulgarian: ), is a Bulgarian clarinetist. ... Manitas de Plata (given name Ricardo Baliardo) was born on August 7, 1921 in a gypsy caravan in Sète, Southern France. ... Romica Puceanu (1928 - 1996) was a Romanian Gypsy singer and interpreter of cintec de pahar, a style of Romanian doina with Gypsy and Turkish influences. ... Johnny Răducanu (b. ... Džej Ramadanovski. ... Esma Redzepova is a Macedonian-born vocalist, songwriter, and humanitarian. ... Jean Baptiste Django Reinhardt (January 23, 1910 – May 16, 1953) was a Belgian Roma jazz guitarist. ... Taraful Haiducilor (a. ... Ion Voicu (October 8, 1923–February 24, 1997) was a Romanian violinist and orchestral conductor of Roma ethnicity. ...

Media

• Florijan Ajdini, actor
• Yul Brynner, actor^[1]
• Charlie Chaplin, actor/comedian^[1]
• Nikita Denise, porn star^[2]
• Tony Gatlif, French film director^[3]
• Edyta Górniak, Polish singer
• Rita Hayworth, American film actress^[1]
• Bob Hoskins, English actor^[1]
• Albert Lee, English guitarist^[4]
• Bajram Severdzan, Yugoslav actor
• Soledad Miranda Andalusian Flamenco Dancer and later Horror Film Actress from Seville, mother was Gitana.

Yul Brynner Yul Brynner (July 7, 1915 – October 10, 1985) was a Russian-born Broadway and Academy Award-winning Hollywood actor. ... For other people named Chaplin, see Chaplin (disambiguation). ... Nikita Denise (born Denisa Balazova on 25 July 1976 in Czech Republic) is a Czech erotic actress and porn star. ... Tony Gatlif (born September 10, 1948, Algiers, Algeria) is a French film director who also works as a scriptwriter, actor, and producer. ... Edyta Górniak Edyta Górniak (born November 14, 1972 in Ziębice, Poland) is a Polish singer. ... Gilda DVD cover Rita Hayworth (October 17, 1918 – May 14, 1987), was an American actress of Spanish and English descent who reached fame during the 1940s as the eras leading sex symbol. ... Bob Hoskins Robert William Bob Hoskins (born October 26, 1942) is a British actor best known for playing Cockney rough diamonds and gangsters, and for family films such as Who Framed Roger Rabbit (1988, Eddie Valiant). ... Albert Lee is an English guitarist. ... Soledad Rendón Bueno, (Sevilla July 9, 1943 - Lisbon August 18, 1970), better known under the pseudonym Soledad Miranda was a Spanish actress who frequently starred in the films of Jess Franco. ...

Boxers

• Johnny Frankham, British Light Heavyweight Boxer who knocked to the floor Cassius Clay (Muhammed Ali) in an exhibition fight.
• Bartley Gorman, Gypsy bareknuckle boxing champion.
• Jem Mace, Bareknuckle Boxing Champion, Father of Modern Boxing
• Henry Wharton, English Middleweight Boxing Champion

Other people with this name: Muhammad Ali of Egypt, Mehemet Ali (Turkey) Muhammad Ali-Haj (born January 17, 1942 as Cassius Marcellus Clay Jr. ... To meet Wikipedias quality standards, this article or section may require cleanup. ... Jem Mace (April 8, 1831 in Beeston, Norfolk - 1910 in Durham; buried in Liverpool) was a British heavyweight champion boxer. ... Henry Wharton (November 9, 1664 - March 5, 1695), English writer, was descended from Thomas, 2nd Baron Wharton (1520-1572), being a son of the Rev. ...

Soccer players

• Jacques Abardonado, French (OGC Nice, see French wikilink)
• Raby Howell. British (Liverpool, Sheffield United and Preston North End)
• Andrea Pirlo, Italian (Milan)
• José Antonio Reyes, Spanish (Real Madrid)
• Rafael van der Vaart, Dutch (Hamburger SV)
• Ricardo Quaresma, Portuguese (FC Porto)

Raby Howell (12 October 1869-1937) was a nineteenth century professional footballer who played for Sheffield United and Liverpool and won two England caps. ... Andrea Pirlo (born May 19, 1979 in Flero, Brescia) is an Italian footballer. ... José Antonio Reyes Calderón (born September 1, 1983 in Utrera, Seville) is a Spanish footballer who currently plays for Real Madrid on loan from English club Arsenal. ... Rafael van der Vaart Rafael van der Vaart (Full Name: Rafael Ferdinand van der Vaart) is a Spanish/Dutch Footballer born to a Spanish mother and a Dutch father in Heemskerk on February 11, 1983 is a football player of Hamburger SV and the Dutch national team. ... Ricardo Andrade Quaresma Bernardo, commonly known just by Ricardo Quaresma (pron. ...

Other

• Margita Bangova,Czech-Canadian panhandler
• Augustine Bearce, early Plymouth colonist
• Jimmy Marks, Litigant in a lawsuit against the city of Spokane, Washington
• Mother Teresa ^[5]

Margita Bangová (c. ... Augustine Bearce (Be Arce) was born about 1618, probably in London. ... Jimmy Marks is a Romani American in Spokane, Washington. ... Nickname: The Lilac City Location of Spokane in Spokane County and Washington Coordinates: Country United States State Washington County Spokane Mayor Dennis P. Hession Area    - City 151. ... Mother Teresa in 1985 Blessed Mother Teresa of Calcutta, Bharat Ratna,OM (born Agnesa Gonxha Bojaxhiu August 27, 1910 – September 5, 1997) was an Albanian Roman Catholic nun who founded the Missionaries of Charity in India. ...

References

Footnotes

Web sites

• Famous Gypsies – famous Roma and people of Roma ancestry.